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# politics    

when there are already enough people on a warpath

Atheists will not outshout religious zealots because the zealots will drag them down to a reality and fact-free screaming match and beat them with experience.
when there are already enough people on a warpath

# politics    

why big time online skeptics just can't keep on doing what they're doing

Celebrity-driven organized skepticism is becoming a loud, partisan, and political disaster.
why big time online skeptics just can't keep on doing what they're doing

# science    

why arguing with a crank just won't work out

Cranks looking to debate serious scientists and scholars aren't looking to have a discussion. They shouldn't be given a platform and legitimacy by proxy.
why arguing with a crank just won't work out

# politics    

waiting for reciprocity from the world of woo

Cranks, quacks, and peddlers of woo would love for skeptics to tone down their criticism. In fact, they'd like us to stop it completely.
waiting for reciprocity from the world of woo

# science    

when in doubt, shout? maybe, but not so fast.

Often times, the loudest defenders of a belief aren't trying to convince you. They're trying to convince themselves.
when in doubt, shout? maybe, but not so fast.

# politics    

not dangerous, just poorly thought out…

Sometimes ideas advocated as dangerous and subversive are just poorly thought out notions in search of better marketing.
not dangerous, just poorly thought out…

# politics    

why criticism is more important than ever

In sparing the feeling of religious zealots and ardent believers of junk science, we've done ourselves no favors.
why criticism is more important than ever

# tech    

weird things vs. the transhumanists

Tomorrow, it's Weird Things vs. transhumanist George Dvorksy on Skeptically Speaking.
weird things vs. the transhumanists

# science    

oh those rude, snarky accommodationists…

In an ironic turn of events, accommodationist Massimo Pigliucci gets lambasted for being offensive to believers for writing a book about separating junk science and belief from fact.
oh those rude, snarky accommodationists…

# science    

why accommodationism isn't working out

With friends like accommodationists, science advocates don't need any enemies.
why accommodationism isn't working out

# oddities    

weird things vs. the accommodationists

Chris Steadman and the (Non)Prophet Blog are very upset at my criticism and are ready to diligently dodge every one of my arguments.
weird things vs. the accommodationists

# oddities    

exploring the creationist thought process

How to argue like a creationist in one easy, dishonest, and willfully ignorant step.
exploring the creationist thought process

# science    

when everybody is a climate scientist…

Global warming deniers demonstrate that a little bit of knowledge mixed with lots of willful obfuscation is a very dangerous and unreasonable thing.
when everybody is a climate scientist…

# politics    

another way politics poison everything…

Partisan tribalism is so toxic, it can indirectly influence people to vote against their best interests just to make a statement.
another way politics poison everything…

# politics    

newsflash: you are not god

This blog's creationist readers appear to need a reminder the criticizing their statements is not the same thing as disagreeing with a deity.
newsflash: you are not god

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