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I noticed that too, and thought at first it was what the article was referencing.\n\nNot knowing the topography, of course, I wonder if that is simply a star or planet low on the horizon (since it appears stationary)?
Youtube is ablaze with this, but I don't think MSNBC mentioned it. But they will...    \nMy favorite youtube-comment so far: "99.9% chance this is fake. The bible speaks about "false signs and wonders" in the end times. Look it up."     It's proof of end times because its not!!\n
>I believe in paranormal activities, angels, demons, the unexplainable, etc. And that has absolutely nothing to do with religion.\n\nWhile religion often makes claims to ideas and practices that isn't theirs to claim (ex: marriage, morals), angels and demons are exclusively the property of religion and religious thought. Believing in the "unexplainable" is what religion is. There is absolutely no stretch connecting a belief in guardian angels with a belief in religion. \n\n>You're using the fact that those things are tied to religions to win what you feel is an arguement. You should stop that, it is lazy and cowardly.\n\nI'm not arguing. I'm stating how absurd I feel the idea of a guardian angel is, and I'm explaining why I feel that it's absurd, neither of which is cowardly or lazy.\n\n>Thirdly, not everyone has a guardian angel, and they guardian angels don't work around the clock\n\nHow do you know this, to say it with authority?\n\n>this could be a one time deal for OP.\n\nOkay, *this* is an example of lazy thought. It's a convenient explain-it-away statement that has no bearing on any evidence anywhere. Instead of applying critical thought, you're making things up. That's intellectual laziness.\n\n>Since guardian angels are unexplainable, I can't give you much more than that. Sorry.\n\nExplain why you feel that guardian angels are "unexplainable." What properties to they possess to make them so?
I have a feeling (snicker) that somebody used their **feelings** to come up with this test, rather than reliable data. 
Phew.
They were 6 and 4 respectively.
Wow, he isn't just biased he has conspiracy theories about GM labs running "Black Programs" against countries that don't want to use GM.\n[Gilles-Eric Seralini Interview](http://www.digital-athanor.com/PRISM_ESCAPE/article_usb312.html?id_article=18)\nAlso, he doesn't just have one book coming out he has three books about anti GM published in France already. [Amazon Link](http://www.amazon.com/Gilles-Eric-S%C3%A9ralini/e/B001K7OMLK) \n\nNow that in and of itself is not enough to completely dismiss his claim that GM corn has potential to be dangerous; that should be done by evaluating the data which not being a scientist I'm not really qualified to do. I definitely think the experiment should be replicated hopefully by people without a bias, and hopefully with an actual control as it appears there was absolutely no comparison done in his study.
Most conspiracies are boring and short lived. 
It's worth noting that in cases of extreme endurance open water swimming women actually have an advantage over men. They have a layer of fat that an athletic man won't, and that will keep them warmer over extreme distances in the water, as well as more buoyant. It's one of the only sports where women outperform men, but it's there. \n\nOf course consider most men are not professional swimmers and will probably have that fat anyways, but it's worth considering in these scenarios.
It's a prop from the Roswell UFO crash movie they made in the 1990's. Kyle McLaughlin (*Dune*, *Twin Peaks*) starred.
I saw the title and immediately thought it was gonna be a big piece of wood. Imagine my disappointment at seeing a tiny one.\n\nStreet magicians do far better tricks than this. 
Wait, one molecule per the whole solar system? What?\n\nI mean, those homeopaths still use tiny amounts of "active" ingredient, so where does it disappear?
Our cultural conditioning is a huge success. Give a big thanks to our Leaders today.
Well actually looking again i don't see any tails leading up to the flash so maybe it could have been just some stray lightning far off in the distance. I'm going to see if i can find the date and time of this and attempt to see what the weather was like then. \nEdit: cant find anything. fuck it-Aliens. 
Just never gets old.  If she ignores them, she's inviting it.  If she fights them, she's inviting it.  No matter what, r/atheism condemns her.  You just want to shut her up.  Fucking pathetic.
I'm at work but I'll go over it tonight. If I'm helpful you can ask what can be done to repeat these results in a controlled environment on lab rats for example and what effects could we expect/not expect to see. I'd like to go to the pet store and by 8 mice and actually do the experiment so that the skeptic subreddit could have some claim to having done some real testing. I will be very good to the mice so no worries about any of that.
tl;dr plz
Okay, I stay in r/atheist for my sceptical needs.  And I've never seen anything this ridiculous there.  I feel for you who fight for general reason.
Just saying you think other people are lying does not make you a skeptic, it makes you an accuser. He says he has reason to believe that the documents are forgeries... but what are those reasons? He didn't state a single one.
They can join the queue of other false sightings that flood in every day\n\nI mean, FFS most people with a general interest in UFOs also have some reasoning and critical thinking skills and won't believe a mass sighting without photo/video evidence which will be scrutinised heavily
Thanks to trolling, it's hard to tell who's a skeptic and who's simply out to waste your time.  I've been called a troll many times on reddit and digg for being skeptical.  Other times I simply bring contrary hypotheses into the discussion for the sake of exploring different avenues of logic (contingencies) and the "skepricks" will show up, at first, to do what they're supposed to do, but then the conversation evolves into what looks like trolling on their part... 
>so buying organic not worth the money\n\nThat's not necessarily true, just that there have *not yet been any studies that have shown* it to be worth the money.\n\nA technicality to be sure, but a justified one in this subreddit.
>Another concern I have is with how male abuse victims are treated and perceived, especially when their abuser is female. They're almost never taken seriously, never get the help they need, and their abuser is rarely ever brought to justice.\n\nYeah I wonder why that is, when places like /r/MensRights keep telling everyone that accusations of rape by women are 99% false and vile lies told to demonize men. It's almost like there's some kind of correlation between trivializing things like rape and the victims not getting the support they need from society at large. But then what do I know, I'm just observing trends and drawing patterns.\n\nJust for the record, I support Mens Rights but I do not support /r/MensRights because they are not 'egalitarian' or 'equalist' they're women hating rape advocates and ignorant shitheads to boot. Men have enough problem getting their inequalities taken seriously without those whiny children pissing in the pool.
Very interesting. Wikipedia has no mention on this Phenylalanine problem. Do you have any links to back up your claim?
I am not an expert in statistics, but from what I understand, correlation is plotted in an X/Y graph, so that if in 1000 cases of X, Y occurs then most of the points will be agglomerated around the same area in the X/Y point. The "P" value is how many % of the points are located outside the area where most of the cases are grouped. If the "P" value is greater than the maximum margin of error you are willing to have (in this case, 5%), then there is no significant correlation (or at least, not significant enough to matter).
It's very odd for someone who is confident in veracity of their beliefs to challenge the character of the skeptic rather than provide evidence for their claims.
World won't end , I still owe on my student loan.
>Now you are defining her blogpost as somehow dismissing the valid concerns of "opressed minority groups", which I don't think is a valid interpretation at all. They disagree on the facts and she elaborates on why, she gets hateful vitriol back.\n\nI'm not "defining" it as such, it *is*. \n\nMisrepresenting someone's concerns (e.g. "it’s also unfair to paint all women as having the same experience, that we all fall under the same umbrella, and you can assume that you can take one approach to a group of people simply because they share the same gender.") is a textbook example of invalidation. \n\n>You sympatise and agree with these people, so close your eyes to their agressive nature. Natural, understandable, but not even close to being correct.\n\nYou have your causality the wrong way around. I'm not reaching my conclusions because I already agree with them, instead it's because I think their conclusions are correct that I agree with them. I'm not a skepchick, and I don't consider myself part of the atheism+ movement, so what kind of bias are you trying to suggest I have? I am completely impartial. \n\n>But the situations aren't even remotely similar. Dawkins explains why we should not respect religious authorities by default and gets accused of being hateful.\n\nAnd the skepchicks et al. explain the problem with positions like the one explained in the OP, yet they still get accused of being ~~"militant atheists"~~ "hateful and aggressive".\n\n>These twitter posts are hateful, agressive and angry and they try to silence a debatant by humiliating her. They are way out of line and the only reason you don't see that, is because you are on their side.\n\nOkay - for the sake of argument, let's say that those comments were horrific. Are you really suggesting that examples like that justify the vitriol that they receive in return? That no other atheist group contains members that make asshole comments online that justify shitting all over their movements?\n\nDon't you ever consider why it is that comments like these are viewed as "hateful and aggressive" and viewed as reflections of the entire movement, and yet when some atheist asshole online makes a racist or misogynist comment people are so quick to point out that it's ridiculous to hate on atheism as a whole just because of a minority view?\n\nAre we really going to sit here and ignore the ~~elephant~~ societal oppression in the room?\n\n>No sir, I think that your rose tinted glasses are the problem here. Their comments play on stereotypes and are obviously meant to silence her, stopping her from presenting her opposing view. They are childish and immature, agressive and hateful.\n\nYes they are obviously meant to silence her because promoting views that aim to continue sexism and oppression are views that should be silenced. \n\nTo describe them as "hateful and aggressive", compared to the stuff that is written on the internet everyday, by members of every atheist faction, seems like a ridiculous way to try to justify why they receive more hate than any other atheist or skeptic group.
> I don't understand the question. It was exactly as effective as other recommended treatments. It worked the same. It had the same effects. It showed no statistical difference in outcome.\n\n> Yes, it works. It is better than placebo.\n\nWhile you may not understand my question, you are answering it. Because you are confirming my reading that this particular form of chiropractic treatment is, in fact, provably better than placebo.\n\nThat, to me, is an interesting result. It tells me that there is some effectiveness to the treatments (just as there are with "classic" treatments) and as such, I cannot argue against going to a chiropractor on the basis that my sister would be better served by sending her kids to a non-chiropractic-advocating GP.\n\nThis is quite different from those who argue that chiropractic treatments are no better, or even worse, than placebo.\n\n> But this study is, I must note, only about lower back pain. Chiropractors will claim to be able to do a lot more than that, but they have only been proven to be effective in treating back pain, and as per this study, only lower back pain.\n\nValid point.
Water from lots of different sources makes it harder to move further away from the mean, not easier.\n\nDoes Fluoride accumulate in the body?\n\nFluoridation is extremely valuable for oral hygiene which is a big deal. It has actually been suggested that poor oral hygiene is even linked to issues as far flung as heart conditions.\n\nThe risks are very small and the gains are huge.
says NastyAxe
You're seemingly being anthropomorphic in your reasoning. I think you should ideally have phrased your post as "Can anyone tell me if it's feasible, given current technology, for a human to travel to Alpha Centauri" (and it's Centauri, not CentAri --FTFY). That question begs completely different answers to, "If an ETI were in Alpha Centauri, could it get to earth?" You're thinking that ETIs cannot get here because you're using humans as a benchmark. Also, if you've spent 4 hours reading about nuclear propulsion, then why don't you already accept that as a potential means of travel? Why? Anthropomorphism.
Idk what it is, but i can tell you i've seen one of those. I was on a plane and saw it from the window
Haha this is true. I actually spoke to a guy at scarefest who was a reincarnate of a private of the confederate army. That's pretty close, right? 
I think it's safe to say that his *potential customers* don't understand anything about anything.
You're freaking me, man. I have dreams about future events sometimes, but nothing as significant as that.
Sorry, what?
That house is beautiful. 
poor job on the stealth part since every time this formation is seen people film it
Until you want to sell.
I'm guessing there's a pretty big emphasis on\n>(c) the limits of science.\n\nWhat school is this for?
> The chinese call it Qi, I just call it mind over body\n\nI just call it body. Mind is a part of it.
That's actually really good because then their assumption sounds correct from an instincts point of view, but at the same time it suggests now they're all safe that perhaps it was a case of mistaken identity after all. First time i've heard the false positves and negatives argument.
I found [this](http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/2012/11/07/prop-37-fails-scientists-cheer/) blog post in SciAm a very good reflection of my own opinion. Basically - the GMO moniker does nothing to describe the GMO itself, and such labelling is nothing but fear-mongering that can only hurt an exceedingly useful technology. 
Look!  Look look look look look!  Oh my god... Look! Look! Look look look look look look!  Oh my... LOOK!  Look look look look!
Did you check the time or are you estimating 15 minutes? Because, time flies when your having fun!
Good point OP, i'd love to see someone explain this.
And I was just trying to [light the candle](http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=75C3CCD8CC8386BC).
finding an excuse to spend money on arms and perpetuating the Military Industrial Complex actually makes the most sense to me.  
It's not a religion, but the is a large part of the environmental movement who have really moved away from a scientific basis. Greenpeace is a really good example of this they really strongly oppose nuclear energy even though the use of it is essential at the moment to move away from fossil fuels. They also oppose GM food which is the only realistic way of actually feeding the world's population and carries no extra risks over conventional agriculture.
...I don't see what this has to do with skepticism.
Well I certainly didn't see him while I was there.
Area 51...it's the Greys
It could have been a demon that was trying to scare you. A demon can feed on fear and might have taken a form that was familiar and terrifying to you. 
Ideally they would have a garden.
Most gullible? Many people here seem to believe anything they see on TV or on a blog. Ancient aliens show for example is filled with very unscientific speculation, disguised as facts. It is my guilty pleasure though, but I watch it like I would watch any other fiction show. 
This is pretty old, from what I remember. I thought they disproved it somewhere? Sorry, not much help.
Largely because when you see a high quality video, it stops being a UFO and starts looking more like a plane or lights on a hillside.
Yeah I remember when I was an undergrad, I asked my psych proff about the 10% thing. She responded by asking me what 90% of my brain would i like to get rid of lol.
Hmm I see what you mean in that respect.  Although I still refuse to consider someone a skeptic who is also a creationist- at the very most they are shitty skeptics.
Prove she was sober, and I'll believe anything.
Vistied there in 4th or 5th grade. I thought the gardens were cool.
By "Doctor", you mean a crazy man with a medical license.
Poor plasma, never catches a break. :(
Hey, my gut instinct is better than your so-called "facts". GTFO.
>Stephen Hawkings.\n\nಠ_ಠ
Please, let me say a few other things while you have my mind on the subject. In every court of law human witness are used as proof of this or that, typically of a crime. So apparently human witness are enough to convict a man but are not enough "proof" as you claim, to support the reality of UFO's/aliens. That is my first point. \n\nSecondly, how do you explain crop circles? If you are going to say they are all man made, save you your breath, you are talking to the wrong person. \n\nYou may choose to bury your head in the sand, that's your prerogative. Furthermore, we have an extremely pathetic government that keeps more secrets and facts from us than both of us could ever imagine.\n\nFor me and other people like me, there is a overwhelming amount of "proof and evidence" that people like you choose not to recognize as proof or evidence. \n\nOne thing I would encourage of you and people like you is to open your eyes and stop being so gullayable(sp) to the government. You have no problem questioning me for proof so extend that to the government and question everything they do because unlike me, everything the government does or doesn't do, affects you and I both. Instead of questioning for proof, you should be questioning your/our government(s). You really, really believe our government knows nothing? \n\nYour not going to like this part, either. I say, there is more proof of UFO's/Aliens than there is of there being a god, a human looking god as is depicted throughout most societies. Who created god and why? And if you can't answer that than you can't sit there and tell me that there is a god, yet billions of people around the world believe there is a god. Without proof. Without ANY proof. \n\nSo when you sit there and ask me for proof of aliens and UFO's, I say to you that billions of people believe in things that they cannot prove to be real or to exist. \n\n
No, this was no stealth plane.  None that have been declassified, anyway.  Plus, they were hovering in mid air. No movement whatsoever. Then they were gone. And I wouldn't say that photo is of the same craft I saw. The shape is off.  It's blurry and from a distance, so I can't say for certain.  The lights on the craft I saw were on the vertices of the triangle, as well. These are on the bottom of the craft.
Advise your boss to have the place cleansed by a priest, shaman, or medium. Also wear a protection medallion from a local pagan/Wiccan shop. There are also some stones you can keep in your pocket that act as wards. If none of that works then I would quit. But remember sometimes negative energy can attach itself to people and wreak havoc in their home lives.
Wouldn't the wash from the helicopter blades move the lanterns around a bit? 
Isn't it obvious? \n\nThe new diet fad: Go Cannibal!
What's your experience with using signs as wards?
I almost lost my lunch when I saw the link in the side bar for a petition called "Tell Congress to Oppose the Dietary Supplement Labeling Act."
So, Sitchin mistook the "star" on the VA243 cylinder seal for the more commonly used depiction of the sun by Sumerians. But what about the other 12 bodies around that "star"? There's a lot of scrutiny aimed at his misinterpretation, yet no other explanation for the rest of the seal. Moreover, the fact that Sumerians had knowledge of planets as far out as Saturn(any further is subject to debate), is quite remarkable. And the fact that their knowledge of the earth and the other celestial bodies as being round is something that Europeans were struggling to believe just 400 years ago.
>\tThe election of Barack Obama on November 4th, 2008\n \nIf elections were a betting game, I would also have seen this comming months before the actual elections.\n\n>The miracle airline pilot in New York in January 2009\n\nMyeah, that had nothing to do with the skill of the pilot.
"Faith-based religion"? There are non-faith-based religions now?
I see. So by "question everything", you meant "question everything so long as you agree with me". My, what a shining beacon of critical thinking you are.
You never know.  He might be...*one of us*!  ;)
I take it you haven't read his book: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark.
Yeah I used to think that perhaps if I got depressed the psychologist would try to make me see the world with rose-tinted glasses because of that theory.\n\nHowever, it turned out that when I actually got depressed they just helped me not spiral out of control with depressive thoughts and actually act to get out of crappy situations.\n\nI still think the world sucks, but I can get out of bed and go to work now.
Don't forget to mix it with cotton o_O
OHMAIGAWD won't someone save the bacon!???!!??
A hard-working Aussie mum, doing the hard yards, with a dodgy landlord and Australia's worst neighbour, being taken for a ride by shoddy contractors.
Thanks!
How are those justified beliefs?\n\n1. Why is natural medicine immune to this argument?\n2. So you are saying the thousands of scientist who get millions every year specifically for cancer research are pissing the money away?
Don't you see the fact that you'll most probably make more than 1 million if you do this properly. Everyone will love you and the cash flow will just come your way.
It's ok, you can keep telling yourself all that.\n\n
Wow. Haven't heard that reference in a long, long time.
Getting a 403 Forbidden error on that .gif.
I can just see this study getting woo-twisted. "Scientific studies have shown that homeopathy is safe even at high doses!"
>What!? I guess you haven't read the text of the post carefully. I'm asking if any superficial attributes could be possibly correlated with baloney.\n\nYou're looking for "trip triggers" -- trivial things with which to dismiss the contents of an entire site, document, etc. -- and worse, you admit it is based entirely on a "correlation".  LOL\n\nOne may as well state that the use of the phrase "risk factors" is the modern equivalent of "miasma" and is evidence that causation is (obviously) not known, so therefore all of the correlation data can be dismissed out of hand.\n\n>Where am I "asserting that form is more important than substance" or "proposing to ossify an already existing bias"?\n\nYou aren't stating it that clearly.  I am asserting that it is the essence of what you are trying to do; and that it is really the same thing people do informally.\n\nWe'll dismiss the guy on the street corner hawking some "snake oil"; but if a professionally made TV commercial asks a series of leading questions regarding rather vague and common symptoms experienced at least occasionally by a large percentage of the population, and then implies that some new "patented" pharamceutical (with a focus-group researched "cool/sophisticated sounding" brand name, ala "XoloKure" or whatever) will eliminate all of them in silver bullet form, and all they need to do is "ask their doctor" (with the implication that a prescription will generally be forthcoming)... we fall for it.\n\n>It's ironic, actually, to judge someone's post as superficial by interpreting it in a superficial way.\n\nSo you see (and agree with) my point.  And rather than interpret your post in a superficial way, I have actually considered (apparently with significantly more depth than you yourself have) the implications of your thesis.\n\nYou're just not happy that someone is calling you out on it (I mean how DARE someone be skeptical of *you*, a skeptic!)\n\nAnd then to top it all off... you downvote.\n\n---\n\nDangitall, see now I've done it again, used *italics* and even (Gasp!) ALL CAPS.  \n\nOh, well... 
The Mayans had many calenders. Different orbits of planets round the sun and moons aswell. This is just one of the calenders getting back to the beggining again and starting the cycle over.\n\nWhat this calender represents is the lining up of all the stars in our galaxy, including our sun. We rotate round the sun, but the sun is rotating aswell as every other star, round the black hole in the centre of the galaxy. This event is so rare, it happens only once every 26,000 years.\n\nSo in all honesty, we are lucky to be here for this spectacular feat. It doesn't happen often at all. But you have to question how the Mayans were able to calculate all this without modern technology. It's crazy! But at least Nasa should get some cool pictures.\n\nI could expand upon your god thing and say, gods = extra terrestrials, but I think that might be over peoples heads... The closer the stars are together, travelling from galaxy to galaxy made easier? But anyways, their god of war and creation is apparently coming to Earth.
Don't forget your biology book; I always knew I could make more than just fart noises with my armpits...
No.  Just no.
Helll no! But a few of my friends have gone and they've been chased by the white truck. 
Out of curiosity, is there any indication that the developers are skeptics and that this is for charity?  My google searches turn up with nothing.
What? Really? I thought they were essentially  synonyms?
That newsroom video looks like it was shot in the 80's yet they talk of "website hits", this is really fucking with my brain.
Ok, I'll bite. Which piece of alt med do you contend is effective? And I'll proactively quote Tim Minchin: "By definition ... alternative medicine ... has either not been proved to work, or has been proved not to work. You know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? Medicine."
Clicking noise? There's a type of beetle known for that.\nBreathing in? Hmm... A/C/ventilation issues?\n\n\nAnd if all else fails: Here's what I did- I stood in front of a mirror in a dark room and chanted "Bloody Mary" three times. Nothing happened. Took me a while to work up the balls, but it helped me realize that ghosts, etc., were untrue.\n\nOr apply logic to the situation: If a ghost exists and can harm you, then why is it so seemingly afraid of you? Their behavior is either harmless or irrational. No need to be fearfull.
Damn, I was kind of hoping someone had officially started labeling things this way.  Honestly, I'd really appreciate such a labeling scheme, as many homeopathic remedies come in boxes that are easy to mistake for their non-homeopathic counterparts.
I didn't eat at home...\n\nDownvotes cause the facts don't conform to your rebuttal? For shame /r/skeptic!
Since when were chemical engineers more reliable at history then historians?  That's like grabbing a Psychologist and say "see he thinks global warming is false."
Your too high
It's only blank to sane people.
What's with all the hate against Randi in the comments? 
Way to scurry off after you have lost the argument, dumbass.
Uh, I was invited. That's why I responded.
Coming from human patterns, human perspective and wisdom, we might conclude this, but to an advanced civilization, it might not seem so attractive. With their advancements in technology, they'd probably also have advancements in wisdom and forethought. 
I did this once when I was 5 years old, I remember it perfectly... it was amazing.
Cutting edge medicine? Future Medicine? Promising Medicine?\n\nYou could also go with something like Underdog Medicine. Focus on therapies that aren't getting the proper research due to a lack of profit for companies.\n\nAlt med has a bad connotation and I fear using a name with Alt in it will prevent you from ever breaking free from the homeopathic witch doctors and their ilk.
And photoshopped(probably advanced paint skills actually) pictures of how nuclear effecting the sky. I think the whole website is a joke
I am speculating that mothers of newborns likely go into this sleep pattern, since most breastfeeding mothers go for several months without long, uninterrupted chunks of sleep.\n\nWhether it works for other people, without the benefit of various post-partum and lactation hormones flooding round your body, I can't say.  But clearly women can and do survive for prolonged periods on a "napping", sleep-when-the-baby-sleeps schedule.
Someone in a different class/period puts their pen back there. You lost your original pen and took both of the other person's.
What nonsense.
Thanks for putting me straight.  To think, all these years I've wasted reading books and talking to experts and gurus, but now, thankfully, some random fool on the internet has arrived to tell me that I'm wrong!  Gods be praised!
Aw! There's also an experimental variation of this method that I call the Mr. Charles Gambit, but haven't tried it out on anyone yet. Basically same thing, except that you announce every stage of it to the person. i.e. "I've caught you in contradicting statements X and Y. The discomfort you are experiencing right now holding these two contradicting ideas at the same time is called 'cognitive dissonance', in a moment you're gonna try to Z in order to exclude Y from contradicting with X"\n\nMight come off as arrogant, so use at own risk!
http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000884\n\nHere's a great resource to start with, but to be honest it sounds like your entering this conversation with a bias and just want to hear positives.  There have been many studies that link marijuana use to negatives, including developing pyschosis, long and short term memory loss, asthma/emphysema, anxiety, etc.\n\nI recommend just looking through these and realizing the science isn't in yet, and until it is, marijuana will remain a schedule 1 drug with no PROVEN medical usage.\n\n\nLink to one such comment where I've had this argument before:\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zqyvl/please_like_im_5_why_is_it_that_if_all_the/c67bedi\n\nAnd here's the body of text from that post:\n\nTHC or CBD may have legitimate medical use, and are actually used. They are controlled amounts of purified substance. Weed however, has been tested many times and has shown less or no efficacy in multiple studies.\nThere is a link in my post that you responded to.\n\nFinding that smoking weed had no medical benefit for MS patients, and actually caused harm:\nSmoking one marijuana cigarette containing 1.54% Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol increased postural tracking error in both the patients and normal control subjects with both eyes open and closed; this untoward effect was greatest for the patients. The tracking error was also accompanied by a decrease in response speed for the patients with their eyes closed. Marijuana smoking further impairs posture and balance in patients with spastic MS." Mar. 1994 - Harry S. Greenberg, MD\n\nStatement that CBD has legitimate medical use in isolation from weed:\n\n"Cannabidiol (CBD), one of the major products of the marijuana plant, is devoid of marijuana's typical psychological effects. In contrast, potential antipsychotic efficacy has been suggested based on preclinical and clinical data (Zuardi et al., 2002). In this report, we further investigated the efficacy and safety of CBD monotherapy in three patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS)... Efficacy, tolerability and side effects were assessed. One patient showed mild improvement, but two patients didn't show any improvement during CBD monotherapy. All patients tolerated CBD very well and no side effects were reported. These preliminary data suggest that CBD monotherapy may not be effective for TRS." Sep. 2006 - Antonio W. Zuardi, PhD\n\nHere's someconclusions from harmful findings:\n\nRESULTS: Men with a TGCT were more likely to be current marijuana smokers at the reference date compared with controls... We observed a 70% increased risk of TGCT associated with current marijuana use, and the risk was particularly elevated for current use that was at least weekly or that began in adolescence. These associations were independent of known TGCT risk factors." Feb. 9, 2009 - Janet R. Daling, PhD\nThe study's demonstration of a strong association between cannabis use and periodontitis experience by age 32 years indicates that long-term smoking of cannabis is detrimental to the periodontal tissues and that public health measures to reduce the prevalence of cannabis smoking may have periodontal benefits for the population. [...]Feb. 6, 2008 - W. Murray Thomson, PhD\n\nThe evidence is consistent with the view that cannabis increases risk of psychotic outcomes independently of confounding and transient intoxication effects, although evidence for affective outcomes is less strong. The uncertainty about whether cannabis causes psychosis is unlikely to be resolved by further longitudinal studies such as those reviewed here. However, we conclude that there is now sufficient evidence to warn young people that using cannabis could increase their risk of developing a psychotic illness later in life." July 27, 2007 - Theresa Moore, MSc Stanley Zammit, PhD\n\nConclusion. Continued cannabis use by persons with schizophrenia predicts a small increase in psychotic symptom severity but not vice versa." Feb. 9, 2007 - Louisa Degenhardt, PhD\n\n"Early use of cannabis did appear to increase the risk of psychosis. For psychotic symptoms, a dose-related effect of cannabis use was seen, with vulnerable groups including individuals who used cannabis during adolescence, those who had previously experienced psychotic symptoms, and those at high genetic risk of developing schizophrenia. In conclusion, the available evidence supports the hypothesis that cannabis is an independent risk factor, both for psychosis and the development of psychotic symptoms. Addressing cannabis use, particularly in vulnerable populations, is likely to have beneficial effects on psychiatric morbidity." Mar. 2005 - David M. Semple, MBBS\n\nAnother link worth checking out:\nhttp://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004477\n
What do you think they based the bubble positions and sizes on? Whimsy?
I'm not saying he was in the hospital for a hangover, I'm saying the heavy drinking might have triggered a bigger issue.
All you really need is an inexpensive digital voice recorder and a digital camera that captures video as well.You likely have them yourself, or know someone who does.\n\nEDIT: Don't bother with smart phone apps, voice recorders or cameras. The quality is too poor. Pick up the real thing.
Well, I'm glad that you aren't impressed with orbs. People who use them as "evidence" generally lose a healthy bit of respect from me right out the door. It's difficult for any of us here to say much about this since we don't have the tools available to do some de-bunking ourselves. It would help if you could post any other photos of the same general area for us to look at. \n\nOne of the problems I have always found with photographic evidence is that, by it's very nature, photos don't seem to carry as much weight since there are so many things that can happen when the photo is taken. \n\nCould you explain more about the events that lead to your belief in a portal being present at this location?
First thing I would do is try to shake it's hand. IMO they have been studying us for longer than we think and would know a hand shake means no threat. Afterwords I would give him/her/it a grand tour of my house, as any respectful human would do. I would answer any question they had, if any. Only then would I begin to ask them the works of the universe and if there's a reason why they are here. So in other words, I would treat them as if they were my own, and would expect the same from them. Even if it means being kicked in the balls as a form of "Hello".
There wouldn't be a "universal upgradge". It would be way too expensive to upgrade every airplane in the world, nor would every plane have the same technology to upgrade. Yours in a nonsensical argument. Well, not *yours*, but xXIJDIXx's...
Also Friends With Benefits was the exact same movie released at roughly the same time. Except it had Justin Timberlake instead of Ashton Kutcher.
Alright, found some pictures.\n\n[[NYC High-Res Balloons 01]](http://i.imgur.com/ZOEiy.jpg) -- [[NYC High-Res Balloons 02]](http://i.imgur.com/tNyp7.jpg) -- [[Source]](http://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/dqt9q/i_dont_know_how_much_merit_these_tweets_have_but/)\n\nAnd here's the event that released the balloons from Times Square:\n\n[[Times Square celebration to mark centennial of Madrid’s Gran Via]](http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/44216/) -- [[Photo 1]](http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/images/stories/large/2010/10/14/granviaWEB.jpg) -- [[Photo 2]](http://media.trb.com/media/photo/2010-10/56775671.jpg)\n\n>The event concluded with the world premiere of Madrid’s newest promotional video on Times Square’s Toshiba Vision giant screen and **the release of yellow balloons into the Midtown sky**. \n\nAnd a [youtube video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv9fr_Ades0) where the person believes he is filming balloons being released.
It's like... country AND western.
See also: last year's [ten23 campaign](http://www.1023.org.uk/the-1023-overdose-event.php)
We'd end up with a planet that would be ripe for a delicious ice cream filling.
This video is really spot on.
My friend is succesfully using this to treat his ALL... latest trimonthly bloods are looking promising... i'll keep you all posted.\n\nI can't f'ing believe that there is only one thread on reddit about mebendazole
Umm, that's still an angel, albeit a fallen one.
>(not as challenging as I expected)\n\nThat's nice to know actually, as I've signed up for a few courses which end up over lapping with each other. With that plus my work I was a bit concerned that I might not be able to manage, though the logic course ought to be easy as I've already worked my way through a formal logic textbook.\n\nI'm assuming that the certificates you get at the end are just pdf's with your name and the lecturers signature?\n\nI'm aware of that subreddit, I'm glad it's around. But I do want to see who from /r/skeptic is also getting into this.
A friend of mine posted this as "proof that global warming is BS." Can anyone help me debunk it? 
Looking at that, I'm highly skeptical that it's an image of a feline creature or a man with long hair.
Holy Crap! I found a [picture](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clinton-vegan-powerband.jpg) of a US President wearing one of these.
>Mullis writes of having once spoken to a glowing green raccoon. Mullis arrived at his cabin in the woods of northern California around midnight one night in 1985, and, having turned on the lights and left sacks of groceries on the floor, set off for the outhouse with a flashlight. "On the way, he saw something glowing under a fir tree. Shining the flashlight on this glow, it seemed to be a raccoon with little black eyes. The raccoon spoke, saying, ‘Good evening, doctor,’ and he replied with a hello." Mullis later speculated that the raccoon ‘was some sort of holographic projection and … that multidimensional physics on a macroscopic scale may be responsible’. Mullis denies LSD having anything at all to do with this
Dead link :(
My boyfriend and I were in our friend's car. He likes going on long-ass drives to nowhere. We drove basically from Cheyanne to Denver in like 30 mins. My friend has super powers sometimes...
The lameness of River more than counteracts the hotness of Inara. 
The rare kind of mistake that results in fewer dead. The kind of mistake we could all stand to have more of in life.
The camera barely moved - I think it's not enough to see the parallax on such a foggy video. Related: I googled Apollo 12 UFO and found an article on another UFO incident - a 25 sec clip of a dancing light, too bad no video to watch: http://www.think-aboutit.com/ufo/apollo_12_sightings.htm Maybe LunaCognita can get his hands on that File Roll 8032
http://www.realufos.net/2012/03/phoenix-flash-of-light-mystery-solved.html
I've got no problem with discounting these absurd hypotheses at first sight, but only after they have been considered, however briefly. I didn't advocate accepting them without evidence - merely considering, and appreciating your lack of knowledge and the vast, dark expanse of possible theories.
More like close up blur.
But... I'm a lil disappointed that they did not make up any BS really. \n\n> The Earth is hollow, here is some CGI.
Well played, sir!
oh right on. I'm just chillin. It's always nice to know there are fellow believers in the area, or at least people that take interest in the subject. \n\nHave you had any of your own paranormal experiences? 
It's not mystical. It's right in front of your face...all of your faces! It's been there all along...for more than a thousand years. Almost everything you've been taught from birth is at most a cluster of half-truths. If you acknowledge the one and only true truth, that we really know nothing, then you have to admit that what WE have labeled as LAWS are really nothing more than a bare grip on a few patterns that we have observed for the last 5000 years that have panned out pretty close to the same....which is only a fraction of a blink of an eye....and only what we are able to observe with our limited perspective.\n\n You can tear apart anything...take it out of context...and present another out-of-context idea to counter it. But what you don't realize is that they all exist! They can and they do whether you like it or not. Whether it agrees with what you call science or not. It all exists. If you continue to allow yourself to be confined to what you can sense you will never grow. \n\n \n
I must be clairvoyant because I totally saw that coming.
Popper's point is that it must be "a priori" falsifiable, that is, the problem is with statements that cannot be falsified *in theory*. Statements that can be falsified in theory but are hard to in practice are not "invalid" - though I will agree with you they are somewhat problematic.\n\nI must clarify where our disagreement is here, because I may have explained myself poorly. If you claim "extraterrestrial life exists", and the universe is infinite, then your claim is not falsifiable, and thus not scientific. The same claim in a finite universe, though, is falsifiable; I agree with you that it is problematic (because extremely hard to falsify), but it is still *different* in principle with the claim "God exists" (which is not falsifiable, given the common definitions of God, even in a finite universe).\n\nThe claim "extra terrestrial life is very likely" though, is falsifiable both in a finite and infinite universe, and it is not that far in the future for our technology to falsify. We are already starting to discover Earth-like planets, though our ability to see what's going on them is very limited. But, it's not inconceivable that we will find a lot of Earth-like planets, and that we will eventually be able to tell whether there can be life on them; then, if it turns out that all the planets we find have no life, and we've found a good amount of them, we must conclude that life is *not* likely.\n\nI agree I'm being somewhat vague... but I hope it is clear the distinction I'm trying to make with the "God exists" statement.
So American skeptics are sexist because other Americans are. What a dog shit stupid article.
Ok, how about an analogy then?\n\nLet's say you've never had chocolate before.  I could tell you all about it, show you all the research available on how it effects your body, your brain, your pancreas, even your mood.  I could tell you all about the different varieties of chocolate, the different uses for it, etc.  But all that is just information in light of the taste of chocolate, the *experience* of it.  You have to taste it to truly know how awesome it is, to know the truth of the information you've received about it. \n\n Do you understand?  Don't be a sheep!  There's more to truth that scientific evidence, which in truth is really selective anecdotal evidence.\n\n
Yes, let's keep it glitchy, real glitchy.
Yes. Laugh a little!
Though I bet if you asked RP, he'd casually dismiss it. \n\nHe is interesting because he will bluntly dismiss things that his supporters believe and they still like him. He just sticks to his own message. 
Calories in - calories out.\n\nIt's that simple. 
Agreed. The posts from when this subreddit started are a good example, along with the stories on the original thread that sparked gitm. 
Similar, because military air targets look alike? http://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/s4bi4/latest_st_petersburg_ufos_are_military_targets/ I don't understand why this is being ignored by r/UFOs. 
If anyone else is interested here are her books in pdf for [free](http://www.jeffpolachek.com/kt-books) approved by her husband.\n\nAs others have stated they are very well written and I would recommend watching some of her videos/interviews also as she is equally well spoken, thorough and genuinely believable.
dave syndrome (not a real syndrome)
The World Trade Center was bombed by terrorists in 1993, so after that it became a natural target for fiction writers to use in plots. The largest building in the largest city is a natural target anyway.\n\nWith computers coming online in the late 90s, there were a lot of articles about nefarious people taking over various kinds of computer related vehicles and landmarks.(everything from planes, trains, to dams and the powergrid)\n\n
Here's [one of many ways](http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/may/12/psychic-claims-james-randi-paranormal) in which this has already been accomplished.
"My" vaccinated doesn't mean that it's safe to encounter walking disease vectors. Few vaccines are 100% effective, so we rely on under individuals also having lowered susceptibility.
You do not have to pretend like you're taking a journey outside your physical body in order to find meaning in life.
Park can mean playground in some cases. 
If I thought I was getting abducted frequently I would probably try and get a gps implant that has a log file. That way I'd be able to see if I actually left the planet(surface).
Thanks!
isnt basically littering?
If I were you, I'd let him know that fluoride is found naturally in most water sources, and in a few places the natural concentration is FAR higher than the amount in tap water. If it's a government conspiracy, they're doing a pretty shitty job at it since nature outdoes them sometimes.
That's cool, but it's also a year old. If authentic, awesome. If not, well then, back to work.\n\nI went to the NSA's main webpage, and into their public files, and searched "key ufo" and that was the first thing that came up, so yes, this really is on the NSA's webpage.\n\nMy big question currently is how to determine if the messages were of Earthly origin or not. Was the term "extraterrestrial message" hastily come to before a more mundane explanation could be proven? How would one go about "vetting" this?
Definition from Wikipedia: "Patriotism is a devotion to one's country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy. In a generalized sense applicable to all countries and peoples, patriotism is a devotion to one's country.\n\nIt is a related sentiment to nationalism."\n\nPatriotism goes beyond simply loving the place you live in. At least according to this definition.
You're concerned about Osama Bin Laden's human rights?
Now, now skeeter, folks don't want no trouble here.
It looks like a dead fly.
Well, on re-reading it didn't impress that much admittedly.  But very cogent arguments on this site generally.
more than*
U.S. Government here.  \n\nDo not - I repeat - do *not* watch this video.\n\n
Devil'sAdvocate quote:\n\n> Serendipity: That's the cosmic joke. I can give out a zillion and nine ideas a second, but I can't keep any for myself. Her quirky sense of humor.
its not news, its cnn.
First of all these " Ghost Hunters " don't have a clue on how to catch a ghost. At one? These's people should have only on person go into the dark scary house with a camera and a recording device. Walk in every room and be fearful. ( They smell fear ) it's more likely one would have an " Encounter " with thoses rules implied while looking for Paranormal Entities. 
Yup perfect Thanks.  I wrote that after a 50 hour bout of insomnia.  So yes, grammer cancer.
Good point, that didn't occur to me.\n\nWhile it's true that this may be a much-needed confidence booster, he's really treating this as a magic bullet of sorts. It's especially the idea he keeps talking about that he's "studying female psychology", when what he's really doing is having interesting conversations where he pays attention to what the girls are saying.\n\nWhat differs from the conversations is that he immediately categorizes them in categories of vagueness similar to that of horoscopes. I get the sense he's objectifying women in a really silly way.
Now we're just starting to go in circles.
More likely situation: He has tiny cameras implemented in all facets of your daily life and watches you... always.
Is there video of the moths? I would love to see an actual video comparison
My check is late though...
They're weather balloons!\n\nSeriously, could any video analysts give an opinion on these? I just want to know if they're hoaxes or not. And then we can move from there.
Can't find the links to the papers atm, but several of my college professors (including an epidemiologist and a biochemist) were fairly well convinced of this, and I did read some decent studies (the ones I can't remember the names of), so I tend to think this is probably true.
If the company is really selling a product without telling anyone its ingredients, I think that's a major problem, and you could potentially make lots of trouble for them if you choose to seriously go after them for it.\n\nI know that homeopathic products typically don't contain the active ingredient any more, but that obviously depends on the dilution.  I've seen homeopathic producs with 3DH dilution, which is only 1 in 1000.\n\nThat is still rather beside the point, because you could present yourself as a concerned believer.  After all, believers are the target market, and they are the ones who should be most concerned about what is in the remedy and how it was prepared.\n\nPut yet another way, if this company can get away with selling a product without telling people what's in it, that suggests there's a regulatory loophole that could be exploited to sell fake product elsewhere.
I still don't understand how the global warning thing went from a general consensus that it was real in the 80s to the current situation where suddenly people pop up to claim it's not happening. I remember there used to be no controversy at all about global warming (except disagreements over how fast it would happen, which is fair enough). 
This happened to me a few times before.  \nWhen your grandmother said that she'll go get the envelope, she probably did go. However, you probably didn't notice because you were occupied doing something like talking to your mom. After your grandmother brought back the envelope and set it on the table, she sat back down in the same place she was before she got up. During this time, you were probably still talking to your mom about something. You look at the table and you see the envelope. You didn't really have a sense of time because you were too busy talking, so it seemed like it only has been several seconds.  \nI'm not saying this could be the reason, but I've experienced things like this too.
soul groups?
Conspiracy Theory: anti Chick-fil-A guy made up that account so he could reply to it, exposing it as fake, and make Chick-fil-A look worse.
Where or how do I apply!?
> Magnetic fields cannot produce energy \n\nSays it all. So long. It's fine even if you don't respond. 
What? He had no choice in the perfume that was chosen.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." arthur c clarke\n\nthere is no "real" magic. you must understand that, even if this day and age may look incredible, the scientific knoledge may look unbelievable, we haven't even scratch the surface of understandig the universe and humanity has almost 0 percent of the ammount of knoledge that can be obtain in the hole universe. tomorrow we can discover something that would completly shatter the physics theories of today, and would look like magic now. but it would also be science.
I personally have used the cold-eze and the zicam. Both work quite well on a cold.
Yep, starting off by calling the other side's argument "bullshit" gives the other side a very good reason to disregard everything the sceptic says after that.
You don't even need an aviation or video expert.  It is obvious it is "aliens".  Where is that guy with the hair when you need him?
Define a 'non-corporeal entity' and how the existence of such a thing has been measured.
I don't think ignorance is genetic. It can be cured with education.
My mom owned a herbal medicine/homeopathic/natural beauty store on both coasts when I was younger. I worked at them for years until they went under after 9/11. I still remember a lot about homeopathy and herbal medicine.
Which specific claims by the manufacturer do you take issue with?  I have done zero research into the effects of alkalized water in diet.  I doubt their claim about weight loss, for example, is anything but marketing, but presumably it could have *some* measurable effect, no?
> as for claiming I'm somehow bein closed minded like a "creationist", well firstly fuck you\n\nI didn't say you're being closed minded, I said you were using a similar argument. Go back and re-read your original comment, since it doesn't seem that you've noticed what I was replying to.\n\n> name calling\n\nNo, not name calling. You were actually using that creationist argument.
Most developed countries have an average life expectancy of ~75-80 years, and the world average in 2010 was around 70. Not sure why you think he was making it up.\n\nFTL travel isn't possible with our current model of the universe. Unless you think there's a hole in the theory of special relativity you'd like to point out.\n\nIf they have these cloaking devices, why are there pictures/videos of UFOs? Unless you think all the sightings are a hoax but there are still aliens observing us.\n\nFTL travel would break physical laws. And there is no "warping" laws. They're called laws for a reason.
thats fucking funny
are you sure about these "ice particles"? They were described as being miles in diameter in relationship to the length of the tether and depth of field analysis. If NASA has officially deemed them ice particles, I think it might be a coverup. If NASA officially declared something a UFO, the gov't would not like that one bit. ice particles = swamp gas  
yea me too on both parts.  She says a few of them have asked her for help.  She told me one story about how one of her friends husband or very long term BF, been a while can't really remember, died in a car accident.  The friend was having a hard time getting over it and one day my gf saw him walking with her.  He noticed she could see him and told her to tell his ex something that was very personal and that only he would know to her to let her know that he would always love her so she could move on.  When my gf told her, I dont know what it was she wouldn't tell me, she says her friend lit up and just started crying.  Two months later she was dating again.   Has anything like that happened with your gf?
