Welcome to the
Rational Roundtable
About Us
We are advocates for critical thinking, science-based skepticism, and combating disinformation.
Currently, we meet in person bi-monthly to share resources and strategies to promote critical thinking in our own communities. More events are being planned!
We are a subgroup of the Stockton Area Atheists & Freethinkers and welcome all critical thinkers to join us! We encourage the Humanist principles of personal responsibility, humility, and of course, critical thinking.
Follow us on Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/stocktonatheists/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StocktonAtheists
We an an affiliate group with the Center For Inquiry, who publishes the magazine Skeptical Inquirer.
Recommended Reading
Skeptical Inquirer:The Magazine for Science and Reason
“I know of no greater antidote to pseudoscience than the contents of Skeptical Inquirer magazine.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson
Notable skeptics have credited this bimonthly magazine as an importance influence in developing their scientific skepticism. Writing for Scientific American in 1982, cognitive scientist Douglas Hofstadter said the purpose for Skeptical Inquirer was to “combat nonsense” with articles that require no special expertise, only “curiosity about truth.”
Books
There are many informative books to learn about scientific skepticism and critical thinking. Here are just a few of our favorites:
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
Flim-Flam! by James Randi
Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries by Benjamin Radford
The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies – How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths by Michael Shermer
Good Thinking: Why Flawed Logic Puts Us All At Risk And How Critical Thinking Can Save the World by David Robert Grimes
Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think by Andy Norman
Paranormality: Why We See What Isn’t There by Professor Richard Wiseman
You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney
Good Thinking: What You Need to Know to be Smarter, Safer, Wealthier, and Wiser by Guy P. Harrison
Recommended Websites and Podcasts
Websites:
https://centerforinquiry.org
https://skepticalinquirer.org
https://www.abouttimeproject.org
https://thinkingispower.com
https://mentalimmunityproject.org
https://www.metabunk.org
https://youarenotsosmart.com
Podcasts & shows:
Skeptoid
The Skeptic Zone
The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe
Squaring the Strange
The Skeptic Help Bar: https://www.facebook.com/IAmKennyBiddle
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