scepticism

THE SOPHISTS (_concluded_) _Nothing knowable -- The solitude of scepticism -- The lawlessness of scepticism -- The good in scepticism_

A Short History of Greek Philosophy John Marshall 1880

The term scepticism, in its primary signification, contains the idea of inquiring, of examining; and they give the name of _sceptics_ to the philosophers who declare that there is nothing to discover, and consequently nothing to examine, or to search for!

The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism Ernest Naville

I never thought I'd see the day when I quoted anti-Castro poet Heberto Padilla, but as I grow older his corrosive scepticism is starting to make sense.

Archive 2009-08-01 2009

I understand what you mean about the academic drive for things to check out all the way down the line, and how the facts in your story depend on you, but my scepticism is directed at the degree to which control is possible or even necessary in fiction.

On The Writing Course « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

"The pro-GM lobby has done a fantastic job in persuading the media and politicians that even the most modest GM-scepticism is tantamount to extreme science-hating emotionalism," Jonathon Porritt has written.

Just because GM is gaining popularity doesn't make it right Lucy Siegle 2010

In Europe for example scepticism is wide spread and that's not for lack of means to buy one.

Microwaving Beats Boiling For Veggies | Lifehacker Australia 2009

After all, scientists are supposed to be sceptical, yet anyone who expresses scepticism is told by the chief UN tinpot alchemist to rub his face in asbestos.

UN global warming apparatchik loses his composure « Anglican Samizdat 2010

The idea has elicited lukewarm support from Labor and scepticism from the Australian Medical Association.

Which Hospitals Perform Best? If Only We Knew | Impact Lab 2007

Euro scepticism is now the default position of Conservatives but there is much in Conservative tradition to make this not the case.

Forget Ealing , The Future is Bright Newmania 2007

As certainly for Hemans as for Byron, this debate about scepticism is an argument about history carried out in history.

'A darkling plain': Hemans, Byron and _The Sceptic; A Poem_ 2001