The sceptical attitude involves:
- Seeking all relevant evidence concerning any extraordinary or putative paranormal event, claim or theory.
- Keeping an open mind and not rejecting paranormal claims a priori.
- Refusing to accept as true theories and explanations for which there is insufficient or ambiguous evidence and recognising that withholding belief is a preferable position to accepting claims for which there is insufficient evidence.
- In seeking explanations, to prefer the ordinary to the extraordinary, the natural to the supernatural and the simple to the complex.
(Taken from the Australian Skeptics website – February 2013)
Australia-wide / New South Wales
Australian Skeptics website
Hunter Valley Region contact
Australian Skeptics Inc. Facebook Page
Australian Skeptics (fan group) Facebook Group
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra Skeptics website
Queensland
Queensland Skeptics Association Inc. contact
Queensland (Gold Coast) contact
South Australia
Skeptics SA website
Tasmania
Launceston Skeptics on MeetUp
Skeptics in the Pub – Hobart Facebook Page
Victoria
Victorian Skeptics website
Victoria (Borderline) contact
Great Ocean Road Skeptics Facebook Group
Gippsland Skeptics Facebook Group
Skeptics Association of Monash (SAM) – Gippsland Facebook Group
Western Australia
Western Australian Skeptics website
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