Rebuttals added: 317
Rebuttal votes: x
Rebuttal clicks: 447
Points: 793
Rank: x of x
Dune's Paul Atreides Is the Ultimate Mighty Whitey - Escapist Magazine escapistmagazine.com/v2/2019/02/08/dunes-paul-atreides-is-the-ultimate.. |
1 0 0.0002 |
Journalist Attacks Dune: "Paul is a Mighty Whitey" - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=pIUCn2XF0ro
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Link by scottmcgreal 11 Feb
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The Coddling of the American Mind review – how elite US liberals have turned rightwards | Books | The Guardian theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/20/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-re.. |
1 0 0.0002 |
The Coddling of the American Mind and Its Discontents - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/coddling-american-mind-and-its-d..
“The target review is based on ad hominem arguments alone”
Link by scottmcgreal 17 Oct
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No title : midus.wisc.edu/findings/pdfs/1749.pdf midus.wisc.edu/findings/pdfs/1749.pdf |
1 0 0.0002 |
"The Fool Says in His Heart That Atheists Are Mutants" | Psychology Today Australia psychologytoday.com/au/blog/unique-everybody-else/201803/the-fool-says..
“Points out poor science underlying this paper's arguments”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Sep
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#MeToo: female spotted hyenas can show us how to smash the patriarchy - Vox vox.com/2018/6/18/17469196/metoo-spotted-hyena-pseudopenis-matriarchy |
1 0 0.0002 |
The Problem With Hyena Queens – Adventures In Natural History Illustration bethwindleillustration.wordpress.com/2018/06/20/the-problem-with-hyena..
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Link by scottmcgreal 21 Jun
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Darwin Was Sexist, and So Are Many Modern Scientists - Scientific American Blog Network blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/darwin-was-sexist-and-so-are-.. |
1 0 0.0002 |
A Different Take on Sexism in Science - Scientific American Blog Network blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/a-different-take-on-sexism-in-scie..
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Link by scottmcgreal 12 Jan
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The Fidget Spinner Explains the World - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/05/the-fidget-spinner-explains.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Current Affairs | Culture & Politics currentaffairs.org/2017/05/in-defense-of-liking-things
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Link by scottmcgreal 26 May
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The Fidget Spinner Is the Perfect Toy for the Trump Presidency - The New Yorker newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-fidget-spinner-is-the-perfe.. |
2 0 0.0015 |
Current Affairs | Culture & Politics currentaffairs.org/2017/05/in-defense-of-liking-things
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Link by scottmcgreal 26 May
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Royally Bad Objections to the Kalām Cosmological Argument | Reasonable Faith reasonablefaith.org/royally-bad-objections-to-the-kalam-cosmological-a.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Royally Bad Philosophy (A Reply to Craig and Colbert) | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/logical-take/201702/royally-bad-philosophy-re..
“Notes circular reasoning inherent in Craig's argument.”
Link by scottmcgreal 09 Feb
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The Super Bowl and Sex Trafficking | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/modern-day-slavery/201702/the-super-bowl-and-.. |
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No title : si.com/nfl/2017/01/27/super-bowl-prostitution-sex-trafficking-ryan-mur.. si.com/nfl/2017/01/27/super-bowl-prostitution-sex-trafficking-ryan-mur..
“Points out lack of evidence for such claims”
Link by scottmcgreal 05 Feb
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Edge.org edge.org/response-detail/27014 |
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The Fundamental Attribution Error is Overrated | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201701/the-fundamental-..
“Argues that the FAE is much less important than Nisbett asserts.”
Link by scottmcgreal 27 Jan
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No title : sciencealert.com/a-man-who-lives-without-90-of-his-brain-is-challengin.. sciencealert.com/a-man-who-lives-without-90-of-his-brain-is-challengin.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
NeuroLogica Blog » Man Living with 10% of His Brain? theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/man-living-with-10-of-his-brain/
“The man in question was NOT missing 90% of his brain”
Link by scottmcgreal 25 Dec
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The problems with @RealPeerReview – Andy Murray | andyfdmurray andyfdmurray.wordpress.com/2016/10/23/the-problems-with-realpeerreview.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
On sex differences in height and food discrimination (why the hypothesis is ridiculous) – Real Peer Review realpeerreviewblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/24/on-sex-differences-in-heig..
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Link by scottmcgreal 26 Oct
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Science Must Fall? - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=C9SiRNibD14 |
1 0 0.0001 |
NeuroLogica Blog » Science Is Not Colonialism theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/science-is-not-colonialism/
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Link by scottmcgreal 15 Oct
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Autistics as Undomesticated Humans | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/the-imprinted-brain/201608/autistics-undomest.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Somewhat Against Psychiatric Conditions As Domestication Failure | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2016/10/11/somewhat-against-psychiatric-conditions-..
“Points out factual problems with the theory”
Link by scottmcgreal 11 Oct
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Autistics as Undomesticated Humans | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/the-imprinted-brain/201608/autistics-undomest.. |
0 1 -0.0023 |
Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/
“sorry, wrong link, meant to link to a specific article on this blog”
Link by scottmcgreal 11 Oct
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God vs. Atheism: Which is More Rational? - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=4T_P14JjMcM |
1 0 0.0001 |
WOTM: God vs. Atheism: Which is More Rational (Pt. 1) - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=iSLkLPV0ehk
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Link by scottmcgreal 22 Sep
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Why do we idolize chimps when we could be imitating feminist bonobos? slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/09/14/why_do_we_idolize_chimps_when_we_.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Slate author suggests that we stop idolizing chimps and model our society on bonobos « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2016/09/16/slate-author-suggests-that..
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Link by scottmcgreal 17 Sep
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23andMe has a problem when it comes to ancestry reports for non-Whites — Quartz qz.com/765879/23andme-has-a-race-problem-when-it-comes-to-ancestry-rep.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Response to Euny Hong’s critique of 23andMe - The Unz Review unz.com/gnxp/response-to-euny-hongs-critique-of-23andme/
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Link by scottmcgreal 28 Aug
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How to help boys do better at school: stop giving them a leg-up in the outside world smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/careers-and-money/how-to-h.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Daily Life's Boy-Bashing Clickbait Reaches New Low | Quillette quillette.com/2016/08/17/daily-lifes-boy-bashing-clickbait-reaches-new..
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Link by scottmcgreal 26 Aug
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The Constellations Are Sexist - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/08/sexism-in-the-stars/496037/ |
1 0 0.0001 |
Are the constellations sexist? The Atlantic goes the way of Salon; Grania responds « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2016/08/17/are-the-constellations-sex..
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Link by scottmcgreal 23 Aug
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The Details of My Defamation Case - Richard Carrier richardcarrier.info/archives/10967 |
1 0 0.0001 |
A Fundamentally Broken Epistemology • Background Probability skepticink.com/backgroundprobability/2016/07/31/fundamentally-broken-e..
“Points out Carrier's hypocrisy”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Aug
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The Personality Myth : Invisibilia : NPR npr.org/programs/invisibilia/482836315/the-personality-myth |
1 0 0.0001 |
No title : theconversation.com/when-bad-ideas-refuse-to-die-the-denial-of-human-i.. theconversation.com/when-bad-ideas-refuse-to-die-the-denial-of-human-i..
“Provides details of research that refutes the premise of this episode”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Jul
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As a psychiatrist, I diagnose mental illness. Also, I help spot demonic possession. - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/07/01/as-a-psychiatrist-i-di.. |
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NeuroLogica Blog » A Psychiatrist Falls for Exorcism theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/a-psychiatrist-falls-for-exorcis..
“Applies basic principles of skepticism to this psychiatrist's credulous tales”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Jul
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As a psychiatrist, I diagnose mental illness. Also, I help spot demonic possession. - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/07/01/as-a-psychiatrist-i-di.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
No title : patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/07/02/board-certified-new-york-.. patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/07/02/board-certified-new-york-..
“Presents a skeptical view of this psychiatrist's paranormal claims”
Link by scottmcgreal 03 Jul
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The Personality Myth : Invisibilia : NPR npr.org/programs/invisibilia/482836315/the-personality-myth?showDate=2.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
A Commentary on “The Personality Myth” – A Thirty-Something Flying Blind flyingblind30.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/a-commentary-on-the-personality..
“Points out that the podcast was one-sided and presented an outdating and misleading view”
Link by scottmcgreal 27 Jun
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Superbrains will not come out of a test tube freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/04/05/superbrains-will-not-come-o.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Information Processing: This is for PZ Myers infoproc.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/this-is-for-pz-meyers.html
“Points out numerous errors in Myers' grasp of the subject”
Link by scottmcgreal 05 May
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Is porn immoral? That doesn’t matter: It’s a public health crisis. - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/04/08/is-porn-immoral-that-d.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Peak pr0n, the massive social experiment - The Unz Review unz.com/gnxp/peak-pr0n-the-massive-social-experiment/
“The target article advances strong causal claims about pornography based only on correlational evidence. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 15 Apr
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Study Finds 3 Laws Could Reduce Firearm Deaths by 90% news.meta.com/2016/03/10/firearms/ |
1 0 0.0001 |
Why this gun control study might be too good to be true - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/10/why-this-gun-control-study-..
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Link by scottmcgreal 12 Mar
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Paleo diet touted as better for diabetics could cause rapid weight gain, research finds - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) abc.net.au/news/2016-02-19/paleo-diet-can-cause-rapid-weight-gain-rese.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
No Shit Noms (A Cautionary Tale About Fad Diets -- Or A...) noshitnoms.tumblr.com/post/139787044374/a-cautionary-tale-about-fad-di..
“Describes how the ABC article is completely misleading, the original study reported on was not testing the paleo diet at all”
Link by scottmcgreal 26 Feb
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Did This Extinct Human Species Commit Homicide? - Scientific American scientificamerican.com/article/did-this-extinct-human-species-commit-h.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Michael Shermer: Murdering the facts about Homo naledi? · john hawks weblog johnhawks.net/weblog/fossils/naledi/shermer-naledi-murder-2016.html
“Points out published evidence that rules out homicide”
Link by scottmcgreal 03 Jan
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Islamic Terrorism: Why There Is None in Japan chersonandmolschky.com/2015/04/13/islamic-terrorism-japan/ |
1 0 0.0001 |
Muslims in Japan : snopes.com snopes.com/muslims-in-japan/
“Rebuts claims that Japan has policy restricting the spread of Islam”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Jan
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The Jewish Press » » The Land without Muslims jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/the-land-without-muslims/2013/05/19/0.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Muslims in Japan : snopes.com snopes.com/muslims-in-japan/
“Rebuts many claims that Japan has official policies against Muslims”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Jan
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No title : slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/view_from_chicago/2015/12/isis_s_.. slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/view_from_chicago/2015/12/isis_s_.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Eric Posner: The First Amendment's Nemesis | Popehat popehat.com/2015/12/16/eric-posner-the-first-amendments-nemesis/
“Points out a broader campaign to restrict free speech based on flimsy rationales”
Link by scottmcgreal 18 Dec
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Why the Idea That Islam Promotes Intolerance of the LGBTQIA Community Is (Surprisingly) a Lie â Everyday Feminism everydayfeminism.com/2015/01/islam-intolerance-lgbtqia-lie/ |
1 0 0.0001 |
José Duarte Blog - Jose L. Duarte joseduarte.com/blog/gays-islam-and-the-virtue-of-cognition
“Points out how ridiculously out of touch with the real world this article is”
Link by scottmcgreal 18 Dec
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Inconvenient Truth-Tellers - Association for Psychological Science psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2013/november.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
José Duarte Blog - Jose L. Duarte joseduarte.com/blog/how-one-paleo-participant-can-change-the-outcome-o..
“Points out blatantly false statements that do not even appear in the research paper being described”
Link by scottmcgreal 18 Dec
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No title : websites.psychology.uwa.edu.au/labs/cogscience/Publications/LskyetalPs.. websites.psychology.uwa.edu.au/labs/cogscience/Publications/LskyetalPs.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
José Duarte Blog - Jose L. Duarte joseduarte.com/blog/lewandowsky-fraud
“More explanation of why this paper's claims linking global warming denial with conspiracy theories are not supported by its own data”
Link by scottmcgreal 18 Dec
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No title : websites.psychology.uwa.edu.au/labs/cogscience/documents/LskyetalPsych.. websites.psychology.uwa.edu.au/labs/cogscience/documents/LskyetalPsych.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
José Duarte Blog - Jose L. Duarte joseduarte.com/blog/more-fraud
“Shows that the study data invalidates the findings claimed by the authors”
Link by scottmcgreal 18 Dec
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Religion for $1,000, Alex - The New York Times nytimes.com/2014/04/27/opinion/sunday/kristof-religion-for-1000-alex.h.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Nicholas Kristof Slams Atheists’ Religious Literacy in New York Times Column patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/04/27/nicholas-kristof-slams-at..
“Rebuts the assertion that secularists are ignorant of religious knowledge”
Link by scottmcgreal 13 Dec
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The brains of men and women aren’t really that different, study finds | Science/AAAS | News news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2015/11/brains-men-and-women-aren-t.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Statistical Abracadabra: Making Sex Differences Disappear | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/sexual-personalities/201512/statistical-abrac..
“Highlights statistical problems with this study that result in misleading conclusions”
Link by scottmcgreal 03 Dec
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Not in your genes | The Psychologist thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-28/december-2015/not-your-genes |
1 0 0.0001 |
Jump the gun and you will be shot down | The Psychologist thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/jump-gun-and-you-will-be-shot-down
“Point-by-point refutation of errors and misunderstandings in the target article”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Nov
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Campaign Against Sex Robots campaignagainstsexrobots.wordpress.com/ |
1 0 0.0001 |
Sex and death among the robots: when should we campaign to ban robots? | Practical Ethics blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2015/09/sex-and-death-among-the-robots-w..
“Argues that a ban on sex robots is based on the idea that they would indirectly contribute to social problems; however it would make more sense to address said problems in a more direct manner”
Link by scottmcgreal 12 Nov
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Campaign Against Sex Robots campaignagainstsexrobots.wordpress.com/ |
1 0 0.0001 |
Philosophical Disquisitions: The Campaign Against Sex Robots: A Critical Analysis philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/the-campaign-agains..
“Points out that the arguments made in this campaign are weak and overly vague”
Link by scottmcgreal 12 Nov
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Let’s storm the Sanders’ he-man women-haters club: Hillary plays the gender card, while Bernie fans rage - Salon.com salon.com/2015/10/26/lets_storm_the_sanders_he_man_women_haters_club_h.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
The Myth of the Bernie Bro | Jacobin jacobinmag.com/2015/10/clinton-sanders-democratic-presidential-primary..
