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16. Avi Loeb seems to be much more in line with RFK, Jr than an actual scientist if the reports of his reactions to being...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 12:32 PM

11 hrs ago

...challenged are to be believed:

harvard & aliens & crackpots: a disambiguation of Avi Loeb

Avi Loeb's Alien Grift is Crumbling

Is the reporting being correctly done when Loeb's claims are described as "theories"? In reality, wouldn't his suggestions seem to be more in line merely with wild, untestable speculations without any theoretical content than with any actual scientifically valuable theory?

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Pesonally, Miguelito Loveless 14 hrs ago #3

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Yeah! Bayard 12 hrs ago #12

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You're so right! r�is�n_dubh 1 hr ago #20

Sounds like a good way to siphon money. Firestorm49 13 hrs ago #7

Unfortunately, I think you're right Bayard 12 hrs ago #13

Being skeptical is not the same thing as being close-minded William Seger 13 hrs ago #9

The White House UFO council is yet another IED... Hugin 13 hrs ago #10

I actually follow these things and read the literature in the UFO/UAP field, and my conclusion is that Midnight Writer 12 hrs ago #11

More carnival barkers to rook and crook the gullible Torchlight 12 hrs ago #14

There's a UFO council? sakabatou 11 hrs ago #15

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