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Pentagon confirms UFO?
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post"What did the pilot see?"
"We don't know. The object was never identified."
"Can you confirm that?"
"Yes."
Headline: "Pentagon Confirms UFO Sighting!"
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"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by NorrinRadd View PostNo, even with inertial dampeners, Federation tech of the 23rd and 24th Centuries can't replicate some of the behavior shown by those objects.
For example, the object in question appeared to suddenly accelerate like 'a ping pong ball' and the disappear in a few seconds. The time frame for acceleration to light speed or more in star trek would produce instantaneous movements from point to point as observed by an aircraft. The enterprise it self would simply seem to be present one moment and then disapoear, likely in a flash due to friction wrt the atmosphere.Last edited by oxmixmudd; 04-29-2020, 05:29 AM.My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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Originally posted by Ronson View PostJust don't count "Star Trek Discovery: Political Correctness In Outer Space" (proposed full name)."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostIt is amusing how if something can't be immediately identified some folks immediately assume it's a flying saucer full of extraterrestrials."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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I think the weak characters are a symptom of it. My brother and I (both sci fi fans) determined early on that there were no identifiable characters in it. Every race is represented in it by wonderfully magnanimous characters except for white heterosexual males, who were always cast as villains. Why should I watch a show where the person who looks and sounds like me is always evil? Or where 5'0 foot, 99 lbs females are mopping the floor with huge bad guys in a fist fight? I like sci fi, not fantasy.
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Originally posted by Ronson View PostI think the weak characters are a symptom of it. My brother and I (both sci fi fans) determined early on that there were no identifiable characters in it. Every race is represented in it by wonderfully magnanimous characters except for white heterosexual males, who were always cast as villains. Why should I watch a show where the person who looks and sounds like me is always evil? Or where 5'0 foot, 99 lbs females are mopping the floor with huge bad guys in a fist fight? I like sci fi, not fantasy.
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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostSci-fi is just fantasy in space.
A friend of mine who is a fairly successful writer of horror once said of that genre that if it is set in the past it's gothic horror; if it's set in the present it is horror; if it's set in the future it is science fiction.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Ronson View PostIf examined too closely sci-fi is filled with impossibilities (like "fantasy"). But as a genre, they're different.
The line between sci fi set hundreds to thousands of years in the future and fantasy is a very thin one indeed.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostAs Arthur C. Clarke once famously quipped: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
The line between sci fi set hundreds to thousands of years in the future and fantasy is a very thin one indeed.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostIt is amusing how if something can't be immediately identified some folks immediately assume it's a flying saucer full of extraterrestrials.
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Originally posted by Ronson View PostI think the weak characters are a symptom of it. My brother and I (both sci fi fans) determined early on that there were no identifiable characters in it. Every race is represented in it by wonderfully magnanimous characters except for white heterosexual males, who were always cast as villains. Why should I watch a show where the person who looks and sounds like me is always evil? Or where 5'0 foot, 99 lbs females are mopping the floor with huge bad guys in a fist fight? I like sci fi, not fantasy.Last edited by lilpixieofterror; 04-29-2020, 09:07 AM."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostSci-fi is just fantasy in space.
"The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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