User:Arekusu
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Alex is a transgender writer, photographer and philosopher specializing in ethics and philosophy of language living in Lincoln, Nebraska. S/he is a native of Merrimack, New Hampshire. S/he is an avowed skeptic and founder of a local group of skeptics who are interested in using skeptical inquiry to find rational explanations for paranormal phenomena. Generally, Alex tries to keep an open mind to new and unusual phenomena, but s/he prefers to take a rational, scientific approach to such claims. As a child, s/he was a True Believer, but as s/he developed, s/he came to understand that everyday physics can explain most claims of the paranormal, while human trickery can explain the rest. (This is unusual, as studies show that adults are more likely to attribute strange occurrences to the paranormal than children in the 8-12 year age range.)
S/he has suffered and recovered from Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and alcoholism, but cautions against twelve-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, as there is no empirical evidence that these programs do any good. Effort is the key.