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	Debunker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Debunkers are skeptics who attempt to disprove and pursues what they consider to be false, unscientific, bizarre or abnormal claims.
		The debunker is applied when a professional performs research and/or writes an article with the specific intent of proving or disproving a bizarre or abnormal claim, such as those about U.F.O.s or other paranormal phenomenon, and conclusively disproves the validity of the event and/or object.
		As a slang term, debunk is the act of disproval of a proposal or theory, generally in an academic or scientific sense.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Debunker (550 words)

	The Truth About UFOlogy and Debunking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		While the term "debunker" is not a slanderous term, it is often implied that a "debunker" is somebody who is not fit for proper discussion.
		He did not accept the debunking by these UFOlogists, who had hired an independent photoanalyst to examine the images (this analysis of the images showed that they were hoaxes).
		Debunking information can be withheld by UFOlogists to maintain the status of a case as a "classic" and unexplainable.
	www.e-telescope.gr /en/cat06/art06_040406.htm (1862 words)

	The Alien Jigsaw: Debunker's Tactics
		A rational debunker would ask, "What scientific or scholarly knowledge do we have about these craft, or UFOs?" It turns out that in the fifty-year history of UFOs there is only one (American) scientific study.
		Many people who love to scoff and debunk have discovered the publications of CSICOP (The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal,) an American "skeptics" organization dedicated to stemming the rising tide of "irrational" belief in paranormal and New Age ideas.
		On the other hand, debunkers use these frequently, especially when logic and reason seem to be failing the aim of destruction.
	www.alienjigsaw.com /Part_I/keithskept.htm (1146 words)

	Harry Houdini was a well known debunker of fake mediums and spiritualists
		What really happened is that he tied her to the inside of the spirit cabinet and cut two holes in the side of it for her hands to fit in.
		When he discovered she was either genuine or too clever a fraud for him to debunk he attempted to frame her on a number of occasions.
		One time he put a ruler in the cabinet to and expected it to be found, this would suggest that Margery was fake, but Margery's deceased brother and spirit guide Walter materialised partially and told the sitters what Houdini had done, the cabinet was then inspected and a ruler was found.
	www.nzghosts.co.nz /Fakes.htm (933 words)

	Skeptics, Debunkers and Believers
		Skeptics neither debunk nor believe--unless they are able to establish that a given phenomenon deserves to be debunked.
		Debunkers comprise the most virulent of contemporary self-described “skeptics.” There is nothing inherently unsound about debunking, contrary to the many appeals on behalf of the “pro” side of any given paranormal controversy.
		The term “debunker” is often taken as a negative word, perhaps best personified by orangutan scientist-theologian Dr. Zaius in “Planet of the Apes.” But there’s nothing wrong with being a debunker as long as the debunker can back up his or her claims.
	mactonnies.com /skeptic.html (850 words)

	Now A Debunker Calls Mexican UFOs Flares!
		I don't know much about flares but I guess the movement of the objects was too linear to be a simple flare...and once again here we are, they are actually ignoring the crew's account of the event and the footage itself.
		If there is something that makes the footage so amazing is its spontaneity - one can hear the voice of the the person in charge of the IR system counting the number of objects during an exchange with the crew.
		Mr Shermer is not debunking nor practicising true skepticism, he is simply lying.
	www.rense.com /general53/debunk.htm (798 words)

	The Official Graham Hancock Website: Forum
		Why not try 'debunking', which seems to be growing in popularity and requires little except a narrow viewpoint and a handful of faulty arguments.
		Actually, the best debunkers are those that don't even know their true identity, having such poor critical thinking skills that they truly believe that that they are exhibiting all the open-mindedness and mental sharpness of the true skeptic or scientist.
		The trick for the debunker is to take Occam's Razor and use it not as a handy rule of thumb to aid critical thinking, but instead to impose it as a literal and immutable law of the universe which immediately destroys your opponent's arguments.
	www.grahamhancock.com /forum/GTaylor1.php (2596 words)

