Skepticism
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| '''Skepticism''' or '''scepticism''' is generally any questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts, or [[doubt]] regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere. | '''Skepticism''' or '''scepticism''' is generally any questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts, or [[doubt]] regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere. | ||
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Skepticism or scepticism is generally any questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts, or doubt regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere.
Philosophical skepticism is an overall approach that requires all information to be well supported by evidence. Classical philosophical skepticism derives from the 'Skeptikoi', a school who "asserted nothing". Adherents of Pyrrhonism, for instance, suspend judgment in investigations. Skeptics may even doubt the reliability of their own senses. Religious skepticism, on the other hand, is "doubt concerning basic religious principles (such as immortality, providence, and revelation)".
See also
Literary skeptics
- Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary
- Ignacy Krasicki: Fables and Parables
- Bolesław Prus: Pharaoh
- Voltaire: Candide
- Montaigne: Essais.
- Herman Melville: Moby-Dick, other works
Media
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
- MythBusters
- Skepticality
- The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
- Point of Inquiry
- Skeptic's Dictionary
- Skeptoid
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