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		<title>Das Beste von SGU 2009</title>
		<link>http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/2010/01/06/das-beste-von-sgu-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2009]]></category>
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		<title>Skeptic Park</title>
		<link>http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/2009/09/11/skeptic-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Goldacre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crispian Jago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Dawkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simon Singh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simpsons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skeptic park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skeptic trumps]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tim minchin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Der britische Blogger Crispian Jago hatte sich vor ein paar Wochen mit dem Simpsonizer gespielt und eine Reihe cooler Skeptic Trumps (Quartett/Trumpf bei uns) fabriziert. Darauf folgten Ergänzungen und jetzt ist das Kartenspiel vollständig.
Gerade als ihm schon fad wurde hat er   den South Parkerizor entdeckt. Herausgekommen dabei ist ein  Skeptic Park Comic [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Der britische Blogger <a href="http://crispian-jago.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crispian Jago</a> hatte sich vor ein paar Wochen mit dem Simpsonizer <a href="http://crispian-jago.blogspot.com/2009/09/skeptic-park.html"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-345" src="http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Skeptic+Park.png" alt="Skeptic+Park" width="168" height="200" /></a>gespielt und eine Reihe cooler Skeptic Trumps (Quartett/Trumpf bei uns) fabriziert. Darauf folgten Ergänzungen und jetzt ist das <a href="http://crispian-jago.blogspot.com/2009/09/full-deck-of-simpsonised-skeptics.html" target="_blank">Kartenspiel</a> vollständig.</p>
<p>Gerade als ihm schon fad wurde hat er   den South Parkerizor entdeckt. Herausgekommen dabei ist ein  <a href="http://crispian-jago.blogspot.com/2009/09/skeptic-park.html" target="_blank">Skeptic Park Comic</a> mit  Tim Minchin, Richard Dawkins, Ben Goldacre und Simon Singh anstelle der South Park Figuren.</p>
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		<title>TAM London Anmeldung startet heute!!</title>
		<link>http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/2009/05/11/tam-london-anmeldung-startet-heute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 23:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[James Randi]]></category>
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Ab heute darf für TAM London angemeldet werden  
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		<title>Skeptiker in Wien&#8230;der Weg zu ihnen.</title>
		<link>http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/2009/05/07/skeptiker-in-wiender-weg-zu-ihnen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 07:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kritisch gesagt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[austria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gkd]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[skepticism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Als ich irgendwann letztes Jahr auf die Skeptiker Bewegung aufmerksam wurde, hat sich mein Kontakt anfangs eigentlich nur auf die amerikanischen Skeptics beschränkt, die bereits einige erstklassige Podcasts, Blogs und Foren sowie Events betreiben (JREF, Skepticality, Skeptoid, Skeptics Guide To The Universe, Bad Astronomy, SkeptiCamp, The Amazing Meeting&#8230;). Später fand ich noch die Australier (SkepticZone, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Als ich irgendwann letztes Jahr auf die <em>Skeptiker Bewegung</em> aufmerksam wurde, hat sich mein Kontakt anfangs eigentlich nur auf die amerikanischen <em>Skeptics</em> beschränkt, die bereits einige erstklassige Podcasts, Blogs und Foren sowie Events betreiben (JREF, Skepticality, Skeptoid, Skeptics Guide To The Universe, Bad Astronomy, SkeptiCamp, The Amazing Meeting&#8230;). Später fand ich noch die Australier (SkepticZone, Skeptics Field Guide) und die Briten Ben Goldacre (Bad Science) und Richard Wiseman (ein <em>Quirkologe</em> <img src='http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> ). Sogar über Twitter fand ich Gleichgesinnte.</p>
