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The Fairies of the Gaps: Observation Alone is Not Science

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Thanos

Concordance has produced another great Skeptic video that explains the difference between observation and imagining cause vs. observation, hypothesis and test. This is the scientific method, and why PSI, Intelligent Design, and Fairy ring fallacies fail to move our real … Continue reading →

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How To Be a Denialist in Ten Easy Steps

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Thanos

In the latest New Scientist they cover the ever blooming fields of denialism that popped up everywhere or that bloomed anew in the first decade of the new millennium. One of their references is an important paper from Martin Mckee, … Continue reading →

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Why We Believe in Myths

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Thanos

Michael Shermer at TED For those who doubt the mind’s ability to create patterns where none exist I present my childhood encounter with the phenomenon, and Ladel Rat Rotten Hut.

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