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What is healthy scepticism?

"Healthy skepticism also means that you “think like a scientist.” A scientist thinks empirically about a problem, not ideologically.

Empirical evidence is information that verifies truth. Truth is data that corresponds with reality and is gathered through observation or experimentation. Ideology is based on beliefs, worldviews, and ontology.

Put simply, think about the data you’re using as you examine a problem or statement. You can test or check a fact, whereas a belief or opinion cannot be tested.

Healthy skepticism is an easy concept to understand since we see it and feel it often in our lives.

You may have some questions if you’re received that email indicating that a long lost relative in Nigeria has passed and left you a large inheritance. You may have doubt when an advertisement claims to be the “wonder cure” for that recent malady that you think you have.

You most likely have suspicions when someone knocks on your door at 3:00 in the afternoon on the weekend and wants to sell you solar panels for your house.

In all of these instances, you’re employing a questioning attitude that casts doubt on information or claims presented."



https://wiobyrne.com/healthy-skepticism/