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Joseph Dunninger 0 BootinUp Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1685
Mick West analyzes Navy UFO videos 14 BootinUp May 2021 May 2021 3 4449
Response to F-16 Pilot Chris Lehto's "De-Debunking" of GoFast and Gimbal 0 BootinUp Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 4326
Carl Sagan on the Existence of God 6 BootinUp Jul 2021 Aug 2021 17 4812
What Did Einstein Say About Religion? 5 BootinUp Aug 2021 Aug 2021 6 3662
The Mentalist: There's no such thing as real psychics 7 BootinUp Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 4403
Eric Weinstein Λ Mick West on UAPs, Evidence, Skepticism, and Stigma [Theolocution] 2 BootinUp Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 5039
Mick West says Pentagon seems to agree with him on Gimbal and Go Fast 4 BootinUp Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 4656
Right now, there's no AI. There's just someone else's work. 2 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 4 9367
Large language models' surprise emergent behavior written off as 'a mirage' 2 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 2 3962
data fallacies to avoid 0 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 8 2134
Research skepticism 2 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 2 8752
Carl Sagan 1966 Interviewed about UFO's 6 BootinUp Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2921
How Susceptible Are You to Misinformation? There's a Test You Can Take - Scientifc American 26 BootinUp Jul 2023 Sep 2023 14 6288
"Tech experts are starting to doubt that ChatGPT and A.I. 'hallucinations' will ever go away..." 3 BootinUp Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 11695
NASA clears the air: No evidence that UFOs are aliens 7 BootinUp Sep 2023 Sep 2023 7 2995
George Takei on recent conspiracy theory being spread. 7 BootinUp Oct 2023 Oct 2023 23 11738
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 BootinUp Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 2688
Is the Hygiene Hypothesis True? 10 BootinUp Oct 2023 May 2024 3 2716
Search Engine Podcast : Guest Ezra Klein. Topic: Is there a sane way to use the internet 2 BootinUp Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 3793
Some Thoughts on David Grusch - Alien Whistleblower 2 BootinUp Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 2051
Why are people still talking about or believing alternative theories about the JFK assassination? 29 BootinUp Jan 2024 Aug 2024 8 4226
Energy ad 1 bora13 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1575
Noam Chomsky - "Manufacturing Consent" 2 Boston_Chemist Dec 2011 Jan 2012 3 2012
$1.4 BILLION spent on woo-woo research: Your tax dollars at work. 12 Boston_Chemist Dec 2011 Jan 2012 4 3860
Dawkins, on the "Post-Modern Critique of Science" 7 Boston_Chemist Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 3023
Scientists say Turin Shroud is supernatural 43 canetoad Dec 2011 Mar 2012 0 11754
Very cool teacher runs skeptics club for kids 2 canetoad Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 2255
Conspiritia - A Map of Conspiracy Theories 6 Capt. Obvious Jan 2016 Feb 2016 2 2791
Wisdom on demand 14 caraher Jun 2012 Sep 2012 4 3617

