Demanding Scientific Evidence

Commenters challenge unsubstantiated claims by repeatedly demanding scientific proof, peer-reviewed studies, or literature, often dismissing them as pseudoscience, anecdotal, or unproven.

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Sample Comments

hyperbovine β€’ Mar 2, 2017 β€’ View on HN

Nice try. Scientific evidence, please?

cvccvroomvroom β€’ Aug 3, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Show any scientific evidence stating this.

Hnrobert42 β€’ May 5, 2025 β€’ View on HN

I don't think there is much solid science behind that claim.

9wzYQbTYsAIc β€’ Jun 21, 2021 β€’ View on HN

That’s a claim that needs some scientific evidence to back up.

cjblomqvist β€’ Dec 22, 2024 β€’ View on HN

Would be awesome if we had some actual proof (science) backing this up. Anyone?

CorrectHorseBat β€’ Dec 12, 2021 β€’ View on HN

Do you have any literature backing this up? It all sounds like pseudoscience to me, but I could be wrong.

valuearb β€’ Mar 30, 2017 β€’ View on HN

I'd like to see the "science" behind this questionable assertion.

iand β€’ Jul 15, 2014 β€’ View on HN

This sounds like woo science. A link to a paper proving this assertion would be cool.

BubRoss β€’ Mar 21, 2019 β€’ View on HN

That sounds pretty anecdotal for a scientist.

antonwinter β€’ Jun 24, 2014 β€’ View on HN

does that mean that lack of scientific proof means it is real? is that what they are trying to get at?