Skeptic - Lemmy.world
lemmy.world
A community for taking a critical look at pseudoscience, quackery, and bold-faced BS. “A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.” ~ David Hume Things we like: • Thoughtful discussion • Humor • Civility Things we don’t like quite so much: • Trolling • Low-effort comments and posts • Personal attacks • Spam • URL shorteners Suggested Fediverse Communities • RFK Jr. Watch @lemm.ee [https://lemm.ee/c/rfk_jr_watch] - Tackling misinformation being spread by antivaxxer politician, Robert F Kennedy Jr. • DebunkThis @lemmy.world [https://lemmy.world/c/debunkthis] - an evidence-based community for debunking misinformation and dubious claims.

Hey, all.

If you’re someone who likes to think critically about extraordinary claims and outlandish statements being made online or in the news, come hang out with us at !skeptic@lemmy.world

  • Kabe@lemmy.worldOP
    6·
    1 year ago

    If you’re looking for a debunking on a specific idea, claim, or theory then there’s !debunkthis@lemmy.world.

    !Skeptic is more for general discussion.

    As moderator of both, I’m going to be encouraging open mindedness as much as possible, because as @WowSuchInternetz said, critical thinking goes both ways.

    As long as people are civil to each other, it’s all gravy.

    • Otome-chan@kbin.social
      42·
      1 year ago

      I’d hope for just general debate/discussion kinda thing. not necessarily debunking one off view. also debunkthis kinda sounds like it’s not really room for debate idk. I guess we’ll see :)

      • Kabe@lemmy.worldOP
        5·
        1 year ago

        There’s always room for debate as long as there’s evidence to back it up one way or the other 👍