I think you might be confusing "accepting a position" with "not being skeptical". Being skeptical doesn't mean we never accept a position on any matter - for example, when issues of evolution or climate change pop up we fall in line with the evidence available, we do not adopt a position of hyperskepticism where we assume that maybe all the scientists are wrong. \n\nIn other words, if people in the skeptic community are "automatically" trusting GM technology and food, then I agree that that is being unskeptical. However, I assume most people have researched the topic to the best of their abilities and found that the evidence is pretty clear so there is no need to be especially untrusting.  
What if they closed it so that they could perform their own rituals? 
I see that Richard Dolan is one of the authors, he does a lot of good research. However, I can see this being quickly dismissed since Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (a much better way of wording "UFO" in a White House petition, in my opinion) are of little concern to most while the US's economy is in the crapper.
It is definitely possible to overdose on bullshit.
FWIW: The first image is a KFC promotion where the viewer is invited to look for the hidden image, and subsequently win a free sandwich.  The other is from a well-known tongue-in-cheek (tongue-in-where?) series that has made its rounds a number of times on Reddit.\n\nFor $20 this author demonstrates he cannot tell truth from fiction.
I've always wanted one :'(
> There is contradictory evidence, namely that OBL has been dead for sometime now. I posted it irt to another commenter in this thread so I won't repost it here.\n\nWell if you wont bother to repeat it I wont bother to reply to this.\n\n> First off, you've got the whole in-groupthink out-groupthink dynamic going on\n\nRidiculous. Which in group? The 50% Republicans that hate him? Or the 20% college douche Libertarians that sort of hate him?\n\n> Thus, if a leader comes out and says a false thing that is not immediately obvious as false, everyone will believe it until otherwise proven, as the costs of skepticism is ostracization from the group. \n\nThis analogy doesn't apply to Bin Laden at all. If Obama were found to be fabricating this the GOP would descend on him like a pack of slathering wolves.\n\n> you ought to look at the policies being pursued by the mouth-piece. Those policies like TSA checkpoints, continuation of wars against enemies who are now just mad as hell that we got their leader, etc etc are all helped along by an announcement like this\n\nHow are the anti Bin Laden policies furthered by his death? you could argue this both ways pointlessly This makes no sense. I seriously doubt Obama spends his night contemplating how to further increase TSA checkpoint coverage in any case.\n\n> Not to mention the pure fact that it helps distract from the imminent insolvency of the Federal Government.\n\nSo does the Trump shit but it doesn't carry the enormous risk of blowing up in your face.\n\nYou leave me unconvinced.\n\n
[mfw this subreddit exists](http://i.imgur.com/Sf9aX.gif)
I hope the Science article breaks the numbers down by region and public versus private schooling. Either way, these numbers are way, way off from what I would have expected, and very disappointing.
Hrrmmm you do not seem to get the point: an anecdote is just that: it can never be considered evidence because of all the biases and psychological problems associated with self-reporting. Michael Shermer has a few articles on them. Read them:\n\n[How Anecdotal Evidence Can Undermine Scientific Results](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-anecdotal-evidence-can-undermine-scientific-results)\n\n[Patternicity: Finding Meaningful Patterns in Meaningless Noise - Why the brain believes something is real when it is not](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=patternicity-finding-meaningful-patterns)\n\nANd it seems a book of him is on Scribd. Try it:\n\n[Michael Shermer - Why People Believe Weird Things](http://www.scribd.com/doc/23254168/Michael-Shermer-Why-People-Believe-Weird-Things)
Depending on your interpretation of the question, that could mean the end of the world. Funtastic's not wrong, they're just reading the question a little different from you.
If I'm not mistaken (and it's been about 10 years since I played seriously), Stradivarius essentially defined what we see today as the modern violin.  It was his technique and design that paved the way for replicas.\n\nI'm going to have to start playing again...  it's been about a year since I picked up my Electric.
This (somewhat sketchy) site has frames from multiple cameras.\n\nhttp://www.openminds.tv/ufo-disclosure-chilean-style-896/
I wish Maher wasn't so full of shit, when it comes to that topic.\n\nHe makes so much sense on politics and atheism; it hurts to see him lose reason like this.
Well said.
This would be better if they said it was an inverse relationship.  Jenny McCarthy's fame has most definitely not been on the rise.  
I like that interpretation.
It's a helicopter.
Full of shit.
Oh. \n\nYou're on. \n\nSoon as I get home off the road in making /r/randomactsofbananabread so we can all share in the bounty of truly delicious, export-grade banana foods :p
It's not "technically" a scam. But it's basically a scam.
Here's my problem. Yes it is cool footage, but how is there not a single news article about this? This MUST have been a mass sighting (if real), so why not a single tweet, a single local blog, if people have nice digital camera, they almost certainly are privy to the internet as well. Not one article I could find, if anyone cares to sway my feelings, feel free to cite something. 
I mention an actual study, and you counter with nothing, yet upvotes. \n\nHumans are omnivorous as evidenced by our teeth, digestive system, and dietary nutritional needs. Vegetarianism is the unnatural choice. But you're right, go ahead and defend it with anecdotes and talk. 
I don't think you understand what homeopathy means...
Ask her for the studies that support Satan's involvement in... anything.
Who Didn't see some bull shit coming?\n
It's fantastic that you've taken the time to directly reply, and I and I'm sure the rest of us here appreciate it and wish to convey our gratitude. Hopefully the emails that resulted from my post have been more constructive than irritating. I would like, if I may, to invite your comment on the two TEDx speakers that led to my decision to encourage people to email you. [Here](http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2010/12/ted-quacks.html) and [here](http://kfolta.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/ted-you-can-do-better.html). What is your opinion on this sort of content? Is there a place for it under the TED umbrella?\n\nI think that the prevailing attitude towards the TED brand strongly connects it to expertise and intellectual rigour. Though I realise that TEDx does not operate in the same way as TED proper, and that the TEDx wordmark as a footnote explaining that 'x = independently organised TED event', I don't think that the separation is quite so clear as you would like. And I do think that TED remains, by association, an important arbiter of quality control. To express my thoughts by way of a metaphor, retail outlets have no direct responsibility for the manufacture of the store-brand items they sell, and yet would still be the first port of call if there was a product issue. And similarly, if store-brand items became notorious for poor quality, sales at the retail outlet would likely suffer as a result. As you mentioned, few talks have provoked this sort of concern and discussion before, but I'm sure you and I both want TED to continue to grow so as to bring knowledge to more people, and this sort of issue will only become more common, particularly if pseudoscientific fringe-interest movements try to use TEDx to legitimize themselves.\n\nYou've made clear that there are too many TEDx events for TED to scrutinize individual speakers. Having not applied to organize a TEDx event myself, I don't know what the precise terms and conditions are, but they might need to be tightened, if not to prevent pseudoscientific talks from occurring in the future (which is likely close to impossible with the current TED/TEDx structure) then at least to defend TED as an organisation when they do. Obviously simply demanding 'no pseudoscience' would achieve little - it would not discourage snake-oil salesmen who believe in the integrity of their pseudoscience, but it may discourage speakers who do legitimate, empirical and falsifiable work that is nonetheless out of the spotlight. There could be other directions that contractual regulation could go in, though. As I said, I don't know the current Ts and Cs so I can't be more constructive than that.\n\nI could be being overly simplistic, in which case I apologize. I do hope, though, that you find a way to protect TED's quality and prestige long into the future. "A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was."  
"I see that I'm going to fail this test"
Want to know the truth about 9-11, this is the truth: the towers never existed, the state created all the images using advanced computer programs, they control the media so that part was easy too. Want to know more? the 9-11 truth movement was created by the government so they could use the money that people provided to that organization to finance the Afghanistan war. That's why you should join the 9-11 super truth movement, wake up!
I'm really surprised this pretty much died in r/skeptic. I guess anti-religious sentiment trumps scientific criticism.
Fuck can you just let me believe in this one thing and aliens... please
Um..get a new battery?  (and why do people never ask mysterious entities for next weeks lottery numbers?)
You bet!
Actually there is only one. Claims require evidence. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. 
Not directly, but like Grimp0teuthis said, if it causes him to not seek real treatment, then it can.
I admit that I see what you all are saying by humans being apes.\nAs ape being a category.\n\nMy problem and what I am saying I guess... I think =/\n\nI see [this](http://images.pictureshunt.com/pics/g/giant_ape-7631.jpg) as an ape and [this](http://perfectstateuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/human3dbody.jpg) as a human... And I know they aren't the same.
I disagree.  If there is no proven disadvantages or something and only advantages. Then people should have to waste their money to avoid it.
Not sure about the alt-med connection. Nasal lavage is an effective way to clear obstructions (mucus, blood, etc).\n\nBest piece of advice right here:\n\n>Thus the new warning from Louisiana: If using a neti pot or other nasal irrigation device, use distilled or filtered water. Keeping the device clean is crucial, too, Ratard says. \n\nIf the water and the pot are both sterile, it's perfectly safe to use, but if either the water or the pot are not sterile, they can transmit infectious agents, of which N. fowleri is one of the more shocking examples.
I think it's amusing that Alex Jones was featured prominently in Austin, TX's Richard Linklater's film Waking Life. Linklater and Robert Rodriguez are good friends and  work together through frequently through the Texas Film Commission... you'd think he wouldn't want to burn bridges with other big Austin entertainment icons.
I hear all kinds of conspiracies, like, they've had free energy since the 40s. Now, I'm not at all saying that is true, but, imagine if it was. Imagine if they kept oil just to make money, and post disclosure, everything became free. This is absolutely the best case scenario, but think about how possible it is. Nothing but good will come out of it, at any rate.
He believes the bell existed but it was not a vehicle. Debunks Antarctic base.
This. No B12 and you get anemia, a damaged nervous system, and/or brain damage. Thus, vegetarians are brain damaged and explains the HuffPo author's flawed argument.
You know what's always bothered me? Why does gold have an inherent value? Sure there's a limited supply, but at the end of the day, it's only worth what people decide it's worth. If everyone stopped using it for investment wouldn't its value drop to whatever it's worth as a corrosion free conductor?
I'm surprised I haven't heard the 9/11 truthers yet on the fact that the order was to kill and not to capture.  I'd think they would be all over that bit.
Science doesn't deny its own repeated history of being utterly and disastrously wrong, then making some new discovery or connection and updating its opinions accordingly.
Well, it tends to ease off as you get older, he was horny like a 14-year-old who just discovered porn.  He was partially blind due to macular degeneration, but a girl *could not* walk into the campus pub without exciting some comment from him.  He was pretty SAP on top of it.
I'm going to be honest and say I did not get what the hell he is talking about.
What is it on about when it talks about DEAD and LIVING food?
Wow I'm pretty sure that I had the exact same confusion early in my childhood. Maybe I was in that same universe and saw the wrong meaning.
It's not a fatal dose if he doesn't die, headline author...
Rereading the above, I understand finally. You're saying that my ancient brain is doped out from too much meditation and that as a result, I am dubious, passive-aggressive, irrational, and above all, obtuse.\n\nWell, it might be the TM, or it might just me being old and tired (I'm 20-30+ years older than you, I believe).\n\nYou should see the "before" picture.
Hey could you throw me a link that proves Steven Greer is a tool?\n I read some stuff awhile back that i wanted to show a friend Greers dishonesty.
Ah thank you for mentioning the Rendlesham case. Even if It's not immediately relevant the familiarity of this case was bugging me.
If you need friendly reminders of "how to think" you are probably in a cult - o00oo00oo00o
I kind of skipped around the video. At around the 40/45 minute mark he starts talking about leaky gut and inflammation. I'm not super familiar with this but I did see one paleo site try to say that autism is caused by this sort of thing, and instantly my quack radar dinged.\n\n
I wonder how this applies to the dream state... I'm working on conditioning myself to have more lucid dreams. I have never tried to control time in a dream; consider dropping things or throwing things in a lucid dream and trying to adjust the flow of time purely by thought.
Whatever.
>DJ wasn't hostile and your claims about him denying harassment has ever happened and blaming women have be debunked. These are based on misinformation from blog threads, not DJ's actual words.\n\nDo you have any links citing this?  Because everything I've read says the opposite.\n\n>THAT is when it's worth voicing you feel safe. It doesn't mean you don't care about addressing the problems women have had--just that the manner their advocates have escalated the discussion into harmful name-calling, demonising people, and having a with-us or against-us mentality.\n\nNo, they **RESPONDED** to demonizing people (see: Rebecca Watson), and having an with-us or against-us mentality that insisted harassment had to be hushed up.
That's good to hear. I recall being very annoyed with that episode of *Bullshit!*, since as I recall they didn't even interview climatologists who supported AGW. I think they had some journalism professor as the face of AGW.
To be, a portion of the paranormal is belief. in most cases, if you deny the possibility of something, you don't really let it happen,  If you spend your time systematically saying that every floating object is a hoax, edited footage, photoshop, doctored, strings and mirrors etc...  you'll never see the ghostly hand carrying it, y'know?  Not that we should accept everything whole sale, of course.\n\nAnyway...   as for which story... I couldn't tell you which ones off hand.  I tend to binge read everything on there, then not go back for a few months.  Let's see.. I remember reading one which was..  ah..  it was basically someone reflecting about the house he'd lived in as a kid...  he had a few encounters, but mostly they were 'walking in the hallway outside his room"  or such, or the dog reacting strangely.  It resonated strongly with me because it reminded me a lot of a house I knew as a child...  so much so a part of me wondered if the author was someone I knew.  (it wasn't)   ...  they tend to be the more subtle stories.  the paranormal rarely comes crawling down the walls dripping blood and gurgling as it reaches for your throat.\n\nAs for my own paranormal experiences...  The house I grew up in had a 'friendly ghost' in it.  They frequently moved things when no one was looking ("where are my car keys? ... .. oh, here they are, on top of the TV where I never, ever, set them because it's so out of the way.")  ... the house was 90 years old, and had seen many people and many faces.  More than that, the property itself was.. Hmm..  In Hawaii, where I grew up, there's not a lot of land.  Where I lived, not too far from the sea, was a good place for fishing.  My home was constructed, very likely, on a place where people had lived, and died, through the ages.  About 100 feet from my home, a house was being constructed when I was a kid -- they had to stop because they uncovered native hawaiian bones that had to be respectfully relocated. ....  The house there.. it never felt... empty.  There was no maliciousness, the darkness seemed friendly (unlike my current home, in the continental US, where the darkness is.... suffocating sometimes.) ...  some nights you could hear the rhythmic thumping of drums rolling down off the mountains. .... . most of the time, it was one of our rich and fancy neighbors having a big party... but....  There was also the time I saw a figure walking through the yard--pale and glowing faintly--in the middle of the night as a kid.  \n\nThe house I mentioned before that was being constructed was eventually built, but the owner's wife refused to live there and my dad became the caretaker.  It was always a bright white place, but you were definetly never alone in that house.  the alarms would go off for no reason, the motion sensors would show people in other rooms constantly, things would be moved or missing...  (little things!  the house wans't ever furnished, so it'd be the soda can you left on the counter, or something.) \n\nSecond hand...  my best friend and his friends have shared with me numerous experiences that they've had over the years.  for a while they were... very determined supernatural chasers..  and I've heard multiple accounts of the same event from multiple perspectives.  There was a time when I'd first met them when we went out 'ghost hunting'... and went for a walk..    about 10 of us....  and while *I* never saw anything, several of the peopel around me did and they described things in the woods around us.  They all described the same things.  That night they described things off in the trees that they would continue to see and comment on for several years to come.  Shadow people in the trees... ...  though I remember being most impressed by the description of something much more.. mundane that they all agreed on.  a family had been standing at the end of the path near the railroad tracks, dressed for traveling, in a historical fashion.  They were standing near a bench that very gently beckoned you to come sit on it.  They each, separatly, described it the same way.  \n\nThen there was hell house.  ....  I would talk about hell house but the stories honestly sound like the plot to a horror movie.  No death or injury, generally, but a lot of terror.  Needless to day, like stupid teenagers, they poked at it repeatedly over the years, in part because they knew the kid who's family owned it (and wasn't living there) ...  it was.. a terrifying place, and  I am both sad and glad I never got to visit.  But these were generally very.. vivid manifestations.  The floor moving, sounds, things like the front door glass breaking without making a sound, illusions, and some distortion of the brain or reality..  (as in, making a distance seem much longer then it is) and similar.  at least one case of possession too.  (my friend -- who was very 'spiritually open' at the time, and has since realized what a stupid thing he was doing and started to protect himself)  ...  \n\n
Unfortunately Cuban is a Loose Change supporter: http://freethoughtblogs.com/tokenskeptic/2012/11/27/nba-challenged-by-mark-cuban-for-these-sham-balance-bracelets/
My guess: It wasn't a "WHOMP" sound you heard. Rather, it was the sound of a thousand voices shouting "Whop!"\n\nThe smoke is from the white aliens with cricket bats landing in their space ship. You probably just don't remember what happened between the time you met them and you guys all got back in the car.
It is too bad the article is so sparse with details. Anyone with a subscription to "Journal of NeuroImage"?\n\nAnyone?
That's a new one on me.  The only dry brushing I knew of is a painting technique.
" The original jewmanist blog I linked was wrong about RW using the words rape apologist and sister punisher about Stef McGraw but I don't see much of a substantive difference between that and what she actually said."\n\nPlease dont tell me you call yourself a sceptic?
It's staying completely in orbit, along with the station, and spins around, just as the laws of physics state that it should...  I want to believe, but this really isn't a UFO, so to speak.  More like...an unidentified, flying, million dollar piece of equipment.
They're not?
Case in point. Exactly what I expected. 
Either you have no clue how logic, evidence, or the burden of proof works, or you're trolling, or both.\n\nI said\n\n>"**if** no one outside NOAA is able to replicate exactly what has been done."\n\nYou then put words in my mouth (again)\n\n>Why make a claim (i.e. that no one is able to replicate the results) if you can't support it?\n\nThe question you need to answer: How could anyone claim to have replicated an apparent *bug* in a homogenization program when:\n\n1. The code is unavailable\n\n2. There's evidence that changes are actively being made. \n\nAlso, it's clear to me that you're simply raising a diversion because you have nothing substantive to say.\n\nGood day, archiesteel.\n\n\n\n
See that's what I thought. I thought maybe I was missing something. haha
Woah +1\n\nBTW, you can add some "." to make it more readable
it's much like which is the least bad, rape or murder? Well ok, hyperbole. How about which is the least bad, telling a lie or not telling the truth?
Yet weightlifting suits are allowed for the applicable events, and [they definitely boost performance](http://www.theironden.com/powerlifting-training-strength-techniques/8196-how-much-will-dl-suit-add-your-dead-lift.html).
We can be more confident that Mark Twain wrote *Huckleberry Finn* than we can that Homer wrote *The Iliad*.  We have photos of Samuel Clemens, there are lots of legal documents which refer to him, he had children, and so on.  By comparison, we can't even be sure there was "a" Homer.\n\nIf you live in a bureaucratic society with a certain minimum level of technology, you leave a paper trail, which increases the amount of documentation many times over.
So what do you think that would happen if you apply the scientific thinking to your religious beliefs? Do you think they would pass the examination? \n\nDo you think that there is a problem in applying the scientific method to religious claims?
TNF is an actual cytokine and part of your body's natural immunology. It does activate macrophages and white blood cells to fight off infections. However, the idea that bananas increase it is false, I don't know of any studies showing it. Even if they did exist, it likely wouldn't affect your immune system's end result in any appreciable way.
>But the school decided they couldn't print it, because it would ***offend teachers in the junior school who use Brain Gym.***             \n        \nWhat the everloving fuck?
Peer review:\n\n"Hey Bob! C'mere an takalookathis! Tell me whatchathink."
My college education (I have a BPhl in general studies) was mostly in psychology/sociology at a university that was experimentally-oriented in those departments, but I currently am a violin maker. I have always been interested in comparative religion, trying to sort out, from as neutral of a position as possible (over the years I've wavered both directions from an agnostic position), what might be truth and what's mankind's fantasy. In the last 10-15 years that interest has expanded into subjects that most consider paranormal, because of the obvious tie-ins with traditional religions.\n\nIt's an interesting question you put about "waiting to be convinced that the paranormal COULD be true". If you do your homework, you should be able to find that there's a very wide range of research proving a variety of "paranormal" phenomena. So is your question perhaps how many people have had personal evidence that convinced them? I have looked at understand quite a bit of the research, but have very little personal experience; nevertheless, I choose to believe a lot of the research, and am convinced that some paranormal phenomena are real. \n\nI do not find paranormal phenomena to be incompatible with science, and I understand that many physicists, in particular, are willing to allow that, as well. The best of good science is its open reception to new ideas, and the willingness to examine them fairly.
You're forgetting the first bullet point. I wasn't only talking about *you*.  Thinker29 has much more to gain from that kind of discussion (and in a roundabout way, so do you).  Ridiculing him isn't going to help though.  Why not question him a little and let him try to work it out?\n\nFor best results, tone down the sarcasm and at least try to feign scientific interest.  Imagine Homeopathy is a bad fantasy book: it has made-up rules that actually contradict themselves. If you can let Thinker29 find those contradictions for you, Homeopathy can destroy itself from the inside without need of any kind of faith in actual scientific research (which is something Homeopaths obviously don't have).
It's just water that someone said some words about.\n\nHere's an interesting case: I have a bottle of water made by The Lost Abbey Brewery. They have an "abbey" theme, of course, and so use a fancy cross as a logo. They have a bottle of water that is bottled in a beer bottle called "Holy Water" that was "blessed" before it was bottled. It's what they serve at the brewery if you ask for some water. Should I be blocked from selling it on ebay? If so/not, should anyone really be blocked from selling water if someone else wants to buy it?
YEESSS
is that quote from you on this very page since that is what you linked to?
Yes, my mom couldn't make us peanut butter sandwiches when we were kids because just handling it is very irritating and puts her at risk of ingesting some.  \n\nThe imaginary peanut allergies are actually really annoying to me, because it's going to make people stop taking anyone seriously when they say they have an allergy, thereby putting people with real allergies more at risk.  I really wish people would stop.
If this is a troll then it's a really dedicated one. Page through his comment history. He's also pretty active in /r/conspiracy.
gwen stefani, actually.  :/
It was a freaking power outage.  Do you think UFOs are behind your power going out whenever it happens?
I'm sure Nostradamus predicted this attack, and someone will be quoting the applicable quatrains any minute now.
Pics or it didn't happen
Well, yesterday, you posted about a different experience you had with a [door opening by itself](http://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/tr5ey/anyone_now_what_this_could_be/) when you were 6 or 7 years old. I put a bit of effort into [helping explain it](http://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/tr5ey/anyone_now_what_this_could_be/c4p4yog) with known phenomena, to which you replied: "Oh."\n\nWhen I replied to this childhood experience of yours, I was assuming you had already looked into the alternative, worldly explanations I had offered in my reply to your other childhood experience.\n\nConsidering all available possibilities, what do *you* think the opening door and the moving curtain was? 
> unless POTUS or the prime minister of some significant country comes out and says so\n\nOne of Nixon's statement was pretty telling, IMO:\n\n> "I'm not at liberty to discuss the government's knowledge of extraterrestrial UFO's at this time. I am still personally being briefed on the subject."\n\nThe quote certainly doesn't prove that UFOs are extraterrestrial in origin, but it does suggest that the phenomenon was (and probably still is) taken very seriously by our military. Although that's not the Air Force's public opinion on the subject, of course.\n\nThen, there's Jackie Gleason's wife [stated that he gained access to Homestead Air Force Base through President Nixon, and there viewed dead alien bodies](http://www.presidentialufo.com/richard-nixon/87-jackie-gleasons-wife-talks). If the story could only be corroborated...\n\nHarry Truman also [stated that the UFO 'problem' was discussed during various meetings](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4MImutKnwI&feature=related). He also said:\n\n> "I can assure you that flying saucers, given that they exist, are not constructed by any power on earth."\n\nJimmy Carter stated he [saw a UFO with 25 other people.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f52KkM9i33c)\n\nGerald Ford said:\n\n> "...I strongly recomment that there be a committee investigation of the UFO phenomena. I think we owe it to the people to establish credibility regarding UFOs and to produce the greatest possible enlightenment on this subject."\n\nHe was never POTUS, but [John Podesta](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Podesta), the former White House Chief of Staff under Clinton, called for the government [to open the books](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0dwa9wIhuU) on what they know about the UFO phenomenon.\n\ntl;dr - Presidents have talked about UFOs but still no one listens.
>Is it out of the realm of possibility that their is a neuro-feedback mechanism involving the stimulation of specific pressure points on the body that might have some sort of systemic, if only temporary effect?\n\nYes, countless efficacy studies have found there to be a complete lack of any medical benefit. Do try to keep up, this is /r/skpetic after all.\n\n>All I am saying, is that their is virtually no harm in acupuncture\n\nSave for parting some foolish mother with money that would be better spent on some other child-related expense, not to mention letting some quack fondle her child and paying just for the privilege.\n\n>If so, are experimental cancer treatments silly?\n\nWhy are you trying to conflate acupuncture with medicine?  There's a great difference between scientific inquiry into new medical treatments vs. nonsensical woo which has been debunked again and again for decades.
Thanks!
What's the reason that 4th gen is so far off? Is it lack of an energy initiative to make it happen? Is it scientific hurdles? Is it the problem of actually funding a new nuclear power plant?
> ... obesity-causing sugars ...\n\nSo... any kind of sugar?  ಠ\\_ಠ  \nMy bias senses are tingling.
My life! What happened to my life?!!
Do this. Please report back when you have.
You can taste a scent?
[I'll just leave this here...](http://imgur.com/zkAFM)
Weeeee! Great show!
Well, that'll be a quick read.
Also that thing that happened in Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon.
I now know why Flavor Flav wore that big clock around his neck.
Can you tell me it doesn't?
definitely a ghost
Terrible documentary, NO real evidence, just a bunch of he said - she said, manipulative music, promotes the world-wide government cover-up theory. Lowers the bar in UFO research.
That sounds really cool! Seriously cool! Makes you wonder just how the hell something like that could actually fly. Thanks for sharing.\n\nEven after all of these years my wife and I have only told one very close couple about what we saw because people can be so judgmental. What do say you know? We saw black triangles one night? Or in your case an "orange egg"? It's not a great neighborhood conversation starter when can't say exactly what you've seen. As soon as they go home and close the door you can almost see them saying,"Don't let our kids play with their daughter. They're crazy or on dope." Sigh...
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Wireless/11099.html
But your vaccinated so wtf is the problem?
Here's another interesting thing I found. Not really a UFO, but still pretty cool.\n\nhttp://i.imgur.com/kHHOP.jpg
My son is intact, as are my grandsons. Mutilating male genitalia ended in my family when my parents had it done to me as an infant.
http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/pbrji/pseudoskeptics/c3o3wix
Wow... just wow. 
Ought to quit insisting?  I'd like to see how you could possibly inflate your argument to make yourself sound any more stupid, so please, tear his notion apart that this is a meteor.  Use whatever terrible logic you have to to convince yourself that this is, above all other things, a UFO.  Go ahead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Tj_l4PcPs
Does he seriously entertain any theory other than these craft are either black budget and/or extraterrestrial in nature. If not, why?
How are you supposed to protect your ownership of an idea in a true free market.
Hey, does anyone have a recent map of frequent UFO sightings? I'm itching for a roadtrip...\n\np.s: the triangolar shape objects with lights at the corners seem to be a very popular ufo model.  I remember those from way back in the 90's (X-Files, etc.)
>If free-markets aren't meritocratic then in an environment with no outside powerful influences what do you think drives product selection? My guess is price or quality.\n\nActually, that's not entirely the case:  a lot of what drives product selection is marketing.  People will buy all manner of things - regardless of price or quality - if there is a gain or advantage of some kind to be had - such as prestige or novelty.  [Here's a great show that discusses this in detail](http://www.cbc.ca/ageofpersuasion/).  In skeptic circles, a fraudulent product that is the bane of critical thinkers everywhere is the 'Power Band', a cheaply made product that does nothing that it claims to (a serious quality issue), and sells for huge money.  Yet despite its poor quality and high price, the product continues to be sold.  In other words, people are buying overpriced shit because someone told them to, not because it's affordable or of high quality.\n\n>The companies you mention in your second point are all established technology giants competing with each other, and this is pretty good for us.\n\nBut they didn't start out that way; each one of those companies - with the possible exception of Blackberry (RIM) started out as a bit player in a market dominated by a much larger company.  Or take the company Westjet for example; this company started out as a tiny budget airline in a market dominated by two national companies, Air Canada and Canadian Airlines.  They were able, thanks to a smart business model (and a bit of help in the form of Federal Tax Credits), to compete and eventually outperform the larger companies who absolutely dominated the market.  In this case in particular, it is not at all evident that the company's growth was hindered by the regulation of state-capitalism.\n\n> I suppose what I failed to elaborate on was how state-capitalist systems neutralize the possibility of small-business owners becoming powerful enough to challenge and usurp that corporation which does not please its customers\n\nThis one is a bit confusing to me, and maybe you can elaborate in this a bit.  It is my understanding that unregulated capitalism tends to edge out the small business because without any support, the small business is quickly crushed or destroyed by the larger (I'm thinking, as an example, how so many small businesses go under when their market is stolen by larger corporations like Wal-Mart).  In fact, from what I can see of the national strategies of the governments of both the United States and my home, Canada, it is government regulation and economic incentive which shelters smaller start-ups from the depredations of their larger competitors and that, without small business incentives, the 'little guy' would quickly lose out in the face of superior purchasing, productive, and marketing power.\n\n\n
No, people emailed me all of these, just like I said, with accompanying stories several years back. The OP asked for "paranormal" photos to look at. Next time I'll try to pull some Borley Rectory full body apparition footage out of my dead grandpa's shoebox in the attic for you. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter_UFO_incident
I have just finished a history degree, and one of my huge bugbears was the pseudo-claims to a 'scientific' method to studying history. Most historians had abandoned the idea midway through the 20th century and instead focused upon history as a means of understanding how people thought in the past and understanding meaning in the past. I think that history in particular can't claim to utilise scientific methods since the data has already been collected and people are only looking for post hoc explanations. This is not to denigrate my degree in anyway, but there is no true way to create a scientific test of historical theories. Even in this case, the big test is predicting social conflict in 2020, however, this would in fact prove nothing since there are multiple problems that could ruin any results, most notably confirmation bias. History is inherently unscientific, hence why it is impossible for historians to create generally accepted 'laws'.
You've just drawn a conclusion from anecdotal evidence... while complaining about anecdotal evidence.
Mr. Phil led the way.
Throw some OJ in, you got a madras goin'!
Well said.
As legitimate as a futurist can be \n\nHe doesn't make any claims that people should seriously invest in , so he's harmless at worse
The homeopathic industry makes a lot of effort to sell their products. You shouldn't be surprised if they offer courses in places like this.
good point
According to Hopi mythology, portals long closed will open in the last days of this age, and strange creatures will enter our world through them; some from the past, and some from other worlds.
> I ask what defines an "Extraordinary Claim"?\n\nAn extraordinary claim is one which does not have a sizable body of evidence already attached to it and/or has extraordinary evidence against it.  \n\n"I ate cereal for breakfast" is not an extraordinary claim.  The claim does not need extraordinary evidence to accept because it is eminently plausible, and if untrue, does not require us to overturn any critical understanding of the world.\n\n"Kennedy was killed because he released US monetary notes," on the other hand, is an extraordinary claim because, if the claim were true, it would fundamentally change our thinking about an important event in history and we would have to rewrite much of what we know.   It requires extraordinary evidence to accept it.\n\n> Oh and Unicorns are severly unlikely to exist as they are a form of Horse, an Animal of the Plains, So if they did exist they would be expected to leave Bodies around\n\nUnicorns are magical creatures, they don't die and leave bodies around.  They just look like horses because that is how they have chosen to be viewed in this plane of existence.
>The only reason that all life we have found so far has all descended from the same progenitor – the same mother of life – is because we’ve been looking for life in the same way.\n\nDisagree. A big reason that we haven't found evidence of abiogeneses that may have occurred in the past is that alternative forms may have been out-competed by DNA-based life early in the game.
Surprised no one has mentioned Bill Bryson - A Short History of Nearly Everything.
A coworker happens to have chickens, and it's really satisfying to have actually chicken-sat the chickens that are producing the eggs.\n\nBuying a steer sounds slightly more difficult, given that I live in a relatively small apartment in Philadelphia.  But yeah, one day when I have a chest freezer I'd love to be able to do something like that.
while I certainly think Libertarianism is an idealistic ideology that would never work in real life, Hobbes was talking about something totally different. He is reffering to the state of nature, which is not the same as a libertarian society.
This guy has "Flatlined"..not once, but TWICE! Because arresting is the same as the cessation of brain activity and all. His Quantum String's conversion from a point in space-time to a wave spanning all of reality wasn't directly observed, therefore he could choose to continue his life by resuming the properties of a point, like in that famous experiment. It's so simple!
I think there is a fair amount of faith involved in the ET branch of the UFO community. As a lifelong atheist, I feel I actually have a better understanding of religious faith based in my interest/belief in alien UFO's. (I personally have little interest in UFOs that are just secret spy-planes or other military craft.)     \nI'd say there is *slightly* more evidence to prove the existence of aliens than the existence of god, but both remain completely speculative through a scientific lens.      \nSo in conclusion I disagree with you. I think there are many comparisons between the religious and the UFO  communities and phenomenon.\n
Hate to be a buzzkill but:\n\n>It  was a good story and well written but unfortunately appears not to be true.  No Japanese news sources are reporting the event.\n\nSource: http://beforeitsnews.com/beyond-science/2012/12/ufo-crashes-off-okinawa-japanese-navy-secures-area-2440140.html\n\nNow this source isn't any more credible than the first imho, just before we get all excited we should consider the possibility of tomfoolery. 
Perhaps I should have said "one step above *most* other religions". Comparative religious studies is a very large subject with no real bounds... anyone could create a belief system and call it "religion" and potentially do better than Tibetan Buddhism.
Note: that list is only of acidic foods. As per it's title.
And a secret conspiracy of psychic illuminati from Atlantis in the Bermuda Triangle!
You're officially cooler than Phil :)
Alright, a couple of points.\n\nWalk up to any college student. Ask them what their religion is. Ask them what it means to them. Take a *wild guess* what the majority who proclaim atheism will state as its meaning.\n\nI, personally, have no problem with those who desire to not play the game. But don't you think your approach to the scientific method is a little... reaching? You are discounting evidence; it may be far-fetched evidence, but it exists and would be considered empirical by most objective tests.\n\nI'm a agnostic pagan, so I don't really have a problem with what anyone believes, but I have to admit that I get a little irritated by people who state, in essence, "you are wrong in your beliefs because I have faith that you are. oh, and you are an idiot for believing the way you do".
meat in general is inefficient thermodynamically and in terms of land usage when compared to crop planting and harvest yield.
Came on here to ask just that.
>Why the delay in releasing the photos?\n\nYes, that's very good point. I found this in the comments: \n\n"I’m working on writing up a full rundown of all the info we know, including the David’s location, our email correspondences, the rest of the images, theories from other cryptozoologis/sportsmen/skeptics/UFOlogists, and some strange coincidences (or not) about these supposed attacks and the history of the area. More very soon."\n\nWe'll probably are going to get a good story out of this. I'm willing to wait a couple of days. \n\nAnd plus also by the way, if you go to their main website: http://whofortedblog.com/ \nThere is another photo of a print there, but it's a small picture. It's alittle bit bigger here: [direct link to the pic](http://whofortedblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/kentuckygoblinfootprint2.jpg)\n\nAnd going back to your bear track theory. I dunno man, that's one distorted bear foot.\n\nTHE PLOT THICKENS.\n
Eh, consent is complicity as far as I'm concerned.
I don't really know if it should be considered a supplement (and if not, then what) but [xylitol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol) is demonstrably good for you. It really isn't anything new (first studies concerning the health benefits are from the early 70s) but I've gotten the impression that it's not nearly as much a part of everyday life outside of Finland as it is in here even though the benefits are quite clear.
That is a funny-ass show.  Download midgets....prepare to do my  downloading business!
I've experienced the same and it becomes quite natural over time. It's like when you're dreaming and you just 'know' how to fly around and float. Once you start using the skills they develop rather quickly.\n\nThis is all very difficult for people very grounded in the physical to accept. But many people who meditate regularly understand and can acknowledge these concepts and sensations.
Not for drugs, but for electronics and appliances, it has been.  [Underwriters Laboratories](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwriters_Laboratories).\n
Would you mind explaining what Sagan's law is? I have never heard of it, and my google searches for it have found nothing.
so, my compass work by gravity now?
Indeed. I would rather see a post where the user has done some research into the claims of <possible woo> and document what they believe to be plausible and what they believe to be Woo. Then the r/skeptic community can debate these findings.
"solved" only to a certain degree. If it's true that there are many dimensions or worlds or planes or realities or whatnot, and they all occasionally collide, that sounds like a rather flimsy multiverse. Personally, I'd hope that the place we live in is more stable and balanced than that.\n\nAlso, the multiverse is used to explain why some people experience de ja vu or see ghosts. But if we randomly shift between realities, why is it that we shift at all? Why don't we ever shift and wake up on Jupiter in some other realm? If there are infinitely many worlds for every possible action and outcome, surely some of them would be vastly different, yet we seem to only shift between those that are similar.\n\nThe explanation only goes so far...
I was raised in a xian school from grade 6 - 12 that used the ACE curriculum. I can vouch for the insanity contained therein. Everything I know was either self learned or learned in optional college courses after I "graduated".
Obama has to be at least 30 I.Q. points smarter than Mittens. Just sayin'. JC Penney men's underwear models have no place making serious tactical decisions IMO.
Hehehe... sorry, coz u said "entire" in your post. Probably just some miscommunication.\n\nJust want to clarified that Indonesia have like 240 millions people. More than 90% is moslem, however there are probably 20 millions people like me who are non moslem.  Which, for comparison, probably the whole population of Australia.
Yeah.  If he's *not* legitimate and he's been lying about everything all these years . . . then this guy absolutely has to be institutionalized, because if he's lying, he's got about the biggest, most elaborate and concisely detailed ET fantasy world that's been seen in a *long* time.
Yeah, that is that ghostly Phone App girl. A ghost that just seems to be popping up EVERYWHERE recently.\n\nGee, I wonder why?
I worked with an Indian man who had an arranged marriage. It didn't sound like there was any forcing involved. it was very different than the western idea of romantic love, but it seemed to work for them. 
My wife is an otherwise normal, intelligent woman... except when it comes to "natural" and "organic". \n\nOne day I walked out to the garden to see her dumping fertilizer on our raised bed garden. I asked her if she had measured the proper amount. Her response was "Oh don't worry, its organic." Had to explain that too much nitrogen would burn the plants. \n\nJust because it was organic didn't make it idiot proof and safe. 
I hear it in Robert Stack's voice.
"The soul creates visible energy" \n\n"Intuition is beyond great knowledge" \n\nYeah, sounds like something wonky Deepak Chopra would say.
I'd rather switch that, and do all of the other crap but not call her Mama. I know it's irrational but every time I've forced myself to do that it eats me up inside and I can't think of anything else but how I hate her for making me do it. She's not my mother, and I don't want or need a mom.
Looks like it's primarily an argument there about whether Lomborg was deliberate or not in the bad results produced, and that the DCSD wasn't clear on this in their standards of judgment. I'd agree there that the DCSD should use better standards, in that case, but it doesn't really do anything to help validate Lombord's findings.\n\nThe folks supporting Lombord over the DCSD findings look to be in the social sciences, not anyone with any climate science training. Until folks with understanding of climate science start taking him seriously, he just looks like a stereotypical crackpot to me, much like Andrew Wakefield.
He didn't speak publicly about much at all. However, no one knows what he has said privately.  The only time he said anything public was [this](http://youtu.be/PUx1SURbb3g) and he could have been talking about anything.  Whoever is narrating the footage is interpreting way too much, ignore that.  There are a few astronauts who aren't so subtle in their belief that it's a real phenomena.  I was hoping some of you would articulate / debunk some of those, not just make clever statements.  It's easy to pick apart the hearsay.  
reference to particularly good Lovecraft, no less 
I posted it to Health. It got about +7 -6.
That's pretty weird, I admit.  How many times did it do that?  Did it happens at other times?
Holisticaust victims
This isn't about taking advantage of the gullible.  What she's actually selling is the chance for you to dictate something for her to talk about on video in the form of a pseudo wiccan spell.\n\nYou can advertise your website or your business or whatever you like, and it's going to be seen by all of Rebecca's fans.
>If this tells us anything, it's that we shouldn't let our collective guards down - especially in a community of skeptics.\n\n(FIFY)\n\nIf James Randi has taught me anything, it's that the less you corroborate your facts, the greater chance you're being duped. \n\n\n
I'm not saying it makes it stronger, and not by posting on here. Like since its only at their house, its not following you, which is good so it doesn't know that. But if you go to their house and is like, "Okay ghost i know you're here" not something blunt like that but basically letting it know you know its there it will become more pronounced, more often than what you are experiencing now.
I don't necessarily disbelieve them.  They are putting someone to death over a non-violent crime.  I don't think either spin makes them look any better so I don't see how lying would benefit them.
Actually, that was one of the biggest points that convinced me.  The Russians never tried to deny that the US accomplished it.  That and the recent picture of the moon landing site that NASA published.\n\nWould it really be harder?  All they had to do was build a set with a black background, bring in some rocks and sand and slow down the film.  They could make a frame by frame replica of the moon mission even in the 70's.\n\nI think you're overestimating how much effort it would take to make a movie, but it would require a quite a few people, and you're right, at least one of them would have come forward by now.
looks like an airliner + trails lit up by the sun
> I'm sure plenty of people accept or deny things based on whether they are harmful.\n\n> Got any sources to back that up, or is it just one of those gut-feeling kind of things?\n\nHaha, just having a little fun.  But in response to your statement, I completely disagree.  You can't "believe" something that you don't think is true (or at the very least possibly true).  People believe a proposition because they think that the proposition accurately reflects reality.  \n\nNow, people do perform some serious mental gymnastics in certain cases to not question the validity of statements less they step over the boundary of believable into unbelievable, but that has no bearing on the initial point.
Don't know if I believe it, but a very entertaining read sir!
If you following some of the reference links on Wiki, that may help you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Frequency_Active_Auroral_Research_Program#Conspiracy_theories
Always have the confirmation bias in the back of my mind.  no definitive way to disprove it, really.
It prevents the freak's gross kids from killing someone's grandma.
What the fuck did I just read?
>I see a lot of info on how there are thin people who can't get fat, but there seems less on how fat people can't get thin there:\n\nI never said fat people *can't* get thin. It's a lot harder for them to, that's the point. It's not as simple as "just go running". \n\n>A lot of people just don't seem to want to put in the effort.\n\nWould you want to, if it meant you had to put in 10x the effort for lesser results? You have no right to judge others and jump to assumptions based on superficialities.\n\nThe issue is not as cut and dry as some people want it to be. That's my entire point.
it's some sort of...vegan propaganda. 
I didn't see your username at first and thought you were "Rogan" instead. I was trying to think of a way to politely tell you that you're an idiot with no idea what you're talking about, when I started reading the comments here.
Were all doomed.
They would lose out on at least half the ticket sales. So no, not happening. 
Its just a 747
No control group? You're right. We should make an identical universe which definitely doesn't have any gods and see if Rick's prayer works *there*.
It was a joke! A satirical observation of the misuse of statistics in a political sense. I'm commenting on the fact that statistics are often misused in politics -- all the time. The image above is a political image, so I can instantly assume with a high degree of certainty that the statistics are wrong. Not because it's Republican's using statistics, but because it's politics using statistics.
That's a shit ton of information to put on the packaging. But otherwise, I agree with you. If Prop 37 was more discriminatory and demanded more specifics, then I would probably have voted yes on it.
No they turn you into a creative genius clearly.
> Although the people here on Reddit are generally pretty nice in my experience\n\nSee. Now you're doing the "work one lie into the daily lecture" thing here to Reddit.
crap, I got you mixed up with the other guy with a C at the start of his name\n\nk, point taken
And too expensive and complex approval process by FDA and similar agencies that makes it impossible for any new competitors to break into the cartelized market of huge drug companies.
US DIA: "An outstanding report. This case is a classic which meets all the criteria necessary for [a valid study of the UFO phenomenon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Tehran_UFO_incident#D.I.A._form):\n\n* The object was seen by multiple witnesses from different locations (i.e., Shamiran, Mehrabad, and the dry lake bed) and viewpoints (both airborne and from the ground).\n* The credibility of many of the witnesses was high (an Air Force general, qualified aircrews, and experienced tower operators).\n* Visual sightings were confirmed by radar.\n* Similar electromagnetic effects (EME) were reported by three separate aircraft.\n* There were physiological effects on some crew members (i.e., loss of night vision due to the brightness of the object).\n* An inordinate amount of maneuverability was displayed by the UFOs."
Watched it earlier today. His stuff is always good. Wonder what he's going to talk about in part two.
Maybe it was the jackson. 
Not sure about that, Mayas are the new thing with this thing of the world ending this year...
how can you be such a fool!  it's quite recognizably venus, jupiter, the moon, and a weather balloon, like they normally appear and disappear in the afternoon sky
If you like this, you should read my masters thesis.
you must not have ever seen what an angry ghost can do. 
What hotel was it? We stayed in the "haunted" room at 17Hundred90 Inn. 
We had an incident where it was tapping both of us on the head through out the night. Nothing malicious in nature but very irritating and was very frightening at the time. We've begun burning saint Michael candles throughout the night as well as smudging daily (at the behest of someone more in the know) and this seems to have stopped all activity for the time being. So the ritualistic stuff is not going anywhere for the time being. In fact quite the opposite as we've now taken a more academic approach to the whole thing and have decided to educate ourselves so that we can be better prepared should something like this happen again.
Jose Luis Alvarez was a performance artist who, under James Randi's instruction, created the identity of "Carlos", a purported "psychic and spirit channeler". He had a fake manager and shows and media reports and everything. Eventually the whole thing was revealed by Randi to be a hoax, set up to get people to think about skepticism more. Apparently Alvarez still lectures on skepticism to this day. \n\nUntil he got arrested, LOL. 
not every one has physical accesses, mine is located 3 floors down in the basement of a restaurant.     
Thanks, I was looking for this comment.  \n\nAll the dunes have strongly eastward pointing shadows (if we consider the top of the photo north), while the item in question has a strongly south-eastward pointing shadow.  And the item is anything but "monolithic" in appearance: it looks more like a bright, fuzzy dot.
Well, those are common strains in the US, it would make sense to develop a vaccination for those strains first before working on others and I'm under the impression that HPV vaccination is a work in progress and researchers are currently working on developing vaccinations against other strains. I know I'm introducing a new thought here, but [cross protection against 31, 45, and 52 was observed](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0090825807006464) with this vaccination. 
Based on a true story (it is true that there is a story)\n\n\nIts like the exorcist but with rabbis.
Basically the  answer I gave, apart from the bomb part. \n\nI figure it's probably similar to saying you can break your arm by getting a shot. While you are going in the same area and if you go too deep you can hit the core of that area... it's totally different magnitudes. Hitting your bone with a needle won't cause a fracture and no matter how deep you drill a hole it won't cause the tectonic plates to shift.
Well said.
Really? Shit! Someone should tell all the doctors and scientists that have worked on and studied it, and all the patients that suffer from it!
Dude, come on. I've seen lots of vids of CME's. This looks like none of them.\n\n1) It's a CME-type heretofore unclassified\n2) It's something else\n3) ???\n4) Profit\n\nEDIT: I mean to say you don't have to believe reptilian_overlord if you don't want to.
yehp!\nthank you
If you stumbled upon an ant hill would you try to communicate with the ants?\n\nIf there are ETs, and they're so advanced that they can travel to Earth, then we probably seem like a very low organism that probably isn't worth communicating with. 
http://webprod3.hc-sc.gc.ca/lnhpd-bdpsnh/info.do?lang=eng&licence=80007664\n\nSince I guess linking is overrated.\n\nThey've approved it as a 'homeopathic medicine'. I'm not saying the tacit approval of homeopathy is acceptable, but they're not going to be using it in hospitals. You're fearmongering more than a little here. \n\n
If it's like a flywheel, then the speed would ramp down exponentially versus time.   (Perhaps it does, and the eyewitnesses & inventor avoid mentioning.)\n\nBut if it runs at constant speed for a limited time, and then quickly grinds to a halt and "needs adjustment," we must suspect either a hoax (wind up spring motor,) or perhaps some sort of nonlinear effect that the inventor innocently stumbled upon.\n\nIf it's a hoax, remember the profession of the creator.   He's not a liar if it's performance art.  If you feel you've been messed with, well, that was his goal.\n
Thanks that was helpful.
The FAA dismissal of this as a "weather event" is their only course of action apart from admitting that an unidentified object was in the air above the airport during afternoon rush hour. Easy to understand why they would push the former, and not the latter, explanation.\n\nThe catch 22 with UFO photos and footage is that, if it looks too grainy or blurry, skeptics will say "That could be anything" or "That doesn't show anything." If it looks too clear and focused, skeptics will say "That's obviously fake."
>the police were powerless to stop it.  \n\nThey tried and failed. Proper enforcement of the laws would have required an army, and that would be a case of the cure being worse than the disease.
I said it because it's the only other camp where I see such blatant disregard for facts. Creationists have been doing this for a long time: state something false, grossly distorted, or contradictory as scientific fact in support of your preconceived belief. \n\nI also know this from personal experience. My family is deeply religious and when I was young, I was always taken to a church with creationist books everywhere. I never spent years of my life around antivaxxers, new-age energy healers, or any other woo. The woo I know most is creationism. Also, I am a biologist, so creationists and their unscientific claims about biology are the ones that get my attention the most.\n\nBasically, the comparison was natural to me. Wasn't trying to be like /r/atheism. I don't go to that sub for good reason.
thanks for posting this.  i've been thinking the same thing since this whole pink slime controversy started.  people don't hate it because it makes them sick, they just hate the idea that we're being given something "gross" when we think it's just regular hamburger meat.  if you eat fast food, then you've been enjoying this stuff for years.  
I do the same thing all the time.  People tell me I always "try to ruin everything".  I don't get it.
Is this not also similar to the "god of the gaps" fallacy? They're trying to keep supporting the existence of a face on mars (or god), and every time you disprove some of their supporting arguments, they move on to the next one.\n\nThis is actually quite a common debate tactic; hardly any debate argument is debated through until one party has won it. Usually, the opponent moves on to other supporting arguments, once they discover that an argument has been exposed as weak.
http://i.imgur.com/AqGCC.gif
Yeaaaah, that was it.
Looks like it's pretty much just [this guy](http://www.reddit.com/user/exopolitiko) doing self-posts.
I'm down-voting you to show support.
Hmm. I think it's quite a bit more complicated than 'demons'.
What is happening at 2:13? It looks like it jumps or was edited...
Well, Aries (like me) aren't really Aries anymore. I think we have become Pisces or something thanks to the earth's wobble.
>"There is so much we don't know" and all that crap.\n\nIt's strange how they then take this and proceed to "therefore homoeopathy works" for example.\n\nThere is so much we don't know, ergo magic.
Let's go ahead and flesh this out. This senator is nuts, first off, a look at his previous bills will suffice to assure you of this. And this bill's objection to fetus parts in food, is obviously ridiculous and unheard of. But, his main focus is on forbidding the use of [HEK293](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hek293) (Human embryonic kidney 293 cells) in any type of food research. The HEK293 is a cell line originally created by a researcher who took kidney cells from an embryo, and began breeding them. They are now ubiquitous in the biotechnology field and used for a wide array of experimental purposes. One such purpose, and what brought him into this, is a company,  Senomyx, used a line of HEK293 cells to [create a taste receptor that could detect both umame and sweetness at the same time](http://www.google.com/patents/US20040191862?printsec=abstract#v=onepage&q&f=false) with the ultimate goal of extracting the gene that produces that receptor, and then using that receptor in research to find new flavors. \n\nWhat then happened is PepsiCo contracted out Senomyx to develop new flavors for them. However, there is no  evidence that the research Senomyx did for PepsiCo involved HEK293 cells, nor can the use of HEK293 cells be equated to using "human fetal tissue", either scientifically because embryos and fetuses are different, or emotionally, because a cell line that's been around for 40 years and that has no potential to become a human can hardly be considered different from the cells lines we use from non-embryos.\n\nSo where does that leave this bill? First, it bans all medicine produced using embryonic cell lines at any point in their research. Second, it lends credence to the absurd underground movement that believes fetuses are in our food supply. Pro-lifers may like the idea of banning stem cell research, but these cells live totally by themselves in a petri dish, and have been dividing for countless generations since they were initially collected in the 1970s, if you seriously believe these kidney cells have a soul you may be relieved by this bill, if not you'll just find it absurd.
It looks like either a Flying Spaghetti Monster or a man walking out of a hollywood style space ship. 
 I just tried to put a fresh look on the concept of organics. As a long time farmer that has operated on both sides of the agricultural fence, my 40 years of experience tells me a much different story. Here is a list of [banned](http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/Consolidated.list-13FinalFinal.pdf) agricultural chemicals. I remember spraying many of these products just less than 20 years ago when they were considered safe, now labelled hazardous to human health. I'm not trying to scare anyone, just trying to see the forest through the trees and I'm not in support of industrial agriculture. You are free to eat and buy as you please, but I guarantee, someone read what I wrote and didn't see it as scaremongering, but as a gentle nudge away from being a lab rat and maybe heading out this weekend to support their neighborhood grower.\n\n  I haven't seen many farmers chime in, I see a lot of armchair quaterbacking, but until you've spent years in the industry, I take your rants with a large grain of salt. Seeing is believing, I live it, every day.
I feel worse about the innocent sick kids they might infect and kill.\n\nHarsh, but if I had to choose between an antivaxer's kid dying, and a medically responsible parent's kid dying, I know who I want to bear the burden of their poor choices.
Good.  She is a freaking liar.  Plain and simple.
He should be more worried about marketing companies tracking his purchases.\n\nand\n\nDenying tenure to a Marxist is like denying tenure to a Lamarkian or someone who thought heat was phlogiston leaking out.
Ah, cool.
Probably, but they would write their article in the assumption that the earth isn't flat. Maybe I didn't pick a good example because it's such a known fact, but on issues with greater controversy a good news paper should defend the truth.
It's twitter, someone could just ask her I guess?
>When you say physiotherapist are you meaning physical therapist (which is a bachelors degree) or physiatrist (which is a medical doctor fellowship level training with accompanying certification)?\n\nPhysiotherapist and physical therapist are interchangeable (the latter is American, I think). \n\n>To be clear chiropractors have doctoral level degrees.\n\nNot quite - they have a "Doctor of chiropractic", but their degree is in magic and the "doctoral level" of chiropractic is obviously nowhere near comparable to the level of education that students receive at doctoral level in other fields. \n\nIt's like getting your doctorate from a non-accredited correspondence course, and that's why chiropractors aren't allowed to refer to themselves as "Dr.", as it's misleading to customers (who might be mistaken in believing they have medical training). 
So if I'm on fire I can jump into the ocean to stop the burning?  Thank you, homeopaths!
I have done that already actually.  The light right outside my room goes on and off semi-frequently.  But other than that, none of the lights I interact with regularly seem to go-and-off in sequence.
Bill Maher is a germ theory denialist, an anti-vaxxer, and opponent of Western medicine as a whole.  I have yet to see any evidence that Maher came to his atheism from any sort of rational inquiry.  He just decided he didn't like religion.\n\nhttp://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2009/07/bill_maher_gets_the_richard_dawkins_awar.php\n\nAn article with some of his more damning quotes.  More can be found without a ton of effort.
yes i know. but dumb christians dont give a shit and will stay ignorant to the fact. You either believe or you dont. Most dont.
At first I was gonna say, I can't dispute the facts, only their relevance to anything at all. Then I read the rest.
So in your opinion what is it and what is your reasoning?
It has been revealed to me that this is complete and utter bullshit.
Downvoted for linking to Scilon site, an organization known to steal data with scripts.
While we both *know* that supernatural events are highly unlikely, they *know* that they've experienced such events.  Their reality is just as strong to them as ours is to us.  I don't believe because I've never experienced anything supernatural.  They believe because they have. \n\nI don't know about that specific book.  I will mention it to him.  
This is completely not the point and simple an ad hominem attack. \n\nThe lack of brain activity, coupled with the testimony and veridical information make NDE unexplainable with the current brain=consciousness model.\n\nThis is a testable hypothesis and not a believe as you claim it to be. I've given you peer reviewed, serious research from a serious scholarly journal. So far you have done little, but re-hash all the superficial sceptical rebuttal. You already landed at ad hominem attack and you are one step away of claiming fraud. Let the count down begin...
Yes, yes they do.
The Alien - "lol he fell for the bigfoot defense mechanism"
Thanks!
Credit to [Zen Pencils](http://zenpencils.com/comic/52-phil-plait-welcome-to-science/)
I stand corrected. Thank you.
I see the website from this http://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/l9vjr/great_ufoet_compilation_website_made_by_fellow/ now redirects to spaceflare.com, so I assume you were behind the previous design. I like the idea to gather the most reliable information on UFOs on one page, but even looking at the list I see a few videos that could be misidentifications and hoaxes (Tether Incident, Mongolia UFO, Spinning UFO, Chinese UFO...)\n\nSince we are on the subject of redditor initiatives on UFOs I would like you to take a look at http://wtfufo.com - I've been slowly working on it with some help from a friend for the last 2 months - it is still in the earliest stage, because I don't really know javascript and php to fully customize wordpress+buddypress. Groups(topics) and blogs(sites) on specific topics are to categorize all the information while discussing/analyzing and rating, visitors can also create their groups and blogs. Next step would be a powerful reporting and alarming system, I like what they did at UFOstalker, but it needs a friendlier design and wider functionality. \n\nMaybe we can put something together?\n\nI'm not a native English speaker as well :)\n\nP.S. Based on this thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/l8w35/lets_make_a_website/ there are people who are willing to participate in a project.
A few thoughts. \n\nDoors are big, obvious objects that are easy to move. It's harder to noticeably move a chair for example. \n\nDoors are portals, symbolic points of transition, connection as well as separation. They are meant to be opened, closed and moved through. As most of us don't have gates or "defenses" on our homes, the door is what separates and protects our safe personal space and whatever's outside it, and we choose to let things and people through or keep them out. 
Oxford Hills here also reporting in! Glad to see people in the area! Scientific skeptic here always looking to debunk and whittle down evidence with logic and reason. As we know... that will leave the unexplained behind and give better evidence to formulate conclusions from! If you need an extra body or mind on an expedition please let me know! I love the knowledge, history and technological aspects that you guys use!
Any evidence on the use of CG? Is there any video evidence that would pass the CG test? If so how?  Have you worked with CG before or are you guessing?
I think it's a bug to, but we've already had a couple of freezes.  Haven't been many bugs around for a while now.
I said below:\n\n>These arguments usually follow the line, "if x were true, we'd expect to find a, but instead we find b." It doesn't really matter whether these arguments are sound; most of the people hearing them would have no idea to expect a if they hadn't just been told to expect a, nor enough knowledge to know if whether a or b had actually been found.\n\nThen you said:\n\n>All documentary evidence and construction workers accounts point to large amount of molten metal that glowed a bright orange-red at all 3 building collapse sites. Aluminum does not glow when it is molten.\n\nhttp://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=molten+aluminium&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=18585l21352l1l21570l16l14l0l0l0l0l357l2897l0.7.6.1l14l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1406&bih=865&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi\n\n1) Who on earth told you aluminium doesn't glow when it melts?\n\n2) Were they the same people trying to tell you 9/11 was a hoax?\n\n3) Did you not think to check up that statement with a 3 second google?  Particularly before sharing it with others?\n\nQED.
Or the chicken is [calcium deficient](http://www.chickenkeepingsecrets.com/chicken-eggs/eggs-with-no-shells/).\n\nI don't even know what the author is trying to say with the caption:\n>an egg without a shell is an embryo sack with a tube at the end. Under normal circumstances, hens would have their young this way, like all wild birds do.\n\nWild bird eggs don't have hard shells?
How do you figure that
[What sites are you browsing?](http://i.imgur.com/nWlYn.jpg)
True enough, nothing paranormal about it, I did find it a fascinating story though. That place would be amazing to go do a little hunting in though.
I agree completely that cell phones don't have any statistically significant effect on cancer rates, but that's not the same as claiming that cell phones don't cause cancer *solely* because microwave radiation is non-ionizing. Heating alone could cancer cancer if by some monstrous statistical fluke it was sufficiently localized. That it has never happened, and is unlikely to happen, does not make it impossible.\n\nI'm not sure where you got the idea I was positing magic.
It appears that, my good sir, that you've apparently confused the difference between having an opinion and fraudulent behavior. \n\nThat, or you feel that Madoff should be off scot-free for his "opinions" too. Understandably a more extreme example, but Wakefield did much more than have an unpopular opinion. 
That's not even a proper use of the word condolence. This quote made by the retarded for the retarded. You didn't even say who made such a ridiculously infantile statement.
Not saying it was aliens, just somthing that was not picked up in the rest of the media. 
You're very good at taking those quotes out of context, aren't you?\n\n>Yes by the time women are earning far more than men society will recognise there's no gap. Sounds just like how the education/college gap went. But this is not that important, what is important is to say that feminists have been deliberately and knowingly lying about this issue (a clear sign of political hate) for decades.\n\nThis was a statement in regards to how unmarried single women earn more than unmarried single men (on average), but there are still cries for wage equality.\n\nYou're also trying to claim that calling _feminists_ malicious liars is the same as calling _women_ malicious liars.  You were asked for examples on how _women_ are hated on, not how _feminists_ are hated on.  Those two words are not synonyms.\n\n>If anything, women are proliferating in administrative jobs and earning a lot more than your average more impulsive man. Too bad as detail orientation can obscure the big picture.\n\nWhen asked to explain this comment, the user replied with\n\n>Men are more big-picture and task-oriented, women are more maintenance and detail-oriented. The system loves people who loves details, because it's easier to measure bulk memorization than actual ability. Hence women are given an artificial boost.\n\n>The impulsiveness of men is what saves us all from boredom.\n\nWhich is currently downvoted to -6.  So this supports the claim of:\n\n>Anytime someone "hates on women" they're called out for it.\n\nIn this case, the calling out was downvotes.\n\n>It shouldn't be surprising to anyone that men make more money; the willingness to work harder and for longer hours and to prioritize the career is really just a matter of survival, because unlike women, no one is ever going to take care of us.\nI left a job recently where I held one of the most senior positions, and I worked with mostly women. We offered my position to a good half dozen of them before giving up and just hiring someone from the outside. Nobody wanted to move into it and take on the extra work and responsibility, even though it would've meant a huge raise.\n\nThe anecdote here is just provided as personal experience with the conclusions from the linked article: that women make choices that lead to lower pay, including choosing less demanding jobs and working fewer hours in order to have more time with family.\n\nThe person is not generalizing from small group -> all women, they're going from the article and giving their own example where they've seen that.\n\nYou seem to repeatedly forget that all of these comments are in response to a linked article.\n\n>I think IQ distribution matters. Males have a wider distribution, meaning there are more geniuses and dummies than females, who congregate more around the mean. And given the IQ-income correlation, I think it's something to consider. [+10|-6]\n\n> >Not sure why you are downvoted since you are completely right. It's actually even more pronounced if the mean isn't adjusted for sex, but even here it's not PC to point that out.\n\nThis is not a claim of women are dumb.  This is a claim that:\n\n>Males have a __wider distribution__, meaning there are more geniuses __and dummies__\n\nAnd specifically in regards to the second comment:\n\n>It's actually even more pronounced if the mean isn't adjusted for sex, but even here it's not PC to point that out.\n\nWhat is the it's?  Based on simply reading the statements, the "It's" is referring to the wider distribution, not calling women dumber.\n\nIt's also interesting on this last one how you link to the child comment, rather than the parent comment.  Linking to the parent would reveal, two more comments down, that [a source is provided for the claim](http://www.iqcomparisonsite.com/sexdifferences.aspx).\n\nSo yes, /r/mensrights can be read in a sexist manner...if you choose to avoid honest skepticism and instead go looking for ways to confirm your own bias.
To be fair, neither doctors nor chiropractors are very good at curing things. They're bot far better at treating them. I don't go to the doctor very much anymore because giving me medications that treat my symptoms instead of my root causes kinda sucks if you think about it. \n\nThere's so much we/doctors don't know where a lot of medical attention is just managing - managing pain, managing disease, managing symptoms. It's very different from say...a surgeon who is saving your life or an orthopaedic surgeon who is reconstructing shattered bones. \n\nTake cardiology - stents or angioplasty? That's a positive intervention. Throwing pills at people that can cause reactions/side effects? At best they manage disease, at worst it's "trial by error"...remember, this is why pharmacists check the work of doctors.
Who says they are from great distance though? (wink, wink.)\n
It's wrong in my case. It's all bunk. Just a matter of statistics.
I like the part where you called everyone in this sub 'complete morons' and then use a linguistically advanced phrase like 'fucktard.'
and there have been even more people justly imprisoned due to eye witness account...Again, proving my point, it is not 100% valid but it is correct more often than not...I'm not saying believing anything but at some point you have to notice a pattern and start taking certain accounts eriously..
I don't know how I feel about bringing design into the definition. It's only a placebo if it's an accident?\n\nIt's a contested subject and some people define placebo as pretty much only sugar pills and some people define it as anything that's an effective but not efficacious treatment and that's where I happen to fall. The only definitive answer is to get researchers to arm wrestle at conferences.
While their may be some farmer out there who would be game, I doubt a vast majority of them would be willing to destroy their crop for a hoax.
No offense, but from your post I'm not sure you understand what [homeopathy](http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html) is. Most people (especially people who think it might be legitimate) don't.\n\nIt particular, homeopathy is not "herbal medicine," which has its own problems (less control over dosage, for example).
Hoagland is a major whack job. He sees cities on the moon and robot heads in the artifacts of Nasa photos. If you treat it as fiction, it might be good for giggles I suppose. Bad Astronomer's take on the [book](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/17/hoagland-lose/)
People use chainsaws to cut their firewood? Sissies.
"It seems as if you would like ... James Randi to shut up and take his small but long-kept secret to the grave."\n\nThat would have been nice. Oh, by the way, please eludicate how you put two men butt fucking in the realm of compatible morality? 
So... it seems to be pretty beneficial, as long as I don't think it will cure my baldness, then I am ok then? :)
I'm not sure it was a concerted effort to create the tools and encourage the spread of piracy. That gets into conspiratorial areas and likely can't be proven anyway, so I don't know about taking this route. Especially when there's a much simpler and more obvious way to attack the recording industry's response to piracy.\n\nThe recording industry should have got together and prepared for the inevitable future everyone saw: digital media piracy can never be stopped. They should have focused on making money off of tours and festivals, or by other revenue streams like recapturing love of vinyl, selling merch, or getting people to pay for insider membership (all of which they are doing now).\n\nInstead they just waited and watched while it grew, waiting for the data to come in so they could show how much money they were losing. It was dead simple to get software to download music and movies. You could get them off of mainstream sites. They let Napster spread until it was gigantic before taking aim at it so they'd have a bigger target and bigger numbers to claim as losses. \n\nAnd then they turned against the very people who consumed their product.
Actually, I read a while back they are making a movie about this.  creepy indead.
I assume the process is automatic, and that no human has accepted this ad before it was run.
It is relevant, yes, but in a very crappy way and no good discussion will come out it. I already downvoted and will let the mods decide by themselves, what worries me is not the post itself is the people upvoting this just because it was James Randi who did the cat meme thing.
quackwatch is a watchdog site for crap like this... you SHOULD click it and read it.  
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "treating the effects", do you mean adjusting our societies/lifesytles to adapt to a new climate/environment or something else?
Yeah, I've heard the Siberian tourist industry has really been suffering lately.  It's down 50% after that one guy decided not to go.
They work. They also suck. Seems to me there's plenty of more comfortable ways to clear you sinuses.
wtf creepy as hell
It is still mind bogglingy stupid.
probably her bathub being filled with blood by itself and i have seen it firsthand. ive seen red marks appear on her back as demons try to "ram" themselves into her.
> Please feel free to point me towards any information that has led you to your current position.\n\nI'm not mechesh, but I've done enough computer models to know that modelling climate is a gigantically complicated deal, and that there is much that is missing from even the best climate models.\n\nI do find the physical evidence (e.g. melting icecaps) more convincing, but there's always the possibility that this is only a short-term hiccup.\n\nClimate modelling seems so complex to me that it would seem to share more in common with economics modelling than the modelling of subatomic particles.\n\nI'm not down on climate change research at all, and I hate the Lord Monktons of the world.  However, I have seen science make enough mis-steps that I'm not committed to the current thinking about climate change.\n
People who *do* advocate homeopathic medicine in Sweden tend to be easy to spot though. It's not that prevalent in serious medical situations.
I was changed my opinion while listening to some tapes of radio communication from early apollo flights they are specifically talking about other remote vehicles that are responding to and matching their corse corrections to follow the, all the way the moon and around it while they were on the surface. I believe it was mentioned in televised documentary .
All of them except the ones at 3:00 and 3:30.
[Relevant](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2eUopy9sd8).
[Yep...](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u7BvzTOpubg/TmEMXQpZyeI/AAAAAAAAAWk/mi3TwWKGwp8/s1600/zoolander-mugatu-crazy-pills.jpg)
i'd be more impressed if it didn't skip and stop and look fuzzy around the "object"
>I didnt call it a scientific theory\n\nEvolution is a scientific theory.\n\n>Evolution and creationism are two competing theories\n\nNo they are not. Evolution is a scientific theory. Creationism is only a theory if you take a definition of theory which is not scientific. Scientifically, creationism is a hypothesis. You cannot expect us to believe that you use a word only once, but intend it to mean two radically different things for the two subjects of your sentence.\n\n
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As someone who actually saw the plane hit the first tower which was broadcast on CNBC during the pre-break skyline cam, which Mark Hayes hosted I can attest it was a plane that hit. Also can my cousin who was in a building across the street and felt the shockwave when it hit and saw the people streaming out of the building. The other aspects of engineering and physics of jet fuel over a prolonged period leading to building collapse, I'll leave that to the overwhelming evidence that supports that it was a terrorist attack.
My *PERSONAL OPINION* and hypothesis on why the craft(s) came apart would be pretty straight forward. If you're dealing with a craft, or any device for that matter, which relied very heavily on its energy source for things like propulsion, navigation, etc. I would assume that whatever that same source is, that it would also have a lot to do with the structural integrity or perhaps even the consistency/elemental properties of said material. That's been my theory on how "they" deal with the bumpy ride from where or whenever "they" are coming from.
He was being sarcastic. There is no "Men in Black" documentary. There are men in black *documentaries*, but the Russian dude was referring to the Will Smith film.
Methanol. Hehe. I haven't heard that one. You reckon people would have noticed if they all went blind after drinking diet coke.
Um, Gamble.  As in Proctor and Gamble?  Did you do any research on this?\n\nFoster Gamble says right out that he is the money behind this.
> Unfortunately, only 1% of our population drinks raw milk, yet they account for SIXTY PERCENT of all dairy contamination cases, and the consequences are serious - as in kidney failure - not just diarrhea for a few days.\n\nCan you provide a source on this?\n\n> all of the supposed "beneficial ingredients" in milk that are destroyed during the pasteurization process? They don't even survive digestion in your stomach, and can't help you anyway\n\nAnd this?\n\nThanks.
Guy develops schizophrenia on a train
Your beliefs are pretty much in line with mine. I'm a huge skeptic and an atheist, so demons and any forms of religious paranormal have always hindered my full acceptance of paranormal activity. If the evidence for possessions is by-and-large just as sound as many paranormal encounters, then how could I accept one and not the other?  \n\nHowever, I'd love to hear your thoughts on a revelation I had the other day: If (largely Catholic) possessions and such are real, and some ghosts do respond to religious rituals, it might not be because of any interaction with God/Satan, but *because the ghosts themselves are those of religious people.* The religion of the person being possessed would also have a great deal to do with the characteristics of the event... as I've heard they're common in Islam and other religions as well. This idea has me once again interested in the possibility of an afterlife, as I now realize that the power the Bible holds over some people in our realm would still influence the supernatural.  \n\n\n
When it comes to GMO [Biofortified](http://www.biofortified.org/) is second to none.
i know that you asked if anybody in utah had seen it, but i don't live there and didn't see it lol. about two years ago, i was with some friends having a bonfire in the woods(forest) and i always look up in the sky at night time. i noticed along the horizon to the left of me that a star was moving along the top of the trees wayyyy up in the sky. i got everybody to look at it but they really didn't give a shit. i came to the conclusion that it was a satellite due to the fact that it moved in a straight line at a constant speed. it was at that moment that i looked up and seen another star moving from directly above us moving "south" through the sky. i didn't bother saying anything to my friends, but it started zigzagging left and right and left and right, and then it did a loop di loop zigged an zagged and then it stopped next to a star that was the same size, and didn't move for the rest of the night. I knew that what i had just seen was no satellite, it was no helicopter, plane, comet, asteroid, or meteor. it was unexplainable. i shared this story with you because it was similar to mine except for the fact that it wasn't brighter then any other stars. you will most likely remember that story for the rest of your life
yeah, i know what it means, but it is still somewhat contradictory (to my brain anyway) when one word can mean two opposite things - depending on context of course.
Mine happens to be Dalmatian. I heard Sharks and Dalmations go together very well, if they respect the differences in needs when it comes to habitat.
scam corporations are set up in such a way that once the ruse is exposed, anybody who sues can only be repaid with company assets. So they sell a good number, collect their loot, skip town, and then when the company is sued, there are no assets to be awarded. You'd think they could get assets from the people who ran the corporation, but our laws are fucked up and don't allow you to get assets from a private individual, even if they themselves perpetrated a fraud. Sucks huh?\n\nedit: I learned about this because when I was in college I had a roommate in the dorms who was being duped by a scam travel agency. It basically duped people into paying some introductory fee to become travel agents for this company. (I think it was called WorldVentures, or something akin to that) So my roommate, and his dad, were duped by this company, and he would put up flyers in the dorms and around campus, trying to get people to come to him to be their travel agent. Nevermind that he didn't know anything about being a travel agent. \n\nSo the company basically advertises that they give out free vacations to their travel agents, and that if they sell vacations they will get vacations. His facebook said that he was a travel agent and got to travel and see the world for free...yadda yadda. So I was pretty skeptical and googled the company and came to some message board about scams, and I read some of the posts and some of those people had a good grasp on how it worked. They revealed that it was this one guy, he would set up a scam company, a few had been this same travel agency thing, but I think he had done a few others. He makes outrageous too-good-to-be-true claims, gets people to pay introductory fees. They eventually discover that this company isn't really a travel agency, they don't really get free vacations, etc. \n\nOnce people get onto him, he disavows the company or just leaves. They have a hell of a time just tracking down any information about the company at all, and if they actually get enough information to sue, the judge can't award assets other than company assets, the individual who ran the company isn't liable for the fraud of the company. So, I just shot my roommate a facebook message linking to that message board post, and never said anything to him about it (he was pretty thick-headed anyway).\n\n I checked his facebook periodically after we moved on (we're only roomates for the summer, like 8 weeks), and he still has the travel agent stuff on his facebook to this day (we were roommates 4 years ago). His facebook page also has lots of retarded things about how Obama is going to take his guns and just idiotic stuff. 
I like you are thinking about it as a cool life experience. That's what it is. Fear does a lot of weird shit to your brain. I guess other people don't realize this. Cheers to you OP, keep us posted if anything else cool happens. 
Well, he does call himself the **amazing** Ran...OMG...Peter Parker is gay!!!
Is operating/participating in a cult illegal?  
The "homeopath" is actually a fairly qualified naturopath, dietician and pharmacist. I think she does acupuncture as well. She's pretty smart about most things, and doesn't discourage the use of real medicine, that's mostly my mum's doing. Everyone in my immediate family has already been seeing her for years. And it's reached the point where I can't even talk to my mum about it anyway, she'd rather block her ears and scream loudly than learn anything.
I would be too afraid to even video record something. I'm too afraid of what I'll hear or see. 
>than ask people to stop having babies (What are we, China?)\n\nDuring my time in China, while many people don't like the 1 child policy, they acknowledge that it is needed. Also in the coming generation if you are an only child, and you marry another person that was an only child you will be allowed 2 children.\n\nMany Chinese people have a sense of social responsibility. Something that is missing in Western countries, and seems from what I can see to be especially missing in America.\n\nIf we're going to continue to breed like crazy then I think it's predictable that we're going to soon have problems with large amounts of people starving, I hope that will never happen though.
You can sort of make out some bird-like objects flying in a bird-like formation. It looks like they're moving with some sort of flapping motion. Maybe they're birds?
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And let me guess: Right after he broke the news, a dramatic crescendo accompanied a cut to the child's reaction close-up.
http://qkme.me/36bfe6
3 flares are shot up. When one goes out, another is shot up. When a second goes out, a third is shot up, on and on. It isnt rocket science to figure out its not a single flare turning itself on and off, thats just fucking stupid.
ack you are absolutely right... i wanted to divide 600,000 by 300,000,000... I fucked that whole thing up on many different levels.   I don't even live in the states anymore 
I can't recommend this enough! Set up a camera looking out of your room with your entire room in the picture and see if you can get anything conclusive. \n\nConcrete evidence is always better than speculation. 
Repost from 6 hours earlier. See [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/cud04/the_costs_of_fooling_people_that_weve_landed_on/).
This obviously means it was actually written by Marty McFly.
The wikipedia entry isn't naming John Edward as biggest douche in the universe, it is about that episode of South Park which is titled "The Biggest Douche in the Universe". It's a summery of the plot and reactions, not just an article that says "This title was awarded to John Edward."
I know very little about 9/11. I mean I have looked a lot at websites and documentaries on both sides. A lot of the conspiracy theories I find very silly, but the only thing I find odd, is that before building 7 went down there was so much talk of 'pulling' the building, and the fact that the bbc reported it 20 mins before the actual event. Now as I said before I am ignorant and cannot claim to have a firm idea about what happened and I am very willing to be persuaded (either way). If anyone has any explanation, for the firecrew and media videos I would love to hear it.
Well, so far they've been healthy debates.  I respect him to much to let it go further than that.  It's not really that I want to prove atheism to him, because I don't believe I could ever succeed at that.  I just want him to understand my position and explain to him why I'll never be "coming around".   And I want to do it in a way that is convincing enough to get the point across short from saying, "Quit bothering me about this".\n\n> If you're trying to learn about what he believes in and compare it to your own beliefs, however, carry forth and be honest.\n\nThis is exactly what I'd like to do, while making him understand that I'm not going to change as I stated before.  I'm sure my wording in how I express my feelings doesn't come across the way I want it to.  I don't try to convince him of anything, only show him what I think and why.  If I somehow implied that he wouldn't have solid ideas on his faith, I didn't meant to.  He has great conviction and in his mind he **knows** what he believes is real.  There's no changing his beliefs and I wouldn't try.  I only want to state my beliefs in a more poignant manner.
Why do they disappoint you?
How "random"? People off the street? Or friends and family?  And is it a completely different group, or is anyone from the original group touching the planchette? You can be cuing answers before you even begin. \n\nWhen you get the same entity, are you asking it to spell its name, or are you asking "am I speaking to DGD?"  You can see how the second question is more likely to lead to an expected response than the first. \n
Interrogation?\n\nguy #1: Speak, son of a bitch\n\n\nguy #2: Calm down you are going to hurt him\n\n\n*alien make noises*\n\nguy #1: see, told you he was going to speak!\n\n\n\nJust by that i can classify it as fake.\n
Does anyone else like John B Wells better than george?  Because I love John and listen to every show he hosts
It's more of a pro-credible evidence stance.
This has to be one of the *worst* album covers of all time!
1.  Strawman.\n2.  Name calling.\n3.  Red herring.\n4.  Failure.\n\nAlso, a side note.  These people are calling themselves NDs?  Seriously?
If this was in Spain, I would say they finally found Sergio Ramos' ball.
shit I missed some, going back to edit.\n
if it's reported in The Sun, then it must be true.  They're known for their journalistic integrity.
cheetas had a bottle neck about that size.
I'm going to throw this out there:\n\nWhat if in 40 years we realize that "fresh" and "natural" isn't the best thing for us? We find that it's best to eat carrots 7 days after picking or that the artificial sweeteners bind to some toxin and render it inert or something? I feel weird stressing all of this when I feel there may be a sort of paradigm shift down the road. Good marketing words, though? I guess this deserves to be a self post so I can get downvoted that way.
When talking about a thread of comments, yeah, yeah it is.
Also note that Los Alamos was where Fat Man and Little Boy were born, and some of the highest profile early UFO incidents were in Roswell, Soccoro, and Corona, New Mexico, not to mention the infamous Dulce, New Mexico base.
Okay, I know the other poster was (half?) joking when a "special institution" was mentioned, but out of sincere concern, I really think you need an evaluation. I'm not picking fun and I'm not being sarcastic, but hearing music and voices coming out of a fan sounds like something along the lines of schizophrenia. If there is something abnormal going on, at least you can get treatment. 
A quick google search on "Biomeridian scam" brings up good info:\n\n[Quackwatch](http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/electro.html)\n\n>The "BioMeridian Stress Assessment" appears to be a variation on  electrodiagnostic methods that are well-known forms of medical fraud. The procedure consists of grounding the patient, then using a probe to pass low levels of electrical current through the patient. Various dials connected to the circuit are then claimed to measure the status of the patient's health. However, the resistance/current measured only reflects nonspecific effects such as how hard the probe is pushed against the patient.\n\n
Do you mean this one? \n\n http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FMcwSZfzzI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Confirmation Bias, and coincidence. 
can you post the recording?
If she gets elected I'm moving. 
No conclusions can be made. We don't know what is in the solution and we did not observe the application of said solution. As I understand bed sores are caused by lack of movement and sustained pressure. Infected? I assume this horse was on antibiotics? A clean wound will heal itself. The body secretes matrix witch constructs a framework that tissue can be built on. I do not know the common healing time of bed sores in horses but it seems to me comparisons could be useful.
MY best one - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFEY9RIRJA
ye but even that could just be because of his age.
Indian heritige?
I'm not sure where this doctor is trying to get with his argument. The origin of the eye is explained. YouTube Richard Dawkins speaking on it.
All statements of the form "all X are Y" are erroneous.
Well, I was just being more specific, supporting what MySubmissionAccount said about getting a cell to reproduce indefinitely without *detrimental* errors, forever, is practically impossible.  To my admittedly layman understanding, DNA doesn't work like that.
You misunderstand me. It had been proven that there is no physical correlation to what you call the myth, but the differences between ego and true self still indeed exist. Ego being the right of course. So the term left/right brain is still very relevant. 
> Products that make medical claims have to prove their efficacy.\n\nThis isn't true.  In drug context, the go-ahead is given when efficacy is sufficient to warrant risk in use, but in other contexts proof isn't typically necessary, only safety.\n\n> Food has to be inspected for spoilage and contamination.\n\nOnly very rarely, and regulations were developed over time for specific reasons.  You can buy and sell fruit without it ever being inspected, or herbs for food use for that matter.\n\nTypically spoilage and contamination are important issues for industry at scale, and prepared foods.\n\n> Cars have safety tests and annual safety inspections.\n\nNo, they don't - car designs have regulations that, again, were built up over time for specific reasons.  A car can be street legal without crash tests, and an individual can build a car and take it on the road without as much as an inspection, while still being responsible for meeting regulations.\n\nAnnual safety inspections?  Maybe I'm being dense - I live in Illinois.  Here our cars are occasionally tested for emissions, but not for safety.  School buses are inspected, but, again, you see how specific and intentional it can be.\n\nWell, here's my answer on vehicle inspection: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_inspection\n\nIt's kind of moot, anyway, because these are different and specific contexts for quality regulating.  In general: products are not subjected to special laws without special reasoning.
Maybe they coloured in the updated version to make it look more modern?
Like for example Jimmy Carter was a lousy president.  And...\n\nuh...\n\nOK, that one, though.
Yo Dawg. I heard you like losing money. Now you can lose money while you're losing money. \n\nUh. And now I'm sorry for typing that, but not sorry enough to not post.
we assumed dead. sometimes it would even show the reflection of someone else instead of you: it would always be someone bearded with slightly greying hair, and red irises in his eyes. freakin scary.
Very clever inversion.  
no they're not
All you need is a baseless complaint about EU regulations and some common food being linked to cancer and you've got Daily Mail headline bingo.
I agree completely. Although, I think in my case (and in one of my brother's), I've had experiences throughout life and maybe I'm what might be considered "sensitive." It doesn't frighten me as much as gets me excited to have experienced it. Hopefully that's a good thing? lol \n\nI'm sorry you had to go through depression, I've been down that well before and I hope you find your relief! 
I bought avocado concentrated to 6.2x10^23
Nothing wrong with that idea. But it's speculation with frequently easily debunked "evidence," rather than a hypothesis. The sheer logistics of it make it entirely improbable.\n\nIt doesn't have what we in science call "prior probability."
On the 22nd, Venus was visible in the day sky, whose light likely bounced off and within these swamp gas balls, causing them to release weather balloons by the dozens.  \n\nHowever, despite this perfectly reasonable and non-BS explanation, the two cameramen were still likely under the influence of mass hysteria.  Nothing to see here, move along.....
2005, probably towards the end of the year. I was having an episode of deep depression so the timeline of that year is foggy.
There's a frog called a dead baby?
Here's hoping.
So this kids parents taught him to be traumatized at the sight of a dog. It's not like I'm saying smear this dog in blood and put a spiked collar on it. It's just a dog and if someone gets that traumatized by that then there is something wrong with them. \n\nWhat if a person got mauled by a golden retriever, and every time after that person saw a different golden, he freaks out bad. Now, is it the dog owners fault that this person had a problem with a perfectly friendly dog? If someone teaches their kids to be traumatized at the sight of something so regular, then the parents have a problem.\n\nEDIT: Kids get scared at all kinds of things, we don't remove everything in the world that might maybe possibly scare children. I'd feel bad for said child and try to help-show that the dog is friendly- but I'm not gonna get rid of my friendly pit bull just cause some jackass somewhere taught his kid to have a panic attack at the sight of one.
By voting for my government increasing taxes, I am attempting to help poor and suffering people. Is that not then compassion?
I've heard adderall has that effect on your appetite. I don't know of any long term effects. Several people I know that are on it and myself have all been on an SSRI for years and no problems. I think the point of the medication is to stay on it for a while. One of my old co-workers was a 70 year old woman who swore she would stay on it until the day she died. I don't think it's one of those medications you need to stop taking at some point, only if you want to or feel you're ready to stop.
Are they literally buying it?\n\nOften times there's not really much point in trying to disabuse someone when there really isn't much on the line. Generally having our beliefs challenged simply reinforces them.
No I'm pretty sure this board is littered with angry teenagers that downvote absolutely everything here.
Took a look at some of the videos. Some are obviously faked.
Oooh! Chromatin researcher here. I never get to debunk things...\n\nLet's just say no.\n\nDNA does have epigenetic marks that are dynamically regulated by environment. You can probably change them consciously by making large lifestyle changes like diet and exercise. Epigenetic marks in neuron genomes might even be involved in memory, so you could literally be changing them by believing things.\n\nBut any direct causal connection between believing something really hard and some epigenetic change *that actually affects your health* in the way he claims? Preposterous.\n\nHe's basically not even a credentialed scientist. He has a PhD, but no peer-reviewed research publications or probably even a lab in the last 20 years.
If it has an active ingredient, he should return it for false advertising, because it isn't homeopathic.
Just look them in the eyes and laugh. You can try to explain them it is a scam, good luck with that. \n\n> "religious belief is deeply personal"\n\npersonal bullshit is still bullshit
Another helpful page is [David Colquhoun's "Improbable Science"](http://www.dcscience.net/), in particular his summary pages ["Dilemmas at the heart of alternative medicine"](http://www.dcscience.net/?page_id=10) and the ["Patients’ guide to Magic medicine"](http://www.dcscience.net/?page_id=733).\n\nYou may also want to check out the blogs ["Badscience"](http://www.badscience.net) (which has taken a turn to politics lately, but has lots of outrageous pseudoscience in its archives), ["The Quackometer"](http://www.quackometer.net/blog/) (discussing homeopathy in particular, but many other things now and then) and my personal favorite ["Respectful Insolence"](http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/) (handing out heaping helpings of snark to all sorts of quacks).\n\nEdit: Spelling
Can I just ask: why did you use the term 'allopathic'?
No problem! Sleep paralysis is one of the scariest things I've ever experienced, definitely feels supernatural. Hopefully now that you know what to call it, it won't be as creepy!
Maybe that will cause her to think the government is conspiring to block the 'cure'
Judging by your nickname, 'skepticalofskeptics,' you are either a blind believer, or a nihilist. Which one is it?
Sorry, I forgot to answer the main part of your question. This is a cut and paste from an above response: \n\nUnfortunately, I have no pics. I've been aware of the abduction phenomenon through the media for years, but only in recent months after happening on a John E. Mack doc have I even considered the notion that it may have happened to me. \n\nAnd yes, this is very unsettling. I'm coping alright, but I'd just like to know what happened.  
There are a lot of similarities with futurism and religion. By the end of the singularity is near, I was really only convinced that Kurzweil was having a mid life crises. A sizable chunk of the book was spent justifying his belief that he (Who I believe no is in his late 50s) was going to live forever as a posthuman. 
I think the percentage it displays is rounded off, but it picks the 'best match' by unrounded numbers. I had multiple 'best matches' after the first few questions.
EAP was an author who wrote ghost stories.
Thanks for putting me in the loop regarding the leg gag, that part made me scratch my head a little. Now I know what's up the next time somebody tries to pull my leg.
ha - I had actually seen that one. complete memory fail. I thought you were talking about some reddit phenomena I wasn't aware of.\n\nI also didn't *just* find out about this sketch - been showing it to my friends for at least a year now. I did *just* find out that it was more popular than I thought it was though. :)
did you ever cut yourself ontheknifeorgethumanbloodonit?maybe it ispossessed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3WowzCs7zY\nIs this a satelite flare too?!?!?! yeah im sure that explanation fits a pusling orb flashing its light at a regular sequence...ohhhh yeah thats exactly what that is, a flare!
haha I still don't know how to react to what I saw..and no one really talks about them. Seems silly that they even exist 
Many homeopathic remedies do also contain active ingredients. If they *just* sold clean water all the time, it'd make it harder for them to argue that their products actually do something when they come under scrutiny. Throwing in a few ingredients makes their fraudulence a little less obvious.
Great idea, but I don't like that they're not consistent in their naming styles. It should all be "ad hominem, false dichotomy, argument ad populae," or all "Personal attack, black & white, and bandwagon." Mixing them is weird.
Now that we've FINALLY established that you are only stating an unsupported opinion not backed up by any scientific evidence, why in the world would you think that? I've already stated why I think the way I do. Drinking and driving is stupid and reckless. Withholding medical treatment is what God wants you to do. Which person do you think has the better chance of rehabilitation?
I can go you one better than that - I've got an image of "The Complete Idiot's Guide To Understanding Intelligent Design".  I'll upload it and post a link.
Thanks for the interesting reply, I think we still disagree on some points though.\n\n>First, I tried to google for "Santa Barbara church of psychology" (incl. the quotes). A mere 17 results suggests the label is not used by the researchers themselves. It's merely used by its critics as far as I can see.\n\nIt was coined and promoted by evo psych researchers. If you just mean that it isn't used often, and never by the group it is applied to, then this is true but for obvious reasons - it's intended to be an insult, so won't appear in many formal texts and people won't adopt the label for themselves. The distinction used more often among researchers is the capitalised/uncapitalised form discussed by Gray.\n\n>This is like associating physics with string theory, or sociology with feminism, or psychology with psychoanalysis. If she meant to talk about the "Santa Barbara church of psychology", she could have used that in her slides. But she didn't.\n\nThe difference is that this approach (the SBCoP) is the **dominant** approach in evolutionary psychology today. By the main proponents of the field, by their own textbooks, at lectures and conferences, etc, *this is how the field of evolutionary psychology is defined and characterised*. It's not comparable to string theory within physics and instead would be like the philosophical foundations of physics being contrasted with another approach to physics - for example, instead of assuming that there are physical objects out in space, a new approach might suggest that objects are just figments of our mind and the properties they possess (their dimensions) are just a result of the constraints of our cognitive processes. In other words, it's not an approach *within* physics but it is a competing approach *to* physics (and if the approach I outlined above was the dominant thinking within the field, we would rightly be skeptical of the results of physics).\n\n>Second, the article has quite a different quality than Watson' presentation.\n\nOf course - one's a formal chapter in a textbook on evolutionary psychology, and the other is a popular presentation directed at laymen. There will be, and should be, vast differences in the information presented and the angle taken.\n\n>But have you looked at her alternative interpretations? No controlled observation, mere anecdotes. In fact, these were just-so stories of the worst kind. So, there is quite a difference in quality.\n\nCan you remember any examples off the top of your head? I just skimmed through the video again but couldn't really find any. The closest I could find was when she was discussing the sexual receptivity of strangers when propositioned for sex and she argued that it's possible that the differences were caused by other factors that only apply to women (e.g. negative social stereotypes, increased risk of danger, etc). This, in itself, would be fair enough as a criticism of the study because it's a confounding variable the researchers would need to account for but she actually goes on to cite some studies which support her conclusion.\n\n>Let's assume there are really "studies after studies" that demonstrate the effect. But why should a researcher care? Science is supposed to be about truth, not consequences.\n\nFirstly, no assumption is necessary - stereotype threat is a well-documented and well-accepted phenomenon. The reason why it's important is because it's a confound that evolutionary psychologists need to take into account. That is, before attempting to discover the evolutionary reason why men and women differ in mathematical ability, it is necessary for them to determine whether they do in fact differ in mathematical ability. What we find from studies on stereotype threat is that they don't really differ at all and so for any evolutionary psychologist attempting to attribute the difference to evolution, they will end up wasting time and resources answering a question that shouldn't have been asked.\n\nIt may sound silly but this kind of thing happens in evolutionary psychology a fair bit - research programs dedicated to answering the question of why women talk more than men do, why women prefer the colour pink, why men and women display jealousy differently to different forms of cheating. In reality, there are no differences there to explain but researchers have attempted to explain them anyway.\n\nIn other words, the importance of stereotype threat is not about consequences. As far as I know, there is no argument to suggest that certain results in evo psych will increase rates of stereotype threat.\n\n>So, contrary to what you seem to suggest, the article clearly demonstrates how to do it. Watson failed the test, and the rationalization by her friend is no better, in my opinion.\n\nI disagree because the fundamental points made by Watson and made by the article are practically identical. Perhaps she could have been clearer by explaining that she was talking about pop evo psych instead of simply referencing "pop evo psych" every second slide, but I still think it's irrelevant because attacking her based on the assumption that she was dismissing the entirety of evo psych is fruitless and a waste of time.\n\nWhat I mean is, let's accept that she was attacking the entirety of evo psych. Her position would clearly be a stupid position and it can easily be rejected. Now what? Do we pat ourselves on the back for highlighting a trivially obvious point? Or, as skeptics, do we adopt a fundamental principle of debate - the principle of charity - and present Watson's position as being the possible strongest form it can take (a criticism of pop evo psych and the currently dominant approach to the field) and deal with that?\n\nI suggest we take the latter approach because it generates more useful discussion and it also opens up the topic to debate (since I don't think anyone would attempt to argue that no part of evolutionary psychology, even most "radfems" agree that there is a valid way to approaching the field).
Maybe she just picked it up not noticing the homeopath label, my mom does that all the time.
I was hoping for a big list of example phrases. Those statements that are statistically likely to apply to everyone.
Animal spirits in the sense of something as mundanely rambunctious as you've described here are relatively rare, in my own experience, but for some reason I feel like a horse being put down in a traumatic sense would be more likely than most animals to result in residual phenomena. That said, it could be something else- your own subtle dread of the place making itself known, or any given entity that is drawn to places of violence, death and despair. \n\nSounds like nothing much to worry about, it might be healthy to have something there to remind you of that aspect of life.
An empty bottle with maybe a single drop of water? $14.99 for a 50 mL bottle sounds like a fair asking price.
I presume it's a 30 foot flat mark in the field. Comments like this always seem fishy to me, though. That's the trouble with the truth sometimes, even if this is true, people sometimes bullshit because they want it to be true, by making stuff up, but they just end up having a negative affect, by surrounding the truth with bullshit.
An argument I call "death by counterexample."
Even the dudes from Top Gear have been to the north pole. CMON.
I think we've seen enough of this story now.
I agree. Try having a dinner party in the SF bay area. Its near impossible. Everyone has 'gluten issues' (phfff right) or they are Vegan (this week). 
why would you risk eternal damnation for how YOU think the bible is written? If I was a believer, I'd be terrified of all the cherry picking I could do. I'd also have to go with the most ridiculous answer for most things. In the old testament, god's a raging lunatic with a petty ego. I'd default to the worse case scenario with all his random rules. (I'm not saying he's not a fuckwad in the new testament, but that's a different Oprah.)\n\nAnd yah, it's super disrespectful - it's a *commandment*. 
Using chlorine to clean the water by your definition would also be horrible.  Also iodized salt, bread fortified with niacin and folate as well.  Your argument while well thought out, is inaccurate. Don't reinvent the wheel, water fluoridation is cheap, easy, harmless and extremely beneficial.
Can't see shit, Captain
This thread demonstrates the Fallacy of Proof by Reference to Authority.\n\nIf a bon mot is correct, or insightful, what does it matter who said it? Ditto if it's erroneous. \n\nThat said, someone who tries to get people to accept his own ideas by falsely stating that they were said by someone else, is simply pathetic.\n\nThe other day someone got huge upvotes by claiming to be Morgan Freeman. \n\nThe internet is a good place to learn Skepticism. \n\nAs Little Buttercup sang: "Things are seldom what they seem."\n\nAnd that's a REAL quote. ;-)
Is this what you have reduced your argument to?
>Thoughts?\n\nI'm thinking: "holy shit I hope these idiots don't reproduce".\n\nAnd now I'm also thinking: "maybe we could convince them that 'the spirits' are angered when they fuck".
Graphology sounds like a stupid field anyways, it's like studying studying. I'm going to be a study master and I'll study st... wait, I feel a yo dawg coming on.\n\nYo dawg I heard you like graphology so I put some maths in your graphs so you can graph while you math.\n\nNope, it's close, but not quite (not for everyone anyways, some will say ef, some will say fu).\n\nAnyways, Sean Connery's sure gotten fat. If he wasn't talking I wouldn't have recognized him at all.
Then put them in a cage match and eat whichever one wins.
I love "magnet man"'s reaction to his failure. He looks so sad at 1:22, like his puppy just died.
Skeptisism isn't contrarianism, it doesn't mean denying everything or going against the mainstream. Skeptisism is about weighing up the evidence and using logic to come to a conclusion. In this case there is no evidence to say that the twin towers were brought down by the US government. All evidence points towards it being a terrorist attack were people flew planes into buildings and nothing more.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc; its a logical fallacy.  In English, "after this, therefore because of this."  Has the church prayed for other things?  If so, has it *always* worked?  Doubtful.  If the prayer caused the healing, then it should do so at least somewhat reliably.  If you could show 1) person is sick, 2) church prays for them to be healed, 3) person is probably healed, **and** you could show 1) person is sick, 2) church does not pray for them to be healed, 3) the person is probably not healed, then you'd have something.
No, I'm just taking the time to look into the science.
you sir, just blew my mind.  Totally right.
Is this made by 'Rescue Remedy'? My girlfriend wants to buy [This](http://www.nelsonsnaturalworld.com/en-gb/uk/our-brands/rescue-remedy/our-products/the-original-rescue-remedy/), which sounds like it has the same ingredients. A small bottle (20ml) costs £10 ($15).
Even if she was a very small woman, if she pushes down with all of her weight she is essentially asking you to do a [front raise](http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/DeltoidAnterior/DBFrontRaise.html) with more than 100 lbs on your arm.\n\nFront raises are a very difficult exercise.  Even very strong people use light weights on them because of the leverages involved: the relatively small anterior shoulder muscles working against your entire arm as a lever.\n\nMy hypothesis: nobody in the class is strong enough to resist when she (or pretty much anyone) actually pushes her hardest.\n\nThe test: find some people who did not see the original experiment, preferably people of different sizes and strengths.  Bring them into the class and repeat the whole thing, but with no "energy slicing".  Just tell them "This guy is going to hold his arm up.  Try to push it down, and he will resist you.  If you push it down, you get a snickers".\n\nA simpler test: go to the gym and try to hold some dumbbells straight out in front of you.  Find the heaviest weight you can hold for a few seconds.  My guess is that it's light enough that any adult could push down that hard without seeming like they are straining too much.  You could even use the cable machine to approximate the motion of pushing someone's arm down, and see how much force you can apply there.
of course, this perfectly explains it, but it must be several hundred times larger in scale to show up like that on video…
I'm not sure, [people used to die from all sorts of things](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Bill_of_Mortality.jpg) like age, distraction, fright, grief, and lethargy. Seriously though, it'd be great if we compared how causes of death linked to meat consumption changed over time.
> so they can help people *and* make money\n\nFTFY and me
You know, some of us sane guys aren't even American, thus you can hardly accuse us of "flag waiving patriotism".
My words are "how do you *activate* a coaster?"
Sleep paralysis.
I never thought I would say it, but.... hurrah!
I'm a voluntarist.
Too many inconsistencies in the geometrical layout.\nTook a screenshot of the crop circle, opened it in photoshop, added a grid - looks like a drunken rabble made this sloppy mess, not intelligent life.  
but i can buy gold coins from glenn beck or some shit like that
Nobody better lay a glowing finger on my Butterfinger.
Once it is solved than the universe ends, according to the prophecy.
They addressed that in the original story. The study says there is no befitting nutrition wise (vitamin and mineral contents) to organic foods. Which, they said, a large portion of the population buying organic food believes that they do have greater health benefits. They also said there is no way for them at this time to determine long term health befits and more research is needed.  Now the story I heard (not sure if NPR or not) said mentioned that the scope of the study did not include environmental benefits and should be considered separately. 
Okay, okay. Maybe I'm the only one that doesn't quite get it. I understand homeopathy on a large scale like brain cancer being treated with magic tap water (or some bs, you get the idea) but not with little stuff like this. Did you even try it yet? What's wrong with homeopathy on the small scale?\n\nDon't downvote me, I just fail to understand it
There's more to it than that. Many of them have also heard of the research suggesting that certain cannabinoids may have several effects which are directly useful in combating tumors. However, most of them know very little about science in general, or any of the related fields in particular, and generally heard the stories from someone else who knew little or nothing about the topic, and are therefore unable to differentiate from "some cannabinoids (some of which do not occur in marijuana)" and "cannabis oil". In many cases, they have been relayed through *many* different people who knew little or nothing.
> I was 12 at the time.\n\nOK I'M OLD, I GET IT ALREADY!  
It's sad, loved him in Ferris Bueller, thoroughly enjoyed Win Ben Stein's Money, but after seeing him talking to Pat Robertson about how Darwinism leads to Social Darwinism, therefore Charles Darwin and evolutionary theory were really the cause of the Holocaust... I've never felt such rage at the another human being before or since.
Run! Run for your life! Go anywhere near these people and you are in serious danger of losing all contact with the English language.
This is a bad idea and will only lead to an inaccurate representation of people's true beliefs due to all the redditors that will vote no.
cupping is nice, all it does is the same thing a massage does - but i hate getting massages. Take it for what it is, don't preach about toxins and other stupid things. 
The fnords reference is excellent and well-appreciated. The truth of the matter is that we are hardly credulous over at the Lamp. We are definitely aware of the occult and of the various interpretations of the global conspiracy dedicated to the total domination of every living man woman and child of this earth from now until eternity's dusk. But that doesn't make any of us more motivated to believe in the Corn Demon - probably less so, given what the Occult Elite are capable of.\n\nIt just as surely doesn't mean there's no such thing. I'm still inclined to think this is a metaphor for INS, either overt or unconscious and Jungian. And it may be a social workers' ploy to motivate interest in the plight of migrant workers. I'm not sure that would be a bad thing, either. What I do know is that it's unlikely somebody ran over the fence, since that property belongs to what looks to be a fairly prosperous farmer, and I'd think the Sheriff's department would already have been called out to the site. Unless the deputy lied to us, which is absolutely a possibility.\n\nYour point about the culturally-ingrained forces that encourage some Latinos to understand reality as embracing the supernatural was both cogent and wholly appropriate.\n\nR 
at the ufo museum on the left side wall of the building there is a poster that shows the shapes of many different types of reported ufos. I've always wanted to get this poster but I cant find it online. Can you ask someone who works there if this poster is available for sale online anywhere? thanks.
Indulge me a bit.  If a parent of an autistic child makes major dietary changes and sees actual results, regardless of the mechanism of how that child actually improved (be it placebo or otherwise), why is this being mocked so much here?  \n\nAt the end of the day, the child improved.  Is this worth nothing?\n\nNote: Not necessarily mocked by you, but in general.
In response to your edit:\n\nThis subreddit is for discussing quackery and encouraging evidence-based decisions. Cross-posting such items where they will not be appreciated and most likely antagonise other people is not constructive and wholly immature.\n\nIf a large group of homeopaths suddenly descended on this subreddit, submitting their woo and downvoting all opposition, the current subscribers wouldn't suddenly accept homeopathy; they'd probably just unsubscribe and be even more anti-homepathy.
Yes, how long will this theory, if true, remain true before its half-life expires.......
the best that will get us, is a list of wht that shit is NOT. not very helpful in the end really. there are no REL expertsin sucha field. only asshole who refuse to accept tht we arenot the only sentient lifein existence.
It irks me this BBC article got more press coverage in the MSM than Edgar Mitchell & Buzz Aldrin on their experiences with unidentified objects during the moon landings.\n\nRidicule might be easier to write about but it doesn't explain the genuine or unexplained phenomena... would be nice to have a few serious articles along these lines. 
Outstanding catch!\n\nWell done ... have an orange arrow thingy.
Badassery!
OP, ask it anything or prepare for DELETION!!!
Surely to study the Bible one has to study some mathematics as the Bible contains some maths. That said it's rather basic maths. Also aren't there certain Jews who engage in numerology connected with the Bible?\n\nI'll need to ask my Israeli friend how accurate this is. If true it's worrying, but I suspect there is a bit of exaggeration here.
No where in my post did I encourage anyone to post again. I responded in a topical fashion to the question the OP asked. I'm participating in the community. \n\nShould we then ignore all posts on here? Wouldn't all posts be considered fake, since they have literally no credibility behind them? A story is just a story. A picture could be faked a million ways. We have no way to verify any of this. \n\nIf you want to get skeptical, have some fucking guidelines behind what you're skeptical of, don't just think one picture is faked and dismiss it. \n\nNo where in my post was I validating that this pictures contains ghosts, spirits, brujos/brujas, goblins, TinkerBell, or whatever the fuck else you think you have 'real' evidence of. \n\nI was simply stating that I saw, in the photo, 3 human-like figures. They could have been his buddies standing around for all I know. \n\nThere is no real evidence for any of this shit. If there were, it would be taken seriously by the scientific community. You don't have real evidence. If you did, you'd have won a Nobel prize by now. I don't rule out the possibility of paranormal/supernatural things existing though - ever - and if I did, I'd have some type of criteria to base that on. Not a shitty ad hoc guessing game.\n\nWhat you have is a shitty attitude, a lack of willingness to explore all options, a childish manner of participation, and a dismissal of any topic you see fit, based on, from what I see, absolutely no guidelines what-so-ever other than, 'It's fake' and other anecdotal criteria. \n\nIf you'll excuse me, I've got a play date down the street. I'm learning how to ride without training wheels today. 
Its the governments of the world that are verifying this phenomenon. No MIB, no X-files. No conspiracy.  As a historian, these government documents/reports are the proof. 
And this is why we say there's sexism in the skeptic community.  Watson  said no such thing. It went like this\n\n* Watson talks for 12 hours about how just about every male fan hits on her and she's sick of it, and she requests not to be hit on any more.\n\n* Guy sits in a summary conversation in a bar with her and a group at 4am.  He's obviously aware of the situation.\n\n* Watson says goodnight, she's going to bed.  a.k.a., alone time.\n\n* Guy then follows her into elevator and hits on her.  The guy actually listens to her story and her requests, and deliberately ignores it. Asshole behavior.\n\n* Watson makes video that even gives the guy the benefit of the doubt that he didn't listen to her speeches that day, and just requests that maybe if guys want to not seem creepy, then they should think about not trying to randomly hit on a woman you haven't even talked to, on an elevator, in a foreign country, all alone.\n\n---\n\n And from this, you accuse her of accusing all men of being rapey.  You are full of shit.  This sentiment _clearly_ comes from a place of privilege in which you do not enjoy women setting the terms of their own security and tastes.
Only among idots.
>because like anthropocentric global warming its so polarized that my opinion simply does not matter anyway.\n\nhmmm, come again? Just b/c something's really controversial it therefore isn't important? I don't understand; where is the logic?\n\nAs for AGW: while the layman can look at charts/graphs of temp's and weather patterns over the years, you're still depending on other's interpretation of the data. Then, if you want to actually try and *explain* why those weather patterns are anomalous or normal, well, you *do* have to be an actual climatologist or some other expert in the field, preferably w/ a PhD after your name.\n\nAs for 9/11 and the inside job theory: you have the evidence right in front of you. Basic, high school science is really all you need for a basis, if that. Most of it does not need expert dissertation or a PhD level of understanding to make sense of it (Bldg 7 falling briefly at free fall speed, the amount of fires in it, the fact that no bldg before or since has collapsed due to fires that have lasted longer or burned hotter, etc. etc., how it collapsed in an equilateral style, even though damage only occurred in one corner, etc. )\n\nAnyway, I'm not interested in opening up the 9/11 debate here again, I just wanted to make a few points that I thought were relevant.
Too bad people often reproduce well before they get cancer.
Makes me sad people fall for it, seems so clearly BS. 
>private security enforcement, insurance claims, private property enforcement in dispute resolution organizations that would arbitrate between the putative victims and the nuclear plant, et cetera\n\nSo either arbitration to decide the correct course of matters (Hey that is what government is for!) or war.\n\n>THEIR corrupt institutions\n\nYou must be kidding yourself to think that your form of order would be any less susceptible to corruption.\n\n
Oh and Larry King did a series of shows about the Stephenville flap.  Youtube it if you're bored, several of the interviews are fascinating...especially the one with the younger farmer who saw a HUGE ship on several occasions, reported it and then was called by an anonymous "general" and told to keep quiet, had strangers prowling around his house etc.
I'm not a scientist, I don't understand the difference between ionising and non-ionising radiation - but I constantly am assured that because cell phone and wi-fi signals are non-ionising they're completely safe.\n\nIs this a truly thorough assessment of potential risk? Does this go beyond simply tumor formation and into other potential risks like brain function?\n\nMy brother suffered health problems after getting too close to a cell tower. After that microwaves, cell-phones, nearby towers, all had an effect he could feel physically. Half of my family thinks it's in his head, but I kinda trust his gut. Hard to say.
You really sound like a philosophy major.\n\nFurther, we do not create the answers - we measure reality to determine the answers.
Fair enough, though from where I sit it appears to be more extraordinary that we've largely stopped working on that kind of generational project, since we seem to have been building cross-generationally pretty much since we as a species first started stacking one stone atop another.
If you believe that chiropractic is effective in treating low back pain,\nwhy would you characterize it as a field "that claims (it) can fix diabetes by cracking my neck"?\n\nEither you used this distorted characterization deliberately, in which case you reveal your spectacular bias, or that is your actual opinion, in which case you betray your abject ignorance. \n\nWhatever the case, I believe that reckless language was so off the mark that it disqualifies you from the debate.
I don't really want to smash your face.  But I am the toughest 14 year old internet tough guy hanging around the UFO subreddit.
Oh shit! That is hilarious
I have a few of those too.  Man, I am one slack AV geek.
>just a ~~theory~~ story with no foundation whatsoever\n\nDon't get me wrong, GH can be very entertaining dumb fun, but there's nothing at all empirical or scientific about their methods.\n
I think there's generally a very strange vibe to the entire Northeast, to be honest. Especially when you get out into the rural areas. I grew up just on the NY border, so I spent plenty of time in and around the same location, and know what you mean.\n\nThat said, I couldn't really hazard a guess as to why that is, other than the fact that it's very rural, and very old
FTA:  \n> cab driver in Tampa  \n  \nYeah, that is a great qualification!  \n  \nAnd Geneva Convention - you got to hand it to the crazies, they do have a vivid fantasy!
You can't prove any future of any kind. I can't be sure the universe will exist tomorrow. But based on my experiences thus far I can be pretty sure it will. I think it's far far better to accept what is likely true of the universe as we know it now, with the knowledge that we may not have it right. You're right that it is better to spend your efforts on this life because it is the only one we can be sure we ever have. As I said previously you should be present and enjoy your current existence. 
When I was a kid, I tried making my own ideas about infinity, then when I got online (my computer wasn't working for some time), some of those ideas were crushed by ["Welcome to the Hotel Infinity"](http://www.ccs3.lanl.gov/mega-math/workbk/infinity/infinity.html)
It looks like a properly written paper with valid tests, but the results could not be replicated in at least three other studies. I don't believe in precognition for one second, even before breakfast. I guess the results were extremely lucky, or there were intentional or unintentional errors in the data.\n
Why do you need to use real placenta?    Other than the whole honesty aspect of it anyway.\n\nI'm sure that there is some animal waste product we normally throw away that could easily stand in for human placenta.  Then you aren't limited to just six or so of these a month.  You don't need to worry about the icky factor of human stuff cooked in your kitchen.  And at the prices you are citing, well.... doesn't that increase your profits?\n\nJust a thought.  
I was trying to figure out that term... thanks for posting. \n\nYeah, Hoagland is harmless. I just find it amazing that people see him as any sort of "authority" on Mars or the moon. It's embarrassing. If you've ever listened to those Art Bell interviews you're aware just how full of shit he is. A master of obfuscation.
Why? Doesn't this just make it look like there is an actual debate? 
Remember that dreams are metaphoric much more often than they are literal. A cataclysmic change to the entire world in your dreams probably signifies a great change in your personal life, or 'your world'. Great conflict among the denizens of your dream state is likely a representation of conflicting thoughts or emotions in your waking state. Demons could represent a part of yourself that you are afraid of, or something outside of yourself that you are afraid of, personified. These are just examples. It's your mind, so it's ultimately up to you to make sense of it.
Richard Dawkins gives the answer that I would've, and it's not the entirety of the scientific method, but rather a specific part of it: The double blind control experiment.
A guy on the roof ???\nyes it was my grand pa...the more difficult  was to put lights on his head...But the worst was when he fall down... \n
Well, OK. I agree with you.\n\nI've never claimed that anything is unprovable. I do believe that unprovable events probably exist, but I would never point to any specific thing and say it qualifies.
theres nothing to see here, move along.
Sorry sonny, it was CG.  And no it wouldn't have been too expensive to pull off as anyone with a CG suite could tell you.  In fact, it's pretty darn easy once you have the raw video digitized.  Sorry to burst your bubble but CG effects are so much easier to do these days with the right software.  And yes, the software is probably pirated as that stuff is really, really expensive.  Sorry again. 
I was in a similar situation a couple years ago. My cat passed away and all the fleas came to me. The only thing that worked was an all out chemical assault. 
It definitely is NOT a science. Its core assumptions, especially about human behavior and the effectiveness of modeling, are not borne up inductively. Just like in philosophy, you can make up all the deductive bullshit you want, but unless your premises are valid/can be validated, then you're just saying your opinions are facts. I agree that systems like economic ones contain a great many variables and confounds, but that simply makes all economics futile, it doesn't elevate the Austrian school.
Well, the caption made it woo, you're right on that count. But before that, being totally wrong made it totally wrong.
Well, you gotta keep in mind that this society (if you're a fellow American of mine) had a lot of people fight to establish and keep it. Some of us are a little sick of hearing that the flag our families fought for represents a tyranny. Whining about taxes rather than going to one of the world's premier small-state societies to prove how well your theory works is annoying. Hell, at least communists went out to try to prove their shit- you people just sit around arguing that your utopian ideas "have never been tried!" Fucking go do it.
thanks for your response, i appreciate it very much. i'm surprised that there hasn't been much work on studying the placebo effect itself, it seems like such a promising research area. 
My reply exactly :) Genetically modifying a plant in the lab gives the exact same results of splicing. It's just quicker and more dependable. \n\nWe've been doing that for 1,000s of years. Nature does it every generation... 
Mehh... too much effort. \n\nI understand what a hypothesis is. You for got to mention that it's an "If... then..." statement. Yes. I am educated. Thank you very much.\n\nI agree with you that what you've probably heard or read about astrology is false. The studies that I've read 'disproving' astrology have been designed very poorly. I think astrology is more of a map of what influences a person. The energies of your heart, soul, and mind. I feel like I'm wasting my breath here though...\n\nIf you really want to "test" astrology for yourself:\n\nhttp://www.chaosastrology.net/freeastrologyreports.cfm\n\nThat's one of the best websites I've found. Let me know what you think. Or if you actually read it or not.
yes it has. And I've done it many times to different people. I have been doing psychic research for about 30 years, I even coach others to do OBE too. I also do verification research into people's past lives.
okay dude.  it just bugs me and that.
The plural of UFO is UFOs.\n\nThis is really not that hard.\n
This is such a loaded statement that you really have to look up the terms in the statement.\n\nKnowledge-Based Education – We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values clarification), critical thinking skills and similar programs that are simply a relabeling of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) (mastery learning) which focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.\n\nTranslation:  The Texas GOP supports a Knowledge-based education approach for public K-12 education that emphasizes (1) knowledge the student already has acquired and (2) an understanding by the students of what they are going to achieve by doing the required school work.\n\nThey equate programs they oppose to behavior modification, which is a specifically defined process that uses positive and negative reinforcement to change behavior - not thinking styles, cognitive structures, etc.  (There is no self-definition or claim to this in any of the programs / processes cited above.)\n\nThe programs they oppose emphasize the Socratic Method (teacher-student dialog that is designed to help students arrive at logical conclusions on their own through discussion), student-centered education, requirements that students demonstrate mastery of concepts, and attempts to apply these methods for all students - including those with learning disabilities and/or socio-economic disadvantages.  These methods also implicitly encourage students to arrive at their own conclusions about ethical and moral decision-making through the process of asking questions.\n\nConclusion:  The Texas GOP platform opposes K-12 educational programs that are contrary to traditional models where teachers convey “facts” for students to learn by rote.  Processes that deviate from a prescribed set of information may lead to student exploration of concepts or ideas that are contrary to the desired educational content.  It’s the opposite of the Chinese Proverb (Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime).  Instead, they prefer to have students eat the fish provided, rather than learn how to fish for themselves.\n\nDefinition of Terms:\nKnowledge-Based Education: \nSource: http://www.ehow.com/about_5403738_knowledge-based-learning.html\n\nHigher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS):  \nSource: http://hots.org/\n\nValues Clarification: \nSource: http://socialjusticespeaks.org/id52.html\n\nCritical Thinking Skills: \nSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking\n\nTitle I Students:  \nSource: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/\n\nOutcome-Based Education (OBE):\nSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outcome-based_education\n\nMastery Learning:  \nSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastery_learning\n\nBehavior Modification: \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior_modification\n
[There are plenty of results saying she was taken to court](https://www.google.com/search?q=Francine+Scrayen), but I can't find anything on the verdict.
. . . you mean like [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8hEwMMDtFY)?
I've seen the exact opposite, everywhere I look it's "smudge on the window" or "crappy camera", never see many believers, they're usually talking about Ouija boards and downvoted.
Absolutely not true.\n\nImpulsive aggression in dogs is heritable (therefore it's physical) and researchers are beginning to be able to identify specific genes that cause it. However, breeders have known for a long time that certain "freak" bloodlines exist that produce unstable or aggressive dogs. In most breeds, selection pressure would work against these traits but for the work "performed" by pit bulls, aggression and the tendency to engage and continue attacks clearly would have been an adaptive advantage. Additionally, some researchers now believe that impulsive or abnormal aggression is the result of brain deformities (lesions). Obviously, if the problem is genetic and physical, a psychological approach (training) will not fix it.\n\nFinally, dog trainers and behaviorists typically do not recommend trying to "work with" a dog that is dangerously aggressive toward people, due to the fact that rehabilitation rarely results in success.
That sounds fucking insane.
I don't know enough about this to defend it, and it certainly seems suspect, but it seems like many people in this thread are confusing this chart with one they may have seen in a chemistry class. The chart is in the context of body pH, which is a real thing. Having a pH balance in your blood below 7.35 is a [real disease](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acidosis). That may be why anything below this number is listed as acidic.\n\nAlso it does seem that diet can for example [change the acidity of your urine](http://www.nutritionj.com/content/8/1/23), so there is at least some relation between body pH and diet. \n\nPlease be good skeptics and don't just dismiss everything you think sounds wrong, especially if your expertise consists of a few undergrad chemistry classes.
> It's not a conspiracy. Their biggest sponsor is a religious fundamental organization. Draw whatever conclusion you want I just stated a fact about them.\n\nYou wrote "they want intervention for other reasons" which is a conspiracy theory lacking any evidence.
I'm starting to think that it's not the karma whore's fault; it's the fault of all these morons who upvote worthless submissions because they just love to circlejerk. 
The other problem with wireless electricity is stopping it going where you don't want it to go. I believe a side effect of Tesla's transmitter was that any metal object in range would begin to heat up, and could potentially reach temperatures high enough to cause burns.  
Skeptoid has a good episode on speed reading: http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4229
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-term_effects_of_alcohol
First: if more than half the perpetrators of abuse in the under 25 age bracket are female, and close to half in the whole of society, that isn't rare, it isn't an isolated example of having a small dick... it's a result of a system that is creating women who abuse men.\n\nA system doesn't exist in isolation, but the local power structure and the local attitudes can be different from the overall attitudes. I am going to try one final thing to explain that, if you don't get this one (since it doesn't include different races as the victims of stereotype, it really does focus purely on male oppression of women). So, women are judged in our society based on their physical desirability. Within a predominantly poor black neighbourhood the overwhelming image of attractiveness is actually quite a bit different than in mainstream society. In both these cases we are dealing with male privilege, but in mainstream society it tends to say that women should match a specific idea of beauty, within inner city black society that image of beauty is very different. Now, clearly, these are attitudes that are context dependant. Are we still together on this?\n\nOkay, now, take the idea that maybe you don't have a perfect understanding. That you could simply be wrong. Fuck, that the whole theory could need some degree of modification. Maybe not a big degree, but any theory that claims to be complete, unchallengable, unchangable, isn't a theory. A theory gets tested. Maybe a system is made up of a shitload of smaller systems, maybe those smaller systems integrate some parts of that system, but have local differences. That works for every system in nature, every freaking piece of biology, geography, physics, etc. why should social sciences be different? Sure, the overall system is x, but the subsystems can be x-y or x+y+q. If privilege as feminism seems to have defined it according to you says this, then it's wrong. Mind you, in other peoples attempt to correct me on privilege many have said that privilege is something that anyone can have over anyone else in the right circumstances. A person in poverty who is white may in fact not have the same privileges as a person living in wealth who is black. He will have some privileges as a default of white, but won't have some as a result of poor. Doesn't mean the black guy won't have a worse time if he's poor, but he does have a number of benefits from wealth.\n\nThe big dick example is the worst I have ever heard. It's so far from what I am talking about. If you can't see that, well, there really is no point in talking is there?\n\nI won't give you any more examples, I won't try to explain why this is a flawed argument... just please try to understand, it could be you that's wrong as easily as it could be me.
The latter for sure.  The mere assumption that extraterrestrial life would conform to our biological-technological systems is laughable.  That is, unless you subscribe to the starseed theory of the evolution of life.\n\nLife from another planet(even that is an assumption) would have a sensory accompaniment that is evolved for their planet and they would be, for a lack of better terms, completely alien to us.   For instance, if they even used something like eyes to collect photon interactions for interpretation in what they call a brain, those "eyes" would be selective for the frequencies of light that are not reflected by their atmosphere just like ours are.
Weasel words!  Weasel words everywhere!
True- I have a friend whose farm has been "certified" organic. He's been having a problem keeping healthy levels nitrates in his soil. 
Would that be *more* or *less* crazy than a perpetual motion machine?\n\nI can't decide.  
I have these dreams,too. They started out with small stuff like watching a movie in class  and somebody commenting on a funny or sad part. Then one night I dreamt that my aunt called from my grandparents' house and said that my grandfather passed. At around five the next morning we got that phone call. \n  The next dream was about a fatal car crash that took the lives of two of my classmates. Then on Holy Thursday of this year two of my classmates got hit on their way to church from a baseball game. \n  The next really big dream was about my English teacher who left her husband going back to him and getting pregnant. Now she's about four or five months pregnant. And coincidentally, she found out about the pregnancy on the day of my classmates' joint funeral.
Science illiteracy + being outside a lot = UFO sightings.\n\nIt's a rocket doing a burn. I've even seen things like this happen myself.
I'll relate another story.  I have a good friend who was a former roommate during our freshman year of college.  Not flamboyant, but rather asexual.  A *nerd*, if you will.  In our senior year he came out - I was surprised (again?), but glad to know he was comfortable enough to be open about it.  \n\nI'm starting to notice a pattern here, actually.
Yeah, I suspect that's largely what's going on. Their answers are simply dishonest.
Oh, ok. It's just tiresome. I believe it makes the sub worse. I've been wondering the last few days if there was anyway to ditch them.\n\nWhy are they even here? I mean, what is the point of clicking 'add reddit' if all you're going to do is be a stubborn ass? (Not you, specifically, I mean 'you' in a generic way.)\n\nAnd where else would I go? Do you know where there is a subreddit or other non-reddit-site that is unburdened by a skepticism as insane or indulgent?
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well if the overlord decrees.\nIve read a bit on Prozac studies and not all show a statistically significant effect above placebo although some do of course.  \n\nI have read a couple of studies that acupuncture is just placebo but these haven't satisfied me beyond a shadow of a doubt.  Acupuncture is very reliant on the skill of the practioner and may only be ideal for a particular subset of injuries.  It could also be faith-healing but faith-healing that can be effective and is a lot cheaper than other conventional treatments through the western medical system. \n\nYou may be right about Feng Shui -- there is that superstitious side, perhaps ive seen more rational proponents of it.
This is my point though. I think it's hard to speculate with much accuracy about what a totally alien life form might place value in. They may look at the world in a very different way than we do. Their technology may be advanced in some areas and not even considered in others. They might not even be carbon based, humanoid creatures. \n\nWho can accurately know their needs, wants, or disposition? It's nearly impossible to think of in terms that aren't ethnocentric. People seem to have such a difficult time remember the alien aspect of aliens, and so frequently ascribe human traits to them, they needn't necessarily have.
Also EVP in your own house is like taking a crap on your own dinner plate.  You are risking YOUR environment.  Do investigations away from home.
As far as I understand it, BC health coverage will only pay for one or the other so we have to make a choice as to whether to have a OB or a midwife. Ultimately it will be my wife's decision as her comfort and confidence in the people helping her is very important but I don't want to be totally uninformed about the decision. \n\nI think the main things that is leaning her towards a midwife is the personal attention. She has been told that doctors don't have the time to remain by her bedside as much as a midwife does. \n\nI should do some research into the Canadian midwife situation/regulation.
Truck driver neurosurgeon here. We never perform surgery at the Gas & Go.  It is always done at the Flying J.
Midway through reading this post, I said to my monitor (because, you know, it listens when I talk or something),  "I like you. You bring the Science."
Note that the hydrogen tank weighs over 13,000 kg.  It's enormous.  Taking out a mere 1.7 kg is not going to noticeably change the pressure.
fucking time, how does it work?!?
I loved the traveling text format, but the rest seemed annoyingly distracting. The Ren&Stimpy style faces in place of lip syncing--which admittedly would not have been much better for what it costs--cheapened the words. Those faces of glee and slyness make his viewpoint come across a little douchey and malicious, even.\n\nThe one part that was truly fitting was the "just this...?" verse, where I think it's imperative to show a huge universe of stuff we don't fully understand, but I say that mostly because I feel Minchin's words fall a bit short at that part. \n\nThere's no real need to show people sitting around a table eyeing each other, when the words describe it well enough. I looked forward to throwing this at my Facebook friends but I think I'm just going to come across as an asshole with this.
Fair point. Let me restate:\n\n* I hate the fact that there is no mandatory vacation in the US. I have five weeks vacation\n* I hate the fact that I declared bankruptcy in the US for medical care for an easily treated medical condition that was nonetheless life-threatening. I enjoy the best health care in the world and you won't find medical bankruptcies in Europe.\n* I hate Fox News. The political discourse is often far more civilized over here.\n* I hate seeing friends with tens of thousands of dollars in college debt. My wife spent a couple of thousand euro to get her Masters degree from a French university (many of Universities are free in Europe, even for foreigners).\n* I hate the Americans attacking other countries and knowing nothing about them. Over here, people realize that the world is *round*.\n* I hate that Americans bitch about their dependence on foreign oil and demand cheaper gas prices for their SUVs. We have excellent public transport and small cars.\n* I hate that Americans call me a traitor for pointing out flaws in America. Over here, it's called "trying to make thing better".\n* I hate the fact that America gets to choose between a right-wing party and a far right-wing party. Over here, we get a choice (I won't until I get citizenship, of course).\n* I hate that the US is one of two countries that taxes their expats (the other is Eritrea, a brutal African dictatorship). Over here, they realize that you should pay taxes to the country you get benefits from.\n\nI could go on, but that's a nice start.\n\nAnd just to counter-balance:\n\n* I love that America is so generous in helping other nations in national disasters.\n* I love the freedom of speech in America.\n* I love the friends I have in America.\n* I love America's "can-do" attitude.
ok the braid thing is freaking me out and its broad daylight and I'm at work!
the dog would be freaking out
The problem with freezing a body is that the water in the cells expands and crystallizes, causing the cells to burst or become otherwise damaged.  Freezing a body at a normal rate causes death.  
OHHHH, i smell a conspiracy. Looks like a floating rock-thing. Which is totally normal by my standards. (sarcasm)
>looked like a flapping of wings like some kind of flying fish\n\n[Rods](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Rods), maybe?
Yes we did, Egyptian culture goes back as far as 3200 BC (just example)
[Here's the same routine with no cuts.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qFu6i08f9w)\n\nEdit: [Better quality, again the same routine with no cuts.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKbRoOSje5c)
Love the 'fresh tattoo' look caused by hideous jpeg artifacts.
Now I love Hitchens even more for being an Updike fan.  That tetralogy changed my life.  Here's hoping science can save one of its most profound defenders.
It's either raining or it's not raining.\n\nThat's not recursive.\n\nFrom wikipedia:\n\n>In logic, a tautology (from the Greek word ταυτολογία) is a formula which is true in every possible interpretation.\n\nI agree with blueboybob, tautology is the correct term.
they should of had a Live Feed being uploaded to a few sources.\n\n
Why?  It is pretty much the left wing equivalent of Conservapedia.
Good.
I've always been amazed at how well these astronauts look as far as hygiene wise. Their clothes always look ironed. All in a capsule with no gravity. We can't get people to bath here on Earth.
Thanks!
Well, fortunately my demonstration doesn't require any sort of statistical proof. Either objects move or they don't.\n\nAnd it's fortunate that Randi didn't in fact end the challenge in 2010. 
I'm a big conspiracy theorist and think that the US government (and other world governments) knows of "other stuff" going on out in the universe. I think SETI is just a project to give the illusion of a search for extraterrestrials but really is just trying to keep people busy so they don't look too deeply elsewhere...
>until such a time as the ability to transfer the thoughts and ideas of humans into a non-living platform becomes possible\n\nThat there is *impossible*. You're assuming Cartesian dualism.
> Nope, but it does prove something unexplainable and physical is happening in our skies. That to me is a big deal.\n\nThis is *exactly* my sentiment. It baffles me how the subject is willfully ignored when other, much more elusive questions are studied with millions of dollars in funding.\n\nAs [Terence Mckenna](http://www.matrixmasters.net/salon/?p=358) aptly puts it:\n\n> The discs which haunt the skys of Earth indicate that the unconscious cannot be kept waiting forever. These things are going to have to be dealt with.\n\nI'm ok with convincing people, but at some point skeptics need to start eating their own dog food and actually research a "fringe" subject before graduating to expert.
Don't forget the alt text.
No. It would *have* to be a cover-up. Otherwise, the entire field of anthropology is incompetent. That's extremely unreasonable.\n\nThere is no good reason whatsoever to believe that anthropologists have either kept this secret or just haven't noticed. What lunacy.\n\nYou are so ignorant about anthropology that you don't even realize how insulting you are. There wasn't a race of giant humans living among the natives. It's bullshit.
I agree, but technically alligators are reptiles, not dinosaurs. Birds are descended from dinosaurs though, and there are also many other species that have changed little in all those millions of years.
Thanks!
Now, go explain that to /r/atheism
That claim was not corroborated by the other "witnesses," nor by his own statement made immediately after the incident.  
logic. Birds are floating balls of light. How does ANYONE with a brain call that birds? I dont care if this was CGI, to say they look like birds in beyond ridiculous.
I imagine seeing that was pretty cool.  
agreed. it does happen to everyone.
you choose to feel appalled? does that help you in some way? sounds like a self-destructive behavior..
Thank you for the recommendation!
if only there were enough hours in the day....
Tummo meditation or inner fire meditation deals only with positive energy whereas Chang's school deals with both positive and negative.\n\nTummo meditation though is nearly identical to the level 1 meditation for chang's school in both method and purpose.  It stores positive energy at the naval area. \n\nTummo master wim hof has been documented under medical observation to control his core temperature being packed in ice for 2 hours, to emerge hot,  as well as control his immune system at will.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRsNh0eB-Io\n\nOther monks who have mastered tummo, were published in the journal Nature and the study was done by Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical. \n\nI have links to all these studies as well if you need or want them.\n\nThere was also some interesting research that showed qigong practitioners generated huge bio-magnetic fields during meditation.\n\n
[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blpa06ULCks) for those interested. Anyone have actual explanation for this?
About time! Republicans have been milking that 'both sides' bull shit for years. 
thanks! :D
Not to mention, is it feasible to milk cows on a large scale without the use of milking machines? The claim is that milking machines are the cause of the blood and puss that is in the milk. Really there are comparing two very different processes. It would be like comparing someone's back yard garden to a large scale farm. The equipment used would, by necessity, be drastically different. So would cows milk drawn by similar equipment with the only processing difference being pasteurization have similar contaminants? That should be the question that is being asked.
I have put this in the holding pen to unleash the next time someone I know send out the damned footprints poem. Thanks.
All good stuff. But it still hasn't been proven. I guess I want to definitively be able to say, life exists elsewhere. If any of the different governments from other countries knew something, wouldn't they WANT to be the first to say they have proof? It'd be one of the biggest discoveries of all time. I think disclosing to the world that aliens/UFO's are real would be just as big as being the first country to the moon. 
