I did not say that it was the only way, please don't put words in my mouth. I said it was the standard way (which it is).
What other methods would you suggest?
What other methods would you suggest?
> Because if you don't require evidence proportional to the claim, your world view can end up including any and all beliefs, which is neither interesting nor useful.
That is only true if you assume that no other belief filter is being used.