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Topic: Pseudoskeptics

	Wholeness and the Implicate Order (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Pseudoskeptics who dismiss the evidence for paranormal phenomena a priori are committing a heinous crime against the scientific method.
		The truth is there are loads of evidence for certain paranormal phenomena and the pseudoskeptics simply ignore it or misinterpret it; they are willing to sacrifice part or all of the scientific method just to protect their own beliefs.
		No pseudoskeptic, materialist, or debunker has refuted the evidence (though they may have refuted misinterpretations of the evidence), and furthermore, none has ever given even one single datum for the validity of philosophical materialism.
	www.duchs.com /isbn/0415289793 (479 words)

	Pathological skepticism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Some debunkers are criticized as pseudoskeptics, fighting any fringe claim at all costs (regardless of the propositions).
		Scientism refers to certain epistemologies based on science.
		Skepdic article on pseudo-skeptics, discussing the fallacious labeling of skeptics as "pseudo-skeptics".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pseudoskepticism (1207 words)

	Objectivity of Science - Bogus Skepticism
		Pseudoskeptics complain that effect sizes are not bigger; but at the same time, they scream bloody murder if any grant-making agency even so much considers doing something about it.
		Pseudoskeptics like Robert L. Park are not content just dismissing things like cold fusion; they put massive pressure on policy makers and government to obstruct efforts to prove them wrong.
		This is the sole basis for the pseudoskeptical claim that, for example, a perpetuum mobile of the second kind is impossible.
	www.skepticalinvestigations.org /objectivity/bogusskepticism.htm (1720 words)

	Debunker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Many debunkers are rather controversial because they have strong opinions and can be vocal about things which may offend people, such as religion and what they label pseudosciences.
		In contrast, pseudoskeptics are simply deniers with an agenda and often use unscientific arguments to debunk what they oppose.
		Truzzi argued that many things that pseudoskeptics label pseudoscience, could be more aptly be described as "protosciences" still struggling to establish mainstream acceptance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Debunker (926 words)

	Some notes on Skepticism
		Pseudoskeptics continue their ridicule of Cold Fusion as a mistake, even use "cold fusion" as a metaphor to refer to what they deem pathological science in general, ignoring a full decade of successful replication of the effect.
		Pseudoskeptics, on the other hand, making the claim that the extraordinary phenomenon only appears to be extraordinary, and has a conventional explanation, have to bear a burden of proof of their own.
		Pseudoskeptics try to invalidate unconventional claims by pointing out that the claimants derive financial support from their research (through books, newsletters or speaking engagements), blithely ignoring that conventional scientists derive their livelihood from their work as well.
	www.suppressedscience.net /skepticism.html (11599 words)

	bc skeptics \| skeptopaedia \| resources: skeptopaedia
		Pseudoskeptics are people who appeal to skeptical terminology, but do not practice it.
		One of the challenges of organized skepticism is that the term is often confused with iconoclasm or cynicism.
		Common pseudoskeptics are: holocaust deniers, antisemites, conspiracy theorists, knee-jerk debunkers, aggressive atheists.
	www.bcskeptics.info /resources/skeptopaedia/index.cgi?key=pseudoskeptics.html (143 words)

	How pseudoskeptics undermine science - Forums powered by UBBThreads™
		The pseudoskeptics are as much to blame for the public "lending credence" to nonsense like creationism as the bible thumpers are.
		Those who can't become pseudoskeptics or creationists, depending on their inclinations.
		As proof we have this thread which appears to be an effort to pre-emptively dismiss and skepticism (real or perceived) that may rear it's ugly but proper head in one of his alien craft threads.
	uplink.space.com /showflat.php?Cat=&Board=phenomena&Number=212922&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=1 (3146 words)

	Skepticism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Debunkers frequently reply that it is the claimant, whom they many times accuse of exploiting public gullibility, who is guilty of abuse.
		Habitual debunkers are sometimes called pseudoskeptics or pathological skeptics and accused of intentionally relying on pseudoscience masquerading as empirical skepticism.
		Religious skeptics may focus on the core tenets of religions, such as the existence of divine beings, or reports of earthly miracles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skepticism (1286 words)

	Undergrowth of science by Walter Gratzer,Pseudoscience,pseudoskepticism,pathological skepticism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		They can nevertheless be deeply damaging to the careers of dedicated scientists, as several of this book's targets discovered to their cost.
		Finally, they neglect to mention that pseudoskeptics like themselves are often instrumental in ending the research -- not some natural loss of interest.
		Gratzer acknowledges in passing that scientists who pursue research that is considered unsound by their conservative colleagues are unlikely to get published and unlikely to receive funding grants.
	www.alternativescience.com /undergrowth.htm (1783 words)

