faithful die with their beliefs, scientists let their beliefs die its a pretty easy rubric to tell what you're currently doing on any topic ask yourself what

faithful die with their beliefs, scientists let their beliefs die its a pretty easy rubric to tell what you're currently doing on any topic ask yourself what information would alter your belief, is reproducibility a factor in your belief at all, does your belief conveniently exempt itself from reproducibility in some way, such as a reward for maintaining your belief ... perhaps after you die?