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Originally Posted by robrosenbaum  Carl Sagan's actual quote was "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." |
Exactly evidence. Where is the evidence and how do I replicate what you are claiming. That is why people are skeptical. Claims without evidence are theories at best.
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Originally Posted by StevePavlina Even in the face of overwhelming evidence, people will cling to their pre-existing beliefs for emotional reasons. |
I disagree with this. Evidence allows "non-believers" to replicate the actual claims. If there is no way to replicate the evidence by independent parties it is not evidence. Just theory or anecdotal evidence but not evidence in scientific sense. Some people will ignore it, some people will try it, like with anything else.
Evidence like light, helps us see things as they really are.
It is true that people cling to pre-existing beliefs, but under overwhelming evidence very, very few do so. Nobody is claiming that earth is flat anymore, right?
I wish all talk about subjective reality was based on evidence that community can use to replicate the actual results instead of saying you cannot prove this or that or worse, you do not care to prove any of your assertions... Starts to sound like some kind of cult...