I get email:
I WAS READING ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT YOU THINK THAT REV. PETER POPOFF IS A JOKE , WELL I DON’T , WAIT TILL YOU NEED HELP AND WHEN DOCTORS WON’T HELP THEN YOU’LL BE CRYING LIKE A BABY FOR HELP , I AM NOT WISHING YOU AT ALL ANY MISHAPS OR BAD THINGS , NEVER AND I ALWAYS WISH WELL TO OTHERS BUT BELIEVE ME , I NEED MIRACLE TO HAPPEN AND GOD IS THERE BUT HE’S A HARD CREATURE TO GET HELP FROM , PERSONS LIKE PRIESTS AND PASTORS DO HAVE SPIRITUAL POWERS OR SOME KIND OF ANNOINTING STRENGTHS TO HELP PEOPLE , YOU SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE FAITH ,
THANKS
TAKE CARE
TOM
SEPTEMBER 28 TH 2010
FROM EDMONTON ALBERTA CANADA
I’ll tell you what, Tom. If you can show us any scientific evidence that “miracle water” can cure people better than placebos, I’ll be happy to try it out.
i’m amazed you read that.i see caps lock and i quickly look away and cover my ears.
That’s obviously the miracle he needs to happen … the capslock key is stuck. Not sure if god is really into IT repair though?
Further proof that Canadians are sub-human.
Ouch! I challenge you to a duel, sir!
FROM THE WAY TOM WRITES HE SOUND LIKE HE NOT TOO GOOD IN ENGLISH AND NOT REPRESENT CANADA TOO GOOD NEITHER AND HE NEED MIRACLE ALRIGHT!
WHAT, I CAN’T HEAR YOU. MY CAP LOCK IS ON.
Hey now, be nice. There are other Canadians that visit this blog and are quite obviously not sub-human.
Although I am disappointed to see such a thing from somebody in an area that I am actually familiar with. Idiots are ubiquitous.
Hey! That’s not funny. And neither are Texas jokes.
>:(
(unless Darwin tells them…)
Of course, Americans are sub-Canadian.
The Tyranny of Geography!
Then again, top is all a matter of perspective…
That clip really misrepresents the hegemony of Mercator projections and the utility of the Gall-Peters projection. It would be far better to educate people based on a variety of projections.
And I think their point at the end about people thinking the northern hemisphere is “superior” because it is “on top” is total bullshit. Even if such opinions are real, far more significant is the relative distribution of land and population.
It would be far better to educate people based on a variety of projections.
When I was in 7th grade, for geography class we did a whole unit on different projections. I agree that each projection has its uses, but really the only thing the Mercator is good for is sailing across the Atlantic, but nonetheless it is still shockingly prevalent in schools countrywide.
And I think their point at the end about people thinking the northern hemisphere is “superior” because it is “on top” is total bullshit. Even if such opinions are real, far more significant is the relative distribution of land and population.
Your first point, I’m sure, could be elucidated by some experimentatl psychology studies (if they haven’t already been done.) I personally would be shocked if “topness” didn’t have a subconsious value-assignment effect. I’m not sure I understand your second point. The point of the video was that what matters *is* people’s opinions being affected subconsciously by the orientation north. People don’t look at a geographic projection, generally speaking, and say to themselves “but look at the relative distribution of land a population!”, not least because unless there is a population overlay that is impossible to do.
Funny, that’s just how we Canadians look at those down south who would vote for the Tea Baggers and Republicans!
I don’t think Popoff is a joke – I think he’s a criminal. A fraudster preying on the needy to line his own pockets. I think he needs to be in jail, in the general population, where no doubt his contacts above will keep the bull queens away from him. Not.
I guess its possible that there are some people out there who have magical healing powers. I don´t believe it, but its always good to have an open mind. But Peter Popoff?!! No, just no!
Popoff was, if I’m not mistaken, the fraud exposed by James Randi. He was exposed on TV and was out of a job scamming people for a while, but he’s back on TV doing the same scam. He probably has changed his methods, perhaps, but it’s the same old BS.
What’s the complaint? I do have a little faith. Very, very little.
Q: How many pops would a Popoff pop if a Popoff could pop pops?
A: If they’re like Tom, all of them.
Surely it should be “How many pops would a Popoff off if a Popoff could pop off”?
