Backyard Skeptics

Being a skeptic means you do not take facts at face value.  Just because someone heard something does not make it true.  Skeptics need proven, repeatable and falsifiable facts to determine is the claimer has a substantiated and true claim for it to be true.

The following are great links to go to to find out more information on the topics listed. Enjoy!

Here be Dragons   http://herebedragonsmovie.com/

This is a great 40 minute program on how to be a critical thinker.  A must view for any person interested in becoming a self-educated skeptic!

Acupuncture

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7495837.stm

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113291.php

http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/alternat/ACsurgery.html

911 Conspiracy

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/1227842.html

Medical Doctor who is also a skeptic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpOTnHQKdDs

more to come

Homeopothy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWE1tH93G9U

James Randi, the famous skeptics, talkes about this how this treatmentworks (or doesn't) by  diluting water.

Healing Touch Therapy

 http://www.skepdic.com/tt.html

Phychics

This has to be one of the most harmful issues that skeptics have to deal with.  Some say it's entertainment, but many times it can be a waste of police services time and effort, and extremely detrimental to those who believe, not to mention those psychics that simply are a scam to empty the wallets of their customers

http://badpsychics.com/

Uri Geller:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oyoRB3CRLk

Sylvia Brown :  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUCECDBOOjw