Mike's Skepticism
Last updated 03/18/07.
In fall 1997, I was persuaded by the late Steve Kangas to write a column for
Suite101, an internet startup running blog-like user communities. Steve
suggested that I write against libertarianism, but I decided instead to aim for
a more general audience in skepticism.
You can read the original articles at Suite101 with discussions here.
I ran this proto-blog with intermittent articles for a little over two years.
I found them very useful for marshalling my thoughts on a wide variety of
subjects. Some are run-of-the-mill skeptical fare, but the ones I'm proudest
of wander outside of the usual categories.
I'm putting a * in front of those.
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Warm up your bullshit detectors!
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1 December 1997.
My introductory message, describing my aims.
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The meaning of Skepticism
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1 January 1998.
An overview of skeptical fundamentals.
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Skepticism of Suite 101
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28 January 1998.
Detection of gross bias by another author at Suite101.
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* Nonsense On Stilts
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10 March 1998.
The nature and origin of rights.
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Easter? Bah, Humbug!
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3 April 1998.
A skeptics view of Easter.
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* Distrust in logic.
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5 May 1998.
The illogical use of logic to bludgeon people with arguments.
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Organic, Schmorganic, Healthy, Schmealthy....
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1 June 1998.
The range of absurd dietary beliefs is truly mind boggling. Organic foods for example.
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* Skepticism Of Popular Economics Arguments
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16 July 1998.
Detecting falsehood in popular economics arguments.
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The Skeptic's Dictionary
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2 September 1998.
Robert T. Carroll's excellent skeptical web sites are reviewed.
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* Price and Moral Relativism
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6 October 1998.
Moral relativism is explained by analogy to price.
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* Skepticism of Philosophical Thought
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16 December 1998.
An intro to David Stove's concerns about philosophical thought.
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Eulogy for Steve Kangas
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24 February 1999
Remembering Steve Kangas.
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Globalism, Neoliberalism, and Corporatism
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26 May 1999.
Literature critical of laissez-faire fundamentalism.
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Skepticism of Psychology
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21 July 1999.
While there is real scientific psychology, most of what is popularly known and
practiced as psychology is fraudulent.
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Heinlein's Libertarianism
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30 September 1999.
Heinlein's libertarian fairytales well deserve a little criticism.
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Skeptical Film
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4 October 1999.
A few films present skeptical messages which stay with you.
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* Skepticism of Rationality
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17 February 2000.
"Rationality" is more pejorative than analytic.
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Links To Skeptical Resources
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Copyright 2001 by Mike Huben ( mhuben@world.std.com ).