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In ordinary usage, skepticism or scepticism (Greek: skeptomai, to look about, to consider) refers to
- an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object,
- the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain, or
- the method of suspended judgment, systematic doubt, or criticism that is characteristic of skeptics (Merriam–Webster).
In philosophy, skepticism refers more specifically to any one of several propositions. These include propositions about
- the limitations of knowledge,
- a method of obtaining knowledge through systematic doubt and continual testing,
- the arbitrariness, relativity, or subjectivity of moral values,
- a method of intellectual caution and suspended judgment,
- a lack of confidence in positive motives for human conduct or positive outcomes for human enterprises, that is, cynicism and pessimism (Keeton, 1962).
In classical philosophy, skepticism refers to the teachings and the traits of the Skeptikoi, a school of philosophers of whom it was said that they "asserted nothing but only opined" (Liddell and Scott). In this sense, philosophical skepticism, or pyrrhonism, is the philosophical position that one should avoid the postulation of final truths. Turned on itself, skepticism would deny that it is infallibly certain that skepticism is the only basic perspective.
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BBC News~ Point & Counter Point Skeptics vs Scientists on Global Warming Major Issues: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8376286.stm
LivenbothWorlds (C E G) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:39:32 -0000
BBC News~ Point & Counter Point Skeptics vs Scientists on Global Warming Major Issues: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8376286.stm
You may not give in to this (and I don't either), but climate change skeptics are making their point as well: http://tr.im/HCyY #cop15
antonpicks (Anton Kunin) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:32:59 -0000
You may not give in to this (and I don't either), but climate change skeptics are making their point as well: http://tr.im/HCyY #cop15
@modernscientist
bensonk42 (Benson Kalahar) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:32:49 -0000
@modernscientist <sarcasm>But what if it is on a deeper level invisible to NMR? Why are all "scientists" such skeptics?</sarcasm>
#E20 RT @wileyccoyote: BLOG: Convincing Skeptics that #SocialMedia Belongs in your #Marketing #Strategy: http://bit.ly/6 http://url4.eu/vmTG
enterprisetwo (Enterprise20 Eqentia) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:26:52 -0000
#E20 RT @wileyccoyote: BLOG: Convincing Skeptics that #SocialMedia Belongs in your #Marketing #Strategy: http://bit.ly/6 http://url4.eu/vmTG
Congrats Skeptics Guide to the Universe and Quackcast (podcast award winners) http://bit.ly/GdyNP #skeptic
robvanelven (Rob van Elven) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:23:09 -0000
Congrats Skeptics Guide to the Universe and Quackcast (podcast award winners) http://bit.ly/GdyNP #skeptic
And, aside: I like Randi, but I think we skeptics will only stand to gain when the person at the forefront of... re: http://ff.im/cRp8R
tudor (tudor) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:14:55 -0000
And, aside: I like Randi, but I think we skeptics will only stand to gain when the person at the forefront of... re: http://ff.im/cRp8R
Aromatherapy Debunked and Defended - Anya McCoy looks at aromatherapy from both sides, and presents information and warnings about the con artists of the aromatherapy business.
Aromatherapy: Making Dollars out of Scents - Stephen Barrett, M.D. on some of the dubious claims by companies in the aromatherapy business.
Scents and Nonsense: Does Aromatherapy Stink? - Article on aromatherapy from Priorities, a publication of the American Council on Science and Health.
Skeptic's Dictionary - Aromatherapy - An article by Robert Todd Carroll highlights that many claims of efficacy are testimonials and anecdotal in nature.
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ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature ]
What's That I Smell? - Examination of the claims of aromatherapy, published by the Skeptical Inquirer.
Meta Description: [ A small dose of aromatic oil may make for a pleasant experience, but the claims of aromatherapy go way beyond that. ]
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