# debunking paranormal
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-paranormal/208275
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 19, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-paranormal/208275 "2003-10-19T00:27:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Fishhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fishhead)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-paranormal/208275/1 "2003-10-19T00:27:34Z")
What are good website/organizations that debunk ESP and other paranormal activities? When you search ESP on the web you get so much of the other people…
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### Author:  [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-paranormal/208275/2 "2003-10-19T00:30:39Z")
Google “skeptic”, you’ll get some of my favorite web-sites on the first page alone.
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### Author:  [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-paranormal/208275/3 "2003-10-19T00:32:51Z")
Also, [csicop.org](http://csicop.org) and [randi.org](http://randi.org).
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### Author:  [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-paranormal/208275/4 "2003-10-19T00:44:55Z")
The Skeptic’s Dictionary
“A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions (and how to think critically about them)”
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### Author:  [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2003, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-paranormal/208275/5 "2003-10-19T08:24:22Z")
I like this one: The Straight Dope. 😃
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### Author:  [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-paranormal/208275/6 "2003-10-19T17:45:16Z")
Bah, [csicop.org](http://csicop.org) kicks the crap out of the Straight Dope in regards to debunking paranormal beliefs.
Fishhead, [csicop.org](http://csicop.org) is Skeptical Inquirer’s website - a magazine I highly suggest you check out, the most recent issue has an article about a ghost house.
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### Author:  [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-paranormal/208275/7 "2003-10-19T19:08:23Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Papermache Prince \*
> \*\*The Skeptic’s Dictionary
> “A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions (and how to think critically about them)” \*\*
That’s a kick ass site! Especially the writings on thiests and gods. Nice.
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### Author:  [@labmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/labmonkey)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-paranormal/208275/8 "2003-10-19T21:52:01Z")
I personally liked Michael Shermer’s “Why People Believe Weird Things.” I’m sure you can probably pick it up at your local library by now.
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### Author:  [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-paranormal/208275/9 "2003-10-19T23:29:04Z")
[csicop.org](http://csicop.org) is much more responsible in their reporting than [skepdic.org](http://skepdic.org)