NZ Skeptics Articles

Articles tagged with "sceptic"

Is science just mysticism in a lab coat?

1 May 2010

Some fields that claim the authority of science may be in need of an overhaul. This article is based on a presentation to the NZ Skeptics 2009 conference in Wellington, 26 September.

Skepsis

1 February 1999

Like Noel O'Hare, I attended the September Skeptics' conference. Noel, winner of an NZ Skeptics Bravo Award "for critical analysis and common sense for his health column throughout 1997", had a gripe (Shadow Of Doubt, Listener, 19 September 1998). He accused us of favouring "soft targets -- psychics, New Age fads, alternative medicine, astrology." "Poking fun at Creationists or crystal healers," he wrote, "may produce a warm glow of superiority -- but doesn't change much."

A Skeptic's Dilemma

1 November 1998

AS A CONFIRMED, but lightweight, sceptic, I have had to endure many jibes from friends and colleagues as I questioned information reported in the newspapers and on the news. Equally, I have had to explain what being a sceptic is really all about -- not straight dismissal of, but the opportunity to question information that is presented as fact.