Tag Archives: blind faith
On Being Certain
Believing You Are Right Even When You’re Not, Inspired By Science-Based Medicine’s Harriet Hall
I came upon this wonderful post over at Science-Based Medicine:
Neurologist Robert A. Burton, MD has written a gem of a book: On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You’re Not. His thesis is that “Certainty and similar states of ‘knowing [...]
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Does ‘The Late Great Planet Earth’ Openly Discourage Thinking?
The Book’s Introduction Indicates Some Students Would Rather Be Spoon-Fed The Answers Than Think For Themselves
I began reading Michael Shermer’s How We Believe. I didn’t even get to the end of chapter 1 before being taken aback.
Before Shermer converted to a religious skeptic, he spent several years as a born again Christian. Among other works, [...]
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You Can Pray…But How About Going to a Doctor First?
«Why pick on religion?» We skeptics/atheists are often asked. Sure, you may not like it, but come on — what harm does it do?
It is true that religion in the right hands can do some good (or at the very least, mind its own business). However, encouraging faith over reason can lead to disastrous, if not tragic, [...]
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On Being Certain
Believing You Are Right Even When You’re Not, Inspired By Science-Based Medicine’s Harriet Hall
I came upon this wonderful post over at Science-Based Medicine:
Neurologist Robert A. Burton, MD has written a gem of a book: On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You’re Not. His thesis is that “Certainty and similar states of ‘knowing [...]
Does ‘The Late Great Planet Earth’ Openly Discourage Thinking?
The Book’s Introduction Indicates Some Students Would Rather Be Spoon-Fed The Answers Than Think For Themselves
I began reading Michael Shermer’s How We Believe. I didn’t even get to the end of chapter 1 before being taken aback.
Before Shermer converted to a religious skeptic, he spent several years as a born again Christian. Among other works, [...]
Full PostYou Can Pray…But How About Going to a Doctor First?
«Why pick on religion?» We skeptics/atheists are often asked. Sure, you may not like it, but come on — what harm does it do?
It is true that religion in the right hands can do some good (or at the very least, mind its own business). However, encouraging faith over reason can lead to disastrous, if not tragic, [...]
