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Bioethics Medicine Religion

Brain death and fundamentalist religion

I realize that the title of this post might sound as though I’m equating brain death and fundamentalist religion. As tempting as it is sometimes to do so, I’m not. What I’m more interested in is a story I came across by way of ScienceBlogs Big Kahuna blogger P.Z. Myers last night, mainly because it […]

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Anti-Semitism History Holocaust Religion

While I’m on the topic of the Holocaust again…

Since I’ve been on the topic of the Holocaust again today in giving a victim of the Hitler Zombie a well and truly deserved taste of not-so-Respectful Insolence, before I get back to medicine and science tomorrow I can’t help but note that it’s been brought to my attention that a brand, spankin’ new Jack […]

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History Hitler Zombie Holocaust Politics

The monster says, “Arbeit macht frei”

November 4, 2008 11:15 PM EST A mousy little man sat, shaking his head in his hands, limned against the wall by the flickering blue glow of a flat screen TV. On the television, a huge crowd swelled in Grant Park in Chicago. The excitement was palpable, with a constant dull roar of the crowd […]

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Antivaccine nonsense Autism Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine

Has it really been one whole year?

One whole year of antivaccinationist lunacy, that is. Sorry, that’s one birthday I won’t be sending good wishes over. No other blog brings home the stupid when it comes to vaccines with such regularity. It’s a veritable black hole of intellect there, from which no science and reason is ever seen to escape.

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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

Following 50 woo-ful facts: Nine woo-ful myths

I had been planning on taking on a couple of articles about breast cancer to start out the week. However, between having to deal with a tsunami of leaves before Monday, when the giant trucks come along to pick them up today and a number of other issues, I didn’t have time. As much as […]