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Space Trucker wrote:

theropod wrote:No, being a skeptic means being skeptical of unsupported assertions.

Since we have observed stellar evolution this is all hogwash.

RS

I thought being a skeptic meant being critical of all assertions? After all, doesn't assertion mean assumption?

No, it really does mean being critical of all assertions, but only to the degree that the evidential support for them demands. If they have no support, reject them. If they have good support, tentatively accept them until and unless an observation that shows them to be false comes along.

In other words, I thought being a skeptic meant being critical of all assumptions?

Assumptions, yes. Where there is supporting evidence, it isn't an assumption.