Johnny Belgium

Being 'skeptical' means that you don't believe something. But influencers who call themselves skeptics are the opposite. They are 'know-it-alls'. They claim to have a logical system that allows them to see the truth of everything. They are full of factoids and opinions. A true skeptic would just go "I don't know'. But you can't fill hours of podcast every week with scientific humility. A shill is a person that is promoting a product with deception. Pretending to be impartial, but actually working for a corporation. Are Steve Novella and The Skeptics Guide To The Universe shills? As a real skeptic: I don't know. But I have a story about them. The Skeptics Guide To The Universe is a long running science podcast. Every week they give their opinions on science news. Amazing how influencers find the time to become experts on every topic under the sun. My science teacher taught me: "The only way to know something for sure, is to test it yourself...

I'm subscribed to a newspaper. I'm stuck paying for 3 years, because I'm stupid. Every week, sometimes multiple times per day, I get a notifications telling me white men are evil, eat meat and don't take personal responsibility for your choices. But there is some huge news that I haven't read anywhere in the mainstream news. Namely that ExxonMobil has stated in their Global Outlook Report that existing oil/gas wells are declining by 15% per year, and that without more investment, Global Oil Supply will decline by 70% (!) by 2030 (!). I would link to the report, but Google won't let me find it anymore. The following however, is a quote from an article about the report: "However, global oil and natural gas supplies can virtually disappear without continued investment, warns the report. The Outlook reflects oil production naturally declining at a rate of about 15% per year—nearly double the IEA’s prior estimates of about 8%. This increase is the result of the ...