Humor

Onion satire becomes factual reality – 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Ridiculous

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The Onion, everybody’s favorite source for satire, has given us all a good laugh with headlines such as … ‘9/11 Conspiracy Theories Ridiculous’ – Al Qaeda You can find the satire they did on that uploaded to YouTube back in 2008 here on 1st April (well come on, what other date could they possibly pick), … Read more

The Centre for Unintelligent Design

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Last April Keith Gilmour, a School Teacher, spoke at an event organised by the Humanist Society of Scotland for the Edinburgh International Science Festival. The topic was “The Threat of Creeping Creationism in Scottish Schools.”. His approach was as follows: A summary of his school’s RME/RMPS curriculum Then he highlighted some of the unsolicited ID and … Read more

Asset Management is almost akin to Voodoo and is just as credible

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Most specializations end up developing their own language, for example immerse yourself into either the Medical or IT arena, and you soon find yourself swimming in a tide of weird terms that often befuddle the uninitiated.

Here now, just to entertain you, is a “translation” from the “Asset management” universe. It amused me, because I received a letter just like it a few weeks ago that tripped my “skeptic” bullshit alarm. These folks only tend  to send out letters when some huge screw up has happened, so regardless of what the letter says, you know in your heart of hearts its an “Oh Shit” moment, because they are most probably explaining why your pension fund has shrunk (with a rich sugar coat wrapping). Anyway, here now is the text and the translation …

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Not Understanding the word “Atheist”

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You would think folks would understand the word “Atheist”, but to my complete astonishment some sections of the media don’t. Jesse Bogan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports … “Halfmann, essentially an atheist,” writes Brogan, ”testified that he needed the book [the Satanic Bible] to practice his religion, which, he said, primarily meant following the … Read more

Irish Comedian Dave Allen shares some thoughts on Religion

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The clip below is Dave Allen, the Irish Comedian, at his very best, recalling his introduction to religion – his first day of school! Personally, I think this is quite hilarious. Did you know that he was banned from Irish TV in the 1970’s, if you watch this clip, you will understand why … enjoy.

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