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- DictionarySkep·ti·cism/ˈskeptəˌsiz(ə)m/
noun
- 1. a skeptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something: "these claims were treated with skepticism"
- 2. the theory that certain knowledge is impossible.
noun
Questioning attitude or doubt towards one or more items of putative knowledge or belief
Skepticism, also spelled scepticism in British English, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the person doubts that these claims are accurate. In such cases, skeptics normally recommend not disbelief but suspension of belief, i.e. mainta... Wikipedia