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    Beware: Non-apologetic skepticism, science and rational thinking rules here.

    Do you believe the Loch Ness monster is real, that there may be a hidden valley full of living dinosaurs somewhere, that pads on your feet will draw out 'toxins' or that crystals will heal you? Well, if you do, no matter if you're a Raelian or a thalian or a Baptist... you're kind of an idiot. There? Does that set the tone of this blog well enough? The 21st century is no place for hoky ancient mysticism and old wives' tales. Grow up or grow extinct.

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Aug 2008
Science loses one of its champions
Posted in science, skepticism by Ella at 1:23 pm | Email This Post Email This Post

I’ve just heard that skeptic and astronomer and genuinely great guy Jeff Medkeff, aka The Blue Collar Scientist (http://bluecollarscientist.com), has died. He’d recently been diagnosed with liver cancer. He’ll be so very sorely missed.

Jeff and I had corresponded briefly and I kept thinking that it would be awesome if we could get together and meet. I also entertained a fantasy of trying to rope him and couple other rational thinkers into a small network of bloggers so we could pool resources and cross-promote one another. Sadly, I waited too long.

I don’t believe in a mystical afterlife. But to the memory of Jeff I say, “I’ll miss you, as will many others.”

Ella


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