“Points out that there is actually no great gender divide in support for Sanders compared to Clinton”
Link by scottmcgreal 12 Nov
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No title : broadbandcommission.org/Documents/reports/bb-wg-gender-report2015.pdf broadbandcommission.org/Documents/reports/bb-wg-gender-report2015.pdf |
2 0 0.0011 |
Revisiting The UN Broadband Commission's "Cyberviolence" Report | Popehat popehat.com/2015/09/28/revisiting-the-un-broadband-commissions-cybervi..
“Notes that this report's definition of violence conflates protected free speech with more serious offences, which can have a chilling effect. Also notes the use of ludicrous supporting references that ruin the report's credibility.”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Oct
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No title : broadbandcommission.org/Documents/reports/bb-wg-gender-report2015.pdf broadbandcommission.org/Documents/reports/bb-wg-gender-report2015.pdf |
1 0 0.0001 |
Citation Games By the United Nations’ #CyberViolence — Medium medium.com/@KingFrostFive/citation-games-by-the-united-nations-cybervi..
“Highlights multiple problems with references in this document, including blank and missing citations, citing of non-existent sources, plagiarism, and even a link to someone's hard drive”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Sep
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No title : amazon.com/The-New-Atheist-Threat-Extremists-ebook/dp/B01531YDRG amazon.com/The-New-Atheist-Threat-Extremists-ebook/dp/B01531YDRG |
1 0 0.0001 |
Book Review: ‘The New Atheist Threat’ By CJ Werleman | Godless Spellchecker's Blog gspellchecker.com/2015/09/book-review-the-new-atheist-threat-by-cj-wer..
“Scathing review of an awful book”
Link by scottmcgreal 14 Sep
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Psychology Is Not in Crisis - The New York Times nytimes.com/2015/09/01/opinion/psychology-is-not-in-crisis.html |
1 0 0.0001 |
Moderator interpretations of the Reproducibility Project | The Hardest Science hardsci.wordpress.com/2015/09/02/moderator-interpretations-of-the-repr..
“Argues that it is highly unlikely that failed replications are due to hidden moderators”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Sep
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The Truth About Islam and Sex Slavery History Is More Complicated Than You Think | Kecia Ali huffingtonpost.com/kecia-ali/islam-sex-slavery_b_8004824.html?ir=Austr.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
At last it happens: a professor blames ISIS’s sex slavery on the West « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/at-last-it-happens-a-profe..
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Link by scottmcgreal 24 Aug
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First almost fully-formed human brain grown in lab, researchers claim | Science | The Guardian theguardian.com/science/2015/aug/18/first-almost-fully-formed-human-br.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Scientists reject claims of lab-grown mini human brain - New Scientist newscientist.com/article/dn28075-scientists-reject-claims-of-lab-grown..
“A number of scientists have expressed scepticism and pointed out lack of sufficient evidence that this claim is valid”
Link by scottmcgreal 22 Aug
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Brain Structure Corresponds to Personality - Association for Psychological Science psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/brain-structure-corre.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
How Not to Do Personality Neuroscience: Brain Structure and The Big Five | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/after-phrenology/201202/how-not-do-personalit..
“Critiques the study methodology as over-simplified”
Link by scottmcgreal 17 Aug
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Atheism on Trial | Issue 109 | Philosophy Now philosophynow.org/issues/109/Atheism_on_Trial |
1 0 0.0001 |
Cosmic Cogitations: Making a mockery of the principle of charity: or see how easy it is to ridicule atheism when you don't understand it cosmiccogitations.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/making-mockery-of-principle-..
“Shows that Anderson critiques a straw man caricature of atheism”
Link by scottmcgreal 15 Aug
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LessWrong against scientific rationality | topherhallquist topherhallquist.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/lesswrong-against-scientific-.. |
2 0 0.0011 |
Contra Hallquist On Scientific Rationality | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2015/08/04/contra-hallquist-on-scientific-rationali..
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Link by scottmcgreal 04 Aug
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Who are atheists? Science, religion and philosophy would have you believe they are, in one way or another, 'abnormal' nation.com.pk/blogs/30-Jul-2015/who-are-atheists-science-religion-and-.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Cosmic Cogitations: Hatred of Atheists plummets to new depths of stupidity cosmiccogitations.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/hatred-of-atheists-plummets-..
“Points out that the supposed University of Hamburg study cited is a complete hoax”
Link by scottmcgreal 03 Aug
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New test backs up theory that the world doesn’t exist until we look at it | Daily Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3107996/Our-entire-lives-ILLUSION-.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
NeuroLogica Blog » More Quantum Weirdness theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/more-quantum-weirdness/
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Link by scottmcgreal 01 Aug
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Does a Multiverse Fermi Paradox Disprove the Multiverse? - Life, Unbounded - Scientific American Blog Network blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/does-a-multiverse-fermi-pa.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Can the Inflationary Multiverse Explain the Fermi Paradox? | Thoughtful Cog thoughtfulcog.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/can-the-inflationary-multiverse..
“Makes a case for the opposite argument, that a multiverse would help explain why intelligent life seems to be so rare in our universe”
Link by scottmcgreal 19 Jul
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God vs. Atheism: Which is More Rational? - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=4T_P14JjMcM |
1 0 0.0001 |
Theism is Not Rational - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=fvg3mRZXut4
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Link by scottmcgreal 13 Jul
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Using Psychology to Help At-Risk Students | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201507/using-psychology-help.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Growth Mindset 3: A Pox On Growth Your Houses | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/22/growth-mindset-3-a-pox-on-growth-your-ho..
“Critiques the original study reported in this article”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 Jul
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Mind-Set Interventions Are a Scalable Treatment for Academic Underachievement pss.sagepub.com/content/26/6/784.abstract |
1 0 0.0001 |
Growth Mindset 3: A Pox On Growth Your Houses | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/22/growth-mindset-3-a-pox-on-growth-your-ho..
“Provides an insightful critique of this study and the way it was reported”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 Jul
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The Power of Integrative Medicine When All Else Fails | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/feeling-it/201506/the-power-integrative-medic.. |
2 0 0.0011 |
When traditional medicine doesnât help, does integrative medicine provide answers? â Respectful Insolence scienceblogs.com/insolence/2015/07/02/when-traditional-medicine-doesnt..
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Link by scottmcgreal 03 Jul
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Calling Bruce Jenner a Woman Is an Insult to Women | TheBlaze.com theblaze.com/contributions/calling-bruce-jenner-a-woman-is-an-insult-t.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Matt Walsh is wrong about: Caitlyn Jenner | What is Matt Walsh wrong about today? whatismattwalshwrongabouttoday.com/caitlyn-jenner/
“Points out that not only does Walsh show a lack of humanity, but that his opinions contradict his professed religious beliefs”
Link by scottmcgreal 13 Jun
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No title : journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00510/abstract journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00510/abstract |
1 0 0.0001 |
BishopBlog: My collapse of confidence in Frontiers journals deevybee.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/my-collapse-of-confidence-in-frontier..
“Argues that this paper is based on unfalsifiable premises and hence is pseudoscience”
Link by scottmcgreal 11 Jun
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Reality doesnât exist until we measure it, quantum experiment confirms - ScienceAlert sciencealert.com/reality-doesn-t-exist-until-we-measure-it-quantum-exp.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
NeuroLogica Blog » More Quantum Weirdness theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/more-quantum-weirdness/
“Explains that the claim in the title is inaccurate and misleading”
Link by scottmcgreal 09 Jun
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BBC World Service - Weekend, Sexual Identity Crisis in Young Men bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qyfc7 |
1 0 0.0001 |
No title : slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/05/philip_zimbardo_s_m.. slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/05/philip_zimbardo_s_m..
“Points out serious methodological problems in Zimbardo's research”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Jun
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BBC World Service - Weekend, Sexual Identity Crisis in Young Men bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qyfc7 |
1 0 0.0001 |
Stanford Prison Experiment Psychologist: You're Never Going To Get Laid, You Game-Playing, Porn-Watching Fat-Asses | Techdirt techdirt.com/articles/20150511/14411430965/stanford-prison-experiment-..
“Points out sloppy science in Zimbardo's claims”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Jun
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No title : independent.co.uk/news/science/porn-and-video-game-addiction-are-leadi.. independent.co.uk/news/science/porn-and-video-game-addiction-are-leadi.. |
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No title : slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/05/philip_zimbardo_s_m.. slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/05/philip_zimbardo_s_m..
“Points out factual inaccuracies in the description of Zimbardo's survey, as well as methodological problems with the survey itself.”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Jun
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Psychologist Philip Zimbardo: ‘Boys risk becoming addicted to porn, video games and Ritalin’ | Life and style | The Guardian theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/may/09/philip-zimbardo-boys-are-a-me.. |
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If men are ‘failing’ we need to look to the future, not at lazy stereotypes | Science | The Guardian theguardian.com/science/sifting-the-evidence/2015/may/11/if-men-are-fa..
“Zimbardo makes sweeping assertions that reinforce traditional gender stereotypes while failing to provide supportive evidence.”
Link by scottmcgreal 14 May
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Philip Zimbardo: The demise of guys? - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=FMJgZ4s2E3w |
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The Demise of Social Science - Reason.com reason.com/archives/2012/08/14/the-demise-of-social-science
“Notes sweeping generalizations supported by little more than anecdotes”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 May
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No title : amazon.com.au/The-Demise-Guys-Struggling-About-ebook/dp/B00850HTHO amazon.com.au/The-Demise-Guys-Struggling-About-ebook/dp/B00850HTHO |
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The Demise of Social Science - Reason.com reason.com/archives/2012/08/14/the-demise-of-social-science
“Points out reliance on anecdotes and a lack of research evidence to support the book's sweeping claims”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 May
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After Texas shooting: If free speech is provocative, should there be limits? | McClatchy DC mcclatchydc.com/news/crime/article24784057.html |
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Unusually Stupid McClatchy Column Gets Free Speech Wrong | Popehat popehat.com/2015/05/04/unusually-stupid-mcclatchy-column-gets-free-spe..
“Points out a serious misunderstanding of the constitutional limits on free speech, specifically what constitutes 'fighting words' and what does not”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 May
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Mary English: Open Letter to Simon Singh homeopathicpacifist.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/open-letter-to-simon-singh.. |
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NeuroLogica Blog » Homeopathic Rant theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/homeopathic-rant/
“Points out that recipients of medical care want treatments that actually work”
Link by scottmcgreal 05 May
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: A Medievalist Schools Dan on Medieval Attitudes Toward Sex - Slog - The Stranger thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/04/22/22094056/savage-love-letter-of-t.. |
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Reading Subtly: Medieval vs Enlightened: Sorry, Medievalists, Dan Savage Was Right readingsubtly.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/medieval-vs-enlightened-sorry.ht..
“Points out that the letter writer's arguments are based on highly dubious postmodern ideologies that distort the facts”
Link by scottmcgreal 04 May
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As Riots Follow Freddie Gray's Death in Baltimore, Calls for Calm Ring Hollow - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/nonviolence-as-compliance/391.. |
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p m carpenter's commentary: Baltimore begs an answer, not evasions and platitudes pmcarpenter.blogs.com/p_m_carpenters_commentary/2015/04/baltimore-begs..
“Argues that the author makes empty generalizations that explain nothing”
Link by scottmcgreal 04 May
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WORLD | ‘B’ is for bogus | Andrée Seu Peterson | April 30, 2015 worldmag.com/2015/04/b_is_for_bogus |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2015/05/andree-seu-petersons-appalli.. patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2015/05/andree-seu-petersons-appalli..
“Points out a host of misconceptions about the subject”
Link by scottmcgreal 03 May
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Mile-High Identity Politics: What We Can Learn From the Same-Sex Seating Controversy | Religion Dispatches religiondispatches.org/mile-high-identity-politics-what-we-can-learn-f.. |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/04/26/interfaith-leader-if-orth.. patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/04/26/interfaith-leader-if-orth..
“Argues that such requests are unreasonable and not at all analogous to giving up one's seat to someone with a genuine need”
Link by scottmcgreal 27 Apr
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A hater’s guide to astrology: How I learned to stop getting angry about people’s dumb beliefs - Salon.com salon.com/2015/04/19/a_haters_guide_to_astrology_how_i_learned_to_stop.. |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/04/23/salon-writer-says-we-shou.. patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/04/23/salon-writer-says-we-shou..
“Argues that belief in astrology can have harmful social consequences, such as bigotry”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Apr
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No title : amazon.com/The-Psychopath-Test-Journey-Industry/dp/1594485755 amazon.com/The-Psychopath-Test-Journey-Industry/dp/1594485755 |
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No title : psychopathysociety.org/images/hare%20commentary%20on%20ronson%20april%.. psychopathysociety.org/images/hare%20commentary%20on%20ronson%20april%..
“Robert Hare describes this book as "frivolous, shallow, and professionally disconcerting"”
Link by scottmcgreal 23 Apr
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The Most Popular Antidepressants Are Based On An Outdated Theory [UPDATED] io9.com/the-most-popular-antidepressants-are-based-on-a-theory-1686163.. |
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Chemical Imbalance | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/05/chemical-imbalance/
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Link by scottmcgreal 19 Apr
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Psychiatrists Still Promoting Low-Serotonin Theory of Depression - Mad In America madinamerica.com/2015/04/psychiatrists-still-promoting-low-serotonin-t.. |
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Polemical Imbalance | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/18/polemical-imbalance/
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Link by scottmcgreal 19 Apr
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Newsflash: Watching "Jersey Shore" Could Make You Stupid... - PopCrunch popcrunch.com/newsflash-watching-jersey-shore-could-make-you-stupid/ |
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Why Jersey Shore won’t make you dumber: The importance of responsible science journalism | PsySociety psysociety.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/careful-science-journalism/
“Shows that the article presents a grossly inaccurate description of the actual research study”
Link by scottmcgreal 14 Apr
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Noahpinion: Fixed mindsets noahpinionblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/fixed-mindsets.html |
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I Will Never Have The Ability To Clearly Explain My Beliefs About Growth Mindset | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/10/i-will-never-have-the-ability-to-clearly..
“Points out that Noah has misrepresented Scott's actual beliefs”
Link by scottmcgreal 11 Apr
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The Friendly Atheist Endorses a Hate Forum | Skepchick skepchick.org/2015/04/the-friendly-atheist-endorses-a-hate-forum/ |
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Hemant Mehta Did Not “Endorse” a Hate Forum | Center for Inquiry centerforinquiry.net/blogs/entry/hemant_mehta_did_not_endorse_a_hate_f..
