Skeptics Society - are they still around?, The Amazing Randi! |
Skeptics Society - are they still around?, The Amazing Randi! |
Sep 19 2013, 04:59 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 732 Joined: 5-April 08 From: Ottawa, Canada Member No.: 15,847 |
Was just discussing the Skeptics and wondering... How would they function in the Sixth Age? I'm sure they would still be going around and debunking claims, separating fraud from fact, but I bet it would be a hell of a lot more dangerous. Thoughts?
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Sep 19 2013, 08:57 AM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,039 Joined: 23-March 05 From: The heart of Rywfol Emwolb Industries Member No.: 7,216 |
Tough call.
Randi himself would probably be long gone, already 84 now unless ironically the Awakening rejuvenated him, revealing he was a Talent (oh he would hate that just on so many grounds (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) ) There is still a lot of infighting that without him to sort of guide it and rein in the various groups, they would probably splinter off into subsets. As for the function, yeah I could still see a definite use for the Skeptics. Magic may be real, but there will be tons of fakes using advanced tech to pull fast ones and they could do well to counter the worst of them. Plus they were not limited to just busting the mage/psi type, they would be having a field day investigating any critter sighting. I would think Patterson would have at least one Skeptic along on hunting down the paranormal animals just to help keep a eye on the research. Aliens would be a new hot topic for them to challenge as well. |
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