Comments on: What Do I Do Next? http://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/what-do-i-do-next/ Promoting Science and Critical Thinking Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Carpenter http://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/what-do-i-do-next/#comment-4128 Scott Carpenter Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:18:20 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/?p=1088#comment-4128 Jim, the one thing scientists generally do not do (and this includes palaeontologists, evolutionary theorists etc..) is say that the have THE answer. What the scientific community often says is the far more messier "this is a pretty good answer; good enough for the time being as it fits all the observable facts and allows us to make testable predictions" - but hey thats a bit of a mouthful. We leave absolute certainty to the believers in woo. Scott Jim,

the one thing scientists generally do not do (and this includes palaeontologists, evolutionary theorists etc..) is say that the have THE answer. What the scientific community often says is the far more messier “this is a pretty good answer; good enough for the time being as it fits all the observable facts and allows us to make testable predictions” – but hey thats a bit of a mouthful.

We leave absolute certainty to the believers in woo.

Scott

]]> By: Jim Cox http://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/what-do-i-do-next/#comment-4100 Jim Cox Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:45:58 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/?p=1088#comment-4100 You guys are just too much. A little skepticism is certainly good as one doesn't want to get pulled into every "new" idea out there but your complete devotion to Darwinian Evolution, with all it's weaknesses, discredits about 95% of who you say you are. You deliberately confuse the term science knowing that the "masses" think you mean scientific method when what you mean is an unprooven, unobserved hypothesis of how we got here that you call unargueable fact. You don't have a clue about how the first single cell came to be but you present yourselves as if you have all the answers. Grow Up!!!!!!! You guys are just too much. A little skepticism is certainly good as one doesn’t want to get pulled into every “new” idea out there but your complete devotion to Darwinian Evolution, with all it’s weaknesses, discredits about 95% of who you say you are. You deliberately confuse the term science knowing that the “masses” think you mean scientific method when what you mean is an unprooven, unobserved hypothesis of how we got here that you call unargueable fact. You don’t have a clue about how the first single cell came to be but you present yourselves as if you have all the answers. Grow Up!!!!!!!

]]> By: Nirmal Rajah http://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/what-do-i-do-next/#comment-3542 Nirmal Rajah Sun, 29 May 2011 16:36:11 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/?p=1088#comment-3542 I have always thought about starting a small skeptic society in my town (Tamil Nadu,India) and i was so unsure about what to do and how. the above post have cleared some of my doubts and had given a clear picture. I'd be more happy if the Skeptic society gives small societies like ours some information and materials for our proceedings. I have always thought about starting a small skeptic society in my town (Tamil Nadu,India) and i was so unsure about what to do and how. the above post have cleared some of my doubts and had given a clear picture. I’d be more happy if the Skeptic society gives small societies like ours some information and materials for our proceedings.

]]> By: donald ciccarelli http://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/what-do-i-do-next/#comment-3132 donald ciccarelli Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:54:06 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/?p=1088#comment-3132 Obviously healthy skepticism is important. I am unclear when it crosses over into fundamentalism and closed mindedness. Looking at the AP article today(2/27/11) on the atrocities that scientific investigation has been guilty of, it is also unclear why the skeptics are not looking into their own back yard for "bad science." Bad science does not just exist in the world of the paranormal but also in the world of mainstream science just as good science exists in each. Obviously healthy skepticism is important. I am unclear when it crosses over into fundamentalism and closed mindedness. Looking at the AP article today(2/27/11) on the atrocities that scientific investigation has been guilty of, it is also unclear why the skeptics are not looking into their own back yard for “bad science.” Bad science does not just exist in the world of the paranormal but also in the world of mainstream science just as good science exists in each.

]]> By: Sushil http://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/what-do-i-do-next/#comment-2484 Sushil Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:32:07 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/?p=1088#comment-2484 "Unconscious - The Real Life" from lostphd.weebly.com Tried hard to correlate the information. “Unconscious – The Real Life” from lostphd.weebly.com
Tried hard to correlate the information.

]]> By: Dennis Black http://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/what-do-i-do-next/#comment-2430 Dennis Black Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:02:11 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/?p=1088#comment-2430 With all of the reports of UFO's, ghosts and other paranormal activity out there it is absolutely necessary to have a healthy dose of skeptisism. Skeptics will either confirm or debunk an issue provided they have all of the pertinent facts, as such, to perform an honest evaluation. The ultimate goal should always be truth. Who doesn't want that? With all of the reports of UFO’s, ghosts and other paranormal activity out there it is absolutely necessary to have a healthy dose of skeptisism. Skeptics will either confirm or debunk an issue provided they have all of the pertinent facts, as such, to perform an honest evaluation. The ultimate goal should always be truth. Who doesn’t want that?

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