There are two objectionable types of believers: those who believe the incredible, and those who believe that 'belief' must be discarded and replaced by 'the scientific method'.

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Noted historian Stephen Jay Gould, "The first group of believers is at least open to the possibility that extraordinary claims may require extraordinary evidence. The second group of believers cannot allow themselves to entertain the possibility that extraordinary claims may be true" (Gould, 1995).

Source: Natural Philosophy Of Cause And Chance

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