(December 21, 2016 at 4:14 pm)Asmodee Wrote:(December 21, 2016 at 4:11 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: Skepticism isn't saying anything one way or the other.
That's not entirely true, by common usage. Visit any UFO forum where the crazies haven't driven them off and you'll find the crazies on one side and the "skeptics" on the other. While the skeptics generally do speak in "skeptical" terms, the crazies generally think of them as "the enemy", making up names for them such as "septic skeptic". While the skeptic viewpoint may be one of simple doubt, how they are viewed by people with absolute beliefs is often one of opposition.
I would agree that our perceptions can be deceiving at times both when dealing for and against. Personally, I think that you need to look at the structure and reasoning, apart from the subject.
When I look at Truzzi's list for pseudo skepticism, I see a lot dealing with being consistent, and much of the rest is establishing a difference between doubt, vs dismissal.
