Concerning _evidence_, RON TAYLOR said to ALL in UFO:
 RT> skepticism also scepticism; noun:
 RT> 
 RT> 1.      A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind;
 RT>        dubiety. See Synonyms at uncertainty.
 RT> 
 RT> 2.      Philosophy. The doctrine that absolute knowledge is
 RT>        impossible and that inquiry must be a process of doubting
 RT>        in order to acquire approximate or relative certainty.
 RT> 
 RT> It seems to me that this definition is not the commonly accepted one in
 RT> UFOlogy.  Rather, it seems that the skeptic, to UFO believers, is one
 RT> who believes that aliens do not exist and that "believers" and
 RT> "skeptics" are diametrically opposed.  True believers, it seems, feel
 RT> that skeptics are calling them liars, frauds, or idiots.
 RT> 
 RT> Please do not impose that definition upon me.  I am not a UFO believer..
 RT> yet I do not believe that aliens do not exist. Simply, I neither
 RT> believe nor disbelieve.  From my experience, the majority of us who are
 RT> deemed "skeptics" indeed fit that philosophy, not the one described in
 RT> the preceding paragraph.
From my experience, unfortunately, the majority of those who claim to be 
"skeptics" haven't read your dictionary.  Or mine, as I've posted similar 
definitions in the past.  Mine included a definition to the effect that a 
skeptic was one who questioned commonly held beliefs.
These "skeptics" I have encountered seem to view their own beliefs as some 
type of worldwide consensus.  Anyone who seeks to prove (or even mention) a 
claim contrary to the consensus must present overwhelming proof that is 
immediately available and obvious to the "skeptic".  Failure to do so means 
the claim and claimant are without validity.  The "skeptics" do not have to 
provide any special evidence to back up their own claims (e.g. "I won't do 
your research for you.") as the consensus reality is considered self-evident. 
 The "skeptics", rather than questioning, actually end up defending what is 
being questioned.
Being used to this sort of "skeptic", it's only natural that anybody posting 
something in UFO is going to experience some knee-jerk hostility towards 
anybody who does not wholeheartedly accept what they are saying at face 
value.  Don't take it personally.  I get it myself from time to time. 
... "The universe has an attitude, mom." -Calvin
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