Why does someone believe you when you say?

Question

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Answer 1

There's no way of checking (as of yet) to see if there are four billion stars. They'll just have to take your word for it. Its probably not that important to them anyways.

But you can check to see if the paint is wet. You should never believe anyone 100% anyways. That's how you become a fool.

Answer 2

What? Oh! What happens is that people think there are 4 billion stars, so they check with you to see if it's true, and if you say the same thing, they think, 'Hey! I must be right!' and they can't go out there and count stars and invisible stars and non-existent stars, but if you say the paint is wet, they can check, and they might not now it for sure. It's just mind stuff.

Answer 3

To the first question: Nobody really cares how many there are, and they just want to end the conversation.
Second: Paint is always wet and its fun to touch wet paint.

Answer 4

The first is not readily confirmable, you could give any large number, but the second is easily confirmable. By the way, there are trillions and trillions of stars, if you believe me.

Answer 5

Because they can't proove themselves that there are four million stars. But, humans love to challenge what they can prove.

Answer 6

I'm laughing so hard!!
I just don't know what to say to that - but damn - that's a great question!
Very funny...because it's true. ;-b

Answer 7

where they can TAKE a chance, they challenge!!!!

Answer 8

because people are idiots.