Skeptic Michael Shermer on UFO Events

Taken from JRE #1888 w/Michael Shermer:
open.spotify.com/episode/63zz...

[@Mysticcc]

Michael Shermer is skeptical about everything except his own skepticism

[@jonastronaut2942]

That is the way of the Sherminator.

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

Well there are two things I haven't figure out one of them was a couple of years back in Milwaukee we saw large missile drones going past us with no engine sound and arise into the clouds. And the last final thing is China's actual moon rovers footage when landed on the Dark Side of the Moon. The cool part you can see the parking lines of radiation that filled the dark sky landscape. This very day KZbin won't allow the original video to bring uploaded. These are the things that you guys are not aware that's going on in politics

[@flynick]

Could be very advanced anti radar detection/evasion...

[@spencertalan2563]

I mean that doesn’t make sense but ok

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

@@mar__k do you actually mean normative influencer?

[@dandrechesterfield5411]

Shermer is a perfect example of being so skeptical/contrarian that he actually becomes more of a conspiracy theorist than the people he’s arguing with.

[@ericty42]

I was thinking the same, lol

[@King-O-Hell]

That is an interesting way to look at it. Certainly fits when it gets to the point that the burden of proof is on Michael's perspective.

[@jonfairclough420]

Best comment thus far!!

[@whatthecello42]

No, he just turns off the overwhelming desire to feel freedom loving and mavericky that makes every conspiracy theorist's crotch tingle.

[@Cigybutt]

Dudes literally just asking for footage lol

[@steves4562]

I honestly like the fact that he's a heavy skeptic. What better person to do UFO research than a skeptic? If he confirms, with solid evidence that they are here and have visited us it will be easier for people to believe. This is a good thing which a lot of people overlook.

[@dariostarsky8124]

Fair enuff, yet somehow I don't think he would accept the existence of UFO if it slapped him in the face ;)

[@seanwilson486]

The sherminator would say theyre canadian the plank

[@exaygeetee9454]

@@dariostarsky8124 A balloon that can sit stationary in 130mph winds. Yeah right.

[@miker258]

He’s the type of guy that you can be sure that his ego wouldn’t allow himself to admit he was wrong all along so I wouldn’t trust this fool in the least. A UFO could fly straight up his @$$ and he’d say he sat on a rocket 🤣 IDK if they’re real but I certainly wouldn’t trust this guy to give us the “facts”

[@adamthompson9785]

A good skeptic adjusts his views accordingly when evidence is provided. This guy is just a skeptic to be skeptical. No substance whatsoever, he ignores all the hard evidence. I'm not talking about aliens, I'm taking about the technology. IR, video, radar... we have that.

[@Steve_643]

Michael Shermer actually comes up with conspiracies to explain why it isn’t a conspiracy.

[@lordjaraxxus663]

UFO kids only have the word of pilots with 0 evidence for decades. Idk, he doesnt need to come up with anything to deny what theres 0 proof of other than shitty 260p videos.

[@NotSure723]

How do you figure that?

[@williamrunner6718]

All you have to do is present some evidence and proof. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof." Carl Sagan

[@WontSeeReplies]

He’s completely logical in this instance. This UFO hoopla is nothing but a false rabbit hole for the purpose of distraction. Joe’s unimaginable stupidity is somehow always baffling. He interviews “intelligence” shills, MIC arms dealing propagandists, alien story telling profiteers, pharmaceutical peddling “scientists,” and occasionally a honest expert without a agenda. Still fools trust the majority of Joe’s guests..?

[@demun6065]

@@williamrunner6718 I think it'd be more extraordinary if those craft come from here. One question is, why would the government keep running multi-million dollar frontline fighters, with pilots and still using traditional sources of fuel? Wouldn't that almost be criminal, in wasted lives and wasted taxpayer money, when we have objects (UAP) that can basically teleport?

[@BasedScotsman1984]

Michael Shermer is the type of guy to debunk his own autobiography.

[@christopherpyle1584]

😂

[@andrewskratt9552]

😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@milocunningham9473]

Brilliant

[@MatteoPrezioso]

lol

[@slater1629]

this definitely backfired or this dude is just smooth

[@thetruthchannel349]

If all scientists had been like Shermer we'd still be using rocks to write our names.

[@mrthoms0n1]

"What else would they be?" Very helpful in a conversation about ufos.

[@soonneyinjules]

There’s a point when skepticism becomes willful ignorance

[@Helios601]

Or paid shill

[@andyharpist2938]

@@Helios601 Yes He knows and they know and cant release the information because of the panic, And every other statement I have heard for 60 years now

[@Helios601]

@@andyharpist2938 I cannot take the guy seriously...the last two years have been a conspiracy of the biggest kind, let's discuss that shall we. A 10yr old could pick apart the 911 story, evidence given from structural engineers et cetera...no...let's listen to this tool

[@andyharpist2938]

@@Helios601 I am a Civil Engineer and theres no evidence to me structurally.

[@77dris]

Naw. I think he's bang on with the amount of skepticism he displays. We still have no definitive proof that aliens exist let alone are coming here. It's a possibility but it's about as likely as the fact that marshmallows are the poop of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.

[@raisedonAMradio]

The Shermer/Graham Hancock episode was JRE all-time gold!

[@billys6027]

One of the best of all time

[@Jasonliggett69]

Hancock owned him

[@Wopstar-777]

Gold

[@nozrep]

yes it was

[@scottwyse7836]

hancocks the main man

[@Ritalie]

This is the first time Joe has actually tried to defend the whole subject. "A BALLOON? Sitting stationary against a 130 MPH wind?"

[@CEELOW3000]

I love how engaged, well rounded and educated Joe was on this topic - he was relentless in not letting Shermer off the hook - lol

[@strech1001]

Shermer: it was prolly a balloon. Jre: stationary in 100mph wind?? Them: silence Lol

[@smallingkyle]

Agreed. I have never been more proud of Joe Rogan

[@senoresquina1715]

Are you kidding me??? The guy is a clown, he's believing the sky equivalent of flat earth theory.

[@gomey70]

You are joking. Rogan is an idiot and is just talking utter crap here.

[@pwoods100]

Shermer off the hook? Shermer is simply using nuts and bolts common sense. A lot of people hate him for that.

[@tech1238]

JRE + UFO = INSTANT CLICK

[@anotherslave]

Nothing convinces you of conspiracy theories quicker than watching a guy tying himself in knots trying to debunk them.

[@youdontneedtoknowmyname6687]

So you believe literally every conspiracy theory? Lmfao

[@omnissiah7247]

@@youdontneedtoknowmyname6687 Not sure how you ended up in that conclusion, but whoever taught you reading comprehension in elementary school owes you a giant apology.

[@YesterdaysDeadTodayOnlyExists]

@@omnissiah7247 labyrinth: tell ‘em

[@go-go-rilla4405]

@@omnissiah7247 🤓

[@youdontneedtoknowmyname6687]

@@anotherslave No I stopped interacting with you because youre delusional.

[@houssambouhou7846]

Being skeptical over things is one thing, and playing the smart guy is another.

[@chazbarns1410]

Ur saying because there isn’t sufficient evidence that he should blindly believe into stories that are told from around the world? And by doing that, he isnt a smart man? He seems pretty intelligent to me, he seems to be a guy whom doesn’t care about the nonsense of the paranormal, and extraterrestrial.

[@houssambouhou7846]

@@chazbarns1410 evidence supports neither the existence of extraterrestrial life nor its non existence, we simply say we don't know. But when "potential" clear evidence appears, I don't think it's smart to totally refuse it, avoiding mistakes is one thing and being affraid of making them is another.

