Skepticism

Skepticism or scepticism (see spelling differences) is generally any questioning attitude towards unempirical knowledge or opinions/beliefs stated as facts, or doubt regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere. Skepticism is often separated into categories, related to morality (right or wrong), religion (religious doubt), or the nature of knowledge ("there is no knowledge beyond how things appear.")

Philosophical skepticism is a systematic approach that questions the notion that absolutely certain knowledge is possible. Classical philosophical skepticism derives from the 'Skeptikoi', a school who "asserted nothing". Adherents of Pyrrhonism (and more recently, partially synonymous with Fallibilism), for instance, suspend judgment in investigations. Skeptics may even doubt the reliability of their own senses.Religious skepticism, on the other hand, is "doubt concerning basic religious principles (such as immortality, providence, and revelation)".Scientific skepticism is about testing beliefs for reliability, by subjecting them to systematic investigation using the scientific method, to discover empirical evidence for them.

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Sceptic (band)

Sceptic is a Polish death metal band from Kraków, Poland.

Sceptic is a Polish death metal band founded in 1994 by Jacek Hiro.Marcin Urbaś (one of the fastest 200 meter sprinters) handled the vocal duties for the first and third album (Blind Existence (1999) and Unbeliever's Script (2003)), but currently is a session member due to his sport career. Weronika Zbieg from the Polish death/thrash band Totem handled the lead vocal duty on the latest album, Internal Complexity (2005).

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

Music videos

References

External links

Official website

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Skeptic (disambiguation)

Skepticism or Scepticism, in philosophy, is a term denoting a position of question or doubt about something.

Skeptic(s) or Sceptic(s) may also refer to:

The Skeptic (UK magazine), founded by Wendy M. Grossman, examines secularism and the paranormal.

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, a non-profit organization to encourage the investigation of paranormal and fringe-science.

Skeptical Inquirer, magazine published by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.

The Skeptics Society, a nonprofit organization devoted to resisting the spread of pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs.

Skeptic (U.S. magazine), magazine of The Skeptics Society, edited by Michael Shermer.

The Skeptic's Dictionary, a collection of essays by Robert Todd Carroll.

Skepticism (band), a metal band from Finland.

The Skeptics, a New Zealand post-punk band from 1979 to 1990.

Senseless

Senseless is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris and written by Greg Erb and Craig Mazin. The film stars Marlon Wayans, David Spade, and Matthew Lillard as college students.

Plot

Darryl Witherspoon (Marlon Wayans) is a college economics student, who does not have the advantages of his wealthy nemesis, Scott Thorpe (David Spade), or his best friend Tim LaFlour (Matthew Lillard), who has got a hockey scholarship. Darryl is so broke he donates four pints of blood in one day (playing a different character each time) and four vials of sperm in one day. Darryl's big break has come when he enters a competition, where the winner gets a high-paying Wall Street job. But when Scott enters the competition, it seems Darryl's break has gone down the drain. He takes on a high-paying experiment to test a drug that enhances the five senses. Darryl uses it to his advantage and he impresses the competition's supervisor, Mr. Tyson (Rip Torn) and he even joins the hockey team as a goalie. But after taking an extra dose one night, he experiences side effects. The experiment's supervisor, Dr. Thomas Wheedon (Brad Dourif), tells Darryl only four of his senses will work at a time until the drug leaves his body.