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Cargo Cult Skepticism

December 15, 2019 Michael FullertonLeave a comment

Mainstream skepticism is for the most part what could be called cargo cult skepticism. The term comes from the practice of ritualistic acts by indigenous peoples. These acts involved the mimicking of the behaviors of colonizers in the hope that […]

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Review: Principles of Curiosity

July 1, 2018 Michael FullertonLeave a comment

“Principles of Curiosity”[1] is a documentary by Brian Dunning and Ryan Johnson. Brian Dunning is the “skeptic” who was sentenced to 15 months in prison for committing wire fraud[2]. Fraud in this context involves stealing from others by way of […]

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How I Survived Debates with Two Official 9/11 Story Believers

September 11, 2014 Michael Fullerton2 comments

This spring I was able to secure two online debates with official 9/11 story believers. One with Dave Thomas of New Mexicans for Science and Reason starting in April[1] and the other in June with Dr. Steven Novella of “The […]

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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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