A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and
Dangerous Delusions  From Abracadabra to Zombies | View All  The
Skeptic's Dictionary Newsletter  Volume 11 No. 11  November 2012
"No one is infallible, and no one can claim a monopoly on truth
or virtue. It would be contradictory for skepticism to seek to
translate itself into a new faith."--Paul Kurtz, The
Transcendental Temptation  for more skeptical quotes see
Citatum: skepticism  What's New?  New on the blog Unnatural Acts
that can improve your thinking: irrelevant appeal to tradition;
begging the question; cognitive dissonance; and ideomotor
effect.  New on the podcast Unnatural Virtue (featured on
Skepticality): mind over matter and trance writing (automatic
writing).  In memoriam: Paul Kurtz.  Reader comments:
Consegrity.  Updated entries: The China Study; vitamin D
supplements; fluoridation; Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes;
Noah's ark (universal flood mythology); and Seralini, GM maize,
and cancer.  Hallucinations and Science-Based Medicine