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From: wcs@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (Bill Stewart 201-949-0705 ho95c.att.com!wcs)
Newsgroups: news.groups,news.misc,sci.misc,talk.religion.newage,talk.philosophy.misc
Subject: Re: *** CALL FOR DISCUSSION *** Creation of newsgroup sci.skeptic
Keywords: new age new science parapsychology skepticism
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Date: 17 Jun 89 19:41:57 GMT
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Reply-To: wcs@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (Bill Stewart 201-949-0705 ho95c.att.com!wcs)
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In article <whichever> Norman Gall writes:
]>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.
]>No bashing allowed!

Sorry, but a group on skepticism inherently implies bashing,
including SKEPTIC-BASHING.  This isn't all bad; some things deserve
to be bashed, though anyone skeptic-bashing in talk.religion.skeptic
should know what they're in for.  Skepticism is inherently negative
(which is fine, btw); unlike religions making positive assertions,
those of you who defend the null hypothesis can't really object to
those who are vehemently skeptic about skepticism.
			Bill
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