Hank: if life beyond Earth is found in his lifetime, it will not be a big news story (2025)
prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2025-09-12) · owner: Hank
In September 2025 Hank said finding life beyond Earth in his lifetime is possible, but because it would come as a slow tipping of the scales it probably would not be a big news story.
About: extraterrestrial life
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | predicted | Hank says finding life beyond Earth in his lifetime is totally possible, but as a slow tipping of the scales it probably won't be a big news story, though it would be the biggest story ever. (hedged) | This Might Actually be Happening 00:18:02 |
What is said about it
3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2025-09-12 · This Might Actually be Happening — Hank says the scale is starting to tip toward there having once been life on Mars; it could tip back, but to him, after long interest, it feels like it's going one way. (hedged) — 00:18:43
- 2025-09-12 · This Might Actually be Happening — Hank admits he wants there to be life on Mars, so that bias is there. — 00:18:43
- 2025-09-12 · This Might Actually be Happening — Hank says every round of new evidence and objection inches us toward the truth, and once samples reach Earth's labs the question might be fairly easily answered. — 00:18:43