Steven Novella
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1,536 appearances
3 recordings
2 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 4 Jul
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Well, by definition, we can't know that.
Right?
It has zero effect on our... You could state, like, God made the universe 10 minutes ago to look exactly as if it evolved over 13.4 billion years.
It's like, okay, that is by definition unfalsifiable.
It can't even be subjected to the scientific methodology.
Right.
So that's kind of the purpose and the philosophy of scientific skepticism.
But then there's the, like, what do we do nuts and bolts as a movement?
And I think there are three pillars to what we do.
The first one is promote a basic level of scientific literacy, right?
Understanding all the things that we talked about, having a working knowledge of science.
So that you can think about, understand, participate in issues that have a scientific basis.
Like if you don't have even a basic understanding of how the universe works or how the world works, it's hard to even really think about things, you know?
And we encounter this all the time where people say things which are just like gobbledygook.
Like what are you even talking about?
Like they're not even getting on first base because they don't even have a basic understanding of like physics and the laws of nature.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
The second component is critical thinking.
And this is huge.
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