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.

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Organized skepticism refers to the practice of critically evaluating new ideas and evidence, questioning and challenging them rather than accepting them uncritically.

Organized Skepticism