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'''RationalWiki''' is a ] created to analyze and refute ] as well as "crank ideas," and explore ] and ].<ref>http://rationalwiki.com/Template:RationalWiki_MainPage/About</ref> '''RationalWiki''' is a ] created to analyze and refute ] as well as "crank ideas," and explore ] and ].<ref>http://rationalwiki.com/Template:RationalWiki_MainPage/About</ref>


The site contains content that is satirical and critical of ], A Storehouse of Knowledge (another Christian encyclopedia), Conservapedia founder Andrew Schlafly, and the administrators of both sites. It also contains ] articles on subjects related to ] viewpoints such as ]. The site contains content that critiques and ] ], A Storehouse of Knowledge (another Christian encyclopedia), Conservapedia founder Andrew Schlafly, and the administrators of both sites. It also contains ] articles on subjects related to ] viewpoints such as ].


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RationalWiki
Type of siteSatirical wiki
Available inEnglish
URLhttp://rationalwiki.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional

RationalWiki is a wiki created to analyze and refute unscientific statements as well as "crank ideas," and explore authoritarianism and fundamentalism.

The site contains content that critiques and satirises Conservapedia, A Storehouse of Knowledge (another Christian encyclopedia), Conservapedia founder Andrew Schlafly, and the administrators of both sites. It also contains satirical articles on subjects related to Conservative Christian viewpoints such as young earth creationism.

History

RationalWiki was founded in 2007 by former Conservapedia editors.

The LA Times recounts what made one of the early members become a part of the site: Peter Lipson, a doctor of internal medicine had his Conservapedia account blocked as a result of him attempting to include evidence in Conservapedia's breast cancer article against Conservapedia's statement linking abortion as a major cause of the disease (a statement which is based on selective evidence but goes against scientific consensus).

References

  1. http://rationalwiki.com/Template:RationalWiki_MainPage/About
  2. Simon, Stephanie (2007-06-22). "A conservative's answer to Misplaced Pages". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-11-02.

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