“Some people have a knack, for example, of being able to tell when someone's lying to them. They may not know what the truth is, but they can tell when someone is trying to lead them astray or sell them something shady. I think he had that ability to an amazing degree. I also think he thought, without saying it explicitly, that you can convince a crowd of something that's not true more easily than you can one person at a time.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingMayPersonsBookAbleLyingLanguageAbilityExampleTruth IsDegreesSellsCrowdsConvinceKnackShady Author:George Orwell
“If my interlocutor desires to convince me that Jupiter has inhabitants, and that his description of them is accurate, it is for him to bring forward evidence in support of his contention. The burden of proof evidently lies on him; it is not for me to prove that no such beings exist before my non-belief is justified, but for him to prove that they do exist before my belief can be fairly claimed. Similarly, it is for the affirmer of God's existence to bring evidence in support of his affirmation; the burden of proof lies on him.” IfsLyingDesireBeliefExistenceSupportAtheismProveEvidenceBurdenPositive AtheismProofConvinceDescriptionAccurateAffirmationJustifiedContentionJupiterBurden Of Proof Book:The Origins of Theosophy (Routledge Revivals): Annie Besant - The Atheist Years Source: The Origins of Theosophy (Routledge Revivals): Annie Besant - The Atheist Years