“Draconians” vs “just a comet” — same problem from opposite ends

On a recent Danny Jones podcast, geophysicist, independent researcher, and YouTuber Stefan Burns talks about a problem mainstream science (and media) struggles with: the loss of nuanced, in-the-middle discussion.

When it comes to objects showing behavior that isn’t fully explained by the available data, he argues that absolute certainty — whether it’s “millions of draconians” or “just a comet” — is the same mistake from opposite directions.

The point isn’t what the answer is, but how premature certainty short-circuits real scientific inquiry.

Transcript:

“A channeler who’s like ‘there’s 4 million draconian there’,—and then—and that’s your 100% perspective going forward? —I’m like, I dunno, that’s also the exact same as this person saying ‘it’s just a comet’, just on the other side.”