[@Maxwellhanes]

@@chazbarns1410 By Your Logic Its Like Taking a Glass Filling it up with Ocean Water and Saying “SEE SEE I TOLD YOU I TOLD YOU THERES NO SUCH THINGS AS ALIENS MANN I WAS RIGHT I WAS RIGHT THERES NO EVIDENCE MAN YES IM THE SMARTEST MAN IN THE WORLD” that’s literally how Idiotic you Skeptics Look….. Yeah Totally bro Because theres No “Evidence” Something isnt Real….

[@joethomas8342]

@@houssambouhou7846 Evidence can never prove or even support extraterrestrial life's non existance.

[@kseriousr]

@@houssambouhou7846 ❝clear evidence❞ isn't nearly as clean as you might believe.

[@sicknado]

"These things have been shown to show up on multiple platforms. Radar, visual, inferred, and telescopic sensors. That is a gold standard for science." - Michio Kaku

[@rodolfoacepcion929]

Michael make a living of being skeptic.

[@pnut3844able]

Gold standard of what though? What's more likely, the fact that they're aliens from far away planets with highly advanced tech, and they're way smarter than us and just happened to be dumb enough to get caught not once, but many many times, or that it's top secret government tech, that you will NEVER know what they even begin to have? C'mon now. And why would they release documents about UFOs? It's reverse psychology. You conspiracy theorists never trust the government until they line up with your view.

[@ricomajestic]

So these craft emit electromagnetic waves of different frequencies. That pretty much applies to everything on our planet. Almost everything emits/reflects electromagnetic waves of different frequencies. Big deal! Maybe Michio Kaku should work on evidence for string theory (hypothesis) which he currently has none.

[@nickdial8528]

​@@ricomajestic Way to completely dismiss the list of a magnitude of other evidence and sensors

[@dante9903]

There's no way this dude didn't hear "GOD DAMMIT SHERMER!" all the time in school, he was definitely the kid who told the teacher she forgot to collect the homework.

[@mwhitelaw8569]

Yeah Probably got a flaming bag of poo on his parents doorstep alot too

[@johnscanlon2598]

Lmao

[@Youtubesucks916]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@LFC-ib2iq]

He gets hate for telling it as it is. There's no evidence at all that Aliens have visited Earth. None. Nada.

[@derrick1019]

😂😂😂😂

[@itisfinished4U]

Honestly it's important to have very staunch skeptics in this area because it keeps the honest researcher thorough and honest.

[@cheesecrumpets]

Agree 100%

[@turdferguson814]

As a biologist, agree wholeheartedly. Good scientists question everything, and scientists doing good science don’t mind being questioned.

[@tobystewart4403]

Sure, but Shermer isn't a staunch skeptic. He's a grifter and a hack.

[@jamesart9]

It is important to have staunch believers on BOTH sides. The sceptics to ensure we are brutally honest. The Explorers to ensure we are never constrained by what we THINK we know. Ultimately, BOTH are looking for the truth.

[@Thesaurcery4U2C]

@@jamesart9 Perfectly stated.👌

[@loudman6730]

Joe was tearing his ass up 😆 🤣 😂

[@SilviusGaming]

This guy must be fun at parties

[@calebchant3116]

This guy is the Eddie Bravo of the skeptic community.

[@sillynelson1]

“Don’t look into it.”

[@sven_86]

we need to put them together and see what happens!

[@hustleup3840]

@@sillynelson1 very good 😁

[@1FallenAsh]

Hes dumber than eddie bravo

[@danielm5161]

How is that? At 3:00 Shermer sais he is working with Avi Loeb to set up high resolution cameras in places where there have been UFO sightings. So they are actually trying to get better data on it

[@rikardengstrom9133]

This Guy shows the true success of government supression

[@tombutcher3021]

His title is editor in chief of Skeptic. He has a balanced opinion! His entire motivation is debunking.

[@michellefoulkes3766]

Shermer goes beyond debunking. He is is denial.

[@ZamWeazle]

@@tombutcher3021 Everything I've seen him in is to the extreme.

[@hirad3539]

Im from Iran,My father was a pilot and he served in the army and was a commercial pilot for more than 20 yrs after that.once i told him dad have you seen this UFOs he answered yes and i was skeptical at the beginning but then i couldn't deny what was seeing frequently and my friends were just like me and we talked about em almost never cause no one really had a logical explanation.if my dad says they are real i can't say there are not because that man was the most honest man i have ever seen.

[@theworkethic]

Does your Dad also believe in a God he never seen? So he can fabricate a belief into a formed delusion of reality? Okay I got it. My father told me so, his uncle told him so, some guy my uncle worked with told him so, who knew Plato and Plato told him so, and so on. Very convincing because you mentioned your father.

[@hirad3539]

@@theworkethic no my father had no religion believes and he was an Atheist that's why i said he wast the most honest man I've ever seen coz he didn't believe in things that don't define by knowledge see you misjudged a man that u never seen and never gonna coz he passed away 23 months ago.and there is no others i asked a man a question and he answered me what he had witnessed there were no other middle men and he didn't say it i was the one who asked so i believe in what someone who i do believe honest and well educated i don see any confusion here.im not American im Iranian and here in iran UFOs are not a known subject generally thus there ain't believe and misbehaving about the subject here like usa

[@mistersonnen848]

Joe has an amazing memory to retain information and names

[@marvinbone1379]

Mister, weird you mentioned that, as I just noticed that as well. AND he smokes ganga. Very impressive. Michael, however, seems uncomfortable here, with his iDontKnows; and his body language (right hand fingers going to his collar alot). I actually LIKE that Shermer is a skeptic and I follow him, as a subscriber. But, Joe caught him, on a couple of misrepresentations here. And Shermer sheepishly, half-ass backpedaled.

[@Itraininthebogs]

@@marvinbone1379 he’s not uncomfortable, he’s just trying to avoid a full scale argument with Rogan because he knows how deeply emotional rogan gets about aliens.

[@antoniodinogagliasso7447]

he is so ignorant

[@shoulung]

Being a professional skeptic (like Mr. Shermer) is being a professional fence sitter. It means never committing to an idea until you have no choice. And because of that, you never run the risk of being wrong. And if you're never wrong about anything, you can always feel superior to people that are wrong about something.

[@Cyborous]

Yeah, but that’s not actually skepticism.. skepticism is being able to change your mind when you see evidence. it’s not willfully, being ignorant, no matter the evidence that is presented to you. Real skepticism is being able to do what Eric Weinstein and Michio did, and change your mind on evidence and data. He’s not an true skeptic. He’s just refusing to look through the telescope and be open minded to the data that is plenty right now. I value scientist have common sense and can be like OK I was wrong. These things are demonstrating capabilities, light years ahead of us.

[@PTS2024]

Damn.. well said

[@markevans1077]

I'd listen to Shermer anyday over most of the grifters and conspiracy loons Joe has on

[@sabbracadabra8367]

That's a dumb take. I hate the internet, full of dumb as shit kids.

[@JoseMartinezNino]

Me too

[@JETLIFEMUZIK]

I love how Joe makes his skepticism sound crazy and makes him explain other than “no”. he takes him to task. Bravo.

[@criticalmass9198]

@@williamrunner6718 so the first theory to be suggested about something, no matter how improbable, doesn’t require proof? That’s not how it works in the real world.

