...wow, what great science.
Let's thus toss out electromagnetism, abstractionism, aphorism....
Actually, the word skepticism is a very revealing word with an interesting
history and word origin.
The word ism actually means doctrine, system, manner, condition, at and
characteristic.
The history of the word skeptic started with philosophy of the Pyrrho of
Elis, who fought dogmatism by showing reasons for doubting it, but which
today is the position that absolute knowledge is impossible but that science
can succeed with relative certainty. The word comes from the latin word
scepticus and Greek skeptikos "skeptic" from skeptesthai "to examine
closely". This word comes from a the root, PIE *spek-/*spok- "look, see"
(i.e. spectator, inspect, and even spice ). Spice via the French version of
Latin species, which originally meant "kind, type", but later came to mean
"wares" and then "spice". Finally, the [p] and [k] traded places in Greek
(metathesis), where we find skopein "to see", like in some great words words
telescope, microscope, and the new (slang) verb to scope out.
Thus, the word skepticism literally can be translated to mean: To examine
closely in an orderly manner.
Nice word that. In my experience, 9-10 People who don't like the word
skepticism or skeptics usually don't because the things they say fall apart
quickly under "close examination".
Your experience may be different though.
Best Regards,
Jason
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From: bodhisattva
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: CS>Magnesium Oxide Prill Beads - 20 June
Not an opinion, a fact.
Skepticism itself is a 'doctrine', and a 'Skeptic' is a preacher of this
doctrine/religion. Ism' is basically something taken too far, before one
engages their logical, and intuitive mind to take a rational, healthy
approach to something. The dictionary defines an 'ism' as "an oppressive and
especially discriminatory attitude or belief".
Fundamentalism
Islamicism
Rationalism
Skepticism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Catholicism
Evanglicalism
All the same, just another oppressive doctrine. Like I said a good healthy,
open mind, with an intuitive sense of wonder, and a logical sense of
investigation is best termed 'normal'. Anything else, is probably considered
to be some degree of insanity, or irrational overzealousness.. Prill beads,
and this discussion I will continue on the off-topic list if it is
warranted.
Dorothy Fitzpatrick wrote:
Your opinion, not mine. dee
On 21 Jun 2010, at 20:22, bodhisattva wrote:
Open questioning is healthy, skepticism is another 'ism' and is therefore,
harmful.
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