My "motives" are the truth. The scientfic method that you dismiss is how we reach the truth, we prove it and we know.
Belief is the enemy of knowing.
You believe they sent probes (little spaceships that flew 93 million miles away and sent us radio signals back from there). Again, you have no proof of that, you just trust it and believe it.
Actual science requires testable, observable, measurable and repeatable facts, not just belief.
Without knowing, all you can do is believe. That's not good enough for me.
I'm not dismissing the scientific method at all. Some proofs are complex and you or I may need deep study to understand them, but others spend their lives on them. Are you dismissing their work?
We had a flat-earther at Hivefest and also a CERN physicist. Which of those do you think could best argue their case? Just because something is beyond your comprehension does not make it impossible.
Find an astronomer who will explain things better than I can. There are Q&A sites for that. Maybe ask Elon Musk about his rocket company.
I cannot prove all these things for myself, but I trust that scientists have been held to account. If someone has a different model then they need to open it to scrutiny.
You are completely dismissing the scientific method. Your unwavering belief in their expertise (so called) and star trek probes is what has you convinced that the white lab coat people are not wrong, and not pandering to their higher authority.
Who is their higher authority? If you ever attended a University, you should know. Want funding? Get your work with their variable values signed off on. That's how easy it is. Want us to license you or give you a fancy Certificate? Regurgitate what our books say. Easy.
Once you start doing actual research and using values in the equation that are facts, then you can reach the truth and know the laws of nature.
Belief is the enemy of knowing. You must use the scientific method.
Peer review is the scientific method. My belief is based on centuries of science, not some YouTubers. If every scientist had to verify each theory for themselves they would never get anything done.
You dismiss people who spend their lives in science. There's not enough money in the world to buy their complicity. Most scientists are not rich.
I'm done with this until you come back with actual evidence. That can be a peer reviewed paper. YouTube is not acceptable.
No, Peer Review is the controllers of the curriculum determining if you have regurgitated their correct answers.
Your belief system is not based on provable facts. Detracting from the point is not proving to us how they measure such insane distances.
I want the provable facts. The scientific method. Can you prove every variable in the equation, or is one of the variables a belief in a pseudo-scientific theory..
Youtube cgi is not acceptable, you're right.
I do not want to join their cult, sorry. If proof cannot be demonstrated, then all you have is theory.