RE: Formulating a rational defense of skepticism (a work in progress)
September 4, 2012 at 3:05 pm
(This post was last modified: September 4, 2012 at 3:08 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
You'll have to point to where I'm dodging anything, it's unclear from over here. You asked me to be skeptical about how and why I leverage skepticism, did you not? Well, I'm willing to do precisely that. Strangely I haven't turned into a raving lunatic just considering it, I haven't disappeared into any rabbit holes, and I'm still capable of functioning. Our initial reactions to things are quite often in error, skepticism wouldn't escape this, but I'm not sure why it's supposed to. Again, I don't understand what you're expecting out of skepticism.
The only rational defense a tool requires (for me at least) is that it is useful, it works, it performs sufficiently for it's intended purpose. Skepticism seems to do precisely that, have you had different experiences with this tool?
The only rational defense a tool requires (for me at least) is that it is useful, it works, it performs sufficiently for it's intended purpose. Skepticism seems to do precisely that, have you had different experiences with this tool?
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