The interplay of belief and skepticism in advancing science and addressing global health challenges
ABSTRACT | CONTEXT: Belief and skepticism, often seen as opposing forces, both play crucial roles in shaping scientific inquiry and addressing global health challenges. Belief provides ethical frameworks, fosters cooperation, and inspires compassion, while skepticism nurtures intellectual humility,...
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Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
2025-02-01
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ABSTRACT | CONTEXT: Belief and skepticism, often seen as opposing forces, both play crucial roles in shaping scientific inquiry and addressing global health challenges. Belief provides ethical frameworks, fosters cooperation, and inspires compassion, while skepticism nurtures intellectual humility, critical thinking, and empirical rigor. CONCEPTUALIZATION: This article explores how these philosophical and spiritual frameworks, despite their apparent differences, mutually enrich the scientific endeavor. By integrating principles of faith, agnosticism, and organized skepticism, I examine their influence on ethics, motivation, societal development, and practical applications in medicine and global health. Through this synthesis, I highlight how these perspectives converge to support a science driven by evidence, empathy, and a commitment to the greater good.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a2f2ca763a64b84b5410f6ab56a27cc2025-08-20T02:42:25ZengEscola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde PúblicaJournal of Evidence-Based Healthcare2675-021X2025-02-01710.17267/2675-021Xevidence.2025.e5962The interplay of belief and skepticism in advancing science and addressing global health challengesBruno Bezerril Andrade0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6833-3811Escola Bahiana de Medicina de Saúde Pública (Salvador). Bahia, Brazil. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Salvador). Bahia, Brazil. ABSTRACT | CONTEXT: Belief and skepticism, often seen as opposing forces, both play crucial roles in shaping scientific inquiry and addressing global health challenges. Belief provides ethical frameworks, fosters cooperation, and inspires compassion, while skepticism nurtures intellectual humility, critical thinking, and empirical rigor. CONCEPTUALIZATION: This article explores how these philosophical and spiritual frameworks, despite their apparent differences, mutually enrich the scientific endeavor. By integrating principles of faith, agnosticism, and organized skepticism, I examine their influence on ethics, motivation, societal development, and practical applications in medicine and global health. Through this synthesis, I highlight how these perspectives converge to support a science driven by evidence, empathy, and a commitment to the greater good. https://www5.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/evidence/article/view/5962ReligionEthicsMedical HealthcareCompassionFaith |
| spellingShingle | Bruno Bezerril Andrade The interplay of belief and skepticism in advancing science and addressing global health challenges Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare Religion Ethics Medical Healthcare Compassion Faith |
| title | The interplay of belief and skepticism in advancing science and addressing global health challenges |
| title_full | The interplay of belief and skepticism in advancing science and addressing global health challenges |
| title_fullStr | The interplay of belief and skepticism in advancing science and addressing global health challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | The interplay of belief and skepticism in advancing science and addressing global health challenges |
| title_short | The interplay of belief and skepticism in advancing science and addressing global health challenges |
| title_sort | interplay of belief and skepticism in advancing science and addressing global health challenges |
| topic | Religion Ethics Medical Healthcare Compassion Faith |
| url | https://www5.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/evidence/article/view/5962 |
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