[@worthen]

You cant say no or yes to anything you cant prove

[@WontSeeReplies]

9 out of 10 guests joe gives a soap box to have a special interest agenda. These false UFO conspiracies which are baseless isn’t anything but a distraction. Unfortunately joe and much of his audience are too simpleton to see it.

[@criticalmass9198]

@@williamrunner6718 The evidence shows something unexplainable yet, not extraterrestrial for certain, which Is what Shermer is debating. Joe keeps pushing that it’s probably the only explanation because the Navy pilots and equipment are so credible, then definitive proof ruling out/excluding anomalies isn’t unreasonable.

[@thesammyjenkinsexperience4996]

Except he doesn't. Shermer is being perfectly reasonable here and Rogan's default is "Fighter pilots are smart people! They wouldn't mistake a balloon for a UFO!" when in fact it has happened time and time again. One of the photos released by the Navy turned out to be a Batman balloon FFS.

[@guilitotorres9777]

Humans are sometimes so arrogant they limit themselves to assume something doesn't exist just bc they haven't seen it. I've seen very weird and incredibly fast aerial vehicles near the big observatory and many people here have seen the same but noone knows what they could be

[@MarkWinter99]

Some humans are so arrogant that they assume other life forms from far away, would give a single fuck about them.

[@sombra1111]

There are descriptions of objects hovering, not making a sound, entering and leaving the ocean, instantly accelerating to ridiculous speeds without making a sonic boom and doing 90º angle turns without losing speed since the 40's/50's. Now, about 70 years later, we are finally getting some concrete evidence that these things actually exist, but they're probably just man-made advanced drones. Anyone sees anything wrong with this argument?

[@sharonsettle9079]

Just like my brother.

[@mikeballard8404]

Humans are sometimes so arrogant that in the face of no REAL evidence, they continue to manipulate and bully!

[@_MAEL]

And sometimes human are so ignorant that believe in everything, even though in young Earth.

[@mriidulbhatia]

we literally broadcast radio waves into deep space. how is it difficult to imagine that aliens can’t find us?

[@systematicrisk]

Not difficult at all. To detect us via radio, alien life would have to exist within a cosmically tiny 100 light year radius _and_ be sophisticated enough to notice. The joint probability of these events would seem to be vanishingly small.

[@cockney1980]

and yeah saying 'come find us the kettles on'...this bloke is a prick

[@perrybb2]

Holy crap, I haven't realized just how good Joe has gotten at debating. 4 or 5 years ago, Shermer would've been dragging him by the ear, but now it's the other way around. I'm guessing it's because of the relentless media attacks he's had to deal with over the years

[@everything777]

The 2000 or so 3 hour interviews he's conducted probably helps!

[@curefied]

10,000 hours rule

[@agawied2910]

I think he prolly ignores most media 😂 fuck them

[@LJ.]

Pretty sure this is the guy that Rogan went back and forth with years ago. Pretty sure this dude was slandering rogans name and Rogan made him look dumb. I could be wrong, it's a old podcast back in the redban days.

[@davidharris4030]

I agree in what you said although I think Rogan handled him fairly well even awhile back. I definitely see what you are saying about Rogan put him in situations .I don’t think Shermer knew how he would answer

[@nomadic90210]

This skeptic dude turned all of us into believers lmao.

[@LangeJ1187]

💯🤣🤣

[@NotSure723]

Yeah, I'm sure that's why _you're_ a believer...

[@thebomontellano4996]

exactly

[@WontSeeReplies]

You people can be sold and will believe anything. There is nothing extraterrestrial about the BS his other guests spewed. Absolutely nothing. Yet you’ll swallow BS before using common sense.

[@KingMapleSeed]

@@harrym9655 that’s true, I believe aliens exist, the universe is infinite. But are they flying spacecraft on our planet? We need proof, people want desperately to believe in something they will ignore facts to get to it.

[@sporttiger1766]

Watching these two go back and forth is exhausting lol

[@bms77]

One thing that is a problem at times in the scientific community is the whole “ridicule” factor. This keeps very legitimate scientists from even wanting to touch certain subjects w a 10 ft pole out of fear of losing their whole careers and being ostracized by the community as a whole. It even happened with evolution in the beginning. It was laughed at and dismissed off hand as lunacy for a number of years and a lot of actual serious scientists got laughed out of their careers because it was such a “laughable idea”. It wasn’t until the issue kept being pushed and pushed and by more scientists that it finally started to be taken more serious. The idea and acceptance of it actually evolved itself and over time, it became more and more accepted as more scientists were willing to steak their careers on it and submit their papers for peer review. And as we all know now, there is overwhelming evidence for the theory of evolution by natural selection. It’s the cornerstone of biology now. That was not always the case and it was a slow process to become “mainstream” vs “quackery”. I am a very big fan of the scientific method and I realize that science is the single best method for determining what is most likely the case given the evidence we have.. the problem I also see is that fear factor that exists with new ideas or ideas that people think are “crazy” just because it just seems soooo out there etc etc. this UAP phenomena has been goin on for years.. centuries actually and only until more recently has it been looked at in a more serious light especially after the pentagon releasing information and videos of UAPS that they had optical and radar evidence of these “crafts” displaying moves that seem to defy all laws of known physics and logic. What I see in the scientific community regarding this subject is ridicule ridicule ridicule by the mainstream right off the bat. There are actual serious legitimate scientists who are afraid to even touch the subject because of the “taboo” nature of it that a society has caused. This can block the progression of actually learning more about these things. At this point there is no debate on whether there are unidentified things flying around our air space displaying moves that seem to defy all known physics.. no matter how much someone wants to claim that it’s debatable. The real question is what are these things and what/who is inside em. Thousands of documented cases that actually have very specific details about the event and even by high military personnel.. Hell, I watched Major Jesse Marcel, the dude who was pictured in the papers after the Roswell incident holding up some kind of foil they said was from the “weather balloon”, I watched him say on camera that he was told to lie about that and pose for that picture and that what they actually found was anything BUT a weather balloon and that what they actually found was other worldly.. and this guy was actually THERE!! Science should not ridicule any idea. I’m not saying it should come to a conclusion before it’s warranted either- I’m saying, the current scientific community and way that we determine what should and shouldn’t be taken seriously is very flawed and NOT the definition of being objective. Ridiculing people to a point where no legitimate scientist wants to study the phenomena out of fear of losing their career is NOT the way it should be and is NOT the proper way to learn more about our reality and universe and advance our species. It just limits our learning in my opinion. Btw this is just and interesting event that took place in 1561 very well documented from that time and witnessed by many. A broadsheet news article printed in April 1561 describes a mass sighting of celestial phenomena. The broadsheet, illustrated with a woodcut engraving and text by Hans Glaser, measures 26.2 centimetres (10.3 in) by 38.0 centimetres (15.0 in). The document is archived in the prints and drawings collection at the Zentralbibliothek Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland.[2] According to the broadsheet, around dawn on 14 April 1561, "many men and women" of Nuremberg saw what the broadsheet describes as an aerial battle "out of the sun", followed by the appearance of a large black triangular object and exhausted combattant spheres falling to earth in clouds of smoke. The broadsheet claims that witnesses observed hundreds of spheres, cylinders, and other odd-shaped objects that moved erratically overhead. The woodcut illustration depicts objects of various shapes, including crosses (with or without spheres on the arms), small spheres, two large crescents, a black spear, and cylindrical objects from which several small spheres emerged and darted around the sky at dawn. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1561_celestial_phenomenon_over_Nuremberg

[@joenobody5913]

Well Shermer would condescendingly let you know that the woodcut is a hoax. Or the people probably misidentified a storm or Jupiter and/or the moon. Pretty obvious and a very weak piece of "evidence". Then he'd slightly smirk and claim it DEBUNKED! (wow this is fun! Just gotta be a morally bankrupt piece of shit willing to treat others awfully and somehow not get smacked once a month!)

