Skepticism has a long history that includes multiple meanings and in the early twenty-first century has complex ethical implications for science and technology. It plays an important role within science and technology but also can be applied to the...

. Any view involving doubt about whether something exists, or about whether we can know something, or about whether we are justified in arguing in certain ways. Throughout the ages many philosophers have held that unless we know some things for certain...

This word is rarely used in its technical philosophical sense, referring to Pyrrho and his followers in Greek antiquity who doubted the possibility of real knowledge of any kind. It is more usually used in the general sense of one who is unwilling...

1. A Greek school of thought that maintained that reality is unknowable, so that all knowledge should be treated accordingly. 2. Broadly, that certain knowledge might be sought but it cannot be...

In ordinary usage, skepticism or scepticism (Greek: skeptomai, to look about, to consider; see also spelling differences) refers...

Turkey's presidential front-runner lobbied skeptical lawmakers for their support Wednesday in an elecMacro running .......tion highlighting tensions between the defenders of secular principles and the Islamic-rooted government.As the ruling party candidate, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is almost certain to win the presidency in a series...

The 24-mile journey from Nablus to Ramallah, two of the West Bank's most important urban centers, used to take 35 minutes. Today, a network of Israeli military checkpoints has turned the trip into a harrowing journey that can last as long as four hours.Israel's promise...

Georgia's governor sounded skeptical Monday about issuing a public apology for slavery, an idea that got a boost last week with the support of a Republican leader."Repentance comes from the heart," Gov. Sonny Perdue said Monday. "I'm not sure about public apologies on behalf of...

President Bush attacked opponents of an immigration deal Tuesday, suggesting they "don't want to do what's right for America.""The fundamental question is, will elected officials have the courage necessary to put a comprehensive immigration plan in place," Bush said against a backdrop of a huge...

A dictionary's definition of skepticism is, "A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind." Although we are inclined in today's society to accept ideas without questioning them, the leading thinkers of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment exemplify the importance of developing one's own opinion and not automatically trusting the opinions of others.