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# The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions

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## Customer Reviews

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    Good, with Some Ommissions
  

*by J***A on Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2013*

The problem with a book like this, which could be (and in a sense already is) a website, is that the content that it tackles is really "dynamic" content, changing as new actors and belief systems come on the scene.  Even so, this is a generally good book by the largely admirable author, and better I would say then James Randi's "Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural," which governs some of the same territory.

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    Thorough, interesting, and authoritative
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2014*

I recommend this book for anyone interested in some of the ideas that have more recently gained currency, including but not limited to those associated with "new age" thinking.The book's subtitle ("A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions & Dangerous Delusions") is misleading. The subjects of many of the entries are not at all controversial; for example, "positive-outcome bias" and "placebo effect." These may be included because some may *view* the concepts as strange, or because some may misuse the concepts to defraud others. In any case, their inclusion, the subtitle notwithstanding, is helpful to those of us who are not sure about the legitimacy of a particular practice.One strength of the book is the thoroughness of the entries.The article on the aforementioned placebo effect covers more than 3 large two-column pages. Yet there are close to 400 articles in all, of varying sizes. Occasional illustrations add to the interest.

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    Mostly Good Points Made... Unfortunately, Bias Causes Poor Scientific Arguments Pertaining to God-related Issues
  

*by T***D on Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017*

Broad range of topics covered and fairly accurate, but the extreme bias (due to the author's worldview) has resulted in an unfair and misrepresented view of many of the topics involving the possibility of a God interfering with the world or not (such as creationism/creation science, atheism, miracles, naturalism, etc...). The author tends to be definitive about the nature of these topics, but at the same time, he is vague when dealing with whether there is a god/God of some sort. An example: An atheist is a person that does not believe in any sort of higher power, but the author tries to dance around this in order to not offend anyone. Another example is the attempt of the author to relegate creation science to nothing more than a metaphysical theory. Creation scientists conduct real science, but all because they believe in a non-natural origin of things, the author dismisses it as junk science entirely. To prove the author is avoiding areas that disagree with his views, one only has to consider the fact that he does not include intelligent design as a topic in his book. He claims creationism can not be refuted or falsified, but he ignores the fact that evolution suffers from the same problem. When any new evidence comes out that is incompatible with current evolutionary theory, the theory is adjusted to accommodate, but the author ignores this. Both creationism and macro-evolution are irrefutable, but this is ignored. The author also does not deal with arguments regarding the notion that there is a significant difference between small-scale evolutionary changes (Ex. Birds changing color or beak size... sometimes referred to as microevolution) and large-scale evolutionary changes (pond scum becoming animals...sometimes referred to as macro-evolution). The author also does not deal with cryptozoology in a fair manner. He avoids dealing with historical and documented evidence that humans have seen and interacted with animals (dragons/dinosaurs, pterodactyls, etc.) that should have been extinct for millennia. He only considers animals that are allegedly alive today. The soft tissue of dinosaurs (with intact blood cells and DNA) discovered in multiple locations is not mentioned... meaning they could not have been extinct  for millions of years. I could go on and on with evidence that is contrary to what this book is meant to portray, but the author chooses not to deal with them. If an author is going to write a definitive book on skeptism, the author should not cherry-pick the topics and evidence covered. These topics should be covered fully and fairly. A biased work.

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