[@FINDINGNEVADA]

This guy could be abducted and probed by literal space aliens and he would still say it’s anecdotal evidence

[@konkyolife]

Am I sure that’s what happened to me? Did they drop a tool in me? No. Well then they’re not good Aliens. LOL

[@GeistMeister]

100%

[@zelos100]

*Analdotal evidence

[@romz1]

There's no solid evidence of alien flying space saucers, no matter how many blurry videos or second hand stories there are.

[@nuclearwinter391]

Chosenites deny most of the times conspiracies. I guess it's a survival mechanism, even if it doesn't effect them.

[@everythingupdated7617]

I really appreciate that joe has someone on like this. I think we often get frustrated when our ideas are tried and tested because we like to feel right. Joes agenda is far more then that. You can tell he wants to be challenged to give himself, and us the viewers better perspective. This is why I love this show.

[@dsimon64]

Why though? He's had Shermer on multiple times and he just constantly shifts the burden of proof up or down to conveniently give him just the right dose of plausible deniability for whatever the topic du jour is. At some point he's just a troll.

[@thecircuitbox]

@@dsimon64 that Joe for you.

[@druvik2052]

Bro you cant put common sense or sympathy on youtube comments. Thats bait for the fucking trolls to come out.

[@Baleur]

The problem is that anyone that knows anything about the UFO topic, more than a shallow surface level pop culture nonsense, realizes how absolutely ignorant and uninformed Shermer is of the thing he claims to be an expert on. He's not annoying to listen to because people are afraid of being challenged, he's annoying to listen to because he himself has no awareness of the lack of hard knowledge he has about the topic, the lack of knowledge he then uses to conclude things from. It's not scientific, and its not right. The same reason its annoying to listen to a FlatEarther speak. It has nothing to do with being afraid that he might be right, it has everything to do with knowing his ignorance wont allow him to make intelligent logical conclusions. Thus the entire conversation is just pointless to begin with.

[@a.i.8583]

Off topic, but Shermer says there are no conspiracy theories on Hinckley, and I'm like *OH MY GOD, YES THERE IS, LOOK AT HIS FAMILY AND THE CONNECTION WITH BUSH*

[@ididyermom3273]

The hubris of humans like Shermer never ceases to astound me.

[@wondoxl4866]

Shermer says stuff that leans towards ufos being from other planets while saying they aren’t from another planet

[@Un1t276]

He’s leaving a shadow of a doubt. We don’t have any idea what these things are, or where they came from. I think Shermer’s stance is quite justified. He’s not saying it’s 100% aliens, or it isn’t. Because we don’t know what it is. Anyone who tells you that they know exactly what it is, is lying to you.

[@AlteredVisioned]

He’s trying to show that he understands joe’s line of thinking and then giving him a logical solution to his questions

[@PsilocybeJedi]

I'll never forget when Graham Hancock and Randall Carlson completely dismantled this dude and he couldn't stop saying the same thing over and over again

[@sirpsychoczyzyk]

He’s the real life equivalent of an internet troll who argues for the sake of reinforcing his own beliefs of absolutely nothing.

[@liamdavies7653]

Is that Graham Hancock the notorious bullshit artist? Just because he has an answer for everything doesn't make him right. Creationists have an answer for everything and won't accept defeat yet they are quite clearly full of shit lmao

[@watata1t]

sources please?

[@armands3863]

Graham is a joke , a sci fi writer who reinvent history with claims backed up by absolutely nothing. His ideas get wrecked by a lot of competent people, because they are just non sense.

[@robsoul286]

💯%

[@Jdog1668]

Shermer is the gate keeper of the matrix simulation

[@pwslattery]

Agent Smith (*Shermer*)

[@Greezy2000]

And he's not very good at it

[@ALECSF15]

😂😂😂😂

[@ScrapCam808]

Facts 😂

[@BobbyDazzler888]

He had a shit pill

[@7adventcloud7]

The ufo video I seen over Kiev was floating over makes a 45° turn up, stops in mid air then makes a few strange movements like it doesn't know which way it wants to go then flies straight up. That is one amazing artillery shell lol

[@tacticaltemplar875]

Got a link? I'd love to see that.

[@mxw122]

Sounds like a giant child's drone.😂😂

[@cockney1980]

@@tacticaltemplar875 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGK8Xn-NaNOlias

[@tacticaltemplar875]

@cockney1980 That is interesting, but there's a good possibility that it's a drone seeing as how it doesn't do any blindingly fast maneuvers. Could be something more, of course.

[@cockney1980]

@@tacticaltemplar875 just passing the link on my friend, never trust ANYTHING you dont see with your own eyes

[@AvimadyeOrunni]

A lot of respect for Michael. Hardcore Skeptics are healthy for Science. Power to him

[@joenobody5913]

Yeah, defintitly invaluable to have someone who starts at and endpoint and then finds only the proof useful his per-determined endpoint! Skepticism IS useful, what this fuckhead does isn't "healthy", "hardcore", or "useful".....at all. Seriously, elaborate on the benefits of what this guy does. Something literally ANYONE that's dishonest and scummy enough is capable of. "Power to him"...yeah bro, to you too! I did think of one "benefit" (loosely using that term in this case). He provides himself (so very humbly ), for that group of people that absolutely refuse to acknowledge that we may not know everything there is to know out there and are NEVER wrong. It's pathetic and pretty damn weak, usually going hand in hand, with the "refuse to ever admit they're mistaken" mindset, if not it just being about that. Because even people that flawed need someone to cheer for. A certain orange man comes to mind! The fucking worst type of person

[@Ayan-bp4dq]

Every workplace has people like him who stick to what they learned from textbooks decades ago, anything else is crazy, also because some of it may negatively impact what they worked on in their career

[@youdontneedtoknowmyname6687]

Or you want something to be true so bad you'll discredit anyone who questions it.

[@wardragon670]

Both extremes can be bad but just like modern issues… alien talk was legitimately suppressed, so yes modern day we question it since we’ve seen resistance against it before

[@diwanthegreat]

For the love of god can we actually get a solid evidence besides some poor quality video footage and verbal stories. I would love to believe in alien visit, but can't get bring myself accept it.

[@seancookElcooksta]

These people get their power from this. They’re usually small in stature and have no other path.

[@rogerwilco1777]

We all want aliens to be real but like someone else said, give us some scientific evidence or even a clean pic/vid. As soon as we get a legit pic our experts like Mick West and others will pour over it and shouldn't be too hard for them to conclude that its either; some earth based technology, VF effects, or something truly unexplainable.. ('unexplainable' doesn't always translate into 'aliens' though).

[@luthergillis5632]

This is Joe at his best. He politely stated counter points that shredded comments from Michael Shermer.

[@nuclearwinter391]

He doesn't even need counterpoints. Shremer doesn't make sense most of the time. '..if we have this technology, the Russians have something similar. But they didn't use anything like it in Ukraine. Therefore it is unlikely that it exists.' Brilliant thinking right there, there's no jumping to conclusions at all.

[@CreeperGuyOnWeb]

@@nuclearwinter391 100% agree. All evidence that is presented to him he dismisses as claims, while all claims he makes he considers evidence. Kind of sad for him, actually, to be trapped in such a bubble. He also mischaracterizes fellow scientists views, while blindly believing other scientists. Imagine being as trapped in the maze as Schermer. Sad, but kinda funny to see him squirm on a podcast, I guess.

