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gadjitfreek

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8. I don't care for scientists making unsubstantiated claims.

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 07:24 AM

Dec 2012

When they find it, they find it. This guy has no evidence to make such a declarative statement. It's just a headline maker and not science. They can say they will redouble their efforts in this direction but science should not be making predictions without evidence to back it up. They have a BETTER chance at finding a distant Earth than this year because they have honed their skills at finding small planets around distant stars but to come out and say that they'll find it this next year is a bit much.

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