• MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    What if NASA just makes this stuff up to get more funding? .

    NASA scientist: See that dot?

    US Government: Where? There?

    NASA scientist: No. The other one.

    US Government: That?

    NASA scientist: Yuuuup. Totally a Super-Earth.

    US Government: Really?

    NASA scientist: Dude. Trust me, bro.

    US Government: (sighs) Make a color computer render to show the press by Thursday.

    . pops champagne cork

    EDIT: WOW… people seriously need the /s for this? Damn. This was complete sarcasm.

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      9 months ago

      That’s a key component of the flat earth ideology. They are idiots. Don’t be an idiot.

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        9 months ago

        Also the data is public. Anyone can go look at the data and if they have good enough science and math skills they can get to the same answer.

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      9 months ago

      Independent astronomers and agencies and other countries verify this stuff, so it’d be a complicated conspiracy.