<p>Dann kam irgendwann der Zeitpunkt wo ich dachte &#8220;jetzt mache ich auch mit&#8221; und habe diesen Blog gestartet &#8211; allerdings erst auf Englisch. Aber nach kurzer Zeit kam ich zum Schluß, dass es wohl wenig Sinn hat wenn ich mich als Österreicher auf US-spezifische Themen stürze. Muss leider gestehen, dass ich anfangs nicht mal daran gedacht habe, es könne hierzulande ebenfalls Skeptikergruppen geben. Dauerte aber nicht lange und ich wurde fündig.</p>
<p>Es gibt in Wien die <a href="http://www.scienceblogs.de/kritisch-gedacht/" target="_blank"><strong>Gesellschaft für kritisches Denken</strong> (GkD)</a>, welche Mitglied der Deutschen <a href="http://www.gwup.org" target="_blank">GWUP</a> ist. Tja, und am Montag war ich gemeinsam mit einem Bekannten bei ihrem monatlichen Treffen dabei. Und gut war es. Endlich mal mit Gleichgesinnten zusammen zu sitzen und die Personen hinter den email-Adressen, Blogs, Büchern und Wissenschafts-Kabaretts (<a href="http://www.sciencebusters.at" target="_blank">FM4 Science Busters</a>) kennenzulernen, war sehr erbaulich.</p>
<p>Aber nicht nur ich war erfreut. Durch ein kürzlich geschaltetes <a href="http://www.wienerzeitung.at/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3937&amp;cob=408002" target="_blank">Zeitungsinserat</a> und einen Artikel auf der <a href="http://www.tuwien.ac.at/aktuelles/news_detail/article/5622/" target="_blank">Homepage der TU-Wien</a> waren viel mehr Personen als üblich anwesend und das Treffen musste in einen größeren Saal verlegt werden <img src='http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
<em>Kritisches Denken</em> interessiert viele Menschen unterschiedlicher Herkunft und Berufsgruppen, wie ich am Treffen selbst erleben konnte. Die Vorstellung des Skeptikers, der in seinem Kämmerchen im Ledersessel sitzt und prinzipiell alles schlecht macht, hat nun überhaupt nichts mit der Realität zu tun.</p>
<p>Ursprünglich hätte ich etwas zu <a href="http://www.skepticamp.org/events/6-skepticamp-vienna-2009" target="_blank">SkeptiCamp Vienna</a> sagen wollen, die Zeit verging aber so schnell und es gab so viele interessante Gespräche und Diskussionen, da habe ich wohl irgendwie darauf vergessen. Nächstes Mal aber <img src='http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Ach ja, Links zu Skeptikern, Blogs, Podcasts und mehr sind hier auf der rechten Seite zu finden. Sie freuen sich sicher auf einen Besuch <img src='http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>



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		<title>Die Schweinerei mit der Abzocke.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 16:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Die Schweinegrippe ist ja momentan in aller Munde &#8211; nun, zum Glück meist nur sinngemäß  
Wie mit allen Influenza (und sonstigen) Epidemien sollte man das Thema weder auf die leichte Schulter nehmen, noch sich durch panikmachende Schlagzeilen diverser journalistisch fragwürdiger Publikationen völlig in Angst und Schecken versetzen lassen. Es gibt eine Reihe von Vorkehrungen [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Die <a href="http://www.netdoktor.at/krankheiten/fakta/schweinegrippe.shtml" target="_blank">Schweinegrippe</a> ist ja momentan in aller Munde &#8211; nun, zum Glück meist nur sinngemäß <img src='http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Wie mit allen Influenza (und sonstigen) Epidemien sollte man das Thema weder auf die leichte Schulter nehmen, noch sich durch panikmachende Schlagzeilen diverser journalistisch fragwürdiger Publikationen völlig in Angst und Schecken versetzen lassen. Es gibt eine Reihe von Vorkehrungen und Maßnahmen, die man hier treffen sollte, und  die genau genommen nicht <strong>ausschließlich</strong> in Ausnahmefällen Anwendung finden sollten (wie zum Beispiel Hände waschen, nachdem man auf dem Klo war. BÄH).</p>
<p>Was mich ja aber nun überhaupt nicht erstaunt, ist die Anzahl der Anbieter von Homöopathika die praktischerweise schon Präparate zusammengeschüttelt haben, kaum dass sich die Nachricht der Schweinegrippe herumgesprochen hat. Manche versprechen sogar Heilung?<br />
