Believing is irrational. Given enough time, charisma and persuasion anyone can be made to believe anything.
> I am genuinely open to being persuaded otherwise
Read on the recent research into the abrupt climate change that is now thought to have caused the demise of the Egyptian civilization. Specifically they uncovered the evidence that there was a few degrees jump in average temperatures in a scope of few years.
Discovery covered this half a year ago or so. Ironically enough they were airing it right after yet another fart-less-save-the-earth special.
> .. a persuasive argument that you seem to believe.
What was uncovered were the facts demonstrating severe climate changes in ancient times. This requires no believing in, merely accepting that archeologists didn't fake their findings.
believe: to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so.
Your "acceptance" of "the facts" is "believing" by the definition above, pure and simple.
Believing is irrational. Given enough time, charisma and persuasion anyone can be made to believe anything.
> I am genuinely open to being persuaded otherwise
Read on the recent research into the abrupt climate change that is now thought to have caused the demise of the Egyptian civilization. Specifically they uncovered the evidence that there was a few degrees jump in average temperatures in a scope of few years.
Discovery covered this half a year ago or so. Ironically enough they were airing it right after yet another fart-less-save-the-earth special.