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• Stupid Creationist Arguments 5: Crocoduck

  
  Lone Wolfs Den — Authority: 115
  With Ray Comfort releasing a version of Darwin’s Origin of Species with a 50 page propaganda introductions I decided to talk about this dumb asses dumb ass arguments starting with the Crocoduck.Its basically the argument “why don’t we find fossils that are half ‘this’ and half ‘that’?” where said ...
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• The Climate Change Fraud

  
  tdaxp — Authority: 472
  Surprising no one, the “evidence” for global warming is fraudulent, the product of organized deception mascerading as science Hundreds of private emails and documents allegedly exchanged between some of the world’s leading climate scientists over the past 13 years have been stolen by hackers and leaked online, ...
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• Dark Chocolate and Other Tidbits of Goodness

  
  Heaving Dead Cats — Authority: 121
  If you’re like me, and you enjoy dark chocolate, then I have some studies to share with you! I think they’ll be helpful for the holidays as well as generally beneficial throughout the year. If you don’t like chocolate (WTF, just kidding), see below for swine flu info, and other linky goodness. Dark Chocolate ...
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• The Problem Of The Oblivious White Male Skeptic? A Response To Pharyngula And SkeptiFem

  
  PodBlack Cat — Authority: 473
  Firstly, I’d like to thank both PZ Myers and ‘SkeptiFem’ for inspiring what I think I’ll present upon at a conference next year. I think I have something to say on this topic, which is clearly of interest to people. I’ve written about women and skeptics before (in fact, Feministing even responded to ...
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• Book Launch At Australian Skeptics Conference – ‘Beyond Belief’ By Dr Martin Bridgstock

  
  PodBlack Cat — Authority: 473
  You may know that the The Australian Skeptics National Convention, (or as they call it, ‘Briskepticon’, which is how you can find it tagged on Twitter ), will be held next weekend at the University of Queensland. What you may not know is that on Friday, 27th November, before the convention starts – there’s ...
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• Freethinkers Are Finally Being Organized

  
  Exploring Our Matrix — Authority: 593
  (HT Karyn Traphagen ) Theres also a provocative video aimed at young-earth creationists and their ilk (with entertaining images accompanying its challenge): (HT AIGBusted ).
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• Palin 2012 Jokes

  
  Exploring Our Matrix — Authority: 593
  Having posted on Sarah Palins views on evolution (the plural "views" seems particularly appropriate), I realized that, if she does run for president in 2012, Saturday Night Live will be able to reuse some material from its 2004 presidential bash with only minor changes. Palin: "I have not flip-flopped. I have ...
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• Fake Medicine: Why Is Homeopathy Still In Use?

  
  Better Health — Authority: 583
  Homeopathy, as a cultural phenomenon, remains an enigma. In the two centuries since its invention it has failed to garner significant scientific support. In fact, developments in physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine have shown the underlying concepts of homeopathy to be wrong – guesswork and speculation that ...
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• How to make a Manufactroversy

  
  Lousy Canuck — Authority: 136
  Jealous of the anti-vaccination brigade, the anti-LHC “black hole” kooks, the “9/11 Truthers”, the Birthers, Creationists, Flat-Earthers, and/or just about anyone else who’s created a movement that flies in the face of rationality, science, and the evidence? Here’s a quick and easy four-step guide on how ...
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• Joe Nickell-December 3rd at Auraria Campus!

  
  Metro State Atheists — Authority: 100
  Posted in atheism, Christianity, god, Paranormal, Pseudoscience, science, Skepticism, UCD Atheists Tagged: atheism, Atheist, Atheists, Auraria Campus, Center For Inquiry, Center for Inquiry On-Campus, CFI, Crypto Science, Crypto Science Society, god, Joe Nickell, Joel Guttormson, MSCD, Paranormal, UCD Atheists
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• Bill Maher and the Pyre of Stupidity

  
  Little Green Footballs — Authority: 593
  At Huffington Post, TV talk show host Bill Maher has a very lengthy article trying to explain his anti-vaccination opinions, but it’s more obfuscation than explanation: Bill Maher: Vaccination: A Conversation Worth Having . It’s pretty long-winded and a bit whiny, and amounts to a restatement of Maher’s ...
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• We Are So Fucked (And Thats No Joke)

  
  ? The Macho Response ? — Authority: 140
  "It is a remarkable fact that Al Gore has had a significant influence on public policy relating to science when he is, in fact, utterly uneducated in scientific matters and is of very limited intelligence. On the other hand, hes gotten rich, so I guess the joke is on us." -- "John" , illuminating the only ...
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• Charities watchdog releases Simon Singh libel case complaints

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  The Charity Commission has handed the Guardian the complaints it received - and dismissed - over Sense about Science and the journalists legal battle This summer, Britains charity watchdog received complaints about the pro-science charity, Sense about Science . The complaints were quickly dismissed. At the time, ...
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• Church Of Scientology A Criminal Organisation: Xenophon’s Parlimentary Speech

  
  PodBlack Cat — Authority: 473
  The video of his Parlimentary speech is in two parts, and many thanks to E for alerting me to how important this is. WA Today : Independent senator Nick Xenophon has accused the Church of Scientology of being a criminal organisation. The South Australian parliamentarian said he had been contacted by a number of ...
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• Some Muddled Thinking from Bill Maher

  
  NeuroLogica Blog — Authority: 592
  Bill Maher has been getting a lot of heat lately and seems to be getting a bit defensive. He was particularly stung by Michael Shermer’s open letter in which Dr. Shermer thought it necessary to give Maher a basic lesson in germ theory. Unfortunately, Maher has responded not by thoughtfully engaging his critics, ...
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• Wrong For 200 Years (Because You Let It)

  
  ? The Macho Response ? — Authority: 140
  "It should come as no surprise that a strong advocate of a religion like homeopathy would have difficulty constructing a logical argument; the acceptance of logical arguments would lead to the rejection of his religion, and,...that is clearly unacceptable." -- PalMD , still kicking Samuel Hahnemans dead "cult" ...
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• Chopra Mangles Quantum Mechanics – Again

  
  NeuroLogica Blog — Authority: 592
  Deepak Chopra has made a career out of misunderstanding quantum mechanics (QM) – and through his popularity, confusing the public. Like many others, he has found a superficial way in which to interpret quantum mechanics to make is seem as if it is congruent with Eastern metaphysics. And now he has done it again , ...
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• Retrospectacle: Skeptical Inquirers Vs Jenny McCarthy in Australia’s ‘Women’s Day’

  
  PodBlack Cat — Authority: 473
  What is Retrospectacle? This series of posts are a kind of Thomas Dolby-inspired ‘retrospectacle’ of earlier popular entries from my site, which will fill in during the time that I am busy working for the rest of this month. This is for Sara Jane. Now that I have your attention – let’s have a ...
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• An abuse of abuse?

  
  Halfway There — Authority: 113
  The happy ending that isnt Do you like stories about determined individuals who struggle against long odds and unremitting opposition until they eventually win through to victory and vindication? So do I. Usually. The Sacramento Bee carried a story on Friday, November 13, 2009, about a 29-year-old woman who ...
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• Government-approved woo in Canada

  
  Lousy Canuck — Authority: 136
  This may affect only Ontario at the moment, but Bill 139, which has undergone two readings and is poised for a third, looks as though it’s poised to pass. This bill would allow naturopaths the ability to prescribe drugs in much the same way that science-based health practitioners do presently. [t]he Ontario ...
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