My hunch was close at least.  Thanks for being less lazy than I.
Thank you so much for the post! There is a lot of downtime here at work and I've spent most of my time killin' this list. \n\nI believe that Spring-heeled Jack should probably be in the Urban Legends instead of Crime. After reading the description he reminds me a lot of the guy from Jeepers Creepers.
this is boring.\n\n\nthere are much more interestring statistics published by online datin sites.\n\nthey do ask to zodiac sign and religion and they DO log who dates who/what on large populations. unturprisingly zodiac signs have no effect whatsoever, they are all absolutely even and not selected for or against.\n\nand even religions have only a difference of up to 6% of one person is muslim and the other non muslim and othersise less than 4% difference in what is chosen more. therefore not relevant.
You know, I actually did a really comprehensive search earlier today, but in vain! The more I think of it, the easier I can picture it. But it's honestly nothing fancy or even eerie about it. It was basically two "strongmen" (think vintage circus), each one holding on to the same barbell, but on opposite sides. The two characters were very different clothing-wise, I distinctively remember one having a white and blue yellow top on.\nOh, y'know what, I just decided to whip up [a quick sketch of it](http://i.imgur.com/tBFTL.png). You could turn the statue upside down and it would still stand.\n\nIt's super rough, but you get the idea. I remember well how some of the colours in their clothing was different, especially how the striped top suddenly had different coloured bricks within the white/blue pattern. 
*writing this down*\n\nUpvotes for you.
Join the conversation. All opinions welcome.
True. I hope by then, we're a more enlightened bunch and instead practice preserving the liberties and free will of others rather than trampling on it. 
You're seriously gonna leave us hanging like that?
Why not ask him to prove his own nationality? Start with "why do you even care of you didn't born in this country?"
Pretty sure one of them was the star.
> Yes, they could. But they don't and they won't. So now what are you going to do about it? What should the community do about it?\n\nThe first thing you need to do is identify the issue and make sure others know about it. Then you need to get them to accept, that comments like this are indeed a problem. I believe that's what Rebecca Watson and others are trying. Identifying sexism as a problem within the skeptic community and trying to get people to act against it.\n\nThe problem I see is that the Skeptic community so far mainly reacted by playing it down (only Trolls, only a fre people, not representative of Skeptics etc.) or even worse, by directly attacking the women who speak out against it.\n\nThat the problem exists should be obvious to anyone by now. But from the responses even here on reddit, it seems many peope don't accept that yet. And that's where the posts you described as "trollbait" come in. They very clearly illustrate the problem.
I lived in a 21st floor apartment, and was woken up to a guy at my window one morning. Another day, one just appeared out of nowhere on my balcony. Window washers never fail to scare the crap out of me.
Normally wouldn't bring this up, but /r/skeptic is a subreddit dedicated to logic and reasoning so I feel the need to say it.\n\n*Begging* the question is a logical fallacy involving circular reasoning.  *Raising* the question simply means we should ask this question.  I believe you intended the latter, not the former.
And they would just ignore you because "those studies are all part of the conspiracy"
great footage
Does this work for an explanation?\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR-q2jsW7rI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I have been poring over Google Scholar in search of evidence to refute this article and have come up with very little so far. Nothing seems to apply to otherwise healthy folks giving up gluten. Although one study showed that adolescents on a gluten free diet don't get enough nutrients overall due to poor dietary choices. Still looking though. I guess not finding evidence to back up the claims is good but lack of evidence isn't likely to convince those passing this around.\n
At 23 it becomes more likely than not. But thousands is just silly. 
if you say so
Yep I've read a few accounts and there are strong similarities, the problem is none of them really offer any additional depth - the victim slams the door or runs away much as I did and the encounter ends. I guess I'm trying to find some additional background or something as it's a bit frustrating. For example if I hadn't panicked what would have happened?
The experts could tell by the pixels
Downvotes? If you've got something to say, say it. \n\nhttp://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/PSEUDOSC/650Skeptics.HTM
When you say he's in this "stage" and has been for years (at 12?) what stage do you mean?\n\nReading about it, researching it? Believing in it blindly?\n\nI would say if he's reading or researching it then encourage him, but encourage him to research more than that. There's nothing wrong with a child trying to figure out the world they are in, the good the bad and anything in between. The scientific, the cosmic, whatever. \n\nI think at 12 he's most likely trying to decide where he fits in the world and what he likes.\n\nMedia leans towards a hollywood watered down version of magic and the occult and vampires and werewolves and wands and spells so I can't say I am surprised that he's interested.\n\nAs far as a disdain for science.. I think this will pass.\n\nAs a 12 year old your thinking isn't the same at 16, 18, 20, etc. Each phase in your life changes how you see things and where you fit in the world.\n\nEven if you don't want to encourage it the worst thing you could do is forbid it, that makes it seem even more appealing. Like there is a reason it's now forbidden.\n\nAnother approach is to find out what exactly attracts him to reading/researching etc. Is it because of things he sees in movies? Is it because it allows him to think of bigger things in the world than himself and think he can harness this?\n\nOnce you can dissect it down and determine *why* it interests him, find other things you like more with the same "why's".\n\n> EDIT: I should fess up here and add that I've been a pretty shitty father for a long, long time. This probably has something to do with the fact that I was 16 when he was conceived and completely not ready to man up. Within the past couple of years I have grown to understand my responsibility to him, but it's going to take a lot of work to reverse a decade of me being basically an absentee father.\n\nKudos to you on the "manning up" but this is probably also an adjustment for him. Maybe this is his outlet.\n\nShow him the "science" behind the "magic". Even if he doesn't like it.\n\nIf he likes numerology find a higher level of math that uses the same basics and see if he likes that.\n\n> I've tried to do lots of experiments with him. Made non-newtonian fluid, made a jam jar pulse jet engine, I've got a huge telescope and we've watched the planets and such. He has fun doing it sometimes, but usually it's more "meh".\n\nHe does realize that some of the basics in paganism revovle around the planets and alignments and gravitational pulls, etc right? Next time he's so meh about it you might want to point out to him that astrology wouldn't be *anything* without planets. He might open his mind a little about that.\n\nLike another poster said, instead of arguing science and religion/belief point out similarities and how one cannot exist without the other, etc.\n\n> jasontimmer [S] 15 points 8 hours ago[-]\nMy one hope right now is that when he enters high school, he will be ridiculed by his peers to the point where he realizes it's not worth it and completely not socially acceptable to carry around a magic wand.\n\nDo you really hope that your son is made fun of in hopes to remove his interest in something that hasn't harmed him and you just don't like? That doesn't seem like a very fatherly or loving thing to say. \n\nRidicule and being made fun of for whatever reason can have a longer lasting impression on a person than an obsession with trying to figure out the unknown, or wicca, etc.\n\nIt sounds like your son may extremely intelligent and looking for outlets to try and understand more than his "age" can typically comprehend. Consider challenging him mentally more if you can.\n\nAlso as is said later in the thread, cultivate the things you like, and observe the things you don't - unless they become harmful then step in, otherwise at 12 I am pretty sure boys and girls are just trying to figure life out and where they fit.
collar? can you point me to the difference?
Because r/sopa are likely to be just as biased
Except in cases of failing kidneys or liver, there's no need to 'draw toxins' from the body; our kidneys and liver do so just fine.
This.  Pretty much my go-to when I get a cold.
And again, I ask the question you so deftly avoided, who exactly implied that "all conspiracy theories are not baseless"?
No. I'm willing to say that it has been tried. They've *tried, attempted, given it a go, taken a stab at* implementing communism. They have failed.\n\nThey've all tried, they haven't succeeded.\n\nThe same with Christianity. It has been tried many times to create an ideal Christian society, it has never succeeded though.
Considering that was filmed in the Ryerson film building... I'm gonna say it is **not** a ghost.
Are there other solid cases that have anything like the symbol Zamora reported?
Nice try, propaganda.
It gets much worse than that my friend.  All modern food technology is evil because cavemen didn't eat it.  
I love how you have removed all ambiguity that the world lives with and deals with on a daily basis, removed all theory, and stated it as a fact that you know exactly what happened.
The climate? Not very high. I'm more worried about the possibility of a dead zone resulting from a toxic algae bloom.
I actually saw a video a while ago, it was on the travel channel during halloween.  I've been looking for it ever since but no luck! If someone finds it I'll love you forever
From working at restaurants for many years I can tell that from my personal experience, cage free/organic eggs look much different and taste much better than store brand or cheap quality eggs.  Organic eggs have more color in them, stronger shells, and less irregularities.  I go through hundreds of eggs a week at my job and many of them are pretty crappy. At home I only buy cage free/organic.  I would need to keep track of my findings in order to be scientific about it in any sense since I do go through more cheap eggs than anything else, but I'm fairly convinced.  
>How is this arrived at?\n\nPer [here](http://www.crypto.com/papers/notes/picking/), the average house-style key has 4-6 pins and up to 10 pin positions.  I assumed 6 pins and twenty pin positions to give a WAG.\n\n>At it's heart, it does not matter. The barrier your referring to is not enhanced by this technology, it's either present in your physical security infrastructure using what exists, or it's somehow subverted using the security infrastructure that exists. \n\nI agree completely.  The initial comment I was responding to had:\n\n>I'd be concerned about the security of a device like that. \n\nWhich implied to me that the user felt that RFID tags were _uniquely_ insecure, and this was coupled with a line concerning CC vulnerabilities.  My post was not designed to imply that RFID tags were _more_ secure, only that:\n\n1.  They are not uniquely insecure; and,\n2. CC vulnerabilities depend on qualities that are not present in physical security situations (that CC numbers can be used online anywhere once the information from the tag itself is decoded)\n\n>We should be looking at traits of RFID that make it useful for security purposes and those traits are limited. Implantation does not enhance them in any meaningful way. \n\nI disagree slightly here.  I also think we should be looking at traits of RFID that maintain security but improve usability or convenience.  The inability to lose one's keys is not only convenience of course, but also additional security (albeit negligibly so).
Why is that every time I see a UFO photo it's a 400x300 pixels picture at best?\n\n
Think about what you're saying.\n\nAre you trying to fuck her or are you more interested in arguing with her?\n\nGive it a rest 
Abusive? Really?
I trust anything that uses the word "teapublican."
The problem with that theory is that we already have parts of the genome that are entirely similar between individuals. Yet we are not trying to actevely change them to prevent a doomsday virus. It's actually a pretty good question, why aren't we doing just that ?\n\nI think the answer is that so far, no virus has been able to take advantage of this, over all species and millions of years. It seems not to be a threat.
do you have any articles on this? it sounds really interesting
If there was one thing I learned from doing a degree in Philosophy it was that great thinkers are very rarely great writers.
Yeah, Excedrin + Pepto isn't exactly a revelation.
If people supported the NDP and didn't let the Greens siphon away NDP and Liberal support, we might not have a Harper Government right now. She is a kook. We tried to tell you!!! 
Yes. Fascinating to learn that influenza is actually caused by having a "low frequency." I always thought it was caused by the influenza virus.
HEEEY! I Know people like that! HA! 
Definitely atheism. I used to believe in all sorts of bullshit when I was about 12-15.
Your room is haunted by an old server rack
>cases per 55m, why 55m? seems an odd number.\n\nMaybe something to do with the population of the UK during the time of the graph? An average maybe?\n
Did the overall murder/violent crime rate in the UK go down, or just the gun crime? \n\n
http://www.theralac.com/tscs.aspx
I may be been not very clear in my language (not enough coffee), but the idea is that all data are valuable, including the columns that have nothing but a string of zeroes in them.
I've tried some alternative stuff, but stopped seeing the doctor after he suggested lupron shots..  no way am I willing to do painful muscular injections to stop the boy's testosterone unless they produce serious scientific proof that it is effective.  Same thing with this OSR stuff.  Don't know what it is, no studies have been done and I haven't seen that many 'parents' on autism groups impressed with the stuff.  
The parachute is always visible, and they don't have the ability to stop and hover, so no, that is nowhere near undeniable proof. Show me the show where they stop in midair, or show me how they did it, and I'll believe you. I don't know what the lights are, but they are not parachuters. Your hostility is not helping your case, either. \n\n
"time" last i checked, was measured in a fairly arbitrary unit based roughly on how long it takes our planet to orbit the sun. so i don't see how that makes measuring light's speed circular, especially when we've already done it.\n\nas for reducing the inward observed travel time of light, they've got it backwards. if you're moving at the speed of light towards a destination, your percieved travel time will be zero. but for relatively stationary objects observing this light speed journey, your trip will take however far a trek it was divided by the speed of light. so yeah, in a universe where we're not moving towards all of the rest of the universe at the speed of light, it's going to take some time for the light from distant objects to reach us. some serious business time.\n\nseriously i don't know what this guy is talking about when he says things don't have empirical units, any unit we use is generally arbitrary, but that doesn't mean it's ill defined or useless. and having measured the speed of light, we can convert it into whatever units you care to use, even made up ones provided you define them clearly. \n\nwhen you talk about creating light in transit, you're talking magic. and in a magical sense ANYTHING is possible. but it seems more likely to come to the conclusion that the universe is at least as old as it appears to be, rather than jumping to MAGIC designed to tricking us into thinking it was. what's next? planting fossils to fool us into thinking evolution happens? it's very silly\n\n"The overwhelming majority of old-earth, or old-universe arguments are fallacious because they are based on faulty, unbiblical initial conditions."\ntranslation: "you're wrong because you're disagreeing with the bible, and the bible is always right" he can technobabble all he wants, this line just gives it all away, all credibility he might have had in your confused head, gone.
The more I learn about any subject, (especially physics) the more ignorant and stupid I feel. \n\nIt's like drinking salt water.
Video? Didn't happen without video. 
>The Jews are NOT promoting brainwashing children in military training camps, teaching them how to blow themselves up and cause maximum deaths of Jews and other non-Muslims.  The Jews don't hijack planes, nor kill athletes at the Olympics, or blow themselves up in German restaurants.  There is NOT one single Jew who has destroyed a church.  There is NOT a single Jew who protests by killing people.  The Jews don't traffic slaves, nor have leaders calling for Jihad and death to all the Infidels.\n\nYou might be able to honestly argue that if he hadn't followed it with a list of other reasons members of his faith are better than members of the Muslim faith.
I've never been to MI, so probably not.
If you're on the fence, then you're either misinformed or uninformed. 
[Here](http://i.appsafari.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ghostcapture_2.jpg) are the images that you can use on that iphone app. You're right, the girl is there, same dress and all.
> Simcha Jacobovici, who has made a documentary about the find for the History Channel...\n\nNo need to continue reading.
Added to the list. Read 'Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain' by David Eagleman for a little humility and acceptance of possibilities from a neuroscientist.
It's a noble sacrifice.  With any luck the OP will meet a nice girl who accepts logic and reason.  Then they'll go on to make cute, reasonable, logical babies.
i meant with the same attitude, not deploy international military forces to spunk trillions of dollars away on mass murder. use your fucking brain.
This is a great example of the [Straw Man Argument]( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man). In this case my point is that scientists have been saying for decades what the major cause of global warming is; the green house effect (followed up with what I thought is a nice old example, and yes Isaac Asimov was a scientist and as an aside in fact the effect itself was uncovered in 1824). Instead of arguing the contrary that most scientists have not said for decades that the greenhouse effect causes global warming you invent a new position and argue against that; the case in point, that reading something from 1977 by a science fiction author proves AGW.....\n\nAnyhow good luck....
shitty quality makes it hard to decide for certain. \n\nFeels fake because of the clock like precision of the secondary object.\n\nThis would be CGI, most likely\n\nBut for purposes of discussion, some of these solar balloons are interesting\n\nhttp://www.google.com/images?q=solar+balloons
He should have sued.
For the most part this guy sounds like an idiot. There is nothing to the higher/lower frequency stuff. I suspect that, for the majority of what he said, the guy is simply wrong, or dangerously misguided.\n\nIf there are actual scientific studies that back up some of his claims then *maybe* I'd consider it. \n\nJust because this guy is full of crap doesn't mean that herbal treatments are sways worthless or have no effect... For example, willow bark can be used the same way that aspirin is, because it contains the same active ingredient: acetylsalicylic acid. That's how they discovered aspirin in the first place. However, when you boil up some bark you really have no idea how much you're getting and what other stuff might be in the tea. So you will be much better off just buying a bottle of aspirin. \n\nSo, it's like anything -- you will need to dig and figure it out for yourself. I'd stick with research that comes out of reputable institutions. I don't thin there is a lot of this kind of research done in the US, so I'd probably stick with European sources.
There are so many assumption in this statement that rubs even UFOlogists the wrong way:\n\nFirst, the comment assumes that the aliens are indeed, from out of space.\n\nSecond, it assumes that they weren't already here.\n\nThird, it assumes ET is too stupid to establish communication, despite history of contact and memory manipulation.\n\nFouth, it assumes that everything that the aliens have done has not be hostile, despite an obvious analysis from human morality that ET is, in fact, hostile.   But we're supposed to be too stupid to know the difference.
They just replayed the video that was aired here in Denver. The local team did go out and film it with their own camera, it wasn't CNN.  I want it to be true, but it probably is just bugs flying around once it gets warm here in the afternoon. \nThere are a group of people from /r/denver that are going to go out to the same location with multiple cameras to see if they all get the same objects from different perspectives or if it turns out to be insects.
My girlfriend is from the moon but you probably dont even know her.
Apt video, definitely contributes to the debate.\n\nDoesn't come close to answering accounts accompanied by radar/photos/multiple independent witnesses/credible witnesses from decades ago/etc. It is somewhat interesting, and surely accounts for a nice little chunk of "sightings". 
But you can comment on the post about how lazy you're being? Interesting choice of efforts.\n\nedit: nice to see intellectual laziness is encouraged around here. No wonder the sub is chock-full-o-crappy-night-videos. 
[Blogspamless link.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH6FzQlB7a8&feature=player_embedded)
How fascinating. Thanks for submitting this informative link.
Skepticism as a movement has long been coming. Signs can be found in popular culture going back a couple decades.\n\nIn one episode of the Simpsons, Lisa shows a subscription to Junior Skeptic Magazine. A real magazine, mind you.\n\nIn the popular anime Cowboy Bebop, a crazed conspiracist character is given the name Yuri Gellerman (obvious reference to Uri Geller), who believed that Nazca lines were a sign of... I don't remember, it was so fucking stupid. lol.  Turns out a Satellite's AI gained sentience and was using its laser to re-draw the nazca lines as they once were out of nostalgia.\n\nIn an episode of Spider-Man: the animated series, in episode 36,  "The Sins of the Fathers, Chapter IX: Tombstone," young gangmembers are overheard telling each other stories. We catch the end of a tale, a boy named Randy telling a story with himself as a standin for spider-man  "Just then he escaped from the amazing randi's web!"  -- I'm pretty sure that on the side Peter Parker's monologue mentions The Amazing Randi more than once, when relaying how impressed he is by an illusion or an escape.  This is 1996, mind you.  Clearly a writer and/or Stan Lee is a fan.
Adam here, dont know you either, but Ill would go with you all. Ps met him when he came to TAM OZ and had a conundrum as whether to idolize the man or not but then I realized that I could show respect him. and he signed my Ipad
I just read through that really quickly but it seemed to indicate that Monsanto ordered its own study which said the corn wasn't exactly safe but it's safe...? Bias anyone?\n\nI think corn that produces its own insecticide is probably bad idea. Call me crazy.
Where?  I'm half way down the page and I don't see anything but suggestions of real diseases and recommendations to see doctors.
Yeah seriously, I won $200 at a slot machine in Vegas while waiting for my family to come down for dinner, but that doesn't mean slots pay out an overall profit.
Right now, a job is a job is a job. I like the idea of talking to my managers, maybe writing some letters, etc., but I'm not going to quit my decent-paying job because they want to sell a product that I don't believe in.
I believe you totally. That sounds like some bad stuff but it is so interesting, i could read it all day. It makes me feel lucky that mine is only opening cupboards. I have heard some real bad stories of people who mess with ouija boards. I wont touch them, not after hearing your story and others particularly about the demon Zozo. I hope you get some resolve soon or it doesnt get worse rhan it is. Thanks for sharing.
I don't mind a lot of reading, I have the time and I can be patient. Thank you for the link. 
I want to believe, but this is pure crap.... seriously.
Supposedly they used paid upvotes to get links to their website to the front page or something of that nonsense.
I'd like to see your sources for:\n\n> Michael Seligman, whose company was a CIA tool\n\n> guests had to read from cue cards, ... and did not represent their actual views\n\n> the bullshit Doty and Moore fed to poor Paul Bennewitz, eventually leading to him being committed to mental hospital\n\nI keep encountering statements of this type in forums about UFO's and such, with rarely any indication that it's not straight-up invented by whoever says it. In those cases where there's a source given, it's inevitably unverifiable, part of some self-sustaining conspiracy circlejerk.\n\nPerhaps you can break the cycle for me?
Look out your window.
I figured I was missing out on something.
Fortunately nobody lives in North Dakota.
That's the fundamental misunderstanding, saying something is false is nothing more than asserting the lack of convincing evidence for it to be true. If it can not be assumed to be true, it must be assumed that it is false. A or not A.
Yes, this is what I was thinking about too.  Maybe it has something to do with stability in hovering or even stability in flight as well.  \n\nSee, the pilots that saw this object also stated that it was roughly 70 miles away and it moved 10 degrees in under a second, which is roughly 6.8 miles accounting for the curvature of he earth.  Now, thinking with that in mind, maybe it had to change it's shape due to it's speed of movement and having occupants inside because it needs to cancel out inertia?  How fast would one have to move to go 7 miles in less than a second anyways? My guess is roughly close to 25,000 mph.  I'm probably really wrong tho, I'm bad at math. 
Truth value applies to statements. How can A in "A causes B" be a statement? The closest I know how to address is:\n\nLet C = "A causes B", and  \nD = "everyone has B"\n\nRestate the original as:\n\nIf C, then D. Not D, therefore not C.\n\nWhich is valid.
what they really ought to do is try to record them in 3d
Maybe the legal system worked, but the medical board's system certainly didn't.  A $5,000 fine for a doctor who performed reckless surgery on a diabetic patient, hammered a needle into someone's toe, and examined the private parts of women who came in complaining of sinus problems?
Why not just do what you do best?  It doesn't really matter what the "thing" is right now.  Do some experiments to figure out what the best way is to present your position.\n\nAnd you can always lurk on [r/conspiracy](http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy) for ideas.
I'd suggest that to the average person, terms such as 'nanopharmacology' appear scientific-y enough to sound plausible.\n\nJust take a look at this drivel... he cites himself, letters to the editor and then cherry-picks from various sources: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-ullman/how-homeopathic-medicines_b_389146.html\n\n> Quantum physics does not disprove Newtonian physics; quantum physics simply extends our understanding of extremely small and extremely large systems. Likewise, homeopathy does not disprove conventional pharmacology; instead, it extends our understanding of extremely small doses of medicinal agents. \n\nSo according to Ullman, quantum physics v.s. classical physics works, therefore 'nanopharmacology' doesn't overlap with normal medicine. Spot the logical fallacy.
strongest evidence for alien contact?
The last time you uttered those words you were in San Quentin. 
For some people, not all. Milk and dairy can be a problem. 
The old, "You're all just sheeple!" line.  Nice.\n\nMaybe the three buildings fell down because a) the two towers were damaged in the same way and built in the same way and b) WTC7 was also built the same way.  I would be surprised if they fell *different* ways.
THANKS! So...they are insane.
Figures the one spot I don't have acne is on my temples.  \n  \nTime to have another drink!
He came, he saw, he flew away.
I actually doubt it's a troll because I've seen the stupidity in these youtube videos discussing the illuminati.  They usually end with "OPEN YOUR EYES"
I'm glad I read the last two paragraphs of this article wherein geologists debunked this ridiculousness for us!  
yeah, it actually makes me sad that someone out there spent probably hundreds of hours putting this film together. I mean, what's there to gain from debunking something as silly as this?
This sadly is still too **wrong**. \n\nPolygraph tests are tricking a potential suspect into something, and that is enerally labeled bullshit. Nothing lawfully accurate can result from this. Polygraph tests are never allowed as evidence for obvious reasons.\n\nPolygraph tests can easily be tampered with, a 6 year old can do it, as demonstraded often on TV. **Noone can seriously claim a tool usefull that allows a 6 year old to fool a police officer.**
That square griddle is very likely aluminum.
I live in the burgh. Thanks for that link. Interesting. Hard to tell what they are really. 
The only good thing about this article is it acts as a reminder to always be careful of what you're reading. The whole site is scary.
Matching Jesus' description? Where is Jesus physically described in the Gospels? 
Interesting - when this was posted a couple of days ago their comments were open to posting from non-members.\n\nWhat a remarkable coincidence that my and other comments have been removed and one needs to like the page to comment.
Particularly in that sub, where many of the glitches are probably real *mental glitches*, a few of which could be signs of an actual pathological problem.  I know a couple of them made me immediately think "dude, you may have had a minor stroke."  I'm no neurologist, but I think Oliver Sacks would be fascinated by some of these glitches.
*Blink*  I stand corrected sir, and quite happily so. :)\n\nYou are actually the first active, self-identified, atheist I've ever had provide a reasonable response to that question.\n\n> "I concluded with asking the theist (he was a Christian theist) what evidence would it take to prove to him there was no god. He replied that there was none - that he believe on faith alone."\n\nWhich is, ironically, where the so many huge failures happen within religion in general and Christianity in particular.  I know what would kick my faith out from under me.  I would need evidence that the key experiences in my life which I believe were divinely guided, weren't divinely guided.\n\nI think the problem for most theist is that, realistically, belief isn't generally 'evidence based'.  As such, there can be no evidence to counter something that isn't based on evidence in the first place. :/  That said, my answer to other Christians who think that faith alone is all they need is pretty simple -\n\n>> 1 Thessalonians 5:21  '21' "Test all things; hold fast what is good."\n\nSure, there is a lot of authoritarian law and other such such in the Bible, but there is a lot of solid skeptical, rational stuff in there too, (especially if you consider the time period and context in which these passages were originally written).  \n\nThat's a completely different conversation for a completely different subreddit though.. *shrug*\n\nAnyway, thanks again for a great answer.  :)
>Although to be fair, the Marvel comics have a slightly more plausible reasoning for the mutants (well... in a world full of magic, anyway). It has something to do with humans being partly engineered by advanced aliens, containing some sort of switch that can enable their innate "powers".\n\nI'm out of my element here Walter...
Well, I'm at home now with a real internet connection. My punt about ape ancestors was wrong (thanks OdinsBeard) and I must admit to misreading the title of the submission and not seeing the 4ft bit.\n\nGiants? My arse. Foot based pareidolia more like, possibly with carvings for the toes.
Remember, if we indeed are alone - we are an even greater miracle and it also bring an incredible responsibilities. We then must populate the universe and grow civilizations. We are then the Gods.    \nSomething to reflect on. Thank you for reading. I love you. 
Nope. Her name is [Lin Klassen](http://www.facereadingbylin.com/)
That must be where [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGIbOGu8q0) was filmed.
Find someone to train you. Perhaps talk to your grandmother? She may not wish to, but I bet she'd have something to say on the matter. I do not have anything to teach you.
It took me a while to see it, but wow, what happened there? It's really jumbled.
Question the government: get labelled "conspiracy theorist". Question alternative technologies: get labelled "skeptic". Question the skeptics: get labelled "delusional". Question traditional technologies: get labeled "Luddite". Question accepted limitations: get labelled "nut". Question everything: get labelled "idiot". Strange world...
... so did you get the job?
I have seen pretty much the same thing.  Just seems like a regular star, but then you notice it flickering different colors.
Whilst I am sure it was picked up in the analysis, interesting that the object appeared to put itself between the recon flight and the sun, so impeding visibility. Became particularly apparent at the end of the clip.
I did. There is nothing in it about how, absent previously existing myths, Thales, or anyone else, would have been unable to develop science/philosophy. You seem to be making the mistake of assuming that the way that it happened to happen is the only way that it could have happened. I cannot imagine anything about religion that makes it a prerequisite for the foundation of science. Certainly the fact that it does a poor job of explaining how the world works does not make it necessary to try to do a good job of explaining how the world works.
I'm sorry to hear man. Were you afraid of her? Or was it a friendly relationship other than the jealousy haha
That shit is kinda like what I saw, but not so close, and thinner.
>They purposely expose their children to viruses such as chicken pox, the mumps and measles, hoping they will develop natural immunity, which they argue is more effective than the vaccines.\n\nWhat? They obviously don't understand what a vaccination is. Unfortunately, as much as I wish you could just tell them and have them go, "Oh, I had no idea." it probably wouldn't work out that way.
I agree with you, but I thought they said hundreds, and I can't be bothered to look again as I'm on a treadmill at the gym on my phone. 
Unfortunately we have a lot of those here in the U.S., the largest majority of them are called 'Republicans'.
Makes perfect sense.
How close are you to whatever you want to achieve?
You don't understand Fermi's Paradox coupled with the will to be undetected by violent primitive species, also coupled with the fact that we know NOTHING when it comes to our arrogant understanding of physics. It is equally likely they are leaving us alone. There are loopholes like wormholes in this Universe we don't even know about, let alone a species millions of years ahead. You cannot be taken seriously when you use light speed as your reasoning. Then you compare SETI's trouble with telescopes to that of interstellar species, which is fucking ridiculous man. 
What the fuck?
Life exists.  Emerging from "organic goop" requires fewer assumption than any other explanation for its existence.  Occam's Razor works just fine in this example.  It's about explanations, not predictions.
They are watching it on a screen. I will have to find the footage of the people watching. It was in a montage clip so it may be hard.
The former owner still has a key, and a sick sense/awesome sense of humor. 
I live with this shit
I guess it's was technically ambiguous. But it was clear from context which version he meant.
I have no interest in changing your mind. I've been a paranormal researcher for coming up on 2 decades, and if there's one thing I've learned, it's that you can't make someone believe. The only real evidence that cannot be faked is personal experience, and you have to have one for yourself. Hearing stories of mine will never change your mind.
How do people function if they are this stupid/ignorant? 
I can hear electricity. (I know, it sounds weird) Anything from an outlet to a TV that is on upstairs behind a closed door. It can be very painful. For example: the upright washer and dryers give off a horrible piercing buzz that gives me a migraine.  Anywhoo - whenever I experience something unusual, all of the static/ringing gets blurred and louder. HOWEVER - lately I have been experiencing the same pulsing buzzing sound before/as I fall asleep, except it is in my ears. It seems to only happen the nights I have a disturbing dream. Obviously my comment isn't exactly helpful, but I figured I might as well share. :)
[This talk on "vortex-based mathematics"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1hLzQPio_8&feature=share) is a good example.
My expectation of the title and first 30 seconds was that it was anti pseudoscience.
From the [horses](http://www.gigapan.com/snapshots/286872/comments) mouth:\n*Good-luck peanuts made their first appearance in 1964 during the Ranger 7 mission. JPL had six failures prior to this effort. The Ranger 7 launch day arrived and with it came the peanuts. The mission performed flawlessly, as did its peanut-powered successors, Ranger's 8 and 9. Up until the Voyager mission, peanuts showed up only at launch. Nowadays, they are often seen in mission control facilities during critical mission stages such as orbit insertions, flybys and landings, or any other event of high anxiety or risk.*\n
Canada has a lot of guns and easy gun availability compared to the rest of the world. You can buy pistols and semi-auto rifles in Canada, so this same tragedy *could* happen there (especially as the guns were stolen from his mother, so Lanza didn't even go through a check).\n\n>However, the idea that a 16 year old can legally own a handgun in some states yet can't have a beer until 21 doesn't make sense for a european like me.\n\n\nA 16 year old cannot buy a handgun by **Federal** law in America. You must be 21 to buy a handgun in America, in any state, and you cannot buy a handgun while out of state (must be in your state of residence with a valid government-issued ID). A 16 year old *can* own a handgun in *some* states **if** that gun is "gifted" to him or he inherits it from an otherwise legal owner (generally family). I'd appreciate it if you edit your comment so people are not misled on America's laws. \n\nedit: relevant laws/codes from ATF's website: \n\n>Q: Does a customer have to be a certain age to buy firearms or ammunition from a licensee?\nYes. Under the GCA, long guns and long gun ammunition may be sold only to persons 18 years of age or older. Sales of handguns and ammunition for handguns are limited to persons 21 years of age and older. Although some State and local ordinances have lower age requirements, dealers are bound by the minimum age requirements established by the GCA. If State law or local ordinances establish a higher minimum age, the dealer must observe the higher age requirement.\n\n>[18 U.S.C. 922(b)(1), 27 CFR 478.99(b)]\n\nsource: http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/licensees-conduct-of-business.html#age-requirements\n
I thought "skeptic" meant "free-thinker" not "mindlessly spouts anti-religion rhetoric."   Guess I was wrong...
TIL people actually believe in ouija boards
I had a feeling it wasn't genuine footage. The one thing I noticed was the one night he had the camera angled towards the bathroom and in the shot you could see him laying in bed "sleeping." The footage supposedly cues to the paranormal activity 2 or 3 hours after filming, yet he barley moves his body at all during the 2+ hour "cue up". I personally have never met anyone who doesn't adjust themselves or toss and turn a little bit when sleeping, but hey maybe they exist.
I'm part of a group and we organized a Skepticamp in our city for the first time this year - had a great turnout! One of our members looked into getting a booth at the metaphysical fair, but apparently the organizer requires recommendations from established... um... woomeisters, I guess. =D
I'm not saying that people who make threats they intend to carry out will be dissuaded by a more serious response; they're often not thinking about the consequences of what they're saying. But they would be much easier to deal with if there weren't an ocean of idle threats for them to hide in, and the reason that there are so many idle threats is because we don't take them seriously.\n\nTrolls certainly want attention, but I'd wager that few of them want to be prosecuted. And, if what they're saying is technically illegal - as are many of these idiots' public statements - then I see no reason why the shouldn't be. Threatening someone with rape or murder is illegal even if you don't intend to carry it out.
>Following the inquest, her father, retired schoolteacher Kevin Thornton, spoke of his "lovely Laura" and said her family wanted to send out a strong warning about the great risk involved in taking iboga.\n\nHe blames the root and not the cause.
Let us not degrade words. These are not theories. These are fail hypotheses. 
I've had the same thing happen to my roommate and myself when driving home from work one day.  Every ride we'd play padiddle, and on this occasion we both saw three cars come around a corner in the distance, the third with a light out.  We both call it, and as we watch to confirm that the light was indeed out we count only two cars pass.  Needless to say we were plenty freaked and did not play for the rest of the ride.
The guy built an actual [Farnsworth Fusor](http://www.fusor.net/). Yes, it's a fusion reactor, but not an efficient one that has a net output.\n\nIt is by no means a trivial thing for an amateur to build.
Video removed by user.  Mirror?
What is the likelihood that homo sapiens, who've spent 90% of their evolutionary history as hunter-gatherers, ate regularly or daily?
Another glitch.
Self reported ghost sighting?\nThere's a big red flag right there. She might really believe she saw something, but that doesn't actually say much.\n\nThe story about being woken by ghosts could be a case of hypnagogia, which is a phase between being awake and asleep during which a person can experience lucid dreams involving their surroundings. The rest, who knows. Could be anything from trees casting shadows to flat-out making it up.\n\nThe dog was barking weirdly. The question I have is was your mom acting weirdly (spooked out by ghosts) before or after the dog? Dogs are very sensitive to their owners and take their behavioural cues from them.\n\nIf she's really disturbed by the idea of ghosts haunting her, I would suggest professional counselling. If it's just a fun idea that she enjoys, it might be hard to convince her that her cherished story is all make-believe.
Tim Farley of skeptools created a list a while ago. See [here](http://skeptools.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/how-many-skeptic-podcasts-are-there-please-help-me-find-them-all/). He got up to about 80 active skeptic-related podcasts.\n\nAnd for previous r/skeptic discussions on podcasts see [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/search?q=podcast&restrict_sr=on).
I normally don't care for articles posted by Canadian National Newspaper. They highly sensationalize the topics with very less or no proof.
I know I read a lot of parapsychology books at that age. Although I was somewhat convinced it might be possible, I also could spot a few experimental errors at the time, so I count that as a win. I think people should also realize that skepticism is a process and not an end point. I wasn't an idiot, because I had an open mind at 14. I read literature about the subject and kept growing my knowledge base. I was also skeptical of global warming up to 2 years ago, but I'm mostly convinced now. Not everyone who doesn't immediately agree with a point is a close minded idiot. I would only be an idiot, if I still gave it the same level of credence now as I did when I was 14, or if I refused to listen to alternate opinions.
Because if you're going to believe nonsense at least make it happy nonsense.
Hmm, looking deeper and we have 0 registrations so far today. Thank you very much for reporting this! We're investigating right now....\n\nWe released a new patch just this morning, so it looks like it may have broken something there.... Oops. The joys of being in Beta huh? :)
wouldn't that make the ocean a headache inducer?  
> This will be without any studies being done to determine the effects of either the short-term or long-term effects of this microwave exposure on adults as well as children.\n\nThey also haven't done any studies about the effects of fluorescent lights, water, oxygen, or nitrogen on children.  That doesn't mean that any of those things are remotely dangerous either.\n\nMicrowave radiation is *lower* energy than plain visible light, so any damage that can be caused by WiFi will be caused even more intensely by light bulbs.  There is no possible mechanism by which WiFi-scale-intensity microwaves can damage tissue, and no reputable studies that have found a conclusive link.\n\nIt's bullshit.
If you know this, why do you consider your ability to be a curse? Is it that you just haven't learnt how to get the "upper hand" or is it that it's a drain on you regardless?
Thanks!
not there right now. it was pitch black so photos look like shit. 
Or for people who would rather see the youtube link instead.. \nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlx2PgESXhs
Could be! Very cool planes indeed
It didn't come across that way to me, though. He didn't seem to be awkwardly racist, just awkward.
Nobody wants to be wrong.  This isn't a new concept.  Thanks.
A more likely scenario involves some editor reading the web site feedback found out that a magical wizard solved some of these issues very, very recently.   \n\nMy understanding is that his name is Steve and he lives in Denver.  
Typically what happens on Reddit is this:  \n  \nDay 1: Everyone on Reddit supports it.  \nDay 2: Everyone on Reddit is against it as new evidence turns up.  \nDay 3: Everyone on Reddit comes to some opinion as to what happened once *all* of the evidence is in.  
Couldn't that be Ball Lightning? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning Rare, but still happens, and considering there was regular lightning too...
Thanks for the break-down. This is pretty much what I suspected based on my background in biology and chemistry, but it's nice to hear it from someone who actually works in the business and knows what they are talking about.\n\nVolume-wise, how does your dairy compare to a typical mass-production dairy farm? Does this impact your ability to keep things safe/sterile?
http://i.imgur.com/8HRi9.jpg\n\nthis is me at THIMUN. granted my ghost man isn't as pretty as the ones on your picture, but they're pretty damn similar
Sounds like the kind of thing that would be believed here in China where they seem to think that drinking cold water is bad for you... So often you ask for water and get given hot water, even in the middle of summer!
Haven't ever heard of her before.\n\nI did find [this wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizards_Project) which wasn't very helpful and I'll be going through [these studies](http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Paul+Ekman+Maureen+O%27Sullivan&btnG=Search&as_sdt=2000&as_ylo=&as_vis=0) to see what I can find.\n\nI'm definitely wondering about the protocols of the "Wizards Project" as it seems to me with such a large sample size there'd be people hitting the 80% mark just from luck than any innate ability.\n\n**UPDATE:** From [one of the links](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lie.html?c=y&page=4) from the website it gives some details about what determines if somebody is a "wizard" and on the [following page](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lie.html?c=y&page=5) it's highlighted that it could just be a statistical anomaly:\n\n>"They presented the fact that a small number of people did well out of a huge number of people who took the test, as evidence that those people had a special skill, "says Bond, whose argument was published online recently in Law and Human Behavior. "If a lot of people play the lottery, someone wins."\n\nPersonally I'd say she probably believes she is genuinely a wizard, she has **S**cience backing her up and from this point on even *if* she isn't hitting the 80% mark confirmation bias will keep her thinking she is.
This is how imagine the conversation going.\n\nScientist[After a 15 minute talk about the science]: You have any more questions?     \nProtester 1: How much is Monsato paying you?   \nProtester 2: How much is the FDA paying you?   \nProtester 3: How much are the rothschilds  paying you to keep quite?   \nProtester 4: Go back to your pay masters we only want real science in our natural food.!   
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Of course, Billy Meir claims he is the only authentic contactee. Which only makes him more suspect than the other, I think. \n\nAnd then he has that rep who claims to have the best, and most "iron clad" evidence for UFOs being extraterrestrial in origin. Makes them doubly suspicious. 
schopenhauer's [art of controversy](http://coolhaus.de/art-of-controversy/) is really all you need.
Hi, tomorow i will post a video by day of the same place...you will see it's not possible,to an so huge blimp, to be at this place.
> There's nothing at all unhealthy about sugar, other than having a lot of calories.\n\nThis guy disagrees: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM\n\nAnd he actually goes through the metabolic processes involved. I haven't seen any critique of his arguments though, so I don't know what the counter-arguments would be.\n\nBut he doesn't say fruits are bad, because they contain quite a bit of fiber, which he claims is the "antidote". Still.. eating a shitload of bananas (which are relatively low on fiber) might not be a good idea. If he's right.\n\nBy the way.. people seem to be focusing a lot on calories. But not all calories affect us the same, and different types of energy sources affect different people differently. It seems to me that counting them feeds into an overly simplistic view of things that don't help us at all.
I care because their beliefs can often be dangerous and threaten me and the world I live in. 
[This is a nice list.](http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/pghex/how_reddit_treats_an_objective_comment_about_ufos/c3p8ffb)\n\nPersonally, for me the best proofs are The Disclosure Project's testimonials along with testimonials from astronauts Gordon Cooper and Edgar Mitchell; and the tons of different videos from NASA Space Shuttle missions on which you can see... Well, a lot of UFOs.\n\nSome of the videos from space shuttle missions:\n\n\n\n* [STS-63 - searching for MIR space station](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCQLMRvr_jc) | [(longer version)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_62WWGLzynY)\n\n* [STS-75 - tether incident](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox6BtwDmm3c)\n\n* [STS-48 - abrupt turn](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN0XnDJKdWo) | [(longer, better quality version)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiDvkB_rG-Q)\n\n* [STS-48 again](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4M2bnGcrjs)\n\n* [STS-80](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJyuQVIFdKo)\n\n* [STS-114](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RtP3i-sMP0)\n\n* [Another space shuttle mission](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG4NreHmiPY)\n\n* [Another one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oufEpzbnkRg)\n\n* [Collection of videos from NASA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlLN_Jcg1pc)\n
>The heartbeat - at 1.45 Hz \n\nReally?  That is like saying the weight of a human - 150 lbs.  Even if you use what may be considered an "average", at rest, heart rate of 70bpm you come up with a rounded-up frequency of 1.7 hz.\n\nCome on Internet!  If you are going to try to fool people, at least get the basics right!\n\nSweet f-ing Jesus with a side of cold couscous!
Me and the old man where just discussing the other day how the police here aren't allowed to chase criminals past a few KMs.  If the police know enough about a criminal to chase him, they know where else they can find him.  There's hardly ever any cop-chase accidents around here, just the odd "trying to get that drunk off the road".
This was not a 'study', this was a blog post, and for a blog post the numbers are pretty impressive - feel free to provide and publish better numbers if you have the time to read and analyze 10000 papers in each field. In the meantime the actual peer-reviewed studies and papers (of which the blog also links to a few) continue to show that there are some very suspicious results (see also my other link somewhere in this thread on naturist medication vs. Zoloft).
That's a great reason to stop ironically using racist slurs too!
What do you think about it is "probably nonsense?"
Jinap S, Hajeb P.  Glutamate. Its applications in food and contribution to health.Appetite. 2010 Aug;55(1):1-10. Epub 2010 May 12.\n\n[PubMed](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20470841)\n
I hope that's the case. You seem to make a strong argument for it.
Sure they have, they've proven that someone took a picture of something they could not identify. They've just never proven the existence of aliens.
Veterans Today is pretty unreliable.  
[As seen here](http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1059466550)\n\n. - . - . - . - .\n\nThere was this conference\n\nhttp://shc.cu.edu.eg/pages/en/Conferences23Program.htm\n\nWhere a session on astronomy was chaired by a Dr. Alaa Shahein.\n\nIt doesn't say what was said\n\nI suspect a significant amount of taking out of context being involved.\n\n. - . - .\n\nYes he chaired the second session on astronomy, but he was not a speaker and that is Dr. Alaa Shahein not Dr Ala Shaheen Head of Cairo University Archaeology department. You could say it was a simple mistake etc, but as journalists etc and with the amount of stuff found in a short space of time, there is no excuse what so ever.\n\nSo far all evidence points towards this being nothing short of fake news produced to get hits up on the original website.\n\nAlso this conference was held in April 2010, the Article was produced yesterday and in the context of it's writing sounds as if this conference was recent ...\n\n[for more information](http://shc.cu.edu.eg/)
Osteopathy is just as much a woo-filed field as Chiropracty. Except that all D.Os are actually licensed to practice medicine.
It's interesting and harder to get a grasp on without feeling the energy of it, I think. When I was a girl, I read everything I could on the subject. It kinda freaked me out really, esp. since I didn't have cultural context for it. I've been in the religious and cultural community for 15 years now and now I feel like I get it. It's hard not to see it darkly if you come from a country or culture that bases its' primary beliefs on fear or shame, even if that's not your direct religious background--or to state it more correctly, that's been my personal experience. :)\n
Zeno's ghost?
Thanks for this - made my night.
What you said about the sun rising tomorrow reminded me of two of my favorite quotes, which I see as good encouragement to give life our own meaning:\n\n> The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.\n\n\\- Carl Sagan\n\n> The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent; but if we can come to terms with this indifference and accept the challenges of life within the boundaries of death — however mutable man may be able to make them — our existence as a species can have genuine meaning and fulfillment. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.\n\n\\- Stanley Kubrick
Not likely.\n\nIf this were 'it', there would be MANY more agencies represented at the briefing (NSA, CIA, FBI, to name a few). \n\n
The claim is that laptops, MP3 players and so on interfere with airplane electronics. Not the other way round. There is nothing that suggests that this is true. \n\n> doesn't cite a single source\n\nThey do actually cite sources. FCC (because it could cause problems with the network) and FAA (for unknown and unmentioned safety reasons) for example. And it really is so obvious that you just need to google "cellphones airplanes" and you will get a list of aircraft carriers which have small cell towers installed in some of their planes. How do you think that works?
When the fuel additive was MTBE I realized about 420 miles per tank. Now with the 10% Ethanol blend I can usually get only about 335MpT. Also I truly suck at math so I leave it to you to figure my percentage.
great tuneage!
They appeared to be pretty far away. They both banked pretty hard to change direction and that can certainly lend to the perception of unusual speed. Regardless, at least it was a well shot vid from seemingly honest observers. +1 for that in my book.
[Boo this man!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76p_ncbffCE)
Will need to read the rest when I get back from the supermarket, but it looks like this guy is grasping for straws to try to make Randi look bad, when it was someone else who was closely related.\n\nThat's like trying to make Carl Sagan look bad because his first wife was an HIV/AIDS denier and had some other crazy ideas.\n\nOkay, my thoughts..\n\n>The answer [to whether Randi was aware of the stolen identity or not] would seem to matter—a lot. \n\nSure, if you care about the personal details of people's lives. I think that skeptics, certainly I am, are more interested in other things that are typically labeled as sciences.\n\n>he gave a lecture, in 2011, at the University of California in Berkeley, billed in fantastic terms and garbled syntax: “Utilizing the concept in theoretical astrophysics of parallel universes and space as a continuum membrane with no beginning or end, Alvarez will place his cast of characters as a stand-in for the strong human desire for knowledge and transformation and his continued visual inquiry into the realms of the fantastic and the philosophical."\n\nThe syntax doesn't seem garbled to me, I'm able to parse it. It's a tad ridiculous, sure, but not garbled. And his describing it as such seems to indicate a strong bias on this blog authors side.\n\nHe talks more about how the Carlos hoax didn't completely sucker the media, and tries to make Randi look bad there. But that doesn't seem to have much to do with Alvarez and identity theft.\n\nIt seems to me that he's accusing skeptics of looking up to Randi, rather than being committed to critical thinking. Also, the mention on the right hand-side, about his ghost experience makes me think he might have something against skeptics who rightly scoff at claims that ghosts are real.
So you have something like a 1 in 100,000 chance of dying of measles or something else you could have been vaccinated against.  Or you could risk getting messed up from an inoculation which is more like a 1 in 100,000,000 chance.  Anti-vaccination, like gambling, is a tax for people who are bad at math.
jomg
so we need to melt the poles to get rid of terrorism?
Jung was a psychoanalyst (the openly non-scientific end of psychology), so it does not surprise me that the MBTI works from his speculations. All that you've said here about context applies to other actually reliable personality tests. You can take that kind of thing into account pretty easily when testing for reliability.
I find it interesting though that all "alkaline" foods they recommend are those your doctor would recommend because they are low in calories, fat, and high in protein or vitamins. #1 way to make people believe bs: sprinkle some fact in.
Ha ha I don't think so. Maybe everyone is just really predictable. Whatever it may be, I still find it funny. 
Are there any ground-side eyewitnesses of this phenomena? I mean someone would've noticed a bunch of clouds gathering into a spiral formation over such a wide area.\n\nI've tried to find anything about it on Google and the general consensus seems to be that the spiral is due to a radar software glitch.\n\nI swear, people blame every thing on HAARP these days.
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Hail Satan, eat babies\n\nFTFY
Why would coke change its apparent taste depending on how much you drink? Perfume is understandable, but coke tastes the same if you have 1 can or 6.
I think she might get stuck in world of self-fulfilling bullshit. She'll find customers to take money from and colleagues. I bet she'll never know any better. 
I was standing outside in North Central Phoenix, no windows anywhere nearby.
I realize that, the point is the vast majority of cell phones are light years beyond the quality in this video. In fact, I've seen webcam lens with the diameter of a ballpoint pin put out better quality than that. After decades of shitty UFO footage I find it funny the footage quality has not gotten any better.
To be fair, the original thread was not about subjective states but about objective material reality.  People quite reasonably expect such claims to be verifiable before they will accept them.  That's not knee-jerk groupthink.
I still think Scooby Doo is the best skeptic show for kids. I know this is talking about science but the original Scoobys(not the movies(live action or cartoon) or that 1000 ghosts crap) were shows that taught critical thinking. Every ghost or alien or magic that occurred was explained though science and trickery. 
Well... now we know how magnets work\n\n\nSomeone call ICP
Demonic hauntings coincide with a lot of other activities. A frequent foul odor likened to feces and/or sulphur, scratches typically in 3's thought to be a mocking of the Trinity, the destruction or tampering with anything religious such as Bibles, crucifixes, pictures, prayer books, etc. The activity tends to heighten very quickly and in extreme cases can cause major mass hallucinations and greatly intensify anger in the house between it's residents.
The difference is that ionizing radiation is capable of directly breaking chemical bonds in your body:  DNA, cells, proteins, etc.  The energy is high enough that it can overcome inter-molecular forces, causing all sorts of nasty side effects.  This is what can happen if you're exposed to gamma rays, x-rays, or high doses of UV light.\n\nNon-ionizing radiation, which includes all of the visible spectrum, microwaves, and radio waves, is incapable of breaking chemical bonds.  The only plausible mechanism for major health problems is the slight temperature increase that you would see from *long term* exposure to radiation.  It's not very likely that a one time exposure to a cell tower would induce any permanent damage.  
"Mouth opening vs head size"\n\nThat's a very non-specific qualification. I have an *enormous* mouth. I'm sure there are reasons to eat vegan (although I'm not one myself) but this chart reeks of bullshit. 
If you replaced life on other planets with god. This would just sound like a religious fanatic. Now if he were to mention specifics of an encounter or talk of some item, event or being that his area had dealt with. Then this would sound a bit more reasonable. 
Well who did you think fly the UAVs? Ghosts.
Had a slight dislocation on my elbow joint. My internal medicines doctor at a fairly world renown hospital  misdiagnosed it as Tennis Elbow. Sent me on my merry way with the prescription of ice 2x per day and a hefty bill. \n\n\nWent to a chiroraptor (a chinese dude), diagnosed it right in about 10 minutes, a couple stretches and a loud crack later, my month-long pain was gone. And that only cost me $35.\n
Look up "deja reve." It means "already dreamed" and expresses the fact that dreams can see ahead and tell you what is going to happen. I've encountered dozens of reports of precognitive dreams, and reported some of them in my [book about dream work](http://www.amazon.com/Dreams-1-2-3-Remember-Interpret-ebook/dp/B007XAF6R2). Chapter three: see the subsection titled "Dreaming the future."
I'm so pleased that the contextual ad I saw on that video was for Monster Quest.  Losers!
What surprises me is that people are suddenly surprised at this. It's nothing new -- my introductory textbook to the New Testament, my study Bible, and other books all agree that books like Titus and Timothy were likely forged in Paul's name, such that each comes with a chart describing which books are authentic and which are disputed.\n\nThe novel part of Ehrman's argument is claiming that this was intentionally fraudulent. Generally, scholars argue that it was a common practice in ancient times to put a famous guy's name on your own writing. It was a way of honoring their influence on your work.
YOLO! Drunk w/ mah gurlzzz tonight!!!: The Philosophical Implications of Mortality in Adult Women
>What Jen has provided is some more evidence that points in the same direction as a lot of the other evidence\n\nAnd I'm saying said evidence ought to be qualified with the information I presented.\n\n>that he's a quack.\n\nIs name-calling very conducive to skeptical analysis? 
r/UFOs, why don't you listen? A week ago I posted a [link to a translation of an article](http://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/s4bi4/latest_st_petersburg_ufos_are_military_targets/), saying that Russian military came forward and told these were training flairs, and they do look like some. Of course you are free to believe it was a mothership.\n\n 
So, having an opinion different than the mainstream means that you are conspiracy theorist? Are people who think that P = NP conspiracy theorists?
You're pursuing something physically when you should be pursuing it emotionally and mentally. You're at a point in life where you are secure enough to be comfortable, but you don't FEEL secure, and that will largely come from exploring yourself and your soul. Do some soul searching.
> Something isn't "intelligent" because of your perception of motivation.\n\nIt's not about motivation. It's about non-linear flight paths and it's apparent movement in *response* to the pilot's.\n\n> Because I don't think coming to an intuitively salient conclusion given a paucity of information is "science"\n\nWhen there's an observable, repeatable (no matter what the frequency), anomalous phenomenon, I expect science to take a pragmatic approach to studying it -- to gather data in a systematic way that allows the phenomenon to be analyzed.
I cannot think of any movie off the top of my head where the protagonist's being a scientist plays a major roll in why they are the hero. There certainly has to be some, though. Maybe Jurassic Park (plus any excuse to watch Jurassic Park is good!)? It does have the megalomaniac bad-guy scientist full of hubris thing going on as well, however. Contact?
Interesting... probably another geological anomaly, but interesting none the less! Looks more like a face to me than the famous "face on Mars".
I think wim hof done this. He attempted to walk to everest without clothes. theres a recent [journals](http://www.innerfire.nl/files/concentration-pickkers.pdf) about him. Oh, and this one [too](http://www.innerfire.nl/files/can-meditation-influence-ans-hopman.pdf)
admitted fake
There has to be some way to scam the system with regards to faith healing (read: "alternative" shit).  I mean if what you do doesn't have to be supported by science, evidence, or reality, why not call yourself a faith healer and demand to be included in these medical plans?  Seems like you could make a killing doing jack all.
I hope this isn't your own remake of my tale. If this actually took place then awesome ,I'm not alone in this kind of thing
>First, ask what astrology is.\n\nI'd imagine that most believe it's entertainment.  They likely stop talking to you, because you sound like a dick.\n\nThe great thing is, people can believe whatever they want.  And, I guess you can be a dick whenever they want, but why would you want to do that?
I take your point, but I also think there is a difference between pretending to allow discussion and being up-front about not bothering to allow comments.  The Examiner author appears to be actively picking and choosing who is "allowed" to respond to her nonsense.\n\nI do allow track-back links and do not censor them (other than spam removal).  So I'll host a link to a rebuttal or response, but I won't host the content.\n\nI know this is different from the accepted "norm" of blogging today.  However, I've always treated my blog as more of a diary going back to the late 90's when I used to write my own software to do it.  Every time I've experimented with enabling comments over the years has resulted in a huge time sink.  Dealing with spam took more time than I wanted to spend.  And I couldn't come up with an editorial policy that was consistent and honest.  Since I use my site for professional purposes as well as the blog, it was problematic for me to host profanity-laden personal attacks or hate speech along side my software work.\n\nI saw that my choices were to either moderate comments (and risk being accused of censorship) or not have them.  I find it paradoxical that you're calling my decision "censorship" when I never pretended to be willing to publish other people's content (in the form of comments).  I'm not censoring anyone, I'm simply not offering to help others publish.
Because they are coming back. Coming back to harvest people for slave labor and take our gold. The government doesn't want to look like it's been in compliance with the alien deathlords but when they come back our leaders will be spared while we all slave away in the Dilithium Mines of Rura Penthe.
I'm not sure I follow. Is this not evidence against those who argue that magical thinking is harmless? 
Oh, that was good. At least I believe that it was. Upvote.
getting to heaven, imho
Yes, but the rest of osteopathic training is basically the same as what MDs get, so they are far more likely to know how to not paralyze you, or recognize when the actual cause of your pain is something else that they can treat.
Actually, I'll just say this.\n\nBy declaring the question answerable, you are implicitly declaring that a 'non-chicken' laid a 'chicken egg'. i.e. doing exactly what I am doing explicitly (declaring a point where the offspring is a chicken, while the parent is not)
Those two quotes are not substantively different.
Skeleton boners
If only it works..?
I was trying to avoid the realm of physical dangers, but I suppose that is true.  Take a buddy with you?  
|How exactly can you make that connection meaningfully? How does these intuitive concepts translated into the mathematical language of quantum mechanics, not just our intuitive perception of the models?\n\n\nYou'd have to ask John that, or at least read his essays.\n\n
I try to keep my voting decisions as apolitical as possible. I vote for the candidate who i think is fighting hardest for the collective good of the people. Even if i disagree with the views of a candidate, i will vote for him if he is honest and treats his job with the sincerity and seriousness it deserves. I want to reward politicians for how they make decisions and why they hold the views that they do, not for what those decisions and views are.
I use this type:\n\nhttp://www.allergyliberation.co.uk/images/categories/neilmedrinusekit.jpg
I treat it as relaxation and lucid dream technique. It has worked for me, but I don't do it anymore. I never get answers or experience anything spiritual. It was simply relaxing and fun.\n\nSimple breathing control work for a lot of people. To my surprise, repeating a mantra out loud helped me the most, but I was only able to take it seriously a few times. It gave me something to focus on and to recognize my disconnection from as I drifted. I was shocked to realize that I was eventually repeating the mantra without thinking about speaking, which snapped me out of it more than once the first time. I eventually got comfortable and let my mind wander just as I would have going to sleep and I lost all senses and had really intense waking dreams that I'm not sure lasted any longer than a minute at most. I would come to and I was still repeating the mantra, sitting up against my bedroom wall. I only successfully did this about three times. Once I just fell asleep for about twenty minutes, but it was the best damn sleep ever.\n\nPick any word you like that sounds cool enough to repeat over and over again without making you think about its meaning. Foreign words work well for that reason.
I find it ironic that the advert that I see is for a free energy machine. \n\nI suspect that the overlap between people who believe in free energy, and those who are amused by fake Deepak Chopra quotes, would be a small number of people. 
It's a shih tzu.  They will bark at nothing for hours.
I seriously don't think I can keep eating what I was eating - the pain was so intense my eyes would water, I would cough and vomit sometimes...hmmm - But, yes, I prolly should go in.  I am 40 pounds overweight, I don't think I absorb anything - kind of just rent food if you know what I mean (TMI).  Thanks for the suggestion....I do think something is really wrong....My grandma had cancer of the esophagus...I hope that isn't genetic. 
The poppy quarter was only an early prototype (Canada **was** the first country to do this) but more recent attempts have yielded better results.\n\nCanada has a lot of interesting currency not just limited to coins.  We've recently adopted a new $100 bill made of untearable and very durable plastic and there are plans to unveil other plastic denominations as well.
Especially as they are living in an area that has had a communications blackout so that the radio telescopes can hear the electromagnetic frequencies from other planets. The same fucking frequencies these people say hurt them. EMF is completely ubiquitous and cannot be avoided.
lol, wow. You are uneducated. Clearly you have never done any research beyond watching Fox News. I hate that I live in a world where people like you allow things like 9/11 to happen, because all you do is add to our country's lack of education and enable our government to murder thousands in the name of greed.\n\nYou're a disease.
don't*\n\n  don't = do not\n\n"Dont" is not a word.
I remember the first time I ever heard of such a thing:\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2297471.stm\n\nAnd yes, that guy was running for a senate seat.
Thanks!
Which is why trisodium phosphate and Lysol are also used.\n\nEdit: note that mold will always eventually grow back if moisture is present, and dry rot (a fungal infestation that destroys the structural integrity of wood) also comes from excess moisture. The key to eliminating both is low humidity and subsequent protection from lingering  dampness. Moisture often condenses wherever cooler temperatures meet warmer ones, and this is where black mold is usually found.
[Part 2!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FIaTehGW5cc)
The parents are not hiring the psychic, the police department is doing it. And they are paying for it with our tax money. What is next, reading tea leaves? Checking life lines? How about bringing in a voodoo shaman? Or reading the entrails of a eviscerated chicken. 
Generally, yes they do. It would be very rare for one of them to stay there for hours, let alone all of them.
The person whom Rebecca Twatson called out is named Steff. This was a student organized and paid for event. Steff was one of the students. And she got fucking nuked. \n\nYes, this is how we want to treat students: berate them in front of their peers, telling everyone she's misogynistic and a threat to women's safety everywhere.\n\nTwatson is a cunt.
I don't think any of it is. But it's still what the whole subreddit is about. Why point out the obvious? Other than to be a prick.
In large amounts, yes.  Try the fruit diet, I dare you.
Ummm... Zombies aren't actually real. 
> My reply was: "I don't remember seeing a whole hell of a lot of atheists (with whatever subset: feminist, libertarian, liberal, whatever) being overly concerned when Dawkins was being an asshole about religion when it suited their needs. In fact, they overwhelmingly applauded it.\n\nWe don't complain because it supports our existing biases (irrespective of if you biases are correct or not).  We love it when someone echos that we are right.  We love to see our opponents ridiculed.\n\nRichard's method of discourse is highly effective in gaining attention. That is in itself useful when your subject matter isn't even on the radar map.\n\nBut his biting satire are useless when it comes to convincing someone that their point of view might be incorrect. It just raises up their defences and ingrains them in their position.  That is exactly what we see going on here.  \n\nThis works when you have no intention of trying to change someone else's mind, but you intend to raise awareness of the audience.  Debates are never about convince the other person that they are wrong.  It is about convincing the audience.\n\nI agree that Dawkins has come across as far more intellectually honest and consistent with rational thought.\n\n> But, take P.Z. Myers. From what I've heard, he's the sweetest guy in the world in person. His internet persona doesn't translate over to his real life persona. I find this intellectually dishonest. If you can't say to me to my face what you said to me on the internet in the exact same tone, using the exact same words...well, that makes me wonder.\n\nI don't see his switch from being nice in person to being hard on-line as intellectually dishonest.  It's a tactic to switch personas to play to an audience and objective.  There are other areas where I find him being intellectually dishonest, but this isn't one of them for me.
What you call "twisted meaning", we call "play on words".
Unrelated to paranormal, I also have a lot of premonitions. Mostly big events but sometimes subtle. Two weeks ago my dad and I went to see Frapmton at the Peabody in St. Louis Mo. I looked up and realized I remembered seeing what was in front of me. I told my dad to be careful because every time that has ever happened something bad followed. about two minutes later I realized that I had lost the tickets on the two block walk to the venue. Luckily ticketmaster replaced them, but still...
It was a disposable :p
Hahaha! Well played, good sir. 
Its an unprovable theory trying to explain something inexplicable.
as a simple guess, a alien opened a trans-dimensional gate located approximately where your table was. The opening of the gate is what caused the ashtray to move. The glass shattered when the aliens used to the gate to enter our word. They exist at frequencies too high for them to be normally perceived in the way we experience reality. However they did give off resonance patterns that caused the glass to shatter. The waitress stepped through where the gate was (not in, as she would not exist at a frequency high enough to perceive or use it). There also were resonance patterns that confused the nerve sensations in her foot, making her falsely estimate the distance to the ground, causing the stumble. that, or maybe it was a gust of wind.\n\nCurious, what city was that in?
> You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting.\n\nNo, it can also be that cancer growing in your stomach, and which you keep watering with cold drinks, you fucking refrigerator lobby shill.
How about the fact that he claimed to have created a rocket which uses fusion propulsion when he was 17 years old?\n\nFusion propulsion technology is still beyond our current capabilities today, yet he claims to have created one in 1971 with a help of his NASCAR mechanic father.
>Although you seem to be considering the invasion of Iraq to be a benefit of invading Afghanistan\n\nI apologize if I was not clear.  I was saying that both wars, and the corresponding benefits to those who profited from them, were made possible in part by 9/11.  I was not trying to say that the Iraq war was a result of the Afghanistan war.\n\n>Afghanistan doesn't export oil, and Iraqs major oil concessions are being developed by Chinese firms, not Americans.\n\nThe benefit in Afghanistan around this aspect has to do with a pipeline project.  In 2001, Unico (I'm probably spelling that wrong) was in the process of building a pipeline across Afghanistan to transport oil and natural gas from Pakistan and Turkmenistan.  They had to stop because of instability in the region.  They were able to start again and finish it because America invaded Afghanistan, which was a direct result of 9/11. \n\nFor Iraq, I honestly do not have information to confirm or deny your claim of the oil profits going to China.  (Question: do all the profits go to China?)  Even if that is the case, crude oil is a fungible commodity.  More crude oil exported to western nations and china means lower prices.  Theoretically, that should mean lower gas prices for consumers, but realistically, it more likely means higher profit margins for energy companies and commodity speculators. \n\n>How did Afghanistan lead to deregulation? I'm under the impression that Bush would have supported that with or without terrorism.\n\nAgain, I apologize for my lack of clarity.  The political environment at that time was pushing for increased regulation after several shocking corporate corruption stories, especially Enron.  The most notable result of this environment was the passing of the sarbanes-oxley act in 2002, reforming Accounting regulation.  It is highly likely that there would have been additional regulation pushed by the congress at the time.  If Bush had opposed them, it probably would have turned into the kind of debacle that we saw in the recent debt ceiling political theater. \n\nThere is, of course, no guarantee on how things actually would have been different if 9/11 had not happened.  We only have speculation.\n\nAnd I also have to reiterate that my saying that some people did benefit from 9/11 in no way is meant to mean that those people must have been responsible for 9/11.    \n\n
I think Sam Harris has already gone into that territory with *The Moral Landscape* (a decade or two ahead of his time I think) and I wouldn't mind seeing more work done on the subject by researchers and scientists, but implementing such a system at the political level would be problematic. A **purely** utilitarian approach to legislation (particularly with regard to social issues) is bound to smack up hard against the issue of individual liberty pretty quickly.\n\nI'll hazard to say that a lot of the social issues today like gay marriage, abortion, assisted suicide, corporal and capital punishment, and censorship stem from religious beliefs. Utilitarian arguments mean nothing to those people when compared to their religious dogma. Get rid of the religion and you'll have a much better chance of swaying people's politics using logic and reason.
Wait, you mean the queen isn't lizard people?
Someone once told me there existed a man who was turning into a tree, so I said it was probably fake. He was confused when I held my stance even after he showed me "video evidence", I had to insist that I didn't think it was possible for people to turn into plants. This came after the same person made a lot of other outrageous claims, and I got the vibe that he didn't appreciate the way I would just shrug off nearly every _amazing_ new discovery he came across.\n\nHowever I find that when I actually present counter evidence then people can take it pretty well, even after they've invested time and energy into that thing.
I use that same curve when predicting my expected stock returns. Works great hypothetically. 
I only saw the one, and I have no idea how long it was in the air before he started filming, and it is still there at the end of the clip.
You need to refer to my post above, i mentioned 3 schools that still teach it, Palmer was one of them. Many professions use SMT.
He was an early victim/success of George "Lift My Luggage" Rekers...  The damage that man has done to the gay community over his career is just astounding.
The most interesting posts I've seen for some time here.  Some type of ejecta?  Busted up asteroid?  wtf?
My kiddo started "shooting aliens" with his buddy the minute I dropped him off at daycare. I hope he's going after the little gray guys.
I'm fairly sure that the conventions for plants are different from the conventions for animals. \n\nAFAIK, "var."  isn't used with animals.
Japan inadvertently created a state whereby everyone who drinks water from here on out will be constantly getting cancer then being cured, simultaneously and instantaneously. I cannot foresee any good end result coming from this.
This is the real reason why one should be vegetarian, to get rid of them bastards!\n\n\nEdit: secret
[I did get her to admit that her clients may be just imagining it all](http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/wmshg/i_am_a_holistic_therapist_specialising_in_eft/c5eq7t0). I should have pressed on and questioned the ethics of charging them 350 SGD/hour for that, but I feel she'd have just ignored me.
First of all, why is global warming so difficult to understand?  Global warming is a simple product of various thermodynamic laws.  Using these laws we can see what effect the sun's radiation will have on our system when passing through, and retaining in our atmosphere.  You don't have to be a scholar to understand that greenhouse gases trap the sun's radiation.\n\nSecond, what makes this different from anything else one is not an expert in?  When you go to the doctor, and he tells you that you have pneumonia, you don't go around looking for people to tell you that the doctor is a quack.  You trust his opinion, because **he is the fucking expert and you don't know shit**.
Sure it does. Cos when you realize that you got knocked up before you got a degree or a career and that your entire life has become infinitely more complex, difficult, and irritating, you're not going to be pleased about it. You're just not.
Good. This type of shit makes it harder for the REAL investigations to gain credibility.
voted up even though I abhor the "best...ever"
Yay, combining voices made for newspapers with faces made for radio. They should stick to writing.
Crop circles can be nice to look at. This one doesn't seem as intricate as some of the others I'v saw though. My favourites are the jellyfish one aswell as the human-butterfly hybrid.
I know a guy that claims to have cured herpes by pouring tequila on his dick.
But really, the easier thing is to bend space and make the distance take less space rather than to exceed the speed limit of the universe.  At least that's what I think, IMNSHO.
Just have to mention that some MAY date as late as 150 AD, but every book in the new testament MAY also be written in the first century. It's not an exact science and stating that one date is better than another is really a matter of opinion unless you're an expert in this field of some kind.\n\nThere's only two or three books that are believed to have possibly been written after 100 AD, with one possibly being as late as 300 AD; I don't remember which though, I would have to look it up again.
Everyone starts out by being ignorant. 
What the fuck did I just read?
True. I need to calibrate my monitor.
If you downvote this without commenting you're piece of shit, I didn't even say this is true, I just wanna hear your opinion.\n\nThank you.
http://www.ibm.com/us/en/   ?
>I find it despicable. They are lying to people for personal monetary gain.\n\n\nBut he's no different to any other illusionist, Paul Daniels doesn't get shit from the skeptical community for misleading people. I actually *like* the fact his 'explanation' was a load of bullcrap, and most of his shows have ambiguous premises. It keeps the viewer guessing, and i know that most of his 'methods' are just presented to lead you down the garden path. What would the point be if he did a trick, and then just explained how the camera effects were done? \n\n\nThe whole argument basically just boils down to saying it's wrong to perform an illusion, because some people will believe it. 
Ouija boards aren't anything to fuck with.  My grandpa, who ended up being a minister, has told me a few stories, one of which included a Ouija board when he was a kid.  I don't remember the details due to time/repression but I remember it ended up with him and his friend asking who they were talking to and it then them not being able to let go as it spelled D-E-V-I-L over and over.  There were a few other stories that he told me too that I try not to remember.  The man has never lied to me to the best of my knowledge so I'm inclined to believe him.   So yeah... Ouija boards... not even once.
My GF and I were also debating such a trip. Any good leads yet? Have you been to Gilliland Ranch before? 
Oh, there are other theories out there. It's probable that there are several ways magnetic fields are generated. The two largest magnetic fields in the solar system are both generated by non solid objects (Sol and Jupiter, respectively.) \n\nThe sun's field goes out really far (like past Pluto far), while Jupiter's field reaches pretty far into the solar system (like, into the inner solar system.)\n\nSo what causes those kinds of fields? Something other than a solid core.
I know they can explain some of them with humans and planks but honestly there are many which are mind boggaling.
Pseudo-science is the reason.
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The second panel says "An argument is valid if and only if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true."\n\nSetting the terrible grammar aside for now, that statement is false. For example, it implies that the following argument is valid:\n\nPremise #1 - Ice cream doesn't have any bones.\n\nPremise #2 - Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar.\n\nTherefore, hamburger is a vegetable.
WTF AMERICA?
Interesting thought, and yea Highway 1 is amazing. I have driven it many times but my gf has not. Some of the most beautiful parts of the country imo
An 8 month old blog-spam republishing of an article about something solidly debunked [years ago](http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave/plants.asp).
I'm particularly fond of them decrying both\n\n> Support of obscenity, pornography and violence in video games as a First Amendment right\n\nand\n\n> Political correctness, the opposition of free speech 
Okay, but string theory has no proof either.
Lil' Jon?
the magic card deck is a fairly standard trick, unless it was your cards. the deck is composed of alternating cards, the Queen is shorter than the other, so depending on the way the deck is spread the queen will appear otherwise the other cards will appear.\n\nTo the OPs question, in the glitch forum there have been a few posts about things just hanging in the air and not falling, including one that looked like a singularity.
It is funny that morons like you try to change the subject - which above was strictly about **actual peer reviewed science and not crap from WUWT** - and still are so dumb as to realize that mentioning Sandy remembers everybody how retarded people like you really are :)
[http://www.reddit.com/r/UAP](http://www.reddit.com/r/UAP)
There's a book by Stuart Wilde titled The Force. It's a quick read, and while I don't believe everything he claims, I think the overall ideas are closer to the truth of our existence than most other books I've read about the subject. [Here](http://www.stuartwilde.com/stores/sw-book-store/) is the book at his website.
I would have to say that a person who applies skepticism consistently, or at least to questions of religion, will wind up being an atheist.\n\nMany people call themselves skeptics, when what they mean is that they are skeptical of certain things.  This is normal.\n\nTo be skeptical of all things at all times would paralyze one.  This is undesirable.\n\nTo be skeptical of anything that doesn't "fit well" with other well established "knowns" is probably the best one can hope for, so long as one is willing to re-examine any of those knowns with a skeptical eye.\n\nThe lack of willingness to re-examine their axioms skeptically is what sometimes keeps otherwise "skeptical" folks religious.\n\nIMHO
Because people want to feel special so they say they have Celiac disease, which is actually quite rare, if as many people had it who say they have it, it'd be the most common disease on earth.
I still don't understand the building 7 collapse totally. I know it wasn't the government and all, but I still don't really understand how fires could have taken down building 7 when, [if you've seen the video of it](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWorDrTC0Qg), it doesn't look like fires could have done it. Could someone explain if they know?\n\nEdit: Don't explain if you're a conspiracy whack, I don't want to hear it.
>I mean, seriously: "How fast can you press this button? The faster you press, the more you believe in God! Neat, huh?" Whatthefuckever.\n\nThe Implicit Association Test is a solid methodological tool. Or did you just mean "lame" and "underwhelming" in the sense that they didn't use futuristic brain scanners or something? If so, then sure, but IATs are amazing given their ability to accurately assess beliefs we aren't aware of. 
I hope that you pulled your tin foil hat on nice and tight to protect you!\n\n
It always bugs me that people don't understand that most physicians are not also medical researchers.
If all this is, in fact, true...   you need to exorcise them demons darlin. No joke.
I wouldn't say there is no evidence.\n\nNASA released some training mission photos and said they were from the moon landings.  Weird little inconsistencies are evidence, regardless of whether the moon landing happened.  \n\nJust like if they found a dead body with your phone number written on it's hand.  It's evidence of something, doesn't mean that you had anything to do with it.\n\nSince I'm sure someone will want to attack me for even saying that, I used to believe that the first moon landing was faked, but they didn't eventually go.  I thought that because their technology sucked and they had to do it because they said they would.  I've since changed my mind, but since then I've learned that if anything did go wrong with the moon mission, they were going to blame the Russians for it.\n\nThe US gov't is just such an untrustworthy entity, that everything they do has to be analyzed to death before you can come to a somewhat safe conclusion.  Even then, you'll still get a doublespeak explanation to try to play down the importance of an act of treason.
This is fan-fucking-tastic.
We've been making radio signals, but they were only strong for a short period of time. Modern radio operates at a fraction of the power density, using digital and spread spectrum technology which makes it look like noise from afar, and mostly in frequencies which are readily blocked and absorbed by interstellar dust. The chances of us being heard are slim to none unless we try to broadcast ourselves. 
Working fine for me, maybe it was overloaded.
So it's just a coincidence that everyone that saw it filmed it? Did you see the flash it made? There would have been A LOT of people who would have atleast seen that. But nope, nobody else. Also, I find it funny that you just completely ignored my second point. Argue as much as you want, but that is proof that the shake was edited in prior to filming it. It's not proof that the UFO was edited in, but I don't see why someone would have added in the shake for any other reason. \n\nThere are many UFO cases where there is no evidence that point to a hoax. Many of these I believe to be real. Focus on these rather than the ones that are so obviously fake. 
[relevant](http://imgur.com/85TKY) post from r/atheism
Does it end 20 minutes early? As in, just suddenly stop and show related videos and replace the pause/play button with a replay button?
I think homoeopathy is just as ridiculous as every other rational person, but this question isn't black and white.  I'm happy to give a small amount of money to homoeopathy if it allows people who 'feel a bit ill-at-ease' to fuck off to a special centre and free up the valuable time of GPs for all the sane people.
>like the bloke who thought he'd actually taught his horse to count because he was queuing him unconsciously.\n\nLinky poo?
You can vote for more then 1. I voted for both skeptoid and SGU. \n\n
NRA was founded only in 1871 - no slavery then.\n\nBut earlier slaves weren't allowed to own firearms, nor free blacks and not all white men.\n\nFTA: *"The Founding Fathers instituted gun laws so intrusive that, were they running for office today, the NRA would not endorse them. While they did not care to completely disarm the citizenry, the founding generation denied gun ownership to many people: not only slaves and free blacks, but law-abiding white men who refused to swear loyalty to the Revolution.*\n\n*For those men who were allowed to own guns, the Founders had their own version of the “individual mandate” that has proved so controversial in President Obama’s health-care-reform law: they required the purchase of guns. A 1792 federal law mandated every eligible man to purchase a military-style gun and ammunition for his service in the citizen militia. Such men had to report for frequent musters—where their guns would be inspected and, yes, registered on public rolls."*
r/Documentaries has a lot of people with narrow views.
Very bad idea to watch the 4th kind. Unless the stuff is the same. then its a good idea for some insight 
Without a tripod or other firm surface, it's impossible to hold a shot steady at extreme zoom.  The zooming in and out appeared to be his attempts to reacquire the image, as it was very difficult to see in the camera's monitor (per his narration).  Just speculating.
Can you try and return it? Tell them you were misled, that you were looking for actual medicine.
I like what I said at the end:\n\n> Because some homeopaths are making very dangerous claims.\n> Claiming that a vial of water that touched some water that touched some water that touched some water (etc.) that once had a bee in it can cure your cancer is completely unproven, and dangerous if patients forgo actual medicine in favor of... well, water.
But he's green.  Like spinach and broccoli.  So he must be healthy!\nAlso, when he hits you, it mega-hurts!\n
Possibly, if it flew close enough sure, but there's no way to judge in this video how close it flew.  
Ugh.  Wired was flirting with a lot of good ideas but didn't explain ANY of them well enough to implement.  \n\nWhile reading this list I asked myself "would following this advice allow me to detect fraud or crappy research in areas that skeptics know are BS?"  No, probably not.  The conflict of interest point is one people can probably understand, but none of the other descriptions of things to look for would enable someone to properly analyze a paper.  
I don't think "not doing anything" is ever coercion. It doesn't pass the coma test.\n\nI don't think the china sweatshops are coercive (unless naturally violence is used or threatened) and the same with mining towns and early american factories.\n\nIn terms of unions... it's only a coercive environment if its not a right to work state (meaning, the companies are forced to use unions by the government) If its right to work, then the companies don't have to use the unions.
What are you not getting?
Not entirely, but the money's a nice plum. Actually winning it would legitimize the technique and be big news. So it's also the best way to get word out. Randi's challenge has held since 1976 after all.
When I was younger, I talked to a couple of psychic friends. At that time I believed I had psychic powers, too (turns out they were hypnosis-induced hallucinations, I used to do a lot of new-age meditation back then).\n\nI was scared about horrible visions of tragedies, people being assaulted and killed, etc.\n\nSo I consulted with my psychic friends about it. They told me that if people knew about all these visions they couldn't ever live at peace, so if a psychic had a bad vision, he/she should just ignore it.\n\nI felt this was a great dishonesty, but they were right in a way. The truth is, people don't really need to KNOW the future. They need to work on MAKING a better future. There have been fortunetellers among us for thousands of years, but it's the scientists who can bring a better future for mankind. And those who have "visions" in their imagination about this future, are not psychics. They're visionaries.
Peak oil hysteria?\n\non *my* /r/skeptic?\n\nIt's more likely than you think. \n\nHey guys, hear anything about chemtrails lately? Are the people who were behind 9/11 behind the chemtrails?
If they were ancient visitors to earth... Why wouldn't they just land on earth? 
The original study was submitted to Nature in 2007 and has survived peer-review.
Sarfati?!?  I've read some of that hack's papers in support of creationism.  They're riddled with logical fallacies.
travels from where? where was his shirt supposed to be?
Nick Pope pisses me off. He's a hopeless self promoter and talks a lot of bollocks. He has no credibility. 
I don't know enough about biology to give you a satisfactory answer. My train of thought is that their evolutionary path could have produced, or led to, a different type of biology and/or genetics than our own. \n\nMaybe their atmosphere doesn't have oxygen and they never developed respiratory systems like we have. So perhaps they could never have imagined something like haemoglobin? Sure they have the building blocks to create it, but if they never had an analogue in their own biology - how could they conceive of it? That's what I mean.\n\nOr maybe they aren't carbon based and everything about us is fascinating? Perhaps we are the *only* carbon based life out there?\n\nBut I'm totally willing to accept that my understanding is flawed and I'm not making sense.\n\nThe question of why they keep coming back, considering they would have access to an abundance of elements to use for synthesis of something - I don't know. Research?\n\n
Copper Queen in Bisbee,AZ.
What a crock.
Rest for immediate treatment. Make sure you are eating enough essentials for your body to repair the damage. Presuming it is musculature, proteins might assist. Ice the area and immobilize it as best you can. Yes, icing sucks but do it as it really is proven to minimize swelling and also promote healing (something I still find slightly odd). Compression can also assist perhaps but is probably iffy without medical advice.\n\nMore importantly, once recovered to some degree, exercise your core to prevent a relapse. Lower back issues are rarely spinal.\n\nI'd cite all this but I can't atm. Feel free to discount on that basis but sadly, I've not the time or connection to data right now. Sorry about that.
I think libertarians are cocky?
I didn't used to believe in them either; I think it's just something you have to experience.
Okay which parts of it do you want me to post?
manipulating the public policy with it (HERD mentality, rather than personal responsibility choice) **IS** IMO.
Called it yesterday. It looks like a blimp, moves like a blimp and even their website has a press release about having a deal with NBC regarding aerial coverage of the games.\n\nNice find nevertheless. Hopefully it will put this issue to rest.
Most diseases Antibiotics wont change the course of disease either, but that doesn't mean we discount them as useless tools in our medical arsenal.  There are certain diseases, which several of us described that are not only helped by dietary changes, but dietary changes are the curative treatment.  All of that being said, I think that blood type diets are retarded.
I had no idea that I was an angry homosexual masquerading as an atheist! I'll put on my rainbow jersey and stomp around the room a bit while listening to ABBA. ...wait ... oh! 
Crock-o-Shit
 Pics, or it didn't happen.
Good read. Whatever happened to this?
you could also put a powder down to see of they move while still in contact with wood or are picked up and put back down. Just a thought.
Is that the professional term to "fuzzy math" ?
I just watch for the latest UFO sightings.
Why would a cross burn his chest randomly though? Is there a scientific explanation for this?
How is that any different than most pain killers?  All they really do is mask the signals that are causing the pain.  They don't have an effect on the actual cause of the pain.  
Fennel tea is an infusion of fennel from bruised fennel seeds. I fail to see how that's homeopathic.\n\nObviously, it may be a moot point with respect to this case, but it makes no sense to confuse the two. 
And they could have won the world over by preventing the Yanks from winning the series again.
Didn't you know, power-point presentation documentaries trump anything written in those "books" you claim to read!
I don't know why the simple and correct answer is being downvoted!
who cares, how's that for starts?\nmaking atheism look just as bad as all the things I hate that christians do
If you look at the original research, saccharin was declared unsafe because if you give a mouse massive amounts of it, they develop cancer. We're talking dozens of 2-liters of soda a day sorts of proportional quantities. There is no significant risk from consumption patterns that are in line with likely use. It's like tylenol in that you could fuck yourself up on it, but you'd have to really want to.
That show "The Message" ……IS AWESOME\n\n\nJust finished the second episode, its extremely nerdtastic. Love it, cant say enough good things about it honestly. 
My favorite bit of this essay: "Expertise in one field does not carry over into other fields. But experts often think so. The narrower their field of knowledge the more likely they are to think so."\n\nTruer words were never spoken.
That's not very different from someone prosecuted for denying treatment for a curable disease and instead going for a faith based medicine that kills the patient in the end: it doesn't matter if you were malicious, incompetent or stupid, if you made a mistake that cost someone's life or thrown an innocent in prison, then you should pay some price.
I've been wondering that too. I suppose people should get excited about UFOs because it means there's something flying that's unidentified, it might be extraterrestrial, or it might be an enemy country about to bomb you.. so that fact gives the reason people freak out about UFOs some credit.
I love watching stuff like that because it gets me thinking about the possibilities that we are not alone.
I do believe this is the one. Some very compelling evidence.\n\n911 Police dispatch tape recorded during the 1994 Trumbull County, Ohio, UFO Incident.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXwG-kBYE6U\n
Uh, no.  It's called an October Surprise for a reason; it happens in October to affect the election in November, not 18 months before the election.  It make no sense, politically.
Yes, bugs that appear only at certain times of the day, because they can co-ordinate like that. They may not be aliens, but they certainly are UFO's for now. 
I'm gradually getting disappointed with this subreddit. This should be a [/r/nosleep](/r/nosleep) post. Little girls used in scary stories is way overused and usually blatantly transitions the story from "could of happened" to fiction.
Thank you! I think I'm going to try digging up old historical documents as well. I know my house used to be a farm, and that parts are additions to the original structure, but I want to know who lived here. Also, my bedroom is the original master bedroom.\n\n\nI forgot to mention that the other day I was standing hanging clothes in my closet when a loud creak in the floor, like someone shifting their heavy feet, sounded like a couple feet away from me. \n\n\nI'll take your advice and try to ignore it or tell it to leave me alone. 
Hmm. Sounds very... glossy.\n\nPersonally I'm thinking: mind-bogglingly sentient highly-advanced non-human entities of either biological, mechanical, or ethereal origin; probably somehow traveling interdimensionally from other star systems in flying machines or 'labs' to explore this planet and collect DNA from here; beings that actually have *very little at all* that is human about them in either appearance, intellect or philosophy. Telepathic, vastly more intelligent than we are, far more spiritually advanced (but still not above laughing at *you glowy new-age contact guys*); far less homicidal, and definitely far less egocentric and self-delusional than humans.\n\nBut whatever makes you feel special and at the center of things. If considering the nuts and bolts throws a stick in your spokes, by all means look past it. For me it's the foundation of the truth of this phenomenon. Humans are just a tiny detail of a vastly complex and diverse universe full of sentient life that frankly doesn't give a crap about our egos or how spiritually self-important we are. Again, just my take on it.
I have a great gift idea for your mom for xmas; a tin-foil hat! 
In Star Trek, The Prime Directive is the number one rule when interacting with other alien races out the the galaxy.  It states that you can not interact with an alien species until they have developed warp speed.  You also can not trade more advance technology to a race who has not yet developed it on their own.  Same goes for more advanced medicine, etc.\n\nThe rule is in place so that Star Fleet does NOT land on a planet where an alien race has not yet come to the conclusion that other life exists outside of their planet until they are ready.  Warp speed shows that they are ready to reach the stars and everything that comes with it.  Star Fleet doesn't want to accidentally  cause a religion, have a Roswell, or scare a race into a mindset that space(and the aliens in it) are over-powering gods, etc.\n\nI have always stood by the belief that if aliens are out there that they may have created a set of rules that dictate how they handle pre-space travel beings.  Though, if any of the past encounters, abductions, etc are true the alien races are not following the above described prime directive.  \n\nKaku gives a pretty damn good explanation as to what we would look for though.  Maybe our Prime Directive is not to interact with alien races until they reach the Type 1 class.  Maybe that is the aliens rule, and they are helping us progress to Type 1.  It's interesting and a lot of fun to think about.  
Probably not.
Just ask your OB GYN. 
Well, it is certainly a U and an O, but there's no reason to assume that is was F. 
Be careful, you might provoke retaliation.  \n"You know what?  Just for that, I'm sending some straight and wavy lines right at you.  ///////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\~~~~~~  Let that be a lesson to you."
Proof that to me
MU is easily more entertaining than Coast-to-Coast AM. I still got love for George Noory, though.
I... uhm... w...\n\nmy life hurts.  reading that made my whole life hurt.
I raise you one Ray Comfort.
