“A skeptic is one who is willing to question any claim to knowledge, demanding clarity of definition, coherence in logic, and adequacy of evidence” (adapted from Paul Kurtz, 1994). Evaluate this approach in two knowledge areas. A skeptic, according to the quote, is "one who is willing to question any claim to knowledge, demanding clarity in definition, consistency in logic, and adequacy of evidence." In this essay, my primary goal is to determine the legitimacy of this claim and the operational definition. Some key words that I will use in my own words to fully evaluate the entire topic, in my opinion, are clarity, definition, coherence, logic, adequacy and proof. Clarity means being blunt and direct: representing the material in its correct form. Definition is the meaning of a word or ideology. If something is consistent, it is immutable. I would like to point out that just because something is consistent, does not mean it is correct or valid. Using logic means using the way of knowing, reasoning, seeing a certain way based on a set of principles. Adequacy is determining whether something is good enough or not. Evidence is material that is presented to enrich a debate; it can be evidence for or against a certain party. Leaving aside for the moment the word that is defined - skeptic - I think I should call individual attention to each sentence. “One who is willing to question any claim to knowledge” is a generalization. How can we identify that “one”? Human beings, to some extent, will always question what is put in front of them. Although the above statement is a generalization, it can be supported by support. “The roots of our peculiar curiosity may be linked to a trait of the human species called neoteny” (Stafford). Neoteny...... middle of paper...... looking for ways to improve or improve. They question the fibers of how society should “act” and expand ideas outside the box. They are the ones closest to the specific definition of skeptic: they question everything. Perception, in the present, is guided by how we arrived at knowledge. People look through different lenses in how they see the world based on different paradigms. The process of learning and experiencing something is collective knowledge that has been gathered in the past. There are realists and there are idealists out there. My upbringing as an only child and Lutheran made me more of an idealist. I tend to see the potential people have, not their current selves, in black and white. But I imagine the effect they could have on the world one day and the effect I could have on that person to jump-start their effect..