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Debunking
PseudoSkeptical Arguments of
Paranormal
Debunkers
Links,
Blogs
and Books on PseudoSkepticism and Paranormal Research
Great
Web Links
The
Skeptic World
Site:
Skeptical Resources - An
extensive list of resources on skepticism
and
critical thinking from all sides.
Skeptics
and
their Arguments – A
list of articles refuting the arguments
of UFO skeptics
and debunkers.
Skeptical
Investigations
- A fabulous new site with articles on closed-minded vs. open-minded
skepticism, and the
latest news on paranormal research, issues, and leading spokespersons.
Skeptiko
Podcasts – A new
podcast show that explores controversial
science with
leading researchers and their critics.
Hailed in paranormal circles
as very good at getting to the
heart of the
issues.
Rupert
Sheldrake – Researcher
of Animal Telepathy who has conducted
controlled
experiments supporting the existence of telepathy in animals.
The
Myth of the Randi Challenge -
Revealing article on the Daily Grail
The
Research of the Skeptics -
A section
of the site above that discusses the flawed methodology skeptics such
as Susan
Blackmore used in her conclusions which she later admitted were
unwarranted.
Why
I’m Not A Skeptic
- An article by Michael Prescott which contains great analyses of
pseudoskeptical views vs. the facts.
Organizations
Promoting Open-Minded Research -
A list of organizations conducting
open-minded investigations into the truth of psychic phenomena.
Pioneering
Investigators - A list of
researchers, scientists, and
spokespersons
leading the way in paranormal research.
Includes links to their
websites.
Alternative
Science - by Richard Milton.
Contains many short but
eloquent articles about a variety of
alternative
science-related topics.
CSICOP
and
the
Skeptics:
An
Overview
- by
George Hansen.
Has
CSICOP Lost the Thirty Years War?
– by Guy Lyon Playfair
On
PseudoSkepticism
- by Marcello Truzzi, original CSICOP co-founder.
On
Some Unfair Practices towards Claims of the Paranormal -
by Marcello
Truzzi, original
CSICOP
co-founder.
A
Field
Guide to
Skepticism - by Dean Radin. A
chapter in his book The Conscious Universe dealing with skeptics and
their
opposition to psi research.
The
Logical
Trickery of
the UFO Skeptic - Brian Zeiler.
Examines the
skeptics’ flawed approach to UFO research.
Fallacies
of UFO Debunkers – By
Indigo Child. Great refutations to the
common
arguments of UFO debunkers.
Zen
and the Art
of Debunkery
- by Daniel Drasdin.
A satire article
describing the common tactics of debunkers.
Extraordinary
Claim?
Move the Goal Posts! - By
Patrick Huyghe.
An article describing the way
skeptics move the goal posts.
Seven
Warning Signs of Bogus Skepticism - by
Rochus
Boerner.
How to catch pseudoskeptics
in
their tracks through their words alone.
How
to
Become a Media Skeptic - by Guy Lyon
Playfair.
A satire in how media career
skeptics work and the tactics they use.
The
Pathology of Organized Skepticism - by
David
Leiter.
Experience
of interacting with an organized Skeptics’ group suggests an
hypothesis that may explain what produces avowed Skeptics.
Symptoms
of
Pathological
skepticism - William J. Beaty. Lists
the symptoms associated with the pathological skepticism of
closed-minded
debunkers.
Folklore
and
the Rise
of Moderation Among Organized Skeptics
- A university article by a
student,
exploring the connections between folklore and organized skepticism.
Myths
of Skepticism
- An
article by a skeptic elaborating on the limitations and needed
revisions of
organized skepticism.
Psychic
Challenge - An article by
Montague Keen
challenging
James Randi to live up to his repeated assertion that if adequate
evidence of a
paranormal reality could be demonstrated to him, he would be happy to
acknowledge it and pay the one million dollar prize to the claimant. Includes
accounts of Randi’s
shortcomings and
mistakes. (You can read Randi’s response to it here:
http://www.randi.org/jr/091903.html)
Flim-Flam
Flummery:
A Skeptical Look at James Randi
- An article by Michael Prescott
investigating and exposing many errors and mistakes Randi made in his
book Flim-Flam!
Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions. Includes
a response by Randi, followed by
The
Skeptical Perspective
-
Remote viewer Bill Walker gives his take on organized skeptics.
Includes some
links to great articles and sites.
http://www.unexplainedstuff.com/index.html
- A great online encyclopedia of unexplained phenomena.
http://www.espresearch.com/
-
The site
of the famous psi researcher Russell Targ of Stanford Research
Institute,
listing his noteworthy works.
