The fact that you (and others) "really like" it, in spite of the total lack of evidence, means we should take it less seriously, not more. It is a glaring red f

The fact that you (and others) "really like" it, in spite of the total lack of evidence, means we should take it less seriously, not more. It is a glaring red flag for bias, which we should attempt to compensate for. Our aesthetic sense has no bearing on truth, but it does affect what lies we tell each other. You can apply this principle quite widely: the better it feels to believe something, the less likely it is to be true.