Rational skepticism means having a logical and sensible approach to questioning or doubting something. It involves critically examining information or ideas before accepting them as true, using logic and evidence to form opinions. Full definition
A man who is interested in Marvelous tales and fantastic stories, but one who remains thoroughly grounded through rational skepticism. (politics.stackexchange.com)
This earnest, effusive haut - bourgeois fantasy, by the writer and director Nancy Meyers, runs roughshod over rational skepticism with the force of her life experience. (rottentomatoes.com)
As I mentioned yesterday, the Swedish scientist Lennart Bengtsson, former director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, winner of the 2005 Descartes Research Prize and the 2006 World Meteorological Organization IMO Prize and a man whose contributions to science far outweigh Michael Mann's, recently revealed that he was joining the advisory board of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a think - tank for rational skepticism founded in London by Nigel Lawson. (steynonline.com)