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From: mcb@ncis.tis.llnl.gov (Michael C. Berch)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: *** CALL FOR DISCUSSION *** Creation of newsgroup sci.skeptic
Keywords: new age new science parapsychology skepticism
Message-ID: <243@ncis.tis.llnl.gov>
Date: 16 Jun 89 00:55:18 GMT
References: <2357@yunexus.UUCP>
Organization: Postmodern Consulting, Pleasanton CA USA
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In article <2357@yunexus.UUCP> gall@yunexus.UUCP (Norman R. Gall) writes:
> 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!

I have been posting skeptical articles in talk.religion.newage off and
on since its inception, and believe it is a perfectly acceptable forum 
for skepticism.  I have gotten some occasional nasty mail, but not
very much, but I have also gotten some New Age adherents to respond
articulately on occasion as well.

Why is a new group needed?

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Michael C. Berch  
mcb@tis.llnl.gov / uunet!tis.llnl.gov!mcb