It's really scary that these people can get such large-scale funding and publicity...
When someone says "I think I'm a little psychic..." I can't help thinking about that woman from the 'Poltergeist' films!
Cool, now show me the truth.
My bud who is a commercial pilot told me this:\nThere was an incident, before the ban, where some of the pilots electronic equipment started to go bananas, and he thought it could have to do with people leaving their cell phones on. Everybody was asked to switch off their cell phones, and the problems stopped.\n\nAs a precaution, the FAA banned use of cell phones. However, they were unable to replicate the results, and the cause was clearly *not* cell phones, but the ban was just never lifted. Nobody wanted to be responsible if something happened that could be blamed on cell phones, in lack of better explanations.\n\nDon't know if this is just another myth, though.
What do they burn?
That is so much better than the "crap Pete" I've been using.\n
Pyramid schemes turn normal people into zombies
Ah, that explains it.  It's seemed like a really odd mistake to make.  Now it makes more sense.
Well said. 
That's exactly it, though more likely a micro-click, probably the speaker becoming active. This is it, by the time your phone's actively ringing, the connection's already a few seconds old, the phone's got to get things moving a bit before the screen and ringtone engage.
Part of the problem is, some people are claiming that the results are "obviously" from fake responses, because "almost no one" really believes in all those conspiracy theories.\n\nGo over to /r/conspiracy, though, and you find *lots* of people who each believe a whole bunch of conspiracy theories, and more than a couple who believe in seemingly every conspiracy theory (and most of those post enough to be unlikely to be trolling). The argument against the survey data is an argument from personal incredulity, and it's not a convincing one.
I'm not here to "be informed" on every single conspiracy theory known to man. I'm not interested in this conspiracy for the same reason I'm not interested in searching for fairies in my garden: I don't have any good reason.\n\nI wouldn't be surprised if most of this community had the same reason for skipping the video.
Thanks for mentioning that you thought they might have corrected themselves. I wouldn't be aware of the...er... clarification (Is it still a clarification if you're clarifying that you have no idea? I guess it is, but it seems wrong to call it that) otherwise!
I speak Hebrew and Russian. The whole dialog sounds acted as hell.
Do you remember the Saturday Night Live cartoon by Robert Smigel, "Ex-Presidents" where Nixon, Ford, Carter, Regan and Bush were superheroes.  \n\nI just had this fantasy of a League of Exceptional Scientists that would include Feynman, Sagan, Tesla, Russell and Darwin flying around defeating evil.  \n\nWho would you include in your band of crime fighters?  What would their powers be?  I think Hawking in a robo-chair would like Felix from Kim Possible would be awesome.
You mean other than the part where he mentioned the post provides absolutely no evidence?
I just want you to tell me about myself, if that's ok :)
Ah but you see that's my point. To my brain, it's as good as true. In my head, it is TREATED like a fact, hence the fear of looking at the window.\n\nIt even extends to other things. For example, I go swimming frequently. At night, the area around my pool is fairly well lit, except for the 2 doors that lead into/out of the area. I enjoy swimming underwater and over the last month have built up the capability to stay underwater for 20+ seconds, and, again, I have this bizarre fear that when I come out of the water, someone (who has presumably entered the pool area when I was underwater) is standing there looking at me. I don't know why the thought of this bothers me, or why it's such a fixation in my head.\n\nI'm just thankful that I've been able to suppress my irrational fear whenever I've forced myself to
And my axe!
watch the interview on youtube of richard dawkins interviewing the evolutionary biologist.  the easy answer to this is yes
Heating food denatures proteins, so microwaves do too, but it's not anything specific to microwaves.
>The way I see it, the non-violent way of getting rid of your government are always the better option. And they work very well. \n\nI agree.\n\n>As soon as someone picks up a gun, you will have loads and loads of dead on both sides. You don't need guns to overthrow your government.\n\nI disagree. Yes people will die in a revolution. That is why a revolution should be an absolute last resort and we should not change them "*for light and transient causes*". Yes, SOPA and NDAA are light and transient causes but I use them as examples because they are dangerously close to "*absolute Despotism*" . In the event that you wake up in an Orwellian world (and this is of course a hyperbole) you may change your mind about firearms. \n\nIt is for the same reason I keep a fire extinguisher in my kitchen and a spare tire in my car that I keep a firearm around. I don't expect to have to use it today, tomorrow, or ever... but it is always better to have something and not need it than to need it and not have it. \n\n>I don't think the masses should have guns, especially when they will also riot after hockey games or whatever other idiotic reason they can come up with.\n\nSo few people riot after hockey games and I consider it preposterous to punish the majority for the actions of the minority.
So why only do it once? In fact, why not just make yourself known to the world media, and explain your position that you do not want humans abusing nuclear energy? If they are so involved in world politics, why not stop the Enola Gay?
How can you be sure these are chinese lanterns?\n\nHere's an example video of chineses lanterns:\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UenmmVAqbE&feature=related skip to 1:09 so you can see them high up in the sky.\n\nHere's another one:\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tGszUdoLbw&feature=related they don't look the same at all...
sorry I can't hear you over the long drags on joints and the coughing.\n
She is just method. Science *fiction* star.
> these cause micro-tearing in your joints which will definitely do more damage long-term\n\nthis is the first I've heard of this - do you have more information?
Not just Katrina... some people actually believe that all hurricanes are created and controlled by the gubment.\n\nIt's impossible for a natural disaster to occur without spawning some sort of conspiracy theory.
Well, it is San Jose.  This is expected.
Which explanation do you feel is most likely? The guy worked for a video production company. Has admitted making it, and told in great detail how and why he did it. (And in other places besides the national geographic video. I just linked that because it was a good summary)
>To show my commitment to the role, I have provided as little information as possible on my application form, under the assumption that the smaller the amount the more potent it is.\n\nForgive me for the expression, but I lol'd.
Good.
Bullshit. He did not say the church faked the "miracle". He said the church is making money off the "miracle", which is completely different. Plus, he is being charged with blasphemy, not with slander.
Trying to sum up their argument (please critique): **Based on** the Copenhagen Interpretation that consciousness influences quantum physical outcomes, and **based on** the assumption that consciousness could physically affect the quantum behavior of ion channels and thus nerve firing, **therefore,** a quantum-acting consciousness that is not deterministically governed by classical physics could play a role in "running" the brain, creating a possibility for free will and choices that are governed by some as yet unknown law of nature.     \n    \nIn their words, what they're trying to do is:\n> The major theoretical issue we address in this article is the failure of classic models of neurobiological action to provide a scientifically adequate account for all of the mechanisms that are operating when human beings use self-directed strategies for the purpose of modulating emotional responses and their cerebral correlates. Specifically, the assumption that all aspects of mental activity and emotional life are ultimately explicable solely in terms of micro-local deterministic brain activity, with no superposed effects of mental effort, produces a theoretical structure that both fails to meet practical scientific needs, and also fails to accord with the causal structure of modern physics. 
Please tell me exactly how many other buildings other than WTC 1,2 and 7 were damaged or destroyed by the 9/11 attacks. \n\nNow ask yourself, of those buildings damaged, which ones had the opportunity to catch fire due to location, heigh etc. \n\nThen ask yourself how much fire would be needed to light everything up. Do you need an enormous amount of flammable debris? Or just a small amount peppered around? \n\nYou seem to be dismissing the fact WTC 7 had an uncontrolled fire for 7 hours. Why? \n\nWould you be suggesting that explosives were planted in the building - and these explosives managed to withstand being exposed to 7 hours of fire? 
We began as sperm, and in death we are sperm. Circle of life. 
I'm not familiar with Dr. Greger, but from this page I gather that he's a legit doctor who had some kind of PGY or Fellowship training in nutrition.\n\nI'm trying to get into my Pharmacy school's nutrition class next semester (15 seats available with a pool of 200 students, it was full *seconds* after the registration page went live), but from talking with the professor it's clear that *some* of the information bandied about by quacks has some merit. You can improve quality of life and effectiveness of standard medications with diet, and indeed treat or prevent certain kinds of disease states with diet changes alone. The quacks just take good science, misinterpret it, and apply it to things it wasn't meant to apply to. So far, I have no reason to suspect that Dr. Gregor does such.\n\nHowever, I've not read much of his site, and will fully withdraw my tentative admiration if he's a quack. 
I like it because I think it adds entertainment to the show. Just learn to laugh at it and you get twice the entertainment value!
 Haha, typically blame it on the cat :P but sounds pretty freaky man
Dude, this has been happening to me my entire life, and it's not just me who notices it. My family growing up noticed it, and a lot of my friends noticed it too.\n\nAnd what makes it a bit more than just a coincidence from what I can tell, is when I'm driving on a long stretch of road with street lights, and random street lights will go out as I drive under them. Mind you there are sometimes cars in front of me too, and the lights don't go out under them at all.  \n\nThis is typically the phenomenon that my friends start noticing that it's not just a coincidence.  And what really freaked my girlfriend out the other day was when we were walking home from the store when we approached a street light that flickered, went out, and as we were walking away, it flickered back on.\n\nLike I'm completely open to something scientific, and I'm not saying I'm special or anything, it's literally happened to me, and just me, way too much to be coincidental.
I've never heard that reasoning. The reasoning I've always heard for the hotter coffee was that their studies showed most people bought the coffee and drank it at work, so hotter coffee would be hotter by the time they got to wherever they were driving too.
Nice find! A great comprehensive view on an older issue. Goodjob Redstar Films! Thnx for posting.
>Spirituality (despite it's name) doesn't have to relate to a metaphysical spirit\n\nExcept it relates specifically to an alleged immaterial reality. \n\n>Rather, it can be closer to this feeling described by Carl Sagan\n\nYou don't get to define terms into being, and neither does Carl Sagan. You can appeal to authority, but that feeling that Sagan describes seems a rather narrow definition of spirituality, since common usage cast a much wider net.
Look out, here comes an s!
My personal belief is that most paranormal phenomena are anathema to scientific rigor and are never repeatable under controlled circumstances. This is the way it is- if you want to know the paranormal world you have to stop trying to pin it down like a bug in an entomologists display. The moment you try to "count" the number of ghosts or "prove" the existence of elves is the moment you ensure you won't see one. Not to say they don't exist, just that they cannot be analyzed.
In NZ we have prepaid SIM cards for cell phones - so that could be a possibility too. But my question is how can these "unexplainable events"  be explained. EVPs seem to come in response only when the GA team want them to be elicited. Although the EVPs are somewhat too unclear to be distinguished as clear words, the frequency and timing at which they are emitted seem quite consistent to a conversational pattern.
"This needle was used to stitch part of the Shroud of Turin!"
I looked up the numbers for the first part, and it looks like blacks do weigh more than whites in the united states\n\n- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr010.pdf\n\nThey aren't taller though, so I concede that point. You're probably right that's that I am prejudiced in that respect though.\n\nFor the second part, yes, that is what I meant. If two people make an equal amount of effort and produce and equal quality of work for that effort their race shouldn't enter into consideration.\n\nI meant to say 'ought to be' largely irrelevant. 
This seems kind of silly to me.  How many non-jews are Hebrew speaking?  
I know that it's frowned upon to post simply to say that you enjoyed something. But this really made me laugh.\n\nThanks
>Since the beginning of vaccination, there is little proof that vaccines are responsible for eradicating disease even when herd immunity vaccination levels have been reached.\n\nDude, you can't walk ten feet in a major city without running into a child who's been crippled by polio.  I'm sure of it.
The movie is not nearly as good as the graphic novel.  And V in the movie is a very different kind of character.  \n\nGuy Fawkes is just some fluff background about how you shouldn't bow down to your government.  If you remove the (to modern humans humorously ironic) reasoning and look at the action behind Fawkes decision he really was fighting against the government for a cause he believed in.  \n\nBut V doesn't really try to *be* Guy Fawkes he just lifts his likeness and becomes a modern day anarchist.   
replace demon with mental illness and it all make so much more sense!
Must have been aliens then.
In all honesty, i don't think disclosure, in the form of statements from the heads of states on the planet, will happen. Ever.\nIf anything happens, it'll be the stereotypical landing on the front lawn of the White House or somewhere else equally as prominent to announce their arrival.\nThink of what full disclosure would mean to our society, right now, or even in a few decades time.\nThink of what disclosure would do to religion on Earth...\nChristianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism. Do you think these religions would be able to accept it? I think not!\nThe pope once sidestepped a question about aliens by simply saying that if there were other beings on other planets, then they were also probably made by God.\nSounds like the Catholics have been preparing for a while now, but for the millions of other religious people? How do you think they would react?\nThe world would be in chaos and not a very nice place to be...\n\nJust my thoughts on the matter.
It's my understanding from reading The Language Instinct that the whole point of the nativist approach is that we come equipped with modules (as I think Fodor defines them) for domain specific learning. You seem to be saying that the nativists reject any learning, which they certainly don't. Rather they argue that the brain is set up to learn certain things, language being a prime example.\n\n>The accepted model in language therapy though is the behaviorist model\n\nBut that's language therapy, not the kind of learning that a normal healthy child displays. It seems utterly unsurprising that in *therapy* you would employ a behaviourist model.\n\n>the nativist approach doesn't make any predictions\n\nWhat about certain genetic defects which affect language development?\n\n>Chomsky rejected an evolutionary approach to language, suggesting it was much too complex to have come about through evolution - thus he was dubbed a "crypto-creationist".\n\nYes, his idea that our language ability is a spandrel seems really foolish, and I think that Pinker is right in saying that his rejection of natural selection in shaping our language ability plays into Chomsky's well known political views, though there obviously need not necessarily be any connection between the two.\n\nIt sounds to me like you take the view that our language learning can be explained using the connectionist model, or a neural learning network (I'm unsure of the correct term?). Is that correct?
I think it serves just fine in the context of an epistemic question: a metaphorical answer, while available, would have no place.
Is it possible you were feeling/living out a precognition... deja vu like event of opening/drinking the soda?\n\nDid your head hurt at all after this happened? Any pressure on your forehead?
Movies do nothing, just like playing violent video games does not make you violent. That being said, if you find the concepts to be scary or fascinating then you are creating an attraction that may manifest. The correct way to view these situations is as a positive means to discover more about yourself and the world. With that type of view, taking the fear out of the equation, any experiences can only be beneficial.
> ADHD is a proven medical condition.\n\n90% of it is something diagnosed only in US, which diagnoses around **10% of kids** with it (the figure varied over the years). 10% is an extraordinarily high figure. Even 5% is extraordinarily high. And extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. What is the evidence? The worst 10% of kids doing worse at class than 90%? Well yeah, tautologically that's true. Ohh, the psychostimulants help those kids so it must be a real disease? Sorry that's not how diseases are defined. Sports dopings would help close to 100% of kids at gym class.
Amy Tuteur is a former OB/GYN who has basically given her life over to building an online reputation as a "crusader" against all forms of homebirth.  [Have a simple Google search.](http://www.google.com/search?q=amy+tuteur&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)\n\n[Have some Reddit discussion.](http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/890bq/ya_know_what_im_callin_it_dr_amy_tuteur_md_of/)
So you've assumed that the craft are ours? That's convenient.
You unscrewed the break blocks, took out the screws, but then the Matrix reset the bike?\n\nMaybe you planned out the steps so thoroughly and so vividly, that both of you imagined that step?\n\nOtherwise I cannot explain this, somebody just hit the reset button to screw with you.
Our impression was that they occurred in what would be considered "the past" in the chronology of events on Earth.  I guess it's also possible that some (or all) did not even happen on Earth, but I think they probably did.  However, if one accepts the idea of time being circular, I suppose one could think of them as in the future *and* the past.  Personally, I think time is cyclical, but not circular.  Anyway, that's the sense in which I mean "past lives." I agree that time is an illusion, in a sense. 
Deflection noted. 
*Journalists* do. Mainstream media hack writers don't.
I think many of these alternative methods have at least something that works for them. So of course, if some of the Ayurvedic treatments have merit, adopt them, discard the rest. Doesn't mean Ayurveda as a whole should be taken seriously. It's still quackery which by chance came up with something useful.\n\nA theory, that has been proven wrong should be discarded, no matter if there are small parts that actually work.
I fabricated it, I think there's also a name close to foreign interference or something. 
Is there a link missing?
There are no such USO reports. Downvote them.
Gaddafi has done a heck of a job building that country, but you are right about needing to take him out before his sons took over.  According to most reports, they are a bunch of spoiled, corrupt sociopaths.
I knew it couldn't last. I was really really hoping that real science could reach the pseudoscience haven that is the Oprah audience for much longer.
> optically they had it mirrored back further.\n\nthis... is possible?
In all honesty, that monkey deserved the money.
I foretell, that in 2016 a woman shall be president of the USA!\n\n(So do I win a prize if this happens?)
To all those claiming this is a plane, you obviously have not looked into the white orb UFO phenomenon. These are not planes, as flying so close to a sandstorm would be dangerous and unnecessary. The gaps in logic you people seem to employ are amazing; I don't know how you convince yourself of them.\n\nThat being said, if you want to claim any sort of shenanigans, it'd be post-editing a CNN clip to make it look legit. CPU - ok, i can deal with that theory. Airplanes flying through a sandstorm at low altitudes over a major city? That just doesn't make any fucking sense.
Why would quantum physic experts know anything about the nervous system or even biology at all? It's way out of their field.
Citation please?
Well, that's a pretty normal sight from where I'm living. (Except the "cage" are made from bamboo instead of metal) Usually we use them when we're transporting them, not...well, keeping them. 
This whole thread confirms this article's contents.  
Yes.  I don't give a fuck if you're offended.  Only an animal does violence because of offense.  Actually, animals are smarter than that.
If the membes of r/skeptics are cohesively anti-vax I feel I have subscribed to the wrong sub.\n
Sixteen years ago I saw a flying metallic disc in broad daylight. Its performance envelope was incredible. It swayed down like a pendulum to lose altitude then hovered for a bit. After, it then jumped toward me, rose straight up on a dime, and then jumped across the sky in a huge parabolic arc. I've never seen anything like it since. At its largest I'd say it was about 1/4 to 1/3 the size of my thumbnail arm outstretched, which was more than enough to make out detail. \n\nI'm absolutely convinced I saw a physical object under intelligent control. Beyond that I have no idea what I saw. Or who the occupants - if any - were. But after witnessing that event I'm certain there is something very real about UFO phenomena. \n\nBefore that event I would never have thought twice about UFOs. Afterward it has shaken me thoroughly. It changed me. I've spent countless hours reading crap UFO books trying to understand what I saw. Sadly, they haven't helped. 
I should take a pic of my jeans~ it clearly looks like pavement scrapes and so does the skint knee.... if it hit the bike I would expect more of a gash type wound and a cleaner tear on my jeans. The only thing I can think is that my ninja skills almost had me land on my feet but I ended up hitting my knees/shoulder.
Define living? You can still have the vital organs running, you can even amazingly still have language function as found in some people with hydrocephalus, where an increase in pressure in the cerebrospinal fluid filling crushes the brain from the inside out. In "The Language Instintct" Steven Pinker mentions a girl who goes under the pseudonym Denyse, who can engage in very articulate dialogue, but is actually severely retarded.
Thanks!
I'm so upset I can't see him this month in Saskatoon. He is a personal hero of mine.
That's not homeopathy. You're conflating natural extracts and homeopathy.
Oh dear god. That's.... I mean. Just, fuck. Who writes this shit?
The only WTF moment I had was the laser-sun thing. Visual noise? Maybe. But still really interesting. 
I knew the campaign, in fact I recorded a video of my "homeopathic suicide" for it  :D\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXW54BB-R9s&feature=mh_lolz&list=HL1309348255
> Unless you propose a solution to the exact problem given, you are just using a side issue to push an agenda.\n\nOh no, not an "agenda" of wanting people not to be misogynists and stop threatening women with rape. Anything but pushing an "agenda"!
Exactly this.\n\nI've often seen it said that basically saying "GHOSTS DEFINITELY EXIST" and "Ghosts do not exist, you're just hallucinating" are equally unscientific responses, I'd rather keep an open mind (see Charles Fort).
If only it were just the Yogic Fliers.
~Headscreen~
I would argue that your ridicule is not the best idea. Communication and understanding doesn't not come from ridicule. It's easy and it is lazy but much more can be done than simply giving up. I find that if you put some time and effort in with people like this, and help them come to terms with there own poor logic, you'll get more out of it and they will too.  \n\nYes, it's frustrating as hell, but it can be a great exercise in self control.
Many plastics are microwave safe. And the amount of time spent heating seems to be so short as to not have any issue.\n\nAnd if my physiology is still working, breast milk comes out of the "dispenser" at 98 F degrees so if you only heat it up to room temperature, you didn't even get that hot.
Which is more likely? An alien being interrupts only the audio portion of a UHF broadcast to deliver a brief message, or a technically knowledgeable (remember the Max Headroom prank?) trickster exploits a flaw in that particular transmitter and has a little fun.\n\nThe lack of rational thought and blind belief by some in this subreddit is unfortunate and embarrassing. 
Clear? Nigga plz, i like my videos shakey and extra blurry with wide skepticism all around!
I'm not sure this is the best conclusion: a corporation can own another. It can also be part owner of another. And then all of the big companies are publicly traded, which means we *all* own them via holdings in retirement plans.
3/10 one for each of our hero's but otherwise this proves nothing.
Is there a mobile version?
It sure is. If I may, is it safe to assume you're referring to radar anomilies? While I can't speak on the preciseness of radar and how accurate it is, I can see how a bunch of anomalies can cause a sort of pattern over time. I don't know what may or may not cause false echos in radar waves. What I've also seen is that commecrial airport radar is old technology, most being installed and maintained from the 70's. With a general radar hit and plane id beacons, thats all they really need to run an airport. Could a flock of geese cause a blip? Perhaps. Could something fly lower that radar range then above it to seem to disappear and re-appear? Absolutely.\n\nI can't take radar with to much of a grain of salt, since alot of the pilot reports, especially in cockpit, radio in, and the tower sees nothing at all. I refer you to that Japan Air case.\n\nOur steath technologies today pretty much render radar and imprecise gauge of what may or may not be in the skies. It has its usefulness, but not a very accurate measure. Perhaps the military has improved technology, but we'll never get any good reports from there.\n\nI think it can be a piece of a puzzle, but I wouldn't sink alot of credence to it by itself.
It's not much of a problem that chiropractors claim to treat back problems (even though I wish they had more formal training in that area), it's that they also claim to treat problems unrelated to the back with "spinal manipulation". 
This video has been in my son's playlist on youtube for a long long time (he loves space shuttle videos) and I never noticed until just catching it at a glance today, but there's a pretty good example of some schmutz-on-the-window-in-space here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3-5fw2-LVEo#t=266s ... I doubt they even noticed when filming it since it's smack dab in the middle of the screen and they're zooming right in on it.\n\nAnyway, figured you would appreciate the follow up.
Stephen Colbert's missing Siamese twin separated at an early age.
I think you'll really really like John Keel's Operation Trojan, Mac Tonnies' Cryptoterrestrials, and Nick Redfern's Final Events. Check the books out as they present similar hypothesis that relate to your line of thinking. 
Yes, I'm curious to see how I would do on that test! =)
Actually the problem is that the person spelled acupuncture wrong (three c's). Acupuncture + migraine returns [298 Pub Med results](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=acupuncture%20migraine). Here is a summary of the recent (independent) Cochrane Review on acupuncture for migraine headache, summarized in [one of the articles that turned up on the first page](http://www.springerlink.com/content/wk16p2l58104kn71/) of that PubMed Search: "the recent Cochrane systematic reviews on acupuncture in migraine and in TTH suggest that acupuncture is an effective and valuable option for patients suffering from migraine or frequent TTH. Moreover, acupuncture seems to be a cost-effective treatment."\n\n[Here is the Cochrane Review](http://summaries.cochrane.org/CD001218/acupuncture-for-migraine-prophylaxis) in question. The consensus is that the placement of the needles in acupuncture has no bearing on the effectiveness of the treatment (certainly no one here is arguing that anything like 'qi meridians' exist), but, "In the four trials in which acupuncture was compared to a proven prophylactic drug treatment, patients receiving acupuncture tended to report more improvement and fewer side effects. Collectively, the studies suggest that migraine patients benefit from acupuncture."
Wow, what a great response time by mall security. 3 personnel on scene within 5 seconds. Fake
Yeah that really was irritating.  
ooooh and heroin! and most psychedelics!
Aren't there viruses that can give you cancer? Just get some of that.
You are comparing the formula "weight/height^2" to the vast amount of complex mental health problems.
That's complete bullshit. When it comes to larger leaks of info, you pretty much have to crowdsource it in order to fish out the more interesting data, unless you're able to afford some massive pool of workers wading through it.
As a medium, what other experiences have you had in general?
Yeah, this article is worth it solely for that hilarious reporter. This guy needs some nationwide exposure. 
I stand corrected. \n\nTrying to change it back to the original definition will fail though, better to just not use it.
[Here is the AP story](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g7rcvfpOEhNdbf2ZhbffoIRn8-hA?docId=f1e37e3ab8124558b94dea60d83f5989). The OP's article is blocked behind a pay wall.   
You just took it at random for no reason? Of course not - you had a preconceived result - if not a specific one then a general one for healthy purposes.\n\nEvery substance has a positive placebo effect in comparison with a medicinal substance. Some of these percentages are surprisingly large.\n\nI always read the insert for medicine I'm taking and am constantly surprised how much reaction of all sorts is reported from the placebo group.
Interesting
I honestly think it was death that i was looking at. And yes i will walk with this knowledge everyday.
Which is why they would look through the LCD screens of the cameras.
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't HAARP designed to bounce something off our upper atmosphere and warming a part of our atmosphere up? Maybe not designed, but has that ability. So the idea is the government is using this to slightly warm up areas of the world, by just a few degrees, in hopes of tipping the scale and causing a huge weather shift?\n\nI haven't looked too much into it, but that's what I little I recall. To be fair, I wouldn't doubt the government wouldn't be interested in this for warfare reasons. Weather can be a great weapon.
I don't think it's decoration.  Also, it's been said that some of the light emitted by ufos are a result of the craft's function.  In other words, it comes from the electromagnetic energy that it emits.
If this is authentic, it means there are about 5 other videos out there showing the same thing.  I'll look for them in a bit, but I've seen yellow ones of these as well.\n\nEdit 1: first let me point out this case, which is one of my favorites in the ufo field - http://purpleslinky.com/offbeat/the-cash-landrum-diamond-shaped-ufo-incident/\n\nThe artists renditions are somewhat similar.\n\nEdit 2:  Link posted here a while back with a similar appearance - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekeA8Mbn1tU\n\nEdit 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Feya1XjIVoE\n\nEdit 4: This was the original video I was looking for http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uaal_Yynzk\n\nMy mother and sister claim to have seen a craft like this on their way home one morning close to where I grew up.  It was translucent and had a band of multiple colors circling the middle out in a field before it took off.  
No, but I probably should.
You kinda hopped tracks there. Someone bump the turntable?
There's a video of it somewhere. And still no explanations as to what it is.
That's the episode that registered the small humanoid, right? That was very creepy/bizarre. I felt a little bad for Billy and that engineer--they're the tech whiz guys and not used to the investigative side of paranormal investigations, so they were like "What do we do!!?!"\n\nIt was a really cool episode though and I hope they use that device again, perhaps in conjunction with an ultraviolet camera?
Thanks!
I read this as dentists and was very confused.
If it did it'd be banned, same as steroids.  
Did you bother to read the article in full (the last sentence of the article), or track down other comments by the authors of the research? They in no way conclude that people shouldn't get their flu shot. \n\nWhile this article will, invariably, be used as evidence against the flu shot, don't make things worse by misrepresenting what the research actually says.
"Vaccine zealots"? Are those anything like the not-getting-polio-zealots? That loaded label seriously puts the credibility of this neurosurgeon in question.
I take better pictures of my ball sack.
At first I thought they played it in reverse to look like it's going back up. But the guy with the phone is not moving in the same way.\nbtw if anyone interested in translation:\n"This is a no fly zone, he cant fly there, unless it's a police helicopter, on the mountain.... It's like some ball of light..... What is this? It's going down.............Wooow! Did you see that? Oh, there is a bunch of them there. Look. Woow."\n
Moreover, unidentified to whom? Just because someone sees something in the sky and doesn't know what it is doesn't automatically grant that something UFO status.
I always thought of it as the lag during saving - your mind catching up to your body, when the memory of what happened takes over for a split second.
To answer this, follow the references. There are several links in the article, but I followed some of them they don't lead to anything verifiable, such as a peer-reviewed paper or even the name of a reputable researcher. They just lead to a story on the internet. So the conclusion is you can't tell - the article might be 100% accurate or 100% hoax and you have no way to know the difference unless you do some Googling and find the original source of those "facts" (which might be difficult).\n\nTherefore, you should hesitate before telling someone "I heard that some frogs can survive being frozen solid" because you might be spreading something that is 100% rubbish and making yourself look like a fool. Better to say "I read this on Cracked" (and include the URL or date if you can) which is 100% true and allows the person you are telling to check for themselves, or have a quick laugh and get on with their lives.\n\nSo the answer is, it's 100% hype but for all we know the science behind it might be 100% true as well.
I was recently told that I could cure my allergies by cutting out dairy and eating two apples a day. He told me he got this from his "natural healer" and since then, he hasn't had problems with allergies.\n\nThe same person also told me that you should choose your diet according to your blood group, and eating correctly (according to whatever he was reading) would make you healthy.
There was a long running study that concluded a year or 2 ago that multi's do nothing or in fact harm. So throw those in the trash. \n
I could be a temporary replacement Mike while Mike Lacelle recuperates. I'd love to help you guys out. Your podcast has really meant a lot to me and helped me develop my skeptical and critical thinking skills.
The former governer recently came out and said he too saw the object. He says he now [regrets making a joke out of it.](http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/11/09/simington.ufocommentary/index.html)
Nice. I knew one of us would do it, and I was afraid it would be me.
Unfortunately not, partly because of this:\n\n> The only answer I can conjure up\n\nAn argument from ignorance/incredulity is not a good argument.\n\nI can't speak to quantum mechanics, since that is entirely out of my area of expertise.\n\nI can only recommend that instead of trying to catch your opponent in a logical trap is to insist that your opponent provide acceptable evidence for his/her assertions. This is not an unreasonable requirement.\n\nUse the adage that assertions made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
Paranormal experiences happen everywhere and anywhere. They can occur or follow me at any time and place they wish. For instance, a few years back a ghost of a child followed with me from a older cemetery to our home, having a field day with my younger brother's toys at all hours of the night. \n\nIn my experiences, communication with a spirit does not take any real vocal form for those of my curse. You see, you hear, but you feel the words per say. And, from my experience, it goes the same way for them. \n\nYou can try to communicate with love ones, as I have before. However, if you ever have the chance, I'd suggest not. The emotional trauma can be very detrimental. \n\nFeel free to ask any questions, that's what I'm here for.
I might try this, thanks
They don't seem rational if they can jump into chi (qi?) and what sounds like fad vegetarianism. It might be that their initial friends were skeptics so they joined that circle of thought. But since their kung-fu experiences, have jumped on that train pf new-agey mystical powers. I've seen this happen a couple of times, but I can't say for sure without knowing them.
Awesome episode.
There's a difference between striking up a conversation with somebody and propositioning them for sex, especially when it's taking place in as confined a space as a lift.
> us\n\nFTFY
I agree it isn't easy, but the practice of logging dreams is a well known one used by many many lucid and vivid dreamers. It gets easier with practice and if you really want to get to the bottom of whether they really are precog dreams or not... then this is the easiest way. Just a pen and a moleskin notebook or ... maybe just your notes app on your phone.
Great comment. I assume you're familiar with the large and extremely awesome Vancouver skeptic community? http://www.facebook.com/groups/5218449547/?fref=ts
So *ask her dad* when he got it, and thus find out whether your friend is having dementia problems.  I'm serious.
I don't know; did your doctor say anything?
Helps having a friend who is sensitive to energy
The section titled "The nature of the debate" is quite interesting and matches my own reading. 
Fip fip fip fip fip.
I submitted this, and people are asking about the "far reaching" quote in the title, and the precedent.  It appears as if the BBC have significantly changed the content of the article since I posted it such that it has a far more negative slant.  In addition, the editor's picks in the comments now **all** go against the ruling.  I've copied the text of the article, as I read it when submitting, below.  Note, it is Bideford Council that says there will be "far reaching" consequences, and it is mentioned in the article that this is a "test case", test cases usually set precedents.  Anyway, here's the original article:\n\n> A Devon town council acted unlawfully by allowing prayers to be said before meetings, the High Court has ruled.\n\n> Action was brought against Bideford Town Council by the National Secular Society (NSS) after atheist councillor Clive Bone complained.\n\n> Mr Justice Ouseley ruled the prayers were not lawful under section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972.\n\n> However, he said prayers could be said as long as councillors were not formally summoned to attend.\n\n> Mr Justice Ouseley ruled that the prayers as practised by Bideford Town Council had been unlawful because there was no statutory power permitting the practice to continue.\n\n> The NSS had argued that the "inappropriate" ritual breached articles 9 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protect an individual's right to freedom of conscience and not to face discrimination.\n\n> **'No power'**\n\n> The society said prayers had no place in "a secular environment concerned with civic business".\n\n> However, the case was not won on human rights grounds, but on a point of statutory construction of local government legislation.\n\n> Mr Justice Ouseley said: "A local authority has no power under section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972, or otherwise, to hold prayers as part of a formal local authority meeting, or to summon councillors to such a meeting at which prayers are on the agenda."\n\n> He told the court: "There is no specific power to say prayers or to have any period of quiet reflection as part of the business of the council."\n\n> Referring to Bideford, he said: "The council has on two occasions by a majority voted to retain public prayers at its full meetings.\n\n> "But that does not give it power to do what it has no power to do."\n\n> The judgement was being seen as a test case which could affect local councils across England and Wales.\n\n> Bideford Council had warned if the NSS won its case there could be "far-reaching consequences", including the abolition of the Coronation Oath and councils being prevented from being involved in services of remembrance.\n\n> The judge acknowledged the case raised issues of general public importance and gave the council permission to appeal.\n\n> He told the court: "The saying of prayers in a local authority chamber before a formal meeting of such a body is lawful, provided councillors are not formally summoned to attend."\n\n> **'Elizabethan era'**\n\n> Speaking after Friday's outcome, Simon Calvert, of the Christian Institute, said: "We are pleased that the court has said the saying of prayers at meetings does not breach human rights laws.\n\n> "But it is bizarre that they should be declared unlawful because of the 1972 Local Government Act."\n\n> He added: "The judge's finding that the Local Government Act doesn't give local authorities power to include prayers as part of their formal meetings - we think that's extraordinary.\n\n> "I mean we're talking about a practice that goes back to the Elizabethan era.\n\n> "And the logic of the judge's ruling may be that it could also be unlawful for a council to start its meeting with the beginning of the national anthem. It may even throw local authorities' Diamond Jubilee celebrations up in the air."\n\n> The legal challenge was launched in 2010 after the NSS was contacted by Mr Bone, who was a councillor at the time.\n\n> Mr Bone, who had tried and failed to have prayers stopped, said he felt "disadvantaged and embarrassed" by the practice.\n\n> He later left the council because of its "refusal to adjust" its prayers policy.\n\nThat's the article, these are the comments, as I saw them:\nhttp://i.imgur.com/sHTzL.png\n\nIn my opinion, this article went from being balanced and fair (note, they dedicate significant parts of it to both sides) to utterly biased.  Note the bits in bold, which summarise the paragraphs as a starting point.  They changed from "No Power" and "Elizabethan era" to "'Bizarre ruling'" and "'Great pity'". That really doesn't seem right to me, it stinks.\n
not sure. I'm not at all familiar with it. Are you pointing it to the right address?
I was watching TV and I saw this light swoop by at incredible speed. Though it was a jet so I wanted to take a pic. Managed to see it but it did a V turn without even slowing down then I took the pic. By the time I switched to video mode it was covered by buildings. 
very, very unidentified... and moths? those must have been some smart motherfuking moths!  they were pretty damn steady and looked like they were dancing and sending a signal of some sort... maybe attracting other smart dancing glowing moths.  i want one!
You're saying it's ok for churchs, and mosques, and temples to con people out of their money too? I don't think that's ok either.
>The number of deaths was likely to be "the tip of a larger iceberg", he added.
I'm not trying to prove anything, I'm trying to learn! I want people like you debunking this stuff, i want my ideas and perceptions tested. i will never settle for just an explanation, i demand truths and evidence. 
http://www.skepticblog.org/2011/04/13/the-linus-pauling-effect/
Apparently this honest opinion qualifies you for [downmods.](http://imgur.com/VkW9L) 
Mine has successfully predicted the deaths of several mice, rats, and small birds.
The difference being Dara O Brian has a degree in astrophysics so he knows what he is talking about. It could still work well though as long as its not dumbed down.
Nope, they aren't real...especially the ghost hunter international. You know why GHI isn't real? because they talk to a ghost from different country in english. I mean c'mon they're been dead for centuries, you don't expect them to understand english fluently or speak it at least hire some native language speaker from wherever country they're going...it is just fake...
this tripps me right out, should be interesting to see what happens
Oh great, one more woo-woo thing I have to know about. I thought healing frequencies were stupid enough.
LOL.. I giggled :p\n\nBut I never see any and my phone is utter crap!
"Salud" is nice IMHO, it literally means "health". It's like wishing them good health every time they sneeze.
Interesting Abstract study involving 10 adults without celiac disease put on a Gluten Free Diet. Showing negative health effects, although hardly conclusive but at least an actual published study.\n\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21327021
[Original source](http://www.apenotmonkey.com/2011/11/21/skepticism-in-shakespeare/)
The terminology such as 'False bearers' and others remind me of the crop circle replying to the Aricebo message.
lol.  Of course I can.  I know it's infuriating to many, and I don't mean or intend malice, but I know that so many are so obsessively intent upon "scientific evidence" that they actually often loose sight of just how fallible and limited science and our remedial application of it on this planet is.  This is not to say that science is not important.  It is.  However, there is much that gets shunned by the so-called scientific community on this planet on the basis not of validity, but based on emotional bias.\n\nAgain, look up Dr. John Mack.
In one "reality" the red truck was there; in another it wasn't. You experienced both worlds mish-mashed together, which you're not supposed to be able to do, normally, but congratulations for being on the side in which you survived. Unfortunately, in the other world "you" became a highway statistic. Assuming you "did not exaggerate or make up any of it" this would be a legitimate glitch!
I'm wondering if the whole NLP thing is traceable back to a deep misunderstanding of what deep structure is. Something that a lot of new age types and others jumped on, without having any clue what it was actually about.
Nothing much here is setting off my skeptic radar. It's a find by an amateur archaeologist, but he's also working with a paleontologist. There aren't strong, unsupported claims throughout. The only strong claims I see are that it's new and that it's definitely biological, but those are the kinds of things that a paleontologist should be able to judge. But there are appropriate cautions, like "We don't even know whether it's a plant or an animal, what kingdom of life to put it into." It also identifies one possible explanation as a "personal theory".\n\nIf this were a hoax, I'd expect to see claims like "We found a fossil that's definitely a footprint of a 50 foot tall monster that lived half a billion years before the dinosaurs!!11"
Urge to kill rising...\n\n100 bucks says she keeps spewing her bullshit too.
sorry. writer of Behold a Pale Horse. King of Conspiracy Theorists. his unique perspective though is that he was actually in the air force's intelligence services. thought more people would know about him my bad. 
aweosme story\n
Perceived sexist treatment =/= sexist treatment. I feel the need to get that out there. There is no right not to be offended. \nFurther I never said be dicks to women who ask you not to be dicks to them. I stated my preferences, for how people treat me. \n\nIf someone has been raped, they need to call the cops, if someone has been threatened with rape, they need to call the cops. This does not appear to be happening, if you want to stop the really awful shit from going on I suggest you promote this idea, rather than some obscure easily manipulated concept of sexism. \n
There are two main groups who allege that addictions are a disease.\n\n1- The 12 steps, generally known as AA, NA, and perhaps another hundred groups who use what can be termed the "spiritual" disease model of addiction. Their program is essentially a religious conversion program that hopes to switch your addiction to the 12 steps, never cure it, because you're allegedly recovering for the remainder of your life. [Here's one of the best books ever written](http://www.morerevealed.com/mr/) (More Revealed, by Ken Ragge) on why 12 step programs don't work, from a spiritual, or scientific perspective. The entire book is available to read for free at the linked site. \n\nFailure rates are in the high 90% for so-called long term members, with a documented failure rate of around 99% for new members, who often relapse after their initial indoctrination in a rehab. This consists of total immersion into 12 step theology during the usual 28 day rehab stay. After that, treatment consists of a 90 and 90, that's 90 meetings in 90 days, along with total program participation, often to the exclusions of family, friends, work, or other necessary activities normal people usually engage in.\n\nThis is where the drop out rate is the highest, though the 12 steps considers relapsing, dropping out and starting all over again as part and parcel of the alleged disease of addiction.\n\nIt is in fact their core theology; which posits that you're diseased, powerless, and incapable of doing anything on your own to quit your addiction. You're in recovery in perpetuity, never cured, and always a moment away from your next relapse. This is the program that pernicious fraud Pinsky puts all his alleged addiction knowledge, and faith in.\n\nThe 12 steps is a revolving door to repeated relapses as a self-fulfilling prophecy, it's a learned part of their core dogma, along with powerlessness and the need for a higher power.\n\nThe program is the problem masquerading as the solution.  \n\n2- The alleged science based positing of addiction as an incurable brain disease is on equally shaky ground, though for different reasons. \n\nWhile thus far having numerous brain scans of addicts brains under the influence of their particular drug verses control scans of people who aren't, the Dr's and addiction professionals heavily invested in the equally fallacious theory of addiction as an incurable brain disease are positing too much from too little.  \n\nThe fact is is that there isn't a human brain being scanned that won't respond to some stimuli, and have certain areas of their brain light up under observation, in and of itself, this is [not enough to base an entire addiction theory on.](http://www.thecleanslate.org/myths/addiction-is-not-a-brain-disease-it-is-a-choice/)\n\nWhile the neurophysiology of addiction does indeed show marked changes in the brain of an addict, the proponents of addiction as a brain disease seemingly choose to ignore the neuroplasticity of the human brain, and the brains ability to rewire neural pathways changed by drug abuse, once the person stops.\n\nRather than go on for a few thousand words, without really touching on all the problems inherent in both the religious spiritual disease model and alleged scientific model of addiction as a brain disease I'll link you to a couple of articles you can read on your own, if this topic has any resonance for you.\n\nHere's an accurate paper by addiction expert [Stanton Peele PhD.](http://peele.net/lib/truth_1.php) on why addiction is not a disease, it's footnoted with studies, peer reviewed papers, articles he used to enhance his answer to the question.\n\nHere's article another by Peele on the [politics in the diagnosis of addiction.](http://peele.net/blog/2012/05/politics-in-the-diagnosis-of-addiction/)\n\nHere's an article by [Steven Slate](http://www.thecleanslate.org/about-2/) on neuroscientist's who aren't financially and politically invested on the fallacious notion of addiction as an incurable brain disease.\n\nI'm a former long tern heroin addict who is a licensed health-care professional presently working in the field addiction. \n\nI'm not saying that addiction, especially when full blown isn't a problem, or that it can be overcome overnight. Addiction at its core level is a conscious personal choice that readily responds to treatment provided the addict is ready to help themselves. Maladaptive behavior of this nature is definitely a mental health issue, and addiction can indeed expose the user to several diseases like Hepatitis C, B, HIV, and numerous other blood borne infections as well as systemic diseases from overuse and abuse \n\nSadly, there's an all too true saying in addiction research: "He who controls the funding, controls the truth."\n\nIf I were to tell you of the billions upon billions of dollars wasted going up non-productive blind alleys trying to prove the efficacy of 12 step treatment, from a scientific, or spiritual/religious basis, compounded with the money presently being wasted on NIDA's present and past leaders, Dr. Nora Volkow, and Dr. Alan Leshner and their pet theory of addiction as an incurable brain disease, you might actually get mad. \n\nAs far as I can tell, the only incurable addicts, in the sense that they believe their in possession of an immutable religious and alleged scientific truth; it's all 12 step programs, and the quacks at NIDA and other federally funded addiction research centers. \n\nI don't doubt Bill Nye's intelligence one bit, however, he's not only willfully misinformed by a pernicious fraud who has a vested financial interest in propagating 12 step mythology in his clinic, personal practice, and two TV shows; Nye's also way off the mark about the true nature of addiction, its causes, and above all its treatment.\n
The Hartman is a memetic creature, the more you know theoretically the worse off you are.
It sounds fine to describe it like that, but a lot of things sound fine when they're described well. It's inconsistent with my own experience, and it's not backed by evidence, so i'm obligated not to buy it.\n\nI'd heard several people express politely the same or better arguments than those that won me over on quite a few topics when i finally heard them from a firebrand. I may have been jolted into a kind of shame (for not having done the research previously), or motivated by frustration to disprove them (only to fail), or any of various other things, but, regardless, i wasn't swayed by the diplomats. The douches have frequently won me over in cases where non-douches failed to.\n\nWe could still twist that into some variety of "paving the way", but that would, seems to me, deem the idea unfalsifiable.
