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Now why can’t all religious instructions be like this?

I’ve always been a bit skeptical of most recommendations by religious figures, but for once I’ve come across one that I can whole-heartedly support: Florida pastor Paul Wirth wants his parishioners to make love — a whole lot of love. The pastor for Relevant Church in Ybor City is challenging the couples in his congregation […]

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Antivaccine nonsense Autism Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Politics Quackery

John McCain panders to antivaccination zealots

Well, now I’m really in a pickle as far as the 2008 Presidential election goes. I really don’t like Hillary Clinton and consider Barack Obama not ready for prime time; i.e., he’s too inexperienced and too liberal for my liking. On the other hand, I used to like John McCain–at least until he started pandering […]

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Antivaccine nonsense Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine

Me and Sue Young Homeopathy on the same list? I need a beer to drown my sorrows…

Earlier today I was perusing incoming links. (Yes, most bloggers do that because we like to know who’s linking to us; any blogger who doesn’t do this from time to time is atypical or lying about it.) What to my wondering (and I do mean wondering) eyes should appear, but Respectful Insolence appearing on a […]

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

Your Friday Dose of Woo: Late night ads to make you poop

It’s very bad when I have a week off. Very, very bad. The reason is that when I have a week off I have this rather unfortunate tendency to stay up late at night, and when I stay up late at night I have an even more unfortunate tendency to check out late night infomercials […]

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Skepticism/critical thinking

The 81st Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle: Leap Day conspiracy edition!

This year’s a Leap Year, as it so happens, and it turns out that Leap Day is tomorrow. Unfortunately for “alternative medicine” mavens, conspiracy theorists, and lovers of woo everywhere, that means that the Skeptical Conspiracy to Suppress All Dissent–I mean, the Skeptics’ Circle–is meeting over at–where else?–The Conspiracy Factory, where, just as woo-meisters have […]