I found this fascinating quote today:
A pseudosceptic can also be a cynic. They can take the position of doubt without even hearing the case, which is not good history or science. The position of the good sceptic is to say "that sounds like a really interesting idea. Please prove it". The good sceptic/scientist/historian has to also ask himself as well as the person he is in conflict with: "Is there anything that woudl make you change your stance?" It's an argument put forward by the famous sceptic and magician James Randi. It's a wonderful starting point. If you or your debater says there is nothing that could be provided that would change their point of view then the argument is already over.Jamie Clubb, Jamie Clubb - author of "The Legend of Salt and Sauce", Mar 2009
You should read the whole article.
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Some of my recent notes on modern scepticism and its very different cousins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_is_a_hand
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