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Asunto: Skeptical Inquirer Electronic DIgest 6-4-99


> Skeptical Inquirer Electronic Digest
>  June 4, 1999
>
>
>  In this week's SIDIGEST:
>  --Skeptical Inquirer July/August 1999 Preview
>  --International Superstition Bash Scheduled for August 13
>  --Upcoming BBC/Discovery Specials to Feature CSICOP Fellow Joe Nickell
>
>
>  SKEPTICAL INQUIRER JULY/AUGUST 1999 PREVIEW
>
>  SCIENCE AND RELIGION: CONFLICT OR CONCILIATION?
>
>  Featuring Stephen Jay Gould, Steve Allen, Martin Gardner, Richard
Dawkins,
> Stephen Pinker, Paul Kurtz, Ernst Mayr, Chet Raymo, and others
>
>  The special expanded issue of the July/August Skeptical Inquirer, The
> Magazine for Science and Reason presents ten invited original articles,
three
> book excerpts, two columns, and several miscellaneous short features on a
> single broad topic: "Science and Religion: Conflict or Conciliation?"  It
is
> due on newsstands and to subscribers by June 28.
>
>  As Kendrick Frazier writes in the editor's note, "The authors are
> distinguished scientists, scholars, educators, and writers.  All speak
from a
> commitment to science and scientific skepticism, but they offer an
> impressively wide spectrum of viewpoints.  There is no 'religion bashing'
> here.  There is steadfast defense of science.  There are attempts to
define
> and observe clear-cut boundaries, and also pleas to observe each other's
> domains with mutual respect.  We strived for thoughtful, informed,
forthright
> considerations of the issues that confront scientists, scholars, teachers,
> skeptics, religious leaders, and the general public in dealing with often
> troublesome issues along the borderlands of science and religion."
>
>  SPECIAL ISSUE
>  Science and Religion: Conflict or Conciliation?
>
>  Introduction: Conflicting or Contradictory? Some Introductory Thoughts
About
> Boundaries
>  Kendrick Frazier, Editor
>
>  ARTICLES
>
>  Celebrating Creation
>  Chet Raymo, science writer
>  Author of "True Believers: The Exhilarating Connection Between Science
and
> Religion"
>
>  Should Skeptical Inquiry Be Applied to Religion?
>  Paul Kurtz, CSICOP founding Chair
>  Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Buffalo
>
>  The Science and Religion Movement: An Opportunity for Improved Public
> Understanding of Science?
>  Eugenie Scott, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education
>
>  Science and the Versus of Religion
>  Barry A. Palevitz, Professor of Botany, University of Georgia, Athens
>
>  Science Versus Religion: Teach the Difference, Resolve the Conflict
>  Zoran Pazemeta, Professor of the Physical Sciences, Eastern Connecticut
> State Univ.
>
>  Anthropic Design: Does the Cosmos Show Evidence of Purpose?
>  Victor Stenger, Professor of Physics, University of Hawaii
>
>  CSICOP, the Local Groups, and Scientific Skepticism
>  Steven Novella and David Bloomberg
>
>  Two Mind-Sets
>  Steve Allen, Author/Entertainer
>
>  God is Dead, After Weather and Sports
>  Mike Reiss, Producer, The Simpsons
>
>  READINGS IN SCIENCE AND RELIGION
>
>  Whence Religious Belief?
>  Steven Pinker
>
>  Non-Overlapping Magisteria
>  Stephen Jay Gould
>
>  You Can't Have it Both Ways: Irreconcilable Differences?
>  Richard Dawkins
>
>  The Concerns of Science
>  Ernst Mayr
>
>  COLUMN
>  Notes of a Fringe Watcher:
>  The Religious Views of Stephen Jay Gould and Charles Darwin
>  Martin Gardner
>
>  INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTITION BASH SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 13th
>
>  Come Friday the Thirteenth of August join other skeptics from across the
> world in the CSICOP-sponsored International Superstition Bash.  You and
> fellow area skeptics can laugh in the face of superstition by holding a
> barbecue, smashing mirrors, walking under ladders, stepping on cracks,
> spilling salt, and hanging with black cats all in a fun event that
delivers
> an important message.  Invite a magician to perform, bring the whole
family,
> enjoy the good weather, and get a little publicity in the media.
>
>  A CSICOP-sponsored barbecue will be taking place at the Center for
> Inquiry-International in Amherst, NY. An evernt will also be held at the
> Center for Inquiry-West in Los Angeles.  Contact Matt Nisbet at
716-636-1425
> X219 or at SINISBET en aol.com about ideas on how you can hold a superstition
> bash in your area, take part in the fun, and be part of an internationally
> coordinated media event.
>
>  UPCOMING BBC/DISCOVERY SPECIALS TO FEATURE JOE NICKELL
>
>  As part of an on-going series produced for both the BBC and Discovery
> Channel, CSICOP Senior Research Fellow Joe Nickell traveled to New York
City
> and Washington DC the past two weeks to take part in separate episodes
that
> tackle aliens and the Stargate/government remote viewing project.  Look
for
> the documentaries to appear this fall/winter.
>
>  Other major media productions coming this fall include a two-hour HBO
> special on near-death experiences and the afterlife featuring CSICOP chair
> Paul Kurtz.  The HBO special is produced by Linda Ellerbee's award-winning
> Lucy Duck Productions.  SIDIGEST will announce the broadcast dates well in
> advance.
>
>  ____________________
>
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for
> the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP.)
>
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>
>  The Digest is written and edited by Matthew Nisbet and Barry Karr. SI
Digest
> is distributed directly via e-mail to over 3000 readers worldwide, and is
> sent from CSICOP headquarters at the Center for Inquiry-International,
> Amherst NY, USA.
>
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> and Reason.  The May/June 1999 issue features two articles on Bigfoot, and
a
> special section on the urban legends of organ snatching and snuff films.
>
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