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I would argue that there is an open discussion regarding intellectual honesty also
I would not. Obviously anyone who takes a story for truth because they find it "inspiring" and reject a well-reasoned, impeccably evidenced account because it is "dull" is not being intellectually honest.
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Our belief is that our own scientific method, observation and evidence are our most reliable approach to understanding this vast space.
And for good reason.
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Current fantasies may well become future truths one way or another.
Even if that is true in some senses, the number of current fantasies that are presently true - if any - must be far smaller than the number of fantasies around us. The chance of any one being true is vanishingly small. It's no excuse for believing fantasies.