People shouldn’t write emails when they’re angry…
Isn’t it illegal to write all caps?
HEY DANIEL
I HAVE BEEN TO YOU BLOG MANY TIMES AND I SEE THAT YOU HAVE LITTLE FAITH. AS YOU MAY NOT KNOW I AM A PASTAFARIAN AND I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER LOVES YOU. YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT BUT HE LOVES TO TOUCH YOU WITH HIS NOODELY APPENDAGES.
RAMEN!!!
He touched me yesterday at the Rally to Restore Sanity! Y’know, everybody looks good dressed as a pirate. The great social equalizer.
“HE LOVES TO TOUCH YOU WITH HIS NOODELY APPENDAGES”
Onan wasn’t alone at all
Didn’t Popoff already do some jail time for his frauds? How is it he’s back and doing the same thing?
Poor Tom. From what I could find on a quick internet search this Popoff sounds like a predator. Tom might have been advised to do a little Googling before he appointed himself the man’s champion. I don’t know which is sadder: that people can be desperate enough to put their faith in these kind of people; or that any human being can be unscrupulous enough to exploit another person that’s in such a vulnerable postion. I hope Tom hasn’t parted with any cash: if those peddling ‘miracles’ were on a ‘no cure- no fee basis’ we’d see a lot fewer of them around.
I just feel sad. Any person who says “God is there, but he’s a hard creature to get from” deserves only my sympathy.
I’m also curious about his “doctors won’t help” situation. There are asshole doctors out there, but I wonder if this might be more a case of doctors giving advice that this person is unwilling to take. guess I’ll never know.
get help from Sorry, I’m tired.
Dear Tom,
Sorry to break the news to you but the only special power that Priests and Pastors have is taking money from people like you.
Sincerely,
Baby Jesus
p.s.
The pipes under you floorboards, the ones that are really hard to get to, are leaking.
Hum…wait:
“I WAS READING ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT YOU THINK THAT REV. PETER POPOFF IS A JOKE , WELL I DON’T , WAIT TILL YOU NEED HELP AND WHEN DOCTORS WON’T HELP THEN YOU’LL BE CRYING LIKE A BABY FOR HELP ”
and
“I AM NOT WISHING YOU AT ALL ANY MISHAPS OR BAD THINGS , NEVER AND I ALWAYS WISH WELL TO OTHERS”
Equals logic fail? It seems that the guy actually wants something bad to happen to you, just to prove you wrong. Sad.
Nah, he wants to, but he doesn’t want to want because that would be evil.
Christian logic 101.
I’d like to say, as a Calgarian, that even by Edmonton standards, this guy is particularly lacking in brain power.
He brings shame to all that have the name Tom.
As a native Ontarian, I would just like to clarify that the Canadian west is about equal to the American South in terms of religiosity… and red necks, except for BC, which might as well be our California. Just as the bigoted morons from Gainsville, FL do not represent all Americans, the bigoted morons of Edmonton, AB do not represent all Canadians.
See, generalizing can always be fun.
I am a hospital chaplain (and ordained minister) in Edmonton, and let me just say to my neighbour Tom: I have no magical “spiritual powers” or “anointing strengths”. I am able to help people – by sitting with them, listening to them, being a peaceful presence in the midst of crisis, and helping them to identify and then utilize the resources (for strength, hope, courage, et al) they have around them and within them. But there is no magic here. Just empathy and care.
I thought “miracle water” WAS a placebo? Just sayin’
Miracle water is placebo, miracle mineral solution on the other hand is bleach.
Wasn’t Popoff shown to be a fraudulent con man decades ago? Or does this guy think he’s reformed and found “real” magic this time?
*Looks out his window at Whyte ave. (popular street in edmonton)*
*becomes disgruntled*
…yah, the whole f***ing province is pretty much like that. Truck nuts ahoy.
Fun to see other Edmontonians/Albertans on here. Solidarity! And although Alberta is hugely redneck, there are pockets of us that try to keep the balance…
Yeah I know… I’m just bitter from all the “yee haw’s” and truck nuts.
I suppose working in the oil and gas industry doesn’t help.
Having visited Calgary many times, I’m convinced that it really should be called “Jesusland”. I’d really appreciate it if you’d tip the balance in your favour!