skeptics

I have been informed the Carolina Skeptics group is no longer active. I have been in contact with Prof. Eric Carlson at WFU, the former coordinator of the defunct group. He is more than willing to help others take over the reins of the group if we can only get enough interested people...

The carnival of the 35th Skeptics' Circle - the best skeptical blogging from the last two weeks - has been posted. 39 skeptical blog posts - more than enough fun, and all with a spoof "creationist" blogger.

Here is a show I edited for Ch.31 here in Sydney in 2003. It's an interview with 3 members of Australian Skeptics. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=817312004468637412 Coming VERY soon, another amazing James Randi video......

Since I seem to find myself getting in constant debates with believers and trying to correct much of their illogical thinking, I began to wonder if there is any point to it at all. Is it possible for me to make them skeptical? Can some of them just not be saved? So I decided to see if we can...

If there are any skeptics in Oklahoma, particularly in the Tulsa area, please let me know! I would really like to organize some kind of regular meeting (or find one if one already exists), but barring that I would settle for just knowing that you're out there! C'mon! I know I'm not the only one!

Hmm, how does one go about this, talking, writing in such away that you will understand my meaning as well as what I am trying to say. Okay, first off, I don't believe that Psychics have any magical powers. This does not say that I do not believe that psychics are not very intuitive. I do...

I've been contacted by a reporter from NBC who wants to interview a skeptic from the Bay Area about the Global Consciousness Project. If you want to help out, here's your chance! Contact me at editor@skepticreport.com for further details. (If you don't know all that much about the GCP, I can...

Is there anything skeptics can't reduce into something that is meaningless in its own right, insignificant in its own right, or fallacious at best? If so, what then does this mean?

According to these wacko's. http://www.bfro.net/NEWS/skeptics.asp

Howdy all, I just got this email from someone who runs a skeptic webring. I thought it might interest you all... Cheers - Mattus >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Invitation I would like to invite webmasters and site owners to begin editing Wikipedia and SkepticWiki. There are many subjects for skeptics...

I'm getting tired of all the BS in my neck o' the woods, and I'd like to start a Skeptics' Society. Any suggestions?

In the latest SWIFT, Mr Randi notes that he sees no reason to say that those who are not atheists should be called non-skeptics. I agree with this, albeit for probably different reasons: There is no advantage to hostility here. Even if I personally think that belief in a deity is a...

Just wondering if anyone is interested in this. http://www.csicop.org/list/listarchive/msg00504.html With Prince Charles going gungho on alternative medicines, "Dr." Gillian McKeith and Uri Geller gracing our wonderful country of red,white and blue. We need as much help as we can muster. S

Well, it's fairly obvious that this topic was a tad controversial after TAM4. The question is: why is this question even being asked? The topic has been done to death previously (skepticism can only test testable claims, and God's existance is not testable so...), and atheism, while practiced...

This thread is only for the discussion of this section in the COMMENTARY. There are a zillion threads elsewhere if you want to revisit the whole issue (which is a pointless issue, but that's neither here nor there) This thread exists for one thing: to ask if Randi misunderstood why the...

OK, so when are we all getting together? I can't wait another 7 months to see you all. So how about Larry's house? That he built in the woods? By himself? I've never seen the Larry homested, so that would be super. (I won't bring the SuperCorgi since he can be a little much.) I want to see you...

Los Angeles area skeptics: Are you interested in testing and investigating paranormal claims? You should consider joining the Independent Investigations Group, which is affiliated with the Center for Inquiry West. What kind of cool stuff do they do? Check out the website at...

Church of Reality I've spent half an hour reading through their site and I can't make up my mind about them, about what exactly they believe in (or not). Interestingly, they've got tax-exempt status.....

United Skeptics Meetup Day What happens when a group of skeptics meet? Who knows... :eye-poppi

I want to alert anyone who doesn't already know about science writer John Horgan, science journalist and Director of the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology, former senior writer for Scientific American, etc. If you haven't discovered him yet, you are in for a real...

I want to alert anyone who doesn't already know about science writer John Horgan, science journalist and Director of the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology, former senior writer for Scientific American, etc. If you haven't discovered him yet, you are in for a real...

I want to alert anyone who doesn't already know about science writer John Horgan, science journalist and Director of the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology, former senior writer for Scientific American, etc. If you haven't discovered him yet, you are in for a real...

Just heard Larry King announce he'll be having psychics vs. skeptics tomorrow on Larry King Live. Will Randi be taking part?

Is there any REAL human being on the planet who would act like Scully from the X-Files? Ignoring invading aliens, flaming demons and her own ALIEN ABDUCTION to apparently continue pretending they don't exist? Most TV writers don't seem to have the slightest grasp on skepticism and critical...

In many ways I consider myself a conservative, particularly in United States foreign policy, economics, and many social issues (bar things like abortion, for which I am mostly pro-choice). However I am far from a Bible-thumper, in fact I have a deep distrust and disdain for Christianity and...

Hello! Has anyone read Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy? The reason I ask is that, towards the end of the story, the author records that - years ago, a skeptics group in England had a challenge similar to the JREF Challenge. Can anyone verify this for me? (Sophie's...

See the 19th Skeptics' Circle - the best skeptical blogging from the last two weeks.

This was originally linked to by De_Bunk http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/int/long.html in this thread http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62075 This was noted by Wudang in the above thread. In item 25, SAB paraphrases [2:191] "Kill disbelievers...

I was driving to pick up my rented tux for my sister's upcoming meaningless religious cermemony to get cosmic approval for her sex life... I mean, wedding... when I passed one of the local churches , I saw the following message on the sign up in front: DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES, OR DO YOU TRY...

I seems to me, true skeptics cannot be believers in major religions like Christianity or Islam. Religion, by definition, demands that its followers suspend critical thinking. If you are a skeptic and demand evidence for everything else in your life, but then you make this one exception for...