Overview of The Skeptics
Australian Skeptics is a loose confederation of groups across Australia that investigate the paranormal and pseudo-science from a responsible scientific viewpoint. Most people are familiar with the more popular subjects that we investigate such as astrology, fortune telling, UFOs and crop circles. Did you know that we also investigate topics like fundamentalism, Feng Shui, subluxations and vitamin supplements? A list of all the major topics that we investigate can be found at the end of this page where we list What we are sceptical of. Test your sceptical knowledge and see how many of the topics on the list are unfamiliar to you. If you've never heard of the Australian Skeptics before then you should also take time to read The Aims of The Australian Skeptics.
As of late 1996 we are pleased to announce that there are Skeptics committees in every Australian state and territory, see the State Branches page for more information. The Australian Skeptics are supported by donations and subscriptions from the 4000 strong national membership consisting of people drawn from a vast variety of age groups, cultures and professions.
Many state and regional groups of the Australian Skeptics have their own local newsletters and often have dinner and chat evenings with guest speakers, quiz nights and other recreational activities. You'll occasionally find the Skeptics in newspapers, on television, or on the radio analysing or debunking some mysterious claim. If you're interested in joining the Australian Skeptics or just contacting us for any reason, please see our How To Join and Contacting the Australian Skeptics pages.
The Australian Skeptics publish a national journal of fact and opinion named the Skeptic four times per year. Since 1981, the Skeptic has reported and reviewed issues ranging from aliens to cryptozoology, and it even had an article on Electroencephaloneuromentimpography. All articles and pictures from 23 years of the Skeptic are now available on a CD-ROM.
The Skeptics host an annual national convention which includes prominent scientists, researchers and authors amongst the keynote speakers. Previous speakers have included James Randi, Paul Davies, Susan Blackmore and Richard Dawkins.
Many of these subjects are discussed in detail in Bob Carroll's superb Skeptics Dictionary
Abracadabra
Acupuncture
Ad Hoc Hypothesis
Adam and Eve
Alchemy
Alien Abductions
Aliens
Allopathy
Alternative Medicine
Amityville Horror
Amway
Ancient Astronauts
Angels
Antichrist
Anti-Gravity Machine
Anti-Immunisation
Apparitions
Area 51
Aromatherapy
Astral Travel
Astrology
Atlantis
Auras
Automatic Writing
Ayur-Vedic Medicine
Backward Masking
Barcodes (Evil)
Bass Strait Triangle
Bed of Nails
Bee Venom Therapy
Bermuda Triangle
Bible Numerics
Biblical Literalism
Bigfoot
Biodynamics
Biofeedback
Biorhythyms
Blasphemy
Bogus Qualifications
Bone Pointing
Bridey Murphy
Bunyips
Cattle Mutilations
Chain Letters
Channeling
Charlatans
Charles Berlitz
Chiropractic
Christian Science
Clairvoyance
Closed-Minded Attitudes
Coincidences
Cold Fusion
Conspiracies
Cosmobiology
Creationism
Cricket Scores (Unlucky)
Crop Circles
Cryonics
Cryptozoology
Crystal Power
Cults
Curses
Debunking
Demons
Dental Amalgam
Devils
Dianetics
Dihydrogen Monoxide
Divining
Dowsing
Dragon's Triangle
Dreams Of The Future
Drum Healing
Earth Rays
Easter Bunny
Eckankar
Ectoplasm
Edgar Cayce
Elves
Elvis Presley (Survival of)
End-Of-The-World-Predictions
Energies Unknown To Science
Entities
Erich Von Daniken
Eugenics
Evangelists (Corrupt)
Evil Eye
Exorcism
Extra Sensory Perception
Extra-Terrestrials
Face On Mars
Facilitated Communication
Fairies
Faith Healing
Fasting
| Fatalism
Feng Shui
Firewalking
Flat Earth
Fluoridation (Adverse Effects of)
Flying Saucers
Fortune Telling
Free Energy Machines
Fuel Economizers
Fundamentalism
Gaia
Gargoyles
Geocentricity
Ghosts
Ghouls
Goblins
Gods
Graphology
Gurus
Hanger 18
Heaven
Hell
Hoaxes
Holistic Health
Hollow Earth
Holocaust Denials
Homeopathy
Horoscopes
Human Cloning
Hypnosis
I Ching
I.Q. Tests
Icons (Weeping, Perspiring, Milk-Slurping etc)
Immanuel Velikovsky
Immortality
Incubus
Internet
Iridology
James Lakes
Jeanne Dixon
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jesus
Jim Morrison (Survival of)
Kinesiology
Kirlian Photography
Lake Monsters
Lemuria
Leprechauns
Levitation
Life After Death
Living Forever
Loch Ness Monster
Lottery Schemes
Lucifer
Lucky Charms
Lunar Effects
Lunar Real Estate
Magic
Magnetic Fuel Savers
Magnetic Healing Devices
Mars Effect
Mars Landing Faked
Martian Real Estate
Media
Men In Black
Mermaids And Mermen
Mesmerism
Messiah
Messiah Cults
Miracles
Monuments of the Moon
Monuments On Mars
Moon Landing Faked
Mormonism
Multi Level Marketing
Mysteries
Mythology
Myths
Natural Law Party
Natural Vision
Naturopathy
Nazca Lines
Near Death Experiences
Neurolinguistic Programming
New Age
Noah's Ark
Nostradamus
Numerology
Occult
Omens
Original Sin
Ouija Boards
Out Of Body Experiences
Ozone Therapy
Palmistry
Paranormal
| Parapsychology
Paraskavedekatriaphobia
Past Lives
Pendulum Power
Perpetual Motion Machines
Phantoms
Philadelphia Experiment
Phrenology
Piltdown Man
Poltergeists
Prayer
Predictions
Prophecies
Pseudo-Science
Pseudo-Technology
Psychic Archaeology
Psychic Dentistry
Psychic Detective
Psychic Pets
Psychic Powers
Psychic Surgery
Psychomotor Patterning
Purgatory
Pyramid Powers
Qi Gong
Racism And Racial Theories
Radiesthesia
Raindance
Reiki
Reincarnation
Religions
Remote Viewing
Resurrection of Christ
Reverse Speech
Roswell
Runes
Sasquatch
Satan
Satanic Ritual Abuse
Scams
Science (As Dogma)
Scientology
Sea Monsters
Seances
Secret Organisations
Sects
Seers And Prophets
Shiatsu
Shrines
Shroud Of Turin
Skepticism
Sorcery
Speaking In Tongues
Spiritualism
Spontaneous Human Combustion
Spoon Bending
Star of Bethlehem
Stigmata
Subliminal Tapes
Subluxations
Succubus
Superstition
Tarot Cards
Tasseography
Tea-Leaf Readings
Telekinesis
Telepathy
Theosophy
Therapeutic Touch
Thought Field Therapy
Tooth Fairy
Transcendental Meditation
Transubstantiation
Tutankhamen's Curse
UFO Cover Up Conspiricies
Ufos
Unicorn
Urantia
Urban Legend
Urban Myth
Uri Geller
Urine Therapy
Vampires
Virgin Births
Visions
Vitamin Supplements
Voodoo
Werewolves
Witchcraft
Yetis
Yowies
Zero Point Energy
Zombies
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