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03/13/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Why are people so gullible? Science says skepticism and disbelief takes practice

These days, we have access to an overwhelming amount of information yet we rarely stop to think about the authenticity of what we see and hear. Our beliefs are often shaped by external forces and we rarely have first-hand experience to influence our thoughts. Our ancestors relied on “direct sensory experience” as they formed their […]

11/26/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Why science should listen to “lone genius” dissenting voices

The concept of the “mad scientist” with crazy hair who dallies about the lab mixing chemical-filled beakers has become something of a stereotypical image in the public mind. That’s because entertainment and media almost always portray scientists as “lone geniuses” who rely solely only on their own intellects and imaginations to come up with new […]

05/15/2017 / By Mike Adams

BOSTON RALLY this Thursday to target the Boston Herald for stating that vaccine skeptics should all be “hanged to death”

After the Boston Herald published an article claiming that scientists, journalists and naturopaths who oppose injecting children with mercury should be “hanged to death,” all hell broke loose for the Herald and its editor, Rachelle Cohen. For starters, Natural News urged its readers and fans to report the Boston Herald to the Boston FBI and […]

04/25/2017 / By Mike Adams

Vaccine skepticism is rooted in rational science, while vaccine zealotry is pushed under the “cult of scientism”

Ever notice how every attack on so-called “anti-vaxxers” (a demeaning medical slur, the equivalent of the “N word” in science) begins with the assumption that they must be completely crazy? That’s a tactic. It’s designed to dismiss the rational science behind vaccine skepticism, even as the evidence keeps mounting that toxic vaccine ingredients are incredibly […]

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