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Is the world economy nothing more than a grand pyramid system and if so does that make it illegal?

Is this how the world works? Alternatively is the world a giant game of monopoly in which one player is bound to win if you play to infinity? By way of explanation / background - …
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How to argue for Skepticism?

Recently I've gotten into a few discussions about alternative medicine with colleagues and friends, and I came away thinking to myself that I hadn't presented myself optimally. Loo …
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How many answers on here are really provided by “experts”?

Can Skeptic Exchange truthfully describe itself as "A place to ask experts questions..." when literally anyone with internet access can provide an answer? Is it okay that the vali …
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Why is the Skeptical movement such a sausage-fest?

Does the skeptical movement need to encourage more women and ethnic-minorities? Apart form a few (very) notable exceptions: Kat Akingbade (Twitter) Hayley Stevens (Twitter) Rebe …
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Are only non-religious people skeptical?

There is an underlying assumption in the question http://exchange.bristolskeptics.co.uk/questions/708/how-much-do-you-donate that this site is for athiests or at least the non-reli …
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Should skeptics/atheists publicly debate woo proponents/believers?

It seems that every few months there is a great big stir whenever some prominent atheist or skeptic publicly debates some prominent believer or woo proponent, such as last October …
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How Important is the Internet to Skepticism?

Although I am Forty-one and have always been interested in science and have been a critical thinker for a long time, until I started listing to skeptical podcasts, I do not think I …
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Skeptic Exchange Awards, would it work?

I have been thinking if the SE format could be used to create an interactive awards. For example a question can be posted each month (e.g. "Skeptic Exchange Awards - March 2010") …
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Thoughts on the movie Zeitgeist?

As the question asks, what are your thoughts on the 3 part movie Zeitgeist and it's questioning of the origins of Christianity, 911 and the Federal Reserve Bank of America? Has no …
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Would You be Interested in a Contributing to A Daily Skeptical Podcast?

Anyone familiar with the 365 Days of Astronomy would understand the format I am proposing. People would be invited to create skeptical audio podcasts and upload them. The submiss …
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Do Entertainers Offer a Better Way to Communicate Our Skeptical Message?

Recently on the SGU (episode 245) they played an interview with George Hrab. The point was by one of the SGUers that Hrab and other entertainers are able to reach audiences that m …
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Is it reasonable to be both a skeptic and a theist?

I have my own thoughts on this, but I'm interested to hear others' opinions. If you think the two are compatible, give reasons why, and boundaries on what you think is compatible v …
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What skeptical and/or atheist TV is out there?

I ran across The Atheist Experience the other day, which was particularly interesting because of the call-in nature of the show. Brian Dunning of Skeptoid.com also has a video proj …