Reply To: Da Mah L'Hashiv�The Academic Fallacy

eclipse: That is precisely my point. But for most thinking people, a simple dismissal of “this guy has the wrong answers” does nothing at best and causes doubt at worst. The point is to explain and understand why the academics got the wrong answers, not just dismissing them out of hand, which, if someone then looks into it more, can actually do more harm than good. Not giving an answer, in many people’s thinking, is tantamount to admission that you don’t have an answer. “They’re wrong because they’re wrong” doesn’t encourage people; it is merely a meaningless tautology that doesn’t help the person asking the question gain anything. “They’re wrong because of XYZ” hopefully instills faith and understanding in those who may have previously been troubled by questions.