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The mythology of dismissive skeptics and the JREF
I see it all the time on here where noobs pop in with their latest take on woo (bleevers in said woo or not ) and then when they receive the usual"yeah that's just a load of crap" response we so often...
Started by BravesFan on
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by 16 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at randi):
Be they creationists, physics kooks
--accusations that it is not their burden to provide evidence but that forums members are lazy to make periodic visits back to the....
This would cover many of the more seasoned ones who visit the forum.
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The ATS Political Forums
I'm not sure if this is the proper place to post this but I was just wondering if anyone else enjoys visiting this woo site? I find ATS to be both horrifying and hilarious but always entertaining to see the insanity people come...
Started by Balls Brunswick on
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by 5 people.
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ATS? I go by ATS and PP every time I need an update from the mental defective demographic .
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Center for Inquiry (CFI) Forum: http://cfi-forums.org/index.php
JREF Forum: http://forums.randi.org/
Skeptic Friends Network Forum: http://www.skepticfriends.org/forum/
Skeptics Society Forum: http://www.skepticforum.com/
Started by Theo Pepe on
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by 1 people.
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Here is something of interest.
A familiar internet acquaintance, DeiRenDopa, asked an interesting question on the JREF forum.
How did crackpot Electric Universe papers get published in a peer-reviewed journal?
The CP word comes up alot in this thread
Started by nick c on
, 15 posts
by 10 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at thunderbolts):
It was a curious observation....
I was hoping to be able to round off my input, but every post is responded by at least threads (Nereid on BAUT and DeiRenDopa on JREF) on the subject of EU peer reviewed papers).
On at the JREF forum .
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Petition: Stop teaching acupuncture & chiropractics at RMIT
RMIT University: Stop teaching acupuncture and chiropractics as evidence based medicine
http://www.change.org/petitions/rmit...based-medicine
Quote: : In 2011, for its chiropractic course, RMIT...
Started by Orphia Nay on
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by 16 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at randi):
Seriously? RMIT are "teaching acupuncture and chiropractics as evidence based see Community and we have... .
Click the JREF Forum tag at the top of this page) and you can see number of people attending at any on the Forum Index).
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From http://www.randi.org/joom/content/view/144/1/#i4
It was March 6th, 1998, when the JREF Million-Dollar Challenge first came into existence. That’s almost ten years ago. It’s always been a simple, direct, matter: do what you claim you can do of a paranormal...
Started by Brad Reddekopp on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at graveyardofthegods):
If the JREF....
Read through the JREF forum for a list of previous applicants if you’d like to see For the purposes of the JREF million dollar challenge:
2.2 What is the definition of “paranormal” in regards.
As paranormal?
Possibly.
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Trivia you've recently learned I love the JREF because I have learned so many interesting bits of trivia on here. Curious if others have as well.
Like today for example I learned that eating a polar bear's liver was toxic to humans. I never knew that...
Started by truethat on
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by 28 people.
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The GAS icon on your) I didn't learn this in the forums....
I didn't learn this in the forums, but I can't) I didn't learn this in the forums, but I can't believe that I never knew this...
Every fact I come across is important.
Learn trivia.
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Kitkat Post subject: Re: The Importance of Engaging with “Believers” Posted: Sun, 10 Apr 2011, 3:50 pm `
Joined: Tue, 30 Oct 2007, 9:34 am
Posts: 7706
Location: Here, There and Everywhere What an excellent post.
From the link:
Quote: : Written by Matt...
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I can get too engrossed in forum discussions sometimes) but now I have ditched some other forums cases of people stumbling across the JREF (etc.) and changing their minds but I bet it's very few to the Forum, Fells.
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Major_Tom Disproves NIST Claims in a Number of Key Areas
The information appears in the form of a book.
0.1 Introduction
1.0 Science vs subjective viewpoints
2.0 World Trade Center collapses misrepresented
.... 2.1 Progressive Floor Collapse in the WTC...
Started by Major_Tom on
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by 29 people.
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I forgot to add for technical feedback....
Either way, it is a pleasure to get JREF comments in quotable forms.
The NIST, forums like JREF, and groups like STJ911 and AE911 have all contributed to the same process forum offers.
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I am, I believe, a very influential member of the world's most prominent skeptical forum, the James Randi Educational Foundation forum (JREF). We deal with Big Footers, 9/11 CTers, homeopaths, dowsers, religious zealots and so on. We take our task seriously...
Started by lionking on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at bottsr):
We deal with Big Footers, 9/11 CTers, homeopaths, dowsers Foundation ....
I joined the JREF forum Randi Educational Foundation forum (JREF).
To forums and I have been a believer of bottsrgeddon for quite some time now.
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