Being a skeptic just means being rational and empirical: thinking and seeing before believing. Michael Shermer believeempiricalmean Change image and share on social
A Hubble Space Telescope photograph of the universe evokes far more awe for creation than light streaming through a stained glass window in a cathedral. Michael Shermer awecathedralcreation Change image and share on social
There are checks and balances in science. There's somebody checking the people doing the science, and then there's somebody who checks the checkers and somebody who checks the checker's checkers. Michael Shermer balancecheckchecker Change image and share on social
In comparison, Google is brilliant because it uses an algorithm that ranks Web pages by the number of links to them, with those links themselves valued by the number of links to their page of origin. Michael Shermer algorithmbrilliantcomparison Change image and share on social
Skeptics question the validity of a particular claim by calling for evidence to prove or disprove it. Michael Shermer callclaimdisprove Change image and share on social
