Tag Archives: Martin Gardner

Ghosts, God and the Trouble With Ghosthunters.

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Chris Jensen Romer

So as Martin Gardner said, I think the decline of traditional religious belief may actually underlie, rather than be the opposite of, this explosion of popular ghosthunting. Still a great article by Hayley, and got me thinking as normal. Now I really must go do some work! Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, Debunking myths, Paranormal, Religion | Tagged Alex Gabriel, atheism, CSICOP, Ghosthunting, Martin Gardner, paranormal belief, sceptocosm, The Heresy Club | 3 Comments

Education, Atheism – are they the enemies of Reason?

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Chris Jensen Romer

I have a rather heretical thought, about ‘paranormal’ beliefs, and their relationship to atheism. I originally posed a question on Professor Dawkins forum as it was inspired by his show… Continue reading →

Posted in Debunking myths, Paranormal, Religion, Science, Social commentary desecrated | Tagged atheism, atheism leads to woo, CSICOP, decline of religious beliefs amongst the better educated, education and superstition, education leads to superstition, Fads & Fallacies In the Name of Science, Fideist, higher education leads to belief in woo, Martin Gardner, paranormal beliefs, popular culture and the paranormal, Richard Dawkins, Skeptical Inquirer, sociology of the paranormal, spiritualist and atheism, superstition, The Enemies of Reason, The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener, Theos, woo | 8 Comments

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