I just joined this week and although I have to read more on it, it seems to be a good site to permanently bookmark.
In general when I read it, it reminds me of one thing:
The skeptic organization sometimes gets critized of being "too narrow" and only focus on easily to be debunked weird stories from obviously people who are at the sides of society, enough stories as background:
http://www.skepsis.nl/s-frames.html
I've thought about it some time, and I think it is true:
- we have anti hoax sites and groups who debunk hoaxes
- we have skeptic organizations and sites who debunk everything that e.g. James Randi covers and more
- we have a gazillion atheist groups, sites, books, club in all kinds of formats (e.g. Dawkins / Dennet) that debunk religious claims
- we have customer "protection" tv shows and magazines that debunk commercial / marketing bullshit or false claims
- we have tv programs that debunk stuff of frauds and hunt people that fraud
- we have wikipedia...
All of these people hunt for the truth because they have a natural urge for justice. I think what unites them is philosophy: a way to
categorize reality as opposed to myths, legends and a lot more alternative ways to describe reality.
And related, when I look at the goals stated I read:
"To
develop and
promote efficient methods of finding, exposing, and preventing bunk"
So I wonder, isn't this just philosophy? (with its leaves of the scientific method, etc...) as we would use the same as with all of these points above? Couldn't you just place "science" and "philosophy of science" here? To me it sounds like that should be the backbone.
But... let me explore more of the site now