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LunaSea

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96. Lots of variations of this thought

Wed Nov 17, 2021, 02:42 AM

Nov 2021

Reality is not only stranger than we suppose, but stranger than we can suppose.
Nature is not only odder than we think, but odder than we can think.
The universe is not only stranger than we imagine; it is stranger than we can imagine.
Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think.
The universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.

According to Quoteinvestivator.com-
The earliest match in this family of expressions known to QI was written by J. B. S. Haldane in an essay titled “Possible Worlds” published within a 1927 collection.

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/12/25/universe/

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Instantaneous Acceleration? Disaffected Nov 2021 #1

Transmedial in that an object operates in air, water, space... Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #4

Some accounts (including Navy reports) have the craft flying into and out of the water. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #27

Absolutely amazing. CNN posted USN video... Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #47

Splash! Splash! lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #48

BOAC pilots in 1954 reported the object changed shape as they watched... Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #49

I wasn't familiar with that one; thanks for sharing. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #50

You are welcome! Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #120

Indeed, thank you! triron Nov 2021 #63

You are welcome! Here's why UFOs are "Serious Business." Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #121

Darn, cant get it to play Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #55

Here's an alternate source with USN footage. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #60

Thanks Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #71

Pretty simple really, either humans have this capability or we dont, and if we dont... Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #58

Absolutely. Evidence must be real. Physical. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #61

Lonnie's was the ONE case Hynek couldnt get over, he really was stumped Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #88

LEM could only operate in space and the airless moon. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #116

This one is not old hat, thanks...I will remember it eventually but will watch now... Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #123

Now, that's the kind of illustration that destroys a story muriel_volestrangler Nov 2021 #127

Or the phenomenon takes a form that humans can relate to. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #129

Well, yes; consciously or unconsciously, they're making it up muriel_volestrangler Nov 2021 #130

The phenomenon has psychological components, certainly, as well as physical. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #131

You are correct BeerBarrelPolka Nov 2021 #134

Not if there's physical evidence. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #137

The information is the phenomena LunaSea Nov 2021 #144

Absolutely. The phenom is the message. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #151

Thanks for that. I had to look it up. LunaSea Nov 2021 #152

What is absolutely amazing is that Disaffected Nov 2021 #85

"Do I believe it? Not particularly." -- Donald J Trump Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #100

"Spoken like someone who thinks they know all they need to know about everything." Disaffected Nov 2021 #111

Not really. Eyewitness testimony also provides information. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #112

More blurry blobs Disaffected Nov 2021 #115

Some of the best photos were taken by Rex Heflin, a government employee... Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #119

Their goal is to make Americans as stupid as possible, to submit their will to one leader. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #41

Acceleration 'appears' instantaneous because it happens so quickly. triron Nov 2021 #62

The "Instant" Has To Be Defined ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #73

There is a slight difference in the nuance of meaning of 'instantaneous' here. triron Nov 2021 #76

I'm With Ya! ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #86

Seems pretty narrow minded to believe Earth is the only planet with life given the size MLAA Nov 2021 #2

Believing in the likelihood of alien civilizations elsewhere in the galaxy..... brooklynite Nov 2021 #5

Who says it's done in any reasonable amount of time? lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #28

Believe if you must but: Disaffected Nov 2021 #7

Comedian Kathleen Madigan does a bit where she wonders if aliens Hotler Nov 2021 #34

Right on MLAA Nov 2021 #38

I Think It's Closer To An Ant Farm ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #74

The question of whether ET life exists is very different from the one of whether they Crunchy Frog Nov 2021 #56

I believe aliens are billionaires from other planets tenderfoot Nov 2021 #3

Thank you for that. LiberatedUSA Nov 2021 #6

People really do not understand how truly vast interstellar distances are. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #8

Bogus elevator Nov 2021 #9

Very, very, very theoretically, as in, can't really happen. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #10

Quit throwing up alien autopsies and fake moon landings. elevator Nov 2021 #30

Luis Elizondo is a total fraud. Saboburns Nov 2021 #35

It's a safe bet Mr Elizondo answered to a superior at the pentagon LunaSea Nov 2021 #72

Then you should tell Elizondo, cause he claims that he ran AATIP Saboburns Nov 2021 #75

Didn't offer a debate LunaSea Nov 2021 #79

Not from AATIP. All that came from AAWAP. Saboburns Nov 2021 #80

Then I wonder LunaSea Nov 2021 #84

Dr James Lacatski LunaSea Nov 2021 #94

The amount of shielding that would be needed makes PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #46

Why should they show you? elevator Nov 2021 #89

Gravity. roamer65 Nov 2021 #44

Most don't! Some scientist believe in ghosts! Lol! USALiberal Nov 2021 #83

Can you show the polling data. elevator Nov 2021 #90

Send me the best proof that Aliens are visiting earth!!! Nt USALiberal Nov 2021 #99

Google elevator Nov 2021 #102

Lol, you got nothing! Nt USALiberal Nov 2021 #105

LOL. I got plenty. But, why would I waste time posting it for you? elevator Nov 2021 #132

I think you mean "couldn't care less" lol! USALiberal Nov 2021 #133

No, I could care less, but I would have to really work on it. elevator Nov 2021 #141

Doing your own research? The Revolution Nov 2021 #149

LOL. Hardly anything this guy states is accurate. elevator Nov 2021 #150

I believe it's possible... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #24

Yes, the universe is huge, unthinkably huge. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #108

"we may very well be the first intelligent/technological species in our galaxy" lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #29

Yep. In this universe "Faster Than Light" is fantasy. hunter Nov 2021 #36

They are harvesting what they can before we destroy the planet. roamer65 Nov 2021 #11

