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lists Skepticism (or scepticism) has many definitions, but
generally refers to any questioning attitude of knowledge,
facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts, or doubt regarding
claims that are taken for granted elsewhere. The word may
characterise a position on a single matter, as in the case of
religious skepticism, which is "doubt concerning basic religious
principles (such as immortality, providence, and revelation)",
but philosophical skepticism is an overall approach that
requires all new information to be well supported by evidence.
Skeptics may even doubt the reliability of their own senses.
Classical philosophical skepticism derives from the '