Skepticism and Shrinking the Shrink

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From the American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster 1828

~ This is the proper spelling in 1828 ~

SCEP/TICISM, n. [Fr. scepticisme.]

The doctrines and opinions of the Pyrrhonists

or sceptical philosphers;

universal doubt;

the scheme of philosophy which denies the certainty of any knowledge

respecting the phenomena of nature

2. In theology,

a doubting of the truth of revelation,

or the denial of the divine origin of the christian religion,

or of the being, perfections or truth of God

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From Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus

Copyright 1996 by Simon & Schuster, Inc.

skep’ti-cism’ (-siz’em) n.

1 the doctrine that the truth in all knowledge must always be in ~ Question ~

2 skeptical attitude

3 doubt about religious doctrines

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Skeptic

From The World Book Dictionary

Copyright 1951

Skep/tic (skep’tik). n.

a member of adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophy

that maintained that real knowledge of things is impossible

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skep/tic (skep’tik), n., adj.-n.

1 a person who ~ Questions ~ the truth of theories or apparent facts; doubter;

” The skeptic doth neither affirm, neither deny, any position; but doubteth of it “

 ( Sir Walter Raleigh)

2 a person who doubts or questions the possibility or certainty

of our knowledge of anything

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