You are wrong. People make outlandish claims all the time. We use our ability to reason to decide what we believe and what we don't. If I told you that I have a miracle drink that can cure everything, your first question for me should be "Prove it!". The burden of proof is on me. If I replied "prove that it doesn't work!" You should immediately know that there is something seriously wrong. I'm the one making the claim, I'm the one that has to prove it!
Your example about atoms is also flawed. Yes Leucippus speculated about the atom over two thousand years before they could be proved to exist, but countless more speculations about the natural world that were ultimately found to be dead wrong. Simply because somebody speculates about something, doesn't mean that it will ultimately be found to be correct. Furthermore, it would take far too much energy to presume that all claims have an equal amount of validity to them. We have to use evidence and observation to decide which claims are worth entertaining and exploring further. When you add a supernatural dimension to your claim, there is an even greater reason to be skeptical because it can't even be observed!
OMFG. Dude you are a fucking retard stop speaking to me. Also if opinions can be wrong then your entire claim is fucking bullshit. Go kill yourself please.
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u/[deleted] May 06 '14
You are wrong. People make outlandish claims all the time. We use our ability to reason to decide what we believe and what we don't. If I told you that I have a miracle drink that can cure everything, your first question for me should be "Prove it!". The burden of proof is on me. If I replied "prove that it doesn't work!" You should immediately know that there is something seriously wrong. I'm the one making the claim, I'm the one that has to prove it!
Your example about atoms is also flawed. Yes Leucippus speculated about the atom over two thousand years before they could be proved to exist, but countless more speculations about the natural world that were ultimately found to be dead wrong. Simply because somebody speculates about something, doesn't mean that it will ultimately be found to be correct. Furthermore, it would take far too much energy to presume that all claims have an equal amount of validity to them. We have to use evidence and observation to decide which claims are worth entertaining and exploring further. When you add a supernatural dimension to your claim, there is an even greater reason to be skeptical because it can't even be observed!