	Aliens May Be Preparing Us For Ultimate Encounter - single post for printer
		Yeah, I am definitely open to the possibility that the aliens could mess-up, or land in the middle of the olympics, but if that were to happen, it could be covered up by the government yet again, claiming it was their own classified craft or project.
		Then we are back to square one with the "no proof" pseudoskeptics.
		What we need is independence day like motherships appearing all over the skies, not even the most stupid and ignorant person in the world, could deny that, including the government agents.
	www.abovetopsecret.com /forum/single.php?post=986218 (252 words)

	Michael Prescott's Blog: Psychic detectives
		The pseudoskeptics, on the other hand, are mere dogmatists who engage in verbal sleight of hand to win arguments and reinforce their pre-existing, unshakable assumptions.
		But before you allow yourself to be too impressed, you should realize that that the pseudoskeptics regard any study of the paranormal as outside the bounds of "mainstream science" by definition.
		The usual way where pseudoskeptics are concerned -- with a lot of handwaving and "what if" speculation.
	michaelprescott.typepad.com /michael_prescotts_blog/2005/10/psychic_detecti.html (3042 words)

	How pseudoskeptics undermine science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Someone who pontificates on "tinfoil hat" subjects as much as you do ought to be familiar with the term "pseudoskeptic." It was not invented by me. It was first used by Marcello Truzzi, a co-founder of CSICOP, probably the biggest and most influential "skeptic" organization in the world.
		And I think everyone on SDC knows what a pseudoskeptic is. You are to thank for that since it is your only defense when challenged.
		Put the word "pseudoskeptic" in the title of a thread, and they all flock to it in droves.
	uplink.space.com /printthread.php?Cat=&Board=phenomena&main=212922&type=thread (12328 words)

	No more!!! - single post for printer
		Yes, there are many skeptics who do not seek the truth, but seek to hide from it, and they are pseudoskeptics.
		It is as intellectually dishonest as a pseudoskeptics attempt to label every UFO a weather balloon or a ball of lightening, or every UFO witnesss, as delusional.
		The whole nature of UFO photographs, is that in this day and age, where the average person has access to the state of art image editing software like photoshop, it can be fairly easy to create a convincing UFO photograph.
	www.abovetopsecret.com /forum/single.php?post=991753 (510 words)

	The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena - JREF Forum
		Most that do their homework come away — at minimum — intrigued and motivated to learn more.
		For ‘pseudoskeptics,’ meaning those who take pride in disbelieving rather than doubting, nothing can be done.”
		Cause you are not a pseudoskeptic are you?
	forums.randi.org /showthread.php?t=54447 (1820 words)

	Glen Avalon's Parlor
		Skeptic: skeptic in our parlance is someone who examines the subject from all viewpoints with an open mind.
		Otherwise we do and will call them pseudoskeptics.
		Any copyrighted work reproduced on this page is displayed under protection of the Fair Use Doctrine.
	www.network54.com /Forum/102662/message/1100936472/&pp=x (271 words)

	cantonrep.com
		Truzzi’s willingness to accept that an answer might not be provable either way caused him to tangle often with other academics over study of the unknown.
		He considered himself a true skeptic who doubts compared to people he called “pseudoskeptics” or “scoffers” who deny.
		In 1976, Truzzi co-founded and co-chaired the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal with Paul Kurtz who initiated the group after 186 scientists signed his 1975 statement declaring astrology bogus.
	www.cantonrep.com /index.php?Category=18&ID=84478&r=0 (705 words)

	The Aliens have Landed
		So it could even be possible that the intercourse is an experiment in itself not related to reproduction.
		Pseudoskeptics love to bring up the sexual aspects of abductions (as do the tabloids).
		They think that this might provide motivations for some to fabricate abduction stories.
	pw1.netcom.com /~heensle/ufo/abduction.html (1417 words)

	Friendship with God: An Uncommon Dialogue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		After conducting stringent experimentation I gradually gave up my materialistic ways and opened up to the greater reality.
		I have since taken it upon myself, like a modern day Paul of Tarsus, to dispel the myths of materialism and show people the truth that pseudoskeptics like Michael Shermer and James Randi try with all their might and resources of CSICOP and the Randi Institute to hide.
		This book introduces the world to a God they can believe in; a God of love instead of vengeance and egoism like in traditional religious literature.
	www.duchs.com /isbn/0399145419 (261 words)

