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	CFI Affiliates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP)
		The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community, the media, and the public.
		The Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion (CSER) is a research division of the Center for Inquiry.
	www.centerforinquiry.net /affiliates/index.html (552 words)

	The New Skepticism: A Worldwide Movement
		Part I. The contemporary skeptical movement may be said to have been initiated with the founding of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal in 1976.
		Scientific inquirers realize that their formulations may not be fixed or final and may be modified in the future by future observations and theories.
		We had crystallized a perceived need that both the scientific community and many in the general public thought had to be satisfied: a response to the growth of paranormal claims.
	www.cicap.org /en_artic/at101002.htm (2806 words)

	Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal - religious cults, sects and movements
		Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal - religious cults, sects and movements
		The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public.
		The Committee is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization, started in 1976.
	www.apologeticsindex.org /c129.html (334 words)

	This Week In Science: science news radio
		CICAP - The Italian Committee for the Investigation of Claims on the Paranormal, promoting a scientific and critical enquiry of supposed paranormal and mysterious phenomena.
		Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal - World-wide organization that encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view.
		The Skeptics Society - The Skeptics Society is a scientific and educational organization of scholars, scientists, historians, magicians, professors and teachers, and anyone curious about controversial ideas, extraordinary claims, revolutionary ideas and the promotion of science.
	www.twis.org /science/science_in_society/skeptical_inquiry (1090 words)

	Inquiring Minds Educational Resource Area
		The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) is pleased and excited to have the opportunity to introduce Science vs. the Paranormal: An Instructional Kit to teachers and students at the elementary and secondary grade levels.
		In defining the paranormal, a distinction is made between very rare occurrences that can be accounted for scientifically and those that appear to lie outside the laws of science and the natural world.
		The term "paranormal" is often invoked in cases where rational explanation and evidence are not readily available or are difficult to obtain.
	www.inquiringminds.org /education/instructional-kit.html (3123 words)

	Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Evolution is the organizing principle of modern biology and is as well established in science as are the principle of gravity and the fact that the earth orbits the sun.
		But this is not all: they are claiming to be able to scientifically demonstrate that the world was created suddenly, all at once, a relatively short time ago.
		There is no scientific evidence supporting the instantaneous creation of the earth and all the creatures on it but there is much evidence from many scientific fields that the universe has changed extensively through time.
	www.don-lindsay-archive.org /creation/voices/EDUCATIO/CSICOP.htm (325 words)

	Resources
		CSICOP encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public.
		CSER examines the claims of Eastern and Western religions and of well-established and newer sects and denominations in the light of scientific inquiry.
		The committee is interdisciplinary, including specialists in biblical scholarship, archaeology, linguistics, anthropology, the social sciences, and philosophy who represent differing secular and religious traditions.
	www.cfiflorida.org /resources/index.html (631 words)

	CSICOP and the Skeptics: An Overview - UFO Evidence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In the last 15 years, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) (3) has become a major force in the debate on the paranormal.
		Richard Busch, chair of the Paranormal Investigating Committee of Pittsburgh, is a magician, as is Jamy lan Swiss, a cofounder of the National Capital Area Skeptics.
		This committee purports to be "the first effective body of scientific scholars to evaluate these claims in the light of scientific inquiry" ("Scientists Form New Committee," 1985).
	www.ufoevidence.org /documents/doc1348.htm (7452 words)

	A Quarter Century of Skeptical Inquiry My Personal Involvement Skeptical Inquirer - Find Articles
		Because I was dismayed in 1976 by the rising tide of belief in the paranormal and the lack of adequate scientific examinations of these claims.
		Most of my scientific colleagues were equally perplexed by what was happening, but they were focused on their own narrow specialties--interdisciplinary efforts were frowned upon--a nd they did not know what the facts of the case were.
		Where we had investigated a claim and found it wanting, we would express our doubt and perhaps even debunk it, but this would be only after careful investigation.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2843/is_4_25/ai_76881171 (876 words)

