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	<title>Comments on: Naked skepticism</title>
	<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/</link>
	<description>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.</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Astrolink [Global Edition] &#187; The naked signs &#124; Latest astronomy news in 11 languages</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21637</link>
		<dc:creator>Astrolink [Global Edition] &#187; The naked signs &#124; Latest astronomy news in 11 languages</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21637</guid>
		<description>[...] many other forms of pseudoscience, it can inspire great art. Seeing as how I like art, and I like nudity, how can I resist the Incredible [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] many other forms of pseudoscience, it can inspire great art. Seeing as how I like art, and I like nudity, how can I resist the Incredible [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Sexy Summer Searches &#171; UDreamOfJanie</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21636</link>
		<dc:creator>Sexy Summer Searches &#171; UDreamOfJanie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21636</guid>
		<description>[...] skepdude - Link Love. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] skepdude - Link Love. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: CubicAO</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21635</link>
		<dc:creator>CubicAO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21635</guid>
		<description>Greater public skepticism is required. Religious beliefs are outmoded and outdated. Superstitions encumber the minds of the populace. To emancipate the mind is necessary to attain true freedom.

Hopefully, however, one would not need to be too skeptical about the attractiveness of the persons featured in the calendars.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Greater public skepticism is required. Religious beliefs are outmoded and outdated. Superstitions encumber the minds of the populace. To emancipate the mind is necessary to attain true freedom.</p>
<p>Hopefully, however, one would not need to be too skeptical about the attractiveness of the persons featured in the calendars.</p>
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		<title>By: Lab Lemming</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21603</link>
		<dc:creator>Lab Lemming</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21603</guid>
		<description>Ohhh.  If I post wildly inaccurate astronomical calculations on my blog, will you come over and spank me?

Wanna see what happens when a geochemist tries to calculate the number of neutrinos released by a supernova?  Go no further:
http://lablemminglounge.blogspot.com/2006/10/supernovas-zinc-mines-and-north-korean.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ohhh.  If I post wildly inaccurate astronomical calculations on my blog, will you come over and spank me?</p>
<p>Wanna see what happens when a geochemist tries to calculate the number of neutrinos released by a supernova?  Go no further:<br />
<a href="http://lablemminglounge.blogspot.com/2006/10/supernovas-zinc-mines-and-north-korean.html" rel="nofollow">http://lablemminglounge.blogspot.com/2006/10/supernovas-zinc-mines-and-north-korean.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Irishman</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21620</link>
		<dc:creator>Irishman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21620</guid>
		<description>&lt;b&gt;exarch&lt;/b&gt;, without knowing what you look like naked, that's hard to extrapolate.  &lt;b&gt;Jedibear&lt;/b&gt; appears to be saying a calendar of pictures of naked men isn't worth as much as a calendar of pictures of naked women.  From my perspective, I have to agree.  &lt;i&gt;I&lt;/i&gt; certainly don't have much use for a calendar of pictures of naked men - regardless of how they look. Even as a calendar.  ;-)  On the other hand, there are people out there who like to see naked male forms rather than or in addition to naked female forms.  They would have more value for the skepdude calendar.

There is something to the notion that Phil's body may not be all that great (though from the snippet shown, it doesn't appear that bad - he is trim and lean if not cut - can't tell from the above clip and not really planning to look that closely ;-) ) and that the key to his appeal in this context is his notoriety rather than purely his body.  It is probably true that a calendar of regular joes would not have much market while a calendar of skeptical joes has more hook.  Since this calendar is aimed at a particular market, that's not an issue.

Ultimately, your complaint seems to be that &lt;i&gt;JediBear&lt;/i&gt; is measuring purely by the physical and not allowing for intellectual, emotional, or personality to count.  In fairness, it is a collection of &lt;i&gt;pictures&lt;/i&gt;.  What's on display is not Phil's IQ or rationality or common sense or likable funness.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>exarch</b>, without knowing what you look like naked, that&#8217;s hard to extrapolate.  <b>Jedibear</b> appears to be saying a calendar of pictures of naked men isn&#8217;t worth as much as a calendar of pictures of naked women.  From my perspective, I have to agree.  <i>I</i> certainly don&#8217;t have much use for a calendar of pictures of naked men - regardless of how they look. Even as a calendar.  <img src='http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />  On the other hand, there are people out there who like to see naked male forms rather than or in addition to naked female forms.  They would have more value for the skepdude calendar.</p>
<p>There is something to the notion that Phil&#8217;s body may not be all that great (though from the snippet shown, it doesn&#8217;t appear that bad - he is trim and lean if not cut - can&#8217;t tell from the above clip and not really planning to look that closely <img src='http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> ) and that the key to his appeal in this context is his notoriety rather than purely his body.  It is probably true that a calendar of regular joes would not have much market while a calendar of skeptical joes has more hook.  Since this calendar is aimed at a particular market, that&#8217;s not an issue.</p>
<p>Ultimately, your complaint seems to be that <i>JediBear</i> is measuring purely by the physical and not allowing for intellectual, emotional, or personality to count.  In fairness, it is a collection of <i>pictures</i>.  What&#8217;s on display is not Phil&#8217;s IQ or rationality or common sense or likable funness.</p>
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		<title>By: The Inoculated Mind : Who you gonna call? Skeptic&#8217;s Circle #45</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21626</link>
		<dc:creator>The Inoculated Mind : Who you gonna call? Skeptic&#8217;s Circle #45</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21626</guid>
		<description>[...] Phil Plait at Bad Astronomy: Naked Skepticism. Akusai at The Action Skeptic&#8217;s Blog: Circular Reasoning. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Phil Plait at Bad Astronomy: Naked Skepticism. Akusai at The Action Skeptic&#8217;s Blog: Circular Reasoning. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: exarch</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21584</link>
		<dc:creator>exarch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-21584</guid>
		<description>So &lt;a href="http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-55071" rel="nofollow"&gt;JediBear&lt;/a&gt; is telling me I'm worth jack-diddly-squat. Great :(

Isn't that what they call, like, you know, shallow ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So <a href="http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2006/10/02/naked-skepticism/#comment-55071" rel="nofollow">JediBear</a> is telling me I&#8217;m worth jack-diddly-squat. Great <img src='http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Isn&#8217;t that what they call, like, you know, shallow &#8230;</p>
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