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SarcasticSatyr

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5. Science reporting is littered with hyperbole ...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2023, 03:17 AM

Aug 2023

and this article continues that trend. I still remember the reporting of the 47-million-year-old fossil known as Ida that was going to rewrite our understanding of the evolution of humans ... hint, it didn't.

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A New Study Appears to Stunningly Contradict Newton and Einstein's Theory of Gravity [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2023 OP

KNR and thank you for sharing this fascinating information. niyad Aug 2023 #1

Thank you, niyad. 👋 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 #2

Now I have a headache. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2023 #3

LOL, me too. But thanks for posting this NT Seiad Aug 2023 #4

Science reporting is littered with hyperbole ... SarcasticSatyr Aug 2023 #5

I'm sticking with Einstein. So to speak. marble falls Aug 2023 #6

I agree SCantiGOP Aug 2023 #10

"Our understanding of the universe may be completely wrong." BWdem4life Aug 2023 #7

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. NNadir Aug 2023 #8

Here's a video with a good basic explanation scipan Aug 2023 #9