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*[[The Onion]] - http://www.theonion.com | *[[The Onion]] - http://www.theonion.com | ||
*[[Uncyclopedia]] - http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com | *[[Uncyclopedia]] - http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com | ||
| + | *[[Encyclopædia Dramatica]] - http://encyclopediadramatica.ch - for all your [[troll]]ing needs. | ||
*Wikiality - http://www.wikiality.com | *Wikiality - http://www.wikiality.com | ||
*Some of the parody sites listed in our [[Poe's Law]] article | *Some of the parody sites listed in our [[Poe's Law]] article | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 3 May 2011
This is a list of websites that help further our mission.
Contents |
General research
- Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org - "the encyclopedia any teenager can vandalize"
- Snopes - http://www.snopes.com - excellent debunkers of the endless flow of urban, rural, and cyber myths
- Hoax-Slayer - http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ - like Snopes but
not as goodfocuses more on chain emails. - Thirty Free Image Resources on the Web - http://websearch.about.com//od/bestwebsites/tp/free-images.htm
General rationality
- LessWrong - http://www.lesswrong.com - a community blog devoted to refining the art of human rationality
Skepticism
- Skeptic magazine (edited by Michael Shermer) - http://www.skeptic.com/
- SkepticWiki - http://skepticwiki.org
- Skeptics Dictionary - http://skepdic.com
- Skeptic Report - http://www.skepticreport.com
- The James Randi Educational Foundation - http://www.randi.org
- Skeptics Annotated Bible/Koran/Book of Mormon - http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/
Keeping an eye on the loonies
- Southern Poverty Law Center -- Keeping tabs on hate groups across the US
- Anti-Defamation League -- Occasionally they take wrong turns, but on average they do more good than not
- Media Matters for America -- run by David Brock, a former mouthpiece for the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy (no, literally)
Refuting YEC nonsense
Atheism
- The Secular Web (Internet Infidels) - http://www.infidels.org
- About.com: Atheism/Agnosticism - http://atheism.about.com
- The Freedom From Religion Foundation - http://www.ffrf.org/index.php
Religion
- Religious tolerance - http://www.religioustolerance.org
- Lots of interesting data at http://www.adherents.com
- Need a Bible quote in multiple translations, languages and fully searchable - http://www.biblegateway.com
- Or a more skeptical look at the Bible - http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/
- Open discussion between believers and non believers - http://www.religiousfreaks.com/
- Dissection of non-Christian messages in Christian text - http://www.evilbible.com/
Refuting health quackery
- Quackwatch - http://www.quackwatch.com
- Sloan-Kettering database on "alternative" treatments - http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm
- Ratbags.com - Australian blogger Peter Bowditch's takedowns of altie garbage.
- Cochrane Reviews - Huge collection of meta-analyses of evidence-based medicine. The only downside is that your access may be limited depending on your place of residence.
Refuting Holocaust denialism
- Nizkor Project - http://www.nizkor.org/
Refuting New Age nonsense
- New Age Frauds and Plastic Shamans - debunking white phonies charging big bucks for a "taste of nativism", while laying claim to Native American ancestry or teachings.
- SIMPOS - site in the Netherlands (in English and Dutch versions)
Rationalwikian sites, perhaps of dubious value
- Human Thoughts - A random "thought" according to the website's owner. Main page.
- We couldn't make this up... - http://cpmonitor.wordpress.com/, Psygremlin's blog.
Snark and lulz
- The Onion - http://www.theonion.com
- Uncyclopedia - http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com
- Encyclopædia Dramatica - http://encyclopediadramatica.ch - for all your trolling needs.
- Wikiality - http://www.wikiality.com
- Some of the parody sites listed in our Poe's Law article