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	* [http://db.naturalphilosophy.org db.naturalphilosophy.org] — World Science Database of scientific work outside the mainstream		* [http://db.naturalphilosophy.org db.naturalphilosophy.org] — World Science Database of scientific work outside the mainstream
	* [http://forums.naturalphilosophy.org forums.naturalphilosophy.org] — Natural Philosophy Forums		* [http://forums.naturalphilosophy.org forums.naturalphilosophy.org] — Natural Philosophy Forums
			* [https://beyondmainstream.org beyondmainstream.org] — profiles of dissident scientists and natural philosophers
	* [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/site/operating-agreement/ CNPS Operating Agreement]		* [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/site/operating-agreement/ CNPS Operating Agreement]

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	\| status = active		\| status = active
	\| established = 2015		\| established = 2015
	\| founder = [[John Chappell]]		\| founder = Former members of the [[Natural Philosophy Alliance]]
	\| leader_name = [[David de Hilster]]		\| named_after = [[John Chappell\|John E. Chappell Jr.]]
	\| key_people = [[Cynthia Kolb Whitney]] [[Charles William Lucas]]		\| leader_name = [[David de Hilster]] (President)
			\| key_people = [[Cynthia Kolb Whitney]], [[Charles William Lucas]]
	\| website = http://www.naturalphilosophy.org		\| website = http://www.naturalphilosophy.org
	}}		}}
	The John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) is a world-wide think-tank of critical thinkers made up of professors, PHDs, scientists, engineers, and layman who openly criticize mainstream physics and cosmology and who propose alternative theory, philosophy, and models. Members have been together for over two decades using critical thinking to find flaws and failures in mainstream science and propose new directions in natural philosophy.

	The ~~group holds annual conferences~~, ~~weekly Saturday morning video chats~~, and ~~publishes an annual proceedings~~. ~~During their annual conference~~, ~~they award lifetime~~ scientific ~~awards to prominent members~~. ~~They are also sponsor of~~ the [[Natural Philosophy Wiki\|~~http://wiki~~.~~naturalphilosophy~~.~~org~~]].		The '''John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society''' ('''CNPS''') is a worldwide society of critical thinkers — professors, PhDs, scientists, engineers and interested lay people — who openly question mainstream physics and cosmology and who develop and present alternative theories, philosophies and models. Taking "natural philosophy" in its older and broadest sense, the society covers physics, cosmology, mathematics and the philosophy and history of science, and provides an open forum for serious scientific work that falls outside the accepted paradigm. It is the organization that owns and maintains the '''[[Natural Philosophy Wiki]]''' on which this article appears, together with the associated World Science Database.

			The society describes itself as "a world-wide think-tank of critical thinkers... who openly criticize mainstream physics and cosmology and who propose alternative theory, philosophy, and models." Its members — many of whom have worked together for more than two decades — apply critical thinking to identify what they see as flaws and failures in mainstream science, and to propose new directions in natural philosophy.

			==Namesake==

			The society is named in honour of Dr. '''[[John Chappell\|John E. Chappell Jr.]]''' (1933–2002), a historian of science and earth scientist widely regarded as the modern father of the organized "dissident science" movement. Chappell founded the [[Natural Philosophy Alliance]], the CNPS's predecessor, and devoted much of his life to promoting open, scholarly debate of alternatives to accepted physics — motivated in large part by his conviction that Einstein's theory of relativity was mistaken. By naming itself after its original founder and president, the society signalled its intention to continue Chappell's legacy and ideals. The letter '''phi''' (φ) in its logo reflects this focus on natural philosophy.

	==History==		==History==
	~~(History of the NPA here by founding members.)~~

	==~~New Identity~~==		===From the Natural Philosophy Alliance===
			The CNPS traces its origins to the '''[[Natural Philosophy Alliance]]''' (NPA), founded in 1994 by Dr. John E. Chappell Jr., [[Neil E Munch]] and others. Under Chappell's direction the NPA grew into an international membership of several hundred scientists, holding conferences in the United States and abroad — often organized as sessions within regional meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) — and circulating a regular newsletter and member directory. Chappell led the NPA until his death in 2002.

