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For skeptics in West Cumbria and beyond. Ben Sagan is a founder member and honorary president of the West Cumbrian Skeptics. He can be also contacted on cumbrianskeptic@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @bensagan. 2 responses to “About Ben”. August 2, 2013 at 10:37 pm. Ugg bailey button boots. August 8, 2013 at 10:10 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email. Talking abo...
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For skeptics in West Cumbria and beyond. October 20, 2013. In the October issue of The Cockermouth Post, a short and pointed letter from a local homeopath was printed on page 3. Then comes the letter. So, here is my reply (which may or maynot be published in The Cockermouth post next month). At least it has appeared here (and on the West Cumbria SitP blog. Firstly, I have. R information, Josephine Jones has compiled a useful list. Of references for anyone to. Check through for themselves. Check out the ‘...
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The Patients’ Guide to Magic Medicine | benseye
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For skeptics in West Cumbria and beyond. August 17, 2013. The Patients’ Guide to Magic Medicine. I recently attended a talk by David Colquhoun (professor of pharmacolo. Gy at University College London) at Merseyside Skeptics in the Pub. A fairly quiet man, with very firm views on all forms of quackery, in particular those held and promoted by HRH Prince Charles and his ‘cronies’. His website is here. And you can follow him on Twitter ( @david colquhoun. Angelic Reiki. The same but with added Angels, ...
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Why use Critical Thinking and Skepticism? | benseye
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For skeptics in West Cumbria and beyond. May 29, 2013. Why use Critical Thinking and Skepticism? Two recent news items have reminded me why. 1 The conviction of fraudster James McCormick. He sold Iraqi security forces over 6,000 fake bomb detectors. In Kenya, they are still used due to a mixture of corruption and not wanting to lose face. 2 The South Wales measles epidemic. The British Homeopathic Association now state, “There is no evidence to suggest homeopathic vaccinations can protect against c...