Sheldrake on Skepticism

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I disagree with the end of the penutimate paragraph, for a variety of reasons, but I quite like this piece on Skepticism/Scepticism, by Rupert Sheldrake.

In practice, the goal of skepticism is not the discovery of truth, but the exposure of other people’s errors. It plays a useful role in science, religion, scholarship, and common sense. But we need to remember that it is a weapon serving belief or self-interest; we need to be skeptical of skeptics. The more militant the skeptic, the stronger the belief.

Published by M R. X. Dentith

Author of "The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories" (Palgrave Macmillan), M wrote their PhD on epistemic issues surrounding belief in conspiracy theories. They are a frequent media commentator on the weird and the wonderful, both locally and internationally. On occasion they can be caught dreaming about wax lions but, mostly, it is rumoured they work for elements of the New World Order.