I Love Python, part of why they are so funny lies in the fact they that usually offend someone, in these cases from the life of brian, they mock the ridiculous conclusions derrived by the masses.
We have observed cosmic background radiation and there are many theories which fit the observed facts and explain them. We use their properties for valuable insight into how the universe works, and from that we now have a good idea if the universe is open and expanding (it is). These are the white swans. If God was a black swan in this scenario, how does He (or She or It or Them) fit the observed facts?
Simple, God is believed to be phyically nonexistent until physically discovered.
you can't call a belief a fact till its proven, Facts need to be proven before the qualify as facts, until then they can only ever be theories.
You can believe a theory that hasnt been proven, but you cant call it a fact.
You can believe a fact once its proven
but to believe in something that is unproven is nothing more than a belief.
Theres nothing wrong with believeing in an unproven theory, however you should announce it not as a matter of fact, as does the Bible on the very first page.
It says "In the Beginning God created" blah blah blah;
But it should say.
There is an unproven theory that God even exists, all events and theorys and accounts herein after which relate to god, can be treated only as Theories and not as factual. and then date it in case things change unexpectedly.
If a white swan came along and vouched for the existece of a black swan or claimed to be the son of a black swan that doesn't actually Prove the existence of the black swan.
But it may help you
BELIEVE that one does exist.
You cant reinforce beliefs as facts by simply quoting beliefs from a book of common beliefs, you can still only show your beliefs to be common beliefs, no matter how much you believe your beliefs.
Until Proven, they are not
FACTS
as far as calling the Black swan/white swan analogy a fallacy, dont focus on the wrong part of the story, concentrate and pay attention.
If you dont concentrate and pay attention, you will end up beliving all sorts of crap.
Next thing you know you'll believe in :sandrine
Remember the theory, if you dont belive in fairies, they all die.
if you believe that statement then your logic missed that they can't die till they live and they cant live till you believe they do, and to require you to believe in them for them to BE at all means they are nothing more than figments of the imagination.
And Cute ones at that.:thumb
62 Ragtop Herbie with a little extra oomph.