We've certainly ruined this one in the last 100 years. MLAA Nov 2021 #26

I literally am. roamer65 Nov 2021 #39

Me too. MLAA Nov 2021 #42

.. roamer65 Nov 2021 #43

There is more between Heaven and Earth Horatio... BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #12

Not just stranger than we imagine, LunaSea Nov 2021 #19

That's more accurate. BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #21

Exactly. MLAA Nov 2021 #40

Lots of variations of this thought LunaSea Nov 2021 #96

"Not believing that some other being may be 'out there' is foolish and ignorant." Silent3 Nov 2021 #25

You are presenting strawman arguments. Disaffected Nov 2021 #54

Please, why is the 'burden of proof' on those making the claims? triron Nov 2021 #65

The burden of proof Disaffected Nov 2021 #81

Science assumes a paradigm for reality. That is dogma. triron Nov 2021 #122

"..a paradigm for reality" Disaffected Nov 2021 #128

Of course the burden of proof is on those making the claims. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #109

That is a Disaffected Nov 2021 #118

Maybe at a certain level of intelligence we can be everywhere at once... hunter Nov 2021 #146

Your speculation is way more problematic than extraterrestrial spacecraft visits. triron Nov 2021 #147

How do you know I'm not a bicycle riding space alien? hunter Nov 2021 #148

Drive-by posting. All the 'splainers gotta 'splain consensus reality to all the misty-eyed dreamers, Gaugamela Nov 2021 #13

Those sure are some words. Orrex Nov 2021 #16

Thanks. What do you think? Nt Gaugamela Nov 2021 #18

Well, "consensus reality" is usually invoked when someone has no real evidence Orrex Nov 2021 #20

There are valid, at least to those who have it, reasons for not releasing elevator Nov 2021 #32

You're putting the burden upon me to disprove the claim, rather than upon the claimant Orrex Nov 2021 #51

Many people have come forward and given testimony. elevator Nov 2021 #92

How convenient for you to be able to assign my opinion to me. Orrex Nov 2021 #93

For the record. I don't believe in alien visitation. elevator Nov 2021 #103

Options 1 and 2 are credible Orrex Nov 2021 #136

Anyone proposing any kind of natural or weather phenomenon to explain elevator Nov 2021 #140

You are dismissing by fiat those explanations that contradict your assumption Orrex Nov 2021 #143

You erect straw men constantly. elevator Nov 2021 #145

If the aliens are looking for intelligent life on earth FuzzyRabbit Nov 2021 #14

Does he have a tattoo of the statue of liberty holding an assault rifle? progressoid Nov 2021 #15

I need a probe, anal this time Shellback Squid Nov 2021 #17

I was on a destroyer in the late 70's early 80's and left a page and a half describing something.. denbot Nov 2021 #22

Interesting info, thanks. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #57

Flying Tic Tacs capable of instantaneous acceleration. Buns_of_Fire Nov 2021 #23

They're visiting and observing, clearly not 'invading'. Our technology is probably thousands of triron Nov 2021 #64

We need to grab 'em by the tentacles. LudwigPastorius Nov 2021 #139

Luis Elizondo & To The Stars Academy are a ham-fisted money grab outfit Saboburns Nov 2021 #31

Calling people names proves nothing. elevator Nov 2021 #33

And folksy anecdotes are usually bullshit. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #67

Oh, there are a few alien graduate students doing field work here on earth... hunter Nov 2021 #37

Sen. Harry Reid thought it a matter of national security. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #45

For some reason every time I see his name, I think of Hector Elizondo Bucky Nov 2021 #52

This is where the "Twilight Zone" theme starts playing in my head. oasis Nov 2021 #59

And yet the SETI Institute has spent millions, and has not yet found alien life or intelligence andym Nov 2021 #53

SETI searches a limited amount of the stellar population and a limited type of signal (radio). triron Nov 2021 #66

That was interesting leftstreet Nov 2021 #68

Quantum Mech.--Bell's theorem doesn't allow instantaneous communication (no-communication theorem) andym Nov 2021 #77

Thank you for posting that. Disaffected Nov 2021 #87

SETI has only observed a tiny fraction of possible signal origins. elevator Nov 2021 #91

1 million years to populate the galaxy scipan Nov 2021 #69

Most interesting LunaSea Nov 2021 #95

You're welcome. scipan Nov 2021 #98

Humans have not been around for 2.2 million years. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #126

Enjoying the absurd belief that we humans CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #70

What does (rightfully) doubting alien visitors have to do with supposedly knowing... Silent3 Nov 2021 #104

Why is it rightfully? CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #106

And there are credible folks that don't believe that we have been visited. Silent3 Nov 2021 #107

Sure absolutely. CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #110

If there is one civilization for every 2,000 light years Philosophizing Fool Nov 2021 #78

Yeah but how long do we last? scipan Nov 2021 #97

Oh FFS, not this crap again! Nt USALiberal Nov 2021 #82

Brilliant argument! NT milestogo Nov 2021 #101

I don't believe we have been visited by aliens. marie999 Nov 2021 #113

And that is the way to state it, you dont "believe" , where as I "believe" that we may have been. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #125

This message was self-deleted by its author USALiberal Nov 2021 #135

Get away from me with this personal attack Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #138

It has been his M.O. in most of his posts. elevator Nov 2021 #142

The truth is out there. Swede Nov 2021 #114

I find it impossible to believe that there aren't countless intelligent alien life forms highplainsdem Nov 2021 #117

Great point! And this does NOT mean they have visited us, but for ANYONE Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #124