Orlando Skeptics, Monthly meetup, 2nd Tuesday, 6-8 Austin's

Location
Winter Park, FL 28.6-81.36 32789US
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Founded
February 12, 2008

Now leaner. It seems about half the "members" who never showed up just joined to gain the Skeptic credibility, that rational "cache." They are being purged.
Bucky from Get Fuzzy tackles ghosthunters; needs a team approach.
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For the forum, and Carl Sagan's list of common logic fallacies, go to http://skeptics.l.makeforum.org/forum/

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Feb 2009, Reviewing Obama's speech from last night for logical fallacies AND, a psychic reading too

Carl Sagan's Favorite Logical Fallacies from his "Baloney Detection Kit" with examples:

ad hominem - She believes in X, which is false, so this particular statement must be invalid.

Argument from Authority - President's Nixon has a secret plan to end the Vietnam. "Trust me. Read more

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 Because you are special. 

Thomas

 move some brain cells and enjoy doing it 

margie

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  • Jun 11
    • New member
      Rob
      “I'm a skeptic and I want to meet and interact with other skeptics in the Orlando area.”
  • Jun 3
    • New member
      “Because I question everything. I seek out the origins, dig up everything I can. I love research. And what I find to be false or decadent, I discard. That which survives I hold on to.”
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  • May 20
    • New member
      “I've been increasingly skeptical over the past couple of years - I'm still beating a few of my own woo-monsters out of the closet, but getting better. I'm ready to get more involved and will try to help as much as I can.”
  • May 19
    • New Greeting for
      “You have been accepted. Welcome to the group, fellow Skeptic. th”
      posted by Thomas
  • May 13
    • New member
      “Raised as an atheist and never seriously considered anything else. It's great to see so many others have a realistic view of the world.”
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  • Mar 22
    • New member
      “In love with the Skeptical Movement and want to get off the sidelines.”