The latest episode of The Skeptics Guide to the Universe mentions the person in India who was shot and has an interview with another skeptic activist from India who has been staying out of the country for fear of being arrested, or possibly worse.
http://www.theskepticsguide.org/ Rick Stevens Psychology Department University of Louisiana at Monroe [email protected] OSGrid - Evert Snicks On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Annette Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > My favorite two quotes: This one from the son of the murdered skeptic: > “The journey we have chosen is one that started with Copernicus. We have a > very small life, of 70 to 80 years, and the kind of change we will see > during that time will be small.” > > This one from one of the people the dead skeptic was working to debunk: > “mine is a science,” he said. “This is palmistry! Numerology, palmistry, > astrology, these are sciences! The law cannot ban them.” > > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Professor, Psychological Sciences > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > [email protected] > ________________________________________ > Subject: Cost of Skepticism > From: Jim Clark <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:44:44 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > Hi > > Promoting Skepticism costs dearly in some parts of the world. > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/world/asia/battling-superstition-indian-paid-with-his-life.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130825 > > Take care > Jim > > James M. Clark > Professor and Chair of Psychology > U of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f38d&n=T&l=tips&o=27338 > or send a blank email to > leave-27338-13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=27340 or send a blank email to leave-27340-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
