Let's Talk About Religion

[TheRealMafoo]

That Guy said:

I agree with Mafoo in that just because something is widely believed does not make it correct. Though Mr. Mafoo, even if 95% were in agreement, it wouldn't make then anymore correct. Logically speaking, that would be considered argumentum ad populum, or appealing to the masses. (i.e. 9 out of 10 doctors prefer toothpaste X!)

If 95% of the world thought the moon was made of cheese, it doesn't make it true ^_^. Likewise, 95% of the world believing in God does not prove nor disprove anything.

 

True, but if 95% of the world thought the exact same thing, and there were pockets of society that had never met, or ever understood each others language, and so on, it would make me question it more.

If Aborigines and Germans thought the exact same thing 2,000 years ago, I would put more stock into what they thought, as there would have to be some underlying primer that drove both to the same result.