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Welcome to the Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Group 0 laconicsax Feb 2012 Dec 2011 8 42360
Why are people still talking about or believing alternative theories about the JFK assassination? 23 BootinUp Jan 2024 Tuesday 4 1540
Is the Hygiene Hypothesis True? 9 BootinUp Oct 2023 Mar 31 3 1427
"Psychic" gets a murder case totally wrong, is being sued. 11 Archae Mar 12 Mar 31 2 831
Pilots are not "trained observers" 13 edhopper Mar 24 Mar 29 7 1093
The UFO Movie The Don't Want You To See 8 edhopper Mar 22 Mar 22 5 1129
This guy is a quack. 7 Archae Feb 13 Feb 13 3 1084
Dragons' Den (UK Shark Tank): BBC defends show after ME criticism of Acu Seeds quackery 1 muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 909
Some Thoughts on David Grusch - Alien Whistleblower 2 BootinUp Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 1102
Belief, when or why it happens? 1 RoeVWade Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 782
Sean Hannity brings on a tarot card reader on his program, doesn't turn out to be a good thing... 2 Archae Jan 2024 Jan 2024 8 1700
People think Apollo didn't have enough fuel to get to the moon?-Youtube video. 1 Eko Dec 2023 Jan 2024 6 1656
Skeptilab - Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UFOs) 0 edhopper Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1595
Isn't That A Balloon? Deflating a DoD UFO Video 6 sl8 Oct 2023 Nov 2023 2 1739
Search Engine Podcast : Guest Ezra Klein. Topic: Is there a sane way to use the internet 2 BootinUp Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 2784
George Takei on recent conspiracy theory being spread. 7 BootinUp Oct 2023 Oct 2023 23 2679
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 BootinUp Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 1831
Dinosaur embryos...on the MOOOOOON! 0 muriel_volestrangler Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1849
NASA clears the air: No evidence that UFOs are aliens 7 BootinUp Sep 2023 Sep 2023 7 1980
How Susceptible Are You to Misinformation? There's a Test You Can Take - Scientifc American 26 BootinUp Jul 2023 Sep 2023 13 4222
"Tech experts are starting to doubt that ChatGPT and A.I. 'hallucinations' will ever go away..." 3 BootinUp Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 3499
A Utah man accused of peddling silver as a COVID-19 cure led the feds on a 3-year manhunt and spamme 2 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 2482
Apologizing for Uri Geller by Steven Novella 3 progressoid Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 3352
Carl Sagan 1966 Interviewed about UFO's 6 BootinUp Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 1975
INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS SAY U.S. HAS RETRIEVED CRAFT OF NON-HUMAN ORIGIN 8 Willis88 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 4236
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 clouds Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2163
Don't try to 0 clouds Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2101
Has anyone else noticed how badly the anti-GMO "crusade" has burned out? 22 Archae Apr 2023 Jun 2023 0 7626
Would you take medical advice from a celebrity? 6 Archae Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 1298
Religious kooks in India are going the route of the religious kooks here in the US... 3 Archae May 2023 Jun 2023 2 2006

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Tartaria: Are the cool old buildings in your town the repurposed remains of a lost civilization? 7 BluesRunTheGame May 2023 Jun 2023 1 3414
Research skepticism 2 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 2 1119
data fallacies to avoid 0 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 8 1729
Large language models' surprise emergent behavior written off as 'a mirage' 2 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 2 3017
Right now, there's no AI. There's just someone else's work. 2 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 4 1287
Just great, first the UFO bullshit and now the old zombie lie of "Cattle mutilations." 3 Archae Apr 2023 May 2023 3 2912
Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder Screws up on Trans Kids' Care 0 LostOne4Ever May 2023 May 2023 3 2383
Here is an interview with the author of the new book in the "A Very Short Introduction" series. 4 xocetaceans Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 2891
Creationists at it again in West Virginia, Texas and elsewhere 3 Proud to be Woke Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 3251
