There are, in this world, many erroneous claims and many lies, many mistakes and many deceptions. Scientists must take care not to be fooled, otherwise they will waste their time. We only have so much time, in which to accomplish something with our lives. Skepticism protects us from believing things too easily.
Means the new idea will only be accepted if it is backed by evidence.
Scientists do that because they are skeptical about other scientists' work. They do not usually believe what other scientists have concluded, so other scientists come up with a hypothesis (or simply state a question) as to contradict, or theorize why another scientists' work and conclusions are wrong. In short: Scientists are skeptical and do not believe what another scientist has come up with as a conclusion.
The definition of skeptical is “Unbelievable” or “Doubtful”
It's SKEPTICAL. Here are some sentences.I'm skeptical about your ability to use the spell-check program.He gave me a skeptical glance.She has a skeptical attitude toward everything.
"The people were skeptical when the scientist told them that his son was taken by extraterrestrials."
I believe so.
When scientists are skeptical, the are more likely to find new thing. When scientists are not skeptical, they are less open to opportunities. For example, if scientists were not skeptical of the idea the Earth was flat, then they would have continued many many more years without knowing the true shape of the world. Also, without scientists skepticism, they would not have found out that the planets rotated around the sun, not that everything rotates around Earth.
When scientists are skeptical, the are more likely to find new thing. When scientists are not skeptical, they are less open to opportunities. For example, if scientists were not skeptical of the idea the Earth was flat, then they would have continued many many more years without knowing the true shape of the world. Also, without scientists skepticism, they would not have found out that the planets rotated around the sun, not that everything rotates around Earth.
Scientists do that because they are skeptical about other scientists' work. They do not usually believe what other scientists have concluded, so other scientists come up with a hypothesis (or simply state a question) as to contradict, or theorize why another scientists' work and conclusions are wrong. In short: Scientists are skeptical and do not believe what another scientist has come up with as a conclusion.
Descartes
Descartes
Descartes
You should be skeptical of ALL advertisements. Even the ones that are 100% true only tell one side of the story.
The producers of the web page being paid by a company should make you skeptical.
Scientists are skeptical about the Loch Ness monster because there is no solid proof that the monster exists. They will do nothing about it until there is some proof.
Well first of all, the term "scientists" is a very broad term. But as far as things we all have in common, we all use the scientific method, and there's this idea that scientists are skeptical. To what extent that is true is entirely dependent on the person themselves, but science is more-or-less questioning things and explaining things. And to question things, you kinda have to be a bit skeptical.
Scientists must have a skeptical attitude. As well, all Experiments are conducted by The Scientific Method.
You should do more research to see if you are correct.