When skeptics get it wrong

Welcome to NYC Skeptic’s “Skeptic Dinners,” a series of events facilitated by Prof. Massimo Pigliucci(https://figsinwintertime.substack.com/), a philosopher and biologist at the City College of New York. The idea is similar to that of the Ancient Greek symposia(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium): let’s get a small number of like-minded people together over drinks and food and discuss interesting subjects!

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To be skeptical means, literally (from the Greek root of the word) to be an inquirer, to keep an open mind and strive to adjusts one's beliefs to the evidence. But of course skeptics are human beings, so sometimes we get things wrong, occasionally spectularly so. At this dinner we'll examine some of the most common myths among skeptics and why we should do our best to correct them.

Suggested reading: "Weird Things Some Scientific Skeptics Say about Science(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dj4pnzboek0tefd4cm2n9/Weird-Things-Some-Scientific-Skeptics-Say-about-Science-Skeptical-Inquirer.PDF?rlkey=aqudizlc8jg159e054sn7wfnw&st=hk2scorb&dl=0)," by Charles G.M. Paxton, in Skeptical Inquirer. (Free download)

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Since these are dinner events at a restaurant, you are expected to consume some food. Also please treat your rsvp seriously and update it if you decide not to come. If you don’t and we end up with empty seats, you may be barred from some of the next meeting. Thanks for understanding!

Malibu Diner is conveniently located in Chelsea, reachable by the #1 subway (23rd Street stop).

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