Skepticism
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| # A [[methodology]] that starts from doubt and aims to [[acquire]] certainty | # A [[methodology]] that starts from doubt and aims to [[acquire]] certainty | ||
| # Doubt or [[disbelief]] of [[religious]] [[doctrine]]s | # Doubt or [[disbelief]] of [[religious]] [[doctrine]]s | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Critical thinking]] | ||
| + | * [[Doubt]] | ||
| + | * [[Pseudoskepticism]] | ||
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| + | ===Literary skeptics=== | ||
| + | * [[Ambrose Bierce]]: ''[[The Devil's Dictionary]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Ignacy Krasicki]]: ''[[Fables and Parables]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Bolesław Prus]]: ''[[Pharaoh (novel)|Pharaoh]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Voltaire]]: ''[[Candide]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Montaigne]]: ''[[Essays (Montaigne)|Essais.]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Herman Melville]]: ''[[Moby-Dick]]'', other works | ||
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| + | ===Organizations=== | ||
| + | * [[Center for Inquiry]] | ||
| + | * [[Committee for Skeptical Inquiry]] | ||
| + | * [[The Skeptics Society]] | ||
| + | * [[James Randi Educational Foundation]] | ||
| + | * [[Rationalist International]] | ||
| + | * The [[New England Skeptical Society]] | ||
| + | * [[Australian Skeptics]] | ||
| + | * [[Association for Skeptical Enquiry]] | ||
| + | * [[New Zealand Skeptics]] | ||
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| + | ===Media=== | ||
| + | * [[Penn & Teller: Bullshit!]] | ||
| + | * [[MythBusters]] | ||
| + | * [[Skepticality]] | ||
| + | * [[The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe]] | ||
| + | * [[Point of Inquiry]] | ||
| + | * [[Skeptic's Dictionary]] | ||
| + | * [[Skeptoid]] | ||
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- The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
- A studied attitude of questioning and doubt
- The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible
- A methodology that starts from doubt and aims to acquire certainty
- Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines
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See also
Literary skeptics
- Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary
- Ignacy Krasicki: Fables and Parables
- Bolesław Prus: Pharaoh
- Voltaire: Candide
- Montaigne: Essais.
- Herman Melville: Moby-Dick, other works
Organizations
- Center for Inquiry
- Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
- The Skeptics Society
- James Randi Educational Foundation
- Rationalist International
- The New England Skeptical Society
- Australian Skeptics
- Association for Skeptical Enquiry
- New Zealand Skeptics
Media
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
- MythBusters
- Skepticality
- The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
- Point of Inquiry
- Skeptic's Dictionary
- Skeptoid
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