“Highlights a massive straw man argument by Watson”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 Apr
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The science is in: God is the answer macleans.ca/society/science/god-is-the-answer/ |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/epiphenom/2015/04/the-science-is-in-and-god-is-not-t.. patheos.com/blogs/epiphenom/2015/04/the-science-is-in-and-god-is-not-t..
“Notes many flawed concepts in the research cited, especially a misleading definition of 'spirituality'”
Link by scottmcgreal 09 Apr
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Song Lyrics Suggest Narcissism Is On the Rise livescience.com/13879-song-lyrics-suggest-narcissism-rise.html |
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How Not to Spot a Narcissist -- Science of Us nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/04/how-not-to-spot-a-narcissist.html
“Highlights new research showing that use of words like 'I' and 'me' are unrelated to narcissism”
Link by scottmcgreal 09 Apr
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Fatwah envy, again freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2015/04/03/fatwah-envy-again/ |
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s important speech about religious bigotry and persecution, and PZ Myers’ defamatory smear against her michaelnugent.com/2015/04/05/ayaan-hirsi-ali-pz-myers/
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Link by scottmcgreal 08 Apr
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Food Babe | Welcome to Food Babe! foodbabe.com/ |
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The "Food Babe" Blogger Is Full of Shit gawker.com/the-food-babe-blogger-is-full-of-shit-1694902226
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Link by scottmcgreal 08 Apr
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The Cost of Relativism - NYTimes.com nytimes.com/2015/03/10/opinion/david-brooks-the-cost-of-relativism.htm.. |
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An Epidemic of Americans Behaving Well - Bloomberg View bloombergview.com/articles/2015-03-26/confronting-an-epidemic-of-ameri..
“Points out that the social problems Brooks discusses are actually getting better not worse”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Apr
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No title : bjp.rcpsych.org/content/early/2014/11/11/bjp.bp.114.150243.abstract bjp.rcpsych.org/content/early/2014/11/11/bjp.bp.114.150243.abstract |
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Amazingly spun mindfulness trial in British Journal of Psychiatry: How to publish a null trial | Mind the Brain blogs.plos.org/mindthebrain/2015/03/30/amazingly-spun-mindfulness-tria..
“Describes many methodological flaws in this study that render its conclusions invalid”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Apr
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'Hitler was descended from Jews and Africans' DNA tests reveal | Daily Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1305414/Hitler-descended-Jews-Africans-DN.. |
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Hitler's "Jewish genes" - Gene Expression blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/08/hitlers-jewish-genes/#.VSIiO_m..
“Points out that Hitler's haplotype group is not rare and does not particularly suggest Jewish ancestry as claimed”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Apr
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Deepak Chopra on the problem with atheism - CNN.com cnn.com/2015/04/01/living/deepak-chopra-atheism/index.html |
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NeuroLogica Blog » There is No Problem with Atheism theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/there-is-no-problem-with-atheism..
“Chopra presents a straw man version of skepticism”
Link by scottmcgreal 04 Apr
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Science Denialism? The Role of Criticism | Almost Diamonds freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamonds/2012/12/03/science-denialism-the-r.. |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/hallq/2012/12/rebecca-watsons-awful-skepticon-5-talk.. patheos.com/blogs/hallq/2012/12/rebecca-watsons-awful-skepticon-5-talk..
“Point out the disingenuousness of Zvan's defense of Watson's talk”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Apr
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Most stars in the galaxy have planets in the habitable zone, according to new research - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/03/18/most-stars-i.. |
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NeuroLogica Blog » Titius-Bode Law and Exoplanets theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/titius-bode-law-and-exoplanets/
“Points out that the article overstates the case and the paper cited is speculative”
Link by scottmcgreal 23 Mar
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Stopping Vaccine Denial: Are We Doing It Wrong? - CSI csicop.org/specialarticles/show/stopping_vaccine_denial_are_we_doing_i.. |
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The Psychology of Vaccine Denial and The New Anti-Intellectualism – ICBS Everywhere icbseverywhere.com/blog/2015/03/the-psychology-of-vaccine-denial-and-t..
“Points out that Rebecca Watson lacks accurate knowledge of the topic she discusses”
Link by scottmcgreal 21 Mar
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No title : middleeasteye.net/columns/chapel-hill-murders-beast-new-atheism-159877.. middleeasteye.net/columns/chapel-hill-murders-beast-new-atheism-159877.. |
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The Chapel Hill murders: C. J. Werleman can’t resist saying that New Atheists have blood on their hands « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2015/02/14/the-chapel-hill-murders-c-..
“Points out that the piece makes assumptions without evidence about the motives of the killer”
Link by scottmcgreal 19 Mar
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Chapel Hill Muslim Murders Show Atheism Has Violent Extremists Too | The New Republic newrepublic.com/article/121036/chapel-hill-muslim-murders-show-atheism.. |
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Religion’s new atheist scapegoat: Why the Chapel Hill shootings weren’t about Islamophobia - Salon.com salon.com/2015/03/01/religions_new_atheist_scapegoat_why_the_chapel_hi..
“Points out lack of substance and logical fallacies in Bruenig's article”
Link by scottmcgreal 19 Mar
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No title : amazon.com/The-Demise-Guys-Struggling-ebook/dp/B00850HTHO/ref=sr_1_3?i.. amazon.com/The-Demise-Guys-Struggling-ebook/dp/B00850HTHO/ref=sr_1_3?i.. |
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I Point To TED Talks and I Point to Kim Kardashian. That Is All. - Download The Universe downloadtheuniverse.com/dtu/2012/06/the-demise-of-guys-why-boys-are-st..
“Points out lack of evidence for bold assertions in this book”
Link by scottmcgreal 04 Mar
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Susan Greenfield: Living online is changing our brains - tech - 03 August 2011 - New Scientist newscientist.com/article/mg21128236.400-susan-greenfield-living-online.. |
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BishopBlog: An open letter to Baroness Susan Greenfield deevybee.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/open-letter-to-baroness-susan.html
“Points out that internet use cannot cause autism, because autism symptoms appear before the age of 2”
Link by scottmcgreal 04 Mar
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Philip Zimbardo: The demise of guys? - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=FMJgZ4s2E3w |
1 0 0.0001 |
I Point To TED Talks and I Point to Kim Kardashian. That Is All. - Download The Universe downloadtheuniverse.com/dtu/2012/06/the-demise-of-guys-why-boys-are-st..
“Argues that Zimbardo makes sweeping generalizations without having serious supportive evidence”
Link by scottmcgreal 04 Mar
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50 Shades of Grey Romanticizes Sexual Violence and Emotional Abuse of Women | Academy of Women's Health academyofwomenshealth.org/videos/50-shades-of-grey/ |
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Hurt So Good: Is Fifty Shades of Grey Romance or Abuse? | MommyNoire mommynoire.com/40639/fifty-shades-of-grey-romance-or-abuse/
“Argues that the relationship described in the books is not actually about deliberate abuse but an emotionally complicated relationship ”
Link by scottmcgreal 28 Feb
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50 Shades of Grey Romanticizes Sexual Violence and Emotional Abuse of Women | Academy of Women's Health academyofwomenshealth.org/videos/50-shades-of-grey/ |
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Study: 50 Shades Of Grey “Perpetuates” Abusive Relationships - The Frisky thefrisky.com/2013-08-15/study-50-shades-of-grey-perpetuates-abusive-r..
“Argues that although the book does depict abuse, it is still fiction and as such relies on drama and suspense to move the story along”
Link by scottmcgreal 28 Feb
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Catholic Priest Dies for 48 Minutes, Comes Back to Life and Claims God Is Female netloid.com/news/catholic-priest-dies-for-48-minutes-comes-back-to-lif.. |
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That Story About a Catholic Priest Dying, Seeing God as a Woman, and Coming Back to Life? It’s Almost Definitely Fake | TheBlaze.com theblaze.com/stories/2015/02/22/that-story-about-a-catholic-priest-dyi..
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Link by scottmcgreal 23 Feb
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2 Great Minds Question HIV/AIDS - Scam/Hoax? Tony Robbins Deepak Chopra Interview - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=2hpme7TTUQ8 |
1 0 0.0001 |
Deepak denies that HIV causes AIDS « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/deepak-denies-that-hiv-cau..
“Points out harmful pseudoscience”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Feb
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Semen 'Is Good For Your Health And Helps Fight Depression' huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/22/semen-is-good-for-your-health-and-help.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Semen an Antidepressant? Think Again | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/semen-antidepres..
“Points out the rather dubious scientific basis for health claims about semen”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Jan
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Hidden Hurdle Looms for Women in Science - Scientific American scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-hurdle-looms-for-women-in-scienc.. |
2 0 0.0010 |
Perceptions Of Required Ability Act As A Proxy For Actual Required Ability In Explaining The Gender Gap | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/24/perceptions-of-required-ability-act-as-a..
“Points out that it is not popular opinion but objective differences in test scores used for selection that explain gender gaps in science”
Link by scottmcgreal 25 Jan
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In U.S. academia, fields that cherish sheer genius shun women | Reuters reuters.com/article/2015/01/15/us-science-sexism-idINKBN0KO2DM20150115 |
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Perceptions Of Required Ability Act As A Proxy For Actual Required Ability In Explaining The Gender Gap | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/24/perceptions-of-required-ability-act-as-a..
“Points out that rather than shunning women, these fields select based on objective measures of ability”
Link by scottmcgreal 25 Jan
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Belief that some fields require 'brilliance' may keep women out | Science/AAAS | News news.sciencemag.org/education/2015/01/belief-some-fields-require-brill.. |
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Perceptions Of Required Ability Act As A Proxy For Actual Required Ability In Explaining The Gender Gap | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/24/perceptions-of-required-ability-act-as-a..
“Points out that gender gaps are associated with differences in actual ability”
Link by scottmcgreal 25 Jan
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nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - Belief in "raw brilliance" may decrease academic diversity - US National Science Foundation (NSF) nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=133857 |
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Perceptions Of Required Ability Act As A Proxy For Actual Required Ability In Explaining The Gender Gap | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/24/perceptions-of-required-ability-act-as-a..
“Points out that fields associated with "raw brilliance" actually do require high ability”
Link by scottmcgreal 25 Jan
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A chimp-pig hybrid origin for humans? phys.org/news/2013-07-chimp-pig-hybrid-humans.html%20%E2%80%A6/ |
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rbutr - A rbutl of Human origins: Are we hybrids? rbutr.com/rbutr/WebsiteServlet?requestType=showLink&linkId=4981703
“Points out that the evidence for this claim is not only far from convincing but seriously lacking”
Link by scottmcgreal 22 Jan
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Human origins: Are we hybrids? macroevolution.net/human-origins.html#.VMBPsyuUeSo |
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No title : observationdeck.io9.com/no-humans-are-not-chimp-pig-hybrids-1474029809 observationdeck.io9.com/no-humans-are-not-chimp-pig-hybrids-1474029809
“Points out lack of genuine evidence for this outlandish claim”
Link by scottmcgreal 22 Jan
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No title : newrepublic.com/article/119596/appetite-wonder-review-closed-mind-rich.. newrepublic.com/article/119596/appetite-wonder-review-closed-mind-rich.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
John Gray’s scurrilous attack on Richard Dawkins « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/john-grays-scurrilous-atta..
“Points out that this is a hate-filled rant relying on ad hominem attacks rather than a substantive review of the work in question”
Link by scottmcgreal 19 Jan
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Richard Dawkins has lost it: ignorant sexism gives atheists a bad name | Adam Lee | Comment is free | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/18/richard-dawkins-sexist-athei.. |
1 1 -0.0008 |
No title : patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2014/09/if-youre-going-to-call-richard.. patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2014/09/if-youre-going-to-call-richard..
“Points out that the article does not even substantiate its claim that Dawkins is sexist”
Link by scottmcgreal 19 Jan
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Richard Dawkins has lost it: ignorant sexism gives atheists a bad name | Adam Lee | Comment is free | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/18/richard-dawkins-sexist-athei.. |
1 1 -0.0008 |
Adam Lee has lost it « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/09/20/adam-lee-has-lost-it/
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Link by scottmcgreal 19 Jan
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Sorry, liberals, Scandinavian countries aren’t utopias | New York Post nypost.com/2015/01/11/sorry-liberals-scandinavian-countries-arent-utop.. |
2 1 0.0001 |
Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/
“Points out cherry picking and lack of comparative data that would put the article's claims into context”
Link by scottmcgreal 16 Jan
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No title : realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/09/30/reza_aslan_mahers_facile_genera.. realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/09/30/reza_aslan_mahers_facile_genera.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Reza Aslan is Wrong About Islam and This is Why patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/05/reza-aslan-is-wrong-about..
“Points out cherry picking and distortions of the facts by Aslan”
Link by scottmcgreal 13 Jan
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No title : realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/01/08/reza_aslan_there_is_a_civil_war.. realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/01/08/reza_aslan_there_is_a_civil_war.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Reza Aslan blames Charlie Hebdo massacre on France’s “inability to tolerate multiculturalism” « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2015/01/11/reza-aslan-blames-charlie-..
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Link by scottmcgreal 13 Jan
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Racism in the United States: By the Numbers - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=GQdMgtncpoE |
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Racism in America: A Closer Look at the Numbers - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=mHRibI4cUgQ
“Video version of blog post, points out issues in interpreting racial disparities”
Link by scottmcgreal 11 Jan
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Racism in the United States: By the Numbers - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=GQdMgtncpoE |
2 1 0.0001 |
Racism in America? A Closer Look at the Numbers ~ Spawk Talk spawktalk.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/racism-in-america-closer-look-at-num..
“Points out data showing that disparities between races in the US are not as simple as they first appear”
Link by scottmcgreal 11 Jan
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MUSLIMS ARE RIGHT TO BE ANGRY - Catholic League catholicleague.org/muslims-right-angry/ |
1 0 0.0001 |
No title : patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/01/08/bill-donohue-on-the-charl.. patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/01/08/bill-donohue-on-the-charl..
