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We've got one promoting Taleb's BS now. (Original Post)
HuckleB
Feb 2016
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Archae
(46,892 posts)1. Who is this guy and why is he funny?
His Wikipedia entry shows some arguments between him and another guy, but little else.
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)2. Rational Wiki shows a bit more...
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb
And...
http://debunkingdenialism.com/2015/11/17/anti-gmo-statistician-nassim-n-taleb-now-defends-homeopathy/
http://debunkingdenialism.com/2014/08/08/anti-gmo-statistician-nassim-n-taleb-%E2%80%8Fresponds-to-criticism-sort-of/
https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2014/11/03/is-nassim-taleb-a-dangerous-imbecile-or-just-on-the-pay-of-the-anti-gmo-mafia/
He believes he is much smarter than he is on almost every topic. His Twitter and Facebook meltdowns are epic. He now blocks anyone who calls him on his nonsense.
And...
http://debunkingdenialism.com/2015/11/17/anti-gmo-statistician-nassim-n-taleb-now-defends-homeopathy/
http://debunkingdenialism.com/2014/08/08/anti-gmo-statistician-nassim-n-taleb-%E2%80%8Fresponds-to-criticism-sort-of/
https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2014/11/03/is-nassim-taleb-a-dangerous-imbecile-or-just-on-the-pay-of-the-anti-gmo-mafia/
He believes he is much smarter than he is on almost every topic. His Twitter and Facebook meltdowns are epic. He now blocks anyone who calls him on his nonsense.
Archae
(46,892 posts)3. Looks like this guy is a total asshole.
Who considers himself to be a "super-genius."
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)4. I'm proud to say that I'm banned from his Facebook and Twitter pages.
Last edited Fri Feb 12, 2016, 05:43 PM - Edit history (1)
In fact, I'm one of the people he "pre-emptively" banned on his Facebook page. I was banned before I every visited. The guy is seriously paranoid.