25 Criteria for Believing Anything

1. I saw it.
2. I heard it.
3. I touched it.
4. I tasted it.
5. I smelled it.
6. It was online.
7. It was on television.
8. It was in a magazine.
9. It was in a newspaper.
10. It was on the radio.
11. Someone I trust said it.
12. An attractive person said it. 
13. The majority said it.
14. People like me said it.
15. The "dots" connect.
16.  I thought it.
17. There's no reason to reject it.
18. It's negative.
19. It's flattering to me.
20. It's bad for people I hate.
21. I can understand it.
22. It's within my capability.
23. I don't like the implications if it's false.
24. It's associated with something positive.
25. If it's false, then I'm wrong.