Skepticism Archive

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    Ben Goldacre: Beware pseudoscience

    Posted on February 16, 2011 | No Comments
    Ben Goldacre on why we should accept intolerance against pseudoscience and protect the freedom of speech against libel laws: Ben Goldacre Talks Bad Science from PopTech on Vimeo. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTweet about it Tweet

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    Tim Minchin’s Storm: A great song for skepticism

    Posted on January 9, 2011 | No Comments
    This is what I wish I could do when I come into contact with people who are wildly opinionated and deeply gullible folk: Burst into witty song and soak up rapturous applause. Instead I just roll my eyes or challenge them clumsily. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg...

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    Jesus was an atheist that knew how to swim

    Posted on January 9, 2011 | 8 Comments
    I told someone I was an atheist recently, and they said: “So you don’t believe in Jesus?” Yes I do – I believe there was a bloody impressive man who lived over 2000 years ago, and he probably looked a bit like Osama Bin Laden....

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    Dr Karl: Global Warming Hype

    Posted on November 20, 2010 | 2 Comments
    Dear Dr Karl, listened to another of your podcasts the other day, and you made a comment that having a debate about global warming is like being in a car heading towards a truck, and in the face of immediate danger, we take time to...

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    Evolution of Religion: 6 psychological traits that make you believe in God

    Posted on September 1, 2010 | 13 Comments
    I don’t hate religious people like I don’t hate people with cancer. But I hate the disease. And evangelical disease spreaders who sneeze stupidity everywhere. They remind me of an annoying guy at a house party who keeps telling me how lame this party is...

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    Emotional Beliefs

    Posted on August 30, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Reposted from: http://www.harrykey.com/blogs/emotional-beliefs/ The danger with emotional beliefs is that they are rarely questioned with reasoning, and yet they are defended with passion. Their hidden value is their demonstration of how wonderful we humans are. It seems as if the harder the idea is to...

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