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9th August 2018, 09:05 AM | #1 |
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So, they are releasing a book.
I heard about this on George Hrab's podcast and thought others here may be interested in pre-ordering it.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake I stopped listening to the podcast some time ago, but this sounds interesting. |
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29th August 2018, 05:29 PM | #2 |
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30th August 2018, 09:21 AM | #3 |
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Suffering is not a punishment not a fruit of sin, it is a gift of God. He allows us to share in His suffering and to make up for the sins of the world. -Mother Teresa If I had a pet panda I would name it Snowflake. |
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1st September 2018, 01:44 PM | #4 |
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Circled nothing is still nothing. "Nothing will stop the U.S. from being a world leader, not even a handful of adults who want their kids to take science lessons from a book that mentions unicorns six times." -UNLoVedRebel Mumpsimus: a stubborn person who insists on making an error in spite of being shown that it is wrong |
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2nd September 2018, 01:57 AM | #5 |
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Unless somebody else, in this case first Dr. Keith, then you, and now I, ruin it for him! (I think this one lasted for a couple of months - much to my surprise!) By the way, I look forward to the book! |
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/dann "Stupidity renders itself invisible by assuming very large proportions. Completely unreasonable claims are irrefutable. Ni-en-leh pointed out that a philosopher might get into trouble by claiming that two times two makes five, but he does not risk much by claiming that two times two makes shoe polish." B. Brecht "The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is required for their real happiness. The demand to give up the illusion about its condition is the demand to give up a condition which needs illusions." K. Marx |
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2nd September 2018, 08:47 AM | #6 |
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I loathe the podcast format. Can't stand it.
I like the SGttU folks well enough, but I'm not really sure I need anyone else's advice on evaluating evidence at this point in my life. I like Rebecca Watson, too, but I think I could maybe give her a few tips on evaluating stuff like evo psych. |
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2nd December 2018, 10:21 AM | #7 |
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Recently bought the audio version on Audible - it was very good!
The sort of book you hope you'd get people who don't identify as skeptics to read. Even though most of the content wasn't new to me, it was a great refresher on skepticism, and the presentation was such that I bet most people would find the content interesting, whether or not they were skeptics. |
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