Skeptical Inquirer Vol 34, No 5 / Sept. - October 2010 / 68 pages
Skepticism May 22 lost one of its most outstanding figures, central, almost vital. Martin died that day Gardner, one of the founders of CSICOP (now CSI), a prolific writer of books on mathematical curiosities and, of course, the author of many works central to the critical thinker, the most important of them without doubt "Science: The Good, bad, false. " Firm also popular works like "Adam and Eve had belly button?", "The New Era", "Urantia", between a guerrilla band of books. The loss is invaluable and that the September-October issue of "Skeptical Inquirer" is devoted largely to remind Gardner, a great among big. Among those signing
texts in particular are the sort of James Randi, Paul Kurtz, Joe Nickell and more than a dozen reputed personalities of skepticism. Randi and Kurtz do so from the perspective of friends grieved, but also grateful for having been so close to a guy so cultivated, so ready and so full of vitality. He was 95 and was still active. Kurtz points out the curious fact that Gardner was a believer: "I can not prove their existence, but I'm tied to it," Gardner said when asked about the point.
Robert Sheaffer notes that he met the honoree when the author of "UFO Verdict" was a young man just entering the scene of the rebuttal. Kendrick Frazier Dudda not to qualify the writer as "a treasure of humanity." The number also includes the latest of dozens of columns that Gardner wrote for the "Skeptical Inquirer" column that shows the life of a man who was nearing the centennial.
In other texts, Joe Nickell examines the prophecies of Nostradamus, Robert Sheaffer speaks something about UFOs and night vision goggles, Benjamin Radford responds to those who think that the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were orchestrated by the U.S. government and Samuel Homola, a retired chiropractor, he wondered whether these people should treat children.
As always, the magazine's mother brings skepticism appealing material that is worth having in the library for consultation and daily learning. La Nave advised his colleague and global calls to read.
texts in particular are the sort of James Randi, Paul Kurtz, Joe Nickell and more than a dozen reputed personalities of skepticism. Randi and Kurtz do so from the perspective of friends grieved, but also grateful for having been so close to a guy so cultivated, so ready and so full of vitality. He was 95 and was still active. Kurtz points out the curious fact that Gardner was a believer: "I can not prove their existence, but I'm tied to it," Gardner said when asked about the point.
Robert Sheaffer notes that he met the honoree when the author of "UFO Verdict" was a young man just entering the scene of the rebuttal. Kendrick Frazier Dudda not to qualify the writer as "a treasure of humanity." The number also includes the latest of dozens of columns that Gardner wrote for the "Skeptical Inquirer" column that shows the life of a man who was nearing the centennial.
In other texts, Joe Nickell examines the prophecies of Nostradamus, Robert Sheaffer speaks something about UFOs and night vision goggles, Benjamin Radford responds to those who think that the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were orchestrated by the U.S. government and Samuel Homola, a retired chiropractor, he wondered whether these people should treat children.
As always, the magazine's mother brings skepticism appealing material that is worth having in the library for consultation and daily learning. La Nave advised his colleague and global calls to read.
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