I value critical thought and open inquiry on all topics and here discuss those relevant to creating a more informed and just society. I oppose bad ideas wherever they are found.Tumblr (3.0; @doubtingmarcus)http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/For millennia humans have pondered the most profound of all questions: What do Bill Gates and god...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/49392501227http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/49392501227Wed, 01 May 2013 17:59:54 -0500atheismatheistMichael ReaVictor ReppertChristianityReligionphilosophyShorter Hans-Hermann Hoppe: “If you feign ignorance of basic economic concepts you can win...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/48313587887http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/48313587887Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:38:38 -0500skepticismskepticlogicHans-Hermann HoppeNoah SmitheconomicsphilosophyThe first rule of the conspiracy theories is you need neither expertise nor information to jump to...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/48234383713http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/48234383713Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:32:50 -0500conspiracyconspiracy theoryconspiraciesskepticismskepticterrorismalex jonesboston bombingsIn the wake of yesterday’s bombings the tendency of terrorism to exploit our cognitive biases...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/48158662385http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/48158662385Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:11:42 -0500cognitive biasterrorismskepticismskepticprobabilityrationality…who do not believe shape-shifting reptilians taking the form of humans secretly control the...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/47309261658http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/47309261658Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:57:39 -0500conspiracy theoryconspiracyskepticismskepticDavid IckeAlex JonesI didn’t realize Sam Harris’ blatant Islamophobia was still being disputed but, among...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/47117596634http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/47117596634Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:18:58 -0500Sam HarrisatheismatheistIslamreligionGlenn GreenwaldRichard DawkinsWhen you are a jaded old, young person like me you learn to appreciate a novel argument and John...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/46887008531http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/46887008531Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:05:48 -0500same-sex marriagesame sex marriagehuman rightspoliticsJohn HolboLGBTQEvery year on Easter I follow a bit of a ritual. First, I forget it’s Easter. Then, I am...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/46779846669http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/46779846669Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:25:26 -0500EasterChristianityReligionatheismatheistpseudoscienceOver the weekend I was linked to this Scott Klusendorf discussion of Peter Singer’s restricted...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/46456716851http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/46456716851Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:04:18 -0500atheismatheistPeter SingerScott KlusendorfmoralityethicsBibleChristianitySo I’m back and yada yada… How’s the family? That’s good to hear....http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/46355783151http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/46355783151Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:40:35 -0500LGBTQhuman rightslawsame sex marriagedefinitionslanguageSCOTUSsame-sex marriageIn the past few years I’ve probably read 10 or 15 books dedicated to some aspect how we think....http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/44959145039http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/44959145039Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:33:52 -0600jonathan baronThinking and Decidingbooksrationalitycognitive biasStarting Monday I’m going to be on the road for nearly two weeks with limited internet access...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/44959073053http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/44959073053Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:32:52 -0600personalThanks to David Spiegelhalter and Tom Campbell-Ricketts I recently learned of a UK Court of Appeal...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/44666336298http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/44666336298Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:34:06 -0600BayesprobabilitylawI’ve neglected the pope retirement for days but a couple thoughts worth mentioning: I used to...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/44315509148http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/44315509148Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:20:03 -0600Religioncatholicismtheologypope benedictChicago Skepticamp 2013: If you are in the Chicago area you should come to Chicago Skepticamp 2013...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/44019138932http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/44019138932Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:03:47 -0600skepticismskepticphilosophyatheismatheistsChicagoIf ever there was a central thread that tied proponents of the pseudoscientific method it is in...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/43523451437http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/43523451437Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:17:49 -0600philosophyBayesbayesianskepticismskepticWhat if everything you ever experienced was just an extremely clever deception? So goes the story of...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/43036949125http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/43036949125Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:07:28 -0600philosophyFour score and seven eight years ago our intellectual fathers brought forth the famous Scopes...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/42946586427http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/42946586427Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:17:44 -0600Darwin DaysciencepseudosciencecreationismCharles DarwinskepticismskepticreligionCan you demonstrate the existence of anything in reality purely through logical argument? No. At...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/42881707014http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/42881707014Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:29:48 -0600philosophyatheismatheistPractically every argument you’ve ever had is the same. Not because no one ever changes their...http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/42463582008http://doubtingmarcus.tumblr.com/post/42463582008Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:10:29 -0600Bayesbayes theoremskepticismskepticmath