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Medicine

The Doctor Is In: The 36th Skeptics’ Circle

From The Examining Room, Dr. Charles, blog carnival afficianado and all around talented medblogger, comes the transcript of the 36th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle. It begins with a question: To readers who distrust science, knowledge found through experimentation, and the secular truths of reason in favor of simply believing – I ask you – […]

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Evolution Intelligent design/creationism Politics

I wonder what William Dembski thinks about Ann Coulter now…

A couple of days ago, on the Day of the Beast (6/6/06), Ann Coulter took the opportunity to unleash yet another spray of spittle-drenched attacks on liberals (Godless: The Church of Liberalism) into bookstores across the nation. As is her schtick, she’s made quite the stir over the airwaves by making very inflammatory and offensive […]

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Anti-Semitism Holocaust denial Politics

I have good news and bad news about Alabama

First, the good news: Holocaust-denying, white nationalist, atheist nutjob Larry Darby lost the Democratic primary for Attorney General in Alabama. Now the bad news: He somehow managed to garner 43.53% of the vote. His opponent got 56.47%. It wasn’t close, but it was a hell of a lot closer than I thought it would be. […]

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Humor

Bush, Bono, what’s the difference?

Via Stranger Fruit, here’s a video that’ll disturb U2 fans everywhere.

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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

A “defense” of Abraham Cherrix and his parents?

I really have to turn off my Google Alerts for this topic. I’m going to pull out my hair if I don’t. As you may recall, I’ve been posting about two young victims of the siren call of quackery who will most likely pay with their lives for their trust in quacks. The first, Katie […]