Download PDF. It's intimidating to realize that we live in a world overflowing with misinformation, bias, myths, deception, and flawed knowledge. There really are no ultimate authority figures-no one has the secret and there is no place to look up the definitive answers to our questions not even Google.
But, by thinking skeptically and logically, we can combat sloppy reasoning, bad arguments and superstitious thinking. It's difficult, and takes a lot of vigilance, but it's worth the effort.
It covers essential critical thinking skills, as well as giving insight into how your brain works and how to avoid common pitfalls in thinking. There really are no ultimate authority figures-no one has the secret, and there is no place to look up the definitive answers to our questions not even Google. Here Dr. Steven Novella-along with Bob Novella, Cara Santa Maria, Jay Novella, and Evan Bernstein-will explain the tenets of skeptical thinking and debunk some of the biggest scientific myths, fallacies, and conspiracy theories-from anti-vaccines to homeopathy, UFO sightings to N- rays.
You'll learn the difference between science and pseudoscience, essential critical thinking skills, ways to discuss conspiracy theories with that crazy co- worker of yours, and how to combat sloppy reasoning, bad arguments, and superstitious thinking.
So are you ready to join them on an epic scientific quest, one that has taken us from huddling in dark caves to setting foot on the moon? Yes, we really did that. If this book does not become required reading for us all, we may well see modern civilization unravel before our eyes.
Read The Skeptics' Guide Universe; get better at reasoning. And if this claim about the importance of reason is wrong, The Skeptics' Guide will help you figure that out, too. Understanding why someone doesn't believe is critical to helping them overcome doubt! People are often skeptical of the Bible for many reasons, but these can be traced to four types of objections: biblical scientific, moral, and spiritual. Once you understand the issues people have raised about these topics, you can better address their skepticism with facts and relevant information.
Objections are opportunities. They reveal a non-believers need for truth, and they challenge us to make our faith relevant. With this handy guide to faith conversations, you can expertly present your faith, and defend your worldview with confidence.
Be prepared to face the skeptics and help win them for Christ! The King James Version of the bible presented from a skeptic's point of view, with 13 highlighted categories Good Stuff6. Harris and Warren present a practical guide to meditation that debunks the myths, misconceptions, and self-deceptions that make many people reluctant to try it. They suggest a range of meditation practices that may lower your blood pressure, mitigate depression and anxiety, and literally rewire key parts of your brain.
Examines supernatural controversies such as crop circles, the Shroud of Turin, and cold fusion, and provides evidence for and against each phenomenon. Collected essays from bestselling author Michael Shermer's celebrated columns in Scientific American For fifteen years, bestselling author Michael Shermer has written a column in Scientific American magazine that synthesizes scientific concepts and theory for a general audience.
His trademark combination of deep scientific understanding and entertaining writing style has thrilled his huge and devoted audience for years. Now, in Skeptic, seventy-five of these columns are available together for the first time; a welcome addition for his fans and a stimulating introduction for new readers.
The first comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of Greek sceptism, from the beginnings of epistemology with Xenophanes, to the final full development Pyrrhonism as presented in the work of Sextus Empiricus. This volume, which is uniform with the "Skeptics of the French Renaissance" by the same author, may be considered in some sort a continuation of his "Evenings with the Skeptics," although quite independent of that work.
In the author's view skepticism implies the function of a natural energy, and hence discharges offices which are akin in all periods, especially where dogma is concerned. The serious skeptical scientists have always agreed with the government climate scientists about the direct effect of CO 2. The argument is entirely about the feedbacks. Over 4, answers to tough questions about the scriptures. The Jordan Harbinger Show.
Jordan Harbinger. StarTalk Radio. Neil deGrasse Tyson. You Might Also Like. Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria. Cara Santa Maria.
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