Big Fitz
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You have 24 hours to fix this quote before I turn it over to the mods.Skepticism has entered the same level of intellectual exercise as conspiracy theory. All the science is but a thin scientifically flavored veneer over an emotional desire for a presupposition to be true. Corellating evidence is accepted, contrary evidence is rejected and all sorts of contrivances are used to justify the selection process.
Essentially all skeptics believe so because they have a vested emotional interest for it to be true. Once you get into a discussion with them, you quickly see that they will use any claim to back up their obvious faith/insanity. Everything is caused by this crisis, and they will work to fit all these things into a cohesive rationalization of their desire to believe.
That is why you almost never get die hard believers to 'snap out of it', because it's not about proof. It's about belief. The stronger their zealotry, the more they preach, the better it is to just say, 'uh huh' and walk away bringing as many people not infected by the insanity away with you lest they get suckered too.
But those pre-disposed to this outcome will believe any evidence that supports it and are doomed to fall.
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