Help, please!

[Ducky]

I can't seem to find any skeptic's communities here in the Twin Cities area, though I found a boatload of homeopathic crapola stuff in uptown area.

Any known skeptic's communities in Minneapolis or St. Paul I'm missing?

[Anti_Hypeman]

Take up the challenge and start one. I cant find one in my area either but there is no shortage of Riki masters. We even have a few ghost hunting groups no doubt thanks to the recent TV shows.

[Ducky]

Originally posted by Anti_Hypeman
Take up the challenge and start one. I cant find one in my area either but there is no shortage of Riki masters. We even have a few ghost hunting groups no doubt thanks to the recent TV shows.

I guess I'd have to start with my own expertise to start? Or could I just announce "Hey there! I've got Skepticism! Skeptic? Anyone?!":D

Ok joking aside, how would I go about getting this word out? The twin cities is fairly overrun with xian woos and fundies...

[Hellbound]

Originally posted by fowlsound
I guess I'd have to start with my own expertise to start? Or could I just announce "Hey there! I've got Skepticism! Skeptic? Anyone?!":D

Ok joking aside, how would I go about getting this word out? The twin cities is fairly overrun with xian woos and fundies...

Go to any large church that's powerful in the community, or any sort of revival or other religious meeting were there will be many people. Announce that you are a skeptic, and can show them their religion is wrong. Keep at it until they have you escorted out by security. You'll get all sorts of instant media coverage identifying you as a skeptic...might even get an interview on local TV or in the paper!

:D

[Ducky]

Originally posted by Huntsman
Go to any large church that's powerful in the community, or any sort of revival or other religious meeting were there will be many people. Announce that you are a skeptic, and can show them their religion is wrong. Keep at it until they have you escorted out by security. You'll get all sorts of instant media coverage identifying you as a skeptic...might even get an interview on local TV or in the paper!

:D


Or beaten by a Lutheran...:D

I think I may start with an anti-EVP society and pimp the fellow musicians and sound engineers I know.

Evp afterall, has a warm spot in my wrath. It's what started me on the skeptical path and led me here.

All due to that darn stupid "white noise" movie.

This was my first step into being a skeptic. (http://www.skepdic.com/evp.html) Never thought he'd actually quote me.

So perhaps the best tactic is to stick to what I know.

[Bronze Dog]

Originally posted by fowlsound
This was my first step into being a skeptic. (http://www.skepdic.com/evp.html) Never thought he'd actually quote me.

So perhaps the best tactic is to stick to what I know.
:eek: Can I have your autograph?!

[Ducky]

Originally posted by BronzeDog
:eek: Can I have your autograph?!


Uhm....sure?

Is it that impressive to be quoted on the internet by Bob Carroll?

I didn't even get that technical!;)

[Tricky]

Originally posted by fowlsound
Or beaten by a Lutheran...:D

I think I may start with an anti-EVP society and pimp the fellow musicians and sound engineers I know.

Evp afterall, has a warm spot in my wrath. It's what started me on the skeptical path and led me here.

All due to that darn stupid "white noise" movie.

This was my first step into being a skeptic. (http://www.skepdic.com/evp.html) Never thought he'd actually quote me.

So perhaps the best tactic is to stick to what I know.
One of the things I've seen in the Randi weekly newsletter that I think would be megacool (though I've been too lazy to do it myself) is to have a Friday the 13th party. Next Friday the 13th (which appears to be in January, right before The Amazing Meeting IV) have a party where you flaut all the superstitions. Have a ladder for walking under, mirrors for breaking, salt for spilling, and whatever other weird superstitions you can find (Bonus points if you can acquire a black car or two to walk around the party room). Call the newspaper and local news channels (they love off-beat stuff like that) and invite as many people as you can handle, including some local "celebrities" who love being in the paper.

This is bound to put you in touch with skeptical kinds of people, even though some may be "believers" of other unprovable things not related to "bad luck" superstitions. Still, it sounds like a hoot to me.

[Ducky]

Originally posted by Tricky
One of the things I've seen in the Randi weekly newsletter that I think would be megacool (though I've been too lazy to do it myself) is to have a Friday the 13th party. Next Friday the 13th (which appears to be in January, right before The Amazing Meeting IV) have a party where you flaut all the superstitions. Have a ladder for walking under, mirrors for breaking, salt for spilling, and whatever other weird superstitions you can find (Bonus points if you can acquire a black car or two to walk around the party room). Call the newspaper and local news channels (they love off-beat stuff like that) and invite as many people as you can handle, including some local "celebrities" who love being in the paper.

