Why do people believe it if it has been proved to be fake?
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Because they are like Lemmings going over a cliff, in other words if I jumped off of a building would you do it too? Their answer would be yes.
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Most people want their fifteen minutes of fame or power, and with the gullibility of 95% of the population, what better way to get it than to promote some nebulous image and label it as a religious icon. There are so many folk out there willing to believe anything. On the one hand there is a desperate need for proof of a divine being and all that it entails even if it shows up on a potato chip. On the other there is such a vice grip of blind devotion that to deny anything that may even come close to being a true depiction of God's presence would be tantamount to blasphemy.
831475
because they're gullible.
953559
It has been proven a hoax
85703
If it is genuine, I think it will be impossible to demonstrate it.  \nIf it is not genuine it will possible to demonstrate it.\n\nSo we will only be sure after they say that is not genuine.
234988
I think it's a way of saying you don't believe it.
512639
All those scripts, monuments, treaties and historical documents cannot be fake! Of course there are some myths that you have to take a suspicious look at but there are nothing than exceptions.
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The faithful don't believe without proof. They do not run out and buy every product they see advertised. They read Consumer Reports just like the rest of us. If I tried to sell a theist a "magic potion" that would turn him invisible, or told him that his wife was cheating on him, he would ask for proof.\n\nWe only extend our need for proof one step further. We don't see why proof is needed in every aspect of existence except one.
29407
People believe this because the Christian religion tells them it's true.  Also, it's convenient to have someone take the rap for your mistakes.
282365
amazing the type of stuff people will believe without a single shred of even semi reliable evidence
33213
Nope! Just wishful thinking.If it sounds too good to be true it usually is. A popular saying that people should pay attention to.
753071
no, it is absolutely factual.  people who are Bush supporters will try to convince themselves it is fake, but they know it is true.
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If it's not real, it's not a fact. You can't find an unreal fact, because a fact is something that is real and true..... You could make something up and call it a fact, but it wouldn't be.
783627
Because they are very charismatic and predatory. People like him are obviously fake to me, however, some people are so gullible, they'll believe anything. Especially if the one misguiding them is very confident and a good liar.
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Legitimacy of what?  Your question is incomplete.\n\nSue
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There seems to be an overwhelming amount of evidence to support this. Do I believe in it? I think I would have to see it myself to believe it but not ruling out that it does exist
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Of course I do, don't you?\nJust because you haven't seen something yourself, does not mean that it does'nt exist. Remember there are many things out there that people thought were ficticous until they were proved wrong.\n\nP.S. It doesn't hurt anyone to just believe, sceptics seem to be such sad people.