Skeptical_Inquirer Skeptical_Inquirer

Skeptical Inquirer - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Agnostic, Ambiguous, Cautious, Cynical, Dissenting, Dubious

The Skeptical Inquirer is a magazine of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) dedicated to debunking pseudoscience. List of alternative, speculative and disputed theories lists the type of beliefs they tackle. Prominent on CSICOP's website are the words:

CSICOP encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public.

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Example Usage of Skeptical

JaquenettaRDais: A little Skeptical, but ok, 'Secondary School Programs Or Student Loans - Which is Better?' http://tinyurl.com/yjgj42r
blankblankberg: still a little Skeptical that there's a place called Mexico Beach, Florida...
kg: @brokeassstuart Neti pots kick*ss. Flu shot-not a believer. Still Skeptical flu "season". Everything else - great advice! http://j.mp/3gL23e
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