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Center for Inquiry
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
FounderPaul Kurtz
TypeNonprofit, science education
FocusPublic understanding of science, secular ethics, skepticism
Location
  • Amherst, New York, U.S.
MethodResearch, education, outreach, and advocacy
Key people
Robyn Blumner
Barry Karr
Websitecenterforinquiry.org

The Center for Inquiry (CFI) is a U.S. nonprofit organization that works to mitigate belief in pseudoscience and the paranormal and to fight the influence of religion in government.[1][2]

  1. ^ Kaufman, Marc (November 15, 2006). "Think Tank Will Promote Thinking". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Nicaise, Alexander (May 17, 2018). "About | Center for Inquiry".

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an American TV series. He also hosted the podcast Point of Inquiry for the Center for Inquiry. Szeps is the son of actor Henri Szeps, a Jewish survivor...

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from the contraceptive-providing mandate. On January 28, 2014, the Center for Inquiry filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court. They argued that were...

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Scientific skepticism

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skepticism (also spelled scepticism), sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking empirical...

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October 2016). "Creators of the Paranormal". The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Center for Inquiry. Retrieved 15 March 2018. Sheaffer, Robert. "The First...

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would be. p-326 Hill, Sharon. "Spooky rocks". Skeptical Inquirer. Center for Inquiry. Retrieved 12 February 2018. Hill, Sharon. "The "Stone Tape Theory"...

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