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The need to convince peers, or at least satisfy them that what one suggests is not absur
"'''Skepticism''' exercised by professional colleagues in the form of [[peer review]] is widely agreed to have been one of the main ingredients responsible for the success of [[modern science]]." [http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_20_3_bauer.pdf]
"'''Skepticism''' exercised by professional colleagues in the form of [[peer review]] is widely agreed to have been one of the main ingredients responsible for the success of [[modern science]]. ... The need to convince peers, or at least satisfy them that what one suggests is not absurd, has helped to make what is published and accepted as "science" more reliable than it would otherwise be." [http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_20_3_bauer.pdf]
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Philosophical skepticism]]
* [[Philosophical skepticism]]