In principle, skeptics are neither closed-minded nor cynical. We are curious but cautious.
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I am the skeptic of skeptics.
Being a skeptic just means being rational and empirical: thinking and seeing before believing.
Scientists are skeptics. It's unfortunate that the word 'skeptic' has taken on other connotations in the culture involving nihilism and cynicism. Really, in its pure and original meaning, it's just thoughtful inquiry.
The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has found.
There's a certain kind of scepticism that can't bear uncertainty.
I have never been a cynical person.
I'm not cynical.
Scepticism is a necessary and vital part of the journalist's toolkit. But when scepticism becomes cynicism it can close off thought and block the search for truth.
I've stopped caring about skeptics, but if they libel or defame me they will end up in court.
Skepticism is not a position that you stake out ahead of time and stick to no matter what.
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