50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

To push back against dangerous irrational beliefs, we have to pour every claim and every story through the filter of skepticism and science

Being a skeptic means being honest and mature enough to seek answers that are based on evidence and logic rather than hopes and dreams. It also means being wise enough to accept that sometimes no satisfying answers are available

When crackpots, crooks, and fools try to lure us down costly or dangerous paths, skepticism is the shield we need to fend them off

the one aspect of science that sets it apart from all other methods of knowing, is that science isn't loyal