Category Archives: Superstition

Skeptical Dilemma

Here’s an ethical question that I’m throwing out to my skeptical readers. Last year at this time, I was working for a historical house museum. Naturally, for Halloween we did the usual haunted house. The house was “haunted” by people … Continue reading

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Storm: The Movie

Tim Minchin’s “Storm” has long been a favorite of mine, and now there’s an official animation to go along with it. Even if you’re already heard it before, it’s worth watching again:

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Exposing God-Men By Example

I found this very encouraging. These guys go around rural parts of India and expose the shams of “god-men” by using their tricks to fool the crowd and then revealing how they did it. Now we just need some folks … Continue reading

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All Hail Lord Cheesus!

Jesus is revealing himself again, not as a supernatural being, but as a pizza face: The shop, in the city’s Fortitude Valley, has put the slice on eBay, and as of this morning bidding was up to $65. All proceeds … Continue reading

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Giving Satan a Headache

I received this email forward from a family member today. FML. When you carry the Bible, Satan gets a headache….. When you open it, he collapses….. When he sees you reading it, he faints….. When he sees that you are … Continue reading

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Bloody Mary Unveiled

Consider the following image: If you stare at the black cross in the center for a short time, you will likely see two things happen. First, a green circle may appear to be rotating around the image. Second, the lilac … Continue reading

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Jews & Caffeine Suppositories

I have a hard time believing this is real, but I don’t see anyone saying it’s not. Jews rushing to get caffeine suppositories: Jews throughout Williamsburg snapped up caffeine suppositories today, hours before the start of the Yom Kippur fast … Continue reading

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Preacher Performs Hip Surgery on Woman

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Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Miracles, Oh the Stupidity!, Superstition, Videos | 33 Comments

Genesis (take #1)

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Parents Sacrifice Daughter for Money

Parents in the Sitapur district of the Uttar Pradesh, a populous state in northern India, had their four year old daughter beaten, killed and burned in the hopes of becoming rich: Parents sacrifice 4-yr-old girl to become rich The couple, … Continue reading

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