Welcome to our feature sharing Unique Holidays: October 13th, 2022. Did you know today is International Skeptics Day. I don’t know if you know any skeptics or not but at times I believe Charlie is the biggest skeptic around.
International Skeptics Day
We suspect that a real skeptic created International Skeptics Day and, they did so by first creating doubt about the date to celebrate this holiday. We found three dates: January 13th, October 13th, and the first Friday of the year. While Friday the 13th sounds intriguing, we have our doubts.
We encourage you to celebrate skeptics and skeptical behavior on all three dates!
International Skeptics Day is titled an “International” day. True, there are skeptics organizations all over the world. However, we had our doubts. We found no documentation of this day being celebrated anywhere outside of the U.S.
Many of the October holidays center around Halloween or Pumpkin themes. There’s ample room on the October calendar for plenty of holidays and observances celebrating or commemorating other subjects and topics. International Skeptics Day is one of these important holidays. Today is a day to celebrate and be skeptical. It’s the perfect day for you the “Doubting Thomas”.
Perhaps the Earth isn’t round!? Maybe, the Sky isn’t truly blue!? Does he or she) love me!? These are the words and questions of the classical skeptic.
By definition, a skeptic is a person who questions or doubts facts and theories. He, or she, is a misbeliever. A skeptic does not accept the “Given”. If you are inclined to doubt things that you see or hear, then International Skeptics Day is the holiday for you. If you practice a little, I’m sure we can make a good skeptic out of you. Go ahead, give it a try. And, what better day to practice skepticism, than International Skeptics Day?
Did you know the first Doubting Thomas was one of Jesus Christ’s twelve Apostles. Thomas refuse to believe that Jesus rose from the dead without actually touching his wounds.
How to Celebrate International Skeptics Day
- Question and doubt everything you see and hear today.
- Learn more about Thomas the Apostle, and the first “Doubting Thomas”.
History and Origin of International Skeptics Day
We suspect that a real skeptic created International Skeptics Day. They did so by first creating doubt about the date to celebrate this holiday. We found three dates: January 13th, October 13th, and the first Friday of the year. While Friday the 13th sounds intriguing, we have our doubts.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
