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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

A “defense” of Abraham Cherrix and his parents?

I really have to turn off my Google Alerts for this topic. I’m going to pull out my hair if I don’t. As you may recall, I’ve been posting about two young victims of the siren call of quackery who will most likely pay with their lives for their trust in quacks. The first, Katie […]

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Politics Skepticism/critical thinking

RFK Jr. is at it again, just not about autism this time

I’m probably going to regret posting this article, as I normally don’t venture much into these areas. Chalk it up to its being 6/6/06 and say that the Devil made me do it, but I plan on diving in. Besides, I feel the need for a brief change of pace. Regular readers of this blog […]

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Religion

Hell’s the place to be today

Hell, Michigan, that is. The “Hellions” are planning one hell of a party today, 6/6/06, a.k.a. the Day of the Beast: HELL, Mich. – They’re planning a hot time in Hell on Tuesday. The day bears the date of 6-6-06, or abbreviated as 666 – a number that carries hellish significance. And there’s not a […]

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Evolution Holocaust denial Skepticism/critical thinking

A crank’s favorite gambit: Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus

Science and history deniers love to misapply legal principles to arguments over scientific and historical evidence, for example, falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus (false in one thing, false in all things). It’s a useful principle to apply to witness testimony in a court, but it’s not how evidence is evaluated in science and history.

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Humor Religion

The significance of the Number of the Beast

A very unique date in history is fast approaching. Indeed, if you’re Christian and religious, you probably already know what it is. 6/6/06. The Date of the Beast. (OK, you have to ignore the “0” to get “666,” the Number of the Beast, but everyone seems to be paying little attention to that little detail). […]