Comment Re:Hockey guy? (Score 2, Insightful) 874
If you have a better idea of how to go about believing in something, I'm eager to hear it.
Here's a few methods that I know don't work:
1) Believe based on the evidence and arguments you hear. Sounds reasonable, right? Unfortunately, for any field of sufficient complexity, laymen like us don't have the ability to evaluate the evidence and arguments in context, because we are too ignorant. I don't care if this has been your hobby for a few years, or that you are a brilliant person. Unless you actually have a degree in this stuff, you aren't going to be a great judge of arguments.
2) Believe based on a particular expert. But when there are many experts, there is no reason to believe in any particular one.
3) Believe based on the personalities involved. Don't trust Al Gore? Logically, it shouldn't make a difference, since many more people are involved beside Al Gore.
So, please tell me the method you use to believe, that is better than scientific consensus.