[@recoilrob324]

@@nuclearwinter391 I can tell you for a fact that the US has had technology that the Russians and Chinese don't have....and aren't close to having many times in the past. What happens though is the IMC needs to keep the workforce pumping out equipment and when we have...say...an aircraft SO advanced that there are no competitors even likely to appear for many years...Congress doesn't want to spend the money for something new. So in the past our secrets have been given/sold/stolen and suddenly they can go to Congress warning that 'they're catching up'! We just saw this with the F-22's having their production run cut short...because they were so far beyond what any peer nation had or was likely to build for the next 20 years. The F-35's were supposed to be cheaper and more ground attack oriented but now there are people wishing we had more Raptors.

[@gxlorp]

I abesotuley agree. Key word polite. People who 'hate' on Joe, are usually coming at it from their own mind. Meaning it's not Joe. It's them. Ppl who listened to him for 10+ got to know him intimately, I felt his love and appreciation for fans and humans and general. Due it it being so big and complicated it's harder for new fans to separate signal from noise. But it's much easier to pick up on Joes purely intellectual standpoints. Also the politics complicates it further and makes him thr target of frenzied fucked up mentally ill. Distinct from run of the mill "bro" haters who hate him for his success.

[@gxlorp]

@Anti Degenerate LOOL

[@rickysprangle4523]

"incredibly credible" that is the singular best thing I've heard all year 😂😂😂

[@BrianDeaconEllison]

The UAP's certainly ACT like they're scouts gathering science and data. Not only to observe and gather information on their behalf but seemingly to give US information as well communicating through their actions. That information being that they know of our nuclear weapons and can shut them down whenever. They can read and understand our military's flight patterns. They knew Cmd. Fravor's rendezvous point 60 miles away and from what I understand only a few people knew. It's all so wild ..I'm excited for more.

[@s.plisken9649]

Hi Brian, was reading your reply. I witnessed UFO's. Operating in my airspace. And from what it looked like, it's like there fixed to one point and everything else moved around them. To get an idea shine a laser pointer in a dark room and make random patterns.They move exactly like that. Hairs stood up on my skin and it made me nervous. It was almost paranormal the way they moved. I wasn't allowed to smoke in the house if I was I would never have seen them. 100% a real thing

[@randomhiphop5055]

Just say ufo like a normal person. No need for changing the acronym.

[@ramonw3158]

Technically, UAP is the modern usage term and anyone still using UFO is a boomer, technically

[@TheNameIwantedWasTkn]

Michael is that guy who when he’s arguing with you, and you make a good point he can’t respond to he just says “yeah I agree”. But continues to not agree

[@CrackerJack06]

As opposed to EVERY conspiracy theorists in history who has never once said “That’s a good point, I didn’t think of that”

[@davidsnyder2000]

Good point….that seems to be the case with him. He’s never wrong lol. EGO?

[@iLLWiLLTheMiCK]

hes... eddie bravo!!!

[@Daferpare]

I think you and many people didn't really understand his point. He doesn't disagree that it could be those things, his opinion is that it is very unlikely. This misunderstanding happens alot to skeptics. It's simply a fact that the vast majority of grand conspiracy theories are either wrong or only half true. People like to believe in things, it's our own nature to react that way to things we don't understand. Personally, I'm a quite skeptical person but definetly not as much as him in this particular case, but you need to recognize that he's asking the right questions.

[@stealthchopper54]

@@CrackerJack06 I agree, there are people like that on both sides (true of anything)

[@lowdraglinehand5929]

Michael Shermer just made me believe in UFO’s.

[@trevormeredith3709]

Lmao

[@Counterstream]

Yeah, if Shermer is the best that the skeptics can muster, then there’s definitely something to these alternative ideas.

[@zenaidagarcia1585]

🤣🤣

[@mrwhat5094]

really? your that easy?

[@lowdraglinehand5929]

@@mrwhat5094 yup, just like your Mom

[@newatlantisrepublic6844]

When Joe Rogan starts lecturing the Guest lmao

[@jordanjackman1537]

I only like conversations between people getting along.

[@tberry79]

I love how Joe holds people to account.

[@manysimilarshapes]

And doesn't let the guy say anything and keeps interrupting him for 3 hours

[@Baconrevenge7894]

@@manysimilarshapes yup i like joe, but anyone that disagrees with him he's always extremely rude to them right or wrong

[@fernandoferreira6293]

I love Joe.

[@Sam-kp7ti]

Is he holding him to account, or is he simply speaking the other side of the coin, or his viewpoint? I mean it could be true that UFO's are being seen as much as they say, with VERY LITTLE evidence, or it could not be true. Both have valid points, and there is no clear indication at this time. So Shermer does have validity to what he is saying. Are UFO's like even 70% proven at this time? Until then, Shermer is right to question the sightings.

[@jph2455]

Do you like it when people hold Joe to account?

[@daatobler976]

Now this is the Joe Rogan podcast I can get behind. I love these UFO topics.

[@puntsize]

we all do :)

[@Annie-ZA]

The MATTHEW BOOKS and Matthew Ward's FREE monthly messages at MATTHEWBOOKS, old an abundance of INCREDIBLE mind-blowing information, including firsthand interviews between Matthew Ward's dearest Mom, Suzanne (Suzy) Ward and a number of ETs from a variety of different Civilizations. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING INFORMATION!

[@M3SOTI]

If you know why we haven't been visited by aliens type in youtube: "Deek Jackson enlightens gullible people why aliens haven't visited palent earth"

[@Annie-ZA]

@@M3SOTI That's BS, because there are MANY ETs living amongst us ... mainly working in places of power / influence, so that they can keep an eye on things & know the PRECISE TRUTH. They cannot interfere with FREE WILL ... besides the ONLY ONE EXCEPTION, to prevent any and all nuclear activity both on Earth and anywhere in the Universe / Cosmos! They will ALL, always be deactivated. NONE WILL EVER BE SUCCESSFUL. PERIOD!!! ETs can take on any body shape & language skills etc. desired for whatever needs are at hand. BTW Those that Suzy Ward interviewed were not on Earth, so they communicated telepathically.

[@Annie-ZA]

@@M3SOTI I just watched and it's EXCELLENT! 👍👍🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rahulbetgeri]

There a fine line between Skepticism and Cynicism, Shermer has crossed over it far long ago… He was schooled quite nicely by Graham Hancock on JRE!!

[@Crimsonwhocares]

Lmao... you need to lookup those words. People who think the government is hiding everything and misleading the people are the cynical ones

[@donovanbenjamin952]

“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” - Carl Sagan

[@patboot3145]

One of Rogan's best quality is his expertise in speaking through interrupted sentences. Rogan just raised his nose over the mic. professionally empowers through without a slight change in his tone. Cant choke this guy.

[@Adventures_Of_Reel_Nauti]

This is the type of guy that you could show the color green to to prove that green exists and he would say, "no, thats not green. Its just mixtures of yellow and blue."

[@Kossuk]

You think that is the same thing? To me, seeing a video of a blurry dot turning in the sky and believing its aliens is ridicolous.

[@Bocolatebip]

@@Kossuk I didn’t hear talk about aliens

[@toasternfriends3329]

"I'm going to call it, Blellow!" - Reese

[@duby9811]

Jews do this often

[@toasternfriends3329]

@@duby9811 And more often than not, they're right. See: Jesus Christ

[@nickdial8528]

What drives me nuts, is he is not just close-minded, but he speaks like an authority Figure on all of these topics while being skeptical.

