Skepticism...as long as it conforms to your political beliefs
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“I've listened to the SGU for more years than I care to count. In recent years, it's become a fascinating case study in how scientific skepticism often ends where political beliefs begin. On the hoary traditional targets of skeptics, creationism, homeopathy, perpetual motion devices, etc., you'll get good skeptical discussion centered on scientific method, logical fallacies, the blindness created by motivated reasoning. When it comes to topics where the political leanings of the crew (one of them often proudly talks about being an "activist") clearly dictate their preferred conclusions, all of these tools of skepticism almost comically go out the window. Convenient skepticism - the problem is that if you don't know the topics well, you won't know when their discussion of the science is trustworthy or untrustworthy.”Read full review »
idleproof via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/28/24
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“I've listened to every episode so far of The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe, and at first I was fascinated. I must have listened to 10 episodes a week until I ran out of episodes to listen to. But lately, I've been disappointed. Increasingly, the group is covering themselves. ...”Read full review »
anthromom via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/10/07
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bitesizedave via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/01/07
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“Listening to the skeptics guide has encouraged me to be more well informed about a variety of subjects. Alot of things that are simply mentioned in passing sometimes lead me to hours of interesting research. It's a good starting point.”Read full review »
Bill three via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/25/06
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