A proof by induction is not really a proof. However, it does carry that weight a long time. Forwards and backwards.
If the Jesuits in the 16th and 17th century could convince a petty noble that he's God, a small-town hick that he's the re-emergence of Jesus in the 19th century, then, well, they could convince a lily-livered carpenter's son that he's God too. It's easy. The differences between Tokugawa, Brigham, and me are small. I've managed to convince everybody that they're God too.
