WOTM: Without Evidence
Our world really is divided most dramatically into people for whom evidence is imperative and required, and those who don't. One of the things that used to crack me up about Dennis Prager, is that he always had a theory for everything. These were mere speculations. But he would cling to those speculations like they were the most brilliant insights the world had ever known. All without an ounce of actual evidence.
Cameron's "reports" of restored limbs are a perfect example of what I'm talking about. If you're a person who can be sold so easily, you will be an easy mark for every huckster looking to take advantage. And frighteningly, this is not something from which those of us embracing an evidence-based way of thinking can be protected — not in the long run. Which is why critical thinking skills are in everyone's interest. With the exception of the religious, of course.
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So sick. For the life of me, I can't understand how people can look at sixty —count 'em: 60!— failed court cases for lack of evidence, and still believe the frickin' conman. Then again, how much evidence have scientists shown us for 4 decades, yet there are still hordes of imbeciles who insist that the climate crisis is a "hoax" —while the floods, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, sea levels are happening all around us. If there were an afterlife, Carl Sagan would be weeping. And I'm weeping for him.