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originally posted by: SecretKnowledge
a reply to: Ophiuchus1
Im in.
Would love to go there see what Admiral byrd seen
originally posted by: micpsi
originally posted by: FingerMan
How many times have we had a blurry image that everyone jumped to conclusions on?
Like literally thousands.
In this day and age, high res or it did not happen.
Carry on. Drink your beer. Nothing to see here.
I bet you use that argument to ignore EVERY photo or video of objects (flying or non-flying) that are not straightforward to identify. In truth, it's a dishonest, cheap way of dismissing anything that your mind-set/philosophy finds difficult to pidgeon hole. Just because an image is not sharp enough to eliminate various interpretations of it does not imply there is "nothing to see here." Scientists do not dismiss difficult-to-explain phenomena simply because they don't (yet) have enough data to identify/explain them. They keep them on file until they have refined their experimental apparatus so that they DO have enough data to eliminate possible candidate explanations. That is the way of science - not ignoring new phenomena merely because they don't possess adequate data to eliminate possible explanations.
Your attitude is unscientific. In the absence of adequate data, the proper viewpoint should be one of suspending judgement and remaining impartial. The typical internet attitude of "pics or it never happened" is just a form of intellectual evasion that is more interested in inviting peer respect than it is in solving a real problem.
originally posted by: SecretKnowledge
a reply to: Ophiuchus1
Did you get to wander off and have a look see around the place? Like a trek into the wilderness of it?
That is a goal i want to achieve right there
originally posted by: micpsi
a reply to: openminded2011
Ponds would not form and then get frozen on a steeply inclined surface. Also, the rim is too sharp and smoothly curved to be the edge of a pond. Other ponds/lakes shown nearby display ragged "shorelines". The edges of this look far smoother with a shoreline that looks unnaturally even and smooth.