tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post1270983625471989739..comments2023-10-02T14:33:18.136+01:00Comments on The Very Fluffy Diary of Millennium Dome, Elephant: Day2639: "A Lie that Lurks in the Appeal"Millennium Domehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430269096817934037noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-25056398939709252422008-03-26T14:44:00.000+00:002008-03-26T14:44:00.000+00:00Hooray! Rascally fun!I wouldn't deny that LOTS mor...Hooray! Rascally fun!<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't deny that LOTS more people believe in Mr God than believe that they've seen aliens, but I wasn't comparing the experiences in QUANTITY, but in KIND. <BR/><BR/>The question is do you BELIEVE the testimony of the people who say they've seen aliens? If not, then what might have made them THINK they've seen aliens? And could this RARE "thinking I've seen aliens" thing have a rather more COMMON occurrence?<BR/><BR/>You cannot JUST judge personal testimony by QUANTITY. You might think that the fact that LOTS of people believe something should weigh more heavily than something only a few people believe… but does it? Long ago, almost everyone believed that the Sun revolved around the Earth, and only a few astronomers like Galileo and Copernicus thought it was the other way around. But who was RIGHT? <BR/><BR/>Why did the majority believe that? Well, it IS what it looks like, and it was what everyone else thought, and it was what they were told by their priestly authority-figures, and they probably didn't think about it too hard. So they just accepted it as a given.<BR/><BR/>So it is quite possible for a majority of people to make the SAME mistake about what they THINK they are seeing or experiencing.<BR/><BR/>(Though, it is IMPORTANT to remember that it might NOT be a mistake at all: if new evidence turns up I am willing to change my opinion!)<BR/><BR/>If I may ask, what convinces you that Mr God DOES exist?<BR/><BR/><BR/>PS: <BR/>I do NOT exaggerate… I use HEAVY EMPHASIS :)Millennium Domehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430269096817934037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-67444939312680005842008-03-26T13:48:00.000+00:002008-03-26T13:48:00.000+00:00Nice rant. I think both you and the cardinal are p...Nice rant. I think both you and the cardinal are probably rascals. I would like to point out you exagerate a lot. A lot more people believe in God that believe they've seen aliens. 2billion people call themselves Christians and nearly 2billion muslims. I don't think anyone was saying you don't have the right to be athiest. Anyway I wouldn't blame you for being Atheist, after all the bible doesn't talk much about fluffy elephants.Alasdair Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380311147509564114noreply@blogger.com