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I was taking out loud and I thought it was evident.
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Evidentialist Fallacy

A fallacy where one insists that only claims supported by scientific evidence (as narrowly defined) can be considered real, true, or worthy of belief—dismissing all other forms of knowledge, experience, and understanding as illusory or meaningless. The Evidentialist Fallacy mistakes one mode of knowing for the only mode of knowing, treating empirical evidence as the sole legitimate path to truth while ignoring that evidence itself rests on philosophical assumptions (like the reliability of perception, the uniformity of nature) that cannot be empirically proven. It's the fallacy behind "if you can't prove it in a lab, it doesn't exist"—a position that would dismiss love, justice, beauty, meaning, and most of what makes life worth living.
Example: "He claimed his friend's depression wasn't 'real' because you couldn't measure it with a blood test—pure Evidentialist Fallacy, mistaking the absence of one kind of evidence for the absence of reality itself."
by Dumu The Void March 13, 2026
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Evidentialist Panopticon

A surveillance system within skeptic and scientific communities where every claim is subjected to a never‑ending demand for “evidence,” with the goalposts constantly moved. The Evidentialist Panopticon operates through a network of debunking blogs, fact‑checking Twitter accounts, and Reddit threads where ordinary users play the role of evidence‑police. The effect is that anyone making a non‑mainstream claim (about health, history, or spirituality) is perpetually watched, forced to produce endless documentation, and then dismissed when the evidence doesn’t meet impossible standards. It weaponizes the principle of “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” into a tool of harassment.
Example: “She shared a personal experience of healing; within hours, the Evidentialist Panopticon had produced a thread demanding RCTs, meta‑analyses, and a confession that she was lying.”
by Abzugal April 6, 2026
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evidentureary

Pertaining to proof regarding replacement chompers.
Hiring a good lawyer is wise practice in many legal situations, such as if you cannot speak intelligible words without yer oral inserts in place --- if you wish to present evidentureary evidence clearly and effectively, you should quit "flappin' yer gums" and have an attorney do da yackin' for you.
by QuacksO May 18, 2021
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Evidentful

. Consisting of many pieces of evidence.
. A handful of evidence
Just trying to be Evidentful
by E-vee-dent-fool December 28, 2021
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EvidentPed

A thanos looking guy who likes to trap people,make jokes,be a clown and scream in their Microphone while Playing Minecraft.
Player 1:Watch OUT!
Person2: Too late, I've been EvidentPed
Player1:Welp at least I Warned you about the trap.
by Streem August 21, 2022
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evidents

"Noticeable nicks" dat point towards someone's having damaged an item.
If two vehicles show signs of a collision, and flakes of paint from each vehicle are present on said areas, dat is pretty strong evidents dat they did indeed encounter forcible contact!
by QuacksO December 29, 2023
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