Is Skepticism a good theory?

Question

Skepticism is the idea that everything we know and observe is fundamentally wrong. And can never be FULLY proven.
Regress SKepticism is the product of questioning the questions, and questioning those questions, ect.
Meaning nothing can be known with any certainty.
Also known as Solipsism in philosophy.

Answer 1

Enlightened skepticism, yes. A theory is a lie which has not yet been proven. en Franklin's view of enlightened pessimism, "If something goes wrong, I am prepared, and if something goes right, I can always be pleasantly surprised!" The part I think is crucial, is the ability to be open to something going right. It is all well and good to expect things to be wrong, but too many people take that to the extreme, believing that things are fundamentally wrong when they aren't always. We have to be prepared for disaster, but open to the fact that if the disaster doesn't occur, we can enjoy success.

Answer 2

No, I don't think it is a good theory when in isolation of everything else.

Hegel said that too skepticism is paralyzing to learning and may amount to nothing but intellectual laziness. Enough paper has been wasted writing forests of books about why we can't really know anything.

Nietzsche's position was that skepticism is good up to a point because it forces us to explore questions from angles we normally would not and we shouldn't be afraid to do this. But like anything else in excess, skepticism can become an illness to the intellect and (in very Nietzschean terms) spoil the digestion for knowledge.

Answer 3

Yes, but the purpose of asking a question is, somehow, getting an answer. Skepticism ad infinitum is ridiculous. Dare to know your limits.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits...Albert Einstein.

Good luck!

Answer 4

I am a bit of a skeptic, always questioning and looking for the catch. It is probably safer than being completely the other direction, gullible and susceptible to being conned easily. What really works is to pair up a skeptic with a person who is more accepting, and more of a risk taker. I was lucky enough to find someone like that, and yesterday we celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary.

Answer 5

No. Yet I must confess that I'm skeptical of all theories that attempt to reconcile the anthropogenic condition via the enlistment of a contrapositive methodology.

Answer 6

Yes things can be proven and known,however i believe we shouldn't believe everything we hear without proof that it is so.
I think that it is good in the sense that people really should look into things and see for themselves.

Answer 7

Sounds self contradictory.