[darbymcgill]

Make note of the qualifier 'might'. This implies continuing skepticism even in the event that what is proposed was observed. Which in turn implies an idiot.

Does the same apply to extinct really means thought extinct in the scientific community.... ;)

[b_sharp]

"Does the same apply to extinct really means thought extinct in the scientific community.... ;)"

I couldn't help but notice this post. Am I correct in assuming that you feel our inability to know definitively that some organism is extinct is similar to the refusal to accept despite verifiable and verified evidence?