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Religion Skepticism/critical thinking

Jesus loves you! And he’ll show you just how much he loves you by lowering gas prices!

Back in the spring, when gas prices shot up to well over $4 a gallon in many markets, a level from which they’ve fallen back somewhat over the last month or so, there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth. Never before in U.S. history had gasoline cost so much, and we were starting […]

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Your Friday Dose of Woo: An update

It’s Sunday, which makes it a perfect time for a little blog housekeeping, especially about a feature that used to appear regularly on Fridays. As you may recall, after the death of Echo I put Your Friday Dose of Woo on hiatus for a while because I just couldn’t get myself into the appropriately light-hearted […]

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Antivaccine nonsense Entertainment/culture Medicine Popular culture Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking Television

Jenny needs me again!

I was called upon once before, and now I’m called upon again. Jenny McCarthy needs me:

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Announcements Skepticism/critical thinking

The 93rd Meeting of the Skeptics Circle: A mystical reading with Master Woo

It’s that time again. Once again, the best that the skeptical blogosphere has had to offer over the last couple of weeks is on display, this time over at City of Skeptics, where you can now find The 93rd Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle. The dude fooled me though. With the time difference between here […]

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Medicine Skepticism/critical thinking

Steve Novella weighs in on doctor-bashing

For those out there who think it was “beneath” me to have responded to PhysioProf’s rants about doctors and medical students last week, I present to you Steve Novella’s take on the matter. Leave it to Steve to generalize the issue beyond my relatively narrow take on the matter. I also point out that Steve […]