"that matter" is a judgement call. I'm sure different things matter to me than they do to you.
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Replying to @pogsurf
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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Replying to @HPluckrose @pogsurf
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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Replying to @HPluckrose @pogsurf
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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Replying to @HPluckrose
Aren't you now agreeing with me that scepticism about everything is a tall order? You disagreed then.
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Replying to @pogsurf
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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Replying to @pogsurf
I certainly decide on a case by case basis whether I'm going to investigate something enough to have a position on it.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
There is a massive problem labelling anyone as a sceptic then. All you can ever show is they did it in particular cases.
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Replying to @pogsurf
I don't think so. We can label someone 'faithful' if this is the predominant attitude they take to positions they hold.
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I wld consider someone a sceptic if when they take a position on a truth claim, its one they arrived at sceptically - thru evidence
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