I guess some people just choose to believe that everyone who can't provide concrete evidence for a claim they're making is just full of ****.

We have barely scratched the surface of exploring our own galaxy, let alone others.

I think the idea is more about not jumping to conclusions based on anecdotal evidence without considering all the factors that might be playing a part.

Personally, I don't think most people are intentionally bs'ing about stuff like this. I do, however, think many of them are easily confused and will latch on to an explanation and make a conclusion without exploring all the avenues.
I'm not skeptical because I think people are inherently liars. I'm skeptical because I think people are inherently prone to mistake and misconception.

However, concrete evidence is really the only way to sort out whether that's the case or not. So, it's anyone's game. But if you want to place bets on something, you're probably better off not placing them on the average person's ability to represent a fact based on their own experiences and knowledge.

Hell, we've barely explored the oceans on the surface of our own planet.

This, exactly.

I like to imagine that in one of these other universes, there is a planet that looks kind of like Earth and contains doppelgangers of every single person on THIS Earth. But that they are a way more advanced society... like with teleportation and time travel and crap like that.

If none of these stories are true, why make up something like anal probing? Just seems very strange to me. And if they are true, why are they anal probing us? What does that accomplish? :laughing:

It seems there are a lot of people who think that unless they have seen something, it cant exist. And at the same time claim to be intellectual. That is like saying that if the wind isn't blowing and you can't feel it or see it, that must mean there is no air, right? That is the same line of thinking Isn't it? Not very intellectual if you ask me.

Nice strawman.

Strawmen can get blown over by wind.