Science and reason, foibles and fallacies, and doomsdays. (Second World Skeptics Congress in Heidelberg, Germany) From: The Skeptical Inquirer | Date: November 1, 1998| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1998 Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Committee for the Scientific Investigations of Claims of the Paranormal co-sponsored the Second World Skeptics Congress at Heidelberg, Germany, in Jul 1998. During the conference, whose millennial theme was 'Armageddon and the Prophets of Doomsday,' participants discussed such issues as millennium prophecies, natural disasters and environmental problems, and touched on other topics, such as anti-science and postmodernism, alternative medicine, and paranormal beliefs in China. The event also offered workshop and opportunities for socialization among skeptics. It attracted more than 300 ...

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