Scientific skepticism
Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism (also spelled scepticism), sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking empirical evidence. In practice, the term most commonly refe ...
(also spelled scepticism) is the practice of questioning whether claims are supported by empirical research and have reproducibility, as part of a methodological norm pursuing "the extension of certified knowledge".
[: quoting Merton, R. K. (1942)] Scientific skepticism, or skepticism for short, manifests itself since the 20th century as a societal phenomenon involving several individuals and more or less organised groups through several different media, commonly referred to as "the skeptical movement".
This is a compilation of the various lists about skepticism with articles in Wikipedia.
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List of books about skepticism
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List of notable skeptics
This is a list of notable people that promote or practice scientific skepticism. In general, they favor science and are opposed to pseudoscience and quackery. They are generally skeptical of parapsychology, the paranormal, and alternative medicine. ...
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List of notable debunkers
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List of prizes for evidence of the paranormal
Paranormal challenges, often posed by groups or individuals who self-identify as skeptics or rationalists, publicly challenge those who claim to possess paranormal abilities to demonstrate that they in fact possess them, and are not fraudulent or ...
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List of skeptical conferences
This is a list of notable conferences that promote or practice scientific skepticism.
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* Humanism
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List of skeptical magazines
This is a list of notable magazines that promote or practice scientific skepticism.
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* Humanism
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List of skeptical organizations
This is a list of notable organizations that promote or practice scientific skepticism.
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* Humanism
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List of skeptical podcasts
This is a list of notable podcasts that promote or practice scientific skepticism.
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These podcasts are either officially on hiatus, have ceased production, or have not produced an episode in over a year.
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Lists of atheists
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the lack of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is simply the absence of belief that any deities exist. This is a compilation of the various lists of atheists with articles on Wikipedi ...
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List of topics characterized as pseudoscience
This is a list of topics that have, either currently or in the past, been characterized as pseudoscience by academics or researchers. Detailed discussion of these topics may be found on their main pages. These characterizations were made in the ...
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