"If we believe one unproven fact, then why not all the others?" A good expression of my favorite logical principle.."ex falso [sequitur] quodlibet, 'from falsehood, anything [follows]'; or ex contradictione [sequitur] quodlibet, 'from contradiction, anything [follows]'), Thus, if you have two contradictory premises in your opinions, AT LEAST one of them must be false... and maybe both. Most people never even attempt to look directly at what various of their beliefs imply...
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