RT @noodlemaz
Asking for evidence of claims is 'erratic behaviour' now! #AskForEvidence https://twitter.com/statto/status/1652427253127475200

What is a skeptic? Here is Dr. Steven Novella’s summary:

“A skeptic is one who prefers beliefs and conclusions that are reliable and valid to ones that are comforting or convenient, and therefore rigorously and openly applies the methods of #science and #reason to all empirical claims, especially their own. A skeptic provisionally proportions acceptance of any claim to valid #logic and a fair and thorough assessment of available #evidence, and studies the pitfalls of human reason and the mechanisms of deception so as to avoid being deceived by others or themselves. Skepticism values method over any particular conclusion.”

#empiricism #criticalthinking #askforevidence #secularism #philosophy #ethics #freethinkers #brights #atheist #agnostic #humanism #freethinkers #rationality #reasoning