What Skeptics Can Learn From Forteans

What Skeptics can Learn from Forteans Jim Lippard HalvasonSolvPalooza December 13, 2003

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What’s a skeptic? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What’s a fortean? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What’s the difference? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Type I vs. Type II Errors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What can skeptics learn from forteans? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Don’t believe everything you read. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

It’s more fun, and better learned, when you figure it out for yourself. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Institutions tend to promote dogma and hypocrisy. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A diversity of approaches and viewpoints is more interesting than just one. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Don’t get all your information from one source. ,[object Object],[object Object]

There are always counterexamples. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

There’s always at least one more place to look. ,[object Object],[object Object]

A sense of humor is a good thing to have. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What can forteans learn from skeptics? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Collections of facts don’t speak for themselves: theories are useful things to have. ,[object Object],[object Object]

Critical review is important. ,[object Object],[object Object]

Theories are best tested by multiple independent researchers. ,[object Object],[object Object]

The best theories are those that have survived such testing. ,[object Object]

Disorganized Skepticism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Myths of Skepticism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Myths of Skepticism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],.

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