The skepticism of believers

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"I used to think of skepticism as a primary intellectual virtue, whose goal was truth. I have changed my mind. I now see it as a weapon.

Creationists opened my eyes. They use the techniques of critical thinking to expose weaknesses in the evidence for natural selection, gaps in the fossil record and problems with evolutionary theory. Is this because they are seeking truth? No. They believe they already know the truth. Skepticism is a weapon to defend their beliefs by attacking their opponents."

http://www.edge.org/q2008/q08_11.html#sheldrake

By RUPERT SHELDRAKE Biologist, London; Author, The Sense of Being Stared At