• Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    See, this is why I don’t like debunking shows in general, and I find the skeptic movement to be overrated and simply draws less criticism that it deserves.

    MythBusters avoided the one mistake that all debunkers make. First off, they didn’t come off as thinking that they were smarter than anyone else, they don’t mock people for believing false information, and they never bring religion into it.

    They just talked about whatever misconception, then they tested to see if it worked or not

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      11 months ago

      I think Jamie comes off as if he’s smarter than everyone else and is wrong most often to boot.

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      11 months ago

      Well then I guess Penn & Teller’s BS series is actually the Dark Side version of Mythbusters.

      Loved both of those shows. Learned how to cheat on a polygraph from the Penn & Teller show.