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Nah, I just have the proper skepticism. You know, the idea behind science: Nullius in verba

• hannasanarion 8y ago
  No, that is not how skepticism works. There is a humongous body of knowledge on the topic, and all of it is very well supported with an abundance of of evidence. Being too lazy to visit a library and educate yourself on a topic is called "willful ignorance", not skepticism. "nullius in verba" means you don't accept theories on authority alone. It means that you don't formulate a conception of gravity by thinking about elements for a while and then declaring that you figured it out, as Aristotle did, but by considering testable possibilities and performing experiments, as Newton did. "nullius in verba" does NOT mean you can throw out all of Newton's work as "words words words" because you don't feel like reading it.