"pseudoskeptic" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2009, Charles T. Tart, The End of Materialism, page 67",
          "text": "This is what I mean by saying that the pseudoskeptics aren't actually skeptics in a genuine sense; they're believers in some other system, out to attack and debunk what they don't believe in while trying to appear open minded and scientific, even though they're not.",
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          "ref": "2011, Gary E. Schwartz, The Sacred Promise: How Science Is Discovering Spirit's Collaboration with Us in Our Daily Lives, page 310",
          "text": "Let's briefly consider what a sample of pseudoskeptics might say about The Sacred Promise and how an objective third person who actually knows the facts might respond to them.",
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        "A skeptic who claims to be approaching the disputed issue in a neutral manner but who is actually prejudiced against it."
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        "(derogatory) A skeptic who claims to be approaching the disputed issue in a neutral manner but who is actually prejudiced against it."
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