[@georgejefferson9962]

“How did they keep quiet about the blackbird?!?” It’s called an NDA.

[@artofmovingframes]

This guy doesn't believe he is alive until he looks into the mirror. A man, a myth, the legend.

[@tomi71]

could be a mispresentation or hallusination though or a hoax. Sceptic should never trust a visual sighting because they always argue against it.

[@Ktmfan450]

@@tomi71 Joe on the other hand sees an image and then attacks it, Wonders how they got away and why did they look like him

[@stevelozevski8151]

@@Ktmfan450 wtf🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@scroopynooperz9051]

Rohit Rajan and even then... maybe. xD

[@Nina-mv1sj]

Lol

[@DoctorDoom69]

Nothing worse than a man who can’t get out of his own way 🥴

[@cgrchopstick5773]

rip MF DOOM

[@alexmonza2823]

You mean people who seriously believe that UFO's have visited us?

[@fertilerevitilizer7833]

@don't be surprised this spam thing is interesting. I've always thought so big many channels are actually dead with no community. This is why.

[@jamesmayle3787]

Attention please: To everyone who’s ever wondered, God is real. The Bible is truth. The key that so many miss is in the inner work Jesus Christ laid out. Specifically forgiveness. To be forgiven we must forgive. It’s a mandatory requirement that keeps God at arm’s length until you’ve done it. Specifically forgiving our parents. It’s a secret truth of this universe. Our parents have generally loved us to some degree, feeding raising clothing etc. They are supposed to be the easiest people for anyone to forgive. That’s why it was made the bare minimum stander for us. If there’s love in your heart you forgive. It shows so much love and faith to God. You have to genuinely look inside, process your emotions, and forgive from within your heart. Complete forgiveness is an act of love. No rewards, bribes, or apologies necessary. That’s where all this starts, within your heart. God basically doesn’t care until you’ve paid this mustard seed of faith. After you do this he takes notice. He sets you on a path that will lead you to the true knowledge of him. God is love, and he and the more you show love the more you understand God. Please, before you dismiss me, please consider my words. I don’t share this for no reason. You must forgive. It heals your soul. It will lead you to truth. Please, just do. Also, please read at least three books of the Bible, Genesis Mathew and one you chose yourself. It is so important. Pray to Jesus Christ, break down those walls you’ve built up there, and ask for forgiveness for yourself. We all need it. Both giving and receiving. Please. The Bible is truth. Jesus Christ is the way truth and life. Jesus Christ is Lord

[@barneseffect]

JR: "Ladies and gentlemen, we got 'em"

[@TheGreenNewSteal2025]

Officer Barbrady: “that was a pigeon”.

[@StacksOnBricks]

I love this for the fact it’s a great genuine conversation between 2 people with very differing points of view.

[@degeneratesociety]

shermer is cia. joe is fulfilling his quota. Will have Mike Baker on next month.

[@8JFJK8]

Welcome to the world of podcasts. Where have you been?

[@darkonone5158]

between professional debunker who is defending his cult and spineless social chameleon who is changing opinions depending on the guest

[@ShotgunSandwichENT]

Agreed

[@tmst2199]

No it's not. It's Joe's genuine curiosity fencing a professional debunker's sneering skepticism..

[@ReallyFarFarAway]

I'm sceptical about Shermer !!!

[@thatsaltylife9855]

@Bully Maguire 🅥 if KZbin don’t take you down soon,that’s about a THOUSAND lawsuits they’ll be hit with... the attorneys are powering up as we speak..

[@x_____________]

Man doesn't agree with me = man bad

[@thekito4623]

Dogmatic thinker. Only repeats what he heard

[@MikeVoss]

@@thekito4623 hmm, doesnt that sound like conspiracy theorists?

[@thekito4623]

@@MikeVoss it sounds like a sheep to me ... baaahhhhhh

[@CY3ER]

He makes a lot of good points, points that everyone should take into consideration. Taking those into consideration, it's still hard to dismiss the astonishing number of accounts where people describe some sort of ufo/uap flying around in the sky. They're not just reports from some back country rednecks but from highly trained, intelligent, and credible people.

[@patrickwoods2213]

There are also many “highly trained, intelligent people” involved in weird cults, organized religion, and wild conspiracy theories. High Intelligence doesn’t make one immune to delusion. We have tons of examples to prove it.

[@mitchoh7603]

Lmfao they're not just some rednecks, please tell me you're not from America 😂😂😂

[@NoGoodHandlesComingToMind]

Great interview.

[@lizardpeople]

Get David Fravor and this guy on at the same time and see if he can explain to an experienced pilot what actually happened lol

[@unstablesun8179]

Yah we need more third party accounts!

[@nyquilnu2221]

He's already admitted the pilot's accounts are credible. It's not really the job of a skeptic to prove explain anything because no one at this moment can explain the sightings. The problem is everyone and their dog wants to take Fravor's testimony and go straight to "must be aliens".

[@pianoman88weights]

Lmao yes!

[@jamesmayle3787]

Attention please: To everyone who’s ever wondered, God is real. The Bible is truth. The key that so many miss is in the inner work Jesus Christ laid out. Specifically forgiveness. To be forgiven we must forgive. It’s a mandatory requirement that keeps God at arm’s length until you’ve done it. Specifically forgiving our parents. It’s a secret truth of this universe. Our parents have generally loved us to some degree, feeding raising clothing etc. They are supposed to be the easiest people for anyone to forgive. That’s why it was made the bare minimum stander for us. If there’s love in your heart you forgive. It shows so much love and faith to God. You have to genuinely look inside, process your emotions, and forgive from within your heart. Complete forgiveness is an act of love. No rewards, bribes, or apologies necessary. That’s where all this starts, within your heart. God basically doesn’t care until you’ve paid this mustard seed of faith. After you do this he takes notice. He sets you on a path that will lead you to the true knowledge of him. God is love, and he and the more you show love the more you understand God. Please, before you dismiss me, please consider my words. I don’t share this for no reason. You must forgive. It heals your soul. It will lead you to truth. Please, just do. Also, please read at least three books of the Bible, Genesis Mathew and one you chose yourself. It is so important. Pray to Jesus Christ, break down those walls you’ve built up there, and ask for forgiveness for yourself. We all need it. Both giving and receiving. Please. The Bible is truth. Jesus Christ is the way truth and life. Jesus Christ is Lord

[@alexl.4362]

Lizard people

[@kstars101]

Shermer isn't a skeptic. He's a denier.

[@Apistevist]

What's he denying?

[@TheImmoralNosferatuZodd]

Tomatoes, tomatoes...

[@dosdont]

LOL, what he is actually is critical thinker, unlike you obviously.

[@jjabblePlayStation]

Nah, he just smells the BS. liberal bald boy aka J Rogan is just too naive and believe any crap from the military, navy and the government.

[@cwdelschneider]

That's the one

[@erico2277]

I always thought a skeptic was one who was skeptical of what the mainstream view was. Not the parrot of it. This guy is something else.

[@joethomas8342]

A skeptic is not that, a skeptic is simply takes every claim on it's own, mainstream or extremely frindge every claim stands on it's own merit, that merit being evidence.

[@Parzzyval]

obviously you’re an idiot then. sure he sounds like he’s covering up for the media. but to assume skeptics are always against the media is ridiculous. it’s obviously about independent thought and objective observation. you’re definitely not in STEM, I can tell that much.

