How to strengthen #trust in medical science amid #misinformation and #scepticism - and what does it means for #publichealth?

Exchange in Berlin with the UK Academy of Medical Sciences.

Takeaway: #Communication builds trust. Science must be accessible and seen as a process.

The Science of Weird Sh*t: Story Behind the Title & Why It Matters | Prof. Chris French

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#HumanismNowPod #HumanismNow #CriticalThinking #Science #Scepticism

Why do we believe in the paranormal—and what does it reveal about how our minds work?

🎧 Listen now to episode 68 for sharp, thought-provoking conversation on science, scepticism, and the unexplained.
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#HumanismNowPod #HumanismNow #CriticalThinking #Scepticism

Shane Vaughn Says Trump Was 'Obeying The Dictates Of God Himself' In Attacking Iran MAGA cultist Shane Vaughn cites God's order to King Samuel to attack the Amalekites and kill every man, woman, and child as justification for Trump's attack on Iran.

During a recent broadcast, Christian nationalist pastor specifically cited this #biblical example in defense of the military attack that the United States and Israel are carrying out against Iran x.gd/308jk #Scepticism #Atheism #Theology

#scepticism #epistimology #flux #Montaigne

Pragmatic reasoning in Islam invites sceptics to weigh gains and losses, making faith a considered and conscious decision.
By M. Shahid Alam

Read more: thefridaytimes.com/14-Feb-2026/...

#Quran #Islamic #theology #PascalsWager #scepticism #afterlife #Human

Qur’an: Belief As A Rational Wager The Qur’an engages sceptics, framing belief as a rational wager under uncertainty, emphasising human choice, accountability, and the afterlife

The Qur’an frames belief as a rational choice, urging reflection on life, the afterlife, and the consequences of disbelief.
By M. Shahid Alam

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Feb-2026/...

#Quran #Islamic #theology #PascalsWager #scepticism #afterlife #Human

Square image, red background, white border, white text. Inspired by the surreal placards around The Village in The Prisoner. The text is "!" and "?", the soldier and the hunchback, from the writing of Aleister Crowley, some relevant quotes and sources linked at URL in post

Village THE SOLDIER AND THE HUNCHBACK Propaganda from Hermetic Library Office of the Ministry of Information hermetic.com/informa...

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

Why Deflationary Philosophy Keeps Attracting Mystics The struggle is real. There is an odd occupational hazard that comes with writing deflationary philosophy: mystics keep turning up to thank you for your service. This is always mildly bewildering. …

I keep discovering that deflationary philosophy attracts mystics like moths to a freshly cleared void, so I wrote about it.
👉 philosophics.blog/2026/01/24/w...
#philosophy #psychology #mysticism #moths #scepticism #language #deflation #maps #terrain #reality #perception #blog #podcast #Wittgenstein

Listen to episode 52 of Humanism Now with Michael Marshall for a thoughtful discussion on scepticism as a continuous and compassionate practice, and much more.

#HumanismNow #Humanism #Scepticism #CriticalThinking #Reason #Curiosity #Freethinker #SkepticCommunity #CompassionateScepticism

8 of my books including new 50yr career memoir open access here simonchapman6.com/books/ 262,300 accessed by 17 Jan '26. #TobaccoControl #GunControl #Windfarms #Advocacy #PublicHealth #Scepticism #PublicHealthHeresies & much more.

#TobaccoControl #GunControl #MassShootings #Windfarms #antivax #Solaria #PublicHealth #Scepticism #vaping #Trolls #HIV #ProstateScreening #Advocacy #boxing #DogBites

#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.

How Religion Turned Illness into "Evil" Exorcism Is Not Ancient Wisdom — It Is Ancient Error

Exorcisms aren’t holy battles — they’re misdiagnosed suffering.
This piece traces the history, the fear, and the exploitation behind possession claims, from the Bible to modern “deliverance”.
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#Exorcism #Scepticism #CriticalThinking #ReligionAndPsychology

Where Did Christianity Really Begin? Unravelling the tangled origins of a religion built from many worlds

Christianity didn’t start where you think. Its origins are messy, fractured, and far less divine than advertised.
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#Christianity #History #Religion #BiblicalStudies #EarlyChurch #Scepticism #CriticalThinking

FROM Sextus Empiricus: Outlines of #Scepticism

Today I get a flu jab. In a world with growing #vaccine #scepticism I would just like to say...

