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One of the problems with having such a broad range of interests is that there’s not enough time in the day to thoroughly explore and expand upon those interests. For example, over at TopSecretWriters, I write a fair number of articles on technology or science. Additionally, we cover a lot of scientific claims related to to Ufology and the Paranormal over at RealityUncovered.net.

More recently, I wrote an article titled Top 5 Websites To Research Weird Science Claims over at MakeUseOf. When it comes to looking for accurate and sane articles on technology or science, especially in the realm of fringe scientific claims - the websites mentioned in that article are the absolute first places anyone should go.

The label “skeptic” has always had very negative connotations. It has been a field dominated by atheists and outright non-believers. However, the term no longer applies to only stringent non-believers. A new “type” of skeptic is emerging - the “open-minded” skeptic.

Articles on Technology or Science for Open Minded Skeptics

For a true skeptic, a glass is neither half empty or half full. The first question is whether the glass is truly even there to begin with. Skeptics question everything. And in the case of open-minded skeptics where they are willing to entertain the weird and wild areas of paranormal claims - questioning everything becomes absolutely critical.

In yet another of my blogs (which I have very little time to keep up with - but I try!) called Invisible Articles, I try to focus on many of the hauntings, possessions and ghost activity reported from around the world in a critical minded and “skeptical” way. Again, writing articles on technology or science in the paranormal field is not easy.

Self Proclaimed Skeptics

Unfortunately, many outright believers have taken to calling themselves skeptics. The label is fast becoming a positive thing within the paranormal - and people who are not at all critical thinkers or even sane are calling themselves skeptical.

I once interviewed a psychic who claimed her powers were very powerful, but that she was also a skeptic and pursued all of her predictions in a manner where she could verify them in a “scientific way.”

I didn’t ask her to elaborate what her definition of a scientific way was, because she’d already failed the litmus test of being a skeptic. She’d already drawn the conclusion that her experiences could be explained by her own psychic powers, before exploring all of the other possibilities.

Toward the end of the interview, I performed a test. I asked her to tell me about a major event in my life that had just occurred. There was a recent death in my family - a significant event that a true psychic could easily pick up on. Unfortunately she described a positive celebration - I could tell she was guessing a wedding or a birthday of some sort, proving to me that she wasn’t at all psychic (and I’ve yet to meet a true psychic yet - for that matter).

How to Write Articles on Technology or Science

If you are considering exploring the areas of science such as those that are covered by the websites I wrote about at MakeUseOf, I highly recommend a careful series of study sessions first. Take the time to read articles at each of the websites I mentioned in that article. Take time to understand the process of opening your mind to new possibilities without opening your mind to being scammed.

The careful, deliberate and analytical process exemplified by the websites that I highlighted in the MakeUseOf article are exactly what the paranormal field needs if any answers are ever going to be uncovered. If you have an interest in the Paranormal, I highly recommend doing your own research in the field with the scientific approach of the “open-minded” skeptic.