Mike's Skepticism
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I ran this proto-blog with intermittent articles for a little over two years. I found them very useful for marshalling my thoughts on a wide variety of subjects. Some are run-of-the-mill skeptical fare, but the ones I'm proudest of wander outside of the usual categories. I'm putting a * in front of those. | I ran this proto-blog with intermittent articles for a little over two years. I found them very useful for marshalling my thoughts on a wide variety of subjects. Some are run-of-the-mill skeptical fare, but the ones I'm proudest of wander outside of the usual categories. I'm putting a * in front of those. | ||
| − | [[Warm up your bullshit detectors!]] | + | ; [[Warm up your bullshit detectors!]] |
| − | 1 December 1997. My introductory message, describing my aims. | + | : 1 December 1997. My introductory message, describing my aims. |
| − | [[The meaning of Skepticism]] | + | ; [[The meaning of Skepticism]] |
| − | 1 January 1998. An overview of skeptical fundamentals. | + | : 1 January 1998. An overview of skeptical fundamentals. |
| − | [[Skepticism of Suite 101]] | + | ; [[Skepticism of Suite 101]] |
| − | 28 January 1998. Detection of gross bias by another author at Suite101. | + | : 28 January 1998. Detection of gross bias by another author at Suite101. |
| − | * [[Nonsense On Stilts]] | + | ; * [[Nonsense On Stilts]] |
| − | 10 March 1998. The nature and origin of rights. | + | :10 March 1998. The nature and origin of rights. |
| − | [[Easter? Bah, Humbug!]] | + | ; [[Easter? Bah, Humbug!]] |
| − | 3 April 1998. A skeptics view of Easter. | + | : 3 April 1998. A skeptics view of Easter. |
| − | * [[Distrust in logic.]] | + | ; * [[Distrust in logic.]] |
| − | 5 May 1998. The illogical use of logic to bludgeon people with arguments. | + | : 5 May 1998. The illogical use of logic to bludgeon people with arguments. |
| − | [[Organic, Schmorganic, Healthy, Schmealthy....]] | + | ; [[Organic, Schmorganic, Healthy, Schmealthy....]] |
| − | 1 June 1998. The range of absurd dietary beliefs is truly mind boggling. Organic foods for example. | + | : 1 June 1998. The range of absurd dietary beliefs is truly mind boggling. Organic foods for example. |
| − | * [[Skepticism Of Popular Economics Arguments]] | + | ; * [[Skepticism Of Popular Economics Arguments]] |
| − | 16 July 1998. Detecting falsehood in popular economics arguments. | + | : 16 July 1998. Detecting falsehood in popular economics arguments. |
| − | [[The Skeptic's Dictionary]] | + | ; [[The Skeptic's Dictionary]] |
| − | 2 September 1998. Robert T. Carroll's excellent skeptical web sites are reviewed. | + | : 2 September 1998. Robert T. Carroll's excellent skeptical web sites are reviewed. |
| − | * [[Price and Moral Relativism]] | + | ; * [[Price and Moral Relativism]] |
| − | 6 October 1998. Moral relativism is explained by analogy to price. | + | : 6 October 1998. Moral relativism is explained by analogy to price. |
| − | * [[Skepticism of Philosophical Thought]] | + | ; * [[Skepticism of Philosophical Thought]] |
| − | 16 December 1998. An intro to David Stove's concerns about philosophical thought. | + | : 16 December 1998. An intro to David Stove's concerns about philosophical thought. |
| − | [[Eulogy for Steve Kangas]] | + | ; [[Eulogy for Steve Kangas]] |
| − | 24 February 1999 Remembering Steve Kangas. | + | : 24 February 1999 Remembering Steve Kangas. |
| − | [[Globalism, Neoliberalism, and Corporatism]] | + | ; [[Globalism, Neoliberalism, and Corporatism]] |
| − | 26 May 1999. Literature critical of laissez-faire fundamentalism. | + | : 26 May 1999. Literature critical of laissez-faire fundamentalism. |
| − | [[Skepticism of Psychology]] | + | ; [[Skepticism of Psychology]] |
| − | 21 July 1999. While there is real scientific psychology, most of what is popularly known and practiced as psychology is fraudulent. | + | : 21 July 1999. While there is real scientific psychology, most of what is popularly known and practiced as psychology is fraudulent. |
| − | [[Heinlein's Libertarianism]] | + | ; [[Heinlein's Libertarianism]] |
| − | 30 September 1999. Heinlein's libertarian fairytales well deserve a little criticism. | + | : 30 September 1999. Heinlein's libertarian fairytales well deserve a little criticism. |
| − | [[Skeptical Film]] | + | ; [[Skeptical Film]] |
| − | 4 October 1999. A few films present skeptical messages which stay with you. | + | : 4 October 1999. A few films present skeptical messages which stay with you. |
| − | * [[Skepticism of Rationality]] | + | ; * [[Skepticism of Rationality]] |
| − | 17 February 2000. "Rationality" is more pejorative than analytic. | + | : 17 February 2000. "Rationality" is more pejorative than analytic. |
| − | [[Links To Skeptical Resources]] | + | ; [[Links To Skeptical Resources]] |
