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Originally Posted by tabs
So you are saying your forebearers were stupid for believing in ghosts werewolves vampires and what not? Well perhaps from your lack of discernment the berry has indeed not fallen very far from that tree.
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They were not stupid, just ignorant of any science. They did learn, and understood the world has no vampires, witches flying around on brooms, except "make believe" stories like camp fire scary stories.
Then they learned about Occam's razor. In explaining a thing no more assumptions should be made than are necessary. The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.
Thunder is the atmosphere slamming back together, not giants up in the clouds bowling, or Thor slamming his hammer against something.