On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 12:49 AM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8 December 2014 at 23:36, Telmo Menezes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> You can notice the subtle change in the meaning of being a "skeptic". The >> original meaning is very close to "agnostic" but it has been slowly sliding >> into a strong preference for common sense, which is to say, the belief of >> the majority. >> > > Yes that seems possible, indeed likely. Also it gets kidnapped by "climate > change sceptics" and suchlike, >
I would say that anyone who labels themselves as "X skeptics" are already missing the point. Skepticism is a general attitude towards knowledge. > who are using it in the "postmodern" sense that loosely translates as "you > can't prove X 100% therefore not-X is 'just as valid'." > Is this really the prevalent argument from climate change disbelievers? > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
