Marcello Truzzi helped get CSICOP founded but split with them as it turned out he thought the group should be proving the paranormal exists. I got the...
People, sorry - this list has been rather slow the last number of weeks. I went to the Randi "Amazing Meeting" in Florida last month - it was a great time (and...
Hi, I happened to find this Yahoo Groups by chance really. I was searching on google.com and surfed on in... Anyway, there was a special on Fox about how they...
Hi all A new video about water divining (dowsing) is now available from Australian Skeptics. The Great Water Divining Video (PAL and NTCS)is a fascinating look...
See the Bagdad/Bombay connection, Comments welcome, Brian; http://mailbox.univie.ac.at/~muehleb9 See also comletely new research presented in : Hitler's Secret...
People, If you check out: http://www.uri-geller.com/jewish/week.htm you will see former magician, Uri Geller, joining forces with the Orgonomists. Orgonomy...
It could be good to save a link to: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jimmy13/AwardList.html It is a list of the different prizes like Randi's for proof of the...
We all know what pseudoscience looks like. Uri Geller, Erik von Daniken, Breatharianism, Ex-Gay ministries, and Scientology. And we all know what skepticism...
The Discovery Science Channel is a digital channel. Most of us with the "Big Ugly Dish" do not receive digital channels. The program, therefore has a limited...
How we communicate about weird things ? Or: If you manage to do this with "Daniel Caldwell" you can do it with anyone. For those who want to practice what they...
Hello, My name is Jordan Rich. I am interested in what the relevation by Ray Wallace's family after his death of the fact that his "discovery" of Bigfoot was...
I'm having a hard time with this type of argument for the reason that there are times that it is very obvious that one thing occured after another in a causal...
... You do have to do a controlled scientific study to *prove* it, however. Something "obvious" like this is a good start for deciding to design a scientific...
Your arguments are subject to "post hoc analysis" fallacy; or "anecdotal evidence" fitting an explanation of an event by other events proceeding it. It's the...
... That reminds me of something. I had an argument with an acquaintance once about the nature of magic -- he was a self-professed "warlock" and was convinced...
... That reminds me of something. I had an argument with an acquaintance once about the nature of magic -- he was a self-professed "warlock" and was convinced...
The incident you describe is the logical fallacy known as "argument from ignorance" - i.e. we don't know what causes A: so it must be caused by B (insert your...
Greetings, fellow seekers of knowledge! I have three announcements to make: 1) The NASA re-launch pending 2) Whale Watch Cruise 3) MeetUp Meetings Details...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AstroDeep/7 visible cosmic network of deep sky filaments ("Murray mesh") as redshifted hard gamma radiation from macroscopic...
Hi, I'm a recently retired molecular biologist, mostly doing genetic engineering funded by the pharmaceutical industry - Merck (lipitor - like drug), Eli Lily/...
... Not in some places. Take India. They have homeopathy as part of the state-funded health system. In Britain (my country of residence), we have homeopathy...
... The number of people who believe in homeopathy or acupuncture is irrelevant. For it to be scientifically factual, there has to be a clincal trial. To the...
... The number of people who believe in homeopathy or acupuncture is irrelevant. For it to be scientifically factual, there has to be a clincal trial. To the...
... That is entirely untrue. The perfect example is the first cloned mammal - Dolly. The status quo had been that it was pretty much impossible to clone a...
(Sorry, Ari sent this direct to me, but I've sent it back to the list, because it might foster discussion) Thanks for your email. ... But, wouldn't you say...
