I'm an open minded skeptic; not the "rabid debunker" type, but the type which asks for a very high standard of evidence.
There are two legal standards of "evidence" in the US court system; civil and criminal.
Civil is the lower of the two, and allows judgements based on a "preponderance of evidence"- Criminal is "beyond a reasonable doubt"... I suggest we have a preponderance of evidence in many "ufo" cases, and even some which approach but do not cross "beyond a reasonable doubt."
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All that can be said is that it is more reasonable to continue with our endeavors as if there is a Cosmic neighborhood which we will join one day, than to presume that we are alone... and ACT like the Cosmos are ours to ruin as we please.
There are two legal standards of "evidence" in the US court system; civil and criminal.
Civil is the lower of the two, and allows judgements based on a "preponderance of evidence"- Criminal is "beyond a reasonable doubt"... I suggest we have a preponderance of evidence in many "ufo" cases, and even some which approach but do not cross "beyond a reasonable doubt."
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All that can be said is that it is more reasonable to continue with our endeavors as if there is a Cosmic neighborhood which we will join one day, than to presume that we are alone... and ACT like the Cosmos are ours to ruin as we please.
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