• ShaggyBlarney@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      I heard somewhere that by the time the scientific community officially announces life on mars the rest of us will have already concluded that there is life on mars. I feel like this is the same thing.

      • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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        8 months ago

        The problem is there’s a large difference between the 50% the average person needs and the 99.9% the scientific community needs. It’s just a different level of proof they’re looking for.