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France most skeptical country about vaccine safety 3 progressoid Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1424
"We don't like that the evidence fails to support our beliefs, so we want you to stop talking about 4 progressoid Sep 2016 Oct 2016 2 2165
How Norway Became an Anti-GMO Powerhouse 1 progressoid Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1538
Yes, I did it. 1 progressoid Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1460
Mother stands trial after 7-year-old son dies from strep infection she treated with dandelion tea 1 progressoid Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1440
We still Need Better Communication on GMOs (and science) 1 progressoid Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1456
Abusing Science You Dont Understand 0 progressoid Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2241
Don't miss "Skeptic on a stick"! 1 progressoid Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1356
Top 5 Chemistry Fails by the Food Babe 3 progressoid Dec 2016 Jan 2017 4 2840
Fake Medical Journals Are Spreading, And They Are Filled With Bad Science 1 progressoid Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1521
Hollow Earth! 6 progressoid Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2249
The evidence for vaccine safety is abundant. That will be $100,000, please. 0 progressoid Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1557
Google delists Mike Adams Natural News website. 2 progressoid Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2028
San Diego woman dead after turmeric IV infusion 4 progressoid Mar 2017 May 2017 1 5863
(UK) Vegan mother forced by High Court to vaccinate her children 4 progressoid Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4949
The unbearable wrongness of Gwyneth Paltrow 3 progressoid Apr 2017 May 2017 6 8691
William Shatners Tweets Are a Classic Case of Misinformation Spread 2 progressoid May 2017 May 2017 0 4748
An oldie but a goodie: The Red Flags of Quackery. 2 progressoid May 2017 May 2017 7 4623
The 5 rules of success for highly effective lifestyle gurus 1 progressoid Jun 2017 Jun 2017 6 4766
Gwyneth Paltrow admits she has no idea what she's selling on her site. 0 progressoid Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2686
The Eclipse Conspiracy (something doesnt add up) 10 progressoid Aug 2017 Aug 2017 7 6950
Cells from a woman's belly fat were injected into her eyes. Within months, she was permanently blind 6 progressoid Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2480
Tylenol Releases New Black Bile Gel Caps For People With Unbalanced Humors 1 progressoid Sep 2017 Sep 2017 8 2184
Michigan mom says she could face jail time for not vaccinating her son 2 progressoid Sep 2017 Oct 2017 0 3088
new conspiracy theory linking GMOs with supposed campaign to 'eliminate Africans' 0 progressoid Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1282
Oprah Winfrey for President? Does anyone remember all the pseudoscience and quackery shes promoted? 12 progressoid Jan 2018 Apr 2018 13 2904
Death was everywhere at Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop conference 4 progressoid Jan 2018 Feb 2018 0 2233
2018 Predictions: The Death Throes of the Anti-GMO Movement 5 progressoid Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 2219
Why Im quitting GMO research 2 progressoid Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 2033
Penis Facials Aren't Backed By Science -- Sorry, Sandra Bullock 8 progressoid Jun 2018 Jul 2018 0 2506

