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CNN and CBS have recently presented another “hard-hitting” series of reports on pareidolia with its piece on Jesus found in the water stains of a weight-loss centre’s ceiling. The patrons and staff alike confide that they’ve since watched their language, avoid lying, and generally act civil while face-to-ceiling with the water stain Jesus.
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In what is certifiably a rare occurrence, I’ve found myself reasonably impressed by the skepticism found in a special news article. Specifically, by the piece 9/11 Conspiracy Files, which aired on CBC Newsworld this week.
The hour-long program focuses on perhaps the largest foundation of the 9/11 “Truthers’” conspiracy theory, the collapse of WTC7. In it, [...]
Has the Large Hadron Collider Destroyed the World Yet?
This should prove a handy tool for those worried over the nonsensical doomsday claims regarding the LHC.
Be sure to check the website frequently to make sure you haven’t been swallowed by a cloud of micro black holes, or engulfed by and converted into strange matter!
Well, these past few weeks have proven to be incredibly busy for all of us, and as a result our activity has lately been minimal. This is, I assure you, a temporary circumstance and we should all be back in the game very soon.
In the meantime, as you can see from the navigation bar above, [...]
As many may have noticed, activity recently here has been low. No, we haven’t gone anywhere, but have instead been working on a fairly large website update. Well, I’m now pleased to announce the introduction of our “Special Features” section, where you’ll find the usual slew of published articles as well as our newly-conceived Panel [...]
Yesterday, to my stern disapproval, the normally science-friendly Discovery Channel hosted the documentary: Decoding the Past: Doomsday 2012 - The End of Days, a title which could have been a lot shorter, but I suppose they really needed to nail down that end-of-the-world feeling to it. Anyway, while I typically love what’s aired on Discovery, [...]
If you thought conspiracy theories couldn’t get any crazier, dumber, or both…
It could be real, it could be fake, but it’s nevertheless great stuff.
Last year, noted “psychic” Uri Gellar began harassing Youtube user RationalResponse with the threat of a lawsuit for eight seconds of copyrighted footage used in a 13-minute video featuring James Randi. Despite the case being a very clear example of fair-use, Uri and his corporation, Explorogists Ltd., claimed that the unauthorized use of the footage [...]
The internet has gone nutty lately with pictures of the so-called “Montauk Monster,” a curious-looking corpse which washed ashore in Montauk, New York.
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The validity of the picture has been further established by the numerous eyewitnesses who saw the animal on the beach in front of Montauk’s Surfside Inn. Theories abound as to what the animal [...]
It should be common sense that staring into the sun may not be the best of ideas. Doing so can very well result in damaged or loss of eyesight. So what would it take to incite dozens of adults to stare into the sun long enough to lose it completely?
Well, religious superstition, of course.
At least [...]
