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Pernicious cynicism threatens all of us
It was bound to take a toll. As a society, we have been subject to a non-stop bombardment of political vitriol, unchecked media bias, misleading (at best) commercial claims and rampant on-line and telemarketing fraud. Those unyielding influences have turned the most pragmatic among us into skeptics and the naturally dubious into persistent cynics.
Chris Kervick
Cynicism is a defense mechanism. It is a way to regain a sense of control after one’s ability to trust has been eroded. Cynicism alleviates the need to put any effort into discerning which people, institutions or principles of science are worthy of our trust. To a cynic, none of them are. It is easier for the cynic to live in a perpetual state of outrage and denial than to admit that there is any good in the world or that there are any universal truths. Eventually, persistent cynicism becomes accepted as a substitute for wisdom. It is a poor substitute.