- a variation of skepticism.
scepticism
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Scepticism reigned, but a tape was made of potential tunes, including Linda Ronstadt's 1975 cover of Parton's humble ballad.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024
Scepticism about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 shots is high in India, particularly in rural areas, officials say, and misinformation via social media platforms and word-of-mouth could undermine the effort.
From Reuters • Jan. 25, 2021
Scepticism about how much Russia had changed was widespread in Lausanne, with the chief executive of the US Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, particularly damning about Kolobkov’s comments.
From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2017
Scepticism has grown in other countries, too: the Netherlands has given up the use of handwriting analysis, for instance.
From Economist • Jul. 16, 2015
Now, questions of Atheism and Scepticism are the digestive stimuli of the mind; positive principles supply the corn and barley which sustain the mental system and preserve its life.
From The Limits Of Atheism Or, Why should Sceptics be Outlaws? by Holyoake, George Jacob
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