History

[nineinchnails_999]

I was just wondering if there's anywhere I could look to find out about the history of skepticism. I'm really curious to know how long its been around and what changes it may have gone through over time, if there were any. Any links to websites or references to books that I could look for would be appreciated.

Doug

[Tricky]

Originally posted by nineinchnails_999
I was just wondering if there's anywhere I could look to find out about the history of skepticism. I'm really curious to know how long its been around and what changes it may have gone through over time, if there were any. Any links to websites or references to books that I could look for would be appreciated.

Doug Prometheus Books (http://www.prometheusbooks.com/) is a good place to start looking.

[Ed]

Originally posted by nineinchnails_999
I was just wondering if there's anywhere I could look to find out about the history of skepticism. I'm really curious to know how long its been around and what changes it may have gone through over time, if there were any. Any links to websites or references to books that I could look for would be appreciated.

Doug

Go read Tom Paine's Age of Reason.

If we are to suppose a miracle to be something so entirely out of the course of what is called nature, that she must go out of that course to accomplish it, and we see an account given of such a miracle by the person who said he saw it, it raises a question in the mind very easily decided, which is,--Is it more probable that nature should go out of her course, or that a man should tell a lie? We have never seen, in our time, nature go out of her course; but we have good reason to believe that millions of lies have been told in the same time; it is, therefore, at least millions to one, that the reporter of a miracle tells a lie.

A question that woo's tend to avoid.

[nineinchnails_999]

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I'll be sure to check them out. Any others care to contribute?

Doug