RationalWiki:Webpage links

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This page contains helpful links that don't belong on our more specialized ebook and blogroll pages.

Contents 1 Science and skepticism 2 Crackpottery examined 3 Humor 4 Buttons, t-shirts, stickers... 5 Miscellaneous sites

[edit] Science and skepticism

• EvoWiki This site shows the case for evolution agsainst creationism.
• The Enemies of Reason pt. 1 episode one of Richard Dawkin's new mini-series. Covering psychics, astrology and other New Age magical thinking.
• The Enemies of reason pt. 2 episode two of Richard Dawkin's new mini-series. This one covers alternative medicine, homeopathy, and vaccine hysteria.
• The Australian Skeptics, home of the Bent Spoon Award
• The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (the former CSICOP)
• The Skeptics Society/Skeptic Magazine
• Snopes.com, one of the most-referenced urban legend sites on the Web
• TalkOrigins FAQ Archive, a huge repository of FAQs and ebooks on subjects relating to origins of life and the universe
• The Skeptics Dictionary, online version "a Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions."
• Ratbags, a site dedicated to labeling organizations, people and websites that promote quack medicine and other pseudoscience.
• Answers in Creation -- yes, you can be a Christian without subscribing to insanity. Good to know.

[edit] Crackpottery examined

• Crank.Net, a categorized link farm listing numerous forms of crankery from around the Internet
• Insolitology.org by François and Alleee Tremblay, mocking prominent Internet cranks (including Gene Ray and his Time Cube)
• Odd Books, a listing of reviews of books written primarily by people whose views are far outside the mainstream

[edit] Humor

• this page is as good a portal as any to this wonderful collection of humors. Found when posted by a troll on Conservapedia ("here's a Darwin caricature you might like to download").
• How to build your own woo (link courtesy of PalMD)
• Parody of fundy loons

[edit] Buttons, t-shirts, stickers...

• Teach the controversy paraphernalia - pick your own controversy!
• Awesome Andy Accessories at Clueless Values.

[edit] Miscellaneous sites

• FreeRice.com. Feed your vocabulary while you feed hungry people. Can't get much better than that.