What practical uses are there for a skeptic of everything?
2007-02-26 08:40:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
A person who is skeptical of everything questions everything and in so doing, probably learns more about "everything" than the typical person who tends to accept things without question or investigation.
There are disadvantages to being a "skeptic of everything" but you asked about the practical uses - not the problems.
2007-02-26 09:08:07 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel J 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A skeptic of everything is also a skeptic of something which is very handy in intelligence analysis.
2007-02-26 09:20:59 · answer #2 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skeptical people make it possible for other people to have faith in god.
2007-02-26 10:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anpadh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The practical application is the debunking of deceptions.
2007-02-26 21:35:12 · answer #4 · answered by Third Son of Marianne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