Prove it! (#1493)

I am just up to my ears sick of hearing leaders make claims that are ridiculous and yet give no scientific or otherwise proof of their claim. Our whole existence has been built upon rational logical concepts yet many in our societies are ignorant of the process that has allowed this growth. Knowledge is a gift we can all take if we choose to assimilate it within the confines of proof. Believing something to be true because you have heard it over and over again still does not offer evidence as proof. Logic is the simplest way to come to a determination if a given set of facts are true. the process is simple and easy to understand. Those who refuse to give proof of their claims are more than likely as dishonest as can be. If a thing has the proof of it's claim, why on Earth would we not provide it? Our lives have become so complex that we instead abrogate our trust to individuals or groups who sound reasonable yet they do not prove the truth of our and their claims. The ones who do provide the truth of a thing and then summarize the claim are the ones who I likely follow when my understanding of a subject is limited. I do not rush off and proclaim their rational impeccable, however I do give them the benefit of the doubt as to whether their claim is possible. All I need is the combined proof in the form of logic, common sense and intuition to be able to accept the real possibility that a claim is true. There are many out there in our society who are in leadership positions who are less inclined to accept proof of a claim and more inclined to believe myth, lore and superstition and other non-scientific methods. I can only hope that the rational minds of our citizenry will finally realize that logic has to be the foundation of our understandings and quit giving in to the "shucksters" of our era.