Ah, those debunkers. They didn't really think they could get away with it, did they? :)
Phillip Coppens debunks the debunkers.“Ancient Aliens Debunked” is a YouTube released, 190 minutes long documentary by Chris White. In the documentary, he tackles 16 topics that in his opinion form the backbone of the Ancient Alien Hypothesis, which White claims he conclusively refutes, which in his opinion conclusively proves that the evidence presented in the series Ancient Aliens is factually incorrect and worse, he claims, sets out to deceive.
He concludes: “The main thing I want to stress is that I’m not trying to suggest that, while Ancient Aliens got a few claims wrong, there’s room for truth in their main theory. That, in light of this information, is not a tenable position. You have just witnessed the unmistakable symptoms of the entire theory being wrong.”
This is a heavy claim to make! In short, he argues that in his opinion the series has failed to show we were visited by ancient aliens and implies we should therefore forget all about it! So it is now up to television series to prove or disprove scientific theories? Wow! It’s a heavy burden to place on any television series! Far more importantly, it would leave the likes of Carl Sagan flabbergasted, as he felt there was good evidence to look into a number of ancient contact scenarios, especially the story of Oannes – which for some reason, White does not include in this documentary. Why?
Chris White, in typical debunker skeptoid guerrilla tactics, tries the usual. Coppens doesn't let him get away with it, addressing many points in White's documentary. Like this one:
When he goes after Tsoukalos for not knowing that the material at Puma Punku is andesite, while Tsoukalos says diorite, White doesn’t seem to realize there is no true difference between those two, or deliberately chooses to ignore or reference that! Yes, Tsoukalos is wrong, but it is truly a tiny error. The two rocks are equivalents, but are given different names because of the manner in which they were created. But when it comes to hardness, there is no difference. White fails to point that even though Tsoukalos is indeed in error, this error does not change the debate. But wait, instead, White pretends the error does change the debate. It does not. [Bolding mine for emphasis]
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Chris White debunks Phil Coppens' debunking of the debunker.
http://conspiracyclothes.com/nowheretorun/debunking-ancient-aliens-debunked-debunked-my-response-to-philip-coppens/
Of course he did! (Or, tried to.) One thing the debunkers are good at is their rabid terrier like tenacity.
In my limited exposure to Phil Coppens, he made claims not supported by his cited evidence. When called on it, he defended the indefensible with deluded logic, misrepresentation of his critics, personal smears, topped with a dollop of paranoia (see link below).
I would hope the ufological community would welcome fact-checking, not automatically smear it, because Mr. Coppens has earned whatever scrutiny comes his way.
http://www.jasoncolavito.com/1/post/2012/09/philip-coppens-lies-about-imhoteps-alleged-admission-of-alien-pyramid-building-help.html
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