Welcome to the ‘Autodidacted’ blog. Originally, this blog was called Debunking Creation “Science”, and was intended to be a companion blog to Lenny Flank’s Yahoo mailing list of the same name. Sadly, the blog never really took off and while there were several authors posting, active posting dropped off after a few months (and one of the authors passed away last summer), and the blog died off.
So it has been resurrected and renamed “Autodidacted” — with a broader focus on skepticism and rational thought. We will look at various topics on pseudo-science, especially that of the “cargo cult” variety, as well as other topics like religion, faith, etc., and how these things are impacting modern society, especially in the realm of education and scientific research.
When I say “faith”, I also don’t just mean Christianity, but any kind of irrational thought that might get bound of up in religion or “mystical” beliefs… whether it’s astrology, faith healing, homeopathy, alternative medicine, tarot cards, or whatever. If you make claims about something, be prepared to substantiate what you say.
I am known as “Audodidacted” on this blog — I am mainly self-educated, being a college dropout but having spent the past couple of decades educating myself on a variety of topics. I don’t claim to be an expert, and there is a lot of stuff where my knowledge is weak… and I will admit that and try to fill the gaps with correct knowledge when I can. But don’t expect me to accept things at face value. I like substantiation and empirical evidence.
Basic rules for commenting:
- No preaching
- Keep things PG-13
- Watch the foul language
- I won’t delete comments for content in general, but if you start advocating any kind of violence against any group (and I don’t care if you are religious, atheist, whatever), your post will get devoweled.
