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Category : Education | Tags : skeptic skepticism socialscience science criticalthinking philosophy media |
Posted in science, skepticism, critical thinking, Education, philosophy, Intelligent Design, Activism on Jun 27th, 2009 1 Comment »
If we don’t take a stand against people using the Slippery Slope - the world will implode under the weight of inanity. Check out my interview on The Skeptic Zone. Here’s my article about inductive reasoning.
Posted in science, skepticism, critical thinking, Education, philosophy, Activism on Mar 10th, 2009 No Comments »
Factoid propagations can be harmless (like the Stella awards) and harmful (like the MMR Autism fraud/hoax). Head to the website for full notes. www.skepticsfieldguide.net.
Posted in science, skepticism, critical thinking, Education, philosophy, Intelligent Design, Activism on Feb 24th, 2009 No Comments »
The Burden of Proof fallacy is the entire “argument” employed in the advocacy of intelligent design - which is the first example we look at. I interview Sandra Quincey about her win in the retraction of the “Sex Magnet”. How did she do this? By correctly employing the burden of proof. We also start a semi-new segment “spot that fallacy”, based on the non sequiturist Jeni Barnett. Head the website www.skepticsfieldguide.net for full show notes.
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