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Conspiracy Thinking, Truth, and Consequences

Published on March 8, 2026 By sirrahc

“There are reasons to question whether authorities are telling us the truth. Doing so does not make you a conspiracy theorist. But abandoning truth and reason does.” — O. Alan Noble, Dispatch Faith The Dispatch newsletters are, I admit, not exactly my favorites. I often disagree with their takes on socio-political matters, or at least […]

Scientism Commits Suicide… Twice

Published on April 5, 2020 By sirrahc

“Only science gives reliable truth.” — believers in scientism Have you ever heard of a self-refuting view or idea? This is an idea that, when examined, actually defeats itself. It commits suicide. There are different types of self-refuting ideas, and some are easier to recognize than others. For example, if someone says, “All English sentences […]