Combating Memes
Joseph Kemmerly Fri 11:00AM
This weeks post of mine is devoted to combating memes.
http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/tps-seti/baloney.html
One way to fight back against memes is to use Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit. This is based on the ideas proposed by Sagan in his book entitled The Demon Haunted World. In the book, he proposes a number of ideas like trying to detect logical fallacies and use of the scientific method.
http://www.skepdic.com/
The Skeptic's Dictionary is a site devoted towards skepticism that's setup in a dictionary style. On the site, you can look up all sorts of various topics ranging from the supernatural and paranormal to hoaxes and pseudo-science.
This weeks post of mine is devoted to combating memes.
http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/tps-seti/baloney.html
One way to fight back against memes is to use Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit. This is based on the ideas proposed by Sagan in his book entitled The Demon Haunted World. In the book, he proposes a number of ideas like trying to detect logical fallacies and use of the scientific method.
http://www.skepdic.com/
The Skeptic's Dictionary is a site devoted towards skepticism that's setup in a dictionary style. On the site, you can look up all sorts of various topics ranging from the supernatural and paranormal to hoaxes and pseudo-science.
posted by Joseph at 1:00 PM
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