Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of brief articles in the OSSCI newsletter about topics that have not been subjected to much critical thinking by their promoters.
Tags: Nutrition, Pseudoscience A to Z —
Breatharianism: When living on air can kill you
Skeptics chair survives ‘homeopathic suicide’
Article by:
ASR Resources Department @
2:55 pm |
December 14, 2007
Filed under: Alternative Medicine,News
Filed under: Alternative Medicine,News
Skeptics Canada chair Eric McMillan says he feels just fine.
Some might be surprised he is even alive—a week after publicly downing the entire contents of three containers of homeopathic remedies, including a supposed arsenic alum.
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What we’re up against: The issues skeptics examine
Article by:
ASR Resources Department @
3:42 pm |
August 8, 2007
Filed under: Critical Thinking,Skepticism
Filed under: Critical Thinking,Skepticism
Skepticism, in the sense that we use the word, is an approach of critical inquiry. It does not claim that we can know nothing. Nor is it opposed to belief. We all have and need beliefs to get through life.
The prophecies of Malachy
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter.
Malachy O’Morgair is known today as Saint Malachy, and like many saints, he had humble beginnings.
Tags: Prophecies, Pseudoscience A to Z —
Reverse-reading a psychic, or Can I con a con artist?
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