NOTE: This subreddit encourages the use of "burden of proof"

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Hi all, This subreddit supports the notion of "burden of proof."

I know that asking for evidence in a conspiracy theory subreddit is typically unheard of, and there's been a lot of confusion about this, so I'd like to bring some clarification.

Here's the explanation from Wikipedia:

When two parties are in a discussion and one makes a claim that the other disputes, the one who makes the claim typically has a burden of proof to justify or substantiate that claim especially when it challenges a perceived status quo.[1] This is also stated in Hitchens's razor, which declares that "what may be asserted without evidence, may be dismissed without evidence." Carl Sagan proposed a related criterion – "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" – which is known as the Sagan standard.[2]

While certain kinds of arguments, such as logical syllogisms, require mathematical or strictly logical proofs, the standard for evidence to meet the burden of proof is usually determined by context and community standards and conventions.

What this means, is that if you, fellow Redditor, make a claim about something - like say for example, "The Earth is flat" or "Hitler is still alive and living in the Middle East" or "Hillary Clinton runs a child sex-trafficking ring out of a Washington D.C. pizzeria," you as the submitter of that claim have the obligation of providing corroborating evidence that supports that claim.

The community will then vote with their itchy upvote/downvote fingers whether or not they believe what you claim.

Now, there may be times when there simply is no evidence to support the claim, and that is fine. But please understand that no one is under any obligation to believe what you said, merely because you said it.

So as a general rule, if someone says, "Got any proof of that?" it would be wise to NOT reply back with "Look it up yourself, shill!" as its not the other person's job to find evidence to support your side of the argument.

(Also, calling someone a Shill is considered a personal attack and that goes against the rules listed in the sidebar, so please dont do that. )

If anyone has any questions about this, please feel free to contact the moderation team.

Thank you.

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