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I have another concern. I have had too many occasions when I mention I’m a skeptic, people say something like “Oh, you debunk ghosts and UFOs and other silly stuff.”

That’s the image that gets promulgated when, say, James Randi goes to give a talk somewhere, and he talks about frakking spoon bending. Gawds, Randi, the 1970s called and wants their issue back.

Which isn’t to say I wouldn’t still watch it if you stuck to Bigfoot

Well, I didn’t say I wasn’t going to watch it. All I said was I *hope* they go after bigger ticket items- a Sylvia Browne episode would be killer.

Eagerly anticipating the show.

Which isn’t to say I wouldn’t still watch it if you stuck to Bigfoot

I hope at some point you plan on taking on more serious issues. There’s a whole segment of channels on DirecTV where I can tune in at random and probably see something about Bigfoot or the Triangle. Not trying to harsh the buzz, but there’s been more than enough debunking of stuff like spoon bending.

How about demystifying modern nuclear power for the average person? Or some of the more harmful urban myths that adversely affect how people conduct their lives? There’s a whole culture of fear out there caused by a lazy media parroting whatever “scientific” press release is emailed out by dubious institutes and foundations, and there’s pretty much NOTHING being done to oppose it.

An example from the 1980′s was one put out by a homeless advocate claiming some X number of homeless Vietnam veterans. It was a depressingly long time before anyone in the media outlets realized that X was greater than the total number of troops the US *ever* sent to Vietnam.

I just can’t get enthused about another Bermuda Triangle debunking. yeah, I’m a big fat party pooper and meanie, but someone has to hold the skeptical line. I watch the watchers.

FYI- Phil, I missed you (and Sarah) at the CSTA Long Beah Conference this year.

Since Phil stands out so much in the shot, I think each member should have a specifically colored shirt to wear, like the Power Rangers. There are enough people for the full ROYGBIV spectrum!

Or the Wiggles.

So the Bermuda Triangle, Bigfoot, haunted houses now have the same scientific status as evolution – i.e., they are theories? Seems I’ve had my head handed to me more than one time on this blog for being sloppy in my terminology – calling something a theory when I meant hypothesis and vice versa. C’mon dudes and dudesses (skeptologists and skeptologesses), a little more precision in your language would be appreciated.