The "proof" of that theory exists, it is just not going to be simple. This is one of those cases where you're going to have to trust the experts.
Did I say that? A simple quote insinuates that I did, FYI.
Am I not the expert on my beliefs?
Of course you are the expert on your own beliefs, but you are not the expert on whether or not your beliefs conform to reality.
For example, a schizophrenic would be an expert on their own beliefs, but their psychiatrist would be the expert on whether or not their beliefs conform to reality. I'm not calling you schizo, but simply illustrating the point that you aren't the expert on how true your beliefs are. Of course you think your beliefs are true (otherwise you wouldn't believe them, right?), but if you believe in a Flat Earth, others could confidently say that your beliefs do not conform to reality. Make sense?
I did not pluck them out of thin air.
Maybe not, but how can I tell if your beliefs do or do not conform to reality? I have to check them against my beliefs and the beliefs of others.
If your beliefs are "wacko" then we can assume they are false. We may not be correct, of course, but your going to have to provide strong evidence to the contrary to convince us.
You'll have to trust me or not.
You have to earn my trust. The default is not.
You have the remote.
Actually,
you have it. Start clicking. Take a position and make an argument. Then I'll have something to respond too.