Mastodawn

« My patient is refusing a drug studied in 170,000 people because of side effects that a 124,000-person analysis just confirmed do not exist — while injecting a compound studied in 14 humans, from unregulated sources, based on the recommendation of someone who profits from selling it. »

https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/03/peptides-statins-research-trust-bpc-157/

#medicine #scepticism #SnakeOil

My patient would rather take a peptide than a statin. That reveals an uncomfortable truth in medicine

“The volume of evidence behind a therapy has become inversely correlated with public trust in it,” writes Vikas Patel.

STAT

Just Laughing Mar 22

This is sickening. The public broadcaster (ARD) in #Germany is downplaying the AfD neo-Nazi position by refering to their #antimigration #policies and #sentiments as #scepticism. No, they are opposed to #migration. They are openly debating #deportstionnof all with a #migrant background. Even people who have been here for generations. Scepticism is doubt and uncertainty. They are very certain that migration is bad, contrary to #reality and actual #data. Typical #conservative like, #fear and #lies

Hermetic Library Feb 10

Village THE SOLDIER AND THE HUNCHBACK Propaganda from Hermetic Library Office of the Ministry of Information https://hermetic.com/information/the-soldier-and-the-hunchback/index

#propaganda #TheVillage #ThePrisoner #AleisterCrowley #soldier #hunchback #belief #doubt #faith #scepticism

Hermetic Library Feb 10

Village THE SOLDIER AND THE HUNCHBACK Propaganda from Hermetic Library Office of the Ministry of Information https://hermetic.com/information/the-soldier-and-the-hunchback/index

#propaganda #TheVillage #ThePrisoner #AleisterCrowley #soldier #hunchback #belief #doubt #faith #scepticism

Philosophics Jan 24

I keep discovering that deflationary philosophy attracts mystics like moths to a freshly cleared void, so I wrote about it.
👉 https://philosophics.blog/2026/01/24/why-deflationary-philosophy-keeps-attracting-mystics/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
It's odd, because the entire point is to remove the furniture, not consecrate the space.
#philosophy #psychology #mysticism #moths #scepticism #language #deflation #maps #terrain #reality #perception #blog #podcast #Wittgenstein #silence

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Jan 3

#MarcusTulliusCicero was born on #ThisDayInHistory in 106 BCE. Cicero's eclectic mix of #Neoplatonism, #Scepticism, & #Stoicism is interesting to philosophers, and his innovative mastery of #Latin helped to launch the #Renaissance once his work was reintroduced by #Petrarch.

Gândește Critic Dec 19

https://youtu.be/Z-B2PH6yMtc?si=rxhhlTgEGlaw9zjk

#gandirearitica #criticalthinking #romania #scepticism

Scepticism sănătos vs. Cinism disfuncțional

YouTube

Lyon Leshley Nov 25

The Philosophy of Sextus Empiricus： Master of Ancient Scepticism

https://tube.leshley.ca/w/oE4tgo2FqX2t1V1nTXk11S

The Philosophy of Sextus Empiricus： Master of Ancient Scepticism

PeerTube

Ricardo Nov 6

This is a really interesting episode!

333 | Gordon Pennycook on Unthinkingness, Conspiracies, and What to Do About Them - Mindscape Podcast

https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/10/27/333-gordon-pennycook-on-unthinkingness-conspiracies-and-what-to-do-about-them/

#psycology #sociology #information #misinformation #disinformation #scepticism

333 | Gordon Pennycook on Unthinkingness, Conspiracies, and What to Do About Them – Sean Carroll

earthling Nov 5

Calling Bullshit by Jevin D. West & Carl T. Bergstrom, 2020

The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World

An indispensable handbook to the art of scepticism from two brilliantly contrarian scientists.

We think we know bullshit when we hear it, but do we?

Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Start-up culture elevates hype to high art. The world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it.

#books
#nonfiction
#scepticism