What is The Skeptic’s Dictionary?
The Skeptic’s Dictionary is a website and a book. Each features definitions, arguments, and essays on topics ranging from acupuncture to zombies, and provides a lively, commonsense trove of detailed information on things supernatural, paranormal, and pseudoscientific.
Dozens of topics in logic, perception, science, and philosophy are also covered to help explain the appeal and popularity of occult beliefs and to provide a guide for critical thinking.
I spent about 4 hours reading through the definitions of various crazy beliefs over there. There are a crazy amount of crazy people out there that think crazy things, and this is a guide to their craziness.
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Neato! I like reading about crazy beliefs. Dictionary is a bit of a misnomer- this more resembles an encyclopedia.
I agree, it’s not just offering a definition for the believe systems, it’s offering critical reviews too.
A site I use often.
I commented on Aug. 14th at 10.53pm, and got the RSS feed on Aug. 16th at 11.25pm.
are you saying that the rss feed is a little slow?
Just a little. 🙂
I am skeptical that this site actually exists.