The Center for Inquiry was founded in 1991 by [[Paul Kurtz]] and was formed by the combining of two similarly focused organizations. Namely, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and the Council for Secular Humanism. | The Center for Inquiry was founded in 1991 by [[Paul Kurtz]] and was formed by the combining of two similarly focused organizations. Namely, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and the Council for Secular Humanism. |