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Ask Surly Amy: Genetically Modified Food
Hello, I would like to ask advice on conflict I’m having with my songwriting partner on the subject of genetically altered food. I recently posted a segment from P&T B.S. with the interview with Norman Borlaug explaining the enormous benefits of his innovations. She responded by saying she could not agree because she believes that only unaltered seeds straight from…
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Ask Surly Amy: Science vs Faith
Hello Amy. So, my bf and I had a debate about religion and belief systems. I was raised as a Christian growing up and became Agnostic a few years ago and got into skepticism. My bf was brought up as a Catholic and says he doesn’t really practice anymore, yet he wears a Catholic cross around his neck in tribute…
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Ask Surly Amy: Malaria and Homeopathy
Message: Dear Surly Amy, Recently I traveled with my sister’s family into a malarial area and her homeopath had prescribed drops to take as a prophylactic. I tried to inform her using e.g. Simon Singh’s Trick or Treatment and What’s the Harm etc. but she continues to believe that ‘allopathic’ medicines are money-making scams by big pharma. Ultimately it’s her…
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Ask Surly Amy: Lookin’ For Love
Dear Surly Amy, I find myself in my early 40s and still single. I have had relationships, but they didn’t work out. Recently the women I’ve been seeing just want to be friends. It seems like they either don’t want to date any more or they want to date someone else. It’s also a bit disappoointing to know that there…
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Ask Surly Amy: Heart Trouble and Hypnosis
Dear Surly Amy, My mom had some serious heart trouble a few years back, and ever since then, she’s been diligently listening to hypnosis tapes. She swears the tapes decrease her dependence on her pacemaker and generally improve her health. From what I can tell, the tapes claim to use white noise to induce alpha and theta brainwaves, along with…
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Recently, Dear Abbey screwed up big time. Some poor lady wrote in asking for help because she was afraid that when her family died they’d follow her around watching her poop and stuff. Dear Abby’s response? Yeah, the ghost of her dead mother-in-law probably WILL watch her get it on with the MIL’s son, but just because she’s so frigging…
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