Evidence-Based Puritanism

A purity culture within communities that elevate "evidence-based" as the supreme standard of legitimacy, where proper relationship to evidence becomes a test of virtue and belonging. Evidence-based puritanism demands that true members base all claims on approved kinds of evidence (usually quantitative, experimental, published in high-impact journals), treat other forms of knowledge as illegitimate, and maintain the purity of evidentiary standards against contamination by alternative ways of knowing. Members compete to demonstrate their evidentiary rigor, their commitment to "what the evidence shows," their willingness to dismiss anything that doesn't meet their standards. The result is a community that claims to value evidence while being dogmatically closed to the full range of human knowledge, treating "evidence-based" as a club rather than a commitment.

Example: "She cited decades of community experience, and they dismissed it as 'anecdotal'—Evidence-Based Puritanism, where only their kind of evidence counts, and anyone who doesn't have it is simply ignored."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 14, 2026

Evidence-Based Orthodoxy

The established, institutionalized set of beliefs and practices that define mainstream evidence-based approaches—the view that claims should be evaluated by evidence, that certain kinds of evidence (typically quantitative, experimental, peer-reviewed) are privileged, and that evidence-based practice is the gold standard for knowledge in medicine, policy, and beyond. Evidence-based orthodoxy includes core commitments: that randomized controlled trials are the highest form of evidence, that systematic reviews should guide practice, that expert consensus based on evidence should inform policy, and that claims without evidence can be dismissed. Like all orthodoxies, it serves necessary functions: improving practice, reducing error, and providing standards for evaluation. But like all orthodoxies, it can become dogmatic, resisting challenges to its evidentiary hierarchy and marginalizing other ways of knowing. Evidence-based orthodoxy determines what counts as "real" evidence, what methods are legitimate, and who counts as a "true" evidence-based practitioner versus a charlatan or ideologue.

Example: "He suggested that qualitative research and community experience might provide valid evidence alongside RCTs—and was accused of 'abandoning evidence-based practice' by his colleagues. Evidence-based orthodoxy doesn't allow that there might be multiple kinds of evidence; it assumes its own hierarchy is the only legitimate one."

by Abzugal March 16, 2026

5 barred

In the roblox game Deepwoken, a player beats you while not losing any one of his 5 hp bars, they will then assert dominance by saying "5 barred"

garbage mutt 5 barred btw.

by grippaisgrippy May 7, 2025

Mr.Based

A person known for exploiting disabled people.

You shouldn't make make money doing that, you are not Mr.Based.

by Dom Bertucci May 31, 2025

Science Based Lifting

Science-based lifting refers to a training approach that emphasizes using scientific principles and research findings to optimize workout routines, nutrition, and recovery.

Gymbro 1 - "Yo bro, you tryna do some keenan flaps?"
Gymbro 2 - " Get this science based lifting snot out of my face"

by sciencebasedlifter June 3, 2025

Stubby based

The state of being piss drunk off stubby-sized beers (typically 375ml bottles) for an extended, often reckless, period of time. Usually involves poor decisions, limited memory retention, and a deep commitment to the Aussie art of day drinking.

He asked his missus to be stubby based with him — she laid him off immediately, so he went on a three-day bender.

by Frellcon July 20, 2025

Time-Based Simulation

Refers to the Time-Based Simulation hypothesis. This hypothesis suggests instead of a big bang portions of the universe were sucked into an ultimate black hole so quickly that "time" was left separate from space-time.

This all encompassing "time" without space created a simulation of matter aka space. This allows for multiple dimensions, Quantum Tethering, and Time dilation due to time simulating previous space without an existing space to do so. This also restricts time within the Time-Based Simulation from creating a simulation within the simulation.

I don't think we're in a Time-Based Simulation, what are the chances?

by Klueade August 12, 2025