Category Archives: Paranormal

Feynman on Flying Saucers

On the same topic, here’s Richard Feynman talking briefly about the likelihood that flying saucers are actually alien visitors, and making a good point about scientific reasoning in the process. (via Open Culture)

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Bad Public History

From Jason Colavito, (and a brief mention by Bill Maher) I learn that New Hampshire has just erected a historical marker commemorating an alien abduction. The marker reads: On the night of September 19-20, 1961, Portsmouth, NH couple Betty and … Continue reading

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Man hit by six meteorites; blames 'aliens'

I normally wouldn’t rip a headline (or even a story) straight from the Micro$haft Network, but this one was such a doozie that I thought it would be fun to share anyway: A Bosnian man insists he is being targeted … Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Conspiracy Theories, Humor, Oh the Stupidity!, Paranormal, Pseudoscience, Science, Weird | 52 Comments

James Randi on Psychic Fraud

James Randi exposes psychic fraud at a TED event:

Posted in Paranormal, Pseudoscience, Videos | 8 Comments

Aliens vs Demons

by Jesse Galef Can you tell the difference between Aliens and Demons?  If you were visited in the night by an intelligent, non-human entity, could you really distinguish between them?  (In a sidenote I’m not addressing right now, how would … Continue reading

Posted in Myth, Paranormal, Psychology, Science | 31 Comments

UFO, Spiritual Sign, or Just Plain Old Smoke?

It must be a UFO! Or a spiritual sign! Or something! Right?!? Sigh.

Posted in Paranormal, Superstition, Videos | 28 Comments

Efficacy of Prayer Positions

Just in case you were wondering, you can immensely improve the quantity of positive energy accessible and decrease interference by negative energies simply by changing your prayer position! Praise Mother Earth!

Posted in Humor, Paranormal, Prayer, Pseudoscience, Superstition, Weird | 48 Comments

Praying With Spiritual Emotion

These guys have it all figured out, don’t they? And no, they’re not joking: I disagree strongly with this. Through my rigorous testing and analysis, I measured 43.5% accessibility of Divine Consciousness frequencies, and 12.97% of Divine Consciousness frequencies transmitted outside the body. I dare … Continue reading

Posted in Humor, Oh the Stupidity!, Paranormal, Prayer, Pseudoscience | 52 Comments

Bad Economy Boosts Psychic Business

As most of us know, when people are in hard times they are more open to superstition. So while it’s no surprise that psychics are getting more business, it’s still a little disappointing. CNN has a profile on a psychic … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Paranormal, Superstition | 15 Comments

The Institute for Real God

If you’re looking for a new, cool organization to join, check out The Institute for Real God. Their goal is to be “an educational organization devoted to making genuine spirituality and spiritual practice accessible to as many people as possible.” Of … Continue reading

Posted in Humor, Links, Paranormal, Pseudoscience, Weird | 26 Comments