pseudoskeptic
nounEtymology From pseudo- + skeptic.
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Derogatory A skeptic who claims to be approaching the disputed issue in a neutral manner but who is actually prejudiced against it.
- This is what I mean by saying that the pseudoskeptics aren't actually skeptics in a genuine sense; they're believers in some other system, out to attack and debunk what they don't believe in while trying to appear open minded and scientific, even though they're not.2009, Charles T. Tart, The End of Materialism, page 67:
- Let's briefly consider what a sample of pseudoskeptics might say about The Sacred Promise and how an objective third person who actually knows the facts might respond to them.2011, Gary E. Schwartz, The Sacred Promise: How Science Is Discovering Spirit's Collaboration with Us in Our Daily Lives, page 310:
- Related terms
- pseudoskeptical, pseudoskepticism