As strange as this may sound, many if not most scientists seem to believe in one form of magic. This form of magic is also believed by most mainstream “skeptics” and all atheists. This magical thinking is probably traceable to […]
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Original articles relating to pathological skepticism.
The No Conspiracy Theory Conspiracy
If you’ve ever wondered if there is something fundamentally wrong with mainstream skepticism, the mainstream media and society in general you only have to look at how the term “conspiracy theory” is used. This phrase is composed of two terms […]
Continue reading »False Fallacy Fallacy: The Fallacious Straw Man
The false fallacy fallacy occurs when a person’s argument is falsely claimed to be a logical fallacy when it is actually logically valid. This fallacy is a form of straw man argument. A straw man argument occurs when a person’s […]
Continue reading »9/11: The Scientific Fraud of the Century
Twelve years ago on September 11, 2001 an event happened that forever traumatized the American people. Two planes flew into the Twin Towers and something struck the Pentagon. Before that time, Americans saw their country as the most powerful country […]
Continue reading »9/11 Fraud: The Skeptic Emperors’ Missing Clothes
On September 10 2012, I wrote an article exposing what I’m convinced is the scientific fraud of the century.[1] In this article I showed how the official explanation of how the three skyscrapers (WTC 1, WTC 2 and WTC 7) […]
Continue reading »Uncritical Thinking in Support of the Faith-based Official 9/11 Myth
Critical thinking is a vital component of science and of true skepticism. Critical thinking involves conforming to scientific principles and engaging in rigorous logical reasoning[1]. Uncritical thinking then subverts the scientific process and uses illogic, usually in the form of […]
Continue reading »Yep, “Conspiracy Theory” Used to be Neutral – It’s Your Confirmation Bias That’s Wrong
This August 8, Robert Blaskiewicz wrote an article in the Skeptical Inquirer proclaiming that the term “conspiracy theory” had always been used disparagingly.[1] This effort to counter the heretical idea that in the mid 1960’s the CIA initiated a propaganda […]
Continue reading »Skeptopathy, the Study of Pathological Skepticism
To be a true science-based skeptic is to question beliefs on the basis of scientific understanding. Scientific skepticism is agnostic to new ideas until enough evidence is made available to either support them or to prove them false. True skepticism […]
Continue reading »The No God Delusion: Deconstructing The Atheist Myth
We followers of Spinoza see our God in the wonderful order and lawfulness of all that exists and in its soul (“Beseeltheit”) as it reveals itself in man and animal.[1] -Albert Einstein In my unfortunate encounters with pathological skeptics I’ve […]
Continue reading »Cold Fusion and Skeptopathy
There is no better example of skeptopathy doing great harm to humanity than the history of cold fusion. Everyone is probably familiar with Fleischmann and Pons’ claim that they had discovered a nuclear reaction that occurs at (or near) room […]
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