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I dunno. I put this video up in protest. I think this makes him look kind of badass and cool.

Benny Hinn - Dark Lord of the Sith - YouTube

Huh. Did not know.

Steve, I'm very disappointed.

Seven or eight years ago, the news broke that Steve Jobs had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but considering it a private matter, he delayed in informing Apple's board, and Apple's board delayed in informing the shareholders. So what. The only delay that really mattered was that Steve, it turned out, had been treating his pancreatic cancer with a special diet and other alternative therapies, prescribed by his naturopath.

Skepticblog ยป Steve Jobs Succumbs to Alternative Medicine

  The Placebo Effect

So, how's that homeopathy working for you?

The Strange Powers of the Placebo Effect - YouTube

  Selling "Psychic" Stones

I'm kicking myself for not getting in on this racket.

YouTube - The Real Hustle Undercover - Psychic Stones

Thanks for bringing it all into perspective Jon!


YouTube - Jon Stewart's speech at the Rally For Sanity.

Michael Shermer talks about skepticism, pareidolia, hidden lyrics in Led Zeppelin songs, and Katie Melua's cute nerdiness.

Michael Shermer on strange beliefs | Video on TED.com

  The Rise of Bat Boy

A cool podcast from Skeptic magazine on Batboy and the Weekly World News.

In the pantheon of American monsters, only one truly dominated the newspapers of the 1990s. Checkout lines everywhere were haunted by the bald-headed, wide-mawed visage of Bat Boy.

What was Bat Boy, and where did he come from? The MonsterTalk team interviews cartoonist Tye Bourdony, a former employee of the Weekly World News. Bourdony shares his insights about Bat Boy and the rise and fall of the famous tabloid paper.

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Good for them. Repeat after me: Autism isn't mercury poisoning.

Regulators said the products, sold over the Internet, can cause dehydration, kidney failure and death. Known as chelation therapies, the products have been used for decades, although medical societies and government experts say there is no evidence they cure diseases.

The only FDA-approved chelation therapies are used to treat lead and mercury poisoning.

"These products are dangerously misleading because they are targeted to patients with serious conditions and limited treatment options," said FDA's Deborah Autor, director of compliance. "The FDA must take a firm stand against companies who prey on the vulnerability of patients seeking hope and relief."

FDA warns 8 companies marketing miracle cures

Interesting concept. Look at actual American histotry to figure out where the concept of a "Christian Nation" came from.

From the earliest arrival of Europeans on America's shores, religion has often been a cudgel, used to discriminate, suppress and even kill the foreign, the "heretic" and the "unbeliever"--including the "heathen" natives already here. Moreover, while it is true that the vast majority of early-generation Americans were Christian, the pitched battles between various Protestant sects and, more explosively, between Protestants and Catholics, present an unavoidable contradiction to the widely held notion that America is a "Christian nation."

America's True History of Religious Tolerance | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine

Way to go Jack! Jack may be a bit of a weirdo, like when he said hell was in black holes, but let's give credit where credit's due.

VAN IMPE: And right now, the National Association of Evangelicals informs us that this man has done damage, and it could actually take the lives of some of the missionaries in South America because the news media in South America is bombarding this thing across the airwaves around the clock. God forgive him.

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Not only that, but Mr. Robertson, you are pro-life, and yet you wanted the members of the Supreme Court to die last year, and now the president of Venezuela. We believe this book: Thou shalt not kill; Exodus 20, verse 13. And my Bible says that this is wrong, and I want to challenge you right now to change your ways. Because we as Christians do not need an Osami [sic] Bin Laden leading us.

Televangelist Jack Van Impe called Robertson "an Osami bin Laden" | Media Matters for America

This book can be useful for so many people.

YouTube - Amazon Book Reviews The Secret

If the banana is proof that god exists, what does the durian prove?

YouTube - Intelligent design: In conversation with Derren Brown

  What's the Harm?

Homeopathy, like many "natural medicines," can kill. In homeopathy's case, it's when it's substituted for actual needed medicine.

Japan may soon join Switzerland and Germany, where governments have concluded that homeopathy is ineffective; national health insurance no longer reimburses for homeopathic treatments there. (Ironically, homeopathy originated in Germany 200 years ago.)

Other European nations might follow suit, too. After a scathing report on homeopathy by the U.K. House of Commons Science and Technology Committee in February 2010, the British Medical Association this August called upon the U.K. National Health Service to refuse payments for homeopathy, to eliminate funding for homeopathic hospitals, and to otherwise instruct doctors to not prescribe, refer, or recommend homeopathy to patients.

Homeopathy Treatments Questioned, Deaths | Placebo Effects, Medicine | LiveScience

She's no longer an X-tian.

Unfortunately, I think she still believes in Jebus. Ah well... baby steps.

In a dramatic series of Facebook posts, novelist Anne Rice declared that she is no longer a Christian.

Check it out: "I quit being a Christian. I'm out. In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. I refuse to be anti-Democrat. I refuse to be anti-secular humanism. I refuse to be anti-science. I refuse to be anti-life. In the name of ... Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen."

Anne Rice: 'I Quit Christianity' - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

  Bad Universe Trailer

Finally, a good show about a bad universe. Starring everyone's favourite bad astronomer, Phil Plait.

YouTube - Bad Universe - Sneak Peek | New Series

Another excellent bit with Carl Sagan.

YouTube - Carl Sagan: Consider Again That Pale Blue Dot

I'm offended by this. Porn is so much better than god.

To an atheist, God is like porn. And as you might imagine, God is everywhere online. At times, God's e-presence becomes quite overwhelming to the individual who is attempting to live a God-free life.

Now atheists can live a pure godless life online. No longer will you be led astray by the Holy Spirit or the Dalia Lama while doing Internet searches. You can overcome. And we can help. Why not take the temptation away from your computer and block all-things God from showing up in your online searches?

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But this is the best part:

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Are you an atheist? Block God online today! | Jesus Needs New PR

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