tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641594120121818884.post4987670631712913929..comments2024-01-28T16:22:56.756-08:00Comments on CFZ-CANADA: Can You Satiate The Pseudo Sceptics?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641594120121818884.post-82528288074087006912011-10-09T17:45:34.819-07:002011-10-09T17:45:34.819-07:00'What is required to make this field of study ...'What is required to make this field of study more than just something some people giggle at?'<br /><br />Currently, pseudo-skepticism is subsidized by the status quo.<br /><br />Consider Randi. He is a showman, and he knows how to work the existing media complex for publicity. <br /><br />Likewise, Dawkins made a bit of cash from selling very badly written books outside his field of expertise in order to cash in on publicity.<br /><br />However, media technology keeps changing. A more participatory approach to media will tend to level the playing field. This will mean more honest skeptics will have a chance to do it themselves instead of just relying on a supposed "expert."<br /><br />As more skeptics do their own investigations, more of them will admit the truth - that unusual phenomena do indeed happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641594120121818884.post-70430661400464529342011-10-07T13:49:30.250-07:002011-10-07T13:49:30.250-07:00Spot on! The only "science" more laughab...Spot on! The only "science" more laughable than the pursuit of the unknown is the false notion that *is* empirical science. The most convoluted, corrupt & stagnation prone scientific institution on the planet. You want cutting edge scientific discovery? Then stick with the real scientists that do the REAL WORK, and not the empirical halls that waft the stale stench of pseudo scientific condemnation and ridicule. They are utterly useless apart from political divisiveness and a bit of personal pocket lining. Keep up the good work that is the pursuit of the unknown and good old DISCOVERY BASED SCIENCE. We really do need that stuff. Without as much, we'd all most likely be sharing a fresh killed meal by the cozy fire of our favorite cave dwelling.Jeff Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710348920752833713noreply@blogger.com