Beware Pseudo-Skepticism - the Randi Challenge
If you are seriously considering taking the James Randi $1 Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge...read what Sean of PsiPog found out. Then think again!
Also, a new article from Paranormal Review Sceptic Changes the Rules

Pathological Disbelief
- Prof Brian D. Josephson, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge (pdf version).
Brian Josephson examines the phenomenon of pathological disbelief amongst scientific skeptics taking the efforts to discredit the evidence for Cold Fusion in 1989 and the dogmatic rejection of scientific evidence for the existence of telepathy as examples.
From a lecture given at the Nobel Laureate's Meeting, Lindau, June 30th 2004 (the presentation includes a health warning for dogmatic skeptics).

The Problem with James Randi
- Skylaire Alfvegren 
Dogmatists of any stripe are fundamentally wounded, whether they're Islamic terrorists, Christian abortion-clinic bombers or magicians with an axe to grind.

Skeptical of the Skeptics
- Ted Dace
The James Randi Amazing 3 Conference, Las Vegas, January 2005 claimed to be all about Science. To Ted Dace, it was little about Science and a great deal about the growing cult of Dogmatic Skepticism. However, Richard Dawkins now accepts the "perinormal" and worries that Randi may have to pay up his million dollar prize.

A Skeptical Look at James Randi
- Michael Prescott
An ex-skeptic, atheist, and rationalist, revisits James Randi's 1980 book Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns and other Delusions. Michael Wheeler examines some of the claims made in that book with surprising results

Why I'm not a Skeptic
- Michael Prescott
Besides his work as a fiction writer, Michael Prescott has posted a series of online essays on paranormal phenomena. Despite massive evidence to the contrary, some people continue to maintain that no such phenomena exist. Those who hold most tenaciously to this opinion characterize themselves as "skeptics". Prescott dissects the rationale of dogmatic skepticism.

Respected Scientists?
- Mary Rose Barrington
A recent television programme hosted by Prof Richard Wiseman purported to examine the paranormal claims of a 17 year-old Russian schoolgirl, Natasha Demkina. Mary Rose Barrington considers that the behaviour of the scientists investigating Natasha's case was less than professional.

Richard Wiseman's Critique of the Feilding Report Refuted
- Stephen E. Braude
The case of Eusapia Palladino is a classic example of psychokinesis by a medium. After detailed examination by Italian scientists had found no evidence of fraud, the SPR commissioned three of its members led by the Hon Everard Feilding to carry out an independent investigation. The Feilding report, exonerating Palladino's claims was published in 1908. In this edited extract from his book The Limits of Influence Stephen Braude refutes the criticisms levelled at the Feilding report by the media skeptic, Dr Richard Wiseman

Failing to Go the Distance: On Critics and Parapsychology
- Nancy L. Zingrone
Over the history of psychical research and parapsychology, in the exchanges between critics and proponents, it has been the critics who have set the agenda. This article seeks to put the skeptics on notice - tolerance of inadequate, incomplete, and unfair criticism is a thing of the past.

A Field Guide to Skepticism
- Dean Radin
Dean Radin's The Conscious Universe is a forceful presentation of the scientific evidence for psi phenomena. In his chapter from the book, A Field Guide to Skepticism, Radin examines skepticism, its history, tactics and possible motivation. Includes full text of the chapter.

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