Skepticism (US) or scepticism (UK) is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. For example, if a...

Philosophical skepticism (UK spelling: scepticism; from Greek σκέψις skepsis, "inquiry") is a family of philosophical views that question the possibility...

Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism (also spelled scepticism), sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions...

Moral skepticism (or moral scepticism in British English) is a class of meta-ethical theories all members of which entail that no one has any moral knowledge...

Local skepticism is the view that one cannot possess knowledge in some particular domain. It contrasts with global skepticism (also known as absolute...

A cryptocurrency (colloquially crypto) is a digital currency designed to work through a computer network that is not reliant on any central authority,...

and climate change skepticism, and only a few have expressed preference for being described as deniers.: 2  But the word "skepticism" is incorrectly used...

philosophical or scientific position that appears to be that of skepticism or scientific skepticism but in reality is a form of dogmatism. An early use of the...

Academic skepticism refers to the skeptical period of the Academy dating from around 266 BCE, when Arcesilaus became scholarch, until around 90 BCE, when...

Religious skepticism is a type of skepticism relating to religion. Religious skeptics question religious authority and are not necessarily antireligious/clerical...

perception, introspection, memory, reason, and testimony. The school of skepticism questions the human ability to attain knowledge, while fallibilism says...

Cartesian doubt is a form of methodological skepticism associated with the writings and methodology of René Descartes (March 31, 1596–February 11, 1650)...

Skepticism is a Finnish funeral doom metal band. Formed in 1991, they are regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre.[citation needed] Starting out with...

Scientific skepticism (also spelled scepticism) is the practice of questioning whether claims are supported by empirical research and have reproducibility...

Environmental skepticism is the belief that statements by environmentalists, and the environmental scientists who support them, are false or exaggerated...

Pyrrhonism is an Ancient Greek school of philosophical skepticism which rejects dogma and advocates the suspension of judgement over the truth of all beliefs...

Quackery (health fraud) Rise of modern medicine Pseudoscience Antiscience Skepticism Scientific Therapeutic nihilism Fringe medicine and science Acupressure...

associated with modernity in the Western world, characterized by deep skepticism towards established norms and values alongside indifference, despair,...

Radical skepticism (or radical scepticism in British English) is the philosophical position that knowledge is most likely impossible. Radical skeptics...

Euroscepticism, also spelled as Euroskepticism or EU-scepticism, is a political position involving criticism of the European Union (EU) and European integration...

Skepticism in law is a school of jurisprudence that was a reaction against the idea of natural law, and a response to the formalism of legal positivists...

investigation against uncharged third parties." The memo was met with skepticism from people of the political right, like Alex Jones, and the political...

During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions, particularly lockdowns (encompassing stay-at-home orders...

November 2011. Khan, Naveeda (22 May 2012). Muslim Becoming: Aspiration and Skepticism in Pakistan. Duke University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-8223-5231-0. Retrieved...

(February 1, 2025). "Ethics Pledges by Trump Cabinet Draw Questions and Skepticism". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2025. Baker, Peter (February 12...

university's Jesuit education with fostering his independent thinking and skepticism of conventional wisdom. During his junior year, Newsom spent a semester...

emerged during the Hellenistic period, Cynicism, Stoicism, Epicureanism and Skepticism, while Neoplatonism dominated subsequent thought. Byzantine philosophy...

authoritative and traditional media sources and demonstrated similar skepticism towards these sources compared to respondents who accepted the vaccine...

something, specifically claims that may be misleading or unverified, with skepticism or not to interpret something literally. In the old-fashioned English...

magazines that promote or practice scientific skepticism. Humanism Lists about skepticism List of books about skepticism List of skeptical conferences List of...