Category Archives: Pseudoscience

Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Posted in Faith, Pseudoscience, Science, Videos | 5 Comments

Jump Into Parallel Dimensions!

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Daniel Florien

When I was checking my email this ad came up on the side of gmail: That’s definitely one of the weirdest ads I’ve seen…

Posted in Humor, Pseudoscience, Weird | 22 Comments

James Randi on Psychic Fraud

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Daniel Florien

James Randi exposes psychic fraud at a TED event:

Posted in Paranormal, Pseudoscience, Videos | 8 Comments

Sign of the Times

Posted on April 11, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack This has been making the rounds. I got it from Respectful Insolence, and it’s too good not to share, even if I have a hunch it’s just a joke.

Posted in Pictures, Pseudoscience | 5 Comments

The Bedford Challenge

Posted on March 5, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack While reading about the Flat Earth Society, I ran across a reference to a little-known contest that took place 140 years ago today. I decided that the coincidence of dates was too good to pass up. On January … Continue reading →

Posted in Debunking, History, Pseudoscience | 8 Comments

Surprise — Alternative Medicine Doesn't Work!

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Daniel Florien

I know this will be a shocker to many of you, but a recent government study has concluded that most alternative medicine doesn’t work: Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Pseudoscience, Science | 126 Comments

Non-Scientific vs Scientific Thinking

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Whereas non-scientific (and potentially dangerous) thinking starts with a premise and then looks for things that support it, scientific thinking constantly tries to disprove itself. That alone makes all the difference in the world. —Derren Brown, Tricks of the Mind, … Continue reading →

Posted in Pseudoscience, Quotes, Science | 26 Comments

Efficacy of Prayer Positions

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Daniel Florien

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

James Randi Speaks at NASA

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Daniel Florien

The sound on this is horrible, but the content is good. James Randi talks about woo, the million dollar challenge, and homeopathy. See the rest of the lecture

Posted in Pseudoscience, Superstition, Videos | 5 Comments

Praying With Spiritual Emotion

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Daniel Florien

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