Many people equate skepticism with science, but I think that is wrong, as this article implies.
Science is the art and practice of not fooling yourself, by being bend-over-backwards honest with yourself about what you know and don’t know, and what the evidence is saying. Being aware of your own biases is necessary for this level of honesty. Once you’ve succeeded in not fooling yourself, then regular honesty serves when dealing with others.
A scientific community can form around people who practice it thusly. But of course if one of the community members allows themselves to fool themselves, then that is the time when others need to practice skepticism in order to not be also fooled.
