[bondserv]

There was a bank robbery where a million dollars was stolen, involving a blue truck. It is true that not every blue truck in the city was the bank robber's.

Now the blue truck that was used for the bank robbery had a dented right front fender. Not every blue truck with a dented right front fender in the city was involved in the bank robbery.

Now the bank robbery truck was missing a left rear wheel hub cap. There may be five or six other blue trucks with dented right front fenders, and a missing left rear hub cap.

But this robber's blue truck had a gun rack behind the seat, was missing a left rear wheel hub cap, and had a dented right front fender. Maybe one or two blue trucks have gun racks, missing left rear hub, dented right fender.

But this robbers blue truck had a broken out left front headlight, with a gun rack, missing rear left hub, dented right front fender. Maybe one other truck in the city.

But this blue truck had a duffel bag with a million dollars in the back, broken left headlight, gun rack, missing rear hub and a dented right front fender.

You get the point.

[curiosity]

You get the point.

I must be stupid, because no, I don't get the point. Can you put it in terms that even an idiot can understand? Apparently, compared to you, I'm an idiot.

[Thatcherite]

What Bondserv is saying is that we have to be capable of recognising crushing evidence. Like for instance the crushing evidence for the fact that evolution has occurred that we see in the fossil record and modern DNA.

I think this is what he means anyway.