If one starts out with a belief and reads only things that support that belief, ignoring all contrary evidence, then one is not engaged in critical thinking. The scientific method begins with evidence. Leads to hypotheses. Then, you try like hell to prove the theory wrong. You don't exclude evidence that disproves your theory for the sake of continuing said idea. That's crazy!
Take the flame witches above. If I were to buy into magic, I'd say these were pictures of some spirit seeping into our world. But I know they're not. I know they are one flame mirrored against itself. Thousands of shots were taken until something manifested into an image recognizable to us. Not magic.
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