The Skeptic Zone #631 - 15.November.2020
Nov 14, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Episode description
0:00:00 Introduction
Richard Saunders 0:03:26 From 9/11 to COVID-19
An interview with Claus Larsen from Denmark about the ongoing research into some of the biggest conspiracy theories in recent history. What are some of the COVID-19 conspiracies doing the rounds and why do people believe in them?
http://www.911facts.dk 0:29:50 Logical Fallacies. With Michelle Bijkersma
This week Michelle looks at "The Appeal to the Stone".
This is when you dismiss an idea or statement as absurd, invalid, or incorrect, without giving a satisfactory reason as to why.
A Logical Fallacy is an error we can make in reasoning, but it usually crops up when we are discussing or arguing our point of view. 0:34:54 A Dive into a Trove
A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to the Australian Skeptics. 1986.01.06 - The Canberra Times
1987.04.18 - The Canberra Times
1986.05.27 - The Canberra Times
1986.06.04 - The Canberra Times
1988.04.04 - The Canberra Times Also Richard Saunders vs. Milton Black.
https://youtu.be/q-fjymxOrGE
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Richard Saunders 0:03:26 From 9/11 to COVID-19
An interview with Claus Larsen from Denmark about the ongoing research into some of the biggest conspiracy theories in recent history. What are some of the COVID-19 conspiracies doing the rounds and why do people believe in them?
http://www.911facts.dk 0:29:50 Logical Fallacies. With Michelle Bijkersma
This week Michelle looks at "The Appeal to the Stone".
This is when you dismiss an idea or statement as absurd, invalid, or incorrect, without giving a satisfactory reason as to why.
A Logical Fallacy is an error we can make in reasoning, but it usually crops up when we are discussing or arguing our point of view. 0:34:54 A Dive into a Trove
A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to the Australian Skeptics. 1986.01.06 - The Canberra Times
1987.04.18 - The Canberra Times
1986.05.27 - The Canberra Times
1986.06.04 - The Canberra Times
1988.04.04 - The Canberra Times Also Richard Saunders vs. Milton Black.
https://youtu.be/q-fjymxOrGE
Corona Conspiracy - Upload Images
https://coronaconspiracy.cloud