Scepticism

THE SOPHISTS (_concluded_) _Nothing knowable -- The solitude of scepticism -- The lawlessness of scepticism -- The good in scepticism_ ❋ John Marshall (1880)

The term scepticism, in its primary signification, contains the idea of inquiring, of examining; and they give the name of _sceptics_ to the philosophers who declare that there is nothing to discover, and consequently nothing to examine, or to search for! ❋ Ernest Naville (N/A)

I never thought I'd see the day when I quoted anti-Castro poet Heberto Padilla, but as I grow older his corrosive scepticism is starting to make sense. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I understand what you mean about the academic drive for things to check out all the way down the line, and how the facts in your story depend on you, but my scepticism is directed at the degree to which control is possible or even necessary in fiction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The pro-GM lobby has done a fantastic job in persuading the media and politicians that even the most modest GM-scepticism is tantamount to extreme science-hating emotionalism," Jonathon Porritt has written. ❋ Lucy Siegle (2010)

In Europe for example scepticism is wide spread and that's not for lack of means to buy one. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After all, scientists are supposed to be sceptical, yet anyone who expresses scepticism is told by the chief UN tinpot alchemist to rub his face in asbestos. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The idea has elicited lukewarm support from Labor and scepticism from the Australian Medical Association. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Euro scepticism is now the default position of Conservatives but there is much in Conservative tradition to make this not the case. ❋ Newmania (2007)

As certainly for Hemans as for Byron, this debate about scepticism is an argument about history carried out in history. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Arab.p. 17; and his scepticism is justified in the notes of ❋ Unknown (1206)

Even scepticism is made to supply an apology for superstition. ❋ Unknown (1206)

(or collusion?) over scepticism is that matters of belief are not doxa but sanctions, sanctions in the historical, material form of human sacrifice ❋ Unknown (2001)

Such public scepticism is scarcely surprising given this Government’s record in fleecing the taxpayer on the sly. ❋ Stephen Tall (2007)

I well recall the scepticism in the early days, however, when most people did not believe things could be so simple as making an enzyme to catalyse mitosis, and then destroying the enzyme to leave mitosis. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Their scepticism is a blow for Nigeria's President Olusegun ❋ Unknown (2002)

Many of those who heard of the new particle received the news with a certain scepticism. ❋ Unknown (1988)

Their scepticism is meritorious; they could not safely transcribe or believe the rusticorum fabulas: but Katona might have given due attention to the evidence of Liutprand, Bulgarorum gentem atque daecorum tributariam fecerant, (Hist.l. ii.c. 4, p. 435.)] 35 — Iliad, xvi. ❋ Unknown (1206)

It is a common fallacy of Protestants that the scepticism, which is so prevalent, affects the Catholic Church equally with Protestant sects. ❋ Various (N/A)

[p1]:that person we saw on tv has a lot of scepticism!! [p2]:[true dat]!! ❋ Invisiblekatlover (2012)

You should be sceptical of a [fortune teller] whose [crystal ball] has [three finger] holes in it. ❋ Yorrick Hunt (2008)

[americans] are such sceptics ❋ Help Me Im Dead Inside (2018)

[Sceptic skank's] [thought bubble]: 'I don't think Brad takes me seriously. He invited me to the ice hockey team party, but when I got on my back and let the all the guys bang my [bitchmeat] he just laughed!' ❋ Witch Of The West (2007)

Probably [Bjørn] Lomborg was the only [respectable] climate sceptic but [for now] he does not support his former opinions anymore either. ❋ Antiglobe (2010)

Far too many of the definitions in [this site] are [courtesy] of retarded [sceptic tanks]. ❋ Wildkitten (2006)

most [sceptic tanks] are [mad] ❋ Anon (2004)

- D Lets run this [big data] task on [the cloud]! - A No! - D Why, what is wrong with the cloud? - A Like, everything, except scalability. - D [Ah man], you are such a cloud sceptic! ❋ BadAssUnicorn599 (2021)

[User]:"[Fire is hot]", Sceptical Nicolai:"[Are you sure] about, i mean..." ❋ Morganum87 (2023)

Far too many of the definitions in [this site] are [courtesy] of retarded [sceptic tanks]. ❋ Wildkitten (2006)