Lists: Secular Lists

Moderated: Yes

Closed: No

Owner: Robin Murray O'Hair <postmaster@atheist.org>

Subscribers: 140

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The purpose of this list is to distribute American Atheists material, information and announcments.

CSICOP (Committe for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal List)

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Owner: Barry Karr <aa538@freenet.buffalo.edu>

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"The CSICOP mailing list is a private moderated list of concerned skeptics. Please note that anything posted on this list does not necesssarily reflect the views of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal or its Executive Council."

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Owner: Jeff Lowder <jlowder@atheist.tamu.edu>

Subscribers: 64

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This is a forum for discussing arguments used by Christian apologists in debates. Appropriate topics include: the problem of evil, abstract objects, cosmological argument, the anthropic principle, objective moral values, the resurrection, and religious experience.

ERRANCY (Skeptical Review Discussion List)

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Owner: Farrell Till <jftill@aol.com>

Subscribers: 44

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Moderated: No

Closed: No

Owner: Robby Berry <berry@coil.com>

Subscribers: 35

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This list is for and about ex-Christians. Hot topics here include coming out of the closet as an ex-Christian, how to deal with the family around Easter and Christmas, etc.

FFRF-L (Freedom From Religion Foundation List)

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Owner: Jeff Lowder <jlowder@atheist.tamu.edu>

Subscribers: 49

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This list was created for the Freedom From Religion Foundation and its members. Many things are discussed on FFRF-L, including attempts by the Religious Right to circumvent the First Amendment and Foundation efforts to protect the separation of church and state.

Moderated: No

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Owner: Brett Lemoine <blemoine@atheist.tamu.edu>

Subscribers: 5

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Messages (a few each month) from James Randi about various paranormal claims, with the occasional bit about Geller.

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Owner: Anson Kennedy <anson@netcom.com>

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A forum for friends and members of the Georgia Skeptics to discuss local events and issues related to paranormal claims from a skeptical perspective. It also serves to announce upcoming events in the Georgia area. Message archives available.

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Owner: John Kane <texsk@bbjj.MV.COM>

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This regional list is run for the benefit of members and friends of the Skeptics movement, which supports science literacy and rational evaluation of unusual claims in education, the media and the public sphere. This usually involves monitoring antiscience activity on both ends of the ideological spectrum, from creationists to the Jonathan Livingston Seagull crowd. We debunk lunacies such as crop circles, Great Flood 'Ark'eology, flat-earthers, swarms of covert cattle mutilators, and Urban Legends with heavy science content. Involvement in, and contact with, the TX, LA, MS, AL & FL local groups is encouraged.

Moderated: Yes

Closed: No

Owner: Lucas Parra <lucas@phantom.com>

Subscribers: 50

Description:

• Communication media for humanist organizations all over the world
• Distribution and exchange of declarations of humanist organizations
• Report of humanist activities and initiatives
• Exchange of experiences
• Discussion forum for humanist points of view
• The list accepts English or Spanish
• All ACTIVE individuals and organizations welcome

Moderated: No

Closed: Yes (only Internet Infidels may subscribe)

Owner: Brett Lemoine <blemoine@atheist.tamu.edu >

Subscribers: 9

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A forum for members of the Internet Infidels to coordinate their efforts in bringing secular materials to the Secular Web.

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Closed: No

Owner: Jeff Lowder <jlowder@atheist.tamu.edu>

Subscribers: 37

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A forum for critical discussions of Josh McDowell's apologetics. This list was originally created for contributors to "The Jury Is In: The Ruling on Josh McDowell's `Evidence'", an on-line rebuttal to McDowell's book Evidence That Demands a Verdict.

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Closed: Yes

Owner: Anson Kennedy <ANSON@netcom.com>

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Precedence is given to collaboration on hardcopy resource packets of evolution arguments & evidence intended to aid amateur pro-evolutionists with good science backgrounds who want to make certain specific points when addressing an untutored nonscientific target audience composed chiefly of noncreationists. This would include pre-selecting lines of argument known to be (A) comprehensible, and (B) effective in countering specific flavors of antievolution arguments. In furtherance of this, comparative analysis of evolution- and evolution/creation-related online, hardcopy and video resources are expected, as is input from the Skeptics community. We require that in excess of 50% of list traffic be devoted to this. The rest should be confined to the broader issue of getting persuasive material out of the ivory tower and down to street level where Joe Beercan can expect to benefit from it.

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Owner: Jonathan Jiras <aa357@freenet.buffalo.edu>

Subscribers: 187

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A forum for the discussion of secular humanist issues such as: atheism, church/state separation, living a moral life without having religious beliefs, examining supernatural claims, and raising non-religious children. Archives available.

Subscription Requests: send mail to esquina-das-listas@dcc.unicamp.br. In the message body, type "inscreva sindicato-dos-messias".

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Subscribers: 68

Owner: Joao Sebastiao de Oliveira Bueno <gwidion@ifi.unicamp.br>

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We are an Atheist group which is fundamented in distributing humorous and ironical fiction texts, which generally exagerate and show as comical some ritualistic pratics on today's theistic groups (mainly christianism) rather then trying to persuade theists throught logical arguments, wich they seen not to listen. Most of these texts are placed on the list, but as of yet there are no foreigner subscribers, all material posted is in _Portuguese_, but that may and will be changed under demand.

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Owner: Jeff Lowder <jlowder@atheist.tamu.edu >

Subscribers: 45

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In today's predominantly religious society, it is often difficult to find that "special someone" who does not adhere to religious belief systems. SINGLES is a forum for the discussion of secular singles issues such as: the pros and cons of dating people with religious beliefs, personal ads, etc.

Moderated: Semi (whatever that means)

Closed: No

Owner: Taner Edis <edis@iastate.edu>

Usenet mirror: bit.listserv.skeptic

Subscribers: 495

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SKEPTIC is a mailing list devoted to critical discussion of extraordinary claims. Among the paranormal topics that are commonly examined are parapsychology and psychic claims, creationism, cult archaeology, UFO's, cryptozoology, reincarnation/survival, quackery, the occult and divination; but the discussion is not limited to any predetermined set of magical beliefs or alleged pseudosciences.

In connection with paranormal claims, issues involving science and philosophy in general are often raised. There is no policy of excluding any topic from consideration. While the common point of view expressed is skepticism about claims that go against current scientific pictures, critical approaches to science itself are also encouraged.

While some participants are connected to CSICOP or local skeptics groups, and journals like The Skeptical Inquirer are often referred to, there is no official link between any of these and this list.

Moderated: Yes

Closed: No

Owner: Robin Murray O'Hair <postmaster@atheist.org>

Subscribers: 154

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A survey of the antics and politics of the religious left, right, and center around the world. Mails approximately five times a week.

Email: infidel@freethought.tamu.edu
JL