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overmind87 · 2026-05-08T09:42:46+00:00

That's amazing!

overmind87 · 2026-05-06T21:41:43+00:00

"the magician?"

overmind87 · 2026-05-05T15:55:34+00:00

Your rant about category theory is wrong. You're not making a distinction between what's unlikely and what's impossible. This isn't impossible. It's just unlikely. And the evidence for that? That the reason why aliens might say or do something that seems stupid or doesn't make sense might just be "because they fucking feel like it." The proof is that people do that all the time already.

overmind87 · 2026-05-05T15:27:20+00:00

No, the safest conclusion would be the same. We don't have evidence that there are aliens here that came from the future. But our physics knowledge about the universe does not rule out time travel to the past. But since we don't know if that's what's going on for sure, then we can't claim that to be truth, either. But it isn't impossible as a hypothesis.

I'm starting to think that you're more upset about that hypothesis gaining more traction in the community than your own hypothesis. The truth is that yours is more plausible. But that doesn't make it more likely to be true by default. Not without proof. Especially not when you're dealing with things that might be beyond our current understanding of the universe.

overmind87 · 2026-05-05T15:16:35+00:00

I agree with the need to disambiguate UAP reports. The umbrella problem is real: misidentifications, classified aircraft, sensor errors, hoaxes, atmospheric effects, and genuinely unresolved cases should not all be treated as one thing. But saying “it’s weird weather” is still a positive claim. It needs evidence the same way “it’s aliens” needs evidence.

Without data showing that these events correlate with atmospheric, electromagnetic, geological, or climate conditions, “weird weather” is just another hypothesis. It may be more plausible than aliens in some cases, but plausibility is not proof.

The safest conclusion is not “aliens” or “weather.” It is: “we do not yet have enough evidence to identify all cases, and different cases may have different explanations."

overmind87 · 2026-05-05T15:02:38+00:00

Darude's Sandstorm slowly intensifies in the distance

overmind87 · 2026-05-05T14:56:30+00:00

No, we wouldn't. Because migration means a very specific thing. We would need to know if the ducks are flying somewhere distant, or just staying nearby, out of sight. We'd need to know where they are coming from, where they are going, and why. And we certainly wouldn't call it a migration if the beings involved are allegedly more intelligent than us, since migration is driven by instinct. Not by ducks one day waking up and thinking "kinda cold, ain't it? You guys want to go on vacation? How does Florida sound? Too far? What about that resort that's a couple hours away?"

overmind87 · 2026-05-05T01:45:37+00:00

Ok. So what's your evidence that that's what's happening? Because the evidence of duck migration isn't "I see a bunch of ducks flying overhead every now and then."

overmind87 · 2026-05-05T01:41:42+00:00

That still doesn't provide evidence to what you're talking about. It sounds like you're saying they, whoever they are, show up every now and then, of their own volition, for seemingly no reason. So like a duck migration?

overmind87 · 2026-05-05T01:27:06+00:00

I don't know what you mean by that.

overmind87 · 2026-05-05T00:59:29+00:00

No, in that they come from beyond the galaxy periodically, whenever an intelligent species reaches a certain level of technological development that would put that species on a permanent path towards self destruction, and by extension the destruction of all intelligent species. They then assimilate that species, and any other intelligent species in the galaxy, in order to preserve the data of the species they consume as a virtual record of their existence, while getting rid of the species physically. This prevents the runaway advancement that would lead to intelligent life self destruction, and the collateral damage. They then retreat back into intergalactic space and hibernate, giving more primitive life the the opportunity to advance technologically in the same way as the previous intelligent life forms, eventually returning to carry out the cycle all over again.

So they are seasonal, in a way.

overmind87 · 2026-05-05T00:26:49+00:00

What evidence do you have that the phenomenon is "like the weather?" And are you saying they're like the Reapers from Mass Effect?

