Skepticism
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Skepchick Quickies, 5.6
Beauty queen targets Parliament: “‘I may not know a lot about politics yet but I do know about people and how everyone would prefer that Britain looks and feels beautiful instead of dwelling on the ugly and negative side of life and politics.'” Pro-lifers protest the birth control pill. Wait, isn’t that the same thing that helps prevent abortion? Update:…
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I have Pubic Lice in my Mailbox
As much as that sounds like a euphemism, it isn’t. Remember the crazy guy who claims he has specially bred giant Japanese crab lice that don’t bite? And that they make great pets? (Like Sea Monkeys in Your Pants!) So, when I wrote about that, and how utterly full of shit that website is, I got an email from a…
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Skepchick Quickies, 5.5
In Malaysia, proposed laws would require women who travel alone abroad to have signed permission slips from husbands or employers. Measles vaccination rates have fallen, and measles cases are rising. Maybe there’s a connection? The NY Times profiles Louise Hay, a speaker and author who appears to operate on the general theory that “sick people just aren’t thinking positively.” ‘All…
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Sunday Monster Series 2: Mummies
Last weekend kicked off what has turned into a new series about monsters. This series will vary in topic and tone, with each week featuring a look at one monster or another with some sort of skeptical viewpoint. I started with a short post about my favorite monsters, vampires, and I’ll continue today with a bit about my most feared monsters, mummies. …
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Divining for a Date May Challenge Winner!
Congratulations to Sean for finding my childhood home (and phone number)! Sean obviously did not come about this information using a divining rod. He claimed to have used a magic 8-ball, but I have yet to find an 8 ball with my home address (current or not). Clearly, Sean did a background check on me. I’ll be honest, at first…
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Should we embrace moderate Christianity?
Ok, maybe not embrace, but befriend? This afternoon on a whim I bought a book from the new books display at my local bookstore (what else is new, right?). The title is The Fall of the Evangelical Nation: The Surprising Crisis Inside the Church. I’m on page 53 right now, and I had to stop to think and write about…
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Divining for a Date 2008, May Challenge
This month’s challenge is going to require you to use your divining rods! I have posted a Google map of Homewood, IL. On this map is the home I lived in while I was in elementary school. I want you to find it. Some tips: My former home is on the map exactly as it is posted here. You do…
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Comment o’ the Week, and Other Amusements
It’s time once again to award the much-loved CotW Prize! This week’s winner will receive an entire week of bragging rights, though to receive this award he or she must write “I won the CotW” at the bottom of each and every post. The envelope, please. Imrryr // May 1, 2008 at 2:11 pm There’s going to be hell to…
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