Be an informed skeptic

[MatticusMania]

people who bang on about being skeptics seem to be a breeding ground for conspiracy theories, ranging from unlikely to competely bonkers.

it's a bit like someone telling you they're charming. if it's true, they won't need to say it.

I could tell you about some conspiracy theories, as I find them highly fascinating, ranging from ridiculous to possible.
I could also tell you theyre just theories and while I dont entertain them as truths, there could be something to some of them.
I dont believe that things are always on the up and up the way we're lead to believe they are, and Id say that makes me a skeptic.

 

[lowsideonacurve]

It's better than being an uninformed optimist.

Anythings better than being an uniformed optimist

 

[knumbskull]

I'm convinced!

your ideas are of interest to me and i wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

 

[MatticusMania]

Anythings better than being an uniformed optimist

Yeah, when us optimists start wearing uniforms the pessimists get really riled up! Likely because theyre so bright and cheery...

 

[macaroni tony]

I ask because, well, I consider myself a skeptic in regards to a few things. I wouldnt say that me beliefs are all that whacked out... maybe just a little.

All right. Well you're not the kind of fella I had in mind

 

[Bloodhammer]

I could tell you about some conspiracy theories, as I find them highly fascinating, ranging from ridiculous to possible.
I could also tell you theyre just theories and while I dont entertain them as truths, there could be something to some of them.
I dont believe that things are always on the up and up the way we're lead to believe they are, and Id say that makes me a skeptic.

Who says that? All I ever hear is how this country, and the world with it, are going to Hell in a hand basket. Maybe its regional or demographical differences...

 

[MatticusMania]

All right. Well you're not the kind of fella I had in mind

I didnt think I was, but its nice to be certain.

 

[David Jayne]

I'm absolutely certain that there's no way to be completely sure.

 

[knumbskull]

 

[MatticusMania]

Who says that? All I ever hear is how this country, and the world with it, are going to Hell in a hand basket. Maybe its regional or demographical differences...

Exactly, because thats what the evil "they" want people to believe. Fear is the most powerful tool for control, and the people are lead to believe that they better buy the finest of handbaskets.
The up and up is that everything will be just fine. They know this, but they dont want us to know this.

 

[bassinplace]

your ideas are of interest to me and i wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Sorry kid, this is Hopeless Lemmings, we don't have enough ideas or motivation to print a newsletter. You want Dianetics, two doors down.

 

[MatticusMania]

Sorry kid, this is Hopeless Lemmings, we don't have enough ideas or motivation to print a newsletter. You want Dianetics, two doors down.

 

[lowsideonacurve]

Yeah, when us optimists start wearing uniforms the pessimists get really riled up! Likely because theyre so bright and cheery...

I'm not going to blame any portable device on that, I misspelled "uninformed" all by myself.

To be perfectly clear, I like uniformed optimists just fine, even in large groups. It's those danged uninformed optimists that keep bumbling about.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

As a rule, I don't believe anything I see on TV or read in newspapers or books without investigating it myself. Peer-reviewed journals...slightly more trustworthy.

Sometimes my own independent investigation is less diligent than other times. Mostly though, I just don't care enough about what is said to bother.

Most people call me a pessimist. I am not, but neither am I an optimist. I think of myself as a realist.

 

[geeza]

I used to be an unformed skeptic. Does that count?

 

[Tat2dHeart]

I'm not sure what you'd call me. I'm the sort who has to touch the paint just to make sure it's really dry. Label, please?

 

[bassinplace]

I'm not sure what you'd call me. I'm the sort who has to touch the paint just to make sure it's really dry. Label, please?

Multi-colored.

 

[Tat2dHeart]

Multi-colored.

Could be. Right now I'm splattered in drywall mud and texture compound, so I'm mostly speckled in white. In a couple of hours, we can add two dimensions of purple to those spots. Today's paint the living room day. The remainder of the weekend, I'm laying tile.

 

[MJ5150]

Remodel?

-Mike

 

[Tat2dHeart]

Smallish one. Redoing the hallway to my guest area, the entryway, and my living room. Nothing that would get me a spot on an HGTV show - just new paint and flooring.