Is It A Comet or Alien Technology?

Is interstellar object 3I/ATLAS actually aliens visiting our solar system? Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the philosophy behind “the god of the gaps” and how the modern-day equivalent might be thinking that things are aliens.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction: The God of the Gaps
01:10 - God in Principia Mathematica
02:58 - Interstellar Visitors
06:50 - ‘Oumuamua & Interstellar Objects’ Anomalous Features
09:39 - Conclusions

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