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54 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2011
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Skepticism. What is it? What does it mean to be a skeptic? What are the tools of the skeptically minded person? How can we apply those tools to religion? to the claims of pseudoscience and the paranormal? How can we apply those tools in our day to lives to make sure we believe as many true things as possible while believing as few false things as possible? Tune in to find out! Our host Greg will teach you how to use rigorous thought processes to help ensure you believe in true propositions. "Inference to the best explanation". Bayes Theorem. And more! All in an easy to understand but comprehensive way. Want to think more clearly and be able to recognize when others are thinking poorly? Don't miss it!
Skepticism. What is it? What does it mean to be a skeptic? What are the tools of the skeptically minded person? How can we apply those tools to religion? to the claims of pseudoscience and the paranormal? How can we apply those tools in our day to lives to make sure we believe as many true things as possible while believing as few false things as possible? Tune in to find out! Our host Greg will teach you how to use rigorous thought processes to help ensure you believe in true propositions. "Inference to the best explanation". Bayes Theorem. And more! All in an easy to understand but comprehensive way. Want to think more clearly and be able to recognize when others are thinking poorly? Don't miss it!
Released:
Apr 4, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (5)
Episode 85 Dr. John Allen Paulos NOV 18, 2012: Dr. Paulos received his PhD in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin and is now a professor of that same subject at Temple University. Mathematical logic by Think Atheist