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I'll Have a Capuchino and a Steaming Pile of Stigmata
When the Vatican exhumed the body of Saint Padre Pio recently for public viewing on the 40th anniversary of his death, it sparked chatter around the Interwebs in both the religious and skeptical communities. Some in the religious community were pleased to have the body of a saint displayed in time for Easter, and some in the skeptical community grabbed their…
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Ashton Kutcher is a skeptic?
Okay, stay with me here. Yes, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore both buy into that Kabbalah stuff where they think that tying ratty pieces of string around their wrists will ward off evil spirits or whatever. But! Check out what Ashton is up to these days: Pop Fiction, an eight-episode series, is a prank show targeting paparazzi and gullible media…
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Vaccines don’t cause autism. Okay?
I’m not a doctor, but I play one in naughty fantasy sessions. Still, that’s not quite enough for me to feel comfortable addressing the 10,000 e-mails I’ve received from readers in the past two days asking for a serious rebuttal to the anti-vaccination crowd, following news that a family of an autistic girl was compensated for damages caused by a…
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Vaccines don't cause autism. Okay?
I’m not a doctor, but I play one in naughty fantasy sessions. Still, that’s not quite enough for me to feel comfortable addressing the 10,000 e-mails I’ve received from readers in the past two days asking for a serious rebuttal to the anti-vaccination crowd, following news that a family of an autistic girl was compensated for damages caused by a…
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Just Don't Say No
I was inspired by a Shell advertisement today. Yes, Shell like the corner gas station. I read the excerpt below and it moved me enough to go to the website, which excited me even more and provoked the thoughts I’m about to share with you. The advertisement is entitled “Say No to Noâ€. Isn’t it high time someone got negative…
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Monday, March 24: Boston Skeptics in the Pub!
Elyse seems to think that the Chicago Skepchick readers and Friendly Atheists can rock harder than the East Coast. I say we put it to the test: a mere two days after their meet-up, I’ll be hosting the very first Boston Edition of Skeptics in the Pub! The info: WHEN Monday, March 24 2008 7pm WHO Mike the Mad Biologist!…
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There ain't no party like a Midwest Skeptical Meet-Up Party cuz a Midwest Skeptical Meet-up Party don't stop!
Who: Skeptical and Atheist folk who would rather hang out with me and Hemant, The Friendly Atheist, and play Guitar Hero than drive up to Minnesota to hang out with Richard Dawkins What: Booze, Burgers, and two hours of free Guitar Hero! Where: Whiskey Road 1935 N Damen Ave Chicago (773) 252-8531 http://www.whiskeyroadchicago.com/index.html When: Saturday, March 22, 8pm-ish (We have…
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An astrologer, Hitler, and MI5
How’s that for a headline? Today, the National Archives released MI5 documents showing how Britain hired a flamboyant, cross-dressing German astrologer named Louis De Wahl in an attempt to exploit what they suspected was a weakness of Hitler’s — a belief in the paranormal. At first, I thought that sounded pretty cool. If Hitler believed in astrology, a “psychic” who…
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