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3rd August 2022
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Another mass shooting in America cites the Great Replacement conspiracy theory as motivation
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Aaron Rabinowitz
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Aaron Rabinowitz is a lecturer in philosophy at Rutgers University, and host of the Embrace The Void and Philosophers in Space podcast.
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Conspiracy Theories
Beware the ‘They’: once we believe in hidden, evil cabals, we can be convinced of anything
Aaron Rabinowitz
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8th February 2021
By blaming an unseen "They" for all that's wrong, conspiracy theories block any genuine skepticism - and that's what makes them so dangerous
Conspiracy Theories
Cheap talk skepticism: why we need to push back against those who are ‘just asking questions’
Aaron Rabinowitz
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8th January 2021
'Cheap talk' skepticism - coming at little cost to the doubter, but significant cost to others - is undermining genuine skeptical inquiry.
Philosophy
Are you skeptical about free will? Prove it!
Aaron Rabinowitz
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21st December 2020
Letting go of a belief in free will isn't easy, but proving to people that no trace of the belief persists? That's where things get really tricky.
Philosophy
Real in what sense? Consensually torturing skeptics over the nature of ‘realness’
Aaron Rabinowitz
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24th November 2020
Even a skeptic's sense of what is real can be less black and white than we think - and can lead to some surprisingly uncomfortable analysis
Conspiracy Theories
The Curse of Monster Island: a four year experiment in unmoderated free speech
Aaron Rabinowitz
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14th October 2020
A forum for unmoderated free speech quickly became a place to showcase the worst aspects of human nature, with grim consequences.
Philosophy
Ethics for skeptics: why compassion and reason go hand in hand
Aaron Rabinowitz
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18th September 2020
Philosophy lecturer Aaron Rabinowitz outlines the ethical core of skepticism, and explains why a compassionate understanding of morality must underpin the skeptical worldview.
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