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Paranormal Pseudoscience Skepticism/critical thinking

How long before there is a pilgrimage to San Antonio for some “God’s water”?

Bora beat me to this one (which is what I get for not posting about it yesterday morning when I first saw the story), but some holy water is coming out of a tree in San Antonio, and why has not yet been solved: SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 12) – Is it an artesian spring, a […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Intelligent design/creationism Medicine Paranormal Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

The Skeptics Circle turns 40 (sort of)

Today, the Skeptics’ Circle turns 40. Well, not exactly, but it is the 40th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle, and this time around it’s being held at Daylight Atheism. Once again, it’s time for an antidote for the rampant credulity in the blogosphere, where dubious stories travel around the world far faster than skeptics can […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Friday Woo Paranormal Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

Reader mailbag: What is woo?

I don’t often do reader mailbag sorts of posts, but this question was so good that I thought it would be worth answering on the blog. Indeed, I almost thought of making this whole question another in my Friday Woo series, but decided that I wanted to answer it now. Reader TB writes: I’ve been […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Evolution Intelligent design/creationism Paranormal Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

Thirsty for the truth? Visit the 38th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle!

It’s that time again, time for the 38th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle. Thirsty? Well, LBBP over at Skeptic Rant offers parched skeptics a fine assortment of beverages including Satire Cider, Quack Quencher, Woo Brew, and Creationist Tonic, among others. It’s just the cool, refreshing dose of critical thinking to quench that skeptical thirst that’s […]

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Humor Paranormal Pareidolia Skepticism/critical thinking

If you want to create your own pareidolia

All you need is this. Yes, it’s the Jesus Pan. Who needs to wait for miracles to produce things like the Jesus grilled cheese sandwich? Now you can make them yourself! Prediction: Coming soon….The Virgin Mary Pan! Maybe you can think of other great products along these lines? Lenin, anyone?