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	SHROUD OF TURIN - SKEPTICAL INQUIRER - 2006 DATA
		The skeptical inquirer and the Shroud of Turin
		The skeptical inquirer is fully justified in his skepticism; for no painter painted on a caramel substance and a surrounding clear substance that was a hundred times thinner than a single brush hair.
		It is to the honest skeptical inquirer, whether motivated by faith in the unexplained or by doubt born of modern sensibilities, that the quest for elusive truth belongs.
	www.skepticalspectacle.com (2717 words)

	Amazon.com: Skeptical Inquirer: Magazines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Their mission statement is "Encourage 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" and the Skeptical Inquirer magazine is one of the main ways the information is disseminated.
		While it lacks the gloss and pizazz of the one other major magazine in the field (Skeptic), the Skeptical Inquirer is the far better publication of the two.
		Skeptical Inquirer has got to be, hands down, my absolute favorite periodical (Free Inquiry comes in a close second).
	www.amazon.com /Skeptical-Inquirer/dp/B00006KX3K (1355 words)

	Roth, A. A. --- Skepticism and Truth
		To The Skeptical Inquirer the paranormal appears to be that which is not acceptable within a naturalistic philosophy.
		However, the journal seems to present a confused picture of skepticism in that it is skeptical about most philosophical approaches while it openly accepts the philosophy of naturalism — a philosophy that excludes the supernatural.
		Skepticism, when pursued to the extreme, tends away from truth, while inquiry tends to lead toward truth.
	www.grisda.org /origins/09051.htm (1004 words)

	SHROUD OF TURIN - SKEPTICAL INQUIRER - NO BULL FACTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The true skeptical inquirer knows no certainty: that is his misfortune; he is aware of it, and that is his gift.
		The skeptical inquirer is right to question such arguments but not to assume that gaps mean there is no history.
		He is as skeptical of the Shroud as much as the creationist-fundamentalist is skeptical about the evolution of the earth and its creatures.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-chat/1338704/posts (11498 words)

	Skeptical Inquirer magazine guide for authors
		The Skeptical Inquirer encourages the scientific outlook, science and scientific inquiry, critical thinking, and the use of reason and the methods of science in examining important issues.
		The Skeptical Inquirer's readership includes scholars and researchers in many fields and general readers of diverse backgrounds.
		The Skeptical Inquirer must be a source of authoritative, responsible scientific information and perspective.
	www.csicop.org /si/guide-for-authors.html (1276 words)

	Skeptical Inquirer article on Area 51
		Unfortunately, this means that this skeptical viewpoint on Area 51 cannot be heard except by already-committed skeptics who subscribe to the magazine.
		The Skeptical Inquirer obviously encourages the free exchange of ideas, but it does not - nor will it - consent to the violation inherent in your unilateral decision to ignore the copyright laws.
		In sum, the Skeptical Inquirer does not waive its copyright and before you undertake such a step in the future we ask that you seek the appropriate permission.
	www.ufomind.com /area51/articles/1996/skeptical_9609.shtml (1821 words)

	Skeptical Inquirer magazine
		For a fast-growing number of discriminating persons, the Skeptical Inquirer is a welcome breath of fresh air, separating fact from myth in the flood of occultism and pseudoscience on the scene today.
		This dynamic magazine, published by the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, tells you what the scientific community knows about claims of the paranormal, as opposed to the sensationalism often presented by the press, television, and movies.
		Subscribe to the Skeptical Inquirer (bimonthly, six issues per year) for the special Internet price of $19.95 for US subscribers, or $22.95 for non-US subscribers, using one of the following methods:
	www.csicop.org /si (253 words)

	The INQUIRER Guide to different Inquirers
		Let us start with the great-great-great-great-Grand Daddy of Inquirers, the oldest dissenting non conformist newspaper still publishing, established in 1842, and to be found here.
		Next on our little list is the Philadelphia Inquirer, which is older than the Unitarian Inquirer because it was founded in 1829, and is America's third oldest surviving daily newspaper.
		The Gibraltar Inquirer is a satirical magazine and has on its front page a competition to spot the difference between Jack Straw, the UK's foreign secretary, and a dummy.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=20143 (315 words)

