Skeptic: Examining Extraordinary Claims and Promoting Science
Skeptic Magazine, Volume 8 Number 2
Table of Contents
Articles
- ’Twas Brillig…
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Are Science and Religion Compatible? Plus: Wall Street Moves into High Gear!
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For Entertainment
Purposes Only -
X-Files and X-Fictions: The skeptical revolution will not be televised — or will it?
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Dumbth News from
This is True - Educashun
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Finals Week
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The Pundit of
Primate Politics -
An Interview with Frans de Waal
- Why Does Something Exist Rather Than Nothing?
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An Interview with Jared Diamond
Reviews
- Both Sides Now
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Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life, by Stephen Jay Gould
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The Natural &
the Supernatural:
Science, Religion
& their Defenders -
Further commentary about Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life, by Stephen Jay Gould
- God & Darwin
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Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution, by Kenneth R. Miller. And God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution, by John F. Haught
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Holy Man, Holy War,
Wholly Fiction -
Holy Man, Holy War, by Fred Berry.
- Of Science, Poetry & Awe
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Skeptics and True Believers: The Exhilarating Connection Between Science and Religion, by Chet Raymo.
- What Would Father Do?
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Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism, by Paul C. Vitz
- Desperately Seeking Spiritualism
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The Buddha From Brooklyn, by Martha Sherrill
News
- Waco Trial Ends: Government is Not Held Responsible; Facilitated Communication Discredited in U.K.
- ID Meets Congressional Designers
- The Democracy of Choice
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Science & Religion in Oregon: A Useful Model For Conferences on Science and Religion
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Why We Should
Debate Creationists - Designing Critics
- A review of the “Intelligent Design and its Critics” Conference
- ID Works in Mysterious Ways
- A Critique of Intelligent Design
Special Section:
Science & Religion
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Personal Gods, Deism &
the Limits of Skepticism - Shermer’s Agnosticism
- A Philosophical Examination
- Can a Skeptic Have Faith?
- The Bible Belting of America
- Brought into the Fold
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Scientology as a Case Study on Influence and Persuasion in Religion
- Revisiting the Monkey Trial
- Mr. Bryan’s Cross-Examination of the Defense: A Speculative Case Study in the Relationship of Science and Religion
- God’s HMO
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Prayer, Faith, Belief
& Physical Well-being -
Paradigm Shifts and
Bible Perspectives - How New Views of Nature Impact Culture
- The Meaning of Life
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A Philosophical Dialogue
Forum
- Recovered Memory Study
- New Study on Repressed Memories is Bad Science; Skeptical of Second Hand Sources
- Race & Sports Forum
- Define Your Racial Terms; No Homogeneous Human Races; The Natural Selection of Slavery
- Biblical Days … and Nights
- Don’t Obsess Over Creationism; The Grief of ADHD; Group Selection and Net Cost; Clear Forum; Rational Information
Junior Skeptic
- The Mystery of the Pyramids
- The Madman of Magic
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The mystic Tubes of Cairo
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The Believing Brain
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Top 10 Myths About Evolution (and how we know it really happened)
This concise pamphlet provides answers to common objections to evolution, such as: If humans came from apes, why aren’t apes evolving into humans?; Only an intelligent designer could have made something as complex as an eye; The second law of thermo-dynamics proves that evolution is impossible; Evolution can’t account for morality; and more…
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Top 10 Things You Should Know About Alternative Medicine
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Learn to be a Psychic in 10
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Psychic readings and fortunetelling are an ancient art — a combination of acting and psychological manipulation. While some psychics are known to cheat and acquire information ahead of time, these ten tips focus on what is known as “cold reading” — reading someone “cold” without any prior knowledge about them.