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RED ESCÉPTICA INTERNACIONAL Arturo Bosque RED ESCÉPTICA INTERNACIONAL Arturo Bosque PAÍSES DE HABLA EN ESPAÑOL SUECIA: Vetenskap och Folkbildning (V&F). Correo- www.o4r.org/home.htm. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia ESPAÑA: ARP- Sociedad para el Avance del Pensa- e.: [email protected]. Web: www.vof.se. Association for Critical Thin-king (PhACT). Web: miento Crítico (ARP-SAPC). Correo-e: arp@arp- www.phact.org. Tennessee: Rationalists of East Ten- sapc.org. Web: www.arp-sapc.org y Círculo Escéptico. RESTO DEL MUNDO nessee Web: www.rationalists.org. Texas: North Texas Correo-e: [email protected]. Web: AUSTRALIA: Nacional: Australian Skeptics. Correo- www.circuloesceptico.org/ e.: [email protected] Skeptics. Web: www.ntskeptics.org. Washington: The ARGENTINA: Contactos: Enrique Marquez, correo-e: Web: www.skeptics.com.au.. Regionales: Web común: Society for Sensible Explanations. Web: seattleskep- [email protected] y Alejandro Borgo, correo-e: www.skeptics.com.au. New South Wales. 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