“Points out inaccuracies and distortions in Donohue's article and highlights its lack of human decency”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 Jan
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Two Orange Dwarf Stars To Reach The Solar System Might Wipe Out Human Race - International Business Times au.ibtimes.com/articles/577776/20150102/orange-dwarf-star-solar-system.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Skeptophilia: Orange dwarf catastrophe skeptophilia.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/orange-dwarf-catastrophe.html
“Points out scientific inaccuracies in a sensationalised article”
Link by scottmcgreal 03 Jan
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Eric Metaxas: Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God - WSJ wsj.com/articles/eric-metaxas-science-increasingly-makes-the-case-for-.. |
2 0 0.0010 |
Letter to the editor | Richard Dawkins Foundation richarddawkins.net/2014/12/letter-to-the-editor/
“Lawrence Krauss points out scientific inaccuracies in the article, as well as the fact that the author is not a scientist”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Jan
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Heavy use of herbicide Roundup linked to health dangers: study | Reuters reuters.com/article/2013/04/25/us-roundup-health-study-idUSBRE93O13H20.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
No title : farmprogress.com/blogs-lets-blame-monsantos-glyphosate-everything-7100 farmprogress.com/blogs-lets-blame-monsantos-glyphosate-everything-7100
“Points out lack of supporting data, and lack of qualifications by the authors of the study in question”
Link by scottmcgreal 31 Dec
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MIT Researcher: Glyphosate Herbicide will Cause Half of All Children to Have Autism by 2025 healthimpactnews.com/2014/mit-researcher-glyphosate-herbicide-will-cau.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
A guide to detecting bogus scientific journals | Sci-Phy sci-phy.com/detecting-bogus-scientific-journals/
“Points out hyperbolic and far-fetched claims in the original paper referred to”
Link by scottmcgreal 31 Dec
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MIT Researcher: Glyphosate Herbicide will Cause Half of All Children to Have Autism by 2025 healthimpactnews.com/2014/mit-researcher-glyphosate-herbicide-will-cau.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Condemning Monsanto With Bad Science Is Dumb | Tamar Haspel huffingtonpost.com/tamar-haspel/condemning-monsanto-with-_b_3162694.ht..
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Link by scottmcgreal 31 Dec
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You can be a beneficiary of racism even if you’re not a racist - Vox vox.com/2014/5/23/5743056/you-can-be-a-beneficiary-of-racism-even-if-y.. |
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How much have white Americans benefited from slavery and its legacy? marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/05/how-much-have-white-..
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Link by scottmcgreal 31 Dec
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You can be a beneficiary of racism even if you’re not a racist - Vox vox.com/2014/5/23/5743056/you-can-be-a-beneficiary-of-racism-even-if-y.. |
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Compound Interest Is The Least Powerful Force In The Universe | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/26/compound-interest-is-the-least-powerful-..
“Gives evidence against the idea that slavery has benefitted whites”
Link by scottmcgreal 31 Dec
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The vile anti-Muslim video and the First Amendment: Does the U.S. overvalue free speech? - Slate Magazine slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2012/09/the_vile_an.. |
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We Are All Blasphemers: A Response to Eric Posner | Greg Lukianoff huffingtonpost.com/greg-lukianoff/we-are-all-blasphemers-a-_b_1917074...
“Points out that free speech promotes tolerance in a diverse society, whereas blasphemy laws are divisive”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Dec
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5 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Free Speech | Cracked.com cracked.com/blog/5-things-everyone-gets-wrong-about-free-speech/ |
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7 Things Cracked Got Wrong About Free Speech | Greg Lukianoff huffingtonpost.com/greg-lukianoff/7-things-cracked-got-wron_b_5888258...
“Points out a number of misconceptions the author has about free speech”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Dec
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Traynor: Fixing Free Speech | The Dartmouth thedartmouth.com/2014/11/17/traynor-fixing-free-speech/ |
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The Dartmouth’s Zach Traynor Is Dead Wrong on Freedom Of Speech | Thought Catalog thoughtcatalog.com/joshua-goldberg/2014/12/college-students-asking-for..
“Makes a strong case that 'hate speech' laws limiting free speech undermine democratic principles”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Dec
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Can you explain why Europeans were much more... - People of Color in European Art History medievalpoc.tumblr.com/post/79471783724/can-you-explain-why-europeans-.. |
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How not to argue with racialists | The Prussian skepticink.com/prussian/2014/03/17/how-not-to-argue-with-racialists/
“Points out that just about all the examples provided by the author fail to support the case being made”
Link by scottmcgreal 25 Dec
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The Theory of Demotist Singularity | Anarcho Papist anarchopapist.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/the-theory-of-demotist-singular.. |
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Empire/Forest Fire | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/12/01/empireforest-fire/
“Points out that the hypothesised ”
Link by scottmcgreal 25 Dec
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Being with or against Atheism freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/2412 |
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No title : squid314.livejournal.com/326267.html squid314.livejournal.com/326267.html
“Points out that demands for allegiance to A+ conflate controversial and non-controversial positions, and that people may object to the former without objecting to the latter”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Dec
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Pro-Lifers Don’t Give A Damn About Fetuses. They Only Care About Coercing Women. | Alas, a Blog amptoons.com/blog/2013/05/27/pro-lifers-dont-give-a-damn-about-fetuses.. |
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Fetal Attraction: Abortion and the Principle of Charity | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/05/30/fetal-attraction-abortion-and-the-princi..
“Points out philosophical problems with the author's argument that make it unsound”
Link by scottmcgreal 23 Dec
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Edmonton Sexual Assault Awareness Campaign: 'Don't Be That Guy' So Effective City Relaunches With New Posters (PHOTOS) huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/01/edmonton-sexual-assault-awareness-campaig.. |
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Lies, Damned Lies, And Facebook (Part 4 of ∞) | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/11/08/lies-damned-lies-and-facebook-part-4-of-..
“Points out that the campaign was not actually effective in Edmonton”
Link by scottmcgreal 20 Dec
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Rape Prevention Aimed At Rapists Does Work: The âDonât Be That Guyâ Campaign freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2013/01/08/rape-prevention-aimed-at-rapists.. |
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Lies, Damned Lies, And Facebook (Part 4 of ∞) | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/11/08/lies-damned-lies-and-facebook-part-4-of-..
“Points out how the author has cherry-picked data to make her case, and explains why the supposed effects are most likely due to chance. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 20 Dec
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Right-wing atheism dismantled freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/11/24/right-wing-atheism-dismantl.. |
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Why Dhimmi atheism doesn’t work | The Prussian skepticink.com/prussian/2014/11/27/why-dhimmi-atheism-doesnt-work/
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Link by scottmcgreal 07 Dec
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Why I Am Not a Rationalist freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamonds/2014/11/24/why-i-am-not-a-rational.. |
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Why I Am Not Rene Descartes | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/27/why-i-am-not-rene-descartes/
“Points out that this article presents an absurd straw man version of "rationalists" that shows appalling ignorance of the facts”
Link by scottmcgreal 27 Nov
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UV : www.alternet.org/personal-health/research-suggests-psychiatric-interventions-admission-mental-facility-could-increase unvis.it/www.alternet.org/personal-health/research-suggests-psychiatri.. |
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Prisons Are Built With Bricks Of Law And Brothels With Bricks Of Religion, But That Doesn’t Prove A Causal Relationship | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/21/prisons-are-built-with-bricks-of-law-and..
“Points out that the study discussed in the article "specifically mentions that it should not be used to conclude that psychiatric interventions like admission to a mental hospital could increase suicide risk."”
Link by scottmcgreal 22 Nov
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12 Amazing Benefits of Lucid Dreaming world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/12-amazing-benefits-of-lucid-dreaming.html |
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You May Say I’m a (Lucid) Dreamer, But I’m Not The Only One… | Great Plains Skeptic skepticink.com/gps/2014/11/10/you-may-say-im-a-lucid-dreamer-but-im-no..
“Points out exaggerations about the benefits of lucid dreaming”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 Nov
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Why I donât believe people who say they loathe Islam but not Muslims | Andrew Brown | Comment is free | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2014/nov/05/islam-muslims-hate-id.. |
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Why These Ex-Muslims Critique Islam, and Why They’re Fed Up With “Relativist Liberals” Who “Pretend We Don’t Exist” patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/11/07/why-these-ex-muslims-crit..
“Points out that many liberals treat Islam as a special case that is beyond criticism”
Link by scottmcgreal 08 Nov
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Space Tourism Isn't Worth Dying For | WIRED wired.com/2014/10/virgin-galactic-boondoggle/ |
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Space tourism is totally worth dying for patheos.com/blogs/hallq/2014/11/space-tourism-wired-virgin-galactic-pi..
“Points out that many activities in daily life involve real risks, yet people think the risks are worthwhile”
Link by scottmcgreal 04 Nov
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Atheist Group to Distribute Pamphlets in Schools of Cartoon Bible Sexually Assaulting Woman breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/10/24/Atheist-Group-To-Distribute-Pa.. |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/27/atheist-groups-are-not-di.. patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/27/atheist-groups-are-not-di..
“The title claim is inaccurate and out of date”
Link by scottmcgreal 28 Oct
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Illustration to be Handed Out at Public Schools: Human Bible Sexually Assaulting Woman | CNS News cnsnews.com/news/article/brittany-m-hughes/illustration-be-handed-out-.. |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/27/atheist-groups-are-not-di.. patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/27/atheist-groups-are-not-di..
“The claim in the title is inaccurate: the FFRF currently has no plans to distribute the pamphlet in question”
Link by scottmcgreal 28 Oct
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"Yes Means Yes" is a terrible law, and I completely support it - Vox vox.com/2014/10/13/6966847/yes-means-yes-is-a-terrible-bill-and-i-comp.. |
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Does Liberalism Have an Answer to Campus Rape? -- NYMag nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/10/does-liberalism-have-an-answer-t..
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Link by scottmcgreal 20 Oct
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Irrational Atheism - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/10/a-leap-of-atheist-faith/38135.. |
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Lady Atheist: Irrational Atheism? ladyatheist.blogspot.com/2014/10/irrational-atheism.html
“Points out a number of errors in the article such as conflating atheism with science”
Link by scottmcgreal 17 Oct
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EXCLUSIVE: Reza Aslan on Bill Maher’s anti-Islam crusade: “Frank bigotry” - Salon.com salon.com/2014/10/10/exclusive_reza_aslan_on_bill_mahers_anti_islam_cr.. |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/12/reza-aslan-scoffs-that-yo.. patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/12/reza-aslan-scoffs-that-yo..
“Points out that a person does not need a degree in religious studies to criticise religious ideas”
Link by scottmcgreal 12 Oct
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A person so good at his job freethoughtblogs.com/butterfliesandwheels/2014/10/a-person-so-good-at-.. |
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noelplum99: Ophelia Benson or Sam Harris: Who is the Real Sexist? noelplum99.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/ophelia-benson-or-sam-harris-who-is..
“Points out that Benson deliberately omits the fact that Sam Harris was talking about a specific person, so the use of gendered language was common sense not sexism”
Link by scottmcgreal 12 Oct
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The Diversity of Islam - NYTimes.com nytimes.com/2014/10/09/opinion/nicholas-kristof-the-diversity-of-islam.. |
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Nicholas Kristof Elaborates on the Diversity of Islam but Still Misses the Point patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/09/nicholas-kristof-elaborat..
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Link by scottmcgreal 10 Oct
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This Famous Music Star Has a New Song Out... Radical Atheists Hate It [LISTEN HERE] conservativetribune.com/carrie-underwood-story/ |
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Things Atheists are Outraged By (after Carrie Underwood’s Latest Song) | Great Plains Skeptic skepticink.com/gps/2014/10/05/things-atheists-are-outraged-by-after-ca..
“Points out that there are many things atheists get angry about but they do not actually care about this song”
Link by scottmcgreal 05 Oct
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This Famous Music Star Has a New Song Out... Radical Atheists Hate It [LISTEN HERE] conservativetribune.com/carrie-underwood-story/ |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/05/atheists-dont-give-a-damn.. patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/05/atheists-dont-give-a-damn..
“Points out that the article provides no examples whatsoever to support its headline”
Link by scottmcgreal 05 Oct
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Are Atheists Mad At Carrie Underwood’s New Song? | Jarrid Wilson jarridwilson.com/atheists-carrie-song/ |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/05/atheists-dont-give-a-damn.. patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/05/atheists-dont-give-a-damn..
“Article repeats claims about atheists being upset about the song without providing any substantiation at all”
Link by scottmcgreal 05 Oct
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Atheists Outraged By Carrie Underwoodâs Latest Song | TellMeNow.com | News, Politics, Entertainment, Life, Humor, Community tellmenow.com/2014/10/atheists-outraged-by-carrie-underwoods-latest-so.. |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/05/atheists-dont-give-a-damn.. patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/05/atheists-dont-give-a-damn..
“The article does not specify any atheists groups or individuals who were upset about or even cared about the song”
Link by scottmcgreal 05 Oct
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Social skills for autonomous people realsocialskills.org/ |
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Realer Social Skills realersocialskills.tumblr.com/
“Provides detailed critique of problematic advice from the source blog”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Sep
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Feeling the Future: A Meta-Analysis of 90 Experiments on the Anomalous Anticipation of Random Future Events by Daryl Bem, Patrizio E. Tressoldi, Thomas Rabeyron, Michael Duggan :: SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2423692 |
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Study published in 2011, followed by successful replication in 2003 [sic] - Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science andrewgelman.com/2014/09/24/study-published-2011-followed-successful-r..
“Points out that contrary to the paper's claims, the studies included are not exact replications at all”
Link by scottmcgreal 25 Sep
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Sugar substitutes linked to obesity : Nature News & Comment nature.com/news/sugar-substitutes-linked-to-obesity-1.15938?WT.mc_id=F.. |
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NeuroLogica Blog » Artificial Sweeteners and Diabetes theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/artificial-sweeteners-and-diabet..
“The title of this article is also misleading, links between obesity and artificial sweeteners disappear when controlling for pre-existing health status”
Link by scottmcgreal 19 Sep
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Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering the gut microbiota : Nature : Nature Publishing Group nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature13793.html |
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NeuroLogica Blog » Artificial Sweeteners and Diabetes theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/artificial-sweeteners-and-diabet..
“Points out that the title of the study is somewhat misleading, the results need to be treated with caution”
Link by scottmcgreal 19 Sep
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Will Misogyny Bring Down The Atheist Movement buzzfeed.com/markoppenheimer/will-misogyny-bring-down-the-atheist-move.. |
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No title : michaelshermer.com/downloads/Shermer-statement.pdf michaelshermer.com/downloads/Shermer-statement.pdf
“Michael Shermer responds to allegations in the Buzzfeed article, which he states are completely untrue”
Link by scottmcgreal 17 Sep
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Sam Harris is Just Factually Wrong â Globally, Atheism Has No Gender Split freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2014/09/12/sam-harris-is-just-factually-wro.. |
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“I’m Not the Sexist Pig You’re Looking For” : Sam Harris samharris.org/blog/item/im-not-the-sexist-pig-youre-looking-for?utm_so..
