You've read through my links and they go against what YOU think, plain and simple.
And, there are articles and websites that agree with what I think. How should we decide which is correct? Do you not contemplate the differences, and instead just agree with what you already believe?
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
Barry wrote: To think we evolved from some lower life form is ridiculous. LOL
That's a fallacy Barry.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Argument_from_incredulity
Barry wrote:
I think it stinks that you dismiss out of hand the millions, if not BILLIONS of people that believe God created man from the dust of the ground.
That's another fallacy Barry. Sentence after sentence.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum
The fallacies you use in your reasoning mean your reasoning doesn't work. It's a fact born from the examples above. Such poor reasoning is how you develop and maintain false beliefs. You ARE wrong Barry, and your faulty reasoning is a sign you can't ignore. You can turn around and say WE'RE wrong, but the flaws in your reasoning suggest otherwise. Your last two replies to me were filled with fallacious reasoning. There's no reason to think the rest of your worldview isn't similarly faulty.
But of course, your tens of thousands of scientists, that will say ANYTHING to keep their jobs and grant money, are right.
If you knew anything about the self-correcting nature of the scientific enterprise, you'd realize how silly this is. There is no vast conspiracy theory, Barry. The conclusions of science aren't born from a desire for more grant money. They're born from adherence to method. If money had the massive impact you believe, we'd be living in a very different world. Because in that world, money would trump the truth. The vast majority of scientists from all over the world would need to conspire in real time to subvert the results of their findings. The funding department of every government would need to believe the same thing, and influence the scientists in their countries in the same way, and even control their findings in detail. The coordination of belief is something we already know doesn't exist, especially across cultures and between governments, many of which are theocratic. Which means there is some other reason the entire world of scientists have arrived at the same conclusion - because it's true.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Evil_Liber ... Conspiracy