	ROBERT BAKER 1921
		Baker was an organizer and had served as president of the Kentucky Association of Science Educators and Skeptics and was a fellow of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.
		Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) mourns the passing of Philip J. Klass and Robert A. Baker, two long-time authors and investigators who passed away this week -- one a skeptical ufologist, the other a noted ghostbuster.
		A true investigator, he believed paranormal claims should neither be accepted nor dismissed, but carefully investigated and solved.
	www.kases.org /baker.htm (1047 words)

	Skeptics of the Paranormal: An Overview of CSICOP
		Richard Busch, chair of the Paranormal Investigating Committee of Pittsburgh, is a magician, as is Jamy Ian Swiss, a cofounder of the National Capital Area Skeptics.
		GREELEY, A. The Sociology of the Paranormal: A Reconnaissance.
		The aims of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.
	www.tricksterbook.com /ArticlesOnline/CSICOPoverview2.htm (15119 words)

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		Because Gauquelin's article claimed that the Mars effect had been confirmed by Belgian Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Alleged Paranormal Phenomena (created some 25 years earlier), that group also was invited by Kurtz to submit an article for publication.
		Kurtz wrote: "Thus, members of CSICP involved in this inquiry believe that the claim that there is a statistical relationship between the position of Mars at the time of birth of individuals and the incidence of sports champions among them has not been established...
		Rawlins claims that shortly afterward "I told the Council I'd be open with FATE." I question the truthfulness of his statement because Rawlins did not bother to attend the next Council meeting in December, 1979, nor have I been able to locate any Rawlins letter or memorandum to substantiate this claim.
	linuxmafia.com /pub/skeptic/files-to-classify/crybaby.txt (5181 words)

	Atheist, Freethought, and Secular Humanist Connections
		The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization.
		It encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public.
		The Council for Secular Humanism (formerly known as CODESH) is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt educational organization dedicated to fostering the growth of the traditions of democracy and secular humanism and the principles of free inquiry in contemporary society.
	www.godlessprolifers.org /links/godless.html (503 words)

	Center for Inquiry - Washington D.C.
		The Center for Inquiry is a nonprofit educational organization that advances critical thinking, freedom of inquiry and humanist values through education, outreach and social services.
		The particular focus of the Office of Public Policy is on defending the values of scientific naturalism and secular humanism in the context of U.S. law and public policy.
		It works with influential policymakers to ensure that scientific and rational solutions to contemporary problems are given appropriate consideration.
	www.cfidc.org (364 words)

	CSICOP "Science Cops"
		CSICOP's purpose is succinctly stated on Skeptical Inquirer's cover: "The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community, the media, and the public.
		Its favorite whipping boys are: alternative medicine; UFO sightings and alien abduction claims; all paranormal claims involving extrasensory perception and psychokinesis; astrology; "creation science" and, for good measure, the activities of any and all religious or spiritual groups— especially those outside "mainstream" organized religion.
		The claim by CSICOP that it "does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but examines them objectively and carefully," is in my opinion a intellectual fraud in the case of its editorial stance on cold fusion.
	www.infinite-energy.com /iemagazine/issue23/scicops.html (3491 words)

	SIGHTINGS
		The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) Responds to the Recent UFO Report Sponsored by the Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE)
		Velasco did not inform the SSE panel of scientists that a recent investigation by a pro-UFO French investigator - Eric Maillot - indicates that the Trans-en-Provence case is a hoax.
		CSICOP is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to the critical examination and investigation of claims of the paranormal and fringe science.
	www.rense.com /ufo/callforstudy.htm (1901 words)

	Skeptical Inquirer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		to criticize claims of the paranormal and pseudoscience
		If an article criticizes a proponent of a paranormal claim, he is always given an opportunity to respond.
		Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (formally Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skeptical_Inquirer (527 words)

