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"60 Minutes" will show one reason people go to quacks. 2 Archae Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1676
Discredited study is still being propped up... 1 Archae Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1560
Anti-vaccers petition to have Mercury removed from solar system 5 progressoid Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2977
From the depths of an argument in the Religion Group... 6 gcomeau May 2015 Jun 2015 0 2305
The Progressive Contrarian: Lying scumbags and dipshits: Frustration has its limits 8 HuckleB Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2901
Writer bullshits four "psychics," all four just make excuses. 2 Archae Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1711
Latest connection: GMO's cause autism... 2 Archae Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1748
March Against Myths About Modification... 3 SidDithers May 2015 May 2015 2 1947
Why science is so F-d at DU. 11 HuckleB Mar 2015 May 2015 1 3312
Into the Depths of Anti-Science Hell 2 HuckleB May 2015 May 2015 2 1731
Activated charcoal: The latest detox fad in an obsessive food culture 4 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 1 2370
Another bright star in the firmament. *sarcasm* 0 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 1 1313
These Giant Stone Circles Were Discovered All Over The World But No One Knows Why They Exist 0 yuiyoshida May 2015 May 2015 2 1473
That’s what you get for catering to pseudoscience – more pseudoscience. 9 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 2 2826
RFK Jr is going to throw a HUGE tantrum... 2 Archae May 2015 May 2015 7 2046
This interview did not go too well for the Food Babe 0 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 1 1643
How many homeopaths does it take to change a lightbulb? 2 Orrex May 2015 May 2015 7 1912
Ah ha! I was wondering why we don't have a skeptics forum! 8 Rex Apr 2015 May 2015 0 2398
A comic strip for us! 0 Archae May 2015 May 2015 3 1629
Faith healer Adam Miller suing youtuber for pointing out he’s a fraud. 1 Dr. Strange May 2015 May 2015 2 2176
What’s the harm? An Australian child dies while undergoing a particularly cruel form of quackery 2 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 4 2397
"Have you ever wondered about the universe and its origin?" (comic) 4 DetlefK May 2015 May 2015 21 2233
Anti-vaccers voted Worst People on Facebook (Food Babe Army comes in second) 0 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 0 1351
"Food Babe" hilariously "interviewed" by the parody "I Don't Fucking Understand Science" page 3 arcane1 May 2015 May 2015 3 2229
We got a dandy in the video forum again... 3 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1831
Australian Vaccination Skeptics Network compares vaccines to rape 2 Dr. Strange Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1608
Scientific Molestation 5 beam me up scottie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1800
The GMO hysterics are at it... 0 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1362
Hadley Freeman: Pseudoscience and strawberries: 'wellness' gurus should carry a health warning 1 LeftishBrit Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1592
'Wellness Guru' Belle Gibson lied about having brain cancer, profited from lying about bogus cancer 5 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2452

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Tell us something we don't already know... 1 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1414
How Anti-Vaxxers Sound to Normal People 0 progressoid Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1368
Anti-vaccine myths and misinformation 0 LeftishBrit Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1213
Make the next disaster-movie more realistic: 8 DetlefK Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1825
Once again, the Huffer Post goes off the woo deep end... 3 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1760
I love this cartoon about the anti-vaxxers... 0 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 1474
Why temperatures never go up in straight lines 3 Lordquinton Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1860
Another attempt by the anti-vaxxers... 3 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1762
DawnsBrain: Ten Facebook Pages You Need to Stop Sharing From 1 LeftishBrit Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2074
Wikipedia vs Quackery – Standards vs Chaos 2 progressoid Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1352
And people wonder why I call some anti-GMO people hysterics? 1 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1746
We don’t need labels on genetically modified foods 2 progressoid Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1483
If you are a homeopath, you really shouldn't take a shower: 1 DetlefK Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1348
New Years Resolutions cartoon. 1 ZombieHorde Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1427
Something I posted about a lobbyist, and how to properly use Roundup. 8 Archae Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2109
Ben Goldacre, on evidence based policy, Newsnight 0 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1289
I called out a woo web site, it takes almost two YEARS to reply? 3 Archae Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1813
Give me strength. (nt) 10 Orrex Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2227
Helpful links for anyone discussing the glyphosate/Round Up as carcinogen story. 4 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1673
Greenmedinfo does its usual self one better. 0 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1278
How upset would people get if someone told them homeopathic products contain GMOs? 7 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2148
One of DU's famous anti-science folks is upset about anti-science BS. 0 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1308
The anti-science crowd is at it again. 12 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2343
The League of Nerds Podcast: Are Scientists Shills? 0 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1430
By the way... 3 progressoid Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1641
If I Were a Food Activist By Nurse Loves Farmer 1 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1461
The anti-GM lobby appears to be taking a page out of the Climategate playbook 1 progressoid Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1375
Bringing light in the discussion about GMOs? 4 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1689
Shiva: "Screw All Ya'll Florida Farmers!" 0 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1369
The Naturopathic Diaries: Confesssions of a Former Naturopath 1 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1643

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
The "NO DUH!" headline of the day... 0 Archae Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 1439
Professor Brian Cox Hits Back At Astrology-Believing Tory MP David Tredinnick 1 progressoid Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1455
How screwed is Israel in right wing Armageddon fantasies? 4 Silent3 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1847
A friend/coworker thinks she's riddled with "systemic candida" (yeast in her vital organs) 4 NickB79 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1975
The anti-GMO DUers are going full blast with the woo attacks today. 12 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2557
A GMO labeling analogy I'd make in GD if it wasn't for the inevitable miss-the-point shit storm 0 Silent3 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1310
What does scientific research say about gun ownership, open carry, etc.? 4 Silent3 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2808
Is Monsanto in trouble? 2 Orrex Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1404
I may have eaten some GMO food today 22 Orrex Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 3797
Florida naturopath facing charges after treating girl’s fatal leukemia with vitamins and vegan diet 1 progressoid Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1423
Experts have been using fake monsters... 4 William Seger Feb 2015 Mar 2015 3 1882
The "Food Babe" tries (and fails) to answer her critics... 1 Archae Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2308
British MP: Opposition to astrology is driven by superstition, ignorance and prejudice 4 DetlefK Feb 2015 Mar 2015 4 1630
Is DU Edging Toward A More Science Based Understanding Of GMOs? 6 HuckleB Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1943
Bill Nye says science changed his anti-GMO views 0 HuckleB Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1316
Study Pinpoints Safest Place to Hide From Zombie Apocalypse 0 William Seger Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1464
Isn't it odd? 4 Archae Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1822
Deepak denies that HIV causes AIDS 18 cleanhippie Jan 2015 Feb 2015 5 3744
Where the hell do the anti-GMO hysterics keep getting this? 15 Archae Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 3242
The Most Beautiful Mummy In The World and Its Mystery 0 yuiyoshida Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1590
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