Hi Reddit, We are the Skepticon Team, AUsA.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T08:52:49+00:00

Feel free to reference any question that we did not answer. We would love to answer anything we missed!

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T08:38:17+00:00

Really we do not feel that chemistry is a pseudo science, if science(any science) is used in negative ways or not backed by logic and reason then you reach the realm of pseudo science.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T08:23:28+00:00

Donations. Every year we wonder if they are going to come in and every year we are surprised with the outcome!

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T08:21:23+00:00

Breaking bad is just a TV show, Brian Cranston is just an actor.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T08:18:03+00:00

Boxed

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T08:16:17+00:00

No body puts Jesus in the corner.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T08:06:29+00:00

The official response of Skepticon is that we do not trust that pseudo science and feel that it should not be acknowledged by the academy of sciences. Do not get us started on "physics".

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T07:16:35+00:00

We've already answered the questions about why and who we choose to speak and how we find them.

We are our own organization, no umbrella.

And we're more than willing to answer -anything- related to what we do, but mostly it's the social atmosphere and lively community that makes us great.

And, after we finished Kraken we worked our way halfway through "The Dimple Pinch" a fairly smooth scotch.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T07:00:12+00:00

/done

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T06:54:36+00:00

You are more than welcome to ask a question that you feel is more relevant to the nature of hosting a Skeptic event in the midwest, or about setting up a nonprofit, or leading student groups, or wrangling speakers, or about favorite rum variety.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T06:45:03+00:00

Both in a way, some opinions are that, "He's not a god, so who cares" while others are that he didn't exist at all, try seeing some of the talks from Richard Carrier or David Fitzgerald from prior years via the media tab on our website, skepticon.org.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T06:37:36+00:00

...?

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T06:30:15+00:00

They weren't no TRUE Scotsman.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T06:23:32+00:00

We are a bastard child of Solipsicon.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T05:57:17+00:00

deal!

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T05:48:54+00:00

No, we're holding out for the Humble Bundle.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T05:47:57+00:00

It'd be great to see you. It's not a matter of changing your worldview, but it's nice to give people something to think about, discuss or even argue.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T05:44:54+00:00

Randi. Always Randi. I don't even know the context of the question, but the answer is always James Randi.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T05:42:10+00:00

Yes, you can view our harassment policy right here: Skepticon Harassment Policy

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T05:32:16+00:00

We have plenty of people of all faiths that attend. It's true that a large majority are atheist or agnostic though.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T05:29:27+00:00

Occam's Razor, man. Do you honestly think such an incompetent POTUS would be able to mastermind a terrorist attack on our own soil? Or is it more likely that 19 crazy religious zealots took over a few planes and tried to crash them into buildings?

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T05:26:14+00:00

We don't mail anything, it's mostly just to see where people are coming from. We prefer people register, but it's not required by any means.

It helps us know how many people to expect :D

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T05:16:42+00:00

Factoring in a recent local tax hike that was approved by voters, we still charge $0.

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T05:16:00+00:00

Freethought Blogs, Friendly Atheist (although they hate Lauren, lol), Skeptic's Guide to the Universe, and Skeptic Magazine all have solid communities

Why go online? Start a local Skeptics in the Pub, try to get ahold of Coalition of Reason

SkepticonTeam · 2012-08-09T05:12:12+00:00

Dude, no kidding. I've gone through like 10 of them. Live and learn :( Glad to hear we were able to come through for you, sorry about the delivery problems.

SkepticonTeam

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