Alex
Administrator
Thx for all the input re the new Skeptiko forum. Here's what I'd like to try. I've created two forums...
I hope this will give us a chance to have two different kinds of discussions (both meaningful and important) without having one muck up the other. If we ask you to move over to the BvS forum we'll give you and "Associate" designation. This doesn't change your permissions (let me know if you find that you can't do stuff), but does mean that you should generally avoid posting in the Skeptiko Podcast forum unless you're just trying to liven up the conversation and rile folks up a bit (see... that was a test... you should NOT post in the Skeptiko Podcast forum for these reasons :)).
Whatever forum you're in, I'm glad you're here and willing to engage dialog on important stuff (beats talking sports and politics). Let's follow the data and try to figure stuff out.
WHICH FORUM IS FOR ME?
We have two forums. The Skeptiko Podcast forum is for folks who listen (or read) the show and want to discuss the topics and related issues in greater depth. People who accept that scientific materialism isn't a workable idea generally fit in here. If you're not a good fit for this forum we may ask you to move over to...
The Believer Versus Skeptic Debates forum is for hashing out debates about science and spirituality from a prove-it-all-over-from-the-ground-up perspective. If you're generally skeptical of the material presented in the Skeptiko podcast you're probably a good fit for this forum.
I hope this will give us a chance to have two different kinds of discussions (both meaningful and important) without having one muck up the other. If we ask you to move over to the BvS forum we'll give you and "Associate" designation. This doesn't change your permissions (let me know if you find that you can't do stuff), but does mean that you should generally avoid posting in the Skeptiko Podcast forum unless you're just trying to liven up the conversation and rile folks up a bit (see... that was a test... you should NOT post in the Skeptiko Podcast forum for these reasons :)).
Whatever forum you're in, I'm glad you're here and willing to engage dialog on important stuff (beats talking sports and politics). Let's follow the data and try to figure stuff out.