Tag skepticism

Problem With The Secret

The Secret. Cool book. Well put together. But here’s what I don’t get. magnets attract each other when they are OPPOSITES. So why is this extrapolated into the law of attraction where it’s claimed that like attracts like. Is that…

Science

Yeah, I get it organized religion is a crock of shit. I agree. But science can become another dogma or atheism and often does. People love ideologies, makes them feel safe. In my experience people into this “scientific skepticism” tribe…

Why I Can’t Stand Self Help Gurus

InsincereLacking depthProfoundly dishonestReligiousDumbTraditionalBoringAmericanIrrational They might be rich and “successful” within their own definitions but only if you want to live in a bubble of fake smiles and pro-conservative christian pseudo-spiritual values. Nothing is to be questioned. Ever.No negative thoughts are…

Smart Fool

take my handgimme a signnobody seems to knowwhere to draw the lineeverybody talking 'bout what they wantbut I ain't fooled easily and that's a startnow tha

How is this all NOT a pseudoscience?

To me, most of this makes sense. I’ve listened to some of Doug’s tapes. I’veread the 801010 book. I’ve even lived this diet on/off in the last year. I havehad some very positive results and not so positive results. But…

Bullshit (woowoo alert)

Stuff that I believe are COMPLETE and utter BULLSHIT: * that cooking food is healthy* that eating meat is healthy* that eating grains is healthy* that there is some great big global warming threat* that HIV causes aids* that the…

Man Created God

i am a man of science. i don’t believe in a god. i believe in nature. nature designed everything by a process called natural selection. the laws and patterns that guide everything we do from falling down to a developing…