Here's just another friendly reminder that the latest edition of the Skeptics' Circle, that now-venerable blog carnival dedicated to critical thinking and skepticism, is due to appear this week on Thursday, February 1 at Slicing with Occam's Razor. (Hmmm, that's mighty close to Groundhog's Day.)
So, if you're a blogger and have written something that would do The Amazing Randi proud, send it to Occam's Edge at OkcamsEdge@gmail.com. And, as always, if you're interested in trying your hand at hosting, drop me a line at oracknows@gmail.com.
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Theories with the fewest assumptions are often preferred to those positing more, a heuristic often called "Occam's razor." This kind of argument has been used on both sides of the creationism vs.
When medical experimental therapeutics gets co-opted as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
Sorry to get to this so late but I wanted to weigh on an excellent post from my cancer blogging colleague, Orac, the other day on the investigation of CAM therapies in cancer.
Chad of Uncertain Principles asks what's on our office doors.
"...something that would do The Amazing Randi proud..."
"..critical thinking and skepticism..."
We need more of Magical Thinking.
http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/01/the_nuisance_of.html
No we don't. We already have way too much magical thinking to begin with.