			===Formation of the CNPS===
			Following a dispute between the NPA's directors and its membership in 2013, a large majority of members — reportedly over 97% — called for the resignation of the organization's director and secretary. When the leadership declined to step down, most of the membership left to form a new society, which was established in 2014–2015 and took the name John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society. The new body adopted a new "phi" logo and acquired the domain naturalphilosophy.org. Because the great majority of its members came directly from the NPA, the CNPS is generally regarded as the effective continuation of the older organization.

			==Mission and scope==

			The CNPS provides an open forum for the study, debate and presentation of scientific ideas, theories, philosophies and experiments that are not commonly accepted in mainstream science. Its stated goals include supporting and promoting serious scientific work outside the mainstream and offering venues for open debate without fear of censorship. The society uses the term "natural philosophy" in its broad, historical sense, encompassing physics, cosmology, mathematics and the philosophy of science.

			==Activities==

	Although the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) was founded in 2015, over 97% of its members are former members of the [[Natural Philosophy Alliance]] (NPA) which was founded in 1994 by Dr. [[John Chappell]], [[Neil E Munch]], and others. The ~~CNPS purposely took the name of it~~'s original president and founder to ensure that everyone would know that the group's philosophy would continue Dr. Chappell's legacy. The group also rebranded itself with a new logo 'phi' and purchased the domain name naturalphilosophy.org.		The society's regular activities include:

	~~After~~ a ~~dispute between directors~~ and members ~~in 2013~~, ~~over 97% of~~ the ~~NPA membership publicly demanded~~ the ~~resignation~~ of ~~the director~~ and ~~secretary at~~ the ~~time. Refusing to resign~~, ~~more directors defected and eventually~~ the ~~director in charge left the organization with only~~ a ~~skeleton directorship. The NPA is still owner~~ of the ~~website http://www~~.~~worldnpa.org but only has a handful of~~ members ~~who no longer seem to be active~~.		* '''Annual conference''' — a yearly meeting at which members present papers and research.
			* '''Weekly video chats''' — online discussions held on Saturday mornings.
			* '''Annual proceedings''' — a published volume collecting members' conference papers (for example, the ''CNPS Proceedings'').
			* '''Lifetime achievement awards''' — presented at the annual conference to prominent members for their contributions to natural philosophy.
			* '''Natural Philosophy Wiki''' — a collaborative encyclopedia of scientists and ideas outside the mainstream, maintained by the society.
			* '''World Science Database''' — a searchable database of scientific work outside the mainstream.
			* '''Online forums''' — discussion boards for members and interested scholars.

	~~For all intents~~ and ~~purposes, the CNPS and its memberships can be considered as a continuation of the NPA. At this point, it looks like the NPA will eventually fold.~~		==Organization and governance==

	The CNPS ~~has~~ incorporated as a 170(c)(2)(B) organization~~, different~~ from the 501(3)(c) of the NPA ~~and has also written~~ its [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/site/operating-agreement/ operating agreement] ~~in such a way~~ that the membership can ~~at anytime,~~ remove directors, ~~thus solving~~ the ~~problem~~		The CNPS is incorporated as a 170(c)(2)(B) organization — a structure distinct from the 501(c)(3) status previously held by the NPA. Learning from the governance dispute that led to its formation, the society wrote its [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/site/operating-agreement/ operating agreement] so that the membership can remove directors at any time, giving members ultimate control over the organization. Its leadership has included President [[David de Hilster]], with figures such as [[Cynthia Kolb Whitney]] and [[Charles William Lucas]] among its prominent members.

