Please make conclusions about my mental health after reading By MARTIN REZNY Well, I guess I should clarify what I have learned and currently conclude about astrology. I certainly also started to approach astrology from a point of standard arrogant dismissal, but after the last now almost 15 years of…

And the surprising fact that it is a lot, especially this year By MARTIN REZNY Full disclosure, I’m not really an astrologer. …

Or how your horoscope is not just your star sign By MARTIN REZNY Yeah, so, this again. If you’re new to my blog and wondering where the hell this came from, I guess you should start from the beginning. If you’re already familiar with me being a witch who’d like…

By MARTIN REZNY Missed the first part of this series about scientism? Go back. It may seem like I’m generalizing when I speak about the rampant scientism of public promoters of science, but that’s only because I’m mostly trying to avoid making it personal. Which, perhaps, I shouldn’t avoid, since…

And why the way in which one communicates science matters By MARTIN REZNY Hello Will, I’m a bit surprised you reacted to my response, which is probably a good sign, but I’m still troubled by how you did that. Since the problem that I see here is emblematic of a…

An astro-lunatic’s response to the latest episode of The Orville By MARTIN REZNY Man, the universe must be kidding me. I come back from work, I put on my current favorite sci-fi show’s new episode called All The World Is Birthday Cake, and what a wonderful present I get. …

Correcting some more flawed criticisms of astrology By MARTIN REZNY Since literally nobody else is going to do this, I guess I have to, now that I’ve publicly outed myself as someone who has spent years studying astrology from a scientific point of view. …

Or why criticisms need to be informed in order to have value By MARTIN REZNY So, I have been doing some more research for my upcoming book about the estranged relationship between astrology and science and I came across another video where a professional astronomer decided to quickly and easily…

The basic how (not) to guide By MARTIN REZNY Well, kaironics may be named after a god, but it’s about as religious as chronology is. Besides, astrology itself that inspired it is remarkably un-culty for something that isn’t scientific in the modern sense. …

Or how to wrap your brain around concepts like “god of science” By MARTIN REZNY I do get where you’re coming from, and I understand this view is common among scientifically educated people, but my short answer would be — it’s not that simple. Do you know which science is…

In an ocean of chaos, lies, insanity, paranoia, and grand delusions By MARTIN REZNY Humans, if anything, are pattern-seeking animals, that’s true. We have evolved to see a deadly conspiracy behind every sudden rustle or creak, and for good reasons. If the rustle or creak isn’t made by a predator…

Some thoughts on how to fix the peer review and replication mess By MARTIN REZNY I must admit, as someone who got a social science degree but then decided to abort any semblance of academic career to keep his sanity, I have always suspected that the processes like peer review…

A critical overview of some common rationalistic fallacies of science By MARTIN REZNY Your great article about rationality being a myth has reminded me of the many frustrations that I have with the academy and especially the social sciences. I’ve decided to make it into a series of critiques and…

By MARTIN REZNY Missed the first one? Take a step back and read about scientism. It’s not illogical to expect that scientists as human beings are not any more unbiased, impartial, or unselfish than the general population. Since it is a highly competitive, high-skill career field, the expectation should be…

By MARTIN REZNY Missed the first part of this series about scientism? Go back. I’m glad that someone has brought up the p value because that’s indeed a very problematic issue, and the way it’s being used to infer the truthiness of experimental results is quite arbitrary, or to use…

By MARTIN REZNY Missed the first part of this series about scientism? Go back. In both natural and social sciences, scientists would like to believe that what they’re doing is entirely neutral and therefore not subject to a critical emotional or transcendental examination. It’s important to understand this stance is…

By MARTIN REZNY Missed the first part of this series about scientism? Go back. Probably the simplest failing of science is that when you base your entire methodology on doubt, you will always err on the side of something dramatic or radical not being true. While that’s only temporarily embarrassing…

About the bias of researchers and experimental interference By MARTIN REZNY Missed the first one? Take a step back and read about scientism. I needed more time to think about what it would mean exactly if I actually tried to use the method I was talking about to do real…

The difference between being “cruel” to ideas, and being a cruel person By MARTIN REZNY I’m not psychic, so I can’t say that I know for sure what made Ethan write the article that I’m responding to, but I have a difficulty coming up with any options that I would…