Lists of scientific skepticism topics
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Scientific skepticism (also spelled scepticism) is the practice of questioning whether claims are supported by empirical research and have reproducibility, as part of a methodological norm pursuing "the extension of certified knowledge".{{citation |last=Stemwedel |first=Janet D. |url= http://scienceblogs.com/ethicsandscience/2008/01/29/basic-concepts-the-norms-of-sc |title=Basic concepts: the norms of science |date=29 January 2008 |format=blog |work=ScienceBlogs: Adventures in Ethics and Science |publisher=Seed Media Group}}: quoting Merton, R. K. (1942) Scientific skepticism, or skepticism for short, manifests itself since the 20th century as a societal phenomenon involving several individuals and more or less organised groups through several different media, commonly referred to as "the skeptical movement".{{Cite web |url=http://www.skeptic.com/downloads/Why-Is-There-a-Skeptical-Movement.pdf |title=Why Is There a Skeptical Movement? |author=Daniel Loxton |publisher=The Skeptics Society website |date=2013 |accessdate=29 July 2014}} This is a compilation of the various lists about skepticism with articles in Wikipedia.