(November 2, 2016 at 4:35 pm)Emjay Wrote: IMO a conspiracy theory, no matter how big or involved it is, is always more plausible than the alternative of magic. Because it is earthly and known to be possible by known physical laws etc, however seemingly unlikely. So theists scoff at conspiracy theories, but they're still infinitely more probable, and thus rational, than magic as the answer.
I just don't see how a conspiracy like that could have been pulled off, as I explained to Poca.
If I wasn't religious at all... actually, let's say I'm apathetic.
If I was apathetic to religion in general, I would still at the very least think a conspiracy theory that panned out like that would be equal to or more unlikely than an actual supernatural occurrence having happened.
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