Paul Kurtz

Philosophy Professor, Father of Secular Humanism

Paul Kurtz was a professor of philosophy at the State University of New York. He is best known for his prominent role in the United States skeptical community, and has been dubbed "the father of secular humanism".

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Paul Kurtz's Opinions
Comparisons with Other Experts and Influencers
Conforming Opinions
Projected Opinions

Paul Kurtz's Opinions

Parapsychology

Are psychic powers real?

Disagree

Religious miracles like paranormal claims postulate a nonnatural transcendental realm that allegedly cannot be evaluated by evidence or reason. The universe is bifurcated into a natural world, which science deals with, and a transcendent spiritual realm, which allegedly lies beyond our ability to comprehend it. Concomitant with these two realms, their proponents insist, are two truths. This dualism is also said to apply to human personality where we confront a "separate soul."

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Comparisons with Other Experts and Influencers

The similarity between Paul Kurtz and each expert and influencer is calculated by looking at how the same questions were answered. These figures are used to calculate conforming, nonconforming, and projected opinions. The accuracy of the analysis depends on Paul Kurtz's coverage, which grows with the number of their opinions entered into TakeOnIt.

Agree

Austin Cline
Philosopher
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Robert Todd Carroll
Philosophy Professor
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Ray Hyman
Psychology Professor
100% agreement / 1 opinions

James Alcock
Psychology Professor
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Mostly Agree

Susan Blackmore
Psychology Lecturer, Former Parapsychologist
75% agreement / 1 opinions

In-Between

Mostly Disagree

Disagree

Diane Hennacy Powell
Neuroscientist
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Richard Shoup
Computer Scientist
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Ingo Swann
Father of Remote Viewing
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Jessica Utts
Professor of Statistics
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Russell Targ
Physicist & Author
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Harold Puthoff
Parapsychologist, Scientologist, Physicist
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Conforming Opinions

Paul Kurtz's conforming opinions are opinions that align with the group of experts and influencers Paul Kurtz typically agrees with.

Coverage	Answer	Question
High	Disagree	Are psychic powers real?

Projected Opinions

Paul Kurtz's projected opinions are opinions Paul Kurtz is expected to have if their opinions align with the experts and influencers that they typically agree with.

Coverage	Answer	Question
Low	Disagree	Does astrology work (is personality correlated with the positions of celestial bodies at birth)?