Published on August 11th, 2015 | by Rayne
I love when science deniers prove me right. And today is no different. For those of you who don’t know what’s happening, anti-gmoers have decided they would use legislation to harass scientists rather than provide supporting ... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2015 | by Rayne
Banner image: http://www.bjwinslow.com/ Debunking pseudoscience is a thankless job. Anti-pseudoscience bloggers around the world vigilantly stand their ground against the never-ending onslaught of dubious practices, quack therapies, fear campaigns and outright fraud perpetuated by pseudoscientists and conspiracy ... Read More →
Published on July 25th, 2015 | by Rayne
Science deniers, what makes them tick? They’re far less complex than most people think, however it’s their simplicity thats the problem. How does one engage with a science denier? Patience and understanding? No. I take no ... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2015 | by Rayne
Anti-vaxxers, hidden cancer cures, “suppression” of Alternative Medicine by “Big Pharma”, chemtrails, anti-GMO, the Shill Gambit – what do these have in common? They’re conspiracy theories. The epitome of intellectual laziness. I’ve been thinking a lot ... Read More →
Published on May 5th, 2015 | by Rayne
One of most common and aggravating questions I receive from people about pseudoscience is “What’s the harm?”. It’s a question that stems from equal parts ignorance about the dangers of pseudoscience and equal parts mistrust of science. And ... Read More →
Published on February 8th, 2015 | by Rayne
It’s Saturday here in the land of drop bears and giant fucking spiders. The weather is waiting patiently for me to tuck a $10 note into its g-string as it teases me with rain. No, seriously this ... Read More →
Published on November 28th, 2014 | by Rayne
No doubt you may have seen the following video circulating around social media recently. A Christian fundamentalist named Megan Fox – a self-proclaimed specialist in “exposing” liberals and scientists (apparently the two are one and the ... Read More →
Published on November 25th, 2014 | by Rayne
I’ve blogged for some time now and in that time I have accumulated a wonderful group of people who are dedicated followers of science, logic and reasoning. We share the same goals (to end pseudoscience and ... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2014 | by Rayne
With the launch of Modern Alternative Mama’s new book “A Practical Guide to Children’s Health“, I was sincerely interested in reading what MAM had to say on the subject of children’s health. After reading and debunking ... Read More →
Published on October 2nd, 2014 | by Rayne
Out of all the pseudoscience, anti-science and outright science deniers I have met, anti-vaxxers are by far the most frustrating and disheartening to deal with. Fuelled by scientific illiteracy, conspiracy theories, fear and arrogance – the ... Read More →
Published on September 26th, 2014 | by Rayne
I’m going to update this list as often as I can to include the Facebook pages, sites and people who promote pseudoscience, conspiracy theories and dangerous quackery. If you see anyone link something from these sites ... Read More →
Published on September 25th, 2014 | by Rayne
One of my Facebook fans linked me to this article (entitled “Rejecting Modern Science“) from a blogger by the name of “Modern Alternative Mama”. The blog is a den of anti-doctor, anti-medicine ideals with a hefty ... Read More →
Published on August 11th, 2014 | by Rayne
The one thing I have learned very quickly as a full-time skeptic and part-time blogger is this: You don’t fuck with a persons pet pseudoscience. Selective reasoning will knock you on your arse every time. Fuck ... Read More →
Published on July 23rd, 2014 | by Rayne
You claim that scientifically accepted medical treatments are unsafe and/or do not work, while promoting alternative treatments that are dangerous and/or untested. Often these alternative treatments are based in magical thinking with underlying frameworks rooted in ... Read More →
