This article was originally published at the defunct BC Skeptics Rational Enquirer blog in July, 2008. An archived version is available here.

When considering my first BC Skeptics blog post, the subject seemed to me obvious and unavoidable: remembering the great Barry Beyerstein, who passed away almost exactly a year ago.

“Obvious” because Barry personally introduced me to skepticism almost 20 years ago. “Unavoidable” because of the influence he continues to wield over my work.
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