Aha? Wie? Was? Eine Google Suche bringt saumäßig (ha ha) viele Ergebnisse, die Maschinerie der Geschäftemacherei mit der Angst ist schon voll im Gange. Es ist eine Sache, den Placebo-Effekt (mehr hat Homöopathie hier nicht zu bieten) für z.B. psychologische Unterstützung oder bei leichtem Unwohlsein einzusetzen. Aber dieses Zeug als Heilmittel oder Präventivmedizin als Ersatz für geprüfte Medizin anzupreisen grenzt meiner Meinung nach schon eher an Fahrlässigkeit.</p>
<p>Ach ja, außerordentlich dämlich habe ich die Aussage von Israels Vizegesundheitsminister Yakov Litzman gefunden, der sich gleich stellvertretend für alle Juden und Muslime von der Bezeichnung Schweinegrippe beleidigt und angegriffen fühlt.<br />
Ja, furchtbar, echt. Was für eine Sauerei!</p>
<p>Oder einfach nur saublöd? <em>(Sorry, liebe Schweindln, nicht persönlich nehmen <img src='http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  )</em></p>
<address>Weiterführende Links:</address>
<address>Serie von Blogeinträgen von Tobias Meier zum Thema Schweinegrippe: <a href="http://www.scienceblogs.de/weitergen/2009/04/schweinegrippe-hintergrundinformationen-und-aktuelle-verdachtsfalle.php" target="_blank">Hier</a>, <a href="http://www.scienceblogs.de/weitergen/2009/04/schweinegrippe-stammbaum-des-virus-und-aktuellste-updates.php" target="_blank">hier</a> und <a href="http://www.scienceblogs.de/weitergen/2009/04/schweinegrippe-wirkt-die-grippeimpfung-wird-es-eine-pandemie.php" target="_blank">hier</a>.<br />
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<address><a title="Skeptoid" href="http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4151" target="_blank">Skeptoid Episode #151 &#8211; Placebos</a></address>
<address><a title="Wikipedia Eintrag zu Homeopathy" href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hom%C3%B6opathie" target="_blank">Wikipedia-Eintrag zu Homöopathie</a></address>
<address><a title="Trick or Treatment" href="http://astore.amazon.de/gwupdieskept-21/detail/0593059042" target="_blank">Buch Trick or Treatment von Edzard Ernst und Simon Singh</a></address>
<address><a href="http://reasonweekly.com/atheism-and-religion/israeli-official-swine-flu-name-offensive-to-judaism-and-islam" target="_blank">Artikel auf ReasonWeekly: Yakov Litzman; Schweinegrippe nicht Kosher</a></address>
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		<title>SkeptiCamp Vienna 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soda, ich habe gestern endlich das Projekt SkeptiCamp Vienna 2009 gestartet. Als Termin habe ich mal Samstag, den 13. Juni angepeilt, ich hoffe diesen auch einhalten zu können. Änderungen und Updates werden hier, auf Twitter und der Event-Homepage bekannt gegeben.

Zum Konzept
SkeptiCamp ist ein auf BarCamp basierendes offenes ad-hoc Konferenzsystem, wo die Teilnehmer den Inhalt gestalten. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Soda, ich habe gestern endlich das Projekt <a title="SkeptiCamp Vienna 2009 Eventpage" href="http://www.skepticamp.org/events/6-skepticamp-vienna-2009" target="_blank">SkeptiCamp Vienna 2009</a> gestartet. Als Termin habe ich mal Samstag, den 13. Juni angepeilt, ich hoffe diesen auch einhalten zu können. Änderungen und Updates werden hier, auf Twitter und der Event-Homepage bekannt gegeben.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-168" title="SkeptiCamp Vienna 2009 Logo" src="http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/skepticampvienna2009-300x81.png" alt="SkeptiCamp Vienna 2009 Logo" width="300" height="81" /></p>
<p><strong>Zum Konzept</strong><br />
<a title="SkeptiCamp" href="http://www.skepticamp.org" target="_blank">SkeptiCamp</a> ist ein auf <a title="BarCamp" href="http://www.barcamp.org/" target="_blank">BarCamp</a> basierendes offenes ad-hoc Konferenzsystem, wo die Teilnehmer den Inhalt gestalten. SkeptiCamp selber folgt den BarCamp Regeln, hat aber einen Zusatz eingebracht, der wichtig für das Thema Skeptizismus/Kritisches Denken ist. BarCamp ist ja eher auf Technologie ausgerichtet, während SkeptiCamp sich natürlich mit Wissenschaft, kritischem Denken, Pseudowissenschaften, alternativer Medizin und etlichen anderen damit zusammen hängenden Themen beschäftigt.<br />
Für genauere Information zu dem Thema BarCamp/SkeptiCamp empfehle ich, die <a title="SkeptiCamp on BarCamp" href="http://barcamp.org/SkeptiCamp" target="_blank">SkeptiCamp Seite auf BarCamp</a> zu lesen. Neben einer genaueren Erklärung findet man viele Tipps und Hinweise, Vorschläge für den Inhalt, organisatorische Hilfen usw.</p>
