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Dr Tomasz Witkowski is a psychologist and science writer. He is the founder of the Polish Skeptics Club and specializes in debunking pseudoscience, particularly in the field of psychology, psychotherapy, and diagnosis. He is the author of numerous books dozens of scientific papers and over 100 popular articles (some of them are published in Skeptical Inquirer). As an expert in science-pseudoscience issues, he is frequently called by the media to comment on frauds and abuses witnessed in psychology, psychotherapy and other areas of scientific activity. In 2010 awarded as a Rationalist of the Year in Poland.

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	Zakazana psychologia tom 1 3.85 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Psychomanipulacje 3.87 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zakazana psychologia tom 2 4.01 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Psychology Gone Wrong: The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy by Tomasz Witkowski (Goodreads Author), Maciej Zatonski (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Psychoterapia bez makijażu. Rozmowy o terapeutycznych niepowodzeniach 3.21 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zakazana psychologia. O cnotach przywarach i uczynkach małych wielkich uczonych 4.14 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giganci psychologii. Rozmowy na miarę XXI wieku 3.66 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inteligencja makiaweliczna : rzecz o pochodzeniu natury ludzkiej 3.50 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shaping Psychology: Perspectives on Legacy, Controversy and the Future of the Field 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fads, Fakes, and Frauds: Exploding Myths in Culture, Science and Psychology by Tomasz Witkowski (Goodreads Author), Roy F. Baumeister (Foreword), Ken Fleming (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Apparent Mental Causation of Science and Pseudoscience

This is the title of my article, which appeared in the anniversary issue of Skeptical Inquirer. I invite you to read it!

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Tomasz Witkowski wrote a new blog post The Apparent Mental Causation of Science and Pseudoscience This is the title of my article, which appeared in the anniversary issue of Skeptical Inquirer. I invite you to read it!skeptical inquirerPobierz
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“Prawda tak samo mało znaczy dla ludzi jak owa woda, którą codziennie piją. Potrzebują jej, ale nikt jej nie pożąda. Pożądają oszałamiających trunków i cudownych eliksirów.”
― Tomasz Witkowski, Tryptyk haniebny

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“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.”
― Herman Hesse

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“On the top of each peak you are on the edge of the abyss”
― Stanisław Jerzy Lec

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“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: life, simile

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“I drink to make other people more interesting.”
― Hemingway, Ernest

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“Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”
― Ernest Hemingway

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