Skepticism is related to the question of whether a certain knowledge is possible.

Skepticism or scepticism ( see spelling differences ) is generally any questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions / beliefs stated as facts, or doubt regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere.

Skepticism is in this view valuable since it encourages continued investigation.

Skepticism is an important aspect of Tibetan Buddhism, an attitude of critical skepticism is encouraged to promote abilities in analytic meditation.

Skepticism might be applied when extinct species are included in trees that are wholly or partly based on DNA sequence data, due to the fact that little useful " ancient DNA " is preserved for longer than 100, 000 years, and except in the most unusual circumstances no DNA sequences long enough for use in phylogenetic analyses have yet been recovered from material over 1 million years old.

The legacy of Pyrrhonism is described in Richard Popkin's The History of Skepticism from Erasmus to Descartes and High Road to Pyrrhonism.

The New Skepticism described by Paul Kurtz is scientific skepticism.

Skepticism is part of the scientific method ; for instance an experimental result is not regarded as established until it can be shown to be repeatable independently.

Skepticism is an approach to strange or unusual claims where doubt is preferred to belief, given a lack of conclusive evidence.

Skepticism regarding her goddess-centered Old Europe thesis is widespread within the academic community.

Skepticism, much less any solution to skepticism, is a thesis in itself.

They emphasize the uncertainty of applying new technology while it is still being researched, and advocate discontinuing the use of brain fingerprinting in criminal and counterterrorism cases until more research has been completed ( Fox 2006b " Brain Fingerprinting Skepticism ", Abdollah 2003 " Issues: Brain Fingerprinting ").

Academic skeptics ( so called because this was the type of Skepticism taught in Plato's Academy in Athens ) hold that all knowledge is impossible, except for the knowledge that all other knowledge is impossible.

Now in its 60th year of publication, J. C. is undergoing a revival and expansion under the leadership of its new editor, Lawrence Bush, whose new column, " Religion and Skepticism ," contends playfully with many manifestations of the " spirituality " of contemporary American culture.

Skepticism proposes that Truth is unknowable, which can be challenged by responding with the peritrope — the question, Well, then, how do you know that to be true?

* " Aether ", a track from the 1998 album Lead and Aether by Finnish funeral doom metal band Skepticism

Funeral doom was pioneered by Mournful Congregation ( Australia ), Evoken ( United States ), Funeral ( Norway ), Thergothon ( Finland ), Skepticism ( Finland ) and Corrupted ( Japan ).

Starting out with a death metal sound on their first 7 ", Skepticism soon began to evolve into a more distinctive style, a combination of slow doom metal and death metal with prolific use of keyboards, especially using an organ sound.

* Hicks, Stephen R. C. ( 2004 ) Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault ( ISBN 1-59247-646-5 )

* Hicks, Stephen R. C. Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault ( Scholargy Publishing, 2004 ).

* Sextus Empiricus, Selections from the Major Writings on Skepticism Man and God.

* Hicks, Stephen R. C. ( 2004 ) Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault ( ISBN 1-59247-646-5 ).

* From Toronto to Emmaus: The Empty Tomb and the Journey from Skepticism to Faith.

Skepticism from scientists and commercial manufacturers persisted, however, and a consensus on the need for action only began to emerge in 1976 with the publication of a review of the science by the National Academy of Sciences.

Skepticism from Einstein and published criticisms from other physicists discouraged Schrödinger, and his work in this area has been largely ignored.

* Skepticism about RCT results may not always be extended to conditions or diseases not central to the study.

* DeRose, Keith ( 1999 ) " Responding to Skepticism ", Skepticism: A Contemporary Reader.

Skepticism evolved epistemology out of metaphysics.

* Skepticism: Scientific facts must not be based solely on faith.

* Le Morvan, P., " Healthy Skepticism and Practical Wisdom ," Logos & Episteme II, 1 ( 2011 ): 87-102.