	DebunkerWeb.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Debunker's Domain, The - with plenty of skeptical commentary, including UFOs, the paranormal, feminisim, right-wing politics, and Bill Clinton.
		Debunker Donald Menzel first called it an illusion caused by a...
		Donald Menzel A proffessor of astrophysics and debunker of UFO,s...
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~pppf6/Research/UFOphenomena/TopSecret/Debunker/DebunkerWeb.html (591 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Debunker of global warming found guilty of scientific dishonesty
		Debunker of global warming found guilty of scientific dishonesty
		Bjorn Lomborg - the director of Denmark's Environmental Assessment Institute and a leading would-be debunker of mainstream scientific opinion on issues like global warming and overuse of natural resources - has been found guilty by a Danish government committee of "scientific dishonesty".
		Professor Lomborg, whose work has been championed in the international press, was subject to a year-long investigation by the Danish committee on scientific dishonesty.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,871320,00.html (556 words)

	America's Most Aggressive Debunker of Legitimate Scientific Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		When American corporations come up against inconvenient science, say, a study showing that mercury in fish can damage a developing fetus, or that a blockbuster drug has nasty side effects, they call in the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH).
		Industry-funded ACSH is the most aggressive debunker of pesky research reports emanating from government and academia.
		Its medical/executive director's calm, soothing voice can be heard on television and radio, quelling public fears about the latest bad news about health and the environment.
	www.truthout.org /issues_05/printer_102505HA.shtml (656 words)

	Debunking Planet X - Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum
		I was skimming through the Sign of the Times page this morning and saw Nancy's comment re a fake post from Godlike that she posted as true on the page.
		I've been labelled as a debunker many times when really all I do is show faults in the credibility of people that claim to have Planet X evidence.
		I'm a debunker every morning from mondays to fridays when I've to get my kids out of their bunks to go to school/kindergarten.
	www.bautforum.com /showthread.php?p=131738#post131738 (830 words)

	NoSpinDebunker18_
		Everyone’s business attitudes toward competitors are unique, but the foolish options are to ignore or deny competitors and not use competitors to your advantage in developing and implementing your business and marketing plans.
		Three people (now out of a few hundred NoSpin debunker readers) in 11 weeks have asked me to remove their names from my weekly mailing.
		Otherwise, enjoy, join the conversation, and please forward this debunker to as many friends/acquaintances as you think may be interested—or
	www.nospinmarketing.com /2001Debunkers/DebunkerJuly23_01.htm (771 words)

	The American Muckraker: 12/01/2004 - 12/31/2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In October Pastor Michael Hintz, along with his wife and four children, basked in the spotlight with President Bush who was in Iowa touting the positive impact his tax cuts were having on families.
		I suspect that Sue Niederer and the other kin are on target about how not signing the KIA letters helps keep the commander in chief and the SecDef detached from the consequences of a nasty war and its messy human fall-out.
		During the eight years of the Reagan presidency, the number of legal abortions increased by more than 5 percent; during the eight years of the Clinton presidency, the number dropped by 36 percent.
	americanmuckraker.blogspot.com /2004_12_01_americanmuckraker_archive.html (4498 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Of course, we are talking about the fine art of "debunking".
		You say you don't have a science degree from Harvard or Stanford, no problem, anyone can be a debunker.
		First "deny" there is anything there, when that fails, go to "dispute" the facts, then as a last resort "debunk" everything.
	www.darkconspiracy.com /alienufo/misc/gold.txt (612 words)

	A Skeptic/Debunker Response to UFOs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		It is even more easy to attack those findings in any way possible to help bolster the claim that the UFOlogists are nothing more than closed minded individuals and incorrect in their findings.
		The irony and reality of it is that the keeper of the closed mind belongs to the professional skeptic whose goal is to debunk at any cost.
		As open minded researchers of the UFO phenomenon with enough built in skepticism to keep us from, as Dr. Maccabee puts it, "throwing out the baby with the bathwater", we at OUFOR ask that you indeed be skeptical of the Skeptic.
	www.oregonuforeview.com /debunker.html (797 words)

