- The Secular Web - http://www.infidels.org
Agnosticism, atheism, freethought, humanism, and rationalism on the Web
- The James Randi Educational Foundation - http://www.randi.org
Foundation headed by professional magician exposes psychics, faith healers, and such. Offers $1.1 million to anyone who can actually demonstrate something supernatural.
- The Skeptics Society - http://www.skeptic.com
The Skeptics Society is a scientific and educational organization of scholars, scientists, historians, magicians, professors and teachers, and anyone curious about controversial ideas, extraordinary claims, revolutionary ideas and the promotion of science.
- Skepticism at Suite101 - http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/645
Monthly, wide-ranging articles and discussions on skepticism. Links to a wide variety of sites skeptical from scientific, philosophical, political, medical, nutrition, and other viewpoints.
- Skeptic News - http://www.skepticnews.com/
Tracks new information on various skeptical web pages.
- Bad Science - http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/BadScience.html
About well understood phenomena which are persistently presented incorrectly by teachers and writers.
- Nova: Kidnapped by UFOs? - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/nova/aliens/alienhome.html
Companion site for TV program in which believers and skeptics, including Carl Sagan, explore case histories of alien abductions.
- SIMPOS - http://www.stelling.nl/simpos/simpoeng.htm
Netherlands foundation for information on social problems and occult tendencies.
- Skeptical References - http://www.hutch.demon.co.uk/lewindex.htm
A bibliography of materials for skeptics.
- Free Inquiry - http://www.freeinquiry.com/
Argues for free inquiry and thought; the philosophies of naturalism, empiricism, rationalism, and skepticism.
- Skeptic's Digest - http://www.geocities.com/skepdigest
Here you can access the best skeptical articles on the Web about the occult, paranormal, pseudoscience and other weird things
- Zetetics Laboratory - http://www.unice.fr/zetetique/
Laboratory at the University of Nice where paranormal phenomena are studied.
- The Skeptic's Dictionary - http://skepdic.com/
Skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to skeptical literature.
- #Skeptic IRC - http://home.netcom.com/~bbaggins/skeptic.htm
Weekly internet relay chat for skeptics.
- The Daily Skeptic - http://members.tripod.com/~JebZingo/DS/
Online newsletter, devoted to skeptical inquiry.
- sci.skeptic FAQ - http://www.xnet.com/~blatura/skeptic.shtml
Frequently asked questions about the sci.skeptic newsgroup.
- The Skeptic's Refuge - http://www.skepdic.com/refuge/
Gateway to The Skeptic's Dictionary with skeptical articles on the occult, the supernatural, the paranormal and the pseudoscientific.
- The Skeptic's Bunker - http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/redlion/109/skeptic.html
A personal page, intended to advance logic and rational thought over blind faith.
- Debunker's Domain - http://www.debunker.com
Dedicated to debunking all manner of dubious claims.
- Psychologists Educating Students to Think Skeptically - http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/sbscience/pests/
PESTS is a meeting place for educators (specifically psychologists, although anyone is welcome) to discuss issues involving skeptical thinking and ways to introduce and teach skeptical thinking in the classroom.
- The Left Hemisphere - http://www.xnet.com/~blatura/left_hem.shtml
Skepticism, religion, and secularism on the WWW.
- Skeptic Friends Network - http://www.skepticfriends.org/
Examines a variety of claims with emphasis on debunking "creation science."
- A Skeptical Manifesto - http://www.skeptic.com/01.1.shermer-skep-manifesto.html
1992 article by Michael Shermer defines and discusses skepticism.
- In Pursuit of Reality - http://www.angelfire.com/in2/manythings/page4.html
A skeptical look at auras, Kirlian photography, reincarnation, spiritualism, astral projection, and astrology.
- The Surfing Skeptic - http://home.earthlink.net/~promethean/
Skeptical quotes, debating techniques, secret societies.
