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skeptic
Skepticism, also spelled scepticism, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the pe ...
is one who practices skepticism.
Skeptic or Sceptic may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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The Skeptics, a New Zealand post-punk band from 1979 to 1990
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''The Skeptic'' (album), by Tilian, 2018
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"Skeptic" (song), by Slipknot, 2014
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''The Skeptic'' (film), a 2009 film
Magazines
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''The Skeptic'' (Australian magazine), of the Australian Skeptics
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''The Skeptic'' (British magazine), founded in 1987
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''Skeptic'' (American magazine), of The Skeptics Society, first published 1992
Organizations
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Skeptic Society
The Skeptic Society (Russian: Общество скептиков, ''Óbščestvo skeptikov'') is a Russian language, Russian-speaking scientific skepticism, skeptical list of skeptical organizations, society. Its aim is to spread critical thi ...
, a Russian-speaking skeptical society
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The Skeptics Society
The Skeptics Society is a nonprofit, member-supported organization devoted to promoting scientific skepticism and resisting the spread of pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs. The Skeptics Society was co-founded by Michael Sh ...
, a US-based international organization devoted to promoting scientific skepticism
See also
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Skeptical Inquirer
''Skeptical Inquirer'' is a bimonthly American general-audience magazine published by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI) with the subtitle: ''The Magazine for Science and Reason''.
Mission statement and goals
Daniel Loxton, writing in ...
, US magazine, first published in 1976
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Denialism
In the psychology of human behavior, denialism is a person's choice to deny reality as a way to avoid a psychologically uncomfortable truth. Denialism is an essentially irrational action that withholds the validation of a historical experience ...
, a person's choice to deny reality, as a way to avoid a psychologically uncomfortable truth
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