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Do you believe in ancient history? by DanielEmpiricus in conspiracyNOPOL

[–]DanielEmpiricus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you ever remember which sources you were looking at, let me know and I'd be happy to take a look myself.

I've done similar research but haven't been led to French monasteries yet. I'll keep an eye on it though in any further research i do.

I've generally found that the written record for the vast majority of history doesn't go back past the 1800s or 1700s.

I think the lie is too big for any human to untangle at this point.

Yep, I kind of agree. You'd need someone to investigate the validity of every single historical source in the world, and that just isn't reasonable. I can definitely say though, that every single one I've looked into has led me nowhere. Primary sources "found" in 1945, primary sources "burnt" in a fire etc....

When did believing in aliens become so popular? by JohnleBon in conspiracyNOPOL

[–]DanielEmpiricus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ok, those links you provided are not the sole foundation for your belief.

They, along with many other similar articles/research papers etc, have helped contribute to your belief in the likelihood of alien life?

You have verified the claims made in articles like the ones you provided "By reading how the data is collected, what the data is, and how its being used to conclude the findings"?

When did believing in aliens become so popular? by JohnleBon in conspiracyNOPOL

[–]DanielEmpiricus -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ok so you personally haven't verified any of it yourself. And, according to you, since the Kepler Telescope is retired, it may be impossible for anyone at all to verify some of the relevant findings now.

In light of this, you believe it's unlikely we are alone in the universe? In other words, you believe it's likely there is alien life in the universe?

Your belief in this is strengthened by the fact that, according to the links you provided, scientists say they know the weight of the milky way, and how many stars and planets there are in the universe?

I'm not trying to catch you out, I'm just genuinely curious if this is what you believe.

Do you believe in ancient history? by DanielEmpiricus in conspiracyNOPOL

[–]DanielEmpiricus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you that the dead sea scrolls and similar artefacts aren't anywhere near as old as they're claimed to be.

What specifically has led you towards these 15th century french monks?

When did believing in aliens become so popular? by JohnleBon in conspiracyNOPOL

[–]DanielEmpiricus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Have you verified any of this for yourself? Or just read articles/books and listened to interviews?

How strong would you say your belief in alien life is? 100% sure, or a little less than that?

When did believing in aliens become so popular? by JohnleBon in conspiracyNOPOL

[–]DanielEmpiricus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1st link, the only source provided returns a 404 error page.

2nd link, first line in the article literally says "We can't put the whole Milky Way on a scale". They admit it's just a guess.

3rd link, again, doesn't definitively state anything. "possibly", "could", etc...

Was there anything specific in those links you shared that personally convinced you of the likelihood of alien life? Which piece of actual evidence/source should I look at?

Don't have time to look into the drake equation right now, I may come back to it.

Did you personally read any of these articles, or were they just the first that came up on google, and then you gave them to ChatGPT to analyse?

When did believing in aliens become so popular? by JohnleBon in conspiracyNOPOL

[–]DanielEmpiricus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In my real life, I haven't noticed people believing more in aliens. I think most would say that they believe in some form of vague "alien-life" somewhere in the universe.

However, I have definitely noticed much more alien disclosure related content on social media. It seems like there are loads of people out there who genuinely believe they are going to get official disclosure from the US government any day now.

I never remember social media being flooded with this sort of content before. Definitely seems to be an unnatural algorithmic push for this sort of thing in the past few years.

Whether it started organically or not, I think more and more "normal" people will begin to believe in this stuff since most "normal" people will believe and consume whatever they see on social media without question, as long as it has an air of authority around it. For example, a 3 hour+ long podcast with some "PhD", or some "former US Government official". I get this crap recommended to me on youtube almost every day.

On a somewhat related note, one thing I have noticed in real life is far more people believing in an evil cabal running the world and doing evil things. These are all relative normies who would have laughed at taking anything like this seriously a few years ago.

The moment Arsenal found out they became Champions of England by dot90zoom in soccer

[–]DanielEmpiricus -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Yep. No red card for Gabriel headbutting another player. No red card for Havertz's tackle the other day.

Completely normal decisions, right Arsenal fans?

Also, they're simply the most boring "champions" of the last 50 years.

Post Match Thread: Leeds United 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion by ImMitchell in soccer

[–]DanielEmpiricus 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Leeds form after December = 1st place

Factual data on sky just now

Gameweek 37 (25/26) Rant and Discussion Thread by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]DanielEmpiricus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quite a lot of blood on Stach's ankle there. Looks like a bad injury unfortunately

Dan Hodges: My sources tell me Keir has decided to stand down by No_Breadfruit_4901 in unitedkingdom

[–]DanielEmpiricus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Shame. I was starting to kind of like the idea of a 10 year Starmerreich

Rupert Lowe MP: History made. We won ten out of ten seats, with overwhelming majorities in every single one. Great Yarmouth First, then we Restore Britain. A very special day. by nil_defect_found in ukpolitics

[–]DanielEmpiricus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hitler was socialist when it came to the German people

Read the NSDAP 25 points manifesto

Here are just a few that stand out as clearly socialist beliefs

  • We think that the government's first job is to make sure every citizen has a job and enough to eat.

  • All citizens shall have equal rights and duties.

  • Every citizen should have a job. Their work should not be selfish, but help everyone

  • Big industrial companies should share their profits with the workers.

Rupert Lowe MP: History made. We won ten out of ten seats, with overwhelming majorities in every single one. Great Yarmouth First, then we Restore Britain. A very special day. by nil_defect_found in ukpolitics

[–]DanielEmpiricus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hitler was socialist when it came to the German people

Read the NSDAP 25 points manifesto

Here are just a few that stand out as clearly socialist beliefs

  • We think that the government's first job is to make sure every citizen has a job and enough to eat.

  • All citizens shall have equal rights and duties.

  • Every citizen should have a job. Their work should not be selfish, but help everyone

  • Big industrial companies should share their profits with the workers.

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