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A true skeptic withholds judgement on purpose.Well I think you said it all. If no amount of evidence can convince you, then the problem really isn't with the evidence.... I believe that these sorts of questions can be very complex for the skeptic. We should respect that complexity and base our judgements on the entirety of the evidence.
No matter how convincing it is to him, he will not allow himself to take a stance either way.
The idea behind that is that, by withholding judgement, a true skeptic expects to gain a deeper insight into a matter than either theology or science can go.
But I'm talking about a true skeptic ... not a superficial skeptic.
A superficial skeptic will treat science facts with greater weight as he will theological facts.
Tell a true skeptic about the Exodus, and he will "take it under advisement."
Tell a true skeptic that Earth revolves around the sun, and he will "take it under advisement."
The skeptics of today are just a shell of what they used to be.
Socrates would facepalm.
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