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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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Are trans women actually as scary as cis men? (aella.substack.com)

submitted 2 months ago by BitSound to c/skeptic

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Fairly simple post, just a few statistics/charts from a single survey. Anyone have an opinion on this?

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[–] FlyingSquid 13 points 2 months ago

It's a bad question.

Have you ever had a sexual experience with someone else who did not want the experience?

And you knew that they didn't want it? This doesn't include consensual nonconsent, such as roleplaying an abduction.

People have consensual sex with their partners even if they aren't interested because their partner wants to and even though they don't want to, they're okay with their partner getting off. That is not sexual assault, that is just how some relationships go.

"Didn't want it" is not the same as "didn't consent."