Concerning _evidence_, Jack Sargeant said to Troy H. Cheek in UFO:
 >> >> The "skeptics" do not have to provide any
 >> >> special evidence to back up their own claims (e.g. "I won't do your
 >> >> researc for you.")
 >> RT>
 >> RT> I think that is fair...  the believer is the one making the claim.
 >> He RT> should be the one backing it up.  Convenient for the skeptic, no
 >> doubt, RT> but nevertheless, thats the way the world works.
 JS> 
 >> If one person is required to back up his claim, why isn't the other?
 JS> 
 JS> Troy, I have to agree with Ron on this one.
Then answer the question.  Why is one person required to back up his claim 
while the other isn't?
 JS> But there are ways to avoid the demands for evidence with key phrases 
like
 JS> "What if," and "It could be" or "Maybe" or "IMHO."
Or otherwise just avoiding wording the post as if you're handing down a 
proclaimation from God.  :-) 
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