	James Randi
		It was on this date, August 7, 1928, that magician, author and paranormal debunker James Randi was born Randall Zwinge in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
		Randi was a founding fellow of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), based in Buffalo, NY, a non-profit organization devoted to the critical examination of paranormal and supernatural claims.
		Psychics and paranormal practitioners are so fearful of Randi's version of Occam's Razor that they refuse his reward challenge, saying he is biased and will never accept a paranormal claim.
	www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com /rants/0807b-almanac.htm (604 words)

	Sci-Fi Site of the Week
		reated by scientists and writers like Isaac Asimov, Carl Sagan and James Randi, CSICOP has as its mission the stringent investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims.
		This committee then publishes its findings far and wide, spreading the results of their research to the scientific community and the public alike.
		For readers who cannot get enough scientific examination of unexplained phenomena, the annotated "SKEPTIC Bibliography" offers an extensive database of resources.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue361/site.html (781 words)

	About Inquiring Minds
		Inquiring Minds is an educational program sponsored by the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and Skeptical Inquirer magazine - part of the Center for Inquiry International.
		Supplemental material focuses on subject matter that falls within the realms of pseudoscience and the paranormal - ideal subjects on which to turn the searchlight of skeptical thinking and promote an interest in scientific investigation.
		Inquiring Minds demonstrates how to employ the tools of creative and critical inquiry, and encourages the development of a set of thinking skills which can be used to help understand the information, ideas and phenomena encountered in life.
	www.inquiringminds.org /about.html (256 words)

	Skeptics Toolbox
		We explore extraordinary claims firsthand and investigate the evidence provided.
		At the dawn of the new millennium Herb Masters, a veteran of the Skeptics' Toolbox, issued a challenge to fellow skeptics.
		We need to get more people really thinking and analyzing claims of the paranormal and other misinformed ideas.
	www.skepticstoolbox.org (299 words)

	Looking for a Miracle: October 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Joe Nickell, Senior Research Fellow of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), will report on his investigations into claims of miraculous phenomena.
		Known as "The Original Ghostbuster," Dr. Nickell is one of the world's leading investigators of the claims of the paranormal.
		He writes a regular column for Skeptical Inquirer magazine called "Investigative Files," and is the author or editor of sixteen books.
	www.cfiwest.org /archives/joenickell.htm (161 words)

	World Skeptics Congress 2004
		Our intent is to bring together the leading lights in the skeptical movement and we are eager to have you be part of this event.
		The overall theme is "Solving Mysteries": the World's top experts meet to present a general survey on the most relevant issues related to strange beliefs and extraordinary claims.
		and by CICAP, the Italian Committee for the Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
	www.cicap.org /congress/presentation.html (182 words)

	American Association for Critical Scientific Investigation into Claimed Hauntings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This page consists of links to known organizations or groups that promoting real science when investigating paranormal phenomena.
		If you would like to be linked to this page please e-mail us at info@aacsich.org with your website address including a brief description.
		Please only e-mail us with links that are relevant to science and the paranormal.
	www.aacsich.org /Links.htm (153 words)

	CRYBABY
		Philip J. Klass is a member of the Executive Council, Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP).
		Since CSICOP was formed in the spring of 1976, it has been a thorn in the side of those who promote belief in "psychic phenomena," in astrology, UFOs, and similar subjects and it has been criticized sharply by FATE whose articles generally cater to those who are eager to believe.
		After a three-month investigation of Rawlins' charges, a press conference was sponsored by The Navigation Foundation at which they dismissed his "sensational claims".
	www.freeinquiry.com /skeptic/resources/articles/klass-crybaby.htm (5849 words)

	Amazon.com: Psychics fails Toronto skeptics' $1,000 challenge: An article from: The Skeptical Inquirer: Books: Eric ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		At the end of the day, when the boxes were opened, it was found that no one had identified the three items.
		This digital document is an article from The Skeptical Inquirer, most recently published by The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (SCICOP) on June 30, 2003.
		Publisher: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (SCICOP) (September 13, 2005)
	www.amazon.com /Psychics-fails-Toronto-skeptics-challenge/dp/B000BE9Y66 (490 words)

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