The believers and followers

When I was watching the documentary made by James Randi on the issue of Psychics and the trickery, an interesting conversation struck my mind. Why do more people still follow the tricksters and illusionists than the people who debunk them?

The human mind likes to follow something which appears to have existence, rather than thinking about its non-existence, which may be the truth or closer to the truth.  It is easier to follow the notion of a bright star than a black hole.

In our daily practice, it is very difficult to prove the absence of disease than its presence. Moreover when you tell  people that “everything” they are feeling is “in their head”, that is not going to go well.

 However, if you can say the problem is a disorder called “Toomuchgooglitis”, a not uncommon disorder, you are taken seriously.

I should try not to appear as a skeptic, than  be a re-affirmer of a non-truth; to survive in this world.

May be lying is to be considered a more pragmatic and socially accepted form of imagination. 

A skeptic dies seeking the  truth for its credibility, does not get any followers.