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Originally Posted by DrPhil
(ASTalumna can explain if necessary but) I thought ASTalumna is talking about the level of uncertainty, lack of information, misinformation, and doubt for these cases from the outside.
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Yes, this exactly. People get extremely emotional over things that they don't really "know.". It's ok to have your beliefs and to think one way over another based on what you do know (hell, that's how verdicts are reached), but to get so emotional about something uncertain, and to think other people are ridiculous for thinking differently, I can't understand that.
It's like religion. Anyone can believe whatever they want. You can argue that aliens created all of us in a test tube, and that's fine. But if you get outraged at me and at MY belief system (or lack thereof), and try to convince me that I'm crazy for believing what I do, then I'm going to think you're annoying, over-emotional, and that you need to get a grip on reality.
It's people showing emotions that represent such certainty, about things that aren't necessarily based on fact, that really baffle me.
Btw, DrPhil.. Sorry I only quoted part of your post. I'll never do it again.
