Todists
Todists are a hypothetical philosophical and social movement described in speculative fiction and online communities. The movement emphasizes verifiable evidence, transparent reasoning, and communal verification of claims, treating testimony and demonstration as central to belief formation. In fictional settings, Todists are depicted as seeking to replace dogmatic authority with an open, evidence-based practice of knowledge.
In many depictions, Todists arise in late 21st-century or earlier speculative worlds as a response to misinformation
Core tenets include evidentialism (truth requires evidence), testimonial integrity (claims rely on reliable, verifiable testimony), and
Practices commonly feature public records of claims and their proofs, moderated debates, and communal decisions about
As a literary device, Todists function as a thought experiment for examining trust, epistemic virtue, and the
Epistemology, Skepticism, Evidence-based practice, Peer review, Verifiability.