“Harris explains that he does not deny that there might be as many female atheists as male, points out that he was referring to active involvement in atheism, which is predominantly but not exclusively male”
Link by scottmcgreal 16 Sep
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Sam Harris, too? Is this attitude contagious? freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/09/12/sam-harris-too-is-this-atti.. |
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“I’m Not the Sexist Pig You’re Looking For” : Sam Harris samharris.org/blog/item/im-not-the-sexist-pig-youre-looking-for?utm_so..
“Explains that Harris does not deny that women are involved with atheism, and points out that he was talking about a general trend for more men than women to be actively involved. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 16 Sep
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Can atheist Sam Harris become a spiritual figure? - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2014/09/12/can-atheist-sam-harris-bec.. |
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“I’m Not the Sexist Pig You’re Looking For” : Sam Harris samharris.org/blog/item/im-not-the-sexist-pig-youre-looking-for?utm_so..
“Explains the context of remarks by Harris that were criticised as sexist”
Link by scottmcgreal 16 Sep
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Why ISIS Is Not, In Fact, Islamic | ThinkProgress thinkprogress.org/world/2014/09/11/3566181/why-isis-is-in-fact-not-isl.. |
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What is a “true” religion? « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/what-is-a-true-religion/
“Points out that ISIS self-describes as Islamic, and argues that there are no objective criteria for judging what is or is not a "true"religion, as they are all based on faith. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 15 Sep
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Why Stephen Hawking Thinks the 'God Particle' Could End the Universe livescience.com/47737-stephen-hawking-higgs-boson-universe-doomsday.ht.. |
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World Science Festival Will The Higgs Boson Destroy The Universe In A Cosmic Death Bubble? | World Science Festival worldsciencefestival.com/2014/09/will-higgs-boson-destroy-universe-cos..
“Points out that Hawking was actually talking about the Higgs potential not the Higgs boson, which is not the same thing”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 Sep
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A logical thought experiment about abortion freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/08/23/a-logical-thought-experimen.. |
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noelplum99: The Slow Descent Of Pharyngula: Why I'd Take A "Dawkins" Over A "Myers" Any Day noelplum99.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/the-slow-descent-of-pharyngula-why-..
“Argues that Myers uses a poor analogy in making whatever point he is trying to make”
Link by scottmcgreal 25 Aug
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Was Neanderthal shot by a time traveller? - Shields Gazette shieldsgazette.com/opinion/columnists/wraithscape/was-neanderthal-shot.. |
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A shot ‘Neanderthal’? | Bad Archaeology badarchaeology.com/?page_id=148
“Points out several false statements, and suggests that the wound in the skull was probably due to an infection rather than a shot”
Link by scottmcgreal 25 Aug
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Saying you should abort is as wrong as saying you may not abort freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/08/20/saying-you-should-abort-is-.. |
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noelplum99: PZ Myers' Manipulative Misrepresentation of Dawkins noelplum99.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/pz-myers-manipulative-misrepresenta..
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Link by scottmcgreal 22 Aug
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5 Reasons To Date A Girl With An Eating Disorder returnofkings.com/21313/5-reasons-to-date-a-girl-with-an-eating-disord.. |
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Why 'Reasons To Date A Girl With An Eating Disorder' Is Both Disturbing And Factually Incorrect elitedaily.com/women/open-letter-return-kings/
“Points out misinformation as well as poor ethics”
Link by scottmcgreal 21 Aug
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Chateau Heartiste heartiste.wordpress.com/ |
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Ozy’s Anti Heartiste FAQ | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/20/ozys-anti-heartiste-faq/
“Refutes many assumptions about human nature and male-female relations promulgated by the author”
Link by scottmcgreal 21 Aug
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The Silencing of Men | Skepchick skepchick.org/2013/05/the-silencing-of-men/ |
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Watson’s World and Two Models of Communication | Center for Inquiry centerforinquiry.net/blogs/entry/watsons_world_and_two_models_of_commu..
“Points out dishonesty in watson's critique of Ron Lindsay's speech”
Link by scottmcgreal 16 Aug
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No title : slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/08/27/syria_intervention_cost_military_s.. slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/08/27/syria_intervention_cost_military_s.. |
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Military Strikes Are An Extremely Cheap Way To Help Foreigners | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/08/30/military-strikes-are-an-extremely-cheap-..
“Points out errors in calculation of cost/benefit ratios as well as inconsistent reasoning by the author of the target article”
Link by scottmcgreal 15 Aug
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The Three Mistakes Atheists Make | Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-eric-h-yoffie/the-three-mistakes-that-atheism.. |
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Responding to “The Three Mistakes Atheists Make” patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/08/14/responding-to-the-three-m..
“Points out that most atheists do not actually believe these things Yoffie discusses”
Link by scottmcgreal 15 Aug
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Shark Week: A Satellite Photo of Megalodon? : Video : Discovery Channel discovery.com/tv-shows/shark-week/videos/a-satellite-photo-of-megalodo.. |
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Megalodon: The Monster Sharkâs Dead â Phenomena: Laelaps phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/08/13/megalodon-the-monster-shar..
“Points out that Megalodon has been extinct for over 2 million years, and that supposed photos of the same are fake”
Link by scottmcgreal 14 Aug
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Richard Dawkins: Atheism's asset or liability? | Religion News Service religionnews.com/2014/08/07/richard-dawkins/ |
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2014/08/has-richard-dawkins-become-a-l.. patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2014/08/has-richard-dawkins-become-a-l..
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Link by scottmcgreal 14 Aug
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Robin Williams brings joy to the hearts of journalists and politicians once again freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/08/12/robin-williams-brings-joy-t.. |
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Robin Williams, depression, and Stephen Fry « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/robin-williams-depression-..
“Points out Myers' callous lack of empathy in using a sad event to promote a political message”
Link by scottmcgreal 13 Aug
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No title : oolon.co.uk/?p=666 oolon.co.uk/?p=666 |
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noelplum99: So Everything Equals Rape Culture Then? Another response to Oolon. noelplum99.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/so-everything-equals-rape-culture-t..
“Points out self-contradictions in Oolon's post, then goes on to cite relevant research debunking the idea of rape culture”
Link by scottmcgreal 12 Aug
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No title : oolon.co.uk/?p=649 oolon.co.uk/?p=649 |
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noelplum99: Rape Culture, Normalisation and Oolon. noelplum99.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/rape-culture-normalisation-and-oolo..
“Points out that far from being 'normalised' in our culture, rape is regarded as a most heinous crime. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Aug
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Essential Oils & More to Combat Ebola Virus essentialsurvival.org/essential-oils-more-to-combat-ebola-virus/ |
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NeuroLogica Blog » Ebola Pseudoscience theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/ebola-pseudoscience/
“Points out that there is no evidence that Thieves oil can treat any viral infection, let alone ebola”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Aug
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CURE FOR EBOLA VIRUS lightparty.com/Health/EbolaCure.html |
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NeuroLogica Blog » Ebola Pseudoscience theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/ebola-pseudoscience/
“Points out false claim about ebola spreading abroad”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Aug
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Bioterrorism and Epidemics: Knowing Homeopathy Can Help Make the World a Less Scary Place joettecalabrese.com/blog/bioterrorism-epidemics-knowing-homeopathy-can.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
NeuroLogica Blog » Ebola Pseudoscience theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/ebola-pseudoscience/
“Target site exaggerates threat of ebola so they can offer a bogus cure”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Aug
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No title : patheos.com/blogs/wwjtd/2013/12/open-letter-to-the-defenders-of-phil-r.. patheos.com/blogs/wwjtd/2013/12/open-letter-to-the-defenders-of-phil-r.. |
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A Comment I Posted On “What Would JT Do?” | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/12/28/a-comment-i-posted-on-what-would-jt-do/
“Argues that reasoned debate is a better way to deal with bigotry than punishment, as the latter can backfire”
Link by scottmcgreal 03 Aug
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PLOS Medicine: Why Most Published Research Findings Are False plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124 |
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90% of all claims about the problems with medical studies are wrong | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/02/17/90-of-all-claims-about-the-problems-with..
“Points out that this widely cited paper reaches exaggerated conclusions based on a small selection of studies”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Aug
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90% of peer-reviewed clinical research is completely false – GreenMedInfo | The Refusers therefusers.com/refusers-newsroom/90-of-peer-reviewed-clinical-researc.. |
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90% of all claims about the problems with medical studies are wrong | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/02/17/90-of-all-claims-about-the-problems-with..
“Points out that the article's title grossly exaggerates what was originally claimed”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Aug
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A Researcher’s Claim: 90% of Medical Research Is Wrong | TIME.com healthland.time.com/2010/10/20/a-researchers-claim-90-of-medical-resea.. |
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90% of all claims about the problems with medical studies are wrong | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/02/17/90-of-all-claims-about-the-problems-with..
“The researcher concerned never actually claimed "90%"”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Aug
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How The Zimmerman Mindset Rigged The Justice System Against Black Men thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/07/14/2298441/six-million-trayvons-how-.. |
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Statistics, Race-Baiting, And Lies | True Liberal Nexus trueliberalnexus.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/statistics-race-bating-and-l..
“Points out misleading statistics in the target article”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Aug
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Thank Goodness Richard Dawkins Has Finally Mansplained Rape jezebel.com/thank-goodness-richard-dawkins-has-finally-mansplained-161.. |
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The A-Unicornist: Was Richard Dawkins 'mansplaining' rape? theaunicornist.com/2014/07/was-richard-dawkins-mansplaining-rape.html
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Link by scottmcgreal 01 Aug
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Is There Any Line You Think Should Not Be Crossed? The Amazing Atheist, and What the Atheist Community Apparently Is Okay With » Greta Christina's Blog freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2014/07/25/is-there-any-line-you-think-shou.. |
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Rape, Feminism, and The Amazing Atheist - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=K6ys-OklTOA&feature=youtu.be
“Author notes that he apologised years ago for statements critiqued by Christina, and that she misrepresents his actual views”
Link by scottmcgreal 31 Jul
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Richard Dawkins, what on earth happened to you? | Eleanor Robertson | Comment is free | theguardian.com theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/30/richard-dawkins-what-on-eart.. |
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The most recent example of some people uncharitably misinterpreting Richard Dawkins michaelnugent.com/2014/07/30/the-most-recent-example-of-some-people-un..
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Link by scottmcgreal 30 Jul
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Donât be this atheist » Pharyngula freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/07/18/dont-be-this-atheist/ |
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Atheists- Beware of the Extreme Feminist! - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=hbRwe9srFfA
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Link by scottmcgreal 26 Jul
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Biotech genocide, Monsanto collaborators and the Nazi legacy of 'science' as justification for murder - NaturalNews.com naturalnews.com/046097_biotech_genocide_monsanto_collaborators_media_s.. |
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I am a Monsanto Collaborator | Beyond the Rows monsantoblog.com/2014/07/25/i-am-a-monsanto-collaborator/
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Link by scottmcgreal 26 Jul
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Atheism has a big race problem that no one’s talking about - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/06/16/blacks-are-even-discri.. |
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The Bizarre Nature of Liberal Thinking - Bitchspot bitchspot.jadedragononline.com/2014/07/22/bizarre-nature-liberal-think..
“Points out that pre-existing demographic factors can explain why minority groups are under-represented in atheist organisations”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Jul
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âWeâll find a new earth within 20 yearsâ | Around the World with Ken Ham blogs.answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2014/07/20/well-find-a-new-ea.. |
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NeuroLogica Blog » Aliens are Sinners theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/aliens-are-sinners/
“Points out that contrary to what Ham thinks, scientists are not motivated by rejection of the Bible but a desire to discover the actual state of the universe”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Jul
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Vox Popoli: The decline of human capability voxday.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/the-decline-of-human-capability.html |
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Promising The Moon | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/21/promising-the-moon/
“Describes just how many advances there have been in modern technology since the Moon Landing, rebutting the idea that human capacity has declined. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 22 Jul
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The Decline of the West as Measured by the Rise of New Skyscrapers » The Just Nation blog.thejustnation.org/2013/01/the-decline-of-the-west-as-measured-by-.. |
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No Skyscraper Stagnation | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/21/no-skyscraper-stagnation/
“Argues that skyscrapers are not a good indicator of anything let alone the decline of western civilisation”
Link by scottmcgreal 22 Jul
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de-stress, stress survey, well-being, stress solutions, lower stress, stress management tools, Institute of HeartMath heartmath.org/ |
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HeartMath Considered Incoherent | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/17/heartmath-considered-incoherent/
“Discusses how HeartMath mixes non-controversial claims with pseudoscience to create an illusion of respectability”
Link by scottmcgreal 18 Jul
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ScienceShot: Physics Predicts U.S. Voting Patterns | Science/AAAS | News news.sciencemag.org/physics/2014/04/scienceshot-physics-predicts-u.s.-.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
"Building on theories used to describe magnets, scientists have put together a model that captures something very different . . ." « Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science andrewgelman.com/2014/07/14/building-theories-used-describe-magnets-sc..
“Argues that irrelevant physical laws are used as a weak analogy for voting behavior. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 17 Jul
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Atheism has a big race problem that no one’s talking about - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/06/16/blacks-are-even-discri.. |
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Atheism, Race, and Social Justice | Atheist Revolution atheistrev.com/2014/07/atheism-race-and-social-justice.html
“Makes a nuanced argument that it is unfair to demand that particular atheist organisations focus on issues that are outside their mission. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 16 Jul
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Atheism As A Mental Disorder or Illness? New Studies say, “Yes.” - A website dedicated to human stupidity and dumbness - The Damien Zone thedamienzone.com/2012/08/17/atheism-as-a-mental-disorder-or-illness-n.. |
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Cosmic Cogitations: Hatred of Atheists plummets to new depths of stupidity cosmiccogitations.blogspot.com/2012/08/hatred-of-atheists-plummets-to-..
