Yesterday was the first student-run skeptic conference in Oklahoma, possibly the first ever skeptical conference here in Oklahoma. I’ve captured most of the major highlights on Storify:
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Events tomorrow include #SkeptOKon in Edmond, OK http://lanyrd.com/ccdptb and #Skepticamp in Los Angeles http://lanyrd.com/ccdbwy -
I love doing freethought events in my home state. Of course, I’ll drive by 674 churches on my way to the… http://fb.me/1Nh38C1DB -
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Apparently God is attending SkeptOKon. And just like the Christian God he cares where you eat and drink. @professorlack -
“By the end of the semester, I will have destroyed everything you hold dear.” — @professorlack #SkeptOKon(He wasn’t being serious, BTW.) -
@D4M10N Well I might have been. -
We’re godless at #SkeptOKon come say hi! pic.twitter.com/Zis1kHoDyE -
Science advocate and children’s musician @montyharper takes the stage at #SkeptOKon http://www.montyharper.com/ pic.twitter.com/j6UAJgOCxP -
We’re representing for atheism at #SkeptOKon pic.twitter.com/j8LYaA5bMn -
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Arpana and Beth discuss autism and woo at #SkeptOKon pic.twitter.com/1NdOA2Sclv -
Just heard a really interesting talk at #SkeptOKon on effective and ineffective approaches to autism behavioral therapies. -
Laptop-droppingly good!
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Aron Ra, Dr Farha, @ThinkingAtheist and @D4M10N still coming up at #SkeptOKon To top off the day, I’m next to the @BlueBallSkeptic guys. -
Aron Ra at the podium at #SkeptOKon pic.twitter.com/yKApr4sliC -
Enjoying the #SkeptOKon conference with my oldest daughter. I love how skeptics think! -
Today’s panel at #SkeptOKon pic.twitter.com/Nudb8g89eu -
.@D4M10N, @LogicalRobot and Dr. Bryan Farha are up on the stage at #SkeptOKon. Should be a fun panel. pic.twitter.com/dpDRYdFWEV -
.@D4M10N isn’t drunk. Who said he was drunk? pic.twitter.com/0BwNUQomVS -
@BirdTerrifier I’ll be fine!
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Wooer is actually happy to be speaking with skeptics so that he can learn something instead of speaking to “true believers”! #SkeptOKon -
Evidence against ghosts: mind is matter. But ghosts are immaterial minds.-paranormal panelist Damion Reinhardt @D4M10NSkeptOKon
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@BirdTerrifier @LogicalRobot
Before today, I’d never even considered the possibility of Bigfoot’s ghost. #SkeptOKon -
Our own Caleb Lack played a key role in making this all happen, and my thanks also goes out to the UCO Skeptics for all their volunteer efforts. We all had a great time, and learned all sorts of weird stuff.
My personal favorite bit was the part about the ghost of Bigfoot leaving traces of electronic voice phenomenon for us to decipher, but more generally I was grateful for the opportunity to engage directly with psychics, paranormalists and cryptid-hunters. It’s fair to say that more skeptical conventions do not provide such opportunities, and I cannot imagine that was easy to pull off.
Looking forward to next year!
