Out of curiosity, who made up that claim that extraordinary claims demands extraordinary evidence? Why is that so, because some human decided to make up there own rules?
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Ok! If I claim that I ate a hamburger? Would you call that an extraordinary claim? No, of course not. You would have no reason to doubt it. I doubt that anyone would want any evidence that I ate a hamburger.
If I claim that I ate a dinosaur burger? Well? Would you want proof? Of course. You want to see the dead dinosaur that the hamburger came from. That's what we mean by extraordinary claims and extraordinary evidence.
Was it Carl Sagan that said that?
'Why is that so, because some human decided to make up there(sic) own rules?'
No, just your 8th grade English teacher.
Please die soon and do not procreate.
Okay, consider these claims.
1) My ancestors come from England.
The first is perfectly believable. You take one look at me, my ancestry is pretty obviously European.
If I claimed the second, you would have reason to doubt that. Plenty of people have ancestors in England; only a few are descended from nobility. (I am, by the way, though a pretty minor noble, just the son of a lord who came to the States before they were "the States".) But my family has the papers to show that I do have Stooksbury blood, and that it does come from the son of Lord Stooksbury that settled in east Tennessee before the revolution.
If I claimed that I was descended from English monarchs in all but the most tangential "fifteenth cousin eight times removed" way, then you would want substantial genealogical evidence, especially since royal families generally keep their birth records very thoroughly.
If I claimed to be the rightful heir to the throne, then you should not only demand genealogies, but you should also ask for legal evidence proving that my claim to the throne is stronger than Liz's.
See what I mean?
Why is that so, because some human decided to make up there own rules?
No, it is so because centuries of human history teached us that one should be wary of scammers and con men (who usually try to hook up gullible victims by making extraordinary statements); be naive and you get fleeced immediately.
And yes, I fully admit that I view religion as one of the biggest scams ever in human history. The promise of "eternal life" sounds dangerously similiar to the promise of "several million dollars" of nigerian scam emails. Both are a shameless attempt of catching as many people as possible, by exploiting the most basic psychological weaknesses. (Fear and Greed)
When you still don't believe me, "Magus55", then I have a wonderful car to sell to you... you don't need extraordinary evidence, don't you? Trust me, believe me, it's the best car in the world...
Who? A person with a university diploma, probably. You know, someone who has studied logic and reason.
there =/= their
“Out of curiosity, who made up that claim that extraordinary claims demands extraordinary evidence?”
"Why is that so”
“because some human decided to make up there own rules?”
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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