They Want Gregory Koukl Sign up to receive Solid Ground free. My mind's made up. Don't confuse me with the facts.
People believe what they want to believe, much of the time.
I don't mean to say that they believe things without any reason, but they believe, oftentimes, without good reason. Most people will give some reason why they believe something. But an indicator of the fairness of their point of view is how they respond to even-handed, fair criticism of their view and to evidence for an opposing view. Sometimes the evidence people are initially faced with seems compelling. We were talking this morning about the Mars rock.