“Explains why the supposed "study" referred to is actually completely made up. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 14 Jul
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People Getting Dumber? Human Intelligence Has Declined Since Victorian Era, Research Suggests huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/22/people-getting-dumber-human-intelligence.. |
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The Wisdom of the Ancients | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/05/22/the-wisdom-of-the-ancients/
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Link by scottmcgreal 12 Jul
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Were the Victorians cleverer than us? Research indicates a decline in brainpower and reflex speed | Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2323944/Were-Victorians-cleverer-R.. |
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The Wisdom of the Ancients | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/05/22/the-wisdom-of-the-ancients/
“Points out key flaws in the methodology of the study discussed, such as selection bias that invalidate the results”
Link by scottmcgreal 12 Jul
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No title : iapsych.com/iqmr/fe/LinkedDocuments/woodley2013.pdf iapsych.com/iqmr/fe/LinkedDocuments/woodley2013.pdf |
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The Wisdom of the Ancients | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/05/22/the-wisdom-of-the-ancients/
“Points out that the Woodley paper does not take into account selection bias and demographic differences between Victorian and modern samples that would account for IQ differences”
Link by scottmcgreal 12 Jul
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No title : wjh.harvard.edu/~jmitchel/writing/failed_science.htm wjh.harvard.edu/~jmitchel/writing/failed_science.htm |
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On "On the emptiness of failed replications" - Neuroskeptic | DiscoverMagazine.com blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/07/07/emptiness-failed-re..
“Argues that Mitchell's makes naive and self-contradictory claims ”
Link by scottmcgreal 12 Jul
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The Moral Argument for the Existence of God - Cross Examined - Christian Apologetic Ministry | Frank Turek | Christian Apologetics | Christian Apologetics Speakers crossexamined.org/312/ |
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Christian Apologetics: Hitler can't help you - NonStampCollector nonstampcollector.com/christian-apologetics-hitler-cant-help-you.html
“Rebuts common argument for objective morality by pointing out that Christian apologists claim that atrocities described in the Bible are morally justified”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 Jul
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Neoreactionary Glossary | More Right moreright.net/neoreactionary-glossary/ |
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CONTRARY BRIN: "Neo-Reactionaries" drop all pretense: End democracy and bring back lords! davidbrin.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/neo-reactionaries-drop-all-pretense-e..
“Argues that the premises of neoreaction are "spectacularly" untrue”
Link by scottmcgreal 08 Jul
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Empirical Claims of Neoreaction | More Right moreright.net/empirical-claims-of-neoreaction/ |
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The Anti-Reactionary FAQ | Slate Star Codex slatestarcodex.com/2013/10/20/the-anti-reactionary-faq/
“Provides detailed rebuttals of neor-reactionary assertions”
Link by scottmcgreal 08 Jul
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A reply to Steven Novella » Pharyngula freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/01/30/a-reply-to-steven-novella/ |
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noelplum99: PZ Myers, A Demonstration of Entitlement noelplum99.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/pz-myers-demonstration-of-entitlemen..
“Argues that people have a right to follow their specific interests rather than being expected to follow Myers' agendas.”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jul
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A common complaint I hear a lot nowadays⦠» Pharyngula freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/01/27/a-common-complaint-i-hear-a.. |
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NeuroLogica Blog » Bigfoot Skeptics, New Atheists, Politics and Religion theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/bigfoot-skeptics-new-atheists-po..
“Points out that Myers misrepresents the basis of the current skeptical movement and that this movement is much broader than Myers seems think. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jul
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A common complaint I hear a lot nowadays⦠» Pharyngula freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/01/27/a-common-complaint-i-hear-a.. |
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noelplum99: PZ Myers, A Demonstration of Entitlement noelplum99.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/pz-myers-demonstration-of-entitlemen..
“Discusses how PZ Myers wants to hijack the skeptical movement to suit his own agendas and that political parties already exist to promote for this purpose”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jul
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The New Atheism » Richard Carrier Blogs freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/2207 |
1 1 -0.0007 |
Rationally Speaking: On A+, with a comment about Richard Carrier’s intemperance rationallyspeaking.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/on-with-comment-about-richa..
“Highlights Carrier's intolerant and harsh thinking”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jul
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The New Atheism » Richard Carrier Blogs freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/2207 |
1 1 -0.0007 |
The A-Unicornist: Atheism+ just digs its hole deeper theaunicornist.com/2012/08/atheism-just-digs-its-hole-deeper.html
“Notes problems with Carrier's 'us vs. them' mentality - people can broadly agree on certain values while disagreeing about specific topics”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jul
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You don’t really want to be like Ray Comfort, do you? – Pharyngula scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/02/06/you-dont-really-want-to-be-lik/ |
1 1 -0.0007 |
Dead-Logic: Picking a Fight with PZ Myers dead-logic.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/picking-fight-with-pz-myers.html
“Myers uses an ad hominem attack to ridicule those who disagree with his critqiue of 'dictionary atheists'”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jul
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Why are you an atheist? – Pharyngula scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/02/01/why-are-you-an-atheist/ |
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The Unreligious Right: PZ Myers' Critique of Atheists unreligiousright.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/pz-myers-critique-of-atheists..
“Points out straw man arguments in Myers' critique of "dictionary atheists"”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jul
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No title : slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/10/sexism_in_the_skeptic_comm.. slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/10/sexism_in_the_skeptic_comm.. |
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because it turns out you just can’t milk a controversy enough… | weird things worldofweirdthings.com/2012/10/24/because-it-turns-out-you-just-cant-m..
“Watson selectively uses troll comments to make blanket generalizations about the skeptic community. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jul
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Bigfoot Is Part Human, and Here Are the DNA Tests to Prove It, Claims Researcher | TIME.com newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/29/bigfoot-is-part-human-according-to-dubiou.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Cosmic Cogitations: Bigfoot is your cousin! Or how to make "news" out of nothing cosmiccogitations.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/bigfoot-is-your-cousin-or-ho..
“Notes that the Time article has a misleading headline and provides crackpot claims with more credit than they deserve”
Link by scottmcgreal 05 Jul
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All these special interest groups » Butterflies and Wheels freethoughtblogs.com/butterfliesandwheels/2014/06/all-these-special-in.. |
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Let Me Tell You What You Mean | Conservative Skeptic skeptischism.com/consskep/2014/06/12/let-tell-mean/
“Points out that the author's definition of "special interest groups" is completely bogus”
Link by scottmcgreal 23 Jun
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Forget Christopher Hitchens: Atheism in America is undergoing a radical change - Salon.com salon.com/2014/06/05/forget_christopher_hitchens_atheism_in_america_is.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Atheism is Just That and Nothing More | Conservative Skeptic skeptischism.com/consskep/2014/06/05/atheism-just-nothing/
“Points out that the article tries to conflate atheism with political agendas”
Link by scottmcgreal 23 Jun
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Cat people smarter than dog people? Study should be a hoax, but probably isn't | KSJ Tracker | Knight Science Journalism at MIT ksj.mit.edu/tracker/2014/06/cat-people-smarter-than-dog-people-study-s.. |
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Cosmic Cogitations: Cat and Dog people under attack! Cynicism and ignorance passing as science journalism cosmiccogitations.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/cat-and-dog-people-under-att..
“The article is cynical and shows a lack of understanding of social science methods”
Link by scottmcgreal 20 Jun
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Richard Dawkins's lack of sympathy for those who cling to religion is a shame | Deborah Orr | Comment is free | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/06/richard-dawkins-lack-of-symp.. |
3 0 0.0017 |
Richard Dawkins Isn’t Wrong to Call Religious Beliefs Childish patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/06/13/richard-dawkins-isnt-wron..
“Notes that waiting until people are "ready" to hear that religion is nonsense is misguided”
Link by scottmcgreal 15 Jun
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No title : amazon.com/Alas-Poor-Darwin-Evolutionary-Psychology/dp/0609605135 amazon.com/Alas-Poor-Darwin-Evolutionary-Psychology/dp/0609605135 |
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Alas Poor Evolutionary Psychology: Unfairly Accused, Unjustly Condemned by Robert Kurzban human-nature.com/nibbs/02/apd.html
“Discusses many false assumptions about EP in this book”
Link by scottmcgreal 05 Jun
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Tackling Pinker’s defense of evolutionary psychology » Pharyngula freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/07/28/tackling-pinkers-defense-of.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
PZ Myers; Again⦠- StumbleUpon stumbleupon.com/su/2SQb2I/www.psychologytoday.com/blog/pop-psych/20130..
“Shows that PZ Myers presents a straw man version of evolutionary psychology”
Link by scottmcgreal 27 May
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The decline effect and the scientific method : The New Yorker newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/13/101213fa_fact_lehrer?currentPage=al.. |
3 0 0.0017 |
NeuroLogica Blog » The Decline Effect theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-decline-effect/
“Points out that Lehrer's nihilistic conclusions about the inability of science to prove anything are unfounded. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 22 May
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Warm Cups Warm Hearts | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/sensation/201405/warm-cups-warm-hearts |
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No title : psycontent.com/content/5177r420206p7642/fulltext.pdf psycontent.com/content/5177r420206p7642/fulltext.pdf
“This replication study failed to confirm previous findings that holding warm or cold objects influences behavior”
Link by scottmcgreal 20 May
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Edge.org edge.org/response-detail/10421 |
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Challenging the "Banality" of Evil and of Heroism Part 1 | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201404/challenging-the-..
“Zimbardo's behaviorist claims about the "banality" of heroism are not based on evidence”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 May
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Why Science Does Not Disprove God - TIME time.com/77676/why-science-does-not-disprove-god/ |
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The A-Unicornist: For theists, God is still in the gaps theaunicornist.com/2014/04/for-theists-god-is-still-in-gaps.html
“Article provides no clear definition of what "God" is supposed to be”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 May
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TedTalks: Philip Zimbardo: The psychology of evil | 2012: What's the 'real' truth? jhaines6.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/tedtalks-philip-zimbardo-the-psychol.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Individual Differences in the Stanford Prison Experiment | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201309/individual-diffe..
“Zimbardo makes sweeping claims in support of his ideology with little evidence”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Apr
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The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment prisonexp.org/ |
1 0 0.0001 |
Swans Commentary: Challenging The Stanford Prison Experiment (Part I of III), by Michael Barker - barker82 swans.com/library/art17/barker82.html
“Presents an alternative explanation of the results of the experiment that debunks role-based explanations favored by Zimbardo”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Apr
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The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment prisonexp.org/ |
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Invictus: A blog on U.S. Politics and the Fight Against Torture Invictus: "The lie of the Stanford Prison Experiment" valtinsblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/lie-of-stanford-prison-experiment.htm..
“Argues that Zimbardo misrepresented what actually happened during the experiment to favor his preferred explanation”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Apr
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The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment prisonexp.org/ |
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Individual Differences in the Stanford Prison Experiment | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201309/individual-diffe..
“Points out major flaws in the experiment and shows why it does not provide evidence to support sweeping conclusions drawn from it. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Apr
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Philip Zimbardo: Why Do Good People Do Evil Things? | Tales from the World talesfromthelou.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/philip-zimbardo-why-do-good-p.. |
1 1 -0.0007 |
Individual Differences in the Stanford Prison Experiment | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201309/individual-diffe..
“Shows that Zimbardo does not present adequate evidence to support sweeping claims about the power of situations”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Apr
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Awe Makes You Religious â Even if You're Not | TIME.com science.time.com/2013/11/27/why-there-are-no-atheists-at-the-grand-can.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
What Oprah Doesn't Understand About Awe and Atheists | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201310/what-oprah-doesn..
“The title of the Time article is misleading and inaccurate, and is contradicted within the article itself.”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Apr
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Maverick Biologist Rupert Sheldrake Criticizes Attacks by 'Guerilla Skeptics' on Wikipedia | The Daily Grail dailygrail.com/Skepticism/2013/10/Maverick-Biologist-Rupert-Sheldrake-.. |
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Is Guerrilla Skepticism OK? skeptical-science.com/people/skeptics/guerrilla-skepticism/
“Refutes Sheldrake's claim that his Wikipedia page was targeted at all by the Guerilla Skeptics group”
Link by scottmcgreal 23 Apr
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Robert Lanza, M.D. – BIOCENTRISM » MSNBC: Free Online Abridgment of Biocentrism robertlanzabiocentrism.com/biocentrism-how-life-creates-the-universe/ |
1 0 0.0001 |
NeuroLogica Blog » Biocentrism theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/biocentrism/
“Biocentrism makes no testable scientific predictions and is based on arguments from ignorance”
Link by scottmcgreal 27 Mar
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10 Scientific Studies That Prove Consciousness Can Alter Our Physical Material World | Collective-Evolution collective-evolution.com/2014/03/08/10-scientific-studies-that-prove-c.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
NeuroLogica Blog » Can Thinking Change Reality Part II theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/can-thinking-change-reality-part..
“Rebuts claims 6-10, reiterates that there is no evidence for the central claim that consciousness can affect reality”
Link by scottmcgreal 27 Mar
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What “Monster Porn” Says about Science and Sexuality | Cross-Check, Scientific American Blog Network blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2014/01/07/what-monster-porn-.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Monster Porn and the Science of Sexuality | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201403/monster-porn-and..
“Points out how Horgan straws mans evo psych; discusses research relevant to the topic”
Link by scottmcgreal 12 Mar
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Frontiers | A call for an open, informed study of all aspects of consciousness | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00017/full |
1 0 0.0001 |
Editorial by psi researchers calls for open mindedness | Doubtful News doubtfulnews.com/2014/01/editorial-signed-by-psi-researchers-calls-for..
“Points out that parapsychology has been an unproductive field and that this is the actual reason it has stagnated”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Feb
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"Science and the taboo of psi" with Dean Radin - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=qw_O9Qiwqew |
1 0 0.0001 |
A Lesson in Paranormal Cheating with Dean Radin | Spirituality is No Excuse spiritualityisnoexcuse.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/a-lesson-in-pseudo-sci..
“Points out deceptive and misleading claims in the video, such as misuse of references”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Feb
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Frontiers | A call for an open, informed study of all aspects of consciousness | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00017/full |
1 0 0.0001 |
Is There A Scientific âTabooâ Against Parapsychology? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201401/is-there-scienti..
