I don’t believe you Skepticism is not science. Science is not
skepticism. Skepticism is about questioning things. It’s about
not accepting anything at face value. It requires evidence. It’s
a lifestyle. Science is a tool. It’s a process. It’s a way of
finding knowledge that is true or, at least, heavily supported
by evidence. It’s a way of finding the evidence that skeptics
need to have. A close friend of mine taught me a phrase a long
time ago. ”I don’t believe you.” I usually follow it with a
statement that, it’s not personal, but to believe the claim you
just made will require more evidence than your say-so. You very
well may be correct, but I can’t accept such a claim without
some kind of support. This doesn’t meant that you don’t trust
the person. The person may be very trustworthy, but they may
have been misled. They may not have all the facts. They may just
be confused. There are varying levels of skepticism here. If my
wife comes in and says “it’s raining”. I will tend to believe
her. First, she has n