Skeptic Magazine, Volume 23 Number 1
Table of Contents
Cover illustration by Pat Linse
Special Section: Evil, Theism, and Atheism
- Answering the Hard Question
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“You’re an Atheist?! How Do You Find Meaning and Morality in Life if There Is No God?”
- God, Heaven, and Evil
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A Renewed Defense of Atheism
- The Devil’s Mark
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The Evaluation of Evil, the Measurement of Morality, and the Statistical Significance of Sin
- Whence Cometh Evil?
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The Concept and Mechanics of Natural Evil
- Virtuous Reality
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Why Right and Wrong Seem Real: a Critique of Moral Realism
- Tearing Down Mr. Hume’s Wall
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A Response to Moral Realism Skeptics
Special Section: Freud and His Legacy
- Why Freud Matters
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Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, and the Skeptical Humanist Tradition
Columns
- The SkepDoc
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Hope and Hype for Alzheimer’s
- The Gadfly
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I, Too, Am Thinking About Me, Too
Reviews
- The Wizardry of Freud
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A review of Freud: The Making of an Illusion, by Frederick Crews
Articles
- Brazilian Cancer Quackery
- The “Sonic Attack” on U.S. Diplomats in Cuba
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Why the State Department’s Claims Don’t Add Up
- I Am Not an Alien!
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Understanding Human Skeletal Variation
- Updating the Software and Hardware in Educational Practice
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A Way Forward for Science and Mathematics Education
Junior Skeptic
- The Incredible Claims of Pet Psychics
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Have you ever wished you could ask your dog what she’s really thinking? Wouldn’t it be great if you could have a genuine twoway conversation with your cat, hamster, or turtle? There are people who claim to have the ability to do just that. “Pet psychics”—sometimes called “animal communicators”—say that they can speak with all sorts of animals using telepathic powers. They charge money to read animals’ minds and tell the owners what those animals supposedly said. Many pet psychics also claim they can locate lost pets, heal their illnesses, and even communicate with pets who died long ago. Are these claims realistic? Let’s find out!
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