Listen to the lyrics of this awful song. I thought of it when I was in a play rehearsal the other day and one of the characters was reminiscing about the good old days when parents weren’t afraid to hit their children. This couple, and their smug audience, seem to think that the fear of …
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Category:Scepticism
Naughty Or Nice…
Happy Christmas! It has been suggested that Father Christmas uses cards to decide whether children receive good presents or bad ones. Each card has either Naughty or Nice on one side and a good present (e.g. Xbox) or a bad present (e.g. Egg Box) written on the back. Four of these cards are set out …
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World Homeopathy Awareness Week…
It is World Homeopathy Awareness Week (WHAW) – running from April 10th until April 16th 2011. It coincides with the birthday of the late Samuel Hahnemann (10th April 1755 – 2nd July 1843), the creator of homeopathy. Homeopathy is an alternative medicine based upon three key principles. Like Cures Like The principle is that a …
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Now It All Makes Sense…
I don’t know about you but I find international politics a tricky thing to understand. Why don’t politicians make good decisions? Why aren’t we all a lot kinder to each other? Fortunately the nice lady in the video below explains it all in clear and easy to understand terms. .. Isn’t that better? It’s all …
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My Only Theory…
In science, the word theory has a very specific meaning. It refers to the best possible explanation for a collection of facts and observations; and then only after rigorous testing. Thus we have Germ Theory to explain certain types of disease; the Theory of Gravity to account for falling objects; the Theory of Evolution to …
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Errors In Reasoning #1…
The above is apparently aimed at atheists but actually targets anyone who thinks that the Earth is greater than about 6000 years old. I don’t think I have ever met any theist who thinks that the Earth is only 6000 years old as implied by the Old Testament. I do understand that there are plenty …
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Triton Rebreather…
A few years ago I wrote a post about an Indiegogo campaign to raise money for a gravity powered light. I rather poured scorn on their claims but I notice that they are still very much in business. I continue to have doubts about their ability to produce meaningful amounts of useful light but others seem …
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A La Pharmacie…
A pharmacy visit in France is slightly different to one in England. It is often more akin to a doctor visit as they are able to hand over medications that, in the UK, would require a doctor’s prescription. I have friends who tell me that they stock up with medications whenever they visit France so that …
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Onions In Socks…
Another bit of top health advice below from Health Hacks – a group on Facebook. Needless to say there is plenty to unpick. . “This unusual method will literally heal you in your sleep.” It will clean your blood. Onions contain phosphoric acid which is absorbed into the foot and has a cleansing effect on …
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Apophenia…
Palaeolithic man, stone tool bearing, social, hunter gatherers from between 2 million to 20 thousand years ago learned to spot patterns in the world about them. They could recognise the changes in the season; they knew when plants would bear fruit; the migratory patterns of their prey became markers for their hunting expeditions; and subtle …
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