{"id":241622,"date":"2020-06-08T13:40:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T20:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=241622"},"modified":"2020-06-08T14:04:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T21:04:11","slug":"why-im-so-skeptical-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/08\/why-im-so-skeptical-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I’m So Skeptical"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To be a skeptic [skeptomai<\/a> in Greek] means to look at, examine, consider. Thus to be a skeptic is a sign of wisdom. To think deeply about things, to not get suckered seems to be positively beneficial in this life we live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Where I learned skepticism from<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Essentially my mom got suckered all the time. It comes from AMWAY scams. My mom used to be part of Amway, and I saw my poor mom get suckered by the evil pyramid scheme which is Amway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, my mom was too naive, and easily taken advantage of. Certainly from my dad. Thus it gave me a reason and impetus to be skeptical of almost everything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How do we get easily suckered?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Confirmation bias. Red herring<\/a>. Listening to the news<\/a> (either mainstream or ‘conspiracy’-esque sites). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why does skepticism get such a bad name?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Well in Ancient Greek times, the Skeptics (school of philosophers) were seen as play-actors. They would admit the limits of their knowledge and admit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is impossible for us to know anything 100% certain. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Which definitely pissed off people who wanted hard answers. Thus the Skeptic philosophers were seen as disreputable people, especially in modern history in which having ‘faith’ (Christian morality) is seen as good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus to be a skeptic means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To not have faith is evil. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Look at it with your own two eyes.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For example, I heard all this stuff about protests<\/a> happening around town. I couldn’t trust the news until I saw it with my own two eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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