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RationalWiki is a Wiki website started in May 2007 as a response to [[Conservapedia]]. The content of the site deals with conservapedia a great deal however they also have branched out into skepticism.  
RationalWiki is a Wiki website started in May 2007 as a response to [[Conservapedia]]. The content of the site deals with conservapedia a great deal however they also have branched out into skepticism.  


Their stated goals are:
*Analyzing and refuting the anti-science movement, ideas and people.
*Analyzing and refuting the full range of crank ideas.
*Explorations of authoritarianism and fundamentalism.


Most of their traffic is related to the page [http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Conservapedia:What_is_going_on_at_CP%3F What is going on at Conservapedia?]
Most of their traffic is related to the page [http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Conservapedia:What_is_going_on_at_CP%3F What is going on at Conservapedia?]
The site also works to refute a range of faith based ideas and superstitions.  They have material on Scientology, Astrology, New Age and many others.


The website has a highly controversial sense of humour.
The website has a highly controversial sense of humour.
<br>Examples of RationalWiki's perspective:-
<Blockquote>'' Our purpose here at [[RationalWiki]] includes the following:
#Analyzing and refuting the [[anti-science]] movement.
#Analyzing and refuting the full range of [[crank]] ideas.
#Explorations of [[authoritarianism]] and [[fundamentalism]].
We welcome contributors, and we encourage those who disagree with us to register and engage in a constructive dialogue.''</Blockquote> 


==See also==
==See also==
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