I really don't care one way or another... I just get annoyed at people who are closed-minded. And I think that is exactly what "skeptics" are.... and you can be skeptic of anything, not just things paranormal.

Example: I don't KNOW if there is a Heaven or Hell... it's hard to say for sure. I can't really come to a solid conclusion on that one... But then you have people like my friend Nikki ...she says there definitely is no God ... because in her opinion, if you can't see or hear something it doesn't exist! Very closed-minded!

Nope... I'm not closed-minded at all. If you take a closer look, I was pointing out the fact that I don't totally rule out certain things... I may not KNOW for a fact what is what .... but that is the point -- if I don't have proof one way or the other, I'm not ruling ANYTHING out.

I have a friend who is completely skeptical of many things. Leyaminrai knows about whom I'm talking. He told us of a debate he had in debate class. He said the first thing he said when starting off, this isn´t verbatim, just from memory. "I'm not going to say that there isn´t a God or a Heaven because I lack the necessary proof to do so." Something like that. He´s the kind of skeptic that will not rule anything out. He´ll listen to whatever someone has to say, then he will point out what was wrong with what was said. Not all skeptics are close-minded. He wants you to try to prove him wrong, but he´s usually right. xD

Being a skeptic is absolutly not about being closed minded. It is about questioning things.

A skeptic doesn't rule anything out. They just question it. Someone that is closed minded is not a skeptic. They flat out refuse to accept something.

That is the difference.

I actually like being arround skeptics. They cause me to actually think about something. And thinking is a good thing. It causes one to grow.

Hell, one of the VERY few people that I care about, is someone that causes me to really think about things. Not just fall back on what I think I know, but to actuall think. We try so hard to push ourselves, and each other, so that we can actuall learn something.

I personly consider myself a skeptic. I don't accept something at face value. One of my personal hero's was one (hint hint, he was one of if not the most talented occuultst that the world has ever seen, And wrote "the book of law"). And you really have to be a skeptic if you are a practicing occultist. Same with being intrested in the paranormal for that matter.

Having them around just should make the "believers" more attentative to what they say, show, etc. because someone is just waiting to poke a hole in what is presented and yell "FAKE"

Didn't know I was a "skeptic" bbut apparently someome decided to label me as one. I'd appreciate some comment before it is done.

I think little of skeptics, as I have more positive, constructive things to do. Most won't debate anything but use the "scream/yell" approach and then get insulting. Sorta like a Klan rally in Mississippi. If one can't debate the point with them they try being rude and obnoxious. Stretching the truth helps too, unless you are up-to-date on about anything interesting. I respect their right to speak their peace but few have peaceful approaches to get their points across.