Part 2 of Chris Carter, Parapsychology and the Skeptics. Examines how the Skeptical community and magazines like the Skeptical Inquirer deal with scientific evidence for psi, telepathy and ESP:
“… you have to remember, the argument isn’t really about the evidence. The argument is about [Skeptic’s] assumptions and their preconceptions. There preconceptions are that these sort of phenomena don’t make any sense and challenge their worldview… so there going to do anything they possibly can to dismiss evidence that challenges their preconceptions.”
Tsakiris: “I don’t agree with you… I think they believe they have examined the evidence and have honestly come to a different conclusion.”
Carter also traces the origins of the Skeptical community and its links to atheism and secular humanism.
Skeptiko - Science at the Tipping Point
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