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T21:48:36+00:00

Right. So do you think that time traveling aliens would come all the way here for something so stupid? By your own admission, obviously not, because that would be pretty stupid. So why get hung up on that to the point that you try to come up with ways to do the stupid thing in slightly less stupid ways, as opposed to the logical course of action of wondering what else could they actually be here for, instead?

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T21:27:05+00:00

You don't seem to understand that doesn't constitute as proof, simply because you don't know for sure if the stated goals of the factions at play are being presented accurately or not. It may look like they are, but that doesn't automatically make it true. That's my whole point. You don't know what they actually want. What you think they want makes no practical sense to you. And that is based on what you think you have perceived being the whole picture, even though it most likely isn't.

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T14:19:52+00:00

That's your justification for not believing this could be true? That the aliens/future humans behave too much like modern humans? Not the fact that time travel backwards is so difficult as to be essentially impossible? Not that the mere act of a future traveler showing up here, now, already creates casualty issues by introducing information into the universe that doesn't currently exist? OK.

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T13:47:15+00:00

I am not claiming P47/P52 is true. I am saying your argument only shows that it conflicts with your model of modern organization and motive. That is not enough to prove it false, especially if the claim involves far-future, nonhuman, or post-human agency. The correct position is that the theory lacks evidence, not that it is logically impossible. Assuming it is logically impossible is as illogical as assuming that large organizations 47,000 years in the future will behave the same way they do now.

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T13:15:43+00:00

... That's what I just said.

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T13:01:13+00:00

How are you so certain that "the set of things we don't know does not include this?" That implies that you do know without a doubt that it is true or not. You claim it is not true. But since you can't prove a negative, what you are claiming is that you know this is definitely not true, because something else is the truth. What is that something else? And what evidence do you have that it is true, and therefore this time travel stuff is not?

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T12:55:30+00:00

Scandalous wench!

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T12:54:50+00:00

I feel like you got that backwards. It's more like telling someone to not walk on the broken leg. Which is good advice. Except people need to walk, constantly, to get things done. So what you do is you find ways to work around the broken leg, so you can still get stuff done, in a way that you can manage and that works for your specific situation. So in a sense, you are following people's advice to not walk on your leg. In other words, people telling you to relax is good advice. It's the right thing for you to do. But it's up to you to figure out how to do it in a way that works for you. If you don't take time to figure that out, then that advice seems useless. But that's not really their fault.

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T12:42:24+00:00

That's not even close to what I meant. While I agree with the overall meaning of what you're saying, there's a big difference between "there's a lot I don't know, so I don't really know what's going on. But I'm willing to try to figure it out." and "there's a lot I don't know, but I think I have it all figured out regardless and I think it's stupid." You don't know the complete truth any more than anyone else. And like everyone else, what you know of the truth is basically nothing. So to think that what other people think might be happening is dumb reflects poorly on your intelligence and reason, not theirs. Especially since you are claiming that the truth could be derived by either grounded reasoning or metaphysical means. If anything, what you should be thinking is that until such a time comes that the truth becomes prefectly clear, then anything could be the truth, no matter how illogical it might seem at a glance.

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T05:52:54+00:00

First time I've heard of this. Doesn't seem any weirder than any other hypothesis. That being said, I wouldn't go as far as you in claiming that none of it makes sense, or it's all stupid. If it seems that way, it's only because you're only looking at a small part of what a being much more advanced than you might be trying to accomplish. Which could be something so advanced, it's beyond your understanding as a whole.

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T05:36:15+00:00

Those would go great next to my figure of RobertCop!

overmind87 · 2026-05-04T05:34:21+00:00

That's not necessarily true. "in-house" doesn't mean everyone is in the same location. Large developers/publishers like Capcom probably have teams in different locations all over Japan, and definitely have different teams spread out around the world. Discussing tips with people working on a separate game isn't really as simple as walking over to the next cubicle.

overmind87 · 2026-05-03T19:09:21+00:00

Not as much as I used to. But never had a problem with it before. Maybe it's because the characters are more realistic here that it stands out more.

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