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(global)</a></span></li> <li> <a href="http://www.ceticos.org/">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.skepticnorth.com/">Canada</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.sisyfos.cz/">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.skeptica.dk/">Denmark</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.ecso.org/">European Council</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.skepsis.fi/">Finland</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.pseudo-sciences.org/">France</a> (1)</li> <li> <a href="http://www.zetetique.ldh.org/">France </a>(2)</li> <li><a href="http://www.gwup.org/">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.szabadgondolkodo.hu/">Hungary</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.indianrationalists.blogspot.com/">India</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.irishskeptics.org/"> Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cicap.org/">Italy</a> (<a href="http://www.cicap.org/en/index.php">English</a>)</li> <li> <a href="http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/indo-skeptics/?v=1&t=directory&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=dir&slk=14">Indonesia </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.skepsis.nl/">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="http://skeptics.org.nz/">New Zealand </a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.skepsis.no/">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amsoft.com.pl/bs/index.html">Poland</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.cepo.interacesso.pt/">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.arp-sapc.org/">Spain</a></li> <li> <a href="http://acinonyxscepticus.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/first-johannesburg-sceptics-in-the-pub/"> South Africa (1)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aske-skeptics.org.uk/">United Kingdom</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="http://www.skeptic.org.uk/pub/">United Kingdom</a> (2)</li> </ul> <h2>Some local groups outside the US</h2> <ul class="nav_2"> <li><a href="http://belfastskeptics.com/">Belfast Skeptics</a></li> <li><a href="http://edinburgh.skepticsinthepub.org/">Edinburgh Skeptics in the pub</a></li> <li><a href="http://glasgow.skepticsinthepub.org/">Glasgow Skeptics in the pub</a></li> <li><a href="http://london.skepticsinthepub.org/">London Skeptics in the pub</a></li> <li><strong style="font-weight: 400"><font color="#800000"> <a href="http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/">Merseyside skeptics</a></font></strong></li> <li><strong style="font-weight: 400"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&viewas=0&gid=318061595607#!/group.php?v=wall&gid=318061595607"> Nottingham Skeptics in the pub</a></strong></li> <li><a href="http://www.sciencecentral.com/site/482436/">Ontario Skeptics Society for Critical Inquiry</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ottawaskeptics.org/">Ottowa Skeptics</a></li> <li><font color="#0000FF"><a href="http://www.sceptiques.qc.ca/">Quebec Skeptics</a></font></li> </ul> <h2>Some local groups in the US</h2> <ul class="nav_2"> <li>D.C. <a href="http://www.ncas.org/">Capital Area</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.reall.org/">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theness.com/">New England</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.nmsr.org/">New Mexico</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.cnyskeptics.org/">New York (Central) </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cincinnatiskeptics.org/"> Ohio (Cincinnati)</a></li> <li> <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~jimkutz/sss/skepticsframeset.html">Ohio (Cleveland)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.phact.org/phact/">Philadelphia</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.rthoughtsrfree.org/"> Sacramento </a></li> <li> <a href="http://sdari.org/">San Diego</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.baskeptics.org/">San Francisco </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.tampabayskeptics.org/"> Tampa Bay</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.rationalists.org/">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ntskeptics.org">Texas</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.meetup.com/seattleskeptics/">Washington</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"></li> </ul> <h2>More</h2> <ul class="nav_2"> <li> <a href="http://www.the-brights.net/">The Brights</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.csicop.org/resources/international_organizations">CSI's International Network of Skeptical Organizations</a></li> <li><a href="http://ohioskeptic.com/grassrootsskeptics/?page_id=24"> grassroots skeptics</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="it"> <h2>From Abracadabra to Zombies<span class="small"> </span></h2> <ul class="alphabet"> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#A">a</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#B">b</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#C">c</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#D">d</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#E">e</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#F">f</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#G">g</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#H">h</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#I">i</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#J">j</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#K">k</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#L">l</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#M">m</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#N">n</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#O">o</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#P">p</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#Q">q</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#R">r</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#S">s</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#T">t</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#U">u</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#V">v</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#W">w</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#X">x</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#Y">y</a></li> <li><a