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submitted 1 year ago by Pons_Aelius@kbin.social to c/science@beehaw.org

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Finding alien technology on the seafloor would be truly incredible. This extraordinary claim, however, is debunked by the actual evidence.

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[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I agree industrial waste is not an elegant refutation of Aliens did it but it does fit nicely with Occam's razor:

The explanation that requires the fewest assumptions is usually correct

Aliens did it: Assumptions

Intelligent alien life exists.

Interstellar Travel exists.

Out of billions of start systems, the aliens visited earth.

Yet they were dumb enough to crash on arrival.

Industrial Waste: Assumptions

Stuff we have been pumping into the atmosphere for centuries has made it to the ocean floor.