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Welcome to the Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Group 0 laconicsax Feb 2012 Dec 2011 8 42268
"An A-to-Z Guide to Bullshit Alternative Medicine on YouTube" 2 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 Mar 2016 6 2017
"An Honest Liar" James Randi doc tonight on PBS 2 edhopper Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1678
"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 3497
"Health" crap sold on TV and the Internet... 1 Archae Aug 2017 Aug 2017 5 3524
"Liberation" Therapy debunked 2 uriel1972 Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2086
"Medicine is another word for power, love or energy" 7 uppityperson Jun 2013 Oct 2013 0 3154
"molecular hydrogen, the very small particles, not the big ones that can cause,like, explosions " 13 progressoid Aug 2016 Oct 2016 0 2781
"Natural News" rears it's ugly head once again... 1 Archae Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1715
"Psychic" gets a murder case totally wrong, is being sued. 11 Archae Mar 12 Mar 31 2 744
"Psychic" has terrific excuse for all the failures... 3 Archae Oct 2016 Nov 2016 2 1732
"Psychics" completely blow it. Again. 3 Archae Oct 2016 Oct 2016 5 1561
"She is a horrible, wretched, self-absorbed woman." 1 progressoid May 2016 May 2016 3 1389
"specially developed inner protrusions" 4 greyl Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1861
"Tech experts are starting to doubt that ChatGPT and A.I. 'hallucinations' will ever go away..." 3 BootinUp Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 3410
"That isn't real." (toon) 1 DetlefK Jan 2018 Jan 2018 6 1871
"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 1905
"We'll have to agree to disagree" 9 progressoid Mar 2016 May 2016 2 3650
$1.4 BILLION spent on woo-woo research: Your tax dollars at work. 12 Boston_Chemist Dec 2011 Jan 2012 4 3547
>>>> Locking. Thus crap doesn't belong here<<<<< Can I ask why? 8 SwissTony Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2997
"60 Minutes" will show one reason people go to quacks. 2 Archae Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1486
"Alternative" medicine and Hitler 0 Archae Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1775
"Ancient Aliens Debunked" - over three hours of yummy skeptic goodness 5 EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 3479
"Board certified?" Who the hell is on this board? 2 Archae Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1391
"Crooks And Liars" goes full conspiracy theory... 1 Archae Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 2333
"Food Babe" hilariously "interviewed" by the parody "I Don't Fucking Understand Science" page 3 arcane1 May 2015 May 2015 3 1991
"Hairstylist and spiritual advisor..." 1 onager Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 2192
"Have you ever wondered about the universe and its origin?" (comic) 4 DetlefK May 2015 May 2015 21 1987
"I don't believe in revolution." 3 trotsky Aug 2012 Aug 2012 7 2552
"I Was a Truther... What Brought Me Back to Reality?" 9 Ian David Apr 2012 Jun 2012 3 3429

