I feel like I haven't ever typed this sequence of words before in my life, but, good job Chuck Schumer. Transparency is a good thing.
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What a weird time to be living in.
But that said good on him, evidence is what holds science together.
Chuck Schumer introducing this gives it a bit of legitimacy, vs some random kook.
Do they know something?
Its all because of the Grusch hearing/whistleblowing.
Maybe there are aliens, maybe not, but either way the DoD has been hiding things from congress which is a no-go.
Even with all that aside its nice to have some bipartisanship going on for once.
Maybe there are aliens, maybe not
In the likely event of "not," conspiraturds will never believe it.
I'm pretty sure Beyonce exists, I just don't think she visited your house. Regardless of how many grainy photos you have of "unidentified people" driving by.
Exactly. To look at the mind-numbing vastness of just our galaxy let alone the hundreds of billions of others and think we're the only ones is the height of hubris. Are they here zipping around in little silver balls that defy all known laws of physics kidnapping hillbillies and mutilating cattle? No, that's conspiracy theory nonsense. Maybe the US government is being overzealous in classifying things, but that doesn't mean it's aliens, even if some guy with security clearance said, "Yeah, they're totally real. Trust me, guys."
It's got nothing to do with hubris. We don't know the probability of technological life developing.
There has been a lot of talk lately due to testimony given before Congress from a former Pentagon employee with the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office who claimed (second hand) that the USA had intact and partially intact alien vehicles
“We are not talking about prosaic origins or identities,” Grusch told the Debrief. “The material includes intact and partially intact vehicles.”
Grusch said analysis determined that this material was “of exotic origin” – meaning “non-human intelligence, whether extraterrestrial or unknown origin”.
Now, in my opinion, just because someone has impressive credentials doesn't mean that they're not a loon. On the other hand, I feel that the results of any tax funded research into such matters should be fully public.