{"id":2883,"date":"2025-03-10T10:57:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/skeptics-what-evidence-would-convince-you-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:57:46","slug":"skeptics-what-evidence-would-convince-you-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/skeptics-what-evidence-would-convince-you-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Skeptics:  what evidence would convince you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Skeptics: What Would It Take to Convince You?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Skeptics rightly point out the lack of solid evidence for UFOs, calling for more than just testimony from well-respected individuals. While I personally find their accounts persuasive, I fully understand why others may not.<\/p>\n<p>That said, I\u2019m curious about what kind of evidence would truly convince skeptics.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine if the government released clear, high-definition footage of a classic metallic saucer with a glass dome, showing small beings making sharp turns at Mach 10. Would you accept that as real footage? Or would you lean towards the idea that it\u2019s a cleverly staged government disinformation video?<\/p>\n<p>Now, picture the government providing physical samples of a material they claim is extraterrestrial. After examination, several Ivy League experts declare they have never encountered anything like it. Would you take this as evidence of alien origins, or would you suspect it\u2019s a top-secret military project by the U.S. or China?<\/p>\n<p>What if the government unveiled an alien corpse, and several independent biologists confirmed it was alive and possessed DNA unlike any known species? Would you regard this as definitive proof of extraterrestrial life, or would you think these scientists could have been influenced or incentivized to endorse a specific narrative?<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the scenario I create, it seems there&#8217;s always a plausible alternative explanation. If you have a specific type of evidence that you believe could convince you, I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts. Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nSkeptics: What Would It Take to Convince You? Skeptics rightly point out the lack of solid evidence for UFOs, calling for more than just testimony from well-respected individuals. While I personally find their accounts persuasive, I fully understand why others may not. That said, I\u2019m curious about what kind of evidence would truly convince skeptics.&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/skeptics-what-evidence-would-convince-you-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Skeptics:  what evidence would convince you?&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufos","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}