A HUMANIST’S GUIDE TO SKEPTICISM

5 REASONS WHY HUMANISTS ARE SKEPTICS.

• A Lesson in Humanism in honor of

International Skeptics Day

• Prepared by Jennifer Hancock, Humanist

1) REALITY REALLY MATTERS

Skepticism helps you

learn what’s real and

what isn’t.

Simply put, you cannot

solve your problems if

you don’t know what

causes them!

2) SKEPTICISM LEADS TO

MORE EFFECTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

Supernatural solutions don’t work.

There, I’ve said it.

If you really want to solve your

problems, you need a real solution

and you are really going to have to

do some real work to get it done.

Skepticism helps ensure that your

chosen solution is at least reality

based.

And that’s a GOOD start!

3) SKEPTICISM ENSURES YOU DON’T GET

FOOLED BY CHARLATANS AND SHAMS

Taking the time to find out if a

proposed solution is reality based

may SEEM like a hassle, but …

think of all the time, money and

energy that you won’t be wasting on

things that won’t actually help you!

Oh – and in case you didn’t know,

rejecting reality can KILL you – see

http://whatstheharm.net/ for details

4) SKEPTICAL DOES NOT MEAN CYNICAL

Skepticism is a very optimistic

activity.

To be skeptical is to believe

that you have the ability to

figure things out and solve

your problems. It’s

EMPOWERING!

Want to make your dreams

come true? Be more skeptical!

5) SKEPTICISM CAN BENEFIT EVERY

ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE

Applied Skepticism

Some areas of human life that benefit from taking a skeptical approach.

Medicine

Marketing/media/commercials

Politics

Pseudoscience

Theological non-science

Interpersonal Relationships

Humanists are Skeptics because …

We refuse to just WISH for good things to happen.

We want to MAKE them happen!

Prepared by:

Jennifer Hancock

For Humanist Learning Systems

https://humanistlearning.com

In honor of International Skeptics Day

and Make your Dreams Come True Day

– Jan 13th, 2015