* " In the Name of Skepticism: Martin Gardner's Misrepresentations of General Semantics ", by Bruce I. Kodish, appeared in General Semantics Bulletin, Number 71, 2004.

The Radical Rhetoric of the English Deists: The Discourse of Skepticism, 1680 – 1750.

The school's popularity grew and it became, along with Stoicism and Skepticism, one of the three dominant schools of Hellenistic Philosophy, lasting strongly through the later Roman Empire.

* Koller, John M. Skepticism in Early Indian Thought, Philosophy East and West ( 1977 ).

Extraordinary Knowing: Science, Skepticism, and the Inexplicable Powers of the Human Mind.

* Level 4: Skepticism and adoption of scientific method.

Skepticism exists about the truthfulness of the story, suggesting that the ship may have never actually existed, but has become something of a legend.

It is really the funeral day of scholastic science.

In some countries the trend has gone further than others: Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela are displaying open sympathy for Castroism, and there is no country -- save the Dominican Republic whose funeral services we recently arranged -- where Castroism and Anti-Americanism does not prevent the government from unqualifiedly espousing the American cause.

* 2005 – President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid ' Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.

* The Aluk religion in the Toraja society and the people of Tana Toraja, embrace religious rituals such as the funeral ceremony where a sacred cockfight, known as bulangan londong or saung, is an integral part of the ceremony and considered sacred because of the spilling of blood on the earth in spiritual appeasement.

Of the cenotaphs and funeral monuments the most splendid is the monument to the archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, consisting of nine figures.

The power of testamentary disposition is basically limited to one-third of the net estate ( i. e. the assets remaining after the payment of funeral expenses and debts ), providing for every member of the family by allotting fixed shares not only to wives and children, but also to fathers and mothers.

Gale Owen-Crocker ( Professor of Anglo-Saxon, University of Manchester ) in The Four Funerals in Beowulf ( 2000 ) argues that a passage in the poem, commonly known as “ The Lay of the Last Survivor ” ( lines 2247 – 66 ), is an additional funeral.

The first funeral in the poem is of Scyld Scefing ( translated in some versions as " Shield Shiefson ") the king of the Danes.

His importance is proven once more by the grand funeral given to him by his people: his funeral at sea with many weapons and treasures shows he was a great soldier and an even greater leader to his people.

The second funeral in the poem is that of Hildeburg ’ s kin and is the second fitt of this poem.

The funeral is sung about in Heorot as part of a lay during the feasting to mark Beowulf's victory over Grendel.

The second funeral differs from the first in that it is a cremation ceremony rather than a ship-burial.

The second funeral is distinguished by themes contrasting with those of the first, as well as by a change in the direction of the plot which leads to Beowulf's fight against Grendel's Mother.

The setting and plot also suggest that the lament is funeral: the Last Survivor describes burial offerings similar to those in the funerals of Scyld Scefing, Hildeburg ’ s kin, and Beowulf.

The final funeral of the poem is Beowulf's.

The greatness of Beowulf's life is demonstrated through this funeral, particularly through the many offerings of his people.

Beowulf's funeral is the fourth fitt of the poem and acts as an epilogue for the hero who is the " most gracious and fair-minded, kindest to his people and keenest to win fame.

In other traditions, Iúna is a funeral toque.

There is speculation that a clash between Communist forces and a Japanese warship in 1978 was caused by Chinese anger after Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda attended Chiang's funeral.

The largest of three is the north-east cairn, which was partially reconstructed in the 19th century and the central cairn may have been used as a funeral pyre.

During the Second Coming storyline, Professor Xavier is seen on Utopia delivering a eulogy at Nightcrawler's funeral.

An epitaph ( from Greek epitaphion " a funeral oration " from ἐπί epi " at, over " and τάφος taphos " tomb ") is a short text honoring a deceased person, strictly speaking that is inscribed on their tombstone or plaque, but also used figuratively.