(February 13, 2019 at 5:43 am)Der/die AtheistIn Wrote: people trying to convince others of this point of view have a difficult time themselves believing their own claims?
Or it may be that they find it easy to believe their own claims, but look for ways that they think will convince others.
We all rely on authorities, to some extent. I could, in theory, test for myself what the speed of light is, but I'm not going to do it. Maybe I could even set up my own double-blind trials to test that my heartburn medicine is safe (would that even be legal for me to do?), but the authority of various experts means that I won't.
The main difference is probably that you don't trust the people they trust.
