Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI ), ( until end of November 2006 was the name of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ( CSICOP ) ) is a branch in the U.S., internationally operating organization of the skeptics movement. It was founded in 1976 by Paul Kurtz, to counteract their view uncritical acceptance and support paranormal claims by both the media and the society in general. The organization is based Amherst, New York.

Objectives

The CSI was founded with the aim to " promote critical study of paranormal and cross- scientific claims from a responsible scientific point of view and disseminate factual information about the results of such research in the scientific community and the public."

The CSI website identifies seven objectives:

The CSI has investigated many such subject areas. In this case, the spectrum ranges from Bigfoot, UFO observations, astrology and alternative medicine to religious cults.

Networking

His practical goals and ideological orientation share the Skeptics Society, the James Randi Educational Foundation and many smaller regional -American and national skeptics organizations in other countries. Many of these other skeptic groups, including the Society for the Scientific Investigation of para-science, are formally associated with CSI. CSI is a member of the International Humanist and Ethical Union and support the Amsterdam Declaration on the principles of secular humanism.

Regular publications

CSI published six times a year, the journal Skeptical Inquirer.

Known CSI members ( former and current )

Footnotes

Amherst (New York) Unidentified flying object Cornelis de Jager Kenneth R. Miller Richard A. Muller Dick Smith (make-up artist)
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