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With all this talk about Nibiru and 2012 its kinda hard to believe anything a government funded agency has to say. Because if this truly is real then I understand it would cause mass panic around the world so the government I believe would have good reason for concealing this. All the general public has to look into are either youtube and other websites that can't really be trust and well you guys, who are also not exactly trustworthy either.

It is interesting that you ask me when your message is mostly assertions that NASA can't be trusted. But you did ask me, so I will answer. I am telling you the truth, and honesty is a fundamental value of science. We seek the truth about nature, and we also communicate our findings openly, to other scientists and to the public. This open communication is what makes scientific advances possible. On matters of science the best authorities are the scientists themselves, professional scientific societies, and the peer-reviewed journals in which we publish our findings. Next best are the fine science journalists in our major newspapers, TV, and radio. The fact that these stories about 2012 are not discussed in science journals, or reported at science meetings, or published in newspapers and TV/radio, is a strong warning that Nibiru and pole shift and the like are not real. They represent a hoax, plain and simple. Finally, I will comment on your assertion, which I hear often from advocates of catastrophes, that the government conceals information that might cause mass panic. This is wrong from three perspectives. (1) Trying to keep a secret makes the bad news that much more dramatic when it inevitably comes out. (2) The idea of mass panic is mostly the result of Hollywood and TV films, but social scientists know that historically there is very little panic in crisis situations, and people generally try to help each other. (3) Far from concealing threats, the truth is that governments are always tempted to exaggerate dangers, especially when they can be blamed on other countries (or even other parties); think of the constant warnings about terrorists, for example, or the government color-coded warnings we are exposed to every day.
David Morrison
NAI Senior Scientist
July 9, 2008