The Skeptic’s Case for Free Speech | Michael Shermer

Philosophy For Our Times

English - May 11, 2021 09:30 - 27 minutes - 25 MB - ★★★★ - 249 ratings
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If we put barriers up to silence 'unpleasant' ideas, what's to stop the silencing of any discussion? Professional sceptic and bestselling author of 'Giving the Devil his Due' Michael Shermer explores the dangerous possibility of a world without free speech.

Michael Shermer is the founder of The Skeptics Society, the editor-in-chief of its magazine 'Skeptic', and a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University, where he teaches Skepticism 101.

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