	==Links==		==Links==
	* [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org www.naturalphilosophy.org] ~~The~~ CNPS website
	* [http://db.naturalphilosophy.org db.naturalphilosophy.org] Database of scientific work outside the mainstream		* [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org www.naturalphilosophy.org] — the CNPS website
	* [http://forums.naturalphilosophy.org forums.naturalphilosophy.org] Natural Philosophy Forums		* [http://db.naturalphilosophy.org db.naturalphilosophy.org] — World Science Database of scientific work outside the mainstream
			* [http://forums.naturalphilosophy.org forums.naturalphilosophy.org] — Natural Philosophy Forums
			* [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/site/operating-agreement/ CNPS Operating Agreement]

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	[[Category:Natural Philosophy]]		[[Category:Natural Philosophy]]

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	After a dispute between directors and members in 2013, over 97% of the NPA membership publicly demanded the resignation of the director and secretary at the time. Refusing to resign, more directors defected and eventually the director in charge left the organization with only a skeleton directorship. The NPA is still owner of the website http://www.worldnpa.org but only has a handful of members who no longer seem to be active.		After a dispute between directors and members in 2013, over 97% of the NPA membership publicly demanded the resignation of the director and secretary at the time. Refusing to resign, more directors defected and eventually the director in charge left the organization with only a skeleton directorship. The NPA is still owner of the website http://www.worldnpa.org but only has a handful of members who no longer seem to be active.

	For all intents and purposes, the CNPS and its memberships can be considered as a continuation of the NPA. At this point, it looks like the NPA will eventually ~~will~~ fold.		For all intents and purposes, the CNPS and its memberships can be considered as a continuation of the NPA. At this point, it looks like the NPA will eventually fold.

	The CNPS has incorporated as a 170(c)(2)(B) organization, different from the 501(3)(c) of the NPA and has also written its [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/site/operating-agreement/ operating agreement] in such a way that the membership can at anytime, remove directors, thus solving the problem		The CNPS has incorporated as a 170(c)(2)(B) organization, different from the 501(3)(c) of the NPA and has also written its [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/site/operating-agreement/ operating agreement] in such a way that the membership can at anytime, remove directors, thus solving the problem

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	\| leader_name = [[David de Hilster]]		\| leader_name = [[David de Hilster]]
	\| key_people = [[Cynthia Kolb Whitney]]		\| key_people = [[Cynthia Kolb Whitney]] [[Charles William Lucas]]
	\| website = http://www.naturalphilosophy.org		\| website = http://www.naturalphilosophy.org
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	\| key_people = [[Cynthia Whitney]]		\| key_people = [[Cynthia Kolb Whitney]]
	\| website = http://www.naturalphilosophy.org		\| website = http://www.naturalphilosophy.org
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	The John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) is a world-wide think-tank of critical thinkers ~~and is~~ made up of professors, PHDs, scientists, engineers, and layman who openly criticize mainstream physics and cosmology and who propose alternative theory, philosophy, and models. Members have been together for over two decades using critical thinking to find flaws and failures in mainstream science and propose new directions in natural philosophy.		{{Infobox organization
			\| name = John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society
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			\| status = active
			\| established = 2015
			\| founder = [[John Chappell]]
			\| leader_name = [[David de Hilster]]
			\| key_people = [[Cynthia Whitney]]
			\| website = http://www.naturalphilosophy.org
			}}
			The John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) is a world-wide think-tank of critical thinkers made up of professors, PHDs, scientists, engineers, and layman who openly criticize mainstream physics and cosmology and who propose alternative theory, philosophy, and models. Members have been together for over two decades using critical thinking to find flaws and failures in mainstream science and propose new directions in natural philosophy.

	The group holds annual conferences, weekly Saturday morning video chats, and publishes an annual proceedings. During their annual conference, they award lifetime scientific awards to prominent members. They are also sponsor of the [[Natural Philosophy Wiki]].		The group holds annual conferences, weekly Saturday morning video chats, and publishes an annual proceedings. During their annual conference, they award lifetime scientific awards to prominent members. They are also sponsor of the [[Natural Philosophy Wiki\|http://wiki.naturalphilosophy.org]].