	Response to Skeptical Inquirer article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Perhaps they don't believe the rules of fair play and scientific integrity should apply to one of their own (Thomas is on their listed panel of "scientific" advisers and also a personal friend of the editor).
		The Skeptical Inquirer can hardly claim to be the magazine of "science and reason" if they publish such slanted and inaccurate trash.
		Instead they are acting as a forum to aid and abet a hoax while hypocritically claiming to be defenders of fair play and sound science.
	roswellproof.homestead.com /Skeptical_Inquirer_response.html (805 words)

	Carol Tavris article, Skeptical Inquirer 2002
		For years, the skeptical movement, which had its birth in the domain of philosophy and the study of logic, has tended to regard failures of skeptical and scientific thinking as failures of reasoning -- something amiss in human cognition.
		Perhaps, but the skeptical movement needs also to focus its energies on the growing institutional barriers to free inquiry, and the efforts to silence those whose inquiries make waves.
		That is why we must be all the more grateful for the courage, persistence, and integrity of those skeptical inquirers who are still willing to "offend" in the pursuit of truth and justice, heroes like Elizabeth Loftus and Mel Guyer.
	williamcalvin.com /2002/TavrisArticle.htm (2046 words)

	Skeptical Inquirer
		Although Michael Shermer is a professional atheist -- public debater, television guest, editor of Skeptic magazine -- and although religious people frequently irritate him, he bends over backwards to be as fair as he can, and he makes important concessions.
		Having read this book in early draft, one of his friends, an atheist and a scientist, said to him: "You seem to be saying that it's okay for people to believe in God." Shermer concedes that he does -- as long as religious people don't claim to prove that there is a God.
		Shermer is a retailer of atheist thought, not a creator, and a journeyman debater rather than an inventor of new insights, but he is not without originality.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/WPcap/2000-02/13/028r-021300-idx.html (959 words)

	CSICOP / Skeptical Inquirer / Winter 1990 / A Field Guide to Critical Thinking
		Psychokinetics say they can bend spoons with their minds if they are not exposed to negative vibrations from skeptic observers.
		This rule is frequently violated by proponents of paranormal claims, who argue that, because their claims have not been disproved, they have therefore been proved.
		That, in essence, is what skepticism means: to believe if and only if the evidence warrants.
	eagle.la.asu.edu /ast112/critical-thinking.html (3499 words)

	Troubled Times: Skeptical Inquirer
		I believe that the debate between advocates of what David calls the "standard paradigm" of neo-catastrophism and those who support the alternative paradigm of "coherent catastrophism" is far too important to be ignored or simply left to astronomical speculations.
		The implications of this 'cosmic' debate for all fields of social and intellectual discourse are far-reaching.
		, The Skeptical Inquirer and their publisher, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), for their permission to circulate extracts of David's paper on this network.
	www.zetatalk.com /theword/TWORD04Q.HTM (1559 words)

	The Klass Files
		Below you'll find UFO-related articles written by Philip Klass and other skeptics from the archives of Skeptical Inquirer and other skeptical publications.
		The Computer UFO Network has posted what is purported to be (and appears so to my inexpert eyes) the genuine FBI file on CSICOP luminary and renowned UFO skeptic Philip J. Klass, who died last year (2005) at age 85.
		As reported in the January-February 1995 Skeptical Inquirer, a September 1994 Air Force report strongly supported the theory that the "UFO" debris found by rancher Mac Brazel in 1947 northwest of Roswell, New Mexico, was in fact a remnant of a balloon flight launched as part of a top-secret program called Project Mogul.
	www.csicop.org /klassfiles (941 words)

