Peter Singer

10/03/2008 00:00

Philosopher Peter Singer will come to do a lecture at RIT.

He has some pretty interesting ideas. Check out his wikipedia page.

Not skeptical about Wikipedia!?

Submitted by AnonymousSkeptic (not verified) on Mon, 09/22/2008 - 17:20.

A skeptic page with a link to Wikipedia!? Say it isn't so!

Damn kids today.

Unless we are talking about

Submitted by AnonymousSkeptic (not verified) on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 10:02.

Unless we are talking about peer reviewed scientific journals here…Wikipedia is as reliable as any other "single" source. It is comparable to Encyclopedia Britannica in regards to the number of errors for example. Though someone can easily vandalize something in Wikipedia, it is constantly monitored for the most part and false information does not stay on it very long. As with ANY single source, including books written by one person (even proclaimed experts), “official” encyclopedias, and so on….you should always verify the information is correct with a number of sources whenever possible.

Defending Wikipedia

Submitted by AnonymousSkeptic (not verified) on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 10:00.

Unless we are talking about peer reviewed scientific journals here…Wikipedia is as reliable as any other "single" source. It is comparable to Encyclopedia Britannica in regards to the number of errors for example. Though someone can easily vandalize something in Wikipedia, it is constantly monitored for the most part and false information does not stay on it very long. As with ANY single source, including books written by one person (even proclaimed experts), “official” encyclopedias, and so on….you should always verify the information is correct with a number of sources whenever possible.

I believe that Mike's intent

Submitted by JonathanBerman on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 15:20.

I believe that Mike's intent was to provide a quick way for people to familiarize themselves with him. For that purpose wikipedia is useful, even if not all it's information is trustworthy.