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Skeptoid #590: Skepticism vs Cynicism

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

History, Skeptic, Social Sciences, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Skepticism, Paranormal, Science

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2017

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The line between skepticism and cynicism is a bit too blurry for many people. Today we bring it into focus.

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One bump in the road of trying to maintain a healthy skepticism in life is that a lot of

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people will assume you're just another scenic.

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Someone who's negative about everything.

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Someone who sets out to debunk rather than to enlighten.

0:17.5

It's a risk and I get accused of it all the time.

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So in today's episode, I lay out my take on the difference between skepticism and cynicism,

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which is big and also important.

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That's coming up today on Skeptoid.

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Calling all skeptics and critical thinkers, we want to give you all a bunch of cool new stuff.

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We just want your help telling us what you want the most.

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Click the survey today at skeptoid.com slash survey.

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