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Benefits In The Doubt – Phillip Adams On Skepticism

by podblack on July 18, 2009

From The Australian: SCEPTIC (US skeptic) noun. 1. a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinion. 2. a person who doubts the truth of Christianity and other religions; an atheist. Origin Greek skeptikos, from skepsis, “inquiry, doubt”. …When the issue became political instead of scientific – when the facts on climate change were denied [...]

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Ask Podblack: What Does Supernatural Mean?

by podblack on June 30, 2009

Feel free to ask your own questions – head to Podblackblog on Twitter and ‘tweet’ your question! Topics like superstition, belief in the paranormal, pseudoscience and conspiracy theories and gender differences are particularly fun to tackle. A question from Naontiotami – visit his blog too! What does supernatural mean? Okay – apparently someone told Naontiotami [...]

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