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《怀疑探索者》 第50卷 第3期 5月刊 6月刊 · 2026年5月刊 · 中文解读

伪科学的本质、如何对抗它以及为何重要

The Nature of Pseudoscience, How to Fight It, and Why It Matters · Massimo Pigliucci
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本文探讨了伪科学的本质、对抗伪科学的方法及其重要性,并鼓励怀疑论者继续坚持批判性思维。
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When so many people continue to fall for pseudoscience, why should we even bother with skepticism? This pep talk for skeptics provides the answer. MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI Being a skeptic can be hard on one’s soul. That’s always been true, ever since the invention of skepticism as a philosophy of life back in the times of Pyrrho of Elis (365-275 BCE) (Bett 2019). It’s hard not just because it requires rigorous intellectual self-discipline but because—let’s face it—much of the world ain't skeptical at all. Indeed, skeptics such as Socrates of Athens (470-399 BCE) have historically been deemed dangerous enough to occasionally be condemned to death on charge of “corrupting the youth,” that is, teaching critical thinking. …
摘自《怀疑探索者》(Skeptical Inquirer)第50卷 第3期 5月刊 6月刊 · 2026年5月刊,Massimo Pigliucci。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。
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