Later in the paper he gives his complete hypothesis that light is made up of small particles. This is meant to clench his point. It is obvious that Newton doesn t intend for everybody to just believe his latest discovery simply on the merit of a good idea. Instead he hopes that they will give it a chance and maybe accept it as possible. Mathematical equations and test results are the most common and in many cases the strongest support for an idea.
Religion is also an extremely strong part of convincing people.
A scientist must be very careful not to offend a person s deeply rooted religious beliefs with his theories. Arguments between scientists on a certain topic are very commonly seeded with emotion. If the facts are disputed then beliefs and emotions are used to convince someone of the validity of one s side. Skeptics are thouroughly convinced that man is inherently a fool. They looked down upun the gluttons of food and wine.