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Pavel Šmejkal
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Czech TV postproduction support, Chairman of Atropos Skeptics Society, Member of Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia & Czech Skeptics' Club Sisyfos, host of Meaning of (Skeptical) Life podcast, Street Epistemology fan. Science bitches! psax.mosl.cz
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5.

Just because millions of people believe something doesn't make it true. Once upon a time, everyone believed that the earth was flat.

#SkepticalAdvent2025
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December 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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4.

It's okay not to know.
What's dangerous is thinking that I know everything after reading one article.

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A graphic card featuring the number 4 in the top right corner and the title "DUNNING-KRUGER." The central text reads: "IT'S OKAY NOT TO KNOW. WHAT'S DANGEROUS IS THINKING THAT I KNOW EVERYTHING AFTER READING ONE ARTICLE." Below the text, an illustration shows a cool Ape wearing a yellow hoodie, sunglasses, and a tall top hat, sitting cross-legged amidst a pile of papers and floating orange question marks.
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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3.

The first information you get isn't necessarily the most accurate.
It was just the first.

#SkepticalAdvent2025
An informational graphic titled "ANCHORING" marked with the number 3 in the corner. The text reads: "The first information you get isn't necessarily the most accurate. It was just the first." Below the text is an illustration of a cool Ape wearing a top hat, sunglasses, and a large gold medal, sitting on a first-place podium while two other gorillas stand behind him.
December 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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2.

If an article confirms what you already believe 100%,be wary.
The truth is often more complicated.

#SkepticalAdvent2025
A graphic card with a red and white background titled "CONFIRMATION BIAS" with the number "2" in the top right corner. The text reads, "IF AN ARTICLE CONFIRMS WHAT YOU ALREADY BELIEVE 100%, BE WARY. THE TRUTH IS OFTEN MORE COMPLICATED." Below the text is an illustration of a cool Ape wearing a red hoodie, yellow boots, and a top hat with green goggles, sitting cross-legged holding a newspaper and raising one finger in the air.
December 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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1.

Seeing a face on Mars is not
proof of extraterrestrials,
but rather evidence of
the human brain.

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A graphic card with a dark green border and the number "1" in the top right corner. The card features the text "PAREIDOLIA" followed by the sentence: "Seeing a face on Mars is not proof of extraterrestrials, but rather evidence of the human brain." An illustration at the bottom shows a cool Ape wearing a top hat with a daisy, green sunglasses, and a green hooded jacket, sitting cross-legged and reading a book titled "Martian."
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Ve věku 95 let odešel Oldřich Jelínek.
Díky, mistře, za Vaši práci, která mne provázela od dětství.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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July 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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I love whole Syrphidae family. Always makes my day.

Here, Episyrphus balteatus.
Close-up photo of a Episyrphus balteatus hover fly sitting on the top of my finger.
July 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Cyber attack took down mosl.cz — including Psax’s Skeptiffic Globuli & Atropos Blog. 💀
The ape survived. With backups and black tea with a sugar and lemon.

🏗️ The great reconstruction has begun.

Skepticism isn’t that easy to kill!
— Psax

#ItsAlive #PsaxsSkeptifficGlobuli #Atropos #MoSL
A calm black gorilla wearing a white hoodie with “PSAX”, round green sunglasses, and a hat with a daisy sits cross-legged in front of a pile of smoking, burning servers. The gorilla is holding a red polka-dot mug with steam rising from hot tea. The image includes minimalist poster text: The ape survived. mosl.cz burned. Tea was hot. Rebuild begins. Bottom: Psax & Atropos Projects.
July 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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June 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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🔍 Two Czech women murdered their spiritual guru — because he asked them to.
They believed his body would disappear.

✦ A story of the tragic cost of abandoning skepticism by well-educated people.

📔 Full article:
🔗 blog.mosl.cz/religion/a-b...

#skepticism #criticalthinking #belief #cult #murder
AI generated picture of a human body laying on the floor of empty rural house, body is covered by white sheet.
June 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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#StarTrek #StarWars #USA
June 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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🔍 A Skeptic in the Wild: Notes from the Edge of a Forest

Instead of ghosts, I track butterflies, birds, and everything in sight.
Bohemia. Ongoing curiosity.
👉 Just a small ritual of paying attention beyond the screen.
📗 Field Notes here: psax.mosl.cz/category/fie...

#FieldNotes #SkepticOutdoors
May 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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The Earth is a pyramid-shaped!
No! The Earth is obviously a toroidal polyhedron-shaped!
#Autism #Vaccines #Nonsense
April 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Marně zde hledám příspěvek o měření v Klementinu a o nejteplejším roce (2024).
Proč stále před Bluesky upřednostňujete toxický Twitter?
(na odkaz vedoucí na Twitter klikat vážně nebudu, jsem rád, že jsem pryč)
April 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Praha
March 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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I had the morning boat!
March 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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#Trump signed executive order to dismantle the Education Department.
As a next step, I foresee the introduction of brand new taxes, namely a death tax, a tax on rheumatism, and a tax on cucumbers.
#Ubu #UbuRoi
Monochrome drawing of Trump as the Ubu Roi.
March 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Yesterday was the day...
#TwinPeaks
February 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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IMHO, lol.
#Vaccines #Autism #Grog #MAGA
Screenshot of a post on Twitter. The post is from Nicolas Hulscher, MPH (@NicHulscher), criticizing Grok 3 for stating that "vaccines do not cause autism." He claims that Grok's DeepSearch mode failed to find or include four peer-reviewed studies that allegedly show increased risks of autism in vaccinated children. The screenshot includes Grok's response to the question "Do vaccines cause autism?" which states: "No, vaccines do not cause autism. Key Points: Vaccines are safe and do not lead to autism, de..." Below this, there is a reply from a user named Dawn (@DawnsMuses), who expresses disappointment with Grok's response, stating that it ignored thousands of posts and comments about personal vaccine injury testimonies on its own platform. The timestamp on Dawn's reply is 10:01 PM on February 23, 2025, with 542 views. The post has received engagement, including 2.1K comments, 3.7K reposts, 15.2K likes, and 1M views.
February 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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#StarTrek #Joke #Musk
February 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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ČHMÚ jsem tu rád začal sledovat, bohužel ale evidentně stále upřednostňují Muskovu platformu před Bluesky.
February 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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God's trillionth attempt of coming out.
January 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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January 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Wishing everyone a year full of critical thinking, inspiring journeys, and new discoveries. May humor and rationality guide you every step of the way! 🖖
December 31, 2024 at 7:47 AM