I propose a 3rd kind of skepticism.
I doubt all things and I consider everything that I can see, hear, smell, taste, or feel to be suspect because I really have no way to know if I am experiencing reality or I am trapped in a delusional state of mind. To me, there is truth, but I can never get my hands on it. For all I know, I could currently tied to a bed in Elgin Mental Institute thinking that I am a college student who is studying physics and actively participate in athletic, philosophical, and many other fun events.
Since my senses are all that I could depend on to best evaluate reality (just for the sake of everyday life), I consider all spiritual thoughts that I have questionable enough to not be bothered with. This is the reason why I rejected all religious beliefs that I had.
Before my junior year in high school, I was a hard-core christian fundi that was always ready to argue with the biology teachers on evolution, history teachers on certain consistencies (or inconsistencies) with the bible, geology teacher on dates and datings, and my classmates (who I realized nowadays that they were way smarter than me) on religious issues. I actually went around and told my muslim friends that they were going to hell if they didn't convert.
Anyway, back to the subject. Since I can't actually
know (meaning I have to be able to show at least 10 other people and all 10 of them come to the same conclusion as I did) about anything, I fail to see the point in trying to find "truth".
If I get abducted by aliens tonight, I absolutely will not expect or require anyone else to believe me. In fact, I will gracefully talk to an apropriate figure regarding this little experience I have. Unlike fundies, I consider personal evidence to be the worst kind of evidence. What's the point of evidence if you can't show it to anyone else?
With all the junk that I wrote above, I don't know how to classify myself between your 2 choices.
The Laminator
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