Let’s get started already.

The initial post is not what this blog is all about, but why not start with an example of what I see as a problem within our society. People often make baseless claims and statements without the evidence to support them, or even a reputation from previous successes. Yet these same people make millions feeding off of some of the vulnerable and less critically minded neighbors of ours. They are able to flex their media muscles and gather flocks of followers whenever they make an appearance. They can make statements which would rewrite our knowledge of science without a shred of evidence. Even when faced with volumes of contradictory evidence, these people will stand tall and tell you that only they know the truth, which fortunately is on sale today.

I think that there is a problem in our society and I want to find a way to fix it. Everyday people should know how to spot when someone is performing a cold reading under false pretenses. They should realize that they can get better medicine from their doctor than they can from the guy between the cell phone ad and the beer commercial. They should be able to take apart a fallacious argument and see when they are being presented with a logical fallacy.

I do not, however, know what needs to be done to fix these things. That is what this is all about. This is documentation of a journey for both myself and maybe society as well.

I am a skeptic, but I still have to learn what to do with that.