Various comments made elsewhere include: In other words, the standards for what is authoritative clearly depend on the claim being supported. (Link) We require references to be of a certain reliability, from a source who has a certain authority on the matter at hand. (Link) I'm not a fan of the...

Recently Borror0 deleted a couple questions (one he has posted and one I had). My question asked whether economic bubbles could be predicted, and his was whether the extinction of bees would cause the human race to die off within four years. I don't have issue with whether those questions should...