Category: Feature Article
The Hidden Connection between Academic Relativists and Science Denial
Since the 1960s, relativism about natural science has been a major trend in parts of the social sciences. Proponents of social constructivism, the strong program, deconstructionism, and postmodernism describe results from natural science as power-based social constructions rather than the currently best knowledge about the natural world. Critics have accused them of contributing to the …
This article is available for free to all.Skepticism Needs More Historians and Social Scientists
Organized skepticism has a reputation for attracting physicists and psychologists. To test that notion, I grabbed the March/April 2021 Skeptical Inquirer and looked at the affiliations of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI) Fellows and its Scientific and Technical Consultants listed on the inside covers. According to my count, about 20 percent of the total …
This article is available for free to all.‘I Was Wrong’: Religious Prophecy and the 2020 Election
Pastor Jeremiah Johnson had three prophetic visions on October 20, 2020 (The Altar Global 2021a). The first was of the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the World Series that began on that day. The second was of Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. The third was of Donald Trump winning reelection. When the …