Then again, that is exactly what every conspiracy theorist says. Truthers say precisely the same thing.
Jesus said something like that, too. Broad is the way of destruction, path to life is narrow, something like that. Point is, I don’t remember the last time I heard an argument as lame as yours on FR. If birthers were all saying the Sun rises in the east, would that make it any less true?
As for certain truths being believed by only a few at the beginning, that’s the normal pattern in science and other disciplines. Normally, though, when no one has a stake in this “new truth,” it will gradually gain acceptance as more become aware of evidence. However, where structures of power depend on falsehoods, the truth will be fought tooth and nail, and many who would otherwise believe are intimidated into a forced uncertainty. Especially politicians, pragmatic creatures that they are.
Most people who reject the eligibility problem as too fringe to even consider, have, unsurprisingly, not considered it, I.e., have not thought about it to any depth or considered any evidence. The herd instinct is strong, but it fails to prove anything, except for the analytical limitations of the herd. Can you let some of us rise above being lemmings? Thank you.
Don’t let yourself be led around like a poodle on a leash.
Listen carefully—truth is not to be found in the rantings of the mob.