[@3rd_ear]

"99.9% they're out there" few more interviews on JRE and Shermer becomes a believer :D

[@CxDubxU]

Now look who is the one who has to come up with crazy explanations 😂🤣

[@sarcastaball]

He don't have to explain it. It's the one who claims it is extraterrestrial who has to explain how that is.

[@CxDubxU]

@@sarcastaball the navy pilots who saw and recorded the video evidence say it was not of this world. He is now trying to say those people don't know what they saw. Their stories have video evidence

[@Tartersauce101]

Here's an explanation- the pilots are full of shit and don't understand their own equipment.

[@chelseaultra9348]

@@CxDubxU no what he's saying is the same thing has happened many times where people see things that are actually man made just not known about yet so thought to be extra terrestrial 👍

[@vargonian]

It must be so difficult for Shermer dealing with Joe’s crazy conspiratorial mind

[@cupolove1]

These are the JRE conversations I like! Joe doesn’t normally push back for the sake of argument, because he’s a polite host (which is a lost art), but his points were really interesting. It made for a cool exchange.

[@s.harrison3699]

UFO's are not a huge conspiracy, they're just people from other planets with nice tech. We're totally aiming to do the same shit one day.

[@007REAPER007]

That tech works by finding and tracking objects in flight, the most advanced stuff we have and it says something was there period, when actual pilots tell you they saw something listen to them.

[@kingoscar5447]

Listening to him trying to debunk the footage of the ufo as a "balloon" told me everything I needed to know about this guy...

[@thelonelyghosts9004]

Exactly

[@rogerwilco1777]

..except there WAS that video of a runaway weather balloon caught in the jet stream that duped pilots..

[@Nipponing]

Hahahaha. So you admit to being dumb.

[@macioluko9484]

Yup. Some fancy, fast moving balloons out there. I knew it! As a kid I was in awe of all balloons present at all our b-day parties!! The way they travelled all around the room, making sharp, 90 degree turns while sucking up all the treats I wanted to eat!

[@rogerwilco1777]

@@macioluko9484 If you're talking about the gimbal video its the camera that rotates 90degrees, not the object.. You guys really need to check out Mick West's channel. He debunks all your ufo videos scientifically and even recreates or shows other examples to show you what you're actually seeing.. Blurry pics and anecdotes might have worked in the 80's, but now its time to put up a legit video or otherwise its just a 'cool story bro'.

[@junkman7901]

Joe you should release the Malcom BENDAL podcast please! He’s not a charlatan, his work is revolutionary! No censorship! ❤ please declassify!

[@urielcorza2870]

I honestly appreciate this guy to a good extent, up to the point with gobekli tepe

[@anonony9081]

Skeptic doesn't mean you disbelieve everything It means you question things. Guys like him are not skeptics they've got their mind made up on everything

[@robertbrevoort4782]

Like the equity for all people who claim to be the open minded loving one's and attack and insult anyone who disagrees. Which is to say phoney a holes. Btw, my dad saw 5 silvery discs darting around jet fighters in Michigan in the 40's, so this is not a new technology we are working on I do not think but who knows?

[@redbullsauberpetronas]

@@robertbrevoort4782 aliens aren't real, probably was some sort of demon or angel

[@HousePeople]

Pseudo-skeptics or scoffers would be more accurate terms.

[@kylesanders8276]

Skepticism relies on implicit trust of authority and official narrative.

[@jamesmayle3787]

Attention please: To everyone who’s ever wondered, God is real. The Bible is truth. The key that so many miss is in the inner work Jesus Christ laid out. Specifically forgiveness. To be forgiven we must forgive. It’s a mandatory requirement that keeps God at arm’s length until you’ve done it. Specifically forgiving our parents. It’s a secret truth of this universe. Our parents have generally loved us to some degree, feeding raising clothing etc. They are supposed to be the easiest people for anyone to forgive. That’s why it was made the bare minimum stander for us. If there’s love in your heart you forgive. It shows so much love and faith to God. You have to genuinely look inside, process your emotions, and forgive from within your heart. Complete forgiveness is an act of love. No rewards, bribes, or apologies necessary. That’s where all this starts, within your heart. God basically doesn’t care until you’ve paid this mustard seed of faith. After you do this he takes notice. He sets you on a path that will lead you to the true knowledge of him. God is love, and he and the more you show love the more you understand God. Please, before you dismiss me, please consider my words. I don’t share this for no reason. You must forgive. It heals your soul. It will lead you to truth. Please, just do. Also, please read at least three books of the Bible, Genesis Mathew and one you chose yourself. It is so important. Pray to Jesus Christ, break down those walls you’ve built up there, and ask for forgiveness for yourself. We all need it. Both giving and receiving. Please. The Bible is truth. Jesus Christ is the way truth and life. Jesus Christ is Lord.

[@JohnPMorgan]

“I’m a skeptic. I believe what my scientist friend tell me.”😂

[@Delarocha34]

caught that part at the end too where he claims he blindly follows the words of science actor Neil Tyson

[@avilaomar10]

@@christopherallen9580 don’t do it it’s probably a scam or a narc😂

[@baldersn4474]

Id rather believe in what a scientist tells me then some one on social media..

[@xxdaggerxx5]

@@baldersn4474 Amen. Apparently Joe is a domain expert about everything.

[@CDXLIV444]

@@baldersn4474 Michio Kaku is a scientist. This professional skeptic Is not.

[@c.h.2392]

"Its a balloon" "why?" "What else could it be?" This dude runs Skeptic Magazine

[@tsolgames]

JOE, Please host the Next Michael Shermer v Kent Hovind Debate. That would be EPIC.

[@TysonYen]

This is so much better than Joe talking to Maynard about wine.

[@boostgoober7262]

Omg yes, I tried to listen to that podcast and failed. Moved directly to this one and quit it too lol

[@jasondoolin6476]

Lies, clearly, you ain’t no og 2010 JRE fan

[@TysonYen]

@@jasondoolin6476 You're right.. i'm just a Tool fan from back in '92.. from the first EP

[@jasondoolin6476]

@@TysonYen I shall rattle my saber now

[@TysonYen]

@@jasondoolin6476 Old man shakes fist at cloud

[@Thecrazyraven.]

This got Joe worked up 😂

[@mikejohnson734]

Right 50 million dollar jet with a low res go pro

[@myroncope5]

that always happens to people who don't have a lot of evidence for what they want to believe

[@klgamit]

I don't see him worked up... he conducts himself very calmly here

[@watata1t]

​@@mikejohnson734 why the fuck would you pay foe high def when it doesnt serve the purpose?

[@thecircuitbox]

It has lol.

[@logenvestfold4143]

There is a difference between being a skeptic and being disingenuous.

[@jamesgrassel]

Could you speak on where that line is crossed here?

[@MM-ho1rw]

Michael Shermer is skeptical this podcast happened.

