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Interesting John Diamond quotes on some alternative medicine proponents 1 LeftishBrit Aug 2012 Aug 2012 2 3753
Don't turn out the light! Terrifying photos of ghosts that will keep you up at night 3 dipsydoodle Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2518
"I don't believe in revolution." 3 trotsky Aug 2012 Aug 2012 7 2767
If I bang my head against the wall 0 Rainforestgoddess Aug 2012 Aug 2012 2 1626
The Influence of Woo on Naval Engineering 1 onager Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 1933
Richard Dawkins Interviews Derren Brown (The enemies of reason series) 0 BootinUp Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2044
This is where homeopathy stops being a laughing matter - the death of Penelope Dingle 4 backscatter712 Apr 2012 Aug 2012 5 3427
Baba Brinkman - Creationism Hip Hop at Rock Beyond Belief 1 Ian David Apr 2012 Aug 2012 0 2113
Great video about the Placebo Effect..... 1 Logical Jul 2012 Aug 2012 0 1725
Whooping Cough Outbreak: Pertussis and the Death-rattle of Reason 2 Lucy Goosey Jul 2012 Jul 2012 3 2444
12 Steps for Recovering New Agers 3 MadrasT Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2402
Why Silk May Be Added To Vaccines Someday 3 TZ Jul 2012 Jul 2012 4 2142
Shoes better than positive thoughts at protecting against fire, study finds 3 Orrex Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2157
Step Right Up, Ladies and Gents! 2 MineralMan Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 1988
Hey, remember that recent "HFCS makes you stupid" study? 10 laconicsax Jun 2012 Jul 2012 3 3560
"The 10 Pro-vaccine Commandments According to Anti-vaccinationists" 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2012 Jul 2012 3 2259
LOL, a Paleo Diet spammer in LBN accused me of being a paid Big Pharma shill! 12 Odin2005 Jun 2012 Jul 2012 0 4787
Environmentalism and anti-science, how GMOs prove any ideological extremity leads to anti-science 4 HuckleB Jun 2012 Jul 2012 2 2407
The Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal 2 salvorhardin Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 4067
2009 swine flu outbreak was 15 times deadlier: study 6 TZ Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2808
Let me start by saying I am a skeptic. 14 russspeakeasy Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 3668
Why do so many still 100% believe in "water witching" 4 Logical Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2592
The Worst Things For Sale: Morgellons Spray Treatment 14 semillama Apr 2012 Jun 2012 8 5675
A little homeopathic humor for you from Mitchell and Webb 4 progressoid Jun 2012 Jun 2012 5 2964
The Immoveable Earth 0 laconicsax Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 1726
Psychic brainwashed 2 women into stripping & sexual acts at seances to contact their dead realatives 6 Ian David Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 4617
DNA to shed light on yeti claims 8 xchrom May 2012 Jun 2012 1 4855
Victims In Psychic-Inspired Hoax Sue Police 4 Ian David Jun 2012 Jun 2012 10 2812
Police: 'Forest Boy' story is a hoax 0 struggle4progress Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 1756
Woman in Chinatown hypnotized by thieves 4 drm604 Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2927

