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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 4:43 am)Heat Wrote: However, getting back on topic, something about the word appears to give this negative connotation, and I don't know why.

What are your thoughts?

"Something"...like....living within a society of religious busybodies and their ridiculous cultural assumptions?  That'd be my guess, as to where the negative connotation comes from.
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RE: Am I the only one who doesn't want to be called a "Skeptic"? - by The Grand Nudger - January 10, 2016 at 9:36 am

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