Quickies
Skepchick Quickies, 4.20
- The Department of Awful Statistics. (Thanks to Steve.)
- Recently discovered genetic “brakes” could slow down or stop diseases like MS or cancer. (Thanks to Rav.)
- From Roger Ebert: how I believe in God. (Thanks to Thomas.)
- “Spirituality for kids” – straight from the Kabbalah center to your public elementary school. (Thanks to Emory.)
- Why geeks make good lovers.
I have my own idea for a class designed to grant kids spiritual power. I would start by having them make cardboard “magic” swords (with glitter, if desired). The kids would then be instructed to hold these swords aloft and shout, “By the power of Greyskull!” The boys would then be transformed from scrawny little kids into He-Man, the most powerful man in the Universe! And the girls would of course become She-Ra, plus they would get a bitchin’ winged horse to ride on! Now, you might say that this all sounds really silly, but Kabbalah is way sillier. I don’t care what letter the kid’s first name begins with, brownies and macaroni and cheese are always welcome in my classroom.
I don’t want to live in a world where brownies are the wrong answer.
By my calculations, we’d need to import 5000 tonnes of lemons per year to eliminate highway fatalities. Any more than that and car accidents would start creating life.
@Imrryr:
Well at least they will get some of the “Kabbalah Magic Red String” to play with..uh..enhance their speshul powarz. And given the state of education funding these days red string is about all most schools could afford. :(
Still it reminded me of an old Nutwatch about ‘Speshul Kid Powarz’ by Queen of Swords.
I’ve always enjoyed Ebert’s reviews over the years and have found him to be an intelligent and thoughtful writer on other topics. This blog entry reinforces that opinion.
The one line I hope Ebert’s readers take note of is, “Science is not “secular.” It is a process of honest investigation”.
If I’m reading that first article correctly, I think he’s saying that Mexican lemons cause autism.
Experts say reporting on brain research makes you immoral:
Also, “For the last time: that “Twitter is Evil” paper is not about Twitter!“
@James Fox: I caught that one and agree with you. It’s a point I try to make almost daily to differing people.
This is actually my first time reading one of his articles and I was particularly impressed.