| In all other aspects of life, we expect those who propose that something exists, that something happened, that something is factual to provide evidence of their claim. How many times have we heard someone say, "prove it"? If I claimed to have seen a rock leap into the air, everyone would expect me to provide evidence or they'd rightly dismiss my statement as fanciful. Only when it comes to superstitious beliefs do we, for no good reason, drop our expectation of evidence and permit ourselves to be convinced of something based on nothing more than wishful thinking. |