On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:50:21 -0800, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
If one believes the world was invaded by aliens in space planes, and one stands up for it by harassing anyone who disagrees, then yes.
What's the purpose of injecting aliens into a discussion that has nothing to do with that. Making up a stupid imaginary example that has nothing to do with reality does nothing to move the discussion forward.
As noted by Zetawoof, this is what the Church of Scientology claims. It was a real-world example of a bizarre belief for which people stand up in a most aggressive way.
If you have a foolproof objective way of identifying the difference between the good and the bad tenacious advocates, I'd be grateful if you'd share it.
Guy (JzG)