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Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?

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Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?
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RE: Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?
January 10, 2016 at 10:29 am
I haz mayo. I don't care what the connotations are, I haz it!
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RE: Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?
January 10, 2016 at 10:49 am
Hey, at least you're not septic.
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RE: Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?
January 10, 2016 at 10:55 am
OP, what word would you prefer?
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RE: Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?
January 10, 2016 at 10:57 am
(January 10, 2016 at 4:43 am)Heat Wrote: What are your thoughts?

I probably don't fit the criteria to be called a Skeptic. Atheist, on the other hand, I do fit. Although if I have to call my by a title/label, then it'd be Christian apostate agnostic atheist which is a mouthful, but "atheist" fits me just fine.
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RE: Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?
January 10, 2016 at 10:59 am
Why wouldn't you fit?
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RE: Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?
January 10, 2016 at 11:01 am (This post was last modified: January 10, 2016 at 11:08 am by Sal.)
(January 10, 2016 at 10:59 am)robvalue Wrote: Why wouldn't you fit?

I guess I didn't find myself very skeptical in matters of belief, other than god-belief. Skeptic, to me at least, seems more like a philosophical worldview where you examine evidence and beliefs critically, from everyone - I just don't do that.
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RE: Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?
January 10, 2016 at 11:06 am (This post was last modified: January 10, 2016 at 11:07 am by robvalue.)
Fair enough Smile

Sure, I refer to it as being someone who requires good reasons and evidence before being confident in their beliefs.

Of course, anyone can call themselves a sceptic and it doesn't mean they actually are. No one is perfectly rational either.

I'd say the litmus test would be to go through your beliefs, and see if you could reasonably demonstrate them to some random reasonable person to be probably true. If you can't, you're probably not a sceptic. Which is fine, of course! It's not a contest Wink
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RE: Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?
January 10, 2016 at 11:07 am (This post was last modified: January 10, 2016 at 11:10 am by Alex K.)
I'd be happy to be called or call myself sceptic or skeptic or Skeptiker, the problem is that most people I meet are unfamiliar with the ideas of the modern science based skeptic movement and look puzzled or amused when I use the term. It just doesn't ring a bell for most people. When I told my family that there is a section of the skeptics club in our city they laughed because they couldn't tell from the name what they do, and would say something like "what, do they like meet and then be unsure about things together???"
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?
January 10, 2016 at 11:29 am
(January 10, 2016 at 11:07 am)Quantum Wrote: When I told my family that there is a section of the skeptics club in our city they laughed because they couldn't tell from the name what they do, and would say something like "what, do they like meet and then be unsure about things together???"

I doubt that.
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RE: Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"?
January 10, 2016 at 11:35 am
(January 10, 2016 at 11:29 am)Crossless1 Wrote:
(January 10, 2016 at 11:07 am)Quantum Wrote: When I told my family that there is a section of the skeptics club in our city they laughed because they couldn't tell from the name what they do, and would say something like "what, do they like meet and then be unsure about things together???"

I doubt that.

I'm not convinced you do.
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