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Originally Posted by Diogenes the Cynic Not in the book he doesn't. Nor does he compare Mythicists to birthers. He brings up the Birther thing only to make that point that hypothetically proving Obama was born in Kenya would not prove he didn't exist. He wasn't comparing mythers to birthers he was illustrating a specific kind of logical fallacy.

Still, as is clear from the avalanche of sometimes outraged postings on all the relevant Internet sites, there is simply no way to convince conspiracy theorists that the evidence for their position is too thin to be convincing and that the evidence for a traditional view is thoroughly persuasive. Anyone who chooses to believe something contrary to to evidence that an overwhelming majority of people find overwhelmingly convincing--whether it involves the fact of the Holocaust, the landing on the moon, the assassination of presidents, or even a presidential place of birth--will not be convinced. Simply will not be convinced.