Skepticism

WriterddAugust 12, 2008
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I completely forgot!

While I was in Vilnius, I got a letter from Barbara Walker with the answers to my interview questions! I meant to post while I was away, but it completely slipped my mind. Coming soon…..
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Carr2d2August 12, 2008
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Whose freedom?

For awhile now, I’ve been rolling some ideas around in my brain about liberty and parenting and religion and education, and, while it has by no means coagulated into anything solidly coherent, I think it’s time to let others roll it around and play with it. A few months back, I got involved in a discussion with a couple…
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Rebecca WatsonAugust 11, 2008
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Live Life

Read this post on Teen Skepchick!
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MariaAugust 11, 2008
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More Skepchicky Meetup Goodness

Well, Atlanta Skeptics in the Pub was a huge success this weekend. We had a great turnout, in spite of not having the PZ – celebrity factor this time. It looks like our next meeting will require a larger room. We’ll also be having Tim Farley from Whats the Harm speaking so it should be a good time. Keep your…
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Rebecca WatsonAugust 11, 2008
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I Hate the Olympics

There, I said it. To be fair, for the most part I am completely ambivalent to the Olympics — I don’t watch, I don’t discuss it around the water cooler, and I don’t scan the sports section of the paper to see how many medals “we” have won (“we” is odd because I had nothing to do with it and…
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JenAugust 11, 2008
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Skepchick Quickies, 8.11

Publisher Random House has pulled a novel about Islam over protest fears. (Thanks to Michael for the link.) Camp Inquiry: a summer camp for little skeptics. Presented without comment: JesusDressup.com. Breaking News over at CNN: video footage of ghosts. And for the parents: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Blankie.
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WriterddAugust 11, 2008
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Reading for Fall

Ready to start reading books again? For fall, we’ll start out with two books written by Skepchick readers. It looks like Rebecca was too busy to introduce a reading selection for July and since August has already been dented, we’ll start off easy with a novel. The Tea House: A Novel by Paul Elwork Emily Stewart has a secret. So…
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Rebecca WatsonAugust 10, 2008
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Sunday Science Experiment

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to spend some time with my friend Larry, a man with enough patience to teach science to 12-year-olds. Here’s one of the tools he’s going to use in the upcoming school year — a vortex cannon! Okay, so it’s basically a trashcan with a hole cut in the bottom and a shower curtain stretched across…
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