is it possible for me to one day be a skeptic?

[leodeo]

im not very skeptical like most atheists, im not any religion but i believe in a god and after life and stuff, though still looking for answers to kinda draw up what exactly i believe,

though im very much more skeptical than i used to be ie: people would tell me when i was a kid how things have a way of working out, and everythings gonna okay and stuff, and god has a plan for us all, and dreams do come true - so a lot of hard years later i definitely saw thats not always teh case!

i guess nowadays im more skeptical of christin logic, and dont really believe in psychic/astronomy stuff as much, but when i see like a fortune cookie or horoscope that matches up perfectly, it still does make me wonder.

but also another person told me that you cant really change your core beliefs and personality, and you can try but in the end the inner you will keep leaking out....so idk, but im more able to see nowadays what i want/like rather than having people tell me what i should want/like.

[My imaginary friend is GOD]

You mean astrology. Astronomy is a science.

I don't know if you will ever become a skeptic because you seem far too stupid for that.

[KichigaiNeko]

You are young and scepticism takes time and experience to develop.

So my answer to the OP is yes, someday you will

[Lek]

You mean astrology. Astronomy is a science.

I don't know if you will ever become a skeptic because you seem far too stupid for that.

Way to go, oh great intelligent one!

[leodeo]

You mean astrology. Astronomy is a science.

I don't know if you will ever become a skeptic because you seem far too stupid for that.

nah dude im not stupid - i always had trouble with word choices and generally dont care about typos online which gets me a lot of harassment, but I'm really great at problems solving, thinking outside the box, and coming up with ideas - there are different kinds of intelligence of course, but I don't think I'm stupid.

You are young and scepticism takes time and experience to develop.

So my answer to the OP is yes, someday you will

cool thanks

[Rahul]

but also another person told me that you cant really change your core beliefs and personality, and you can try but in the end the inner you will keep leaking out

Eh, that's bullshit. I believed in god and jesus with every fiber of my being well into my later 20's. That shit completely changed for me.

[Sejanus]

You mean astrology. Astronomy is a science.

I don't know if you will ever become a skeptic because you seem far too stupid for that.

Oh how I hate when people conflate the two.

[FlyingNarwhal]

im not very skeptical like most atheists, im not any religion but i believe in a god and after life and stuff, though still looking for answers to kinda draw up what exactly i believe,

though im very much more skeptical than i used to be ie: people would tell me when i was a kid how things have a way of working out, and everythings gonna okay and stuff, and god has a plan for us all, and dreams do come true - so a lot of hard years later i definitely saw thats not always teh case!

i guess nowadays im more skeptical of christin logic, and dont really believe in psychic/astronomy stuff as much, but when i see like a fortune cookie or horoscope that matches up perfectly, it still does make me wonder.

but also another person told me that you cant really change your core beliefs and personality, and you can try but in the end the inner you will keep leaking out....so idk, but im more able to see nowadays what i want/like rather than having people tell me what i should want/like.

To be a skeptic, you pretty much just have to challenge whatever your presented with. It doesn't mean you have to disagree with everything, but you definitely have to question everything.

But let me help you on your path to skepticism. The horoscopes that are used are based off constellations made a couple of thousands of years ago. And due to the Earth's wobble, they do not appear in the sky during the times they should. Essentially each sign is off by a month at this point. So if you've been basing parts of your life off your horoscope, you've been reading the wrong one.

And your fortune cookie is not special either. The fortunes you get in the cookies weren't written by Confucius (even if they were it wouldn't mean anything), they are generated by a computer, printed, and put in cookies probably somewhere in Idaho. If McDonald's started putting fortunes with Big Macs, would you take them seriously? Not likely.

[Angrboda]

I don't think people have a "real you" inside them, but they do travel along trajectories of belief. As far as I'm concerned, there's no way to second guess where you're headed, you just have to take it as it comes and see what develops. I've always been of a critical bent, but my strength as a skeptic has only truly emerged in the last five years. When I was in my teens, I was an atheist, but not a knowledgeable, skeptical one. Over the last 30 years, I've taken two religions on board. Oddly, I'm both more skeptical than I was in my teens, but also more religious.

You just have to do your best and let the cards fall where they may.

[Alex K]

You mean astrology. Astronomy is a science.

I don't know if you will ever become a skeptic because you seem far too stupid for that.

What the hell?

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@leodeo
Imho Here's what you do: read, read, read, and then some more. In this case, why not start with "The Demon haunted World" by Sagan.

im not very skeptical like most atheists, im not any religion but i believe in a god and after life and stuff, though still looking for answers to kinda draw up what exactly i believe,

though im very much more skeptical than i used to be ie: people would tell me when i was a kid how things have a way of working out, and everythings gonna okay and stuff, and god has a plan for us all, and dreams do come true - so a lot of hard years later i definitely saw thats not always teh case!

i guess nowadays im more skeptical of christin logic, and dont really believe in psychic/astronomy stuff as much, but when i see like a fortune cookie or horoscope that matches up perfectly, it still does make me wonder.

but also another person told me that you cant really change your core beliefs and personality, and you can try but in the end the inner you will keep leaking out....so idk, but im more able to see nowadays what i want/like rather than having people tell me what i should want/like.

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You mean astrology. Astronomy is a science.

I don't know if you will ever become a skeptic because you seem far too stupid for that.

Oh how I hate when people conflate the two.

You know what I hate even more when people conflate it? Stupidity and lack of education. Skepticism and Intelligence.