Most science communication YouTube channels engage in debunking (of flat feathers, young earth creationists, pseudoarcheologists, etc.), always with evidence. Just because a bunch of racist pngtubers co-opted the word skeptical 10-15 years ago doesn’t change the meaning of the word itself.
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Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 day agoThere you have your explanation. “Sceptical” channels will just question everything without providing real evidence. The Captain always backs up his claims.
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FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I think you have a very uninformed idea about skeptical content. Go find Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe, Skeptics with a K, Be Reasonable, Skeptoid, Bayesian Conspiracy, Squaring the Strange, Monster Talk and others. There is trutherusm crap and then there is looking at evidence.
Captain D is a fan of this stuff. He attended The Amazing Meeting, a skeptical conference held by the JREF, back when James Randi was still alive.