I remember that some years back, in certain advertising slogans they would say "X million people can't be wrong" in order to get people to buy in.

I have seen that argument from HB's that so many people are talking about it so there must be something in it, sounds like a fallacy to me.

I remember once arguing a biblical point, (I will spare you the details) and I was asked by someone who was not even a believer asking me if I was saying that a whole load of bishops were wrong. Given the position I was taking on this point the answer was yes, but it was hard to tell them that. Appeal to authority coupled with appeal to the masses, very powerful forces in forcing us to be woo-woo

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