Jul 06 2007
The Difference Between Skepticism and Cynicism
Those who know me know that I am a huge Penn & Teller show fan (my first stop in Vegas this spring was the Penn & Teller Theater), and of the skeptic network, blogosphere, or may-you-call-it-as-you-wish. I just happened today upon a video dialog between Penn and Teller and James Randi where Randi defines the difference between a skeptic and a cynic. Randi says:
To be skeptical is to have a healthy point of view, I would think, is to wonder whether or not “this” is true, but to be cynical is to just dismiss everything….
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