Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
You do of course appreciate that Astrology is complete bullshit … at least I hope you do. Yes, OK a few folks read what has been word-crafted for their sign in the papers, but nobody actually truly believes there is anything real going on. Ah well strictly speaking, thats not quite true, there are indeed … Read more
Many folks talk to God, however, what is truly frightening is when you encounter folks who claim that God has been talking to them. One such character is the famous (or infamous) Pat Robertson. He claims that God has been chatting to him about what will happen in 2011. So what whispers has he heard? … Read more
I just came across an old article in the May edition of Scientific American by Steve Mirsky. Apparently Harris Interactive conducted an on-line survey in March regarding what folks in the US thought of President Obama, and (as you might expect) the results proved to be rather startling … for example, Steve reports … 40 … Read more
Lets start with the famous L Ron Hubbard quote … “Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wanted to make a million dollars, the best way to do it would be start his own religion.” ~ L Ron Hubbard. I bet you can guess where this post is going … … Read more
Who exactly is T Lobsang Rampa, and what is the real truth behind all the popular books that he churned out to supposedly enlighten many?
There is a rather daft article in today’s UK Telegraph about the BBC’s coverage of a pagan festival by Damian Thompson… Utterly fawning coverage from the BBC of the pagan festival of Halloween or “Samhain”, including an interview with a chief pagan in a sheepskin. “We’ll be continuing with our coverage throughout the day, watching … Read more