Does God Exist? - Atheist v. Theists - Stenger/Carrier/Eberhard v. Manis/Ojakangas/Self - SK2 Redux

Atheists:
Dr. Victor Stenger
Dr. Richard Carrier
JT Eberhard



Theists:
Dr. Zach Manis
Dr. Greg Ojakangas
Dr. Charlie Self

Moderated by DJ Grothe

17:03 - I think I had to change tapes at this point, sorry for the rough cut.

Skepticon.org

Filmed at Skepticon 2 in November 2009

Skepticism and Philosophy - TAM 2013

Panelists include Russell Blackford, Peter Boghossian, Massimo Pigliucci, and Susan Haack. Moderated by D.J. Grothe



From The Amaz!ng Meeting 2013.

D.J. Grothe: How to Be a Bad Skeptic

D.J. Grothe of the James Randi Educational Foundation tells us all how to be a great skeptic (or not) at QED 2012 in Manchester.



Music: Milton Mermikides
Editor: Mike Hall

D.J. Grothe: How to Be a Bad Skeptic (2012)

How to be a "Perfect" Skeptic

D.J. Grothe presents his advice on how to be a "perfect" skeptic (or does he?). Grothe is a public speaker and writer on issues at the intersection of belief and scientific skepticism, and is president of The James Randi Educational Foundation. He hosts the radio show and podcast "For Good Reason".



Filmed March 2012 at the skepticism conference QED in Manchester, UK.

Does Skeptisism Lead to Atheism?

James Randi, PZ Myers, Victor Stenger, D.J. Grothe talks


Panel 2 at Skepticon 3





Filmed and edited by Rob Lehr of Hambone Productions.

Joe Nickell - Why Investigate the Paranormal

Joe Nickell explains why he investigates the paranormal, as opposed to merely pronouncing his skepticism of it. Joe Nickell talks about his training as a detective and why it was formative, along with his background in magic. Joe Nickell explains why field experience is so important to scientific paranormal investigation. Joe Nickell distinguishes between skepticism and debunking, and what results from each approach.



Joe Nickell argues that the existence of the paranormal is not the only question to answer while conducting paranormal investigations. Joe Nickell explains why he continues investigating subjects he has already looked numerous times, such as ghosts, lake monsters and miracle claims, and why he spends time on the paranormal as opposed to other important topics. Joe Nickell talks about whether the supernatural claim that God exists should be a focus of the paranormal investigator. And Joe Nickell comments on the new trend of skeptical paranormal investigation groups starting up in cities throughout North America.

AJ Mass - The Science of Fantasy Sports

D.J. Grothe sits down with ESPN.com's fantasy sports analyst AJ Mass to discuss how fantasy sports relate to science and skepticism. Success in fantasy sports is about predicting the future, and Mass explains how he learned how to gather useful information and avoid the same kinds of misunderstandings of science and human nature that cause people to find patterns where none exist.