RE: Shared Delusions
June 9, 2009 at 2:30 pm
(This post was last modified: June 9, 2009 at 2:32 pm by Meatball.)
Consensus != Proof
Though convincing on face value, you can't logically accept something as true simply because a number of people say so. The burden of proof still exists. This becomes especially damning to legitimacy in cases of mass delusions. 5000 people saw Jesus walk across a swimming pool and ascend to the heavens, but none of them took a picture, and no video footage exists? Doubtful, in this day and age of cellphone cameras and CCTV.
Though convincing on face value, you can't logically accept something as true simply because a number of people say so. The burden of proof still exists. This becomes especially damning to legitimacy in cases of mass delusions. 5000 people saw Jesus walk across a swimming pool and ascend to the heavens, but none of them took a picture, and no video footage exists? Doubtful, in this day and age of cellphone cameras and CCTV.
- Meatball
