User:ArtifexMayhem

Skeptic Alfons Mucha - Medea

Wikipedia This is a Wikipedia user page. Wikimedia Foundation If you find this page on any site other than Wikipedia, you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that the page may be outdated, and that the user this page belongs to may have no personal affiliation with any site other than Wikipedia itself. The original page is located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ArtifexMayhem. The Essence of the Skeptical Position. (slightly modified) Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. The burden of proof lies with the claimant. The claim stands or falls on the quality of the evidence the proponent can provide. To be taken seriously, claims must be testable, at least in principle. Claims must be falsifiable. The evidence must be public and accessible to all competent critics. Science is a public activity based on trust. Barry Beyerstein Distinguishing Science from Pseudoscience edit this panel