	Meet another debunker: Stanton Friedman! - Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum
		I was always under the impression that he had been debunked ages ago.
		A lack of credentials was one nail in the coffin.
		Amazing how selective Friedman always is. If it's outside his sphere then his debunking seems OK. But let someone infringe on his territory, and watch out.
	www.bautforum.com /showthread.php?p=341502#post341502 (1098 words)

	National Debunker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In responding to criticism that Florida failed to resond effectively to damage caused by Hurricane Wilma, Gov Jeb Bush of Flordia displayed the familiar Bush family trait of petulance as he chided Floridians who did not stock up in advance of the disaster.
		As Raw Story reports, the special counsel appears to be in hot pursuit of other "evildoers" and one or more additional indictments may follow, as early as next week.
		It's failed the country, and it's played by its own rules for too long, and "criminalizing politics" is exactly what should be done when political criminals deceive a nation into a war with Judith Miller serving as the Angie Dickinson to their Rat Pack and Richard Cohen auditioning for the part of Joey Bishop.
	nationaldebunker.blogspot.com (12049 words)

	The American Muckraker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In a Democracy Corps poll, taken recently, about one-third of respondents equated leaving debt to future generations as "wrong" and representing "bad values." Democrats need to occupy the moral high ground on this issue and beat Bush and his Republicans like a drum with it.
		Then the public is left to wonder if they can trust anything their own government tells them.
		Unless a miracle happens and the new Iraqi security force decides to stop running and start fighting, we'll be in Iraq for a long time.
	americanmuckraker.blogspot.com (2760 words)

	sciforums.com - UfO's Created the Debunker
		But to debunk your hypothesis about "debunkers:" plenty of other pseudoscience claims are routinely debunked, including the various claims of Atlantis, ESP, Psi, telekinesis, channeling, tarot, astrology, witchcraft, psychic dowsing, pyramidology, numerology, etc., etc.,.....
		Those that debunk the wild and fantastic claims of "ufologists" are frequently better educated than the ufologist.
		There are also many who debunk pseudoscience claims like UFOs and crop circles as a way to encourage the claimants (so-called ufologists, cereologists, etc.) to make better hypotheses and back their claims.
	www.sciforums.com /showthread.php?t=28448 (3688 words)

	Re: 'The Debunkers' Last Stand or Good Riddance to Bad Bad Debunker Rubbish
		Admit that evidence exists for the > possibility of ET contact, either in the past or the present, > and then have to admit to the possibility of total and systematic world-wide > conspiracy, which is what such an admission would amount to, btw, if > such knowledge exists.
		This thread title clearly demonstrates the lengths debunkers > will go to deceive us, and the plain fact that debunkers create their own > arguments to knock down the one of their opponents without ever having > to confront the FACTS of the actual argument.
		If we had > > listened to the debunkers we would still be slaves, or serfs or peasants, > toiling > in the 'masters' field, content with the whip and the chain.
	www.talkaboutsupport.com /group/alt.support/messages/18789.html (1857 words)

	Re: 'The Debunkers' Last Stand or Good Riddance to Bad Bad Debunker Rubbish
		Admit that evidence exists for the > > possibility of ET contact, either in the past or the present, > > and then have to admit to the possibility of total and systematic > world-wide > > conspiracy, which is what such an admission would amount to, btw, if > > such knowledge exists.
		This thread title clearly demonstrates the lengths debunkers > > will go to deceive us, and the plain fact that debunkers create their own > > arguments to knock down the one of their opponents without ever having > > to confront the FACTS of the actual argument.
		If > we had > > > > listened to the debunkers we would still be slaves, or serfs or peasants, > > toiling > > in the 'masters' field, content with the whip and the chain.
	www.talkaboutsupport.com /group/alt.support/messages/18793.html (2132 words)

