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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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The History of the World According to 'Ancient Aliens' - "I watched every single Ancient Aliens episode to uncover the deep lore of ancient astronaut theory. It wasnt worth it." (www.youtube.com)

submitted 4 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/skeptic

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This is from 2021, but it was news to me and yeah, we all know that show is nuts, but to have it all laid out in one place is pretty amazing.

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[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I guess she wasn't ready to convert all the way to the Ancient Aliens religion he talks about in the video. But she was most of the way there.

[–] P00ptart 1 points 3 months ago

Get in the wood chipper.