Skepticism

What Is It, and What’s Its Polar Opposite?

Image by Fred Barnard — Uriah Heap, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4680299

There is a common misconception that the scientific method consists of forming a hypothesis to explain some observed phenomenon, then searching for evidence to support your guess. That’s not how the natural sciences work, and believing that it is can lead to confusing gullibility for skepticism.