AMA-1. Dr. Michael Shermer — Ask Me Anything!
In this first Ask Me Anything (AMA) Dr. Shermer attempts to answer as many questions as possible in a reasonable time among the hundreds submitted by readers. There were so many good ones, in fact, that he will produce a second AMA on these, as well as new ones submitted when we put out a call shortly. In AMA # 1 the questions are roughly grouped in the following categories:
- Science and Skepticism
- God, Jesus, and Religion
- Free Will
- Jordan Peterson
- Human Nature
- Future of Humanity
- Miscellaneous
Read a list of the questions answered in this AMA: https://www.skeptic.com/science-salon/ama001/
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In this first Ask Me Anything (AMA) Dr. Shermer attempts to answer as many questions as possible in a reasonable time among the hundreds submitted by readers. There were so many good ones, in fact, that he will produce a second AMA on these, as well as new ones submitted when we put out a call shortly. In AMA # 1 the questions are roughly grouped in the following categories:
- Science and Skepticism
- God, Jesus, and Religion
- Free Will
- Jordan Peterson
- Human Nature
- Future of Humanity
- Miscellaneous
Read a list of the questions answered in this AMA: https://www.skeptic.com/science-salon/ama001/
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