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The UFO Movie The Don't Want You To See (Original Post) edhopper Mar 2024 OP
Science fiction has to be one of the most enduring literary genres... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #1
That is usually edhopper Mar 2024 #2
my most notable example: They Live ret5hd Mar 2024 #3
Well sure edhopper Mar 2024 #4
I believe I mentioned hypotheses, not facts,... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #5
sorry if I sounded argumentitive edhopper Mar 2024 #7
I'll take a look at it later on today. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #6
It is a skeptics doc edhopper Mar 2024 #8
 

Think. Again.

(22,456 posts)
1. Science fiction has to be one of the most enduring literary genres...
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 09:48 AM
Mar 2024

...of all time.

The fun part is when the seemingly outlandish speculations posed by sci-fi turn out to be valid hypotheses of science fact.

edhopper

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2. That is usually
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 09:52 AM
Mar 2024

Last edited Fri Mar 22, 2024, 11:06 AM - Edit history (1)

because the writer is basing it on theories by actual scientist.
What outlandish scifi that turned out to be facts are you thinking about?

 

Think. Again.

(22,456 posts)
5. I believe I mentioned hypotheses, not facts,...
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 10:06 AM
Mar 2024

...and I'm referring to the general ability of sci-fi authors to extrapolate from their limited contemporary knowledge into the realities we recognize today that were unrecognized at the time.

Speculation on the future based on understanding of past revelations is pretty much what science is about anyway.

edhopper

(37,517 posts)
7. sorry if I sounded argumentitive
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 11:08 AM
Mar 2024

I was just curious about some examples of what you were thinking about.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,493 posts)
6. I'll take a look at it later on today.
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 11:07 AM
Mar 2024

But if it's claiming that actual alien aircraft have landed, I'll debunk that right now.

There is zero actual proof of any such happening, and when someone says, Well I didn't see it myself, but I talked with a guy who spoke with a guy who says he saw aliens/alien craft, well that's pure hearsay and is meaningless.

edhopper

(37,517 posts)
8. It is a skeptics doc
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 11:10 AM
Mar 2024

about the reality behind UFO sightings with real scientist talking about real science.

You will like it.

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