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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

Thursday

...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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