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

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"Paranormal" photos debunked. 4 Archae Oct 2013 Dec 2013 5 4333
"Raw milk" woo ditwits are trying to get the courts to let them die... 16 Archae Oct 2014 Jan 2015 0 3163
"Reverse My Tinnitus" scam 3 William Seger Nov 2014 Dec 2014 0 6901
"Right To Try Woo" laws being advocated for... 7 Archae May 2014 May 2014 0 2052
"Scientist" finds that the Earth isn't rotating. 21 laconicsax Mar 2012 Sep 2012 5 6539
"That universe is driven by electromagnetic energy carried on vast plasma currents" 7 muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2359
"The 10 Pro-vaccine Commandments According to Anti-vaccinationists" 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2012 Jul 2012 3 2063
"The Lord Of The Rings" actually happened? 3 Archae Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 3099
"The Money Masters" - is there anyone who's debunked this pile of shit? 2 EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2012 Oct 2013 1 10386
"We Basically Sell Poison" 3 Orrex Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1392
'Alien invasion' to launch in April - but ... 8 William Seger Feb 2014 Sep 2014 0 2050
'An electron and a positron walked into a bar…' Scientists tell us their favourite jokes 9 mr blur Dec 2013 Mar 2014 6 2920
'New Age' beliefs common among both religious and nonreligious Americans 1 muriel_volestrangler Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1568
'Wellness Guru' Belle Gibson lied about having brain cancer, profited from lying about bogus cancer 5 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2222
(UK) Vegan mother forced by High Court to vaccinate her children 4 progressoid Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4743
10,000 New Reasons Not To Worry About Pesticide Residues 3 HuckleB Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2008
100 Common Myths & Misconceptions: The world's most widespread falsehoods - debunked 11 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 8 3752
11 Conspiracy Theories That Proved True 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1141
12 Steps for Recovering New Agers 3 MadrasT Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2200
129 recs for a made up press release claiming Fox News viewers' average IQ is 80 12 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2649
17-year-old diabetic boy dies after stopping insulin injections on advice of acupuncture therapist 5 progressoid Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1532
19 Ways You Can Make Statistics Say Whatever You Want 1 DetlefK Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1445
20 points of broad scientific consensus on GE crops 5 HuckleB Oct 2013 Jun 2014 3 2593
2009 swine flu outbreak was 15 times deadlier: study 6 TZ Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2556
2012: Fear No Supernova 2 OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 1605
2012: Shadow of the Dark Rift 5 OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 Jan 2012 2 2746
2014 James Randi Educational Foundation's Million Dollar Challenge. 1 mr blur Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1872
2018 Predictions: The Death Throes of the Anti-GMO Movement 5 progressoid Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1975
32 Animated Videos by Wireless Philosophy Teach You the Essentials of Critical Thinking 0 HuckleB Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1286
5 Easy ways to Spot a B.S News Story on the Internet 11 TZ Feb 2013 Feb 2013 7 4481

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

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5 Legitimately Insane Things Dr. Oz Actually Believes In 3 Orrex Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 2291
5 Reasons to Avoid GMO Food 1 HuckleB Feb 2016 Mar 2016 3 1712
63% percent of registered voters in the U.S. buy into at least one political conspiracy theory 18 mr blur Jan 2013 May 2014 0 3778
7 Celebrity Activists Who Make the World a Better Place 3 mr blur Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1970
8 Lies About GMOs by Steven Novella 0 HuckleB Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1231
9/11 Truther Jeff Boss is running for President.... 8 YoungDemCA Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 2040
A 3-Year-Old Girl with Eye Pain (Child endangerment via nutrition woo) 7 friendly_iconoclast Sep 2013 Oct 2013 3 4497
A comic strip for us! 0 Archae May 2015 May 2015 3 1440
A conspiracy theory to befuddle the anti-vaxxers: 2 trotsky Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1850
A couple of Facebook pages that might be of interest to folks in this group. 0 HuckleB Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 1411
A couple of the screwy things people believe... 4 Archae Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1822
A dental doula? 6 progressoid Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1607
A EUROPEAN ORGANIC OPINION LEADER SAYS YES TO CRISPR 4 HuckleB Apr 2016 May 2016 1 1409
A flat-Earth and moon-landing truther with a conspiracy-theory about the cloning of celebrities. 5 DetlefK Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 1809
A fresh Gish Gallop: Mercola, Latham, Vrain, Seralini, Jeffrey Smith, Cancer CTs. 0 HuckleB Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1277
A friend/coworker thinks she's riddled with "systemic candida" (yeast in her vital organs) 4 NickB79 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1768
A GMO labeling analogy I'd make in GD if it wasn't for the inevitable miss-the-point shit storm 0 Silent3 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1188
A GoFundMe-campaign to prove that the Earth is flat. 7 DetlefK Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2413
A lengthy post about "Mindfulness" 13 Orrex Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 2438
A little homeopathic humor for you from Mitchell and Webb 4 progressoid Jun 2012 Jun 2012 5 2743
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