	TVTalkShows.com - View Single Post - Judaism and the Paranormal
		Rarely if ever does the relationship between Judaism and the paranormal surface.
		In fact I have heard know-it-all pseudoskeptics crow that the Jews do not accept these beliefs and are more pragmatic about life and death.
		It was interesting, therefore, to see the following atory in yesterday's NY Times which clearly defines an aspect of Judaism we rarely get a glimpse of:
	www.tvtalkshows.com /board/showpost.php?p=285895&postcount=1 (1122 words)

	After The Martian Apocalypse by Mac Tonnies
		Much of the concentration of the book, and rightly so, is on the Face and the Cydonia complex.
		This book also discusses in some detail various aspects of the human dimension of planetary SETI from the 'true believers' to the 'pseudoskeptics.' The author does not shy away from criticism when he believes it is warranted.
		The main strength of the book is the variety of different angles from which the author examines the topic of planetary SETI...I thoroughly enjoyed reading Mac Tonnies book and highly recommend it." -- Horace Crater, professor of physics, the University of Tennessee Space Institute
	www.paraview.com /tonnies (451 words)

	in memoriam Skeptics and Scientists
		And the sun might rise in the west tomorrow, but what are the odds?
		Truzzi considered most skeptics to be pseudoskeptics, a term he coined to describe those who assume an occult or paranormal claim is false without bothering to investigate it.
		A kind way to state these differences might be to say that Marcello belonged to the Pyrrhonian tradition, most of the rest of us belong to the Academic skeptical tradition.
	www.skepdic.com /refuge/memoriam.html (2406 words)

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		Twisted, eh?) Marcello Truzzi, one of the founders of Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP & Skeptical Inquirer) is writing excellent articles AGAINST the "pseudoskeptics" who disparage and belittle ideas without ever testing them.
		The pseudoskeptics hate the SSE, since the SSE doesn't pre-judge the validity of claimed phenomena, and they publish papers that sometimes debunk, but also often SUPPORT the existence of unusual phenomena.
		The SSE is a small organization, and they could sure use a lot more members.
	www.amasci.com /llwrite.html (1190 words)

	Amazon.com: Profile For Grimmy: Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Interviews invariably terminate on this note: we can't believe the Bible as an historical document, but we can believe its message (???) by faith - OK if you're content to base your life on what you believe to be a work of fiction, I suppose, but not the most intellectually satisfying tack.
		(which presents views of both pseudoskeptics and objective archeologists.)
		It is interesting to read about people who feel a connection to the land, and have decided to live there because of their feeling tied to the Bible record.
	amazon.com /gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3QJU4FEN8PQSZ?_encoding=UTF8&display=public&page=8 (2317 words)

	Posthuman Blues
		Sleep paralysis is undoubtedly part of the alien abduction puzzle.
		But the willful misidentification of the phenomenon at the hands of over-eager pseudoskeptics is a hindrance to both sleep psychology and close encounter research.
		The story has one gross inaccuracy which really pisses me off:
	posthumanblues.blogspot.com /2005/07/night-of-crusher-in-past-10-years.html (1365 words)

	Reports of My Extinction Are Greatly Exaggerated. The Loom: A blog about life, past and future (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		I won't be at all surprised if various bloggers and pundits try to turn the rediscovery of the Ivory billed woodpecker into a refutation of the idea that fragmentation leads to extinction.
		(I'll post links to them if I come across them this week.) But I will be surprised if these pseudoskeptics actually address Pimm's paper.
		The paper also makes an important point that Pimm has followed up on with more recent research: a lot of the world's biodiversity is very different from the robins and crows and other birds that I see out my window here in Connecticut.
	www.corante.com /loom/archives/2005/04/28/reports_of_my_extinction_are_greatly_exaggerated.php (6604 words)

	Skeptic Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		FACT: No one has ever proven I am not in telepathic communication with Blue Fairies!
		I can understand why these pseudoskeptics don't want to believe in Blue Fairies.
		It makes them crazy that they can't prove me wrong.
	www.skepticreport.com /print/bluefairies-p.htm (1166 words)

	Project X - the Search for the Chosen Ones
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		4) alt.paranormal -- this is were the war is. You won't find here any discussions on unusual matters, but insulting remarks by low-life pseudoskeptics directed against the parapsychologists, psychics and New Age people.
		If you wish to rescue this once interesting newsgroup, post only topic-related messages, and ignore the dirty replies.
	www.chosenones.net /article.php?id=714 (256 words)

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