My First Post

Well, I've decided that maybe Blogging is a good idea. We'll just see what happens. I think of lots of things everyday and often never write them down. I intend to use this blog to solve some of that problem at least.

I'm also genuinely concerned about many things that happen on this planet. From things like peoples belief in herbal remedies, homeopathy, accupuncture, ghosts, phsychics & readings, channelers, spiritual healing. I'm a skeptic and member of Skeptics Australia www.skeptics.com.au. Despite what many people think, a skeptic is not someone that disbelieves eveything. More accurately a skeptic is a seeker of truth or facts. I try to maintain a skeptical attitude which could be summarised by the following:

-Seeking all relevant evidence concerning any extraordinary or putative paranormal event, claim or theory.
-Keeping an open mind and not rejecting paranormal claims a priori.
-Refusing to accept as true theories and explanations for which there is insufficient or ambiguous evidence and recognising that withholding belief is a preferable position to accepting claims for which there is insufficient evidence.
-In seeking explanations, to prefer the ordinary to the extraordinary, the natural to the supernatural and the simple to the complex.
(thanks to Australian Skeptics for this summary)

I'll talk about these thoughts a bit later in separate posts. I'm sure that we can have some interesting discussions on these and many topics.

I'm looking forward to some interesting feedback.

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