People got so used to seeing links up to the point a fight might end in a "URL request": you have to sustain your claims by bringing a link to the discussion, and if you fail to do so, you are wrong. Like if every research and every paper, study or whatever is publicly accessible and indexed.
If am I wrong, please provide a link to a study which demonstrates it.
I claim there is a tea pot in orbit around the sun. I can’t sustain my claims by bringing a link, you need to provide reference to prove that I am wrong.
If you made the claim then the burden of proof is on you. The thing I was talking about is that I can automatically win the fight by asking you to provide a link.
Edit to add: a link that I know for sure you won't be able (or will be very difficult for you) to provide.
While difficult for me to characterize, I feel that there is a middle ground for more casual interactions that doesn't call for maximum rigor so as to fend off the most radical claims. In practice, we can just dismiss them without engaging.
People got so used to seeing links up to the point a fight might end in a "URL request": you have to sustain your claims by bringing a link to the discussion, and if you fail to do so, you are wrong. Like if every research and every paper, study or whatever is publicly accessible and indexed.
If am I wrong, please provide a link to a study which demonstrates it.