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Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism, sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking empirical evidence.

Do not confuse this with General Skepticism, Philosophical Skepticism, or Denialism.

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A New Reality Show Will Pay Cash if Players Can Convince Experts the Earth Is Flat (www.indiewire.com)

submitted 3 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/skeptic

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago

Bias towards fairness means that if the entire congressional Republican caucus were to walk in to the House and propose a resolution stating that the Earth was flat, the Times would lead with "Democrats and Republicans Can't Agree on Shape of Earth."

Will McAvoy, The Newsroom