Michael Shermer
Author
1954 –
Who is Michael Shermer?
Michael Brant Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, founder of The Skeptics Society, and Editor in Chief of its magazine Skeptic, which is largely devoted to investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. The Skeptics Society currently has over 55,000 members. Shermer also engages in debates on topics pertaining to pseudoscience and religion in which he emphasizes scientific skepticism.
Shermer is also the producer and co-host of the 13-hour Fox Family television series Exploring the Unknown. Since April 2001, he has been a monthly columnist for Scientific American magazine with his Skeptic column. He is also a scientific advisor to the American Council on Science and Health.
Shermer states he was once a fundamentalist Christian, but ceased to believe in the existence of God during his graduate studies. He accepts the labels agnostic, nontheist, atheist and others. He also describes himself as an advocate for humanist philosophy as well as the science of morality.
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- Born
- Sep 8, 1954
Glendale - Also known as
- Michael Brant Shermer
- Religion
- Agnosticism
- Atheism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- California State University, Fullerton
- Pepperdine University
- Claremont Graduate University
- Crescenta Valley High School
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on July 23, 2013
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