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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Replying to @HPluckrose @pogsurf
I don't think we need to require someone to have investigated every truth claim sceptically to be a sceptic.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
But who chooses which claims count and which don't?
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Replying to @pogsurf
The individual decides which truth claims they want to have to positions on.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
So they could hold beliefs which you think are nonsense but they don't prioritise them.
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Replying to @pogsurf
If they believe in things without evidence, they are not a sceptic. Whether they prioritise them or not.
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If a sceptic does not choose to investigate something enough to have a position on it, they don't have a position on it.
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