skeptics

James Randi, The Amazing Randi, who made this forum possible has died after a long and productive life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Randi

Barry Williams (Australian Skeptics cofounder, and then president of for over a decade) passed away on Saturday. URL: [Barry Williams]

One of the things that's always fascinated me about people who call themselves "skeptics" is their reaction to the unknown. During my time here I've noticed that ambiguity can make these people very uneasy. The ability to tolerate ambiguity varies from person to person and apparently some people...

On Friday, December 7 Ontario Skeptics is holding a Public Meeting; the first in a series of presentations on the topic of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Professor Michael De Robertis will speak on homeopathy, and award-winning journalists Paul Benedetti and Wayne MacPhail will speak...

We’re doing another Brights meeting at our place (or possibly somewhere more convenient) on August 19. Details from Richard (the organizer) below. Join if you can: Announcing the August Lawrenceville Meetup! What: August Lawrenceville Meetup! When: Sunday, August 19, 2:00 PM Where: Click...

I have noticed a pattern here where evolutionists try to use Natural Selection to qualify as evidence of emerging new species. But why? Could you pick a more contradictory process? - Natural Selection destroys the gene pool. How can a process that is highly destructive be floated as a concept...

As skeptics, we can often believe ourselves to be far superior to others. Nothing wrong with that, especially when we are right. But see this thread as a moderating influence, to stem the superiority we often become accused of...

The truth is out there... March 21, 2007 ...and proud sceptic Martin Hadley says it has nothing to do with the paranormal. He talks to Charles Purcell from a scientific viewpoint. More ... http://radar.smh.com.au/archives/2007/03/talk_to_me_1.html

God(s) we have fun. Lots of magic, beer, magic and more beer. Sandy shows us how it's done! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdmP2klBRmk

Hey everyone, I have written on here a few times, mostly asking for help with were to look for references and what not. And I have to say you guys have always been very helpful. I run my own forum mostly based on Miniature wargaming, however we have an off topic section where we talk about...

Hey everyone, I have written on here a few times, mostly asking for help with were to look for references and what not. And I have to say you guys have always been very helpful. I run my own forum mostly based on Miniature wargaming, however we have an off topic section where we talk about...

I know it's in the forum calendar, but who ever looks there? Sydney Skeptics in the Pub - Wednesday, December 6, at about 6pm. Crown Hotel, corner Elizabeth and Goulburn Streets. (Is that at 6 on the 6th in 06? Woo squared!!) We usually meet upstairs but some upstart has booked the room for...

I just wanted to get some advice on what people consider the essentials for reading into skepticism. I did a search and found that there are some threads similar to this, but I wanted to get an updated view.

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A few pics from a great convention, held in Melbourne. We have Loretta 'Jelly Bean Lady' Marron with Ratbag Bowditch and Richard Saunders Ratbag Bowditch, Ian Bryce and Richard Saunders The Bend Spoon Kiless with a Stop Syliva Brown Shirt Convention Interviews on the TANK podcast soon.

Hi all I notice that there are a lot of new skeptical groups springing up around the world. If you are the founder or president or leader of such a group, please write to Barry Williams of Australian Skeptics, introduce yourself and request a Great Skeptic CD and Water Divining DVD (it's PAL...

Me on radio talking about Skeptics and Skeptics in the Pub http://www.mysteryinvestigators.com/audio/2ue_5_nov.mp3

As I read the forums, a common theme I find is "Only because I have a conscience." referring to not becoming a conman or conwoman. But what about those skeptics that really don't have a conscience? My theory is that they are already running homeopathic/audiophile/other scams, and know full well...

Sorry, but I just had to have a little rant on something. Almost every news piece I read or see on TV about paranormal stuff states something along the lines of how so many skeptics have turned into believers just because they went to a haunted building or saw some pyschic. Arg! It's just...

Sydney Skeptics in the Pub. After all the time and trouble we went to so the Daily Telegraph would have a photo, no photo! Still, we are on page 99. For those who don't want to buy the paper, or who are not in Australia, here it is...

From http://www.princeton.edu/hubbert/about-ken.html THIS is how skeptics are convinced of things. EVIDENCE!!!!

Ian Bryce from Australian Skeptics looks at a Water Polariser. Classic video from the 1980s. You can hear a talk with Ian on the 'Tank' podcast. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0V638_z4_8

Who are the public arab skeptics? Their equivalents of Randi, Dawkins, etc.? If they have blogs or websites, please post them. And please don't clutter up this thread with negative or irrelevant stuff. Thanks.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mmvGFVr6KNk I know loosechange has appearntly been debunked here, but really, doesn't SOME of the evidence add up that it wasn't just 16 guys with box cutters? Just curious.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing aganist the name and I think it perfectly describes our way of thinking, but why? I mean, who was the first to decribe our way of thinking as "skepticism"? Was Harry Houdini called a "skeptic", or just, "that escape artist who exposes seances"? Just wondering.

This is from the Australian TV show of the 1980s 'The Investigators' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AMUWp-HbCI The point was true 20 years ago and today. It's a question of Consumer Affairs.

Odd.. I posted this a few hours back and it seems to have gone? anyway.... Blast from the Past. Who is the strange looking, youthful skeptic? None other than Barry Williams. Yes, before he applied for the role of Mr. S. Claus, Barry appeared on radio and TV in the 1980s. Here is a classic...

Dr Peter Slezak Science: Good, Bad and Bogus 10 June 2006 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4244448077961192227

Any other forumites going to this event at CFI - West?

There's been a few threads on Vancouver in recent weeks and it got me wondering if we could scrape together enough folks in the lower mainland (and perhaps beyond) to have a decent sized get together. So, whoever's down with such a plan, let yourself be known in this thread and we'll see if...