<p>Des Weiteren suche ich die Zusammenarbeit mit der hier ansässigen <a title="GkD" href="http://www.scienceblogs.de/kritisch-gedacht/" target="_blank">Gesellschaft für Kritisches Denken (GkD)</a>. Die GkD ist die österreichische Sektion der <a title="GWUP" href="http://www.gwup.org" target="_blank">Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften (GWUP)</a>, welche sich schon seit 1987 für Wissenschaft und kritisches Denken engagiert.<br />
Die Gruppe um Ulrich Berger, Krista Federspiel und Heinz Oberhummer mit ihrem Wissen wäre eine enorme Unterstützung für das Projekt.</p>
<p><strong>Ach ja, was ist denn eigentlich das Ziel dieses Projekts?</strong><br />
Ganz kurz und bündig: Wissen. Nicht Glauben.<br />
<em>Hmm, ich denke das werde ich zum Motto machen <img src='http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></p>
<p>Die längere Version:<br />
Viele Missverständnisse, Irrglauben, Volksweisheiten, überliefertes (aber oft völlig falsches) Wissen und urbane Legenden sind oft sehr tief im Bewusstsein der Menschen verankert. Die selben Falschinformationen werden immer und immer wieder verbreitet und als wahr angesehen. Aber viele davon sind gar nicht wahr und basieren meist auf völlig falschen und veralteten Vorstellungen. Dennoch leben sie weiter, von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben, von den Medien, die einen sehr großen Einfluss haben, unkritisch als Fakten angesehen.<br />
Wer ist sich denn schon bewusst, dass Astrologie nachweislich keinen Einfluss auf Personen hat, wenn doch täglich in der Zeitung das Horoskop abgedruckt ist? Dass bei Homöopathie, ebenfalls nachgewiesen, wenn schon dann höchstens ein Placebo-Effekt zu erkennen ist, ändert leider auch nichts daran, dass das Zeug in der Apotheke nebst richtiger Medizin ausgestellt ist. Oder dass das Erkennen von Gesichtern auf einem Stück Käsetoast kein Wunder, sondern ein gut erforschtes Phänomen namens <a title="Pareidolie auf Wikipedia" href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolie" target="_blank">Pareidolie</a> ist. Menschen die das alles für bare Münze nehmen sind aber natürlich nicht dumm. Aber oft falsch informiert oder leichtgläubig.<br />
Dabei sind viele dieser Behauptungen und Phänomene sehr leicht erklärbar, und zwar ohne auf übernatürliche Erklärungen zurückgreifen zu müssen. Wissen und kritisches Denken sind hierbei der Schlüssel.<br />
Und da sind wir auch beim Thema.</p>



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		<title>Change of Language</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far I&#8217;ve written posts here in English, which was OK for me. I didn&#8217;t have any special plan apart from mixing in with the skeptic crowd. But I have finally decided to focus on the Austrian realm, where German (or rather our own particular version of it) is the main language.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So far I&#8217;ve written posts here in English, which was OK for me. I didn&#8217;t have any special plan apart from mixing in with the skeptic crowd. But I have finally decided to focus on the Austrian realm, where German (or rather our own particular version of it) is the main language.<br />
It&#8217;s not that we don&#8217;t understand English. Learning it in school is mandatory here. It&#8217;s just our thing I guess <img src='http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  No, seriously. There are so many fine skeptical blogs out there, but their focus is almost always on the respective region (US, Australia&#8230;) and it came to me that it doesn&#8217;t make sense for me to focus on some Quack in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>Quackery, pseudoscience and all that bunk are found everywhere, that includes Austria. So that is why the future content will be in German, the Tags and Links etc. will of course be changed. If I will translate the handful of existing posts, I haven&#8217;t decided yet. There are only few so it could be done in a short time. But from now on, wird nur noch auf Deutsch gepostet.</p>
<p>Danke</p>



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		<title>Homeopathic Mass Suicide Attempt</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homeopathy never ceases to amuse me.
