Episode 126: Brian Dunning of Skeptoid

I really like the way Brian expresses his way of thinking. I wish he would be more critical of religion. Toward the end of the podcast, he talked about how angry it made him that pseudo-scientists will take the money of gullible people. I assume that everyone who listens to this podcast will instantly draw a parallel to the Church and tithing. I wish Tom or Al asked Brian what he thought about the obligatory 10% to the church.

FYI – your links to the Book of Abraham and American History podcasts are flip-flopped.

I had no idea Brian is a former Mormon. I have listened to most of his skeptoid episodes and love “here be dragons.” I can’t wait to listen to this episode.

I recently got into a disagreement with a coworker about a social issue. The ridiculous thing is that this person and I actually agree on the issue. But I had to defend the opposite side because his attacks basically just consisted of hurling insults at the people who back the particular social issue. The thing I value most about Skeptoid (aside from learning about a bunch of interesting stuff I’d never heard of before) is that Brian sticks to the topic at hand instead of just bashing on people who believe in those things. Another thing I love about Skeptoid: the snarky responses to feedback.