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Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism, sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking empirical evidence.

Do not confuse this with General Skepticism, Philosophical Skepticism, or Denialism.

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This Study Finds a Chilling Link Between Personality Type and Trump Support (www.zmescience.com)

submitted 1 year ago by florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/skeptic@lemmy.world

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656625000704

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 6 points 1 year ago

They do these studies every decade or so with consistent results. Also note that rwa doesn't mean right leaning.

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