There’s a strange theory going around social media today, which basically says that Alec Baldwin and Ryan Gosling are born of the same feather — so much so that they’re pretty much identical twins, at least as young men.

I’m not entirely convinced, though plenty of people on Twitter are defending the theory till the day they die.

What do you have to say?

oh my god @RyanGosling you look like a young alec baldwin what happened pic.twitter.com/mjrmg6x6SU

— jess (@chorando_raios) February 20, 2017

Is it me or does young @AlecBaldwin look a lot like @RyanGosling? pic.twitter.com/5nr0kVyumd

— Christina LeBlanc (@xtinaleblanc) April 2, 2017

Real talk: @RyanGosling totally looks like a young @AlecBaldwin pic.twitter.com/PLpDDiHYMf

— Virginie Corneau (@VirginieCorneau) April 12, 2017

Rewatched Beetlejuice last night. 1) Still a great flick. 2) Young @AlecBaldwin has a striking resemblance to Ryan Gosling. pic.twitter.com/hC24xITtl7

— Len Kendall (@LenKendall) June 12, 2017

I think it’s safe to assume @AlecBaldwin and @RyanGosling have discovered time travel. #Predestination pic.twitter.com/2KZzay8j7B

— Nezih Bouali (@LongestNameOnTw) December 28, 2016