We all know that the mechanisms that psychics use are based on lying to people, fooling people, to fraudulently represent what they are doing. So I am at a loss to explain why the government knowingly awarded cash to “self styled” mediums Paul Rees and Deborah Rees. If anything, in my opinion, those who claim [...]
I’ve been away on holiday so there are a number of blogs that I’m catching up on. The “Provenance” article from Skeptico is noteworthy, not only because it describes a key attribute of scientific progress but also because it touches on the work done by James Clerk Maxwell whose equations I studied and enjoyed during my undergraduate days. [...]
Actually, that’s a bit unfair to leeches. I got quite fond of them (eventually!) in the jungles of Borneo. Quite attached, actually! But these so-called “psychics” are obvious frauds. I’d even call them liars, cheats and criminals. Larry King, Oprah Winfrey and other TV presenters pander to these psychics and it’s all about ratings and [...]
Thanks to the heads-up from Pharyngula’s “Should I go or should I stay?” article, it is now clear that MySpace are systematically banning all groups related to atheism. Skeptico also has an article on this subject. Go check them out! There is something profoundly immoral about the way MySpace is run. In some ways this seems to be in [...]
Skeptico has an article that Quackometer is being sued again. Skeptico has a valid point that Quackometer’s domain hosting company or ISP is a bit of a chicken…or is that a lame duck? I’ve certainly seen a lot of fakers in my own industry and it’s funny, when I’ve called them on something technical and [...]
Skeptico has a great article on something that I’ve felt strongly about for some time. I’ve tried to introduce critical thinking processes to some people and have tried using various arguments for showing the perilous foundations that homeopathy, astrology, chiropractice, etc are built on. But most people are set in their ways and although I [...]