	Review of The Encyclopedia of the Paranormal by Gordon Stein
		The Foreword is by the high-profile debunker and science popularizer, Carl Sagan, a CSICOP member and Laureate of the Academy of Humanism.
		Three were his students; most of the rest are mentioned only as a citation, with little (usually no) indication of who they are, what they did, or their institutional affiliations.
		James Alcock, a debunker, actually gives a more informative perspective in his entry “Psychical Research.” He reviews factors giving rise to organized psychical research, discusses organizations, and lists names of prominent members, but he gives little information about developments after 1940.
	www.tricksterbook.com /ArticlesOnline/SteinReview.htm (3444 words)

	Scientology --- THE GREAT DEBUNKER, JAMES RANDI: Debunking Seeing Without Sight
		For many years, as a master debunker of the paranormal, Randi had offered $1,000 and then $10,000 to anyone who could, in a test agreed upon by both Randi and the challenger, prove supernatural powers.
		But five years ago, a wealthy Internet entrepreneur and admirer of Randi called and said, in effect, "Ten thousand simply doesn't cut it these days." He promptly dispatched a million dollars to Randi's foundation, which purchased negotiable bonds and placed them in a special account where they await the first successful challenger.
		Charlatans, fakirs, mystics, and dreamers alike, they are all too aware that James Randi's meticulously-devised tests can destroy their reputations, such as they are, and make fools of them all.
	www.holysmoke.org /cos/randi-sight-debunk.htm (777 words)

	Lifelong debunker takes on arbiter of neutral choices
		In 1962, the then 17-year-old sought to stymie a Caribbean casino that was allegedly using shaved dice to boost house odds in games of chance.
		In the mid-1970s, the upstart statistician exposed some key problems in ESP research and debunked a handful of famed psychics.
		Now a Stanford professor of mathematics and statistics, Diaconis has turned his attention toward simpler phenomena: determining whether coin flipping is random.
	news-service.stanford.edu /news/2004/june9/diaconis-69.html (2082 words)

	Gerard Holmgren: Debunking Conspiracy Theorists
		Never a group of people to be bothered by facts, the perpetrators of this cartoon fantasy have constructed an elaborately woven web of delusions and unsubstantiated hearsay in order to promote this garbage across the internet and the media to the extent that a number of otherwise rational people have actually fallen under its spell.
		Normally I don't even bother debunking this kind of junk, but the effect that this paranoid myth is beginning to have requires a little rational analysis, in order to consign it to the same rubbish bin as all such silly conspiracy theories.
		However, it should be noted that one of the curious characteristics of conspiracy theorists is that they effortlessly change their so-called evidence in response to each aspect which is debunked.
	www.serendipity.li /wot/holmgren01.htm (3496 words)

	Paranormal Magazine: Philip J. Klass, Leading Debunker of UFOs, Dies at 85 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Philip J. Klass, Leading Debunker of UFOs, Dies at 85
		Leading skeptic and debunker of UFO phenomena, Philip J. Klass, died August 9th in a nursing home in Cocoa, Florida, of cancer.
		He was an electrical engineer by training, and also a journalist, but he is best known as a leading debunker of UFOs.
	www.paranormalmagazine.com /2005/08/philip-j-klass-leading-debunker-of.html (149 words)

	Alien-UFOs.com Network Forum - Debunker Debunked (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Debunkers go in with their minds made up that all UFO sightings are identifiable in prosaic terms.
		A true skeptic keeps his or her mind open to a truly anomalous cause but does not (or should not) allow "belief" or "disbelief" to factor into their evaluation of the event.
		We are accused of being debunkers by believers.
	www.alien-ufos.com /forum/showthread.php?p=117673 (3225 words)

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