[RedStateRocker]

On the other hand, healthy skepticism is a good thing.

The more extraordinary the claim the greater the proof required.

It’s *ALWAYS* up to the person making the claim to prove it, never to the other party to disprove a darn thing.

Nothing says clueless idiot like using arguments such as ‘you can’t DISPROVE it’ or ‘If you disbelieve then what DID happen/is the case?”.

100 percent up to the person making an argument to provide proof, and not just merely a hypothesis that cam’t be disproven.

[metmom]

The more extraordinary the claim the greater the proof required.

It's *ALWAYS* up to the person making the claim to prove it, never to the other party to disprove a darn thing.

Nothing says clueless idiot like using arguments such as 'you can't DISPROVE it' or 'If you disbelieve then what DID happen/is the case?".

100 percent up to the person making an argument to provide proof, and not just merely a hypothesis that cam't be disproven.

Can't be repeated enough. There are a whole bunch of FReepers who need to learn this. It's good for the rest of us to remember when discussing things with them.