16th in a series The terms skeptic and skeptical are commonplace in our ordinary discourse, so one might think that they hardly require definition. A skeptic is a doubter, and “skeptical” denotes an attitude of mind to doubt things in general. VICTOR NUOVO Most of us are selectively skeptical. For example, we are or should be skeptical of any sales pitch, for it is evident that the person making it has no interest in enlightening us, but only in selling us something that we might or might not need. We are a … (read more)
