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February 2014

February 10, 2014 Michael FullertonLeave a comment

Articles Séralini Study Fuelling Fear of ‘Frankenfood’ Retracted Exposes the pathological arguments of apologists for the retraction of the Séralini study which showed the toxic dangers of Monsanto’s GMO maize. Thought Terminating Trolls Shows how accusing people of Internet trolling can […]

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Faith-Based vs Evidence-Based Skepticism

February 10, 2014 Michael FullertonLeave a comment

A good way to understand the difference between pathological skepticism and healthy skepticism is to look at it in terms of how the skepticism is based. Pathological skepticism is based on faith. Healthy skepticism is based on evidence. Evidence in […]

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Review: “Is There a Pseudoscience Event Horizon”?

February 10, 2014 Michael FullertonLeave a comment

On November 12 Steven Novella wrote an article on what he believes pseudo-science involves.[1] In the simplest terms though, pseudo-science is anything presented as science when it is not. Here is the single actual characteristics of pseudo-science: 1 – Pseudo-science […]

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Séralini Study Fuelling Fear of ‘Frankenfood’ Retracted

February 10, 2014 Michael FullertonLeave a comment

The pseudo-skeptic blogosphere was abuzz in celebrative glory after a damning study to Monsanto’s GMO corn was recently retracted.[1] The same irrelevant talking points were repeated again and again. See the following for a few examples: Sharon Hill at “Doubtful […]

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Thought Terminating Trolls

February 10, 2014 Michael FullertonLeave a comment

Imagine a violent neo-nazi skinhead spewing profanity-laced anti-Jewish statements on a Jewish Holocaust remembrance forum. Internet trolls are a serious problem. Putting it simply, Internet trolls are people that deliberately post offensive comments on-line with the sole intention of upsetting […]

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Is True Skepticism Possible?

February 10, 2014 Michael FullertonOne comment

Several months ago I’ve had a very disturbing revelation. I used to think I was a true skeptic but now I know that I’m not. I’m not sure it’s even possible for anyone to really be a true skeptic. This […]

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