	==History==		==History==
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	==New Identity==		==New Identity==

	~~[[File:CNPSLogoFacebookSquare.jpg\|frame\|right]]~~Although the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) was founded in 2015, over 97% of its members are former members of the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) which was founded in 1994 by Dr. [[John Chappell]], [[Neil E Munch]], and others. The CNPS purposely took the name of it's original president and founder to ensure that everyone would know that the group's philosophy would continue Dr. Chappell's legacy. The group also rebranded itself with a new logo 'phi' and purchased the domain name naturalphilosophy.org.		Although the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) was founded in 2015, over 97% of its members are former members of the [[Natural Philosophy Alliance]] (NPA) which was founded in 1994 by Dr. [[John Chappell]], [[Neil E Munch]], and others. The CNPS purposely took the name of it's original president and founder to ensure that everyone would know that the group's philosophy would continue Dr. Chappell's legacy. The group also rebranded itself with a new logo 'phi' and purchased the domain name naturalphilosophy.org.

	After a dispute between directors and members in 2013, over 97% of the NPA membership publicly demanded the resignation of the director and secretary at the time. Refusing to resign, more directors defected and eventually the director in charge left the organization with only a skeleton directorship. The NPA is still owner of the website http://www.worldnpa.org but only has a handful of members who no longer seem to be active.		After a dispute between directors and members in 2013, over 97% of the NPA membership publicly demanded the resignation of the director and secretary at the time. Refusing to resign, more directors defected and eventually the director in charge left the organization with only a skeleton directorship. The NPA is still owner of the website http://www.worldnpa.org but only has a handful of members who no longer seem to be active.

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	The John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) is a world-wide think-tank of critical thinkers and is made up of professors, PHDs, scientists, engineers, and layman who ~~opening~~ criticize mainstream physics and cosmology and who propose alternative theory, philosophy, and models. Members have been together using critical thinking to find ~~the~~ failures in mainstream science and ~~come up with~~ new directions in natural philosophy.		The John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) is a world-wide think-tank of critical thinkers and is made up of professors, PHDs, scientists, engineers, and layman who openly criticize mainstream physics and cosmology and who propose alternative theory, philosophy, and models. Members have been together for over two decades using critical thinking to find flaws and failures in mainstream science and propose new directions in natural philosophy.

	The group holds annual conferences, weekly Saturday morning video chats, and publishes an annual proceedings. During their annual conference, they award lifetime scientific awards to prominent members. They are also sponsor of the [[Natural Philosophy Wiki]].		The group holds annual conferences, weekly Saturday morning video chats, and publishes an annual proceedings. During their annual conference, they award lifetime scientific awards to prominent members. They are also sponsor of the [[Natural Philosophy Wiki]].

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	==New Identity==		==New Identity==

	Although the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) was founded in 2015, over 97% of its members are former members of the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) which was founded in 1994 by Dr. [[John Chappell]], [[Neil E Munch]], and others. The CNPS purposely took the name of it's original president and founder to ensure that everyone would know that the group's philosophy would continue Dr. Chappell's legacy. The group also rebranded itself with a new logo 'phi' and purchased the domain name naturalphilosophy.org.		[[File:CNPSLogoFacebookSquare.jpg\|frame\|right]]Although the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) was founded in 2015, over 97% of its members are former members of the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) which was founded in 1994 by Dr. [[John Chappell]], [[Neil E Munch]], and others. The CNPS purposely took the name of it's original president and founder to ensure that everyone would know that the group's philosophy would continue Dr. Chappell's legacy. The group also rebranded itself with a new logo 'phi' and purchased the domain name naturalphilosophy.org.

	After a dispute between directors and members in 2013, over 97% of the NPA membership publicly demanded the resignation of the director and secretary at the time. Refusing to resign, more directors defected and eventually the director in charge left the organization with only a skeleton directorship. The NPA is still owner of the website http://www.worldnpa.org but only has a handful of members who no longer seem to be active.		After a dispute between directors and members in 2013, over 97% of the NPA membership publicly demanded the resignation of the director and secretary at the time. Refusing to resign, more directors defected and eventually the director in charge left the organization with only a skeleton directorship. The NPA is still owner of the website http://www.worldnpa.org but only has a handful of members who no longer seem to be active.