	Skeptical Inquirer November 1995: Investigative Files: "Alien Autopsy" Hoax
		Skeptics, as well as many UFOlogists, quickly branded the film used in the program a hoax.
		He further noted that it seemed lightweight and "rubbery," that it therefore moved unnaturally when handled, especially in one shot in which "the shoulder and upper arm actually are floating rigidly above the table surface, rather than sagging back against it" as would be expected (Stokes 1995).
		CSICOP staffers (Executive Director Barry Karr, Skeptical Inquirer Assistant Editor Tom Genoni, Jr., and I) monitored developments in the case.
	www.trudang.com /press/sinovdec.html (1788 words)

	CSICOP / Skeptical Inquirer / January 1995 / Selling Satan book review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Others will remain skeptical, but may begin to question whether their skepticism is appropriate.
		Ultimately, many of them will say, "With all of these stories, coming from all of these people, some of them must be true, even if many (or even most) are obviously absurd." After all (goes the logic), with all this smoke, there must be fire.
		It is targeted for an audience that needs to hear this message and finds the writings of most skeptics distasteful, or even blasphemous.
	www.cornerstonemag.com /features/iss098/warnke_response/skeptical.htm (1596 words)

	Skeptical Inquirer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The magazine's first issue was in the Fall of 1976, and it was initially a bi-annual publication in digest size.
		Its content consists of articles, columns and book reviews on a variety of topics that the authors seek to examine critically, including ESP, homeopathy, astrology, SETI, the creation-evolution controversy, the historical basis of legendary persons such as King Arthur, controversial medical diagnoses like Attention Deficit Disorder, etc. The magazine is headquartered in Amherst, New York.
		Cecil Adams of The Straight Dope calls the Skeptical Inquirer "one of the nation's leading antifruitcake journals".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skeptical_Inquirer (307 words)

	Letters To The Editor Skeptical Inquirer - Find Articles
		Please see especially, e.g., the gross error of interpretation of all three critics (writing in Skeptic and SKEPTICAL INQUIRER) of my concept of psychological reversal (PR) who wrongly believe PR is an excuse for failure.
		Professor Herbert indicated on the list that his only interest in trying it would be to "disprove" my claims, but nevertheless, he was opposed to anyone even trying my procedures.
		In Professor Bunge's article "Absolute Skepticism Equals Dogmatism," Bunge observes "Once a fact has been reported, someone must examine it critically and attempt to replicate it independently." Although this has been done many thousands of times throughout the world, the psychology establishment appears curiously reluctant.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2843/is_6_24/ai_66496177 (811 words)

	Cryptomundo.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		For the skeptics of this search, this does not fit neatly into their world - thus, it cant be real.
		For the skeptics of this search, this does not fit neatly into their world - thus, it cant be real.” This is a strange idea, and seems to suggest that the reality of cryptids depends on who is looking for them.
		I wonder how many skeptics Melissa knows… I happen to know many “die hard” skeptics, and the idea that they don’t have imagination is ridiculous.
	www.cryptomundo.com /bigfoot-hunter/skeptical-inquirer (1401 words)

	Mythical Mexico Skeptical Inquirer - Find Articles
		The northernmost country of Latin America, Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United States of Mexico) is rich in prehistoric and historic culture, a land of legend, lore, and struggle.
		This was intended as a "sign" to a skeptical bishop so he would build a church to honor her.
		Not coincidentally, the shrine was in front of the site where the Aztecs had had a temple dedicated to their own virgin goddess, Tonantzin (Smith 1983).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2843/is_4_28/ai_n6145274 (916 words)

	Skeptical Organisations
		Associated with The Skeptic magazine (which is not connected with the American magazine of the same name edited by Michael Shermer) is "Skeptics in the Pub", which holds regular meetings in a pub in London.
		The Skeptic Society is largely a one-man band, directed by Michael Shermer whose "Skeptic" column is featured in the Scientific American and who also regularly appears on US television.
		In the "Skeptic Manifesto" (by Michael Shermer) there are several wise caveats about skepticism: "It is easy, even fun, to challenge others' beliefs when we are smug in the certainty of our own.
	www.skepticalinvestigations.org /skepticorgs (1671 words)

