tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176947317059079233.post3189199155600000657..comments2014-07-07T11:19:00.924-04:00Comments on Charlottesville Skeptics: What is a Skeptic?Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13994065432779335684noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176947317059079233.post-6806538501509061112009-02-11T11:06:00.000-05:002009-02-11T11:06:00.000-05:00"Maybe yes, maybe no." Wow that's a great motto fo..."Maybe yes, maybe no." Wow that's a great motto for skeptics.<BR/><BR/>Another thing about "Demon-Haunted World" that I liked, is I learned that I wasn't the only one who thought UFOs were cool when I was younger! I wondered why more astronomers didn't look into them, until I realized there was little evidence to investigate...<BR/><BR/>Skepticism is how you think, and humanism is what you do about it... I like that a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176947317059079233.post-76992023244168097922009-02-02T11:19:00.000-05:002009-02-02T11:19:00.000-05:00Great blog, Nicole, many thanks for setting this u...Great blog, Nicole, many thanks for setting this up. And to Amanda for the newsletter and all her other recruiting work. You guys are blowing me away with your energy -- I couldn't be more thrilled that this is happening!<BR/><BR/>I agree with your recommendation for Demon-Haunted World -- it's often the first book I recommend to encourage people toward skepticism, and then, hopefully, humanism results. He moves from areas that we all can chuckle at, like alien abductions, then seduces you into questioning your most basic assumptions. Next thing you know you've fallen in love with science!<BR/><BR/>I hope we go with the group name of Charlottesville Skeptics Society. It sounds more dignified as we aspire to take over the intellectual world (maybe we can fool folks).<BR/><BR/>I view skepticism as employing the scientific method in one's everyday life, and a prerequisite for humanism. So skepticism, to me, is a tool to gather truth, and humanism is what you do with that truth to give meaning to your life and make the world a better place. All based on truth. Or else it's all meaningless.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08851922649699209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176947317059079233.post-17934441154517891022009-01-30T09:37:00.000-05:002009-01-30T09:37:00.000-05:00Those of you with kids might find this book useful...Those of you with kids might find this book useful: "Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics." It is a gentle introduction to the scientific method. http://www.amazon.com/Maybe-Yes-No-Guide-Skeptics/dp/0879756071/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233326124&sr=8-1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com