A bottle of water (or pills made of sugar infused with a drop of the remedy) is supposed to contain an active agent of some sorts, which is diluted to such a degree, that nothing of the original ingredient is actually contained. The default dilution factor of 30C (that is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Wikipedia entry on Homeopathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy" target="_blank">Homeopathy</a> never ceases to amuse me.</p>
<p>A bottle of water (or pills made of sugar infused with a drop of the remedy) is supposed to contain an active agent of some sorts, which is diluted to such a degree, that nothing of the original ingredient is actually contained. The default dilution factor of 30C (that is a 1 followed by 60 zeros) is equivalent to one or two molecules of the active agent among all the water of earths oceans.<span id="more-105"></span></p>
<p>Right.</p>
<p>Of course, the advocates of this nonsense have the perfect explanation as to why the agent is still effective: Water stores the information and properties of this agent, it is said to be imprinted. Also known as Water Memory. Oh, and don&#8217;t forget to shake. Shaking is important.</p>
<p>Uh-huh.</p>
<p>Except that this claim has been refuted. Besides, how does the water know that it should only store one specific information and ignore the myriads of dust particles, salts, bacteria and other impurities that are normally found in water?</p>
<p>James Randi and others have been demonstrating the <em>effectiveness</em> of homeopathic <em>medicine</em> for years using Homeopathic Sleeping Pills, among them Richard Saunders from the Australian Skeptics. Here is a demonstration he did at the Australian Skeptics 2004 Convention.<br />
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<p>For more on Richard Saunders and The Australian Skeptics please go and subscribe to the <a title="The SkepticZone Podcast" href="http://www.skepticzone.tv/" target="_blank">Skeptic Zone Podcast</a>.</p>
<p>OK, so Homeopathic remedies contain nothing but water, so what&#8217;s the harm? Indeed, what&#8217;s the harm. Apart from being ripped off (<em>Alternative Medicine</em> ain&#8217;t cheap) there is the danger that these quacks (or even some uncritical pharmacists) recommend taking this b.s. instead of real, evidence based medicine. And that can be a deadly mistake.</p>



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		<title>Series announcement: Logical Fallacies</title>
		<link>http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/2009/03/22/series-announcement-logical-fallacies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about what to write here. After all, what good is a blog if there is no contents. The blog itself was finally moved to another server a few days ago and performance is good now (sorry wordpress.com, waiting 5 or more seconds for the page to load every time [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lately I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about what to write here. After all, what good is a blog if there is no contents. The blog itself was finally moved to another server a few days ago and performance is good now <em>(sorry wordpress.com, waiting 5 or more seconds for the page to load every time I click on something in the Dashboard really bugs the crap out of me)</em>. This means I have ultimately run out of excuses for putting off writing.</p>
<p>While there are almost certainly thousands of topics I could tackle, I should probably start with the basics. And what better basics are there than Logical Fallacies? Although the reading material on this subject is pretty extensive and readily available on the Internet, for me it is easier to understand what&#8217;s going on and how something works if I actually think, research and write about a particular subject instead of just reading books, articles or listening to podcasts. Not that these resources are not helpful, far from it. I just feel that I need to do <em>my own thing</em>, I am sure many people feel the same way <img src='http://austroscepticus.nemesys.at/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>So I plan on writing at least one entry each week, taking on fallacy after fallacy in detail with the first part hopefully coming very soon.</p>



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