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

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>>>> Locking. Thus crap doesn't belong here<<<<< Can I ask why? 8 SwissTony Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 3418
Tim Minchin's Storm the Animated Movie 3 Ian David May 2012 Jun 2012 4 2334
chemtrails? "geo-engineering to control the weather?" 2 IcyPeas Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 1924
Question on Doubt 7 SoutherDem May 2012 Jun 2012 0 3406
"I Was a Truther... What Brought Me Back to Reality?" 9 Ian David Apr 2012 Jun 2012 3 3744
the WHO fucked up on the Swine Flu pandemic, and so it's a Big Pharma shill! 16 Odin2005 May 2012 Jun 2012 1 5551
Goblins kill primary school girl 4 Ian David Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2268
Jemima Packington: Asparamancer 8 laconicsax May 2012 May 2012 1 3289
Find Bigfoot, win a free house in Fayetteville, Arkansas 8 Ian David Apr 2012 May 2012 0 3884
Homeopathy Family Kit! 4 mr blur May 2012 May 2012 2 3503
How to kill chemtrails with vinegar 12 salvorhardin Jan 2012 May 2012 2 9840
Oy, the paranoia over domestic drones is getting ridiculous. 10 Odin2005 Apr 2012 May 2012 1 3888
Are you concerned about alien abductions and mind control? Well, there's good news! 9 laconicsax Apr 2012 May 2012 1 4770
Mythbusting Makeup: Skepticism and Cosmetic Claims 0 Ian David May 2012 May 2012 0 1580
Crystal Healing 13 cleanhippie Apr 2012 May 2012 3 4729
Mysterious Particle Found After Decades of Searching 4 onager Apr 2012 May 2012 2 2712
Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America's Growing Conspiracist Underground 3 Ian David Apr 2012 May 2012 2 2509
Causality vs. Magic 5 rayofreason Apr 2012 May 2012 6 3038
CFI Ready to Help Those Harmed by Homeopathy 1 mr blur Apr 2012 May 2012 3 4881
Everything You Know is Wrong. 4 progressoid Mar 2012 Apr 2012 2 2557
Boston Skeptics Movie Club: The Revisionaries 0 Ian David Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 1612
A little humor... 2 laconicsax Apr 2012 Apr 2012 6 2200
I had my first post hidden today on DU3. 12 Ian David Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 4113
There's nothing like the classics... 6 salvorhardin Jan 2012 Apr 2012 0 3762
The Woo Woo Credo... 7 SidDithers Jan 2012 Apr 2012 2 3347
Ladies and Gentlemen: How to make a Woo Woo! 7 MineralMan Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 4096
Skeptical about corporate technology? Think it and science are two different things? 7 saras Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 3016
Somebody tell the radio-causes-cancer nuts some basic physics. 9 Odin2005 Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 3797
Rationalist under threat of arrest for exposing the “Jesus Water Miracle” 4 Ian David Apr 2012 Apr 2012 8 4367
Facepalm of the day: Bigfoot hunters in Kentucky hope to save 'beast' 5 Ian David Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 3252

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

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Get Your Logical Fallacies Straight with this Rhetological Fallacies Chart (big) 11 mr blur Apr 2012 Apr 2012 7 8819
Anyone here read Michael Shermer's latest book The Believing Brain? 5 Tobin S. Mar 2012 Apr 2012 0 2837
I've got these coils attached to my head to help search for intelligent life in other galaxies! 12 struggle4progress Dec 2011 Apr 2012 1 6168
From herd immunity and complacency to group panic: How vaccine scares unfold 3 Dead_Parrot Apr 2012 Apr 2012 4 2274
Does having a college degree affect whether or not you believe in mythical creatures? 10 salvorhardin Feb 2012 Apr 2012 0 4231
I just got to meet James Randi! 2 backscatter712 Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 2263
The C*******ls believers better not see this... 3 MicaelS Mar 2012 Apr 2012 4 2768
Supposedly, elephants trekked to a house to mourn a human [View all] 72 DavidDvorkin Mar 2012 Mar 2012 3 24729
The sad state of education in critical thinking 4 skepticscott Mar 2012 Mar 2012 8 2727
An alternate view of the universe 14 pnorman Feb 2012 Mar 2012 1 5637
What do my fellow skeptics think about this one... 10 ZombieHorde Jan 2012 Mar 2012 0 3510
Scientists say Turin Shroud is supernatural 43 canetoad Dec 2011 Mar 2012 0 11874
Too Much Evolution For KY Superintendent 9 Modern School Dec 2011 Mar 2012 4 4195
The Red Flags of Quackery 6 Ian David Jan 2012 Mar 2012 15 17207
Gregg Braden - debunking repository 6 greyl Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 42744
Quantifying bogosity: The Crackpot Index 7 eppur_se_muova Dec 2011 Mar 2012 5 3010
True story about multiple choice Rorschach tests. 16 MineralMan Jan 2012 Mar 2012 3 8001
Amazing Randi's companion pleads guilty to passport fraud 2 salvorhardin Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 2658
Autism is from Neandertal genes!!! 5 Odin2005 Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 4651
Hey friends 5 varkam Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 2985
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