A Refutation of Interstellar by Avi Loeb (The New ‘Science’ of UFOs, UAPs, and ETC Speculation)

By Richie Cooley

Avi Loeb made headlines with his speculation about a possible alien artifact. Since that time he continues to be a pioneer of panspermia and extraterrestrial civilizations. This review is a response from a fundamental Christian.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Richie Cooley
• Release date: Apr 27, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224475735

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A Refutation of Interstellar by Avi Loeb

(The New ‘Science’ of UFOs, UAPs, and ETC Speculation)

by Richie Cooley

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Richie Cooley (2024)

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Table of Contents

I. Weights and Measures

II. The Landing of Oumuamua

III. In Closing…

Works Cited (Etc.)

Before getting started, let’s review a few notes…

*Old Testament Scripture is normally taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE® (NASB), copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

*New Testament Scripture is normally taken from the English Majority Text Version (EMTV). Translated by Paul Esposito. Copyright © 2011.

*British spelling is often used, except for the quoted material, which normally employs U.S. spelling.

*Divine pronouns are normally not capitalized…

*As a general rule, words that appear in brackets within quotes are not found in the original texts, and were added by the translators or are my personal comments, etc.

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One day Mao toured a temple, which had, as usual, been emptied for security reasons, except for one blind monk. On the altar was a wooden holder with bamboo slips for divination, and Mao asked his photographer to pick a slip for him. She shook the holder, took out a slip, and went to a bookcase containing old poetry books to find the line referred to on the slip. It read: ‘No peace, either inside or outside home.’ There could be no question of presenting this inauspicious line, so she quickly picked another. It had a cheery message, and brought laughter.

I. Weights and Measures

A. Distorted Philosophy

Mao Tse-tung (aka Zedong), who was responsible for an incomprehensible amount of senseless deaths and human suffering, had no great interest in religion. He (eventually) used communism (and megalomania) as a means to crush fellow Chinese leaders and instil full-blown terror to the peasantry. A central tenet of Lenin and Stalin was the magnification of the state; thus,