This is bound to put you in touch with skeptical kinds of people, even though some may be "believers" of other unprovable things not related to "bad luck" superstitions. Still, it sounds like a hoot to me.


What a great idea!

[Bronze Dog]

I'll be sure to invite myself to my brother's place and play with Kafka. Just need a string to make him cross my path.

[Ducky]

Originally posted by BronzeDog
I'll be sure to invite myself to my brother's place and play with Kafka. Just need a string to make him cross my path.

I'm betting Kafka is either a black cat, or a very drunk roomate of your brother?

[Bronze Dog]

Originally posted by fowlsound
I'm betting Kafka is either a black cat, or a very drunk roomate of your brother?
:roll: How do you know he's not both?

[Ducky]

Originally posted by BronzeDog
:roll: How do you know he's not both?

If he is both, I would require a videotape of said antics. That would be too funny!

[Jeff Corey]

How close are you to St. Cloud? Jerry Mertens is contact person for St. Kloud Extraodinary Claim Psychic Teaching Investigating Community. gmertens@stcloudstate.edu
Tell him I say Hi. We know eachother from the days of PSI research.

[Ducky]

Originally posted by Jeff Corey
How close are you to St. Cloud? Jerry Mertens is contact person for St. Kloud Extraodinary Claim Psychic Teaching Investigating Community. gmertens@stcloudstate.edu
Tell him I say Hi. We know eachother from the days of PSI research.


Just under 2 hours by car away.

I'll email him though, thanks! I'll see if he knows anyone in my neck of the woods...

[Red Siegfried]

Originally posted by Huntsman
Go to any large church that's powerful in the community, or any sort of revival or other religious meeting were there will be many people. Announce that you are a skeptic, and can show them their religion is wrong. Keep at it until they have you escorted out by security. You'll get all sorts of instant media coverage identifying you as a skeptic...might even get an interview on local TV or in the paper!

:D

Oh, I don't know. ;)

[Red Siegfried]

Originally posted by fowlsound
Just under 2 hours by car away.

I'll email him though, thanks! I'll see if he knows anyone in my neck of the woods...

Hey, did you spell Kloud with a K because you're alluding to their problems up there or was that a typo?

[Red Siegfried]

Originally posted by fowlsound
What a great idea!

That sounds like fun! I'd be willing to go. But I'm not volunteering to organize it. I'm an open skeptic, but I don't know if I'm willing to come out on TV as an atheist. Some people I know wouldn't take it well.

:jaw:

[bluess]

Originally posted by Tricky
One of the things I've seen in the Randi weekly newsletter that I think would be megacool (though I've been too lazy to do it myself) is to have a Friday the 13th party. Next Friday the 13th (which appears to be in January, right before The Amazing Meeting IV) have a party where you flaut all the superstitions. Have a ladder for walking under, mirrors for breaking, salt for spilling, and whatever other weird superstitions you can find (Bonus points if you can acquire a black car or two to walk around the party room). Call the newspaper and local news channels (they love off-beat stuff like that) and invite as many people as you can handle, including some local "celebrities" who love being in the paper.

This is bound to put you in touch with skeptical kinds of people, even though some may be "believers" of other unprovable things not related to "bad luck" superstitions. Still, it sounds like a hoot to me.

I have two black cats, one of whom loves ladders. Despite that, the house still stands and I've not seen any horrible things happen. Well, excluding the yucky morning hairball delivery.

Tricky, until you mentioned this superstition I didn't even think about how funny it would be in my life. We've had at least one black cat in the house for 19 years.

[Ducky]

Originally posted by Jeff Corey
How close are you to St. Cloud? Jerry Mertens is contact person for St. Kloud Extraodinary Claim Psychic Teaching Investigating Community. gmertens@stcloudstate.edu
Tell him I say Hi. We know eachother from the days of PSI research.

Gerry said to tell you he says hello!

We've had a few emails. Thanks so much for the referral!

[Jeff Corey]

Originally posted by Red Siegfried
Hey, did you spell Kloud with a K because you're alluding to their problems up there or was that a typo?
No, they were trying to come up with a name that would spell out SKEPTIC. I don't know what 'claim' was doing in the title.