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    skep·tic
    [ˈskeptik]
    noun
    skeptics (plural noun)
    1. a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions:
      "this argument failed to convince the skeptics"
      • a person who doubts the truth of Christianity and other religions; an atheist or agnostic:
        "I've found them to be tremendously helpful in helping others—Christians and skeptics alike—to locate answers to tough questions"
    2. philosophy
      an ancient or modern philosopher who denies the possibility of knowledge, or even rational belief, in some sphere:
      "the skeptics engaged in long controversies with the dogmatists"
    Origin
    mid 16th century (in skeptic): from French sceptique, or via Latin from Greek skeptikos, from skepsis ‘inquiry, doubt’.
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    noun
    1. a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions:
      cynic
      doubter
      questioner
      scoffer
      pessimist
      Pyrrhonist
      prophet of doom
      minimifidian
     
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    Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of SKEPTIC is an adherent or advocate of skepticism. How to use skeptic in a sentence.

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    What is the point of skepticism?
    The point of skepticism was not so much to disbelieve claims, but to interrogate them; the word skepticism is derived from the Greek skepsis, meaning “inquiry.” Philosophical skepticism can mean either: questioning all claims, perhaps in order to better ascertain the truth, or . . .

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    What is an example of a skeptic?
    For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the person doubts that these claims are accurate. In such cases, skeptics normally recommend not disbelief but suspension of belief, i.e. maintaining a neutral attitude that neither affirms nor denies the claim.

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    What is a true skeptic?
    A true skeptic will look at both sides of an argument and treat those two impostors just the same. Find similar words to skeptic using the buttons below. Skeptic definition: One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.

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    What was skepticism in ancient times?
    In ancient times a chief form of skepticism was medical skepticism, which questioned whether one could know with certainty either the causes or cures of diseases. In the area of ethics, doubts were raised about accepting various mores and customs and about claiming any objective basis for making judgments of value.

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    What does it mean to be skeptic about a claim?
    Skepticism about a claim implies that one does not believe the claim to be true. But it does not automatically follow that one should believe that the claim is false either. Instead, skeptics usually recommend a neutral attitude: beliefs about this matter should be suspended.

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    Skepticism, also spelled scepticism in British English, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. [1] For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government …

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