Here's an interesting article debunking ghost hunters, Ed and Lorraine Warren. We sought to evaluate the phenomenon of ghosts (in the generic sense, referring to all manner of spiritual manifestations) and see if there was any evidence to support the...
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But that should come as no big surprise to most people, especially those of us who abide by the laws of thermodynamics. The remainder of the 22 person jury chosen by Steorn have unanimously determined there's no such thing as...
A really good article about how not to fall for MLM scams. While I've never been dragged into one of these, I was subjected to an intense hard sell time-share scam. Know the warning signs: - High pressure to make...
These are pretty interesting. And by interesting, I mean scary. In 2002, an Israeli businessman was sent to a resort called Eilat for four days where presumably his company expected him to relax a bit, learn a few new tricks...
I always felt a little more belonging up here. Now, if it were only a little warmer. Almost a quarter of Canadians don't believe in any god, new poll says Fewer than three-quarters of Canadians believe in a god, suggests...
So, in a nutshell, 'crisis' does not equal 'opportunity'. This was a myth that's been propagated over the years due to a misinterpretation of the Chinese characters. danger opportunity ≠ crisis The third, and fatal, misapprehension is the author's definition...
I'm wondering now if Santa is God... Santa vs God - Unreasonable Faith...
Further proof that all atheists are hot. YouTube - "...You Believe WHAT?" (A Speed-Date)...
Ooooooooooooooh. And he's down. First Uri Geller, now this guy. To repeat: Ooooooooooooooh. YouTube - Venomfangx Apologizes to the Internets From Pharyngula and Skepchick....
Many of you will think Dan Aykroyd's lost his mind with the new viral video about "Crystal Head" vodka. Some are probably even thinking that it's a really clever Ghostbusters 3 teaser. Canadians know full well that Aykroyd: a) lost...
Aaaahh! Sharks got legs! Sharks with Legs - Featured Picture on BuzzFeed...
Yeah, not even a little surprised by this. Notice how I haven't even mentioned this? Because it's not news. Why am I mentioning it now? Because there's an awesome video of a frozen Bigfoot costume encased in a block of...
You may remember Brian Sapient, who uploaded an excerpt from a documentary that critiqued Geller's performances and abilities (it was a clip from the Tonight Show, with Johnny Carson). In an attempt to stifle criticism, Geller claimed copyright infringement, and...
What, they didn't find anything? Not even butter? Last week I found nooks and crannies in my English muffin. Cynical-C Blog - Atheist Finds Nothing in His Toast...
Excellent set of instructions to get you started on your new charlatan career track. Guide to "Cold Reading" 4. Gain the subject's cooperation in advance. Emphasise that the success of the reading depends as much on the subject's cooperation as...
False.... Good Snopes.com article on the history of the Canadian flag. snopes.com: Canada's Maple Leaf Flag Many of these flags bore Union Jacks and fleur-de-lys. Quite a few featured a beaver, including one wearing a Mountie hat; another one showed...
birdbrain, a blockhead, a bonehead, a boob, a bozo, a charlatan, a cheat, a chowderhead, a chump, a clod, a con artist, a crackpot, a crank, a crazy, a cretin, a dimwit, a dingbat, a dingleberry, a dipstick, a ditz,...
This is the damndest thing I've heard, and it happened in Canada, no less. A parent of an autistic child is told by a teacher that a psychic said someone with a "V" for a name was molested. Ergo, her...
I'm so going to buy all of these... Teach the Controversy - Intelligently designed t-shirts urging you to show both sides of every story...
Skeptical because this article, like so many of these "health food" articles, goes on and on and on about how great coffee is. Look, it even absolves you of your sins! Whether or not the data supports this, it's a...
After guessing the ending in The Sixth Sense 20 minutes into the film, I've been unimpressed with these ridiculous X-tian propaganda pieces, subtly disguised as films. The Happening Review: "The Happening" Is the Biggest Intelligent Design Movie of the Year...
Am I the only one who thinks that weird psycho cult leader Yisrayl "Buffalo Bill" Hawkins sounds exactly like loveable deceased comic actor Don Knotts? You decide:...
I wasn't even going to post this, but it's important to keep a living record of these wackos. Yes, I'm looking at you. TriStateHomepage.com - Texas Prophet Claims World Will End Tomorrow Nuclear war will be declared either [yesterday] or...
I haven't seen this kind of human shield action outside of a Tokyo subway groping video. Operation: Human Shield - Scientology’s Latest Means of Suppressing Criticism - The Frame Problem In the ... absolutely hilarious video, OT (Operating Thetan) level...
Leave it to the godless Canadians to joke about this poll. God is Dying in Canada - The Frame Problem...
Very interesting list of mythical monsters from Japan. Seven mysterious creatures of Japan ::: Pink Tentacle Bigfoot. The Loch Ness Monster. The Abominable Snowman. Tales of unidentified mysterious animals have long intrigued and captured the imagination of people around the...
Sophmoric and full of fallacies, the Atheism article on Conservapedia has been declared (by Conservapedia, of course) the "article of the year". I'm not sure what it means, especially since we're only part way through the year, but if better...
In England, that is. BBC NEWS | England | London | No charges over Scientology demo The teenager held up a sign which read, "Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult", in May outside its headquarters in...
Yup, all they need is a special goatse limited edition chocolate. I can't tell if this is real or a joke. But I'll bet it tastes like ass.... YesButNoButYes: PS: Raisinets Make GREAT Dingleberries...
Great. One more Canadian kook with a crystal skull, riding on the media bandwagon of the new (and boring) Indiana Jones movie. Skull 'find' inspires Indiana Jones The late Anna Mitchell-Hedges -- a Port Colborne, Ont., orphan who was adopted...
One missile could destroy all the satellites? Whoa. Where are Ben Affleck and Aerosmith when you need them? Air Force's Scare-Mongering Space Ad Shoves Facts Out of the Airlock | Danger Room from Wired.com No one expects commercials to be...
Well made point from the Bad Astronomy guy. Scientists and other smart people are constantly being put down in politics, and even in popular culture. The elitist scientist is the bad guy, but the streetwise and resourceful everyman is the...
The ADL has issued a statement on Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Just so we remember who these guys are: "For 95 years, ADL has been combating anti-Semitism and bigotry of all kinds." So, presumably, they are authorities on stuff like...
It seems like they did *everything* wrong when making this film. Yoko sues filmmakers over Imagine | Entertainment | Reuters John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, and his sons are suing the filmmakers of "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" for using the...
Christine Comer was the Director of Science for the Texas Education Agency for nine years, until she was forced to resign for failing to remain neutral on creationism. What a bunch of jerks. YouTube - Teacher Expelled Over Religion This...
Whoa, how bad can it be when FOX is making fun of you? FOXNews.com - Mariah Carey's New Album: First Review - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment Directed by one Nathan Frankowski, "Expelled" is a sloppy,...
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