Also "Sceptic".
It's been well and truly hijacked and is now worthless.
"I'm skeptical of climate change" means the person is a denier.
"I'm skeptical of vaccines" is double-speak for "I'm ant-vax."
"I'm skeptical of Covid....." means the person is a conspiracist loon.
The term is done and needs to be dropped entirely. I never liked it, have never identified as one, and the word always has negative connotations that are at odds with the idea of critical thinking, which is a process.
It's been well and truly hijacked and is now worthless.
"I'm skeptical of climate change" means the person is a denier.
"I'm skeptical of vaccines" is double-speak for "I'm ant-vax."
"I'm skeptical of Covid....." means the person is a conspiracist loon.
The term is done and needs to be dropped entirely. I never liked it, have never identified as one, and the word always has negative connotations that are at odds with the idea of critical thinking, which is a process.
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