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In 2010, Gerbic founded "Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia" (GSoW), [10] a group of editors who create and edit Wikipedia articles that reflect scientific skepticism. [ 7 ] [ 11 ] The New York Times Magazine reported in February 2019, in an interview with Gerbic, that GSoW had 144 editors who had worked on nearly 900 Wikipedia pages.
Susan Gerbic, the founder of Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia which has the mission of improving the skeptical content of Wikipedia. [26] Ben Goldacre, physician, journalist. Author of the "Bad Science" column in The Guardian (UK newspaper). [27] David Gorski, surgical oncologist. A.k.a. Orac of Respectful Insolence.
Skepticism, also spelled scepticism in British English, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. [1] For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the person doubts that these claims are accurate.
The definition refers to any concept, method, profession, organization, or person who has ever (including historical) been associated with the concept of critical skepticism. The subject or person may have been on the receiving end of accusations, on the accusing end, or on the study end (hence the inclusion of various terms related to medicine ...
Polish resistance movement in World War II (many of these groups were a part of the Polish Underground State, the large guerrilla movement that initiated the Warsaw Uprising, as well as some other anti-Nazi partisan-warfare-based actions like the Zamość Uprising, the Battle of Osuchy, the Raid on Mittenheide, Operation Tempest, or Operation ...
Leader of the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia project (GSoW) Let's get this party started! Shameran81 (talk · contribs) alt health, religions, medicine, and more. Shibbolethink (talk · contribs) PhD Student in Virology and Immunology, interested in alternative medicine, creationism, and the pathology of conspiracy theories.
Skepticism In ordinary usage, skepticism or scepticism (UK spelling) refers to an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object, the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain, or the method of suspended judgment, systematic doubt, or criticism that is ...
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge.Also called theory of knowledge, it explores different types of knowledge, such as propositional knowledge about facts, practical knowledge in the form of skills, and knowledge by acquaintance as a familiarity through experience.