Organized skepticism

A) Irrespective of who conducts a study or where the researcher conducts it, the study is judged only
on the basis of scientific merit.
B) Scientific knowledge must be shared with others, and it belongs to everyone. Creating scientific
knowledge is a public act and the findings are public property, available for all to use.
C) Scientists must be neutral, impartial, receptive, and open-minded to unexpected observations or new
ideas. They should not be rigidly wedded to a particular idea or point of view.
D) Scientists should not accept new ideas or evidence in a carefree, uncritical manner, but challenge and
question new evidence.


D

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