Monday, November 20, 2006

The default scientific viewpoint is not skepticism, it is curiosity. Suspension of one's disbelief is imperative when mentally exploring the world of the unknown and the supernatural. When one deals in theories, it pays to be constantly questioning, but not skeptical. Never skeptical.

Skepticism breeds only dissatisfaction. A skeptic is never satisfied, even at the most basic level; for being skeptical is just another bias. Instead of pessimists, who believe that all the world is headed to ruin, or optimists, who believe that all things will yield good, a skeptic believes that all things are untrue until proven otherwise.

I cannot prove that skepticism is an irrational choice of world views, which is why the skeptic will never agree with my conclusion. I can connive and convince you to my cause, but it would not be proof. Because of this, no skeptic can ever truly be converted; else they were never a skeptic to begin with.

Why do I even separate skepticism and curiosity to begin with? Should not the two be amalgam, like flesh and water, fire and stone? Indeed, what is curious skepticism if not cynicism with a prenatal bias? Cynicism is the answer to skepticism, but it requires objectivity to reach; objectivity which the skeptics lack, for who can prove that objectivity is ultimate to someone who does not desire it?

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