Read the sentence from paragraph 7 of Passage 3.

Even within the medical community, this idea that machines could help fulfill more than just physical needs meets largely with skepticism, and occasionally with outrage.

The word skeptic comes from the Greek language and means “to examine or inquire.” What is the meaning of the word skepticism in this sentence?

Responses

acceptance
acceptance

interest
interest

doubt
doubt

fear
fear

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
3 hours ago

In this sentence, the word "skepticism" refers to doubt or questioning regarding the idea that machines could help fulfill more than just physical needs. Therefore, the correct response is:

doubt