Why do people ...

can someone proof read this for me? feel free to yell at me and give me criticism as I do know that I probably need it.


Why do people believe claims which do not have a scientific basis?

    Sadly, the majority of us are simple minded beings that enjoy life to be simple and easy to understand. Before humans had science they had religion, which they put their faith in to gain a sense of understanding. Leaders of the ancient world found an easy way to explain to their people why and how things happened. “God made it so.” “To believe otherwise is heresy.” What humans needed before is the same as what the need now and what they’ll need in the future, the simple ape folk want a simple explanation. That is one possible reason for why people may think we never landed on the moon. the other; Because it is also human nature to question. Question what seems ridiculous. If my astronomy professor lectured to the class that today the sky will turn neon purple and the oceans bright yellow, I would question. I would seek answers as to why this would happen and would need to see for myself.

The only problem I'm having with your arguments is that they seem to be self-contradictory.  You have essentially told us to think for ourselves, but you have not justified this.  As I said before, you are suffering from the is-ought problem.  I certainly don't disagree with your conclusions, only their justification, or more specifically, the lack thereof.  It is beginning to appear to me that, instead of this being something that may be proven or disproven, it is something that actually varies between people.  The tone of this entire conversation has seemed to me to be exceedingly Objectivistic, so I will cite a problem with Objectivism that I have seen.  Objectivism, in saying that people should think for themselves and are their own driving force, leans towards elitism.  I don't take this as being a necessarily negative aspect, but it does deter those who aren't capable of the sort of greatness of action required of one who create every action from their own thought.  This is where the is-ought problem comes into play.  It is a fact that taking other people's opinions as fact can lead to negative results.  So those of us who are able to take an array of ideas and make a choice based on the analysis thereof would be better off doing so.  For those who can't do so, though, it may be to their benefit to merely do what others say at times.  There is no right or wrong to it, for to assign the values of right or wrong to something, you must first ask,"For whom?" or ,"For what?"