[Fitzcarraldo]

A true rationalist perspective would limit our statements on what is true to events experienced directly. Statements about what happened billions of years ago must be categorized as hypothesis.

[microgood]

A true rationalist perspective would limit our statements on what is true to events experienced directly. Statements about what happened billions of years ago must be categorized as hypothesis.

Well said. My thoughts exactly.

[general_re]

A true rationalist perspective would limit our statements on what is true to events experienced directly. Statements about what happened billions of years ago must be categorized as hypothesis.

Presumably you regard the actuality of the Civil War as mere "hypothesis" - none of us were around to experience that directly either...

[steve-b]

A true rationalist perspective would limit our statements on what is true to events experienced directly.

Did you see OJ kill Nicole?
Do you agree that the jury was right to acquit him?

Did you see George III do any of the things listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Do you think that the Founders slandered him?
(Oops -- did the Founders actually write the Declaration at all? I didn't see it....)

I trust that the inanity of your suggestion has been driven into the ground.....