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Old 08-09-2010, 02:55 PM
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Often the most ridiculous and improbable ideas are accepted so easily by so many. Maybe, from some propensity to just believe in the fanciful or, perhaps, as some form of bravado or rebellion against the "conservative" scientific establishment.
Example. Joe Fog sees a bright fast-moving object in the night-sky while driving home after a party. This is obviously "evidence" of another UFO. He believes in UFOs. However, no-one else saw or reported it. Scientists believe at best it was probably a meteor. For Joe, this is "evidence" of another government cover-up or conspiracy.

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