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An RationalWiki user wrote on March 12, 2021: "Can't wait to get the COVID vaccine. Been extremely paranoid for the past year. At least more paranoid than I normally would be." - User: Eggs Over EASyPlus | An RationalWiki user wrote on March 12, 2021: "Can't wait to get the COVID vaccine. Been extremely paranoid for the past year. At least more paranoid than I normally would be." - User: Eggs Over EASyPlus | ||
Another RationalWiki editor wrote in response: "There's a story floating around about a 39 year old from Utah who died after taking the covid vaccine. As tragic as that situation is, really hope it doesn't scare people off from taking it. Even if this was directly caused by the vaccine (we're still unsure it was or not), far less will die from this vaccine vs COVID itself. But expect this to make the front lines of anti-vax websites everywhere." - User: Aaronmichael5, March 12, 2021 | Another RationalWiki editor wrote in response: "There's a story floating around about a 39 year old from [[File:Utah-icon.png]] [[Utah]] who died after taking the covid vaccine. As tragic as that situation is, really hope it doesn't scare people off from taking it. Even if this was directly caused by the vaccine (we're still unsure it was or not), far less will die from this vaccine vs COVID itself. But expect this to make the front lines of anti-vax websites everywhere." - User: Aaronmichael5, March 12, 2021 | ||
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Revision as of 05:43, 10 September 2024
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Reading RationalWiki feels like being lectured by a smug teenager who just discovered 
atheism.
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General criticism of RationalWiki
RationalWiki, officially the RationalMedia Foundation and sometimes known as RationalWikism (to make it sound more like an ideology), is a 
progressive and 
anti-Theist ideology that represents the views of a wiki of the same name. He likes to abuse the term “
pseudoscience” and uses it to refer to any non-mainstream 
scientific ideas (very irrational). The articles on the wiki is usually unprofessional and 
satircal to the topics which he deems as “ pseudoscience”, and is always written with the most smug 
liberal 
Redditor tone and terminology.
RationalWiki, due to their excessive contradictions and abuses, such as the abuse of the term " pseudoscience" (as stated before) and other "pseudothing" concepts, is usually referred as IrrationalWiki.
History
RationalWiki was created by a group of immature adults who enjoyed vandalizing other wikis, like 
Conservapedia and 
Wikipedia. They basically created RationalWiki to publish what the other wikis wouldn’t allow them to publish. Though the triggering event of the wiki’s creation was on April 2007, when Dr. Peter Lipson, an internal medicine physician, attempted to edit Conservapedia's article on breast cancer to include evidence countering the claim that abortion was linked to the disease. Conservapedia administrators questioned Lipson's credentials and shut down the debate. After his edits were reverted and he was blocked, Lipson and several other contributors and trolls stopped trying to moderate the articles on Conservapedia and instead started their own website, RationalWiki.
Before 2010, RationalWiki's domains were registered to Trent Toulouse, and the wiki was hosted from a server in his home. In 2010, Trent Toulouse incorporated the “nonprofit organization” RationalWiki Foundation Inc. to manage the website's affairs and cover operational expenses. In July 2013, the RationalWiki Foundation changed its name to the RationalMedia Foundation, stating that its aims extended beyond the RationalWiki site alone.
The RationalWiki website experienced a significant decline in web traffic during the latter part of 2019 and throughout most of the first half of 2020. By January 2022, RationalWiki.org's global web traffic ranking was also dropping. In the latter part of 2022, the site lost a substantial portion of its referral traffic from 
Google.
On May 29, 2022, one of the founders of the RationalWiki website indicated "Currently the donations we get are sparse… We have not done a donation drive in a long time and have not been self-supporting for over a year…". A global fundraising scam, Rationalwiki has not complied with non-profit reporting requirements for 7 consecutive years.
In June of 2022, the RationalWiki admin GrammarCommie said that RationalWiki was "half dead". In reply, the RationalWiki user 2friedeggs said: "This site is dying for a reason" and he indicated that GrammarCommie was chasing good faith editors away. In addition, in June of 2022, RationalWiki user Neiltyson1fan called RationalWiki a "zombie wiki".
Beliefs
RationalWiki is completely against religion and spirituality, and seeks to counter any and every religious and spiritual ideas, and even metaphysical and extraphysical ideas. RationalWiki claims to be politically neutral but everyone can see that it is far, far from the truth. Moreover, RationalWiki is heavy reliance on snark and condescension, often prioritizing ridicule over factual analysis. The site is accused of being a far-left echo chamber, where opposing viewpoints are frequently dismissed or misrepresented. His editorial stance is often seen as hypocritical. While he champions skepticism, he rarely applies the same level of scrutiny to his own biases and assumptions. This selective skepticism raises questions about his “commitment” to genuine critical thinking.
On COVID Vaccine
An RationalWiki user wrote on March 12, 2021: "Can't wait to get the COVID vaccine. Been extremely paranoid for the past year. At least more paranoid than I normally would be." - User: Eggs Over EASyPlus
Another RationalWiki editor wrote in response: "There's a story floating around about a 39 year old from 
Utah who died after taking the covid vaccine. As tragic as that situation is, really hope it doesn't scare people off from taking it. Even if this was directly caused by the vaccine (we're still unsure it was or not), far less will die from this vaccine vs COVID itself. But expect this to make the front lines of anti-vax websites everywhere." - User: Aaronmichael5, March 12, 2021
Relations
Rational Atheists
Atheism - The only rational belief in the world! Science approved!1!
Anarchism - That’s what we are!
Scientocracy - This is what proves me right!,!
Pseudoscience!1!1!1!
Pseudoscientocracy - What I am against, my biggest enemy, it’s not like I’m his secret twin that is literally him, right!
Conservapedia - My biggest enemy. A blog post website disguised as a wiki, if you're looking for 'educational' content that makes 
flat earthers look like reasonable folk, Conservapedia is your one-stop shop. Mad, little bro? ignore the fact that the entire reason why I exist is because I hated his content so much top tier meatriding of hate
Conservatism - IRRATIONAL PSEUDOSCIENTIST-IN-CHIEF!!1!1!1! CEO of Conservapedia!!
Religions - Ah, religion! A fascinating tapestry woven from the imagination of stupid idiots from 3000 years ago.
How to draw
- Draw a ball.
- Fill the ball with white.
- In the ball, draw two giant pairs of black square brackets
[[ ]] - Draw a grey brain in the middle of the brackets.
- Add the eyes and you are done!
| Color Name | HEX | |
|---|---|---|
| White | #FFFFFF | |
| Black | #000000 | |
| Grey | #A4A4A4 | |