David Sedaris on Crystal Balls and other woo 0 progressoid Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 1818
Who is Andrew Bridgen? Tory MP loses party whip for Covid comments 1 LeftishBrit Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 3461
Remember "Miss Cleo?" 4 Archae Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2114
Be careful with Artificial Intelligence!. 3 diehardblue Apr 2022 Dec 2022 1 4418
Another conspiracy theory, this one is being pushed on Netflix. 10 Archae Nov 2022 Nov 2022 10 5532
The kind of people who support Elon Musk's Twitter-behaviour: 2 DetlefK Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 4334
I'm so glad that Mehmet Oz lost 9 LeftishBrit Nov 2022 Nov 2022 22 1890
Mick West says Pentagon seems to agree with him on Gimbal and Go Fast 4 BootinUp Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 3705
When a scam destroys entire families... 1 Archae Aug 2022 Aug 2022 7 2412
ICYMI, Anne Heche either isn't dead or... 1 progressoid Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 2956
OAN (One America News) puts a total kook on... 8 Archae Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 3866
Russian conspiracy-theory: Russia defeated Napoleon in 1812 with a nuclear bomb. 4 DetlefK Jun 2022 Jul 2022 3 6666
Eric Weinstein Λ Mick West on UAPs, Evidence, Skepticism, and Stigma [Theolocution] 2 BootinUp Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 4120
Fake "psychic" claims to have found missing person... 2 Archae May 2022 May 2022 0 4699
Karol Switalski 0 greyl Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1567
Alex Jones' Infowars files for bankruptcy after defamation suits 1 LeftishBrit Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2671
My Gentle, Intelligent Brother Is Now A Conspiracy Theorist And His Beliefs Are Shocking 3 progressoid Jan 2022 Mar 2022 6 6014
Dybbuk box 4 XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2131
Mercola and Kennedy sue Sen. Elizabeth Warren for combating their COVID misinformation 1 progressoid Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2803
The Conspiracy Chart 2021 4 muriel_volestrangler Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 2153
Djokovic-backed 'biotech' firm's approach likened to homeopathy 3 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 3293

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
The Mentalist: There's no such thing as real psychics 7 BootinUp Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3357
Do frauds advertise? 8 Archae Aug 2021 Jan 2022 1 2025
Ted Koppel's interview with Scientology's David Miscavige resurfaced. 6 endinequalitynow Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 5067
The Most Advanced Civilization In The Universe 13 Uncle Joe Sep 2021 Jan 2022 5 3733
Freemasons 1 DetlefK Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1979
Something I've always known about astrology... 13 Archae Nov 2021 Dec 2021 3 3685
Chakras, crystals and conspiracy theories: how the wellness industry turned its back on Covid scienc 3 LeftishBrit Nov 2021 Nov 2021 8 3229
Funny and sad at the same time: Cops catch sovereign-citizen literally drunk asleep at the wheel. 1 DetlefK Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 3782
Miracle covid cure sold in church turns out to be commercial bleach 5 LeftishBrit May 2021 Oct 2021 6 3850
The Pandemic's Worst Woman: Dr. Christiane Northrup 6 progressoid Sep 2021 Oct 2021 11 3319
Carl Sagan on the Existence of God 6 BootinUp Jul 2021 Aug 2021 17 4145
What Did Einstein Say About Religion? 5 BootinUp Aug 2021 Aug 2021 6 2997
Joe Mercola warned by FDA about quack COVID-19 treatments 1 progressoid Mar 2021 Jul 2021 4 6535
Prince - Controversy (Official Music Video) 0 greyl Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 2635
Why do people assume that aliens require mechanical devices to travel? 20 Kaleva Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 5418
Jim Bakker must pay $156k for hawking "silver solution" as a Covid cure 3 muriel_volestrangler Jun 2021 Jul 2021 9 4244
[CNN Health] They lost their loved ones to Covid. Then they heard from them again 5 Ron Obvious Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 5536
Response to F-16 Pilot Chris Lehto's "De-Debunking" of GoFast and Gimbal 0 BootinUp Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 3983
Keep UFO Reporting Grounded in Reality, Advise Skeptics 5 edhopper Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 3499
Mick West analyzes Navy UFO videos 14 BootinUp May 2021 May 2021 3 3979
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