I think it’s just that rationalists are not skeptics; we don’t automatically dismiss things because they sound “woo”. If Lord Jesus came up with a helpful mental technique, I’m all ears.
It think it’s a mistake to call someone who automatically either accepts or rejects an idea a skeptic. The core of classic skepticism is to accept that you don’t know. The fact that you have people who call themselves skeptics but who have a quite strong sense that they know the Truth (e.g. new atheists), doesn’t make them skeptics.
I think it’s just that rationalists are not skeptics; we don’t automatically dismiss things because they sound “woo”. If Lord Jesus came up with a helpful mental technique, I’m all ears.
It think it’s a mistake to call someone who automatically either accepts or rejects an idea a skeptic. The core of classic skepticism is to accept that you don’t know. The fact that you have people who call themselves skeptics but who have a quite strong sense that they know the Truth (e.g. new atheists), doesn’t make them skeptics.