I believe that you're severely mistaken about this Matt. Data is the most important factor, there really isn't any reasonable way to argue otherwise.
You start with the data and you develop your theory. If you don't have the data to support your theory, then you have nothing. No matter what mindset you adopt, you can't be saved from the lack of data.
If you can't produce any evidence that aliens visited Earth in ancient times, then what exactly are you basing your argument on?
Certainly I can admit that there may be questions that science can't answer at this point. But there's no other reliable alternative.
You talk about there being phenomena in science that we couldn't explain centuries ago: absolutely true. But at least in those cases we could actually show that those phenomena existed.
Nobody doubted the existence of magnetism before we came up with a theory to explain it. The theory came from the data, even if we couldn't understand what was happening beforehand.
That's not the equivalent of ancient aliens, because nobody has yet shown that they ever visited in the ancient past.
If you want to have science take your theories on ancient aliens seriously, then you need to first show evidence that they existed.
I would very much like it if you could answer my simple questions about the evidence that you said exists.
I will agree to back up everything I say on request or admit that my statements aren't backed up by the data.
Will you agree to the same?
You start with the data and you develop your theory. If you don't have the data to support your theory, then you have nothing. No matter what mindset you adopt, you can't be saved from the lack of data.
If you can't produce any evidence that aliens visited Earth in ancient times, then what exactly are you basing your argument on?
Certainly I can admit that there may be questions that science can't answer at this point. But there's no other reliable alternative.
You talk about there being phenomena in science that we couldn't explain centuries ago: absolutely true. But at least in those cases we could actually show that those phenomena existed.
Nobody doubted the existence of magnetism before we came up with a theory to explain it. The theory came from the data, even if we couldn't understand what was happening beforehand.
That's not the equivalent of ancient aliens, because nobody has yet shown that they ever visited in the ancient past.
If you want to have science take your theories on ancient aliens seriously, then you need to first show evidence that they existed.
I would very much like it if you could answer my simple questions about the evidence that you said exists.
I will agree to back up everything I say on request or admit that my statements aren't backed up by the data.
Will you agree to the same?