sci.skeptic

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sci.skeptic (plural sci.skeptics)

  1. (Internet slang) A participant in the Usenet newsgroup sci.skeptic.
    • 1993 February 27, phil...@stsci.edu, “Afrocentrism”, in sci.skeptic[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-08:
      AS> You try to discredit any of the sources that are provided,
      I assume you mean other sci.skeptics; me, I haven't looked at your sources yet (I only just received some that might be accessible to me).
    • 1994 May 14, DaveHatunen, “Feyerabend's Against method: a proposal for debate”, in sci.philosophy.tech[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-08:
      I think this thread is a perfect example of why most scientists (and us sci.skeptics) hold Philosophy of Science in such low regard.
    • 2001 January 16, Matt Giwer, “More formal (mathematical) proof of prehistorical transatlantic contacts”, in alt.alien.visitors[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-08:
      I made a suggestion of something new to the sci.skeptics who hate Christianity but love Judaism.