[@Quitter999]

please keep these ufo videos coming

[@jamesmayle3787]

Attention please: To everyone who’s ever wondered, God is real. The Bible is truth. The key that so many miss is in the inner work Jesus Christ laid out. Specifically forgiveness. To be forgiven we must forgive. It’s a mandatory requirement that keeps God at arm’s length until you’ve done it. Specifically forgiving our parents. It’s a secret truth of this universe. Our parents have generally loved us to some degree, feeding raising clothing etc. They are supposed to be the easiest people for anyone to forgive. That’s why it was made the bare minimum stander for us. If there’s love in your heart you forgive. It shows so much love and faith to God. You have to genuinely look inside, process your emotions, and forgive from within your heart. Complete forgiveness is an act of love. No rewards, bribes, or apologies necessary. That’s where all this starts, within your heart. God basically doesn’t care until you’ve paid this mustard seed of faith. After you do this he takes notice. He sets you on a path that will lead you to the true knowledge of him. God is love, and he and the more you show love the more you understand God. Please, before you dismiss me, please consider my words. I don’t share this for no reason. You must forgive. It heals your soul. It will lead you to truth. Please, just do. Also, please read at least three books of the Bible, Genesis Mathew and one you chose yourself. It is so important. Pray to Jesus Christ, break down those walls you’ve built up there, and ask for forgiveness for yourself. We all need it. Both giving and receiving. Please. The Bible is truth. Jesus Christ is the way truth and life. Jesus Christ is Lord

[@dunningkruger3774]

The Black hole in Shermer's UFO doubting Thomas schtick is the fact that not only our best military pilots are seeing these things on radar and by eye....but our best pilots in WWII were seeing the same things and calling them "Foo Fighters" 80 YEARS AGO. His theories fall apart very quickly when you ponder that.

[@huckstaunfiltered8200]

Hitler's foo fighters

[@dunningkruger3774]

@@huckstaunfiltered8200 Operation Paperclip

[@ashleigh3021]

They’re seeing them because it’s an optical effect. Occams Razor.

[@dunningkruger3774]

@@ashleigh3021 Ockham's razor is the idea that, in trying to understand something, getting unnecessary information out of the way is the fastest way to the truth or to the best explanation. In this case, where literally millions of witnesses including highly trained observers such as our best pilots see the same phenomena- the "unnecessary" information is Optical effects, clouds, planets, mass hallucination, etc, etc. But if that makes you sleep better, be my guest.

[@ashleigh3021]

@@dunningkruger3774 That isn’t what Occam’s razor is. The most parsimonious explanation is simply that it’s an error of perception. The most interesting part of this is not any claim of a UFO at all. It’s the fact that millions of people are stupid enough to even propose the claim and think it’s true in the first place. Magical thinking and supernaturalism really is a disease.

[@mynameismud-zy5xx]

How do you explain the UFO sightings before the high use of drones ?

[@danibitt59]

His explanation to unexplained fenomena: hand it to a grad student to study and archive.

[@um8778]

If this guy existed a few years ago: "Sending video wirelessly? Impossible. How would it travel? You need wires to do that"

[@MusicFromTheOm]

🤣 "I could believe that we can send small files wirelessly sometime in the future, but when the files get to big: IMPOSSIBLE!!!!"

[@360.Tapestry]

nah. we've known about radio waves for a long, long time

[@Desi365]

That is one ridiculous analogy, really

[@steviefyre]

Meanwhile Joe would be saying "Aliens"

[@homosapien3132]

He did exist a few years ago.

[@WillUTeachMe]

Shermer: "Why wont they show the Top Secret photos?" Joe: "Cause its Top Secret"

[@raefordroadauto1]

sherman : why no HD photos ? Joe: because we dont need HD photos in combat ...... lol

[@ivaerz4977]

Shermer- I cant see air Joe- yeah cuz its invisible

[@psychicspy]

The second object I discovered resembles the classic flying saucer in shape. This appears to be a 2-mile diameter "saucer". It has a tail section and a bulge that might be the bridge/ cockpit. A second one is buried under mud a short distance away. 24°55'24"N 170°11'31"W

[@808Motorrad]

Michael's dreams look like the windows blue screen of death.

[@AreadLeano]

Shermer's counter-points can be spotty at times, but I appreciate him presenting a skeptic angle without getting aggressively argumentative :)

[@leomarkaable1]

Skeptic, shmekptic. He is trying to sell books.

[@ba9695]

The problem with Shermer is he speaks so confidently that all these things are nothing. We don’t know.

[@theonettleton3042]

Joe: so what are the anomalies? shermer: i dont know

[@theflyingdutchguy9870]

yes thats the real correct answer. we dont know. his problem is he at least speaks like he is disregarding consperency theories simply because its so unlikely. while we should think of the possibilities and not come to any conclusions untill we have solid evidence. untill then the right and only answer is we dont know

[@mollykeane2571]

Surely, eye witness testimony must count for something. No?

[@tastyj111]

That's the same problem most people have in regards to anything and everything. It's rare that people will humble themselves to the point where they can say they don't actually know.

[@satyricon451]

​@@mollykeane2571 No. Not really. What's that saying? A memory is a memory of a memory. There are all sort of little cognitive devils like recency and primacy effects, and retroactive and proactive interference. In other words, right out of the gate, unless you have eidetic memory, your own brain is conspiring to make you remember events upside down and out of order.

[@andrewhatez7955]

The Elves need to visit w/M. Shermer.

[@VHDT10]

The point Michael should've made about the Navy seeing UAP's every day should have been that if they knew something unexplained was flying around, they would have plenty of time and opportunities to send something closer to get some clear video and pictures

[@jayhay1237]

"If you lie in bed and hear rain drops and your car has spots on the windshield, that means it rained last night." "Not necessarily. My neighbor frequently runs his pivot over my property." *actual conversation that got me outta jury duty

[@HugoStiglitz88]

wtf?

[@janeblogs324]

Wtf is a pivot?

[@ghostfrieza2904]

Wait.......wtf?

[@kstars101]

What the hell's a pivot?

[@thatbeast3280]

Sprinkler morons

[@Nacluw]

"The evidence that im sitting here right now is very poor. I don't even remember coming here." -Shermer

[@Slightapex]

To clarify: the imaging that the military uses is CRYSTAL CLEAR! It’s amazing. The images you see on TV are NOT the original high definition.

[@andybull8352]

JOE is so optimistic ☺️

[@seanwilson486]

Na the sherminator is just a plank

[@groundenpound]

Joe's language is so optimistic and his language is full of nonscientific assumptions based on his lack of knowledge of statistics and probabilies. Joe's bias hurts this conversation

[@sombra1111]

There are descriptions of objects hovering, not making a sound, entering and leaving the ocean, instantly accelerating to ridiculous speeds without making a sonic boom and doing 90º angle turns without losing speed since the 40's/50's. Now, about 70 years later, we are finally getting some concrete evidence that these things actually exist, but they're probably just man-made advanced drones. Anyone sees anything wrong with this argument?

[@tucco2097]

Give Shermer more credit, he plays the game it’s just that he disagrees with us. But he still plays the game.

[@mrwhat5094]

nah his job is to literally argue. no thanks.

[@mattsheezy5469]

So glad that Joe pressed the issue of the UFO’s being extra terrestrial. The tic tac incident puts Neil Tyson, & Shermer in an uncomfortable situation where they have to question Fravor’s impeccable credentials, & question their own scientific Dogma.

[@Bod8998]

Neil Tyson is just a paid shitty actor😅

[@quantumdecoherence1289]

You're clearly someone who is not aware of arguments against your tin foil position. Go watch some Mick West videos and then come back and post. Muppet

[@silentvoicespodcast]

Well all they can do is deflect and say oh its just a radar glitch! dur dur.. Kid you not that's what Neil deGrasse Tyson said. So much cringe from the ego scientist

[@Itraininthebogs]

Don’t know if you know this but high ranking military officials can and do deceive the public.

[@BrandonToy]

@@silentvoicespodcastYeah, these guys - particularly NDT - are essentially stooges of establishment science. You could pull up to their house in a UFO and introduce them to aliens and they would still deny it.