A
Review of Pseudoskepticism - A
new paper from Suppressed
Science
website which examines the methods of self-styled skeptics and the
devices they
employ to discredit pioneering science
My
long-time friend Michael Goodspeed, a writer and paranormal talk show
host,
wrote a series of excellent articles examining both sides and posing
challenging questions and arguments to the closed-minded skeptics.
· On Randi’s
hypocrisy: http://www.rense.com/general50/james.htm
· On psychic claims and
skeptical explanations:
http://www.rense.com/general51/ebramce.htm
· On UFO phenomenon:
http://www.rense.com/general51/embr.htm,
http://www.rense.com/general51/seek3.htm
· On alien abduction claims
and
skeptical
explanations:
http://www.rense.com/general51/ppr.htm
· On monsters, creatures, and
Bigfoot:
http://www.rense.com/general52/seek.htm
A Lawyer
Presents the Case for the Afterlife
- by Dr. Victor Zammit, a
retired
Australian lawyer, who passionately and skillfully presents a plethora
of
arguments and data in support of the existence of an Afterlife, and
refutes
closed-minded debunkers as well.
Includes his free ebook that
you can download.
His
list
of Afterlife links
can be found here.
Dr.
Zammit
Rebuts the
Skeptics
A
Critique of
Susan Blackmore’s Dying to Live
– By Greg Stone, author
of a touching NDE
novel Under
the
Tree,
and a
member of my email group.
Near Death Research
Foundation
– NDERF Is
the
largest NDE
Website in the world with over 1800 full-text published NDE accounts.
Atlantis Rising
Magazine - Atlantis
Rising bi-monthly
magazine offers
coverage of
ancient mysteries, unexplained anomalies, and future
science—breaking news from
world-class researchers in thought provoking and profusely illustrated
articles.
Paranormal News
–
Source for UFO and
Paranormal Related Information
Shift Happening
– Come
and see
the crucial
paradigms already
shifting in our culture.
Pseudoskepticism
Parapsychology
and Psi research
Afterlife
Research
Interviews
Debates
Great
Paranormal Blogs
Michael
Prescott
– Blog of Novelist and Paranormal Researcher Michael Prescott.
Very thorough and praised in paranormal circles.
Dear Radin
– Blog of Dean Radin, Psi Researcher at UNLV and Author of The Conscious
Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena.
Leo
MacDonald -
Awesome paranormal blog, very comprehensive.
Paranormalia
– Fantastic comprehensive blog on paranormal issues by
Robert McLuhan.
Subversive
Thinking
– An
excellent and extensive paranormal blog by Jime.
Paradigm
Experiment –
Blog of Jim Clark. Deep analysis of
different
belief systems and paradigms.
Recommended
Books
Randi’s Prize: What Sceptics say about the paranormal, why they are wrong and why it matters by Robert McLuhan. An analysis of the fallacies and problems of the pseudoskeptic movement and organizations.
The
Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena
by
Dean Radin, UNLV researcher. Presents robust evidence from
scientific studies
that psi is real and no longer in doubt, and explains why skeptics
still have
the attitude against it that they do.
Parapsychology
and the Skeptics by Chris
Carter. A groundbreaking new book about
the real
research in Parapsychology and the Skeptics who are against it.
Science
and the Near Death Experience by
Chris Carter. Explains
why
Near Death
Experiences (NDEs)
offer evidence of an afterlife and discredits the psychological and
physiological explanations for them. Challenges materialist arguments
against
consciousness surviving death.
The End of Materialism: How Evidence of the Paranormal is Bringing Science and Spirit Together by Charles Tart, perhaps his best book.
The
Holographic Universe by
Michael Talbot
- A fascinating book that will stretch your mind and imagination to
areas you
never fathomed.
The “holographic
model”
presented is like a unified theory that explains almost all common
paranormal
and supernatural phenomena.
Under
the Tree by Greg Stone
– A very enlightening novel of a man
in a coma
experiencing an NDE, while his loved ones and friends discuss
NDE’s in his
hospital.
All arguments on both sides
of
the NDE controversy are presented in clear easy-to-understand language. A
must read for any NDE enthusiast or seeker.
The
Power of Premonitions by Larry
Dossey, M.D. – A compelling
collection of
cases suggesting that precognitive premonitions are real and part of
our
everyday lives.
Mind-Reach: Scientists Look at Psychic Abilities by Russell Targ and Harold E. Puthoff of SRI – From the book’s site: This book is a lucid and fascinating record of historic experiments—historic because they put the seal of "hard" physical science upon evidence that some degree of psychic ability is universal—a phenomenon straight out of science fiction that actually happened, and can be made to happen again in any laboratory! The scientists even offer a "recipe" for developing your own ESP "information channel."
Appendix
A:
My Presentation Outline
–
Skepticism
vs. Psi
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