Dr. William Bengston: Open-Minded Skepticism

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Dr. William Bengston shares his thoughts on what he calls "open-minded skepticism," the healthy stance to take in the face of others' theories and beliefs. He tells us that with certainty, there is often no room for error or for doubt, thus little room for growth.

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  • There is a balance between believing and thinking for ones selves. Don't get me wrong Dr. Bengston I agree fully of what you say.

  • Visit the Best of You Today's website to view his exclusive interview with Best of You Today.

  • Then think

  • Stay 50 50 on everything

  • Yerp

  • anyone who is 100% certain is truly scary and I am often uncomfortable around such people

  • Skepticism (Merriam-Webster): : an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object; the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain.

    Synonyms to skepticism are: distrust, distrustfulness, dubiety, incertitude, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, query, reservation, doubt, suspicion, uncertainty

    Empiricism: the practice of relying on observation and experiment especially in the natural sciences.

  • IMHO I think the word he is looking for is empiricism.

  • Brilliant up-load! Bengston succinctly puts into words how I, too, feel.  Thank you!

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