RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE

"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

Skepticism/critical thinking

The 39th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle: Scooby snacks, anyone?

Post author By Orac
Post date July 20, 2006

Zoinks! Why didn’t anyone think of this before?

This week’s Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle starts out in the Mystery Machine, courtesy of Big Heathen Mike at Mike’s Weekly Skeptic Rant:

We join the gang as everyone got ready for a weekend adventure…

Everyone piled into the stretch Mystery Machine and headed off on our road trip to Franken Castle. It looked to be a great meeting this week and the change of location from “the ‘net”, most agreed, was a good idea.

And it was.

Next up to host is Daylight Atheism. Start getting your best skeptical material ready to submit to the Circle, and join us for another session of skepticism and critical thinking on August 3. And, as always, if you’re interested in hosting, drop me a line at [email protected].

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By Orac

Orac is the nom de blog of a humble surgeon/scientist who has an ego just big enough to delude himself that someone, somewhere might actually give a rodent's posterior about his copious verbal meanderings, but just barely small enough to admit to himself that few probably will. That surgeon is otherwise known as David Gorski.

That this particular surgeon has chosen his nom de blog based on a rather cranky and arrogant computer shaped like a clear box of blinking lights that he originally encountered when he became a fan of a 35 year old British SF television show whose special effects were renowned for their BBC/Doctor Who-style low budget look, but whose stories nonetheless resulted in some of the best, most innovative science fiction ever televised, should tell you nearly all that you need to know about Orac. (That, and the length of the preceding sentence.)

DISCLAIMER:: The various written meanderings here are the opinions of Orac and Orac alone, written on his own time. They should never be construed as representing the opinions of any other person or entity, especially Orac's cancer center, department of surgery, medical school, or university. Also note that Orac is nonpartisan; he is more than willing to criticize the statements of anyone, regardless of of political leanings, if that anyone advocates pseudoscience or quackery. Finally, medical commentary is not to be construed in any way as medical advice.

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