Comments on: Skeptics Circle #44! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/27/skeptics-circle-44/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lab Lemming http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/27/skeptics-circle-44/comment-page-1/#comment-21171 Lab Lemming Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:08:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/27/skeptics-circle-44/#comment-21171 I think that a lot of the intellectual weakness found in crackpot theories may result from insufficient diversity in the lunatic fringe. To address this point, I have recently blogged on the under-reported issue of female under-representation in the pseudosciences. The post is here: http://lablemminglounge.blogspot.com/2006/09/women-in-pseudoscience.html ;) I think that a lot of the intellectual weakness found in crackpot theories may result from insufficient diversity in the lunatic fringe. To address this point, I have recently blogged on the under-reported issue of female under-representation in the pseudosciences. The post is here:
http://lablemminglounge.blogspot.com/2006/09/women-in-pseudoscience.html ;)

]]> By: skeptigirl http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/27/skeptics-circle-44/comment-page-1/#comment-21172 skeptigirl Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:19:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/27/skeptics-circle-44/#comment-21172 I'm still following all the links that have more links that have more links..... Actually, though, I found the categories of denial very useful. Repeating knowledge that isn't believed doesn't result in change. It's like typing in the same computer command over and over expecting the result to differ. When knowledge alone isn't sufficient, you have to analyze why it isn't effective just as you would solve other problems in science. I’m still following all the links that have more links that have more links…..

Actually, though, I found the categories of denial very useful. Repeating knowledge that isn’t believed doesn’t result in change. It’s like typing in the same computer command over and over expecting the result to differ. When knowledge alone isn’t sufficient, you have to analyze why it isn’t effective just as you would solve other problems in science.

]]> By: Damien Evans http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/27/skeptics-circle-44/comment-page-1/#comment-21173 Damien Evans Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:03:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/27/skeptics-circle-44/#comment-21173 i hate to see posts with no replies, so heres one i hate to see posts with no replies, so heres one

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