Comments on: The Tao of Skepticism

By: Saint Gasoline » Blog Archive » What Does it Profit Science to Gain the World?

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:45:52 +0000

[...] how skeptics and scientists could better communicate with the lay public. I noted that skeptics need only utilize the same shoddy, lame arguments that are so effectively used by proponents of pse…. People are more convinced by rhetorical skill than reasoned argument, so it stands to reason [...]

By: totope

totope — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:26:16 +0000

well, as a western-medicine practitionner, I thank you for these techniques which should find an everyday application in my everyday practice,( the Pudding Sock Therapy especially is worth a try) . But I would push the skepticism a little further, extending it to western-medicine itself!
this could be good for your health too, as it happens…

By: Liew

Liew — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:42:00 +0000

I love how you turn the sheer idiocy of their arguments back on them. Oh, wait, pointing out logical fallacies don’t work! Damn.

Urgh. Why, why, why is the world full of stupid people? WHYYYYYYY?!

By: Saint Gasoline

Saint Gasoline — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:03:06 +0000

Ha, while I can see the similarities between this post and “Cruel to Be Kind,” I can say with absolute certainty that this song had nothing to do with it. I was, however, riffing off of Ecclesiastes at one point.

By: Engineer-Poet

Engineer-Poet — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:10:40 +0000

Sometimes, in order to defeat your enemy, you must become your enemy; you must embrace the yin in your yang; and you must become stupid if you wish to remain smart.

I have nothing terribly on-topic to say except that you brought this to mind.