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Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism, sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking empirical evidence.

Do not confuse this with General Skepticism, Philosophical Skepticism, or Denialism.

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Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things (youtu.be)

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Steven Pinker explains the cognitive biases we all suffer from and how they can short-circuit rational thinking and lead us into believing stupid things. Skip to 12:15 to bypass the preamble.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well I'm not sure what counts as "used correctly" but I can direct you to some highly cited respectable papers

Barrett and Kurzban 2006 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16802884/

Provides an intro to fundamental disagreements around the scope and the mechanisms of adaptions. Long but comprehensive.

(You should he able to find a pdf of it if you don't have journal access)

Curtis et Al 2004

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1810028/

Evidence that disgust evolved to protect from disease.

Edit:

I'll add this essay from Laith Al-Shawaf as well. It covers some of the misconceptions and changes the field has gone though over the last 20 years.

https://areomagazine.com/2019/08/20/seven-key-misconceptions-about-evolutionary-psychology/