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Italian 'mystic' may face trial after DNA match with blood on Virgin Mary statue 2 Cattledog Feb 14 Feb 16 3 392
Time Travel - John Titor story? 15 cbdo2007 Jan 2013 Mar 2013 1 6931
For those of you who think that masks are only for keeping others from getting your illness 11 Chainfire Mar 2020 May 2020 8 4189
Anyone care to discuss Skinwalker Ranch? 9 Cherchez la Femme Dec 2011 Mar 2012 2 5966
Chopra...explained. 8 cleanhippie Feb 2012 Feb 2012 8 3410
When Woo kills....Woman dies attempting to live on sunlight alone. 12 cleanhippie Apr 2012 Aug 2012 5 4422
Crystal Healing 13 cleanhippie Apr 2012 May 2012 3 4691
EPIC FAIL! Exposing a clairvoyant in 11 seconds. 3 cleanhippie Oct 2012 Jan 2013 8 2695
Vaccines: opinions are not facts 14 cleanhippie Oct 2012 Nov 2012 5 3343
Acupuncture trial for fatigue lacks placebo group, is positive 2 cleanhippie Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1889
Do you have Forer’s Disease? 4 cleanhippie Jan 2013 Jan 2013 6 2394
Deepak denies that HIV causes AIDS 18 cleanhippie Jan 2015 Feb 2015 5 3735
And THIS is why we have truth in advertising laws. 3 cleanhippie Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 2040
Don't try to 0 clouds Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2507
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 clouds Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2975
Dissolving the Fermi Paradox 20 CloudWatcher Jul 2018 Jul 2019 0 6111
Whatever happened to Sid Dithers? 2 Codeine Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 3057
Fucking banner ads following me around the intarwebz 4 Codeine Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1831
Trump presser, bleach, alcohol, covered by Wapo 2 concreteblue Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 3042
How not to start an article 0 Coyotl Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1530
Michael Savage is a homeopath 3 cpwm17 Nov 2013 Dec 2013 0 2064
Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science? (NatGeo) 0 C_eh_N_eh_D_eh Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1368
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Dash87 Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1274
Supposedly, elephants trekked to a house to mourn a human [View all] 72 DavidDvorkin Mar 2012 Mar 2012 3 24567
Somehow, a Kickstarter Project to Protect You from Spooky “Signals” is Nearing Its Funding Goal 3 DavidDvorkin Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1416
From herd immunity and complacency to group panic: How vaccine scares unfold 3 Dead_Parrot Apr 2012 Apr 2012 4 2239
Mix the Bible and Electric Universe in a bowl, stir... 2 DetlefK Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1908
If people evolved from monkeys, then why are there still monkeys around? 3 DetlefK Jan 2014 Jan 2014 10 2351
Next time someone claims he's gluten-intolerant... 6 DetlefK Oct 2014 Nov 2014 2 2006
Electric Universe and Dark Matter. Finally united. 3 DetlefK Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1851

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

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Is it legal to take advantage of woo-believers? 4 DetlefK Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 2065
British MP: Opposition to astrology is driven by superstition, ignorance and prejudice 4 DetlefK Feb 2015 Mar 2015 4 1624
If you are a homeopath, you really shouldn't take a shower: 1 DetlefK Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1346
Make the next disaster-movie more realistic: 8 DetlefK Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1818
"Have you ever wondered about the universe and its origin?" (comic) 4 DetlefK May 2015 May 2015 21 2229
Somebody slipped the attendees of a homeopathy-conference some LSD... 1 DetlefK Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1329
Circumcision in the US was introduced to prevent masturbation 5 DetlefK Oct 2015 Dec 2015 2 1886
Online-tools for debunking hoaxes and fakes 2 DetlefK Dec 2015 Dec 2015 8 1554
Psychological study: "On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit" 4 DetlefK Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 2429
A flat-Earth and moon-landing truther with a conspiracy-theory about the cloning of celebrities. 5 DetlefK Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 2038
This link between autism and vaccines will blow your mind. 0 DetlefK Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 1733
Toddler died bc parents treated his meningitis with herbal supplements 3 DetlefK Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 1406
Jehovah's Witnesses finally refute evolution!!! (Well, they tried.) 0 DetlefK Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1359
According to homeopathy, under which circumstances does hom. medicine stop working? 8 DetlefK Apr 2016 May 2016 1 1903
19 Ways You Can Make Statistics Say Whatever You Want 1 DetlefK Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1624
So, I was browsing online for a rare kind of microphone... 5 DetlefK Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1785
Did you know that mammographies cause breast-cancer in the first place? 4 DetlefK Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1812
Pssst... Wanna read some really crazy shit? 8 DetlefK Mar 2017 Jun 2017 2 5566
Longing for a reason to discriminate other people, Japan simply invents one. 6 DetlefK May 2017 May 2017 7 4621
"Bio-frequency healing stickers" to put on your skin. $120 for a pack of 24. What a bargain. 6 DetlefK Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 3726
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