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Pseudoscience and Magical Thinking: What’s the Harm?2
- Controversial, Critical Thinking, Critical Thought/Skepticism, Environment, Health/Medicine/Quackery, Nonsense
- September 16, 2018
What’s The Harm is a website that lists cases where a lack of critical thinking has caused unnecessary harm, death, injury, hospitalization, major financial loss, or other damages. Here are 10 striking examples where pseudoscience and a lack of critical thinking has lead to a great deal of harm. WARNING: Some readers might find this
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Questions for Theists, God, and Religion 20
- Controversial, Critical Thinking, Environment, History, Religion and Atheism, Religion/Morality/Atheism
- August 23, 2018
This is a list of questions for theists, believers, faith, God, and religion. They apply to all religions, though you will note that they are more Christian-centric only because this is the religion I am most familiar with. These questions are asked with the assumption that God exists and the text in the bible is
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2 of the most dangerous misconceptions about the Bible 44
- Controversial, Critical Thinking, Environment, History, Religion and Atheism, Religion/Morality/Atheism
- August 1, 2018
For some, the Bible serves as a method to discern morality and immorality; a history lesson; and, in essence, a guide to “life” that is to be taken literally. To others, the bible is nothing more than a collection of stories, written by regular people, and loosely based on historical facts. Two misconceptions about the
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A Rational Look at GMOs: Facts, Fiction, and Fear Mongering 3
- Biology & Evolution, Controversial, Environment, Health/Medicine/Quackery, Plants & Animals, Space
- August 1, 2018
Whilst researching this topic it soon became apparent that: ‘Genetically Modified Organisms’ (just call me GMO) is a huge and diverse field to tackle in a short article. For a comprehension exposition, not only is it necessary to cover the relevant science, but an appreciation of GMOs reach and impact upon our modern lives is
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Relatively Interesting promotes science, reason, critical thinking, and the magic of reality. We point the skeptical eye at pseudoscience, quackery, religion, and the paranormal. Nothing is off limits, and everything is up for discussion. We also curate and share the many amazing things that exist in the natural world, the feats and accomplishments that humanity has achieved, and the incredible discoveries our universe has to offer. Subjects include (but are not limited to!) space, history, geography, geology, biology, chemistry, physics, economics, psychology, language, and how stuff works.