About us
This group is operated by Beehive Skeptics Foundation. 08/10/2023
Utah's official skeptical activism group.
Promoting Science and Critical Thinking in Utah.
We are devoted to:
- Creating and maintaining a community of skeptics.
- Providing a public dissenting voice to misinformation.
- Protecting the consumer from pseudoscientific or unproven products and services.
- Testing the claims of the supernatural using proper scientific controls.
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Beehive Skeptics is an official Center for Inquiry affiliate.
CFI Utah Affiliates
We are an all-inclusive community. We will not tolerate discrimination of race, gender, gender identity, age, or sexuality in our group. Bullying and harassment is not tolerated.
We welcome atheist, agnostics, and the religious in our groups. Though expect your deepest held beliefs to be challenged in a respectful, open discussion.
Questions and Answers:
Q: What is a skeptic?
A: We follow the philosophy of "scientific skepticism". This means that we require evidence up to scientific standards for all of our beliefs.
Skeptics love the phrase "prove it" and love it when the request is answered. You will often find us working as a kind of consumer protection. Challenging practitioners of a supernatural or alternative medicine products and services to test and prove their claims.
Q: I'm in, where do I start?
A: First off, vote! Get out there and make your voice heard in our political system.
Next, join our investigations team! We could always use more help. Contact leadership for more information. You can also help administrate and host events, start a local chapter in your city/county, and help grow our community.
After that, we could use financial help. Please donate to our group. This money goes to Meetup dues, planning events, testing local practitioners, and community outreach.
We are a 501c3 Organization, so your donations are tax deductible! EIN: 93-3011263
If you do not have the money or time, get more vocal! Silence is the enemy of progress.
Let people in your life know skeptics are not just cynics, debunkers, and we are not deniers. Invite them to Beehive Skeptics events!
Q: I am a practitioner of a supernatural or alternative medicine practice. (reiki, acupuncture, professional psychic, medium, naturalist, homeopath, ghost hunter, cryptid hunter, faith healer, ex...) Is this group for me?
A: We would love to talk to you! We as skeptics are interested in the truth, not our ideals. We would be ecstatic to see undeniable, falsifiable proof of any supernatural claim. If you feel the supernatural is real and can prove it in a scientific and falsifiable test, contact us! We will work with you to create a falsifiable test of the claims. If feasible, we will test it ourselves. If it passes, we will help facilitate entry to earn 500K!
Upcoming events
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Beehive Skeptics goes to Salt City ParaCon!
The Great Saltair, 12408 West Saltair Drive, Magna, UT, USBeehive Skeptics has been generously invited by Spooky Utah to attend the very first Salt City ParaCon!
This is a paranormal investigation convention set at the "haunted" Saltair.We are absolutely excited to provide a vendor booth at this convention and respectfully provide friendly opposition to the methods and devices used in paranormal investigation, and the evaluation of the "evidence" their devices provide.
You'll see our names and further information here: Sponsors/vendors (List) | Saltcityparacon
If you are interested in going to the convention (even for non-believers it should be a great storytelling experience and good fun, and the organizers support open discord with skeptics) tickets are here: Salt City ParaCon | Saltcityparacon
What we need:
Booth Help: Booth can be run by 2-4 people, It's nice to have more people so we can take breaks, or leave the booth to explore and stretch our legs. So if you are free on these days, willing and able to talk about skepticism and ghost hunting, and able to stay respectful and friendly, join us!Donations: We will be selling products there, and the money made helps pay our meetup dues and 501c3 maintenance, and any extra goes to planning awesome events.
But there is a big startup cost including booth fees, and buying the merchandise. In this case I would want to purchase and/or build a faraday cage as a test/demonstration at the booth for the popular "spirit boxes" and "REM pods".
So any help with donations goes a long way.PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/G4EXP3U5FHXPN
Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/pay?recipients=BeehiveSkeptics
Zelle: beehiveskeptics@gmail.com5 attendees
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