“Rebuts the claim that parapsychology has been regarded as taboo by mainstream science”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Feb
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Is “Sociobiologist” Napoleon Chagnon Really a Disciple of Margaret Mead? | Cross-Check, Scientific American Blog Network blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2013/02/25/is-sociobiologist-.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Reading Subtly: March 2013 readingsubtly.blogspot.com/2013_03_01_archive.html
“Points out that Horgan reveals that he knows that accusations against Napoleon Chagnon were false, but still refuses to recant his endorsement of them”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Jan
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Hearts of Darkness nytimes.com/books/00/11/12/reviews/001112.12horgant.html |
1 0 0.0001 |
Reading Subtly: March 2013 readingsubtly.blogspot.com/2013_03_01_archive.html
“Horgan's review repeats false accusations that have been conclusively refuted. To date Horgan has refused to retract his review. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 23 Jan
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The Weird Irony at the Heart of the Napoleon Chagnon Affair | Cross-Check, Scientific American Blog Network blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2013/02/18/the-weird-irony-at.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Reading Subtly: March 2013 readingsubtly.blogspot.com/2013_03_01_archive.html
“Horgan refuses to acknowledge that Tierney's accusations against Chagnon have been refuted, and he continues to stand behind his 2000 review which repeats these demonstrably false accusations”
Link by scottmcgreal 23 Jan
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Anthropomics: Meet Joe Science anthropomics.blogspot.com/2013/02/meet-joe-science.html |
1 0 0.0001 |
Reading Subtly: March 2013 readingsubtly.blogspot.com/2013_03_01_archive.html
“Highlights straw man attack against Napoleon Chagnon, and false dichotomy about "genetic determinists" vs. "normative anthropology"”
Link by scottmcgreal 23 Jan
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Scientists debunk the IQ myth: Notion of measuring one's intelligence quotient by singular, standardized test is highly misleading sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121219133334.htm |
2 0 0.0008 |
How Intelligent is IQ? - Neuroskeptic blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2012/12/24/how-intelligent-is-..
“Notes that the evidence provided by this study against IQ is based on a small sample and therefore weak. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 13 Jan
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Is not joining Facebook a sign you're a psychopath? Some employers and psychologists say it's 'suspicious' | Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2184658/Is-joining-Facebook-sign-youre-ps.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Is There Something Wrong With People Who Do Not Use Facebook? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/is-there-somethi..
“Points out that there is no research evidence that non-users are "suspicious"”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Dec
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Beware, Tech Abandoners. People Without Facebook Accounts Are 'Suspicious.' - Forbes forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/08/06/beware-tech-abandoners-people-.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Is There Something Wrong With People Who Do Not Use Facebook? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/is-there-somethi..
“Points out that there is no research evidence that non-users are "suspicious"”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Dec
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Not on Facebook? Employers, Psychiatrists May Think You're a Psychopath mashable.com/2012/08/07/no-facebook-psychopath/ |
2 0 0.0008 |
Is There Something Wrong With People Who Do Not Use Facebook? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/is-there-somethi..
“Points out that there is no research evidence that non-users are "suspicious"”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Dec
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People who don’t join Facebook are suspicious, say pundits | Toronto Star thestar.com/business/2012/08/08/people_who_dont_join_facebook_are_susp.. |
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Is There Something Wrong With People Who Do Not Use Facebook? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/is-there-somethi..
“Points out that there is no research evidence that non-users are "suspicious"”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Dec
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Sexual regret study: Evolutionary explanations for why men and women regret sex differently are bunk. slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/11/27/sexual_regret_study_evolutionary_.. |
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Regrettable Coverage | Evolutionary Psychology epjournal.net/blog/2013/12/regrettable-coverage/
“Rebutted article is factually inaccurate and engages in ad hominem attacks”
Link by scottmcgreal 15 Dec
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No title : jezebel.com/women-are-hard-wired-to-feel-bad-about-being-sluts-say-147.. jezebel.com/women-are-hard-wired-to-feel-bad-about-being-sluts-say-147.. |
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Regrettable Coverage | Evolutionary Psychology epjournal.net/blog/2013/12/regrettable-coverage/
“Notes that Jezebel misquotes the journal article criticised”
Link by scottmcgreal 15 Dec
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Sometimes science must give way to religion : Nature News & Comment nature.com/news/sometimes-science-must-give-way-to-religion-1.11244 |
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No, Daniel Sarewitz, Science Does Not Have To Give Way to Religion patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/08/25/no-daniel-sarewitz-scienc..
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Link by scottmcgreal 14 Dec
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Did Zeus Exist? - NYTimes.com opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/did-zeus-exist/ |
1 0 0.0001 |
Cosmic Cogitations: "Zeus might be Real!" And the Whole World might be Magic too! cosmiccogitations.blogspot.com/2013/10/zeus-might-be-real-and-whole-wo..
“Points out that the target article makes a nonsensical argument that anything at all might be real even if no evidence exists.”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 Oct
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Did Zeus Exist? - NYTimes.com opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/did-zeus-exist/ |
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Trolling for Zeus — Near-Earth Object nearearthobject.net/nearearthobject/2013/8/1/trolling-for-zeus
“"Experiencing Zeus" provides no more credible evidence that Zeus exists than "experiencing" a fictional character. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 Oct
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Did Zeus Exist? - NYTimes.com opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/did-zeus-exist/ |
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I Can’t Believe I Have to Say This, but Zeus (Almost Certainly) Didn’t Exist patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/08/01/i-cant-believe-i-have-to-..
“Points out that having a subjective experience does not provide objective evidence”
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Cluttered or Orderly? Our Surroundings Shape Our Thinking | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/choke/201308/cluttered-or-orderly-our-surroun.. |
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Rolf Zwaan: 50 Questions About Messy Rooms and Clean Data rolfzwaan.blogspot.com/2013/08/50-questions-about-messy-rooms-and.html
“Points out questionable features of the original study that prompt scepticism”
Link by scottmcgreal 18 Aug
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Women Reach For Red And Pink Clothes During Ovulation — The Psychology of Human Sexuality lehmiller.com/blog/2013/7/31/women-reach-for-red-and-pink-clothes-duri.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Statistics and psychology: Multiple comparisons give spurious results. - Slate Magazine slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/07/statistics_and_p..
“The Slate article strongly criticises the study discussed by Lehmiller”
Link by scottmcgreal 01 Aug
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From Hitchens to Dawkins: Where are the women of New Atheism? - Salon.com salon.com/2013/07/21/from_hitchens_to_dawkins_where_are_the_women_of_n.. |
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The Women of ‘New Atheism’ Are All Around Us patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/07/22/the-women-of-new-atheism-..
“Source article does not acknowledge already prominent women in atheism”
Link by scottmcgreal 23 Jul
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Rabbi bans Orthodox Jewish men from taking blood donated by women, non Orthodox Jews, non Jews - yourjewishnews.com/2013/04/26658.html |
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Are Orthodox Jews Really Not Allowed to Accept Blood from Women, Non-Orthodox Jews, and Non-Jews? patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/04/22/are-orthodox-jews-really-..
“Points out that the article is based on a faulty translation and was not fact checked. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 22 Apr
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Has militant atheism become a religion? - Salon.com salon.com/2013/03/25/militant_atheism_has_become_a_religion/ |
4 0 0.0021 |
Left Hemispheres: On Frans de Waal and "Militant Atheism" lefthemispheres.blogspot.com/2013/03/on-frans-de-waal-and-militant-ath..
“Points out that the term "militant atheist" is vacuous. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Mar
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Has militant atheism become a religion? - Salon.com salon.com/2013/03/25/militant_atheism_has_become_a_religion/ |
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Frans de Waal tries to give atheists a good hiding in Salon; Anthony Grayling takes him down « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/frans-de-waal-tries-to-giv..
“Argues that de Waals' attack on new atheism is gratuitous and ignorant”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Mar
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Has militant atheism become a religion? - Salon.com salon.com/2013/03/25/militant_atheism_has_become_a_religion/ |
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“Militant Atheism” and Religion – a Response to Frans de Waal patheos.com/blogs/templeofthefuture/2013/03/militant-atheism-and-relig..
“Points out condescension and lack of empathy in de Waal's critique of new atheists”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Mar
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Morals Without God? - NYTimes.com opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/morals-without-god/ |
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The A-Unicornist: Frans de Waal: Has militant atheism become a religion? theaunicornist.com/2013/03/frans-de-waal-has-militant-atheism.html
“Points out that de Waal misrepresents atheist views on religion”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Mar
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Why I Am Not an Atheist | E pur si muove | Big Think bigthink.com/e-pur-si-muove/why-i-am-not-an-atheist |
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Kanazawa is sure god does not exist, but he is not an atheist - Atheist Universe atheistuniverse.net/forum/topics/kanazawa-is-sure-god-does-not-exist-b..
“Points out that Kanazawa blatantly contradicts himself in his disavowal of atheism”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Mar
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Why I Am Not an Atheist | E pur si muove | Big Think bigthink.com/e-pur-si-muove/why-i-am-not-an-atheist |
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Kanazawa’s Big Thud. | The Heresy Club heresyclub.com/2013/01/kanazawas-big-thud/
“Points out evidence that contradicts Kanazawa's unsubstantiated assertions”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Mar
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Why I Am Not an Atheist | E pur si muove | Big Think bigthink.com/e-pur-si-muove/why-i-am-not-an-atheist |
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Bonkers evolutionary psychologist explains why he’s not an atheist « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/bonkers-evolutionary-psych..
“Points out the weak arguments and lack of evidence for Kanazawa's assertions”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Mar
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Friscos for Scientists I: “Correlation Does Not Imply Causation” | E pur si muove | Big Think bigthink.com/e-pur-si-muove/friscos-for-scientists-i-correlation-does-.. |
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The bad science of Satoshi Kanazawa | Neurobonkers | Big Think bigthink.com/neurobonkers/the-bad-science-of-satoshi-kanazawa
“Points out deliberate obfuscation and straw man arguments by the author”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Mar
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Psychologist finds Wikipedians grumpy and closed-minded - tech - 03 January 2009 - New Scientist newscientist.com/article/dn16349-psychologist-finds-wikipedians-grumpy.. |
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The Misunderstood Personality Profile of Wikipedia Members | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201303/the-misunderstoo..
“Points out errors in the original study that invalidate the article's conclusions”
Link by scottmcgreal 11 Mar
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Personality characteristics of Wikipedia ... [Cyberpsychol Behav. 2008] - PubMed - NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18954273 |
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The Misunderstood Personality Profile of Wikipedia Members | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201303/the-misunderstoo..
“Points out that the authors misinterpret their own data”
Link by scottmcgreal 11 Mar
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The sour Wikipedian | ROUGH TYPE roughtype.com/?p=1273 |
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The Misunderstood Personality Profile of Wikipedia Members | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201303/the-misunderstoo..
“Points out the lack of justification for describing user generated content as "antisocial"”
Link by scottmcgreal 11 Mar
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Evolutionary Psychology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) plato.stanford.edu/entries/evolutionary-psychology/ |
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Evolutionary Psychology and the politics of the SEP | The Uncredible Hallq uncrediblehallq.net/2009/01/23/evolutionary-psychology-and-the-politic..
“Argues that the SEP article presents a biased view of evolutionary psychology”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Mar
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Evolutionary psychology: the adaptive significance of semen flavor « Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/evolutionary-psychology-th.. |
2 0 0.0008 |
Why semen tastes bad, men are slime, and Jerry Coyne is annoying | The Uncredible Hallq uncrediblehallq.net/2009/04/24/why-semen-tastes-bad-men-are-slime-and-..
“Argues that Coyne misses the point in his parody of evolutionary psychology”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Mar
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5 Ways to Make Progress in Evolutionary Psychology: Smash, Not Match, Stereotypes | Context and Variation, Scientific American Blog Network blogs.scientificamerican.com/context-and-variation/2013/02/11/5-ways-t.. |
4 0 0.0021 |
Is It Only “Good” Science When It Confirms Your World View? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/pop-psych/201302/is-it-only-good-science-when..
“Points out that the author has a deep misunderstanding of evolutionary psychology based on false stereotypes”
Link by scottmcgreal 13 Feb
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The evolution of rape? – Pharyngula scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/01/17/the-evolution-of-rape/ |
3 0 0.0014 |
Myersâ Critique of EP: Strong Language But Weak Tea | Evolutionary Psychology epjournal.net/blog/2011/01/myers-critique-of-ep-strong-language-but-we..
“Points out that Myers makes exaggerated claims about the article he critiques”
Link by scottmcgreal 13 Feb
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αEP: The fundamental failure of the evolutionary psychology premise » Pharyngula freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/12/10/ep-the-fundamental-failure-.. |
2 0 0.0008 |
The Drifting Nose And Other “Just-So”s | Pop Psychology popsych.org/the-drifting-nose-and-other-just-sos/
“Points out that Myers supposed example of genetic drift makes no testable predictions, whereas adaptationist hypotheses do.”
Link by scottmcgreal 13 Feb
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αEP: The fundamental failure of the evolutionary psychology premise » Pharyngula freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/12/10/ep-the-fundamental-failure-.. |
3 0 0.0014 |
PZ Myers: Missing The Mark | Pop Psychology popsych.org/pz-myers-missing-the-mark/
“Points out that the critique of evolutionary psychology is based on straw man arguments and lacks substance”
Link by scottmcgreal 13 Feb
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303 See Other nytimes.com/2013/02/10/magazine/why-can-some-kids-handle-pressure-whil.. |
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A Case in Point | pigee pigee.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/a-case-in-point/
“Points out that there is a zero-relationship between the gene discussed in the article and cognitive functioning”
Link by scottmcgreal 11 Feb
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No title : epjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/EP092072382.pdf epjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/EP092072382.pdf |
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EP Therapy: Foraging Camp for Autistics | Genealogy of Religion genealogyreligion.net/ep-therapy-foraging-camp-for-autistics
“Notes the lack of evidence that humans were ever solitary foragers in the course of evolution”
Link by scottmcgreal 10 Feb
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'Adventurous human woman' wanted to give birth to Neanderthal man by Harvard professor | Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2265402/Adventurous-human-woman-wanted-bi.. |
3 0 0.0014 |
Harvard professor blasts Neanderthal clone baby rumor on Web | Boston Herald bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/01/harvard_professor..
“Shows that the source article misquoted what the scientist actually said”
Link by scottmcgreal 04 Feb
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Secular Right secularright.org/SR/wordpress/a-secular-case-against-gay-marriage/ |
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The Church of Rationality: A Case against a Conservative Case against Gay Marriage, Pt. 1 churchofrationality.blogspot.com/2009/05/case-against-conservative-cas..
“Points out logical fallacies in the author's arguments against gay marriage”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Jan
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'I can create Neanderthal baby, I just need willing woman’ - Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/science/9814620/I-can-create-Neanderthal-baby-I-just-n.. |
2 0 0.0007 |
cloning neandertals - can we? should we? is it true? - BioBlog sci.waikato.ac.nz/bioblog/2013/01/cloning-neandertals-can-we-sho.shtml
“Points out that the newspaper has taken liberties in translation that misrepresent what the scientist actually said”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Jan
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Rationally Speaking: Michael Shermer on morality rationallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2013/01/michael-shermer-on-morality.ht.. |
2 0 0.0007 |
Can philosophers, or anyone, tell us what is “right” and “wrong”? | Open Parachute openparachute.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/can-philosophers-or-anyone-tell..
