No. Because I define 'sceptic' as 'one who doesn't believe any kind of nonsense.' Not going on self-definitions. https://twitter.com/pogsurf/status/821054607455559680 …
I'm talking abt life-affecting truth claims. You can be sceptical about a lot more if you want but I see no need.
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eg If u have a child,it will be important to know whether vaccines cause autism. Best to take a sceptical approach to investigating
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But its a lot of work. I haven't done it in the case of eg '9/11 was an inside job' claims coz I see no need to take it seriously.
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Aren't you now agreeing with me that scepticism about everything is a tall order? You disagreed then.
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I don't think so. Or I didn't mean to. I mean that when I need to assess whether something true or not, I do so sceptically.
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I did not mean that I take it on myself to investigate every truth claim I come across.I'm happy 2 say 'Don't know much about that'
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I'd count willingness to say 'don't know' as another indicator of scepticism being applied.
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Definitely. I don't know if life exists elsewhere. I literally have no information on this. Many scientists think it probable.
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So there is no point in 'believing' anything about this.
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