RE: Formulating a rational defense of skepticism (a work in progress)
September 4, 2012 at 12:48 pm
I thought the summary of your position was "I don't know, I haven't given it much thought. It's part of my personality, I'm a skeptic by nature."
Isn't that what you said? Or do you want me to refer to the solid discourse in your first post in this thread where your response to the self-evident problem of skepticism was "LOL"?
As for the "it's part of my personality" claim, that's a terrible defense and it's silly. If it was a serious rational defense for being a skeptic, than "it's my nature" would be a viable defense for the pedophile and the rapist. But surely you don't believe the "it's my nature" defense.
(I hope)
Isn't that what you said? Or do you want me to refer to the solid discourse in your first post in this thread where your response to the self-evident problem of skepticism was "LOL"?
As for the "it's part of my personality" claim, that's a terrible defense and it's silly. If it was a serious rational defense for being a skeptic, than "it's my nature" would be a viable defense for the pedophile and the rapist. But surely you don't believe the "it's my nature" defense.
(I hope)