“Points out that moral reasoning is the concern of ordinary people not just philosophers”
Link by scottmcgreal 24 Jan
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Alpha Game: The feminist fear of competition alphagameplan.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-feminist-fear-of-competition.ht.. |
3 1 0.0007 |
Manosphere doofuses duped again by phony Canadian sexbot ban « man boobz manboobz.com/2013/01/14/manosphere-doofuses-duped-again-by-phony-canad..
“Points out that the author has been taken in by a known hoax”
Link by scottmcgreal 15 Jan
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More women lured to pornography addiction - Washington Times washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/11/more-women-lured-to-pornography-a.. |
2 0 0.0007 |
Watch out women, Porno will steal your soul! | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/women-who-stray/201007/watch-out-women-porno-..
“Points out that claims that women who view porn are more likely to be raped encourage victim blaming. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Jan
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WEIRD Masturbation Habits | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/cupids-poisoned-arrow/201105/weird-masturbati.. |
2 0 0.0007 |
lehmiller - The Psychology of Human Sexuality - Fact Check: Is Online Porn Causing Men to Masturbate More Often? lehmiller.com/blog/2012/5/30/fact-check-is-online-porn-causing-men-to-..
“Points out that the claim of a "50-500%" increase in masturbation is not based on any data ”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Jan
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How porn is changing our sex lives – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/20/how-porn-is-changing-our-sex-lives/ |
2 0 0.0007 |
lehmiller - The Psychology of Human Sexuality - Fact Check: Is Online Porn Causing Men to Masturbate More Often? lehmiller.com/blog/2012/5/30/fact-check-is-online-porn-causing-men-to-..
“Points out that the relationship between online porn use and masturbation is correlational only and that the 500% estimate is not based on any data. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Jan
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No Porn, Better Working Memory? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/cupids-poisoned-arrow/201212/no-porn-better-w.. |
2 0 0.0007 |
lehmiller - The Psychology of Human Sexuality - Does Internet Porn Really “Cause Memory Loss?” lehmiller.com/blog/2013/1/7/does-internet-porn-really-cause-memory-los..
“The import of the study's actual findings has been exaggerated”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Jan
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Your porn addiction may lead to memory loss - Times Of India articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-27/health/35867822_1_memo.. |
2 0 0.0007 |
lehmiller - The Psychology of Human Sexuality - Does Internet Porn Really “Cause Memory Loss?” lehmiller.com/blog/2013/1/7/does-internet-porn-really-cause-memory-los..
“Shows the findings and their importance has been exaggerated”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Jan
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Watching internet porn could cause memory loss | Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2248923/Watching-internet-porn-cause-memo.. |
2 0 0.0007 |
lehmiller - The Psychology of Human Sexuality - Does Internet Porn Really “Cause Memory Loss?” lehmiller.com/blog/2013/1/7/does-internet-porn-really-cause-memory-los..
“Shows that the actual findings have been exaggerated in importance.”
Link by scottmcgreal 07 Jan
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No title : epjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/EP10457486.pdf epjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/EP10457486.pdf |
2 0 0.0007 |
Autist's Corner: Another "Extreme Female Brain" Sighting autistscorner.blogspot.com/2012/10/another-extreme-female-brain-sighti..
“Points out logical problems in the authors' theorising”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jan
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No title : epjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/EP10457486.pdf epjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/EP10457486.pdf |
2 0 0.0007 |
The Extreme Female Brain: Not So Female After All? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201211/the-extreme-fema..
“Points out how the results have been misinterpreted and argues against the authors' conclusions.”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jan
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Semen is ‘good for women’s health and can fight depression’ | The Sun |News thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4499457/Semen-is-good-for-womens-health.. |
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'Oral sex helps women fight depression claim' - Health News - NHS Choices nhs.uk/news/2012/08august/Pages/semen-oral-sex-helps-women-fight-depre..
“Points out that the headline is an exaggeration of findings by a flawed study”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jan
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Semen is 'good for women's health and helps fight depression' | Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2190863/Semen-good-womens-health-helps-.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
'Oral sex helps women fight depression claim' - Health News - NHS Choices nhs.uk/news/2012/08august/Pages/semen-oral-sex-helps-women-fight-depre..
“Points out this is hardly "news" and the study it reports on is flawed.”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jan
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No title : beforeyoutakethatpill.com/2011/4/Gordon_2002.pdf beforeyoutakethatpill.com/2011/4/Gordon_2002.pdf |
3 0 0.0014 |
'Oral sex helps women fight depression claim' - Health News - NHS Choices nhs.uk/news/2012/08august/Pages/semen-oral-sex-helps-women-fight-depre..
“Points out flaws in the study's methodology.”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jan
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Sean Carroll’s Reply to the RF Podcast | Reasonable Faith reasonablefaith.org/sean-carrolls-reply-to-the-rf-podcast |
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The A-Unicornist: William Lane Craig is a hypocrite and a charlatan theaunicornist.com/2012/10/william-lane-craig-is-hypocrite-and.html
“Points out that even if the universe had a beginning it might not have had an external cause, contrary to Craig's theology”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jan
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Sean Carroll on Science and God | Reasonable Faith reasonablefaith.org/sean-carroll-on-science-and-god |
1 0 0.0001 |
Let the Universe Be the Universe : Cosmic Variance blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2012/09/25/let-the-universe-..
“Points out that Craig cherry picks the cosmology literature to suit himself”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jan
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It's A Young World After All creationism.org/ackerman/index.htm |
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Rosa Rubicondior: It's An Old World After All rosarubicondior.blogspot.com/p/its-old-world-after-all.html
“Shows that Ackerman is ignorant of basic science”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jan
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Daily Meditations with Fr. Alfonse: John 1:35-42 They Followed Jesus fralfonse.blogspot.com/2013/01/john-135-42-they-followed-jesus.html |
4 0 0.0021 |
They Must Not Teach Probability in Seminary School… patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/01/05/they-must-not-teach-proba..
“Shows that the author has an inadequate grasp of probability and logic”
Link by scottmcgreal 06 Jan
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No title : users.ox.ac.uk/~orie0087/pdf_files/General%20untechnical%20papers/The%.. users.ox.ac.uk/~orie0087/pdf_files/General%20untechnical%20papers/The%.. |
4 0 0.0021 |
An Analysis of Richard Swinburne's The Existence of God infidels.org/library/modern/gabe_czobel/swinburne.html
“Detailed analysis of the logical flaws in Swinburne's arguments”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Richard Swinburne, The argument to God from fine-tuning reassessed - PhilPapers philpapers.org/rec/SWITAT |
3 0 0.0014 |
Cosmic Cogitations: The unknown purpose of the universe cosmiccogitations.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-unknown-purpose-of-universe..
“Shows that Swinburne's theological argument is far from cogent or convincing.”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Facebook Abstainers could be labeled Suspicious activepolitic.com:82/News/2012-07-25c/Facebook_Abstainers_could_be_lab.. |
2 0 0.0007 |
Is There Something Wrong With People Who Do Not Use Facebook? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/is-there-somethi..
“Points out that there is no evidence that "Facebook abstainers" are "suspicious" ”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Escaping Cycles of Extremism: What the Libyan Mob and Sam Bacile have in common. | Data Science & Psychology polipsych.com/2012/09/12/escaping-cycles-of-extremism-what-the-libyan-.. |
3 0 0.0014 |
Is Insulting Religion "Extremism"? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/is-insulting-rel..
“Argues that "Innocence of Muslims" does not qualify as "extremism"”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Proof of Bigfoot? Scientists in Siberia Say Yeti Exists | TIME.com newsfeed.time.com/2011/10/11/scientists-95-sure-bigfoot-lives-in-russi.. |
1 0 0.0001 |
Yeti Evidence Falls Flat: Scientist Says Local Officials Staged Siberian Snowman Hunt For Publicity huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/22/yeti-siberian-snowman-evidence_n_1100497..
“Shows that one of the scientists in this expedition denounced the event as a staged hoax”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Bigfoot Is Part Human, and Here Are the DNA Tests to Prove It, Claims Researcher | TIME.com newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/29/bigfoot-is-part-human-according-to-dubiou.. |
2 0 0.0007 |
Cosmic Cogitations: Bigfoot is your cousin! Or how to make "news" out of nothing cosmiccogitations.blogspot.com/2012/12/bigfoot-is-your-cousin-or-how-t..
“Shows that this news "story" is a non-starter, the researcher in question has no evidence for any of her claims”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Is Richard Dawkins a bully? – Opinion – ABC Religion & Ethics (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) abc.net.au/religion/articles/2012/08/13/3566557.htm |
3 0 0.0014 |
Cosmic Cogitations: Is Richard Dawkins a bully for appealing to reason? cosmiccogitations.blogspot.com/2012/08/richard-dawkins-has-been-called..
“Shows that the author's arguments are logically incoherent. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Slaughter of the Canaanites | Reasonable Faith reasonablefaith.org/slaughter-of-the-canaanites |
2 0 0.0007 |
Why I refuse to debate with William Lane Craig | Richard Dawkins | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/oct/20/richard-dawkins-william-lane-..
“Exposes the abhorrent moral views of an apologist for slaughter in the name of God. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Slaughter of the Canaanites | Reasonable Faith reasonablefaith.org/slaughter-of-the-canaanites |
4 0 0.0021 |
Cosmic Cogitations: Genocide is OK if the True God commands it – but how to know which God is the right one? cosmiccogitations.blogspot.com/2012/10/genocide-is-ok-if-true-god-comm..
“Shows that Craig's argument is not sensible and appeals to ignorance”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Hawking and Mlodinow: Philosophical Undertakers | Reasonable Faith reasonablefaith.org/hawking-and-mlodinow-philosophical-undertakers |
2 0 0.0007 |
The A-Unicornist: Reality 2, William Lane Craig 0: Craig's criticisms of "The Grand Design" theaunicornist.com/2010/11/reality-2-william-lane-craig-0-craigs.html
“Shows that Craig presents a distorted view of what Hawking actually says. ”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Semen is 'good for women's health and helps fight depression' | Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2190863/Semen-good-womens-health-helps-.. |
2 0 0.0007 |
Semen an Antidepressant? Think Again | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/semen-antidepres..
“Points out that the study referred to is a decade old, has not been replicated and is sloppy science”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Semen: Nature's antidepressant? - The Week theweek.com/article/index/232372/semen-natures-antidepressant |
2 0 0.0007 |
Semen an Antidepressant? Think Again | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/semen-antidepres..
“Points out that the study referred to is not at all "new" and is based on poor science”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Semen is ‘good for women’s health and can fight depression’ | The Sun |News thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4499457/Semen-is-good-for-womens-health.. |
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Semen an Antidepressant? Think Again | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/semen-antidepres..
“Shows that the claims made in the article are based on poor science”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Semen acts as an anti-depressant - 26 June 2002 - New Scientist newscientist.com/article/dn2457-semen-acts-as-an-antidepressant.html |
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Semen an Antidepressant? Think Again | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/semen-antidepres..
“Points out poor research and methodology in original study”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Psychologist finds Wikipedians grumpy and closed-minded - tech - 03 January 2009 - New Scientist newscientist.com/article/dn16349-psychologist-finds-wikipedians-grumpy.. |
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Eye on Psych: Wikipedians: are they really grumpy and close-minded? scottsworlds.blogspot.com/2012/07/wikipedians-are-they-really-grumpy-a..
“Points out that the study's actual results contradict the stated conclusions”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Crying Over Spilled Semen | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/articles/200210/crying-over-spilled-semen |
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Semen an Antidepressant? Think Again | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/semen-antidepres..
“Shows that the study reported is not based on good science”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Attention, Ladies: Semen Is An Antidepressant | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/all-about-sex/201101/attention-ladies-semen-i.. |
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That %&#@$%$ Semen-Antidepressant Study « terrible puny rightness terriblepunyrightness.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/that-semen-antidepressa..
“Critiques Castleman's coverage of the original study”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Attention, Ladies: Semen Is An Antidepressant | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/all-about-sex/201101/attention-ladies-semen-i.. |
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Semen an Antidepressant? Think Again | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/semen-antidepres..
“Describes flaws in lit review and interpretation of data”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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Does semen have antidepressant properties? - PubMed - NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12049024 |
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Semen an Antidepressant? Think Again | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/semen-antidepres..
“Describes flaws in lit review and interpretation of data”
Link by scottmcgreal 02 Jan
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The Goodness of God, Human Freedom, and the Problem of Hell | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/ethics-everyone/201212/the-goodness-god-human.. |
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Cosmic Cogitations: Why belief in Hell really isn't very nice at all cosmiccogitations.blogspot.com/2012/12/why-belief-in-hell-really-isnt-..
“Points out that the author's defence of Hell is incoherent and morally vacuous.”
Link by scottmcgreal 30 Dec
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No title : lesacreduprintemps19.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/richard-lynn-and-the-.. lesacreduprintemps19.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/richard-lynn-and-the-.. |
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Personality, Intelligence And "Race Realism" | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201210/personality-inte..
“Shows that the article's particular claims are unfounded”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Dec
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No title : beforeyoutakethatpill.com/2011/4/Gordon_2002.pdf beforeyoutakethatpill.com/2011/4/Gordon_2002.pdf |
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Semen an Antidepressant? Think Again | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201209/semen-antidepres..
“Describes flaws in the background research and in the interpretation of the data”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Dec
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No title : dbem.ws/FeelingFuture.pdf dbem.ws/FeelingFuture.pdf |
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[citation needed]» Blog Archive » The psychology of parapsychology, or why good researchers publishing good articles in good journals can still get it totally wrong talyarkoni.org/blog/2011/01/10/the-psychology-of-parapsychology-or-why..
“Points out how the data appears to have been manipulated to produce false positives”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Dec
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No title : dbem.ws/FeelingFuture.pdf dbem.ws/FeelingFuture.pdf |
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Precognition and the search for the soul, part 1 | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201210/precognition-and..
“Points out failures to replicate the paper's results”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Dec
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No title : lesacreduprintemps19.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/an-examination-of-rus.. lesacreduprintemps19.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/an-examination-of-rus.. |
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UniqueâLike Everybody Else | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201210/how-much-does-si..
“Points out major flaws in the theory and dataset used”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Dec
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Average penis size study results confirm racial stereotypes digitaljournal.com/article/333932 |
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UniqueâLike Everybody Else | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201210/how-much-does-si..
“Points out flaws in the theory and methodology”
Link by scottmcgreal 29 Dec
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