I recently heard a debate where one of the debaters rejected the claim that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. I was shocked to hear this; not only because I have never heard anyone reject this before, but because I regard this as a fundamental principle of scientific skepticism, and from my experience, so does the scientific community. Should this aphorism be rejected by critical thinkers? As you might have guessed, the answer is an emphatic "No." In critical thinking, it is i. . . See the complete description at http://www.thedrboshow.com/tools/bg/Bo/TheDrBoShow