	Skeptical News
		Amherst, N.Y. (April 18, 2002)-The May/June 2002 issue of Skeptical Inquirer features the first part of a two-part report titled "Who Abused Jane Doe?," by Elizabeth Loftus, professor of psychology and law at the University of Washington, and Melvin Guyer, professor of psychology at the University of Michigan Medical School.
		Skeptical Inquirer is the official publication of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization dedicated to science literacy and the examination of controversial claims.
		Skeptics will find Chapman's cave expedition with a group of young-earth creationists, and his encounter with creationist biology professor Kurt Wise most interesting.
	www.ntskeptics.org /news/news2002-04-25.htm (11777 words)

	Skeptical Inquirer - Magazines / Newspapers Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Because its members sometimes seem to want not just to defeat their opponents but to stop them being allowed to speak as well.
		I agree that astrology is mostly nonsense, for example, but I was disturbed to read a reader's letter in one issue announcing that he'd managed to have an astrologer banned from the air-waves for contravening an advertising rule, and there's an interesting exchange in...
		Skeptical view of the paranormal - Skeptical Inquirer
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /magazines-newspapers/skeptical-inquirer (234 words)

	A call for attention to climate change Skeptical Inquirer - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As president emeritus of Stanford University, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and current editor in chief of Science magazine, Donald Kennedy is a hard scientist to ignore.
		The assembled speakers powerfully argued that, despite a continuing gap between alarmed scientists and a yawning public, we would be foolish to ignore global warming--despite the siren calls of so-called "skeptics" who continue to dispute mainstream conclusions on this issue.
		At the AAAS session, Kennedy pointed to a "growing dissatisfaction" among scientists that the consensus they've reached on human-caused, or anthropogenic, global warming has been so poorly communicated to the public at large.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2843/is_6_28/ai_n6361829 (787 words)

	CSI On-line: Scientifically Investigating Paranormal and Fringe Science Claims
		The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry 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.
		13th European Skeptics Congress to be hosted in Dublin by the Irish Skeptics Society from September 7th to 9th 2007
		CSI's flagship magazine, Skeptical Inquirer, explores extraordinary claims from a scientific perspective.
	www.csicop.org (254 words)

	Skeptical Inquirer Index: Main Page
		As promised a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the Skeptical Inquirer Index is finally complete and up to date.
		Behind the scenes, the index source data originally compiled by Andrew Lutes has been reformatted and entered into an electronic database to make entering and sorting regular updates an easy task for the Skeptical Inquirer staff.
		Center for Inquiry Volunteer Greg Gaulocher devoted his spare time to bringing the database up to date.
	www.csicop.org /si/index (278 words)

	NIGHT OWL MK. II -- "SI Electronic Digest X-Files Special Edition" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In response to that assertion, Oxford University's Richard Dawkins in the March/April issue of SKEPTICAL INQUIRER magazine asks us to imagine for a minute that The X-Files' weekly choice between rational theory and paranormal theory were turned into a crime series.
		Sometimes it is tough carrying the badge of professional skeptic, especially when it means criticizing a paranormal-filled two hours of popcorn, crunching suspense about to be sprung on American movie theaters.
		In a letter sent to SKEPTICAL INQUIRER offices, an education director at a natural science museum in South Africa reports alarm at the "extensive knowledge children have of Roswell, abductions, and X-Files episodes...while knowing very little about why there are craters on the moon or what 'shooting stars' are."
	home.earthlink.net /~mlbakke1/sixfiles.htm (1676 words)

	Letter to Skeptical Inquirer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The following letter was not published by the conservative Skeptical Inquirer editors.
		While we agree with and support Victor Stenger’s effort to show that there is no evidence for supernatural purpose or design of the cosmos, we do take issue with the assertion that the Big Bang model, with or without inflation, forms a naturalistic alternative.
		His words: “All of these data lead to the very simple conception of a sensibly infinite, homogeneous universe of which the observable region is an insignificant sample.” (See Edwin Hubble, “The Problem of the Expanding Universe,” American Scientist, Vol.
	home.pacbell.net /skeptica/inquirer.html (286 words)

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