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152. Politics & Truth — Michael Shermer Responds to Critics of His Commentary “Trump & Truth”
152. Politics & Truth — Michael Shermer Responds to Critics of His Commentary “Trump & Truth”
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Dr. Michael Shermer received a lot of interesting and constructive responses to episode 151, his commentary on the events of January 6, 2021 — the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters. In episode 152, Shermer responds to critics, reminding us that the truth or falsity of a claim of any kind that can be adjudicated by science and reason applies not just to astrologers, psychics, UFO proponents, and Big Foot hunters (all of which we cover in Skeptic magazine), but to conspiracy theories, including and especially those in the realm of politics, economics, and ideology, which as we’ve seen matters very much to the stability of our democracy and trust in the institutions that keep society stable. Whether a particular conspiracy theory is true or false very much matters.
Released:
Jan 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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