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10.10.12
A Few Favorite Skeptic Threads
Maybe "favorite" isn't the most accurate of words. Amusing, or curious are better choices. Skeptibunkies love to hear themselves talk argue, particularly true when it's something they don't believe in in the first place. For example, they have a good twenty-three hundred threads devoted to Bigfoot alone. All right, maybe not that many, but it's a lot.
A recent visit to the James Randi discussion forum had me wondering at some of the threads, most under the "General Skepticism and The Paranormal" section. Speaking of, why are the words "general skepticism" in that title? Isn't it a given that, by definition, "general skepticism" is inherent in various threads?
For example, there's How do Aliens Kill? "Sonny2" writes in the OP:
I suspect this is a hoax or troll attempt. Let's hope so.
There's a "Bigfoot Evidence gathering flowchart" thread, but I couldn't find the link to said chart. This in spite of the fact that, according to OP "Drewbot" "While it is understood that the reliable evidence for the existence of Bigfoot is non-existent,..." a flowchart has been nonetheless created.
For those who love ghost stories, there's the following "merged thread" : Monkey Ghost house .../Monkey Ghost House Solved. Who doesn't love moneys and ghosts and haunted houses?! I blogged about this one on my ghost blog Ecto-ville. This thread includes this precious comment from "kittynh" (who also fancies herself a "UFO investigator" since she explains debunks sighting reports for a "ask about UFOs" type of forum):
The story about the Monkey Ghost appeared on the skeptic blog Yankee Skeptic which, hold onto your tin foil hats dahlings, was created by "kittynh" our UFO investigator.
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