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Skeptics I have immense respect for.

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Skeptics I have immense respect for.
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RE: Skeptics I have immense respect for.
January 3, 2012 at 4:35 pm
I actually have no idea what Scicurious' religious bent is, and she's not a professional Skeptic, but she kicks ass at science blogging. I find her amusing, at least.
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RE: Skeptics I have immense respect for.
January 3, 2012 at 4:39 pm
The term "professional skeptic" seems silly to me.
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RE: Skeptics I have immense respect for.
January 3, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Me too, frankiej. What qualifies one as a "professional skeptic"?

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RE: Skeptics I have immense respect for.
January 3, 2012 at 4:43 pm
I think it is a person that takes part in "Competitive Scepticism." It is obviously a sport.
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RE: Skeptics I have immense respect for.
January 3, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Off-hand term I use for people who work closely, or even exclusively in organizations or publications catering to that crowd. Usually they write for a host of blogs, magazines, write books or work for CSI, CFI, JREF and the like.
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RE: Skeptics I have immense respect for.
January 3, 2012 at 4:44 pm
I would call them writers Tongue
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RE: Skeptics I have immense respect for.
January 3, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Not all of them write. Some are presenters/lecturers. Some have "day jobs" in science. Brian Dunning writes for some blogs, but his main deal is his podcast and the videocasts he puts out. He does techy stuff outside of it to pay bills, but wants to move to working on Skeptoid exclusively. I doubt he'd call himself a "writer" if pressed.
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RE: Skeptics I have immense respect for.
January 3, 2012 at 5:38 pm
They make money
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RE: Skeptics I have immense respect for.
January 3, 2012 at 5:41 pm
(January 3, 2012 at 4:01 pm)aleialoura Wrote: Sam Harris, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Julia Sweeny, Bill Nye, Dan Dennett, Carl Sagan, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Bertrand Russel... Joe Rogan, George Carlin, Bill Maher, and John Lennon.

Just off the top of my head.

Yeah...thats my list as well!

In fact i was thinking "when is someone going to put up John Lennon?"
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January 3, 2012 at 5:46 pm
John Lennon was the man! The world lost a truly respectable skeptic when he died.
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