On skeptics, skeptics, and skeptics.

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John Jackson © UK-Skeptics

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One of the problems skeptics face in using the term ’skeptic’ (often ’sceptic’ in the UK) as a label identifying our approach to claims and issues is that there is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding as to what skepticism actually is. Here I will look at how this confusion arises. There are three main areas where ’skeptic’ is used differently to how skeptics define it and use it. (more…)