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	The John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) is a world-wide think-tank of critical thinkers and is made up of professors, PHDs, scientists, engineers, and layman who opening criticize mainstream physics and cosmology and who propose alternative theory, philosophy, and models. Members have been together using critical thinking to find the failures in mainstream science and come up with new directions in natural philosophy.		The John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) is a world-wide think-tank of critical thinkers and is made up of professors, PHDs, scientists, engineers, and layman who opening criticize mainstream physics and cosmology and who propose alternative theory, philosophy, and models. Members have been together using critical thinking to find the failures in mainstream science and come up with new directions in natural philosophy.

			The group holds annual conferences, weekly Saturday morning video chats, and publishes an annual proceedings. During their annual conference, they award lifetime scientific awards to prominent members. They are also sponsor of the [[Natural Philosophy Wiki]].

	==History==		==History==
	(History of the NPA here by founding members.)		(History of the NPA here by founding members.)

	==New ~~Name~~==		==New Identity==

	Although the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society was founded in 2015, over 97% of its members are former members of the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) which was founded in 1994 by Dr. [[John Chappell]], [[Neil Munch]], and others. It purposely took the name of it's original president and founder to ensure that the group's philosophy would continue Dr. Chappell's legacy. The group also purchased the domain name naturalphilosophy.org.		Although the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS) was founded in 2015, over 97% of its members are former members of the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) which was founded in 1994 by Dr. [[John Chappell]], [[Neil E Munch]], and others. The CNPS purposely took the name of it's original president and founder to ensure that everyone would know that the group's philosophy would continue Dr. Chappell's legacy. The group also rebranded itself with a new logo 'phi' and purchased the domain name naturalphilosophy.org.

	After a dispute between directors and members in 2013, over 97% of the NPA membership publicly demanded the resignation of the director and secretary at the time. Refusing to resign, more directors defected and eventually the director in charge left the organization with only a skeleton directorship. The NPA is still owner of the website http://www.worldnpa.org but only has a handful of members who no longer seem to be active.		After a dispute between directors and members in 2013, over 97% of the NPA membership publicly demanded the resignation of the director and secretary at the time. Refusing to resign, more directors defected and eventually the director in charge left the organization with only a skeleton directorship. The NPA is still owner of the website http://www.worldnpa.org but only has a handful of members who no longer seem to be active.

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	==History==		==History==
			(History of the NPA here by founding members.)

	Although the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society was founded in 2015, over 97% of its members are former members of the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) founded in 1994 by Dr. [[John Chappell]]. After a dispute between directors and members ~~in the NPA~~ in 2013, ~~the vast majority (~~over 97%) of the NPA membership ~~publically asked for~~ the resignation of the director and secretary. Refusing to resign, ~~eventually~~ more directors defected ~~including~~ the director ~~who was~~ in charge ~~and asked to step down~~. The NPA is still owner of the website http://www.worldnpa.org but only has a handful of members who no longer seem to be active.		==New Name==

			Although the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society was founded in 2015, over 97% of its members are former members of the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) which was founded in 1994 by Dr. [[John Chappell]], [[Neil Munch]], and others. It purposely took the name of it's original president and founder to ensure that the group's philosophy would continue Dr. Chappell's legacy. The group also purchased the domain name naturalphilosophy.org.

			After a dispute between directors and members in 2013, over 97% of the NPA membership publicly demanded the resignation of the director and secretary at the time. Refusing to resign, more directors defected and eventually the director in charge left the organization with only a skeleton directorship. The NPA is still owner of the website http://www.worldnpa.org but only has a handful of members who no longer seem to be active.

			For all intents and purposes, the CNPS and its memberships can be considered as a continuation of the NPA. At this point, it looks like the NPA will eventually will fold.

			The CNPS has incorporated as a 170(c)(2)(B) organization, different from the 501(3)(c) of the NPA and has also written its [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/site/operating-agreement/ operating agreement] in such a way that the membership can at anytime, remove directors, thus solving the problem

	==Links==		==Links==