Genetically Modified Skeptic: Religion & Belief

Christian Nationalist Republicans are trying to create a theocracy in Texas. Fighting them is EXTREMELY difficult. Texas Senate Bill 10 (SB10) mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. We were trapped in the Texas Capitol Building for 22 hours waiting to testify against the bill. Representative James Talerico did an incredible job opposing this bill, and Rep. Candy Noble was out of her depth.

Uploaded 13-05-25

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Ex-Fundamentalist homeschool kid here to tell you about the conspiracy theories I learned early on.

Uploaded 29-08-25

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American Christianity and racism share the same roots.

Uploaded 15-05-26

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Are MLMs a cult? Multi-Level Marketing schemes like Lularoe, Young Living Essential Oils, Doterra, Kyani, Herbalife, and Amway are scams for sure, but are they cults? Here we cut past the success stories, the testimonies, and the how-to's in order to analyze these pyramid schemes in light of Steven Hassan's BITE model.

Uploaded 07-09-18

The world of pseudoscience is closely tied to the MLM world, as essential oils, naturopathy, homeopathy, anti-vax / anti-vaxxers, cancer conspiracies, and all kinds of alternative medicine exist in both. Direct sales and network marketing are often little more than alt-med quackery.


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Religious theists often think they have nothing to lose by being religious. That is definitely not the case. Religious people miss out on things in reality in order to obtain things they'll never see outside of their fantasies. If belief is a gamble, your earthly life is a part of the stakes.

Uploaded 09-06-17

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They just want to save science! But not from the people actually defunding it.

Uploaded 15-04-25

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Here I annoy you by telling you about the threats to science and the people who have made a career of ignoring them. “The War On Science” will be out soon, and Sabine Hossenfelder, Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Gad Saad, and many others are excited. I, an intellectual, will perhaps k_m_s

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Their plan is failing. They're scrambling.
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Uploaded 29-03-26

Is right wing media misleading its donors now that they've failed to convert Gen Z?


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If Atheists Argued Like Apologists

Uploaded 25-01-18

What if atheists argued like religious apologists? The Ontological Argument, the Moral Argument, and presuppositional apologetics are recycled over and over by both Christian and Muslim apologists. They’ve all been long debunked, but that’s not enough to stop the likes of William Lane Craig, Ray Comfort, Ken Ham, Reza Aslan, etc. If their arguments were turned around, would apologists find these to be compelling arguments for atheism?

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Jordan Peterson fans are often fanatical, but are they a cult? In speaking out against supposed neo-marxists and post-modernists, writing 12 Rules for Life, speaking against mainstream feminism, and launching his Biblical Series, Peterson has gained a cult-like following. Can this fan base be compared to Scientologists or Jehovah's Witnesses? Let's find out.

Uploaded 03-07-18

Jordan Peterson's Most Pseudoscientific Claim Ever
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Sources:

Dawson’s comprehending cults
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Stark and Bainbridge
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1385935?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

BITE Model
https://freedomofmind.com/bite-model/



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I know a few naturopaths personally, none of which hold beliefs and practices that hold up to basic scrutiny. These are basic questions many naturopaths need to confront.

Uploaded 25-03-17

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