References on skepticism

Related pages of mine :

• A debate on rationalism
• My list of Links on the connection between quantum physics and consciousness that includes references of evidences, and links against the "skeptics" movement.
• A list of my pages on the paranormal and quantum physics, among which The decay of materialism (and why it is now a form of obscurantism in physics)
• Problems with Bohmian mechanics
• Explaining reason and science
• Metaphysics (old page)
• Comments on Ian Hutchinson's book "Monopolizing Knowledge"
• A long criticism of the Zetetique movement that I wrote in French, including, for example, a list of many similarities between this "Scientific Skepticism" and Christianity, in contrast with genuine science.

• List of links on skepticism by the New Dualism website. The first 2 are very extensive arguments:
  • Pseudoskeptical fallacies
  • Debunking the Arguments of PseudoSkeptics and Debunkers
• The Ethical Skeptic
• Skeptical About Skeptics (formerly: Skeptical investigations) whose lists of links are not fully updated (except the links to videos which are locally embedded). Here is an updated version
  • Rupert Sheldrake and Richard Wiseman Clash Over Parapsychology Experiments Alex Tsakiris, Skeptico, March 8, 2010
  • Technical Reasons Why Skeptics Remain Stubborn by Victor Zammit
  • A Response to Wikipedia: Regarding Remote Viewing and Russell Targ
  • Dr. Rupert Sheldrake on the Persistence of Richard Wiseman’s Deception
  • The Right Man Syndrome: Skepticism And Alternative Medicine
  • Criticizing Skepticism: a Critical Evaluation of the Organized Skeptic Movement
  • A Critical Look at CSI, A Pseudo-Scientific Skeptic Organization
  • The skepticism of believers by Rupert Sheldrake
  • Are Some Hardcore Skeptics and Debunkers Actually Brain Deficient? Their Own Beloved 'Hard Science' Might Well Suggest Many Are by Thomas Sheridan
  • Symptoms of Pathological Skepticism William J. Beaty, 1996.
  • The Confidence of Jerry Coyne, Ross Douthat, The New York Times, January 6, 2014
  • Science is a Method, Not a Position
  • Closed Minded Science : many links (not all wise)
  • Daniel Drasin's website "New Science 2020"
  • Skeptical concepts
  • Skeptiko podcast by Alex Tsakiris
  • Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE) with many links
  • American Society for Psychical Research
• Evidence for psi
  • Show Me the Evidence, Dean Radin, Entangled Minds, April 28, 2013: Dr. Radin's post introduces a list of peer-reviewed articles
  • Parapsychology: digital resources
  • Nonlocal Perception: A Synthesis of the Meta-Analytic Evidence
  • List at The Weiler Psi
  • Evidence for the afterlife
  • The Scole Experiment
  • 10 Organ Recipients Who Took On The Traits Of Their Donors
  • Lines of evidence for the reality of NDEs
    (to be completed)
• A Collection of Weblinks presenting Arguments for and against the Paranormal with a Critical Look at Pseudo-Skepticism and CSICOP compiled by Daniel H. Caldwell
• A parapsychology site
• Institute of Noetic Sciences (facebook)
• How Scientism Spawns Pseudoscience and Science Denialism
• Nothing short of pathetic: The Skeptical Inquirer's "review" of [B. Kastrup's] ideas
• Comments about the "skeptics" subreddit

• Parting Ways With The Skeptic Movement by Hayley Stevens
• Please don’t call me a Skeptic (Sharon Hill)
• Why I am no longer a skeptic by Stephen Bond

• Analyse critique du Prix-Défi Broch-Majax-Theodor
• Million Dollar Challenge – The Ethical Skeptic

• Parapsychology Science and Skepticism
• How I Became Disillusioned with the Skeptic Community

• Les mouvements rationalistes et zététiques
• Charles Robin : Vous avez dit "esprit critique" ? - Message à La Tronche en Biais
• La chloroquine contre le coronavirus : quel est le risque ?
• Coronavirus, Didier Raoult, Discovery - Les graves dérives de la méthodologie pseudo-scientifique
• Réponse à Mr Sam sur le prof. Raoult
• La tache aveugle de la Zététique
• Zététique vs. Hygiénisme
• Very long debate (3 hours, not so interesting)
• Victor Niquel youtube channel, introduced in a discussion
• naïf VS expert youtube channel
• La rationalité & la logique face au scientisme de la zététique (very long)
• Dérive sectaire, infantilisme et double standard : l'autre visage de la zététique
• Les dérives de la zététique
• Zététique à géométrie variable
• Désinformation scientifique : quand la raison est instrumentalisée par des intérêts privés (France Inter)
• Y'en a marre des zététiciens - Vlog de la Tronche en Biais (autre commentaire intéressant - autre)
• Un débat sur les vaccins
• Encore pardon : les chiens de garde de Youtube ? : analysis of a very specific example.
• Le grand procès de la science : Mr Sam invite les visiteurs à partager leurs avis en commentaires
• La croyance de tous les scientifiques, Zététicien, Rationaliste, "Sceptique"? par Monthoux (artiste)
• Leçon de science par Didier Raoult - autre vidéo contre la méthode

Other references in French

• Zet Ethique
• Contre l’imposture et le pseudo-rationalisme
• Charge de la preuve et Pseudo-scepticisme
• A Facebook group
• Coronavirus : J.-D. Michel est-il un imposteur ? Si oui, les zététiciens du net le sont aussi. (Blog de J.-D. Michel)
• Twitter Thread: grandeur et décadence de la zététique.
• Ce que masque l’affaire Raoult ? L’infantilisation des patients
• La guerre de la raison : un astronome ayant perdu confiance en la communauté sceptique

• Do most skeptics tend to also be rational people?
• Is skepticism the most rational standpoint?
• How is skepticism reasonable?
• What do people have against skepticism?
• Is it reasonably consistent to reject skepticism and accept science?
• What are the criticisms of scientific skepticism?
• Is skepticism scientific?
• Can skepticism be refuted?
• Do skeptics suffer from confirmation bias?
• Doesn't one have to be skeptical about skepticism?
• Is there rigid skepticism (or overwhelming closedmindness) in science/academia?
• What are the best arguments for and against Skepticism?
• What's the point of being skeptical about skepticism?
• Does scientific skepticism hinder paranormal research?
• Is skepticism unpleasant to many?
• How can you be a skeptic about skepticism?
• What are the claims of skepticism?
• What do you think of skepticism?
• In which ways can skepticism become a problem?
• Is skepticism a sign of intelligence?
• Is it possible to be too skeptical?
• How do skeptics respond to skepticism towards skepticism?
• Is skepticism overrated?

• Is there a correlation between skepticism and proficiency in mathematics?

• Have any of you who consider yourselves skeptical or an atheist had an experience as Michael Shermer described that "shook your skepticism to the core"?