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Nandabun t1_iu23q7i wrote

Reply to comment by TheSoulKing_MVP in Magma on Mars Likely - Until now, Mars has been generally considered a geologically dead planet. An international team of researchers led by ETH Zurich now reports that seismic signals indicate volcanism still plays an active role in shaping the Martian surface. by GeoGeoGeoGeo

No, I haven't. Seeing the moon doesn't mean I've heard the theory stated above. That would be really weird thing to lie about.

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ChiriTheoden t1_iu2ru2y wrote

It seems like that was a joke that relies either on prior knowledge on deductive reasoning, though with how Reddit typically operates, I get why you’d feel defensive.

Just for clarification, the person you replied to is basically saying that the reformation-causing “massive impact” jettisoned pieces of debris out into space, some of which became the moon. Which is to say, even without actually understanding the theory, you are aware of its effects.

In short, no one’s calling you a liar. But seeing the moon does mean you’re familiar with the end result of Massive Impact Theory, even if you didn’t know that’s what you were looking at.

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Nandabun t1_iu2szb8 wrote

That doesn't mean you've heard of it before tho. :v which is the problem, I was told, specifically, yes I have heard of it before. I had not.

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ChiriTheoden t1_iu2wgik wrote

Idk what to tell you except that jokes aren’t meant to be taken literally. I tried my best to explain the intent/humor of the joke, but it’s possible that it’s just not your type of humor. Or maybe there’s a language barrier.

> I was told specifically, yes I have heard of it before

You were told a joke.

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