I have had a theory for ages now. it is:

Fakers Breed Skeptics

what do you think? agree or disagree?

If you mean, that by someone claiming something to be real [let's say... a bleeding statue] and science prooves that it was fake, it makes more skeptics, then I agree. People who fake things are lame and need to get a life. They're trying to get skeptics to believe, but the end result is more skepticcs.

yeah, what i mean is that if something is proven fake then skeptics and other people say 'this wasn't real so none of this stuff is' making more skeptics

Oh, I thought the underline meant it was a link. My bad.

I guess the way I see it is similar to zero. You fake something to get people to believe what you say, then when/if it's proven false they're just likely to move even more away from your belief.

Unless you are referring to people being fake, in which I would substitute the word fake and use hypocrite. The word Christian (for example only), well, what is a Christian. People who barely know who Jesus CHrist is claim they are Christian. People who own and run brothels claim to be Christian. People who genuinely love Jesus and do what he says also claim to be Christian.

With so many people claiming to be one thing, while acting and doing differently (fakers), they are the biggest hypocrites and likely to push people further into skepticism.

But that's just my opinion.

Regards, PA

yeah whatever i just think fakers are stupid

Your sig is way too big. I don't think the mods will let you keep it.

everyone is fake

if everyone is fake, then everyone is real.

Fakers, I'm sure, certainly help to inspire believers to become skeptical. However, it may only be partially (like a skeptical believer). In the end, some people will still maintain their beliefs though.

maybe the problem would be, that there are few isolated people that come in contact with the divine, and basically their followers sort of fake it after their death. example: the apostles of Yeshu apparently didn't learn how to create his miracles, even though he is to have said "you will be able to do all this in my name", so they had to recruit a magician, simon magnus, to teach them to fake it (in acts).

or all of "the divine" is fakery and people are stupid and need something to cling to so they can create their own comfort. it is easier to create your own little world and be a "happy go lucky idiot" than to face the world in all its might.

Wow Im drunk and I concur.

I mainly agree with your theory and it makes good sense to me. Fakes do create more skeptics, so all those desperados trying to prove their religion right...STOP IT because it's not going to happen. You cant prove anything in terms of religion as right. People are desperate to get attention to their religions and when it is shown its false, people steer more clear of it than before. People will follow what they feel is right, even if that means nothing (for some)....i guess.

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