We Need to Speak Honestly About the GOP’s Evolution Into a Conspiracy Cult | Washington Monthly
We Need to Speak Honestly About the GOP’s Evolution Into a Conspiracy Cult One of the challenges in analyzing modern American politics is accurately describing the Republican Party without seeming unserious and hyperbolic. Major publications are understandably...Coronavirus reveals we all need a course in evidence
We have become a nation of magical thinkers, making decisions based on what we hope is the case and whom we want to believe. When confronted with opposing evidence, we do not engage with it. We dismiss it and stick a label on it: “fake,” “phony,” “biased,” etc. And...Did SARS-Cov-2 start in a Chinese lab? – YouTube | Potholer54
Trump is on record saying he’s seen evidence virus started in Chinese lab and Pompeo has echoed Trump although when pressed on the question he has indicated he hadn’t seen definitive evidence. The idea that the virus was engineered in a lab by the Chinese...If Someone Shares the ‘Plandemic’ Video, What Do I Say? – The Atlantic
If Someone Shares the ‘Plandemic’ Video, How Should You Respond? Whatever camp someone falls in, though, the general principles are the same. “It’s always important to respond in a way that doesn’t suggest that the other [person] is...Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories? | Psychology Today
Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories? It seems that every family has an Uncle Joe-the guy who goes on and on about conspiracy theories at the holiday dinner table. The 9/11 attack was orchestrated by the government. The moon landing was filmed in Hollywood....Why People Believe Crazy Conspiracy Theories | The “Plandemic” Effect – YouTube
...Defining Critical Thinking | The Foundation for Critical Thinking
Defining Critical Thinking Critical thinking…the awakening of the intellect to the study of itself. Critical thinking is a rich concept that has been developing throughout the past 2,500 years. The term “critical thinking” has its roots in the...A Stupidity Pandemic | NeuroLogica Blog
A Stupidity Pandemic | NeuroLogica Blog As a skeptical science communicator I am constantly walking the line between hope and cynicism. On the one hand, I very much take to heart Carl Sagan’s approach to science – focusing on the absolute wonder of the...Read moreThe point of disinformation isn’t to manipulate the truth,…
it’s to exhaust your critical thinking.— Garry Kasparov