Reply #34: I will admit to (classical, not popular) skepticism on this [View All]

[TalkingDog]

I can't know what chemicals are in the mixture that was found other than the ones reported. ( honestly, I can't even really know that...but infinite regress is not the point here) And I can't know how that mixture got there.

So even if I suspected a certain scenario to be (or thought something sounded) likely or less likely, that would merely be my opinion. Which in the end, counts for very little.

Now a debunker (or someone practicing the popular form of "skepticism") may have no such compunction about making a judgment. I was simply pointing out that expecting a given outcome when it comes to the workings of the natural world can lead to unforeseen problems unless one were willing to do actual research.