Comment by Powerful-Garage6316 on 03/09/2024 at 12:01 UTC

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View submission: Which side shoulders the burden of proof?

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Generally yes

Although practically speaking, there are default positions about certain topics. For instance, if we’re talking about an uncontroversial scientific fact like the germ theory of disease, it would be the burden of the skeptic to prove his alternate hypothesis.

Free will is totally controversial

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Comment by diogenesthehopeful at 03/09/2024 at 12:13 UTC

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For instance, if we’re talking about an uncontroversial scientific fact like the germ theory of disease, it would be the burden of the skeptic to prove his alternate hypothesis.

I think that is a bit of a problem because scientism seems to have a voice in "settled" science. Yes I concur that "germ theory of disease" is settled, but people talk about the big bang as it if it settled. Calling it a theory is an insult to a critical thinker