- Criticism of Scientific Skepticism - http://www.alternativescience.com/skepticism.htm
Criticizes self-identified "skeptics," saying that their "skepticism" translates into scorn and condescension toward people and data that contradict current scientific beliefs. Gives examples of the excesses of skeptics.
- Number Watch - http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/
Monitors the media in search of misleading numbers in news, politics and science.
- Crank Dot Net - http://www.crank.net/
Skeptic provides categorized directory, both alphabetical and hierarchical, to a variety of kooks, cranks, loons, and crackpots on the net.
- Fortean Times - http://www.forteantimes.com/
The Journal of Strange Phenomenae. Online version of the print magazine.
- Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit - http://www.xenu.net/archive/baloney_detection.html
Tools for testing arguments and detecting fallacious or fraudulent arguments, based on Sagan's book "The Demon Haunted World: Science as a candle in the dark."
- Astronomical Pseudo-science: A Skeptic's Resource List - http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/pseudobib.html
A bibliography from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, for those who want to examine with a skeptical eye some of the claims at the fringes of science that seem connected to astronomy.
- Practical Skepticism - http://info-pollution.com/skeptic.htm
A how-to guide for examining claims and debunking myths, math abuse, and misleading arguments.
- TrueAuthority.com - http://www.trueauthority.com/
Experts test claims on subjects including dinosaurs, creation/evolution, and cryptozoology.
- Reality Matters - http://www.realitymatters.com/
Debunks religion, the origin of God, the Bible, near death experiences and paranormal contacts with spirits.
- Skeptic Report - http://www.skepticreport.com
E-zine featuring writings on skeptical inquiry and critical thinking. Also lists related books and provides links to numerous websites on topics including skepticism, alternative science, creationism, and health fraud.
- Skeptical Investigations - http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/
Criticism of skepticism, including information about fraud in mainstream science and questioning of the methods and motives of skeptics.
- What is pseudoscience? - http://www.chem1.com/acad/sci/pseudosci.html
How it differs from science, how to spot it. Junk science, pathological science, quackery and pseudoscientific scams.
- Tony Youens - http://tonyyouens.com/
Skeptic articles, information, books from Tony Youens - parapsychology investigations.
- BookTalk - http://www.booktalk.org/
Dedicated to the advancement of critical thinking, reason, intelligence, freedom of inquiry, philosophy and the scientific method. Forums include chats with the authors.
- The View from Number 80 - http://www.btinternet.com/~eighty/
80 lists sites pertaining to, amongst other things, pseudoscience, flim-flam or irrational claims and tries to give them critical attention and, in many cases, a certain amount of ridicule.
- Rational Skeptics Page - http://www.geocities.com/xx_rational_xx/
Rather odd collection of skepticism-related rants
- The Skeptic Magazine - http://www.skeptic.org.uk/
United Kingdom publication, taking a skeptical look at pseudoscience and claims of the paranormal.
- The Crackpot Page - http://www.phys.psu.edu/~scalise/misc/crackpot/
"Dedicated to all the Flat Earthers, Circle Squarers, Angle Trisecters, Cube Halvers, Perpetual Motion Mechanics, UFO and Elvis sighters, and all the other true believers who adamantly refuse to accept mathematical or physical proof that their convictions are untenable."
- Eric's Skeptic Page - http://www.phact.org/e/skeptic/
A skeptical look at all sorts of sciences and pseudosciences.
- The Skeptic Tank - http://www.skeptictank.org/
The Skeptic Tank is a BBS which maintains extensive archives on scientifically questionable groups, individuals, and ideologies. Message board and articles.
- Bad Thinking - http://www.badthinking.com/
A site devoted to reason, critical thinking, scepticism, and freethought.
- Massimo's Skeptic and Humanist Web - http://www.rationallyspeaking.org/
Addresses the topic of skepticism and secular humanism. Page includes lectures. handouts, and online column. Also, has links to book reviews and essays.
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