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From: gall@yunexus.UUCP (Norman R. Gall)
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Subject: *** CALL FOR DISCUSSION *** Creation of newsgroup sci.skeptic
Keywords: new age new science parapsychology skepticism
Message-ID: <2362@yunexus.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jun 89 21:38:48 GMT
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Organization: York University   Department of Philosophy
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I have been personally shocked lately as to the promulgation of the   
so-called New Age in the media and in people's living rooms and
discussions.  Since there is even a newsgroup dedicated to it, I
wondered if a skeptical group might not be called for.
                                            
The idea would be that the group would be unmoderated and that issues
of New Ageism and its ilk might be discussed openly and skeptically.
If it seems as though I want only to bask these kind of ideas, it is
only my abhorance of these sorts of things merely accepted and not
discussed critically.  No bashing allowed!
                                                        
What think you?
                                                       
Norman R. Gall
-- 
York University          |"_Wanting_ to think is one thing;
Department of Philosophy |      having a talent for thinking another"
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |                          - L. Wittgenstein (CV 44)
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