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associated with doubting, not believing, not accepting
You should be skeptical of a fortune teller whose crystal ball has three finger holes in it.
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Typing it is like playing ping pong on your keyboard
"Hey did you know that typing skepticism is like playing pong with your keyboard?"
"Ok, but why did I need to know this?"
"It's cool! Right? R-r-right?..."
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Way of thinking, think's for self, not accepting of all ideas, including religion....a group of people who come together to promote critical thinking and self thought....
Man:Hey, you see John Edwards last night? He talked to the dead!
Skeptic: He uses something called Cold Reading, he isn't even very good at it.
Man:.....Smart ass
Skeptic: Dumb ass.
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A human who claims to use logic, science, and reason to irrationally confirm their biases.
Skeptic: I only believe the evidence.
Someone: Here's some evidence.
Skeptic: Sorry that's the wrong kind of evidence. I prefer evidence I already agree with.
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when you are weary of someone's good natured actions; to not wholeheartedly believe
Even though you appear to be doing a good thing, I will always be skeptical of your behavior
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Colloquially refers to a pseudo intellectual cynic who hides behind the rouse of critical thinking to support their lack of belief in anything they haven't read in Scientific American.
They think they know everything about everything when in actuality a skeptic is the mirror image of the people they despise because they believe what they want to believe despite evidence to the contrary.
Yoga instructor: Namaste
Skeptic: There is no evidence that yoga is beneficial for anything. Any claims of the healing power of yoga can only be attributed to a placebo effect.
Yoga instructor: What a douche.
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Liking the truth for the sake of it.
Bob the skeptic was really interested in the truth - whatever it may turn out to be.
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