#skeptics — Public Fediverse posts

*Actual "AI skeptics" being actually skeptical about AI making some extravagant claims about some field-of-operations that they actually know enough to be skeptical about #skeptics #skepticism

I watched an interesting talk this evening: https://www.hampshireskeptics.org/25th-february-2026-taking-off-the-blindfold-about-plastic-waste-how-making-waste-visible-changes-behaviour/

About what types of messages caused which types of people to reduce thei volume of single-use plastics they use.

#winchester #skeptics #science #plastics #PlasticsPollution #BreakFreeFromPlastics

In today's episode of "I Told You So," our author bravely defends their #AI #overlords against those tinfoil-hat-wearing #skeptics 🤖🧢. With a blog name that sounds like a mosquito repellent ad and a menu longer than a CVS receipt, who wouldn't trust their sage opinions? 🐜💻
https://fly.io/blog/youre-all-nuts/ #TinfoilHat #BlogHumor #TechOpinions #HackerNews #ngated

Are you a #skeptic or a #cynic?

#Skeptics tend to be open-minded, comfortable #questioning their #assumptions, and willing to change their minds; #cynics tend to be #pessimistic and #assume the worst in people and events.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-three-minute-therapist/202410/are-you-a-skeptic-or-a-cynic

Are you a #skeptic or a #cynic?

#Skeptics tend to be open-minded, comfortable #questioning their #assumptions, and willing to change their minds; #cynics tend to be #pessimistic and #assume the worst in people and events.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-three-minute-therapist/202410/are-you-a-skeptic-or-a-cynic

Are you a #skeptic or a #cynic?

#Skeptics tend to be open-minded, comfortable #questioning their #assumptions, and willing to change their minds; #cynics tend to be #pessimistic and #assume the worst in people and events.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-three-minute-therapist/202410/are-you-a-skeptic-or-a-cynic

Are you a #skeptic or a #cynic?

#Skeptics tend to be open-minded, comfortable #questioning their #assumptions, and willing to change their minds; #cynics tend to be #pessimistic and #assume the worst in people and events.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-three-minute-therapist/202410/are-you-a-skeptic-or-a-cynic

Are you a #skeptic or a #cynic?

#Skeptics tend to be open-minded, comfortable #questioning their #assumptions, and willing to change their minds; #cynics tend to be #pessimistic and #assume the worst in people and events.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-three-minute-therapist/202410/are-you-a-skeptic-or-a-cynic

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Tuller walks us through their argumentation and concludes: "The whole thing reads like a desperate attempt to portray their intervention as having had some meaningful effect. The CODES data tell a different story."

@david #sceptic #sceptics #scepticism #skeptic #skeptics #skepticism

@3TomatoesShort

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Maybe related;
I've found multiple groupings around #Homeopathy.

#EvidenceBasedMedicine says (perhaps) "We need large RandomControlledTrails to determine it's efficacy".
#ScienceBasedMedicine want to reject it's use as it's claimed mechanism is entirely fanciful.
#Skeptics follow #SBM .
#Clinicians (some) see (some) good outcomes and don't care if they're #PlaceboEffect #Placebo or not.
#PleasedUsers get results they want.
#DisappointedUsers try but aren't satisfied.

#MichaelShermer - What’s the #NewAtheism?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLDywmDlfbE

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfReligion #Religion #Atheist #Atheism #Theist #Theism #Theology #God #Gods #Hume #DavidHume #Agnostic #Agnosticism #Science #FineTuning #Universe #Sceptic #Skeptic #Sceptics #Skeptics #Scepticism #Skepticism #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

New podcast episode out: "Who Watches The Watchers" where we discover not all 'crypto critics' are the same... some may be compromised..

https://youtu.be/FaLhZGMj9Wk

#crypto #skeptics #blockchain #ioradio #ior #podcast

Article placing profiteering from quack treatments to people with ME/CFS, and the BBC program's promotion of quackery, in the wider context including the history, lack of any effective treatment and very low research funding.

https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/02/dragons-dens-uncritical-promotion-of-ear-seeds-is-an-insult-to-me-cfs-patients-like-me/

#MEcfs #CFS #PwME @mecfs #skeptic #skeptics #sceptic #sceptics #scepticism

The Skeptic's Book of Lists list item of the day. From the list "Cancer 'Cures' from A to Z You Might Want to Stay Away From".

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#SkepticsBookofLists
#skeptic
#skeptics
#BookOfLists
#CancerCures
#DMSO