GIVE ME ALL YOUR SCIENCE JUICE.

Why “Red Sea Chariot Wheels” and “Noah’s Ark Rediscovered” Claims Refuse to Die Unearthing the Unfound: Chariot Wheel and Noah's Ark

The “chariot wheels” in the Red Sea and “Noah’s Ark” have resurfaced—again. I break down why these claims never die, and why believers keep taking the bait.

#DeconstructingFaith #BiblicalArchaeology #Scepticism #FaithVsEvidence #ReligionAndMyth
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How Prejudice and Belief in Conspiracy Theories Are Linked | Michael Marshall

#HumanismNowPod #HumanismNow #Humanism #Humanist #Scepticism #CriticalThinking #CompassionateScepticism #Skepticism #CompassionateSkepticism #Skeptic #ConspiracyTheories #FlatEarth #AntiVaccineMyths #Prejudice

Michael Marshall on Compassionate Scepticism

#HumanismNowPod #HumanismNow #Humanism #Humanist #Humanists #Scepticism #CriticalThinking #CompassionateScepticism #EvidenceBased #Freethinker #SkepticCommunity #CompassionateSkepticism
#Skeptic

Undercover at a Flat Earth Convention: Insights from Michael Marshall

#HumanismNowPod #HumanismNow #Humanism #Humanist #Humanists #Scepticism #CriticalThinking #CompassionateScepticism #EvidenceBased #Skepticism #CompassionateSkepticism #Skeptic #FlatEarth #ConspiracyTheories #Pseudoscience

What Drives Me to Challenge Pseudoscience | Michael Marshall

#HumanismNowPod #HumanismNow #Humanism #Humanist #Humanists #Scepticism #CriticalThinking #CompassionateScepticism #ScienceCommunication #Misinformation #EvidenceBased #SkepticCommunity

This is How I Understand Scepticism | Michael Marshall

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#Skeptic

In this week's episode, Michael Marshall explores how compassionate scepticism can strengthen critical thinking, foster understanding, and move us beyond merely being “right.”

#HumanismNow #Humanism #Scepticism #CriticalThinking #CompassionateScepticism #SkepticCommunity #Skepticism
#Reason

‘Arguments which are perfectly appropriate within a naturalised epistemology become quite distorted when they are taken to provide any defence against #scepticism’.
— Stephen Everson
This is the chief problem I had when trying to leave the framework of #cogsci behind but continue philosophising.

Rome mayor’s claim of swimmable Tiber in five years met with scepticism Experts unconvinced by Roberto Gualtieri’s mooted timescale for river to be reopened for public bathing

Rome mayor’s claim of swimmable #Tiber in five years met with #scepticism

Experts unconvinced by mooted timescale for river to be reopened for public bathing

...Perhaps not in 5 years, but it is (perhaps) doable in 50... 🤔

#Pollution #Roma #Tevere

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Were All the Apostles Martyred? Unravelling a Pious Tradition

Were the apostles martyred heroes or church-made legends? Strip away the Sunday-school gloss and face the evidence. #Apostles #BiblicalHistory #Scepticism #DeconstructingFaith"
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Lost Language: Vaccine Debate - Mike Israetel

#vaccines #misinformation #scepticism

A Textual Contradiction That Undermines Biblical Authority Who Really Killed Goliath?

Who killed Goliath?

#DeconstructingFaith #BiblicalContradictions #DavidAndGoliath #TextualCriticism #Scepticism #BibleStudy #ReligionExposed #FaithAndReason #christianitydebunked

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Wo ist heute einer wie Carl #Sagan, der so etwas sagt? So enorm relevant. #science #scepticism #Wissenschaft