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Humor Politics Pseudoscience Skepticism/critical thinking

The “troof” hurts…

…when it comes to “9/11 Truthers”: (Click on the picture for the rest of the cartoon.) You know, the same thing could be said about creationists, HIV/AIDS denialists, and many “CAM” mavens.

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Announcements Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

The 79th Skeptic’s Circle – Rollin With Teh Lol-ling

Ack! The new Skeptic’s Circle is here! Yes, the 79th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle has convened over at Podblack Blog, and it’s another great collection of skeptical blogging. So why am I disturbed? I just realized that I’ve utterly failed in my organizer duties in that I totally forgot to submit one of my […]

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Biology History Hitler Zombie Humor Intelligent design/creationism Pseudoscience Religion Science Skepticism/critical thinking

After a year’s absence (except in reruns), the monster returns…for real

In nondescript dressing room in a nondescript studio in a nondescript office building in in a nondescript industrial park, a short, pudgy 63-year-old man with the stereotypical demeanor of a particularly boring economist was trying to squeeze into a pair of shorts. “Why oh why did I agree to do this?” he muttered in a […]

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Intelligent design/creationism Pseudoscience Religion Skepticism/critical thinking

When Denyse O’Leary writes the baby jesus cries

He really does.

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Medicine Pseudoscience Religion Skepticism/critical thinking

Deepak Chopra misunderstands skepticism

Things are crazy now for me, both at home and at work. I mean really, really crazy. So crazy that even I, one of the most verbose bloggers out there, am forced to take two or three days off from my little addiction–I mean habit. Consequently, having foreseen that this time would come around these […]