href="http://skepdic.com/contents.html#Z">z</a></li> </ul> <webContent> <h1 align="center">How to Get Involved in the Skeptical Movement</h1> <p><font face="Arial" color="#990000"><b>Please read Ray Hyman's <a href="http://www.csicop.org/si/show/proper_criticism">essay</a> on criticism of paranormal claims and take a look at Daniel Loxton's <a href="http://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/what-do-i-do-next/">105 Ways To Promote Skeptical Activism</a></b></font> <strong>and</strong> <a href="http://guerrillaskepticismonwikipedia.blogspot.com/"><strong>Susan Gerbic's Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia</strong></a> <strong>and</strong><a href="https://practicalskepticism.wordpress.com/"><strong> Sharon Hill's Practical Skepticism</strong></a>.</p> </div> <h2>Forums</h2> <p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/">International Skeptics Forum</a></font> * <font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.skepticforum.com/">Skeptics Society Forum</a></font> * <font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.skepticfriends.org/forum/">Skeptic Friends</a></font></p> <h2><b><font face="Arial">There are three main skeptical organizations based in the U.S.</font></b></h2> <h1><a href="http://www.csicop.org/">CSI</a></b></h1> <p><font face="Arial"> <font color="#800000"><b>Committee for Skeptical Inquiry</b></font> <br /> (formerly CSICOP - Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal)</font></p> <p> Founder: Paul Kurtz<br /> President and CEO: Ronald A. Lindsay</p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><a href="http://www.csicop.org/about/">About CSI</a></b></font></p> <p><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><b>Publications</b></font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Arial"><b> <a href="http://www.csicop.org/si">Skeptical Inquirer</a></b></font></li> <li><font face="Arial"><b><a href="http://www.csicop.org/sb/">Skeptical Briefs</a></b> a quarterly newsletter for <b>CSI associate members</b></font></li> </ul> <p><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><b>Online features</b></font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b>See </b> <a href="http://www.csicop.org/resources">www.csicop.org/resources</a></font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#800000">Newsletter: </font>yes</b></font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#990000">Resource for young thinkers? </font></b></font> <b><font face="Arial">no</font></b></p> <h1>James Randi Educational Foundation</h1> <p><font face="Arial"><b><a href="http://www.randi.org/jref/index.html">About the JREF</a></b></font></p> <p><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><b>Publications</b></font></p> <p><a href="http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog.html">Swift, an online blog</a></p> <p><b><font color="#800000" face="Arial">Online features</font></b></p> <p><a href="http://web.randi.org/educational-modules.html">Education Modules</a></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#990000">Resource for young thinkers? </font>no</b></font></p> <h1>Skeptics Society</h1> <p><font face="Arial"><b>officers: Michael Shermer and Pat Linse</b></font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font color="#800000"><b>Publications</b></font></font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><i><b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=B00008JO3H/roberttoddcarrolA/">Skeptic</a> magazine</b></i></font></p> <p><font face="Arial">and many books by Michael Shermer, as well as the Baloney Detection Kit</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#800000"> Online features</font></b></font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b>Several, including Jr. Skeptic for young thinkers, and links to articles and books by Michael Shermer</b></font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#800000">Newsletter</font>: yes </b> </font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/signup/">E-Skeptic Newsletter</a> is a FREE e-mail newsletter that goes out an average of once per week, according to the web site.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#990000">Resource for young thinkers? </font>yes</b></font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b>A section of each issue of <i>Skeptic</i> magazine is devoted to young thinkers</b></font></p> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="right_it"> <div class="search"> <form method="get" action="http://www.google.com/custom" target="_top"> <input type="hidden" name="domains" value="skepdic.com" /> <input type="text" name="q" maxlength="255" value="" size="20" /> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" /> <br /> <div class="search_2"> <input type="radio" name="sitesearch" value="" /> Web <input type="radio" name="sitesearch" value="skepdic.com" checked="checked" /> Skepdic.com <br /> <img src="../_images/logo_google.gif" alt="Google" width="48" height="19" /> </div> <input type="hidden" name="client" value="pub-3542920166946725" /> <input type="hidden" name="forid" value="1" /> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" /> <input type="hidden" name="oe" value="ISO-8859-1" /> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="GALT:#008000;GL:1;DIV:#336699;VLC:663399;AH:center;BGC:FFFFFF;LBGC:336699;ALC:0000FF;LC:0000FF;T:000000;GFNT:0000FF;GIMP:0000FF;FORID:1;" /> <input type="hidden" name="hl" value="en" /> </form> </div> <div class="center"> <div align="right"> <p align="right"><a href="http://skepdic.com/authorpage.html"><strong>Books by R. 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