02 Mar '06 22:55>
Originally posted by FreakyKBHI agree with you that skepticism denies any supernatural occurence. That is, anything outside nature (this is what supernatural means). Since skepticism denies anything outside nature, it falls into the acceptance of natural events, which is the realm of science.
Disagree, at least on the current skeptic view. Although skepticism in its purest form delays conclusion until all information is available, current use of the term denotes a denial of any supernatural occurence and/or being.
The current skeptical view is hardly scientific, and those immersed in any field of scientific thought should be offended at asser ...[text shortened]... e known, assuming as true only that which has not been shown to be false, absurd, or irrelevant.