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Why Your Detox Is Bullsh*t 2 progressoid Jan 2019 Jan 2019 9 2203
Dunning Kruger and GMO Opposition 2 progressoid Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 1722
God, no: Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop are oozing onto Netflix 0 progressoid Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1724
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is still on the anti-vax wagon. 3 progressoid Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1834
Fearing Their Dogs Will Develop Autism, Some Owners Are Declining Vaccinations 6 progressoid Feb 2019 Apr 2019 7 2096
Kirstie Alley criticized for speaking out against psychiatric drugs: 'Tweet smells like Scientology" 3 progressoid Aug 2019 Sep 2019 1 1729
Congressman Who Grilled Zuckerberg About Vaccines - Sharing Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theories on Facebook 1 progressoid Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1663
Anti-Vaxx Woman Dresses Up As The Measles Because It's 'The Least Scary Thing,' 3 progressoid Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 2325
Anti-vaxxer arrested in Samoa as measles outbreak claims over 60 lives 2 progressoid Dec 2019 Dec 2019 9 1670
Kesha Has Joined Demi Lovato in Trying to Use Meditation to Connect With Aliens 6 progressoid Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 4143
Joe Mercola warned by FDA about quack COVID-19 treatments 1 progressoid Mar 2021 Jul 2021 4 7147
The Pandemic's Worst Woman: Dr. Christiane Northrup 6 progressoid Sep 2021 Oct 2021 11 11194
My Gentle, Intelligent Brother Is Now A Conspiracy Theorist And His Beliefs Are Shocking 3 progressoid Jan 2022 Mar 2022 6 7270
Mercola and Kennedy sue Sen. Elizabeth Warren for combating their COVID misinformation 1 progressoid Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 3661
ICYMI, Anne Heche either isn't dead or... 1 progressoid Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 3866
David Sedaris on Crystal Balls and other woo 0 progressoid Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 2685
Apologizing for Uri Geller by Steven Novella 3 progressoid Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 4337
Creationists at it again in West Virginia, Texas and elsewhere 3 Proud to be Woke Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 4258
The Singularty is...Rats! 5 pscot Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 1561
What is going on with Boaty McMeaslesFace? 5 RainCaster May 2019 May 2019 0 2567
If I bang my head against the wall 0 Rainforestgoddess Aug 2012 Aug 2012 2 1614
So my Mom was recently diagnosed with shingles. 6 Rainforestgoddess Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2319
There's a new guy on our local radio station 6 Rainforestgoddess Sep 2013 Oct 2013 0 2181
Why is Bill Gates the bogeyman? 5 Rainforestgoddess Dec 2014 Feb 2015 0 1953
Has Phone Ad technology developed to the point where it registers your off-line keywords? 2 rakovsky May 2016 May 2016 1 1530
Causality vs. Magic 5 rayofreason Apr 2012 May 2012 6 3010
Smoke and Mirrors: The 60 Minutes 'Breakthrough' on Havana Syndrome Exposed 0 reACTIONary Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 783
This message was self-deleted by its author 14 red dog 1 Feb 2013 Mar 2013 2 3986
Study: US Won’t Act On Climate Change Because Citizens Believe The World Is Ending 10 Redfairen May 2013 Jan 2014 5 4148
Von Daniken? Really?? 10 REP Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 3515

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

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Ah ha! I was wondering why we don't have a skeptics forum! 8 Rex Apr 2015 May 2015 0 2395
Ghost Adventures on the Travel Channel is such a load of crap to me. I watch it 5 RKP5637 Oct 2013 Nov 2013 0 2627
Belief, when or why it happens? 1 RoeVWade Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 1645
Found this book in the science section of a local bookstore... 17 Ron Obvious Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 5048
Boston 3 Ron Obvious Apr 2013 May 2013 0 1938
Unbelievable: Brazilian courts allow "testimony" from the dead 2 Ron Obvious Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 2162
Damn, we might be losing the JREF forum... 0 Ron Obvious Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1562
Psychics: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 1 Ron Obvious Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1809
Misleading graphs 2 Ron Obvious Sep 2019 Sep 2019 5 2263
Nomination for sceptic of the year 0 Ron Obvious May 2020 May 2020 0 1960
[CNN Health] They lost their loved ones to Covid. Then they heard from them again 5 Ron Obvious Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 5999
Let me start by saying I am a skeptic. 14 russspeakeasy Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 3635
Physicist Kevin Drum questions if Schrdinger's Cat Is Alive! 10 saidsimplesimon Sep 2018 Jan 2019 1 2773
Bizarro Comics Dan Piraro incurs the wrath of anti-vaxers 4 SaintLouisBlues Mar 2017 Mar 2017 14 3171
Dr. Mercola: Visionary or Quack? (Excellent profile piece from Chicago Magazine) 6 salvorhardin Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 6353
Thanks for the hearts, oh mysterious admirers 1 salvorhardin Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 1737
Shit New Age Girls Say 13 salvorhardin Jan 2012 Feb 2012 5 5634
How to kill chemtrails with vinegar 12 salvorhardin Jan 2012 May 2012 2 9800
There's nothing like the classics... 6 salvorhardin Jan 2012 Apr 2012 0 3738
Freakonomics: What Went Wrong? 11 salvorhardin Dec 2011 Jan 2012 4 8020
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