Thanks!
Medvedev = troll of the year.
The study dealt with biological science.\n\n>If you can't do an experiment with one experimental variable, its not a real experiment.\n\nReally?  That's a bizarre thing to say.
In what sense? We're talking about this particular article and how, by talking about this one instance, this woman has been vilified and attacked. 
Nope, it really can be that simple. People just never check things.
I was driving with a friend this past weekend and he pointed out a 'chemtrail'. \n\nHe then told me bits of the theory and mentioned some virus outbreak in the Ukraine two years ago, that was quickly covered up. \n\n\nHe got a little dismissive when I suggested that he was hanging out in the wrong part of the net.
I concur.
I lived in London until i was 8. We were taught that he was a villain and celebrated his capture and execution each year.\n\nI moved to Ireland then and learned about him in History textbooks when i was ~15. He was portrayed as a bit of a hero
... and if you surpassed those safety limits for any non-ionizing radiation, you would notice, because your body temperature would rise quickly. There's no spooky danger of undetectable long-term consequences. For wavelengths below ultraviolet it's just a question of how deeply and how efficiently you'll be heated. Step in front of a spotlight - crispy on the outside. Step in front of a microwave dish -  seared, but still lukewarm in the middle. Step in front of a radio dish - cooked evenly throughout, but the dish must be sending signals to frickin' Mars to have enough power that you'd notice. Damaging humans with radio is like trying to melt glass with visible light. 
look like photoshop...
No you couldn't, you'd have to prove that.
Doesn't everybody already know about this?
I don't believe some 'story'. I believe the evidence, the one thing truthers refuse to do. I assume you are one, and I've been down that road enough, that *I* now refuse to waste my time on you. You may be an otherwise awesome and intelligent person, like my uncle, but when it comes to this subject, it's pointless to attempt a dialogue.
naah, Wakefield actually has a medical degree.  McCarthy's personal physician is probably qualified by having drunk a buffalo's urine or something.
Power is sexy. Eternal youth is sexy.
*"A fool and his money are soon parted."*\n\nThis saying is at least [500 years old in English](http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-fool-and-his-money-are-soon-parted.html) and probably much older in other languages.\n\nThe video makes me sad and slightly entertained but not really angry - this has been going on for millenia and we're not going to stop it, so there's no use getting angry about it. At least the victim here didn't look poor, which makes me feel better.\n
... but it would cover plane tickets for summer camp in Angola.
It's cast, not caste.  A caste is a social class ranking within Hindu society.
First, you make a false claim that since Shermer himself believes it, it can't be as absurd as conspiracy theories.  Its an absurd claim because legislation brought an end to child labor.  That's like arguing that the free market brought us the drug war.  There might be some element of truth to it (corporations that sell guns to police officers benefit from it), but it's still kind of specious.\n\nSecond, as I already said, legislation ended child labor.  If capitalism ended child labor, then why is there still so much child labor in places where the market isn't regulated?\n\nMy basic point is that his claim, that the free market brought an end to child labor, is silly.  It is a claim that might be defensible in the narrow sense but is as valid in the broader sense as bigfoots and government conspiracies.  Someone might have interesting evidence that bogfoots exist, but extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.  Since legislation brought an end to child labor, it would take some extraordinary evidence to make it even worth looking into that the free market really did it.
B vitamins are important for cellular metabolism, circulation, and brain activity so getting the appropriate amount should yield a feeling of more energy. As you stated, any excess of Vitamin B will be excreted so supplementing above the daily recommended dose is wasteful. Essentially, if a person has a balanced diet, they should be experiencing the benefits of B vitamins already so supplementing will not have the same energy boosting effect as a person that is vitamin B deficient. Regardless, it will effect everyone differently and there probably are placebo effects involved also. Most supplements are not regulated by the FDA and do not require the same level of research and study as prescription medications.[B vitamins wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_vitamins)\n\nTL;DR: Yes, they should if the person in question is B vitamin deficient.
just for reference though, what's a more propper way to write a title?
Yoga's bad?  Seriously?\n\nI could see dispelling some of the overblown claims about it but risks that go beyond what's normal for physical exercise?
How else are they going to gnaw on our sweet tasty marrows?
[Another favorite Chopra moment](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qySx8tSs8BQ) from another debate.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=allgs&gsfn=Harriett%20P&gsln=Bickford&gss=seo&ghc=20\n\nLast result on that page is a Harriett W Bickford, married to William L Bickford. Residence: 1880 - Campton, Grafton, New Hampshire.\n\n**EDIT:** [Harriet W Bickford](http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69099253) and [William S Bickford](http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69107778) on Findagrave.com. Not sure why he's William S there and William L on Ancestry.com, but both are from Campton and born either 1808 or 1809, so it has to be the same person.
Your own comments kind of give the game away.\n\n"A few people were trying to convince my mother to see this medium who's supposedly renowned around the state and has 3-month waits for visits."\n\nThe most logical answer is that she pumped these people for information that they willingly gave without realizing they were doing it. \n\nI wouldn't be the least bit surprised if she also planted the idea in their heads to ask your mother to visit her.\n\nAfter that, it's just a matter of research. I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't several articles in local newspapers regarding your fathers catching an illness in Thailand that led to his death.\n\nAny obituary column would also leave a treasure trove of information that could be further checked out.  \n\nThat would include survivors, siblings, (perhaps even where they work).\n\nThe point is your own statement verifies that a few people advised your mother to see this lady. \n\nWhy?\n\nTowards what possible point would different people advise your mother to see this woman.\n\nHonestly, this is extremely strange, unless your mother, or other members of your family are predisposed to believe in the alleged power of psychics.\n\nSomeone experienced in cold reading (also apparently helped by the few folks urging your mother to go for a visit) can gain a lot of information from someone with opened ended questions.\n\nPeople also tend to count the hits and readily excuse the misses. \n\nIt would have been interesting if someone would have recorded the session. I'd wager that upon a critical, dispassionate review you'd find she missed as much, if not more than she hit.\n\nThis isn't about anyone here being wiser than you. None of us are emotionally invested in the reading. You and your family are.\n\nThis is no more compelling evidence for a higher power than Francis Collins (head of the human genome project) chancing upon a frozen waterfall in three distinct sections and deciding (based on that rather flimsy evidence) that the trinity was real.\n\nSpiritualism is bullshit! So is cold reading. \n\nBelieve whatever you need to, but don't mistake this particular occasion as anything other than a lady who did her homework. There's nothing profound or especially mystical going on here...unless you make the decision to invest the reading as compelling evidence of the supernatural.
You know that Penn & Teller aren't right about everything, don't you?
Their support of Watson though her antics.\n\nMy tipping point was when she compared users of /r/SRD, /r/MR, /r/Skeptic, and /r/Atheism to pedophiles and said that SRS is the only worthwhile subreddit. \n\nhttp://skepchick.org/2011/12/reddit-makes-me-hate-atheists/\n\n> EDIT: I feel like I should once again mention that r/shitredditsays makes Reddit worthwhile.
Thanks man! Now I'll be able to go back to my friends and say I heard of it first, even though I've never had it.
I've heard that in the ocean spotting land is best done by looking at the cloud patterns and colour of the sky(in the open ocean apparently its slightly different colour around islands though not sure if thats true).
My cousin is a big fan of Carl Sagan.  He doesn't believe any modern religion represents what God is, but there is absolutely no shaking his certitude of God's existence.  It would be similar to me trying to argue with you that your mother never existed.  Your knowledge of your mothers existence may be simply memories implanted in your brain through brainwashing and induced amnesia, or be a series of trauma induced hallucinations, or you might simply be insane, but that's all highly unlikely.  My cousin's belief in God is as strong as your belief in your mother's existence.
I'm surprised that got past the ASA
Because not even aliens would be interested in watching the Raiders.
what? no, is it a hoax? PLEASE GO TO MARS, PLEASE.\n
Whats more amazing is how blurry and hazy the entire picture is. The focus button must be hunted also...
That's good to upgrade the test. I have a friend who is one of the two in ten that does have a real peanut allergy. It's insane how hard it makes his life - He almost died the first time he ate chic-fil-a, not knowing it was cooked in peanut oil. It was terrifying. I don't really have a point, so stop waiting for me to get to it.
I Disagree.\n\nBut you expected, that, no?
I think that what you experience, what you can "debunk" and what you can't debunk yourself are the things you need to pay attention to. Pay no attention to a group of over-excited reality TV stars running around an old prison. It's all how you see it. I question things I have seen, am okay with it, then browse the internet and find an off-the-wall article with a million crazy-sounding comments about an encounter with a ghost and I almost want to see a psychiatrist. But, then I remember that people perceive things differently. Don't ever stop questioning things though either. There has to be some kind of explanation, we just haven't found it yet!
Plausible deniability, now any other uncovering of the conspiracy can be tied to this show. 
And post them to reddit so that you can get some karma.  Then show him the pictures and the comments.  See if he keeps eating it or if he starts doing it in secret.  Keep a shrink on retainer if you go with this idea. 
Read the title again.
Um, where can I start? \nThe one with the sepsis comes from the journal "Homeopathy" it is peer-reviewed only in the sense that it is reviewed by other nuts that don't care for scientific process. It is also never described, even in the full text of the article, what is actually given. For all we know, it is a legitimately helpful dietary supplement that does in fact boost immune response.\nA similar issue with the fibromyalgia, it did not test a specific treatment, it tested treatments in general, chosen by the patients. Half of them probably used willow bark, AKA aspirin, which does relieve pain. 
They are both bullshit.
The lights have random patterns for when they shine, can someone look more into this? 
"Remote viewing" actually closely fits with this. I really wanted a good term to tie to this, so that might help lead me to this specific process.\n\nThe [wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_viewing) on remote viewing also has a lot of good stuff in it to send my friend, specifically since I think he mentioned a few of the stories in here, and really meant Stargate when he mentioned MKULTRA.
Notice how they never tell you ***which*** studies state what?....
with that attitude you will never believe anything, most storys are bullshit but some seem more genuine. \nYou are just conforming the the control which the dark powers who control this world wish you to conform to, sheeple.
This clip is the very definition of anecdotal evidence!\n\npolygraph tests are notoriously unreliable, which is why they are not used in a court of law. As for DNA evidence, if its real it should be supplied to multiple labs for testing and confirmation, there needs to be strict controls on the process and comparisons, otherwise it is worthless. \n\nIf it was confirmed in such a way, it *would* be scientific evidence, and it would have weight, but the fact that it hasn't been subjected to these tests is telling. A single lab (which one?) can make mistakes, and in fact they happen all the time. \n\nLab isn't named, technician isn't named, there's no evidence that this isn't just some claim by the filmmakers or someone else - thus, anecdotal evidence. It's absolutely worthless.\n\nThis is why I pull my hair out over UFO research. It's so damn sloppy and people believe what they want to believe irrespective of the facts. 
>My mother has no filter between useful medical information and quackery, and believes everything she reads. Is there a resource/checklist somewhere that she can refer to to determine whether information is actually useful?\n\n/r/askscience   :)\n\nBut as to: \n\n>Is there a resource/site I can reference to teach someone critical thinking?\n\nI'm not aware of one. But Carl Sagans: The Demon-Haunted World is still great.
Ahaha, alright well, my parents room is downstairs. and i can hear them when they get up to use the restroom. well i can hear the toilet flush; And when my rosary fell, i was laying in my bed... So yeah.. aha. Uhm. Even when im on my laptop and just doing nothing, i'll admit sometimes i dont feel anything. But that feeling of being watched slowly creeps up. I'm sorry my thoughts are mixed.
My mother discovered this company about fifteen years ago. She actively and religiously uses these oils, but I've never heard of oils having frequencies before this, but that doesn't mean anything.\n\nI was about 11 when she first started using oils, and I was greatly encouraged to use them. She takes great stock in these oils and puts a lot of faith in their wondrous abilities to cure things. \n\nThis is a text I received from my mom on the 5th of October regarding Young Living Oils:\n\n"*What about Peace & Calming, Purification. I could never, never, ever, NEVER be without Purification. That blend has been purported to cure a brown recluse bite! To wit: When I got that bad spider bite up here (it made a large red inflamed ring, very hot, feverish to the touch, very sore & painful; pain radiating around entire wound, and I should've gone to doctor!) I made a poultice of: Purification, Frankincense, Melrose, Lavender, Oregano, Roman Chamomile, Lemon & Tender-Tush. I packed the poultice full of these healing oils (with lavish amounts of Purification, Frankincense & Oregano) and changed it every few hours - keeping it swamped with oils. I would add other oils to the mixture, depending on what my "body" asked for. After a week or so, it was all gone. I srsly believe that I had been bit by an evil spider and that these oils cured the poison. (well, that's my story & I'm sticking to it anyway!) I just want to be sure you have Purification. Above all, you should NEVER be without that one!"*\n\nShe's being dramatic with her use of the word evil, but this is her general stance on YLEO.\n\nI still have oils left over from living with my mom, because, unlike her, I don't really use them. I certainly don't use them as an alternative to real, needed medicine; I use them on my shower walls so it smells good when I'm taking a shower. I use a drop of lavender on my wrist if I'm feeling fancy (read: just smoked a bowl). I put a drop of peppermint in my tea if my stomach is queasy or I'm congested. That's as far as I take it.\n\nI don't feel this company has always been this crazy, but I could be totally wrong. I don't give their business any money, or pay attention to their spiels. It seems like they're trying to appeal to a niche group of asshats.\n\nFun fact: Steven Segal has endorsed and produced his own blends for Gary Young and YLEO.
Both are wrong.
Safer than a mass-produced piece of paper and plastic?\n\nHAHA
> there can be a post-modernist insight on the role of physics in society.\n\nAnd it yielded us gems like Irigaray's assertion that physics is afraid of fluids because the field as ran by a bunch of dicks, literally.
> What's that got to do with anything? Are you implying that I made fun of someone?\n\nNo, I do not think you made fun of anyone, I was talking hypothetically.\n\n> As for you trying to "teach" me the basics of skepticism, maybe you should try finding some better sources for information and then teaching yourself first, because honestly, I don't think you seem that skeptical of your own assumptions...\n\nWhat does that even mean? Are you not even going to try arguing my points and instead just insult me and ignore what I posted? Do you not think uk skeptics is a reliable source about skeptisism? 
Was that Doctor House in the audience?
You're crazy. +1 for you, sir.
That is the mind of an autistic child.
It's not degrading, the developing world is much more relaxed with pollution and hazardous working conditions.\n\nAs for your study, it does not disprove my statement. The organic plots [planted crops year round](http://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/2101/1/pimentel_report_05-1.pdf) compared to the conventional crops which only planted during the growing period. The conventional crop could also have utilized a cover crop and gotten a higher yield. Also as this study points out, most other researchers have not had the success they did, and this only looks at two types of crops. Organic also had numerous shortcomings in this report, one year had to be excluded because all the organic crop failed, for the first few years organic was marginally less, it was only after several years that the yield began increasing, etc. Also, one of the shortcomings of organic crops is normally they don't retain nitrogen as well, this organic crop did retain nitrogen well, but also had an issue with nitrate leaching into the groundwater, a condition that organic farmers typically claim does not happen to them as it does their conventional counterparts.\n\nThis paper, more than anything, proves that there are effective techniques such as crop rotation, which can increase yields, likely in a conventional and organic setting.
Here's what seems to me to be the most obvious skeptical thought and yet I haven't seen anything close to a satisfactory answer to it:  what is the evidence that he doped?  What is the quality of the evidence?  Do they have physical evidence that was examined properly and documented?\n\nI'm not saying the answers to these questions don't exist.  But from the admittedly modest amount of reading I have done about this I haven't seen anything conclusive.  Maybe more information is forthcoming?
> parrots tend to have shorter legs due to their lack of need for talons to hunt\n\nThey evolved since their Mars-inhabiting era, duh!
Political difference, not so much scientific differences. I'm an anarcho capitalist, while most skeptics/atheists seem to be libtards.
Riiight, not sexist at all.\n\nThank you for proving Watson's point though.
If George Lucas was born 2,000 years ago his church would have split apart within his life time due to him always changing things.
All of the stuff regarding the movement of the electrons is supposed to be controlled by these special "Geometrically Coded Magnets". They're pretty cool stuff, but I honestly don't know enough whether or not this works or why it does if it did.
our brains filter out more than they sense/store/compute. she probably exists but not in the spectrum we have been conditioned to focus on. 
My apartment used to be a backroom abortion clinic. My bedroom, was actually where the abortions were done (I think).  The baby souls don't really bother me, what worries me more is the dead-mother ghosts. Good luck to your client, but if its just the baby souls, I doubt they will give him too much trouble.
You have ADHD. 
I bought myself an Aeron chair for my home office after using one at work for a while.  It's a huge improvement.  My desk is at the level of my elbows and I use a Microsoft Natural keyboard which allows the wrists to turn outwards, reducing shoulder strain.\n\nHowever one of the best ergo devices I have is the [Mouse Mate](http://www.askergoworks.com/products/130/Mouse-Mate.aspx).  It won't fix your neck pain but it does help with carpal tunnel related to constant mouse use.
Because chemistry. \n\n\n/pedantic
Yeah, I'm not seeing these lanterns flickering white and red.
He is seriously joking.  Seriously? I need to start speaking Canadian. 
In my opinion its a shadow. Looks like a person but unfortunately not 
> it's like a cool sci-fi story\n\nThey should do a crossover episode with Stargate.\n\nHee hee hee.
I believe you have the wrong impression about yourself - you are not a skeptic, you are just a denier.
What's being cherry picked?
Well thank you so much for your opinion. Have a nice day.
He said:\n\n>That doesn't make it so, I'm just saying that's what they'll want to believe. In fact, Randi's challenge is quite honest and open.\n\nRead the whole thing before writing an angry retort.
Why am I suddenly terrified?
> pity about the rest of the film.\n\nYou forgot [that part](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk2onUbWVPA)!
As soon as I saw the bullet point "removes dangerous toxins," my crap detector redlined. It's bad enough that this one thing can make anyone better regardless of confounding factors.
As a male with poor fighting skills, I endorse this message. 
Seriously.
Hmm, Discovery left out the music.\n\n[Here's](http://youtubedoubler.com/4oVi) what it should look like, with proper soundtrack. ;P
That is weird, because in my experience people who buy expensive things enjoy tricking other people into having them instead. In my high school all the drugged out kids were always just standing in the hall handing out pills just so they could giggle about how someone might have taken one. Damn kids.\n\nAlso on topic would be those claims kids had parties with bowls of pills everyone just kinda took handfuls out of. It's not like drug users are the only people who value money. Rich people don't slip unsuspecting homeless people diamonds.
I have you tagged as having goat AIDS.  Sounds rough.  Live strong.
There's a ton of information and references in the [Wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate#Health_concerns) for MSG.
This reminds me of the holocaust denier who told me I couldn't be sure it happened because "I wasn't there."  Of course, denying the huge wealth of physical evidence, people who were there can still be found.  I have no idea where these folks get their "insights."
Read the scientific papers on the subject. Determine for yourself if the methodology is sound and if the results are indicating that the statements are true. 
For roommate D, your theory is the most likely that I'm thinking of as well.  Lesser demons tend to be the perpetual scratchers, but roommate D hasn't done any of the classic things that draw demons...\n\nAt the same time, were the scratches on his back reachable by his fingers?
Hmmm. To be honest, it's a lot like having a heart to heart with your parent or grandparent, so as far as crazy messages there's not a lot there.\n\nNow, you wanna talk about crazy shit from "the source", lemme tell you about my salvia trips... ;-)
lol, i hate kentucky
Time glitch?  Or watch glitch??
Just because he's a freak, it gives you no right to be racist!
We can do that too
How about: does it offer repeatable experimental results anyone any number of times can reproduce, have predictive capabilities, and is falsifiable if the proper facts or scenarios are presented.
Wow, now there's an oldie I haven't seen in a while. I often feel a bit bad for freemasons. They used to have such a aura of fear around them from some people, now they're just kind of faded as far as conspiracy nuts go. 
Also separate out the variables. Free range vs caged is a different axis than organic vs non-organic. I'd guess that the former difference would have a much more noticeable impact than the latter, but some science would make it so that I wouldn't have to guess.
Perhaps you're right, but from my limited experience in psychology, I'd say a confrontation with the delusion may not be a horrible thing at this age/phase in his life.  It may empower him to get the help he needs.  I am by no means a psychologist, nor do I contend to be.  Please take my advice with a grain of salt.  It's just my common sense approach to the situation.  
[Tim Minchin](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U)
This is a fantastic piece of writing.  Thanks for sharing.
Because it would question a lot of what humans believe to be true and possible. Our philosophies, religions, morals, etc.  Granted, I'm picturing sort of a "Stranger in a Strange Land" scenario for some reason. Do you grok?
> People can't fucking levitate\n\nNo one is saying they can, jackass.\n\n> you gullible bastard.\n\nSays the 9/11 Faither.
No, the iPhone thing happened last week not when I was eight.
Being overly critical of an idea just because you lack irrefutable proof is just as bad. We would be nowhere as a society if our scientists ignored their instincts about how the world should work and then set about to prove themselves wrong.
I personally think it works well with the style it's all recorded in anyway.
I wasn't aware that Chernobyl or Fukushima had been nuked ;-)\n\nI did hear you that some are authors. They are entitled to make a buck. Still, it's beyond my personal comprehension why these men would gather and lie about this.  \n\nYou could be right though. Maybe old military guys are more bored than I know
Same here, and I have ADD (or at least personality traits that place me somewhere within the autistic spectrum).
Fools, he is now more powerful than you could imagine. 
The footage at [2:59](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hReNZ-jm8lU#t=179s) shows the object disappearing behind trees on the horizon.
Hell of a lot of yelling for absolutely nothing. Did the marketing team actually seek out the most annoying people out there? Why would the girl scream "SHUT THE CAMERA OFF!" ? This is so stupid.
people's* opinions\n\n    peoples = more than one group of people.
Actually, dogs can have chemical imbalances that cause anxiety just as much as humans. \n\nI once raised a dog that had separation and guarding issues. She was given a low dose of Zoloft and it helped calm her.
Thank you. This post was done before and I had a similar stance.
This is the case with many natural remedies and quackery. Patient gets better on their own, thanks the placebo that did absolutely nothing. This would be all a-okay and completely harmless were it not for the fact some of these "remedies" can actually hurt people or they start taking this crap for serious problems like autoimmune diseases or cancer.\n\nA close friend of mine worked at one of these natural supplement places for about a week and they had him pushing vitamins on a woman with colon cancer in lieu of actual treatment.
Which, again, contributes to the strawman paradigm we all tend to carry around about the subject. \n\nI think if we were going to really attack this topic we would need to spend a lot of time defining terms and abstracting things out in a way that mitigates pedantry. 
Jeez, give yourself some credit! You are an Evidence-Based Basilisk Husbandry *Master and Wizard*.
The way I see it, this is our world. As such, visitors to this world really should take the step to contact our leadership directly and negotiate peaceful entry to our world. They should not come visit me, as a regular joe, first. \n\n\nGiven that no alien visitor has sent an ambassador to our leadership publicly, I would view that alien as a threat, just as I would any other invading army. With this in mind, my immediate reaction would be of either the 'fight' or 'flight' variety. 
I knew this guy once who got exiled at birth and, as a grown man, came back only to accidentally kill his father and marry his mother. True story.
The point is, in the region egglands best is made, the US, the words "free range" are fairly meaningless. 
Just asking because Daniel is a common name here and cj is short for the town Cluj-Napoca. Nick names like yours are common over here, so I thought I'd ask.
Rogan doesn't have strong opinions on what is the truth about those things. It is pretty obvious for anyone who has heard him talk about it. He does entertain all kinds of theories, conspiracy and otherwise.
I read both. I take everything Tom Jefferson hass with aq grain of salt. 
I suppose this kind of stories happen everywhere. I have my own: it happened at primary school, my school was a pretty old building, full of dark corridors and locked rooms that were not used. Moreover, the rumor started that had once been a cemetery. In fact, that was not really true, I later learned that earlier, until about 100 years ago, had been a monastery, but the building was different, it was demolished and was rebuilt to house the school.\n\nThen started the stories about ghosts and spirits, that someone had used a ouija board at the basement (it didn't have a basement!) and an evil spirit had appeared. I think this was about when the first Poltergeist movie was screened. One day the hysteria started: One girl returned from the bathroom crying and panicked, saying that she had been attacked by a big girl that had appeared suddenly, and she had big, red eyes. During break time this story spread like wildfire and reached me, so I don't really know if that crying panicked girl really existed in the first time. People, mainly girls were afraid to go to the classrooms or the bathroom, there were some real hysterical dramas, and the teachers had to act. Some people were sent home, others were punished for spreading the tale. Slowly, everything returned to normal, and was never heard again.\n\nIt looks some people consider that lying is a perfectly valid way to become popular. Even when they have nothing to gain from it.\n\nEdit: spelling errors. Sorry for my bad english.
Alarm bells went off in my head reading this. Looked a little more, and the idea is to generate particulate salt small enough to reach the lungs (0.1 to 2.5 micron) or to use a nebulizer with a saline solution. I would think inhaling any particulate would be bad for your lungs. Also, could salt inhalation have any of the beneficial effects on respiratory problems and infections?
>They may not be UFOs\n\nBy definition and in context of this conversation they are definitely UFO's, these are objects that are flying and also unidentified. As far as space aliens are concerned... well that's a completely different topic.
Except, of course, for homeopathic pills.
Very interesting. I would point out that it isn't exactly BT that is in the crops though. Scientists isolated what is in BT that is toxic to pests and were then able to incorporate it into plants. In all probability this characteristic may only be toxic to pests and have absolutely no toxicity to humans especially since they isolated the specific trait that makes it bad for pests.\n\nWhat is concerning is the unintended damage to other species. However it seems less likely as they point out that the pollens are heavy and do not travel far, and that corn tends not to be grown in the same areas that monarchs migrate. It still is definitely a concern and should be monitored accordingly.
Imagination does not provide evidence, it only distorts the perception of evidence. It is far better therefore for me to have none.
That's what's beautiful about capitalism, you have the ability to do that. 
Very interesting and funny.  I'm more interested in dispelling the lies people are told about evolution though.
I'm guessing John Edward is a US TV psychic?
Yessir. Keep dismissing opinions that collide with your own. 
And your point is... what? [An organic pheromone-based pest management system](http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/resources/nrcs/programs/conventreefruit/pheromonemating/at_download/file) doesn't pollute groundwater and, more importantly, is [pest-selective.](http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/pesticides-blamed-for-bee-decline-6296322.html) Many organic farmers prefer to use trap systems, while others use rotational planting and [intercropping.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercropping) You're eager to criticize organic farming, but you haven't bothered to substantiate anything you've said. You don't seem to know much about organic farming.
thats why all europeans hate foreigners, right?\n\nyou're so full of shit your eyes are brown, brits are xenophobic, the french are xenophobic, and you say europeans have this figured out.\n\nstfu.
[alot.](http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html)
[The nanny survived](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121128/us-children-stabbed-nanny-arrested/?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=politics)\n\nSo either \n\n  * the throat wound was self inflicted, and she failed to kill herself\n  * she was targeted by a very unskilled assassin who failed to finish his job.  And, she's somehow failed to convince anyone around her that her wounds aren't self inflicted\n\nOccam's razor would seem to point to murder-suicide at this point.
On a scientific an logical level yes.  But on an emotional level they can be very persuasive.  
That's a really great question, but I sleep normally. I drink every now and then but even in an altered or sleeping state I have total control.\n\nI have always taken longer to fall asleep and can totally function on less sleep than the average person, and have lucid dreams quite often. Not sure if that has anything to do with anything, though.
We get it here in Ohio, too.  Not just in washington.
>Anti-vaccine proponents tend to come from the "Well Educated" segment of the population.\n\nYes, but it is actually a minority position (at least in Europe and I expect so in the US as well).\n\n>Do you have something in specific that you think we should be more skeptical of that we are not?\n\nNo, I just wonder why you feel a need for a label for what are fairly mainstream positions on things. Or can you give me an example of discussions in /r/skeptic that have been agreement or at least active discussion about things that are more alternative viewpoints?
Thank you! But did you hear the creepy voice in the background?
I don't know, it appears that it's just a troll.
As a guy that was circumcised as an adult I can say that the surgery was painless, the pain after surgery was moderate, and I had no changes to my sex life (other than the lack of tight foreskin). \n\nBut, having said that, I strongly believe that circumcision of a baby based on anything else than medical reasons should be banned.
[Reddit Enhancement Suite](http://reddit.honestbleeps.com) may be able to filter it out.\n
Oh, so you think that trillion dollar industries don't do everything in their power to maintain their dominance and keep their competitors down???\n\nReally???
It may not, but it almost certainly is.  \n\nWhen they have doctor pepper adverts showing people making crop circles with stomping boards etc, any idea that they are anything other than man made has sailed.  
Lol ok here we go\n\nPerson with Knowledge(thank you for capitilizing btw)-person who has the ability to know what's going to happen.It is not a seer because that person doesn't see what is going to happen.They just know what to do or if that route is bad.Sometimes they will know exact outcomes to certain things but not always.It mostly happens through feelings or random thoughts mixed with feelings.Very far from how Hollywood portrays it.\n\nPerson who can control elements:the person I know is electricity.They can move their natural electricity through their body and mess with others.Like running their fingers down your arm and shocking the cracker out of you without evening having to build up static -_- or move their finger over you and moving your elec. and having your hairs and muscles flip.It's not fun when they mess with you lol \n\nAura reading(not mine luckily)-it was described as different colors for different personalities and mostly seen around the head.You can see sickness and when death is coming in it, and know when someone is pregnant before a pregnancy test because their are little auras in the tummy.It is also a pain in public so they have to have mind shields to close it off.I know two and they have different colors for the same person, so when one sees say green for picky,that is based on how they feel about green and another could see that same person as bright orange.\n\nTalking to animals:pretty basic,know the gist of what they say and want,they know what you're saying they ignore you.\n\nVamps&weres:normal people.just can do different things like live longer.I know one who is an @sshole. \n\nTrue witches:normal people but have different abilities,alot stronger than any non witch(also call themselves wiccan at least to one I know does) and can deny it and turn their back at any time if told how.once again normal people just stronger \n\nTalking to spirits:They talk and see spirits easily\n\nMy beautiful guides:Mine are animals Tiger and Wolf.They are both beautiful proud alphas.Everyone has guides.One is more in front guiding your actions.Mine is the Tiger.The other is in the background being more of your subconscious really.Guides your soul and heart just as much but more subtly.That's my Wolf.Most people don't really know theirs.I can talk to mine and actually reach in and touch them.They are amazing and I love them.You can find yours by going inward and calling out to them.It can take awhile depending on them though and you have to really want to.They tend to be your favorite animals if they are animals.\n\nOnly two abilities are mine and one is weak(not counting my guides) the rest belong to anonymous people because it's not my right to share who they are and they don't want me to
Everyone knows that Native American shaman's make better magnetic bracelets than Asian shamans.
well, hey, maybe one day you'll understand
It's about as wise as not walking anywhere near a tall building or a tree, you know, just in case...
I'm not trying to derail things here, but what exactly is the issue with a flat tax (does not have to be 10%, just generally flat tax system)?  It seems that in theory it should work.  
I think that's spelled charlatan, for future reference.
Is there any evidence that the police detained a teenager and attempted to execute him in the back of their car and not only did they shoot him, but apparently they lost the will half way through and allowed him to survive and receive medical attention.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
There is only 1 bad review of 7 on amazon and its by someone claiming to be an RF Engineer. In replies to his review another person, an engineer, claimed to have taken it apart and found this:\n\n\n>There was nothing more then a 1 inch long piece of masking tape folded over. When I peeled apart the masking tape there were 7 tiny plastic beads, like you would use on a necklace.\n\nHere is another fun reply to his review, one on the...other, side of the spectrum. \n\n>obviously you can't see the forest for the trees Sir. You guys are the ones out there poisoning the rest of us. If you could think more creatively then maybe what you are engineering might not be so harmful to the rest of us. Think about it!!\n
I've not read his books or had any interest in ancient alien theories aside from the appearance of such theories in science fiction (where I think such theories belong), but I found [this critical review](http://ireadoddbooks.com/gods-genes-and-consciousness-by-paul-von-ward/) of one of his books. The reviewer makes a number of good observations and quotes from the book where it's painfully evident that his book was not based on any scientific principles by any stretch. Mr. Von Ward starts with the idea of ancient aliens and primarily relies on ancient myth stories to justify his theory. If your parents do not believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible, the I see no reason why they should accept Von Ward's theory. \n\nAnother thing to consider is our (human) genetic similarity to other creatures of this planet. You would think that if ancient aliens had manipulated our genes and introduces their own alien genes such alterations would be painfully evident (or at least leave intriguing clues) to anyone studying our genes, particularly those who study the changes to our genes over time. Of course, I'm not a geneticist or one who has in-depth knowledge of genetics. I would suggest you ask someone with such knowledge if there is any evidence at all in our genes to suggest manipulation by extraterrestrials. They may even be able to provide evidence to the contrary. Perhaps post this question to the folks over at /r/askscience can help?
Its a crappy photo that is true. We didn't plan on even taking any pictures. Also, the lighting up there is very dim.
Right, and if you see my other post, I linked to this: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page4\n\nI agree that there is some evidence in animal studies that show a potential anti tumor effect, but that is a very long ways away from stating hash oil is going to cure cancer. 
Sketch? You can use mine as a template IYW.
I acknowledge the fact that we are very quick to medicate and often prescribe antibiotics at the first sign of infection, which leads to antibiotic resistant bacteria.  I'm not suggesting that every kid with a runny nose be on antibiotics.  I'm simply pointing out what I've seen first hand from my friend who pushes this stuff.  She doesn't believe in giving her child antibiotics, ibuprofen, cough medicine, etc.  The only "medicine" she'll give her child is essential oils.  That scares me.
I sometimes have to wonder at the preponderance of stupid in humanity. The theory that boggles my mind is that stupidity may actually have a survival advantage.\n\nI really don't think the levels of stupidity we see today are a recent phenomena. We are just more aware of it because of advances in modern communication (TV specifically).\n\nI also believe firmly in evolution.\n\nSo I have to wonder if humans can survive for as long as we have with extraordinary levels of stupidity, could it be that stupidity actually provides an advantage in the race to survive?
It's possible a lot of his outlandish claims are genuine.  He seems to be extremely well-informed on cases that have only been researched from only one point of view (Brooklyn Bridge abductions), then provided the military objective point of view, with evidence to back his claims.  \n\nIt's also possible that he himself may have even caught up is disinformation/decredibility campaigns which have been employed to other prominent UFOlogists.  \n\nI'd like to point out again, if the military is indeed covering this up, then they are more than willing, capable, and proven to be ruthless in this sense.
What you did there. I see it.
I don't know if "monopolies can't exist without government" is 100% accurate, but I do know that "monopolies are infinitely harder to hold without government" is probably accurate.\n\nIn an unrestricted economy, there are no artificial barriers to entry in a market. There is no government intervention with licensing fees, business licenses, certifications, etc. making it hard or difficult for startups to enter a market. Therefore, if one company with a large consumer base decides to raise prices for its services to a level where people don't want to pay for it much anymore, there is nothing stopping somebody else from creating a startup to offer the same services at a lesser price. The lack of regulation makes for a lack of cushioning on the large business, which makes it necessary to compete to thrive as a business, thus they need to lower their prices or lose all their customers. If regulations were in place, it may make it harder for the new startup to enter the market, meaning people would end up with less choices. And this is only considering regulations with regards to entering a market.\n\nOnce again, I don't think it is *impossible* for a free market monopoly to occur, or at least something close to it. Some markets have huge startup costs that make it difficult for new businesses by the nature of the industry, even without regulations. However I think that eventually a new technology or idea could eventually usurp the "monopoly." The question is *when?*
I agree with you there, but maybe for different reasons.  I don't see hospital birthing centers as a middle ground so much as the same evidence based medical practice *plus* greatly improved patient care (read: "bedside manner").  They've got full access to every medical intervention, specialist, and tool that they could possibly need, but they've also acknowledged that this is an oddly social medical event and made accommodations to let the family be around.\n\nI'd much rather install a couple couches in a hospital than move the procedure to a home with couches.
Tell the hooker in advance and slip her an extra $50. Having this on tape would certainly be worth the extra cost. And if nothing happens, you still get laid. Win, win! Make it happen.
If you manage to find a way in which the replies you'll get (incl. this one) can be false, you're ready for prime time.
Why was my first thought, "A schooner is a steamboat, stupid head"?
Is it Kirlian photography?
Yup, they just use invisible energy fields that manipulate the energy within your own body. I just can't figure out why otherwise sensible people fall into these things so often.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but...doesn't wifi use RF? specifically a combo of AM+FM=QAM? Just a localized variation of what has been broadcasted in large areas for years?  \n  \nEDIT: What wireless home phones have used as well?
I don't particularly see a face in the left side of the photo. If you could circle where you think you see it and post that, it could help (we have the original for comparison as well). That said, given this photo was taken with flash on in proximity to glass... there's just no way to eliminate the possibility of the flash being the cause and be able to say that it's paranormal.\n\nI do see a vaguely guy-in-suit like object center-right, but it loses its face-like proportions when you zoom in. I can't really tell what it is, but  it looks like some sort of garage machinery. So there's that as well that has to be accounted for.
That highly depends on their definition of soul. 
Sounds like the phantom of the opera to me
>“This rumor is 100% false,” a Senate Banking Committee aide, who asked not to be named, told TPM by email. “The Senate Banking Committee does not have any LIBOR hearings currently scheduled, and has never considered either of these men as potential witnesses.”\n\nhttp://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/12/newtown-libor-hunger-games-theories.php
I've had the same thing happen before, not as I was talking about it though, that would be nuts. I think I've had the lights turn off behind me a couple times and once they turned off sequentially in my direction.
Why is this in /r/skeptic \nthe onion is a satirical new source not meant to be true. 
The thing about so-called incurable cancer is that it sometimes does just go into remission by itself, or through treatment. Look at any tabloid newspaper on a given day, and there will usually be someone talking about their miracle escape from cancer. This might be attributed to prayer, a special diet, vitamins or sometimes even the highly trained oncologists treating them.\n\nSo did the person in question attend a prayer meeting, after which his cancer went into remission? Probably. Was this anything to do with the prayer meeting? Probably not. Thousands of people with terminal cancer will pray each day that they be cured. Sadly, most of them don't go into remission. The minority that do make for good headlines, but remember the others.\n\n
Also point yourself to the only video we have ever been given of the pentagon crash. It will really help your cause. O, and ask our government to release the confiscated tapes of the pentagon crash. Theyll tell you "no, we cannot for natural security reasons."
Do you realize that many of them believe the end of the world coincides with the either:\n\n1. The return of Jesus Christ to establish a glorious 1000 year reign on earth. Literally a paradise on earth.\n\n2. The rapture of the faithful, at which they will be brought to heaven.
To all those that use these lame ass excuses, does that still look like a Chinese lantern to you? Or a blimp? Or a weather balloon?
Dude... you're the girl who leapt through time.
At least the article does a good job of not tiptoeing around the issue.\n\n>While the measles vaccine is safe, faulty scientific research that has since been debunked alleged there was a link between the vaccine and autism.
Like so many here, I am upset by the blatant abuse of data in this map.  In particular, as a Marylander, I am ashamed they listed Bigfoot sightings in my state, where if there ever have been bigfeet, they were driven off by the local Goatman population since the mid 20th century.  truly the lack of rigor in this map is appalling.
*The Heist* is one of my favourites because he gives people what they think is a seminar on empowerment and influencing other people but instead subliminally programs them to commit armed robbery. *Something Wicked This Way Comes* is just a really impressive demonstration of his abilities. 
Except, of course, that the article they are referencing makes no mention at all of the pediatricians using "personal instinct". The study was a survey looking at what percentage of practitioners were routinely using a new scale and diagnostic tool developed by the AAP, and 81% reported adopting this new scale. The remaining 19% relied on the actual DSM criteria, and some simply used an older AAP scale. None relied on "personal instinct" or based their conclusions on what the parents and teachers believed.\n\nAnd keep in mind that having doctors diagnose children is practically a US only problem, which is decreasing every year, and so has little relevance to an overall claim of misdiagnoses. 
Sounds like [sleep paralysis!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis) Pretty freaky, but not uncommon.
Better yet pretend that bowl of shredded cardboard flakes is chocolate cake.
You're taking this from the right angle 
I hope so, and I expect so.
This change doesn't make it easier to win, it makes it easier to *try* to win. The controls being removed were a barrier to entering the competition. It's still just as hard to actually win.
It is, and it's also *damn* hard to make a public service announcement to that effect.\n\nI interviewed with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services a few months ago. They ran a commercial that informed people of the sheer amount of sugar contained in sodas. They didn't use any particular brand's cans or bottles, and everything was in a clear glass. Nobody said "Coke" or "Pepsi," and yet both companies sued the department.\n\nThese companies had a problem with the word "soda," which the department was specifically targeting, because focus groups earlier that year revealed that parents in the area din't realize that soda had a *lot* of sugar in it.\n\nThey have to use the term "sugary drinks" now.
He's dead, he's not going to miss any income.
[here some enhanced footage](http://www.mikrofotografie.at/images/makro/Fliege%2002.jpg)
I don't see why they don't make a "scapegoat" out of the entire mental healthcare system and then actually get something beneficial done.
This could easily fit in [/r/nosleep](/r/nosleep).  
lol true that!
I know about this guy too well. He is a quack who uses "invisible surgery". Don't waste money to this scam.
I'm a strict libertarian, so one would imagine how I might agree with you, but I figure as long as the individual uses only peaceful persuasion (and that's all that is mentioned) it should be fine. I'd agree with your sentiment if violent means were used (the government), but there's nothing really wrong with trying to offer information to other parents. 
Well that's kind of a shame. I always meant to pick up a bottle of that stuff, a) to see how decent the vodka was and b) to make a bong out of it.\n\nI'll just keep my money.
I think the phrase 'UFO expert' is kind of an oxymoron. Can he tell us which species of alien is piloting which type of craft? Can he detail the steps we need to take to switch from being observed to meaningful dialogues? The only 'UFO experts' are either working for some shadow government or being eaten by worms in some unmarked grave.
but that's NATURAL light/radiation so it's OK.\n\nAll this man made stuff is pure concentrated cancer causing evilness. 
I do. It would be foolish of me to say with a 100% confidence that the elephant you described does not exist. Is it likely? Probably not.  However, I am asked less frequently about the elephant then the concept of God. Good spin on the ol' teapot bit, by the way.
You know when you think of a funny question, and you enjoy the question much more than the answer?\nAnd suddently a single syllable with a link shows you the reallity.\n\nWell that is exactly how I feel.\n
In the East, families do absolutely anything to pay for their kids' college education. Then, the children end up taking care of their elders, living together. \n\nIn the West, children take out student loans and put their parents in nursing homes. 
IFO at Olympics! ;)
It seems like you've already made your mind up, I doubt there's anything anyone can say that will dissuade you from your true belief. 
Indeed they would, to be true double blind, both the patient and the 'doctor' cant know which is which or the patient cant see the doctor's "reaction". There could be several ways, blindfolding the patient doesn't seem too farfetched, and it would have the desired effect. Perhaps by teaching volunteers where to put the needles as well without the volunteer knowing if he is doing the right/wrong treatment.\n\nYour better off asking /r/askscience or a medical subreddit to know more precise details by professionals. Considering that this sort of thing is done even for Surgeries, doing it for acupuncture shouldn't be too hard.
It's not something anyone can link. It's something one must learn for themselves...and life circumstances usually is what leads one to that path...if they are lucky...just like this           conversation is doing for you. The fact that you reject it out-of-hand just shows where your mentality is and the hardships you have in front of you due to your own poor decisions yet to be made. Before you can even see that path though, you must change your priorities from the ones you've been programmed with to the ones that really matter.
Yeah, what bothers me is the accuracy seems to be there for you. I've been watching Long Island Medium after a long period of completely denying spooky phenomena as being spiritual. Either the show is a set-up or cold reading is actually mind reading or, well, spirit.
Scanning...prisonplanet citation...moving on
Does Osama Bin Laden count as a reliable source? \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden#September_11_attacks\n\nSeriously, this has been done 10 times over people. Stop it.  
One of the guy who contributes to that site is 63 chapters into a Harry Potter fanfic in which Harry Potter is a rationalist and tries to bring the scientific method to the magical world. If you are a skeptic and liked Harry Potter it's probably worth a look.
OK so let's institute Sharia law and keep women segregated from Men who are not their family members so they won't feel uncomfortable.\n\n> Im pretty sure im allowed to feel uncomfortable if I was alone with a stranger who then expressed interest in going out with me.\n\nI am allowed to do a lot of things that would be socially unacceptable. I would be allowed to cuss out someone who asked for direction, or write hateful things on a receipt for a waiter; but socially I would be in the wrong. \n\nAlso the whole reason RD got involved was after she made a Youtube video about the incident people commented that maybe she was over reacting to an innocent request for coffee, and she went the fuck off and started accusing them of being sexist. 
Please note that your own cells are composed of pure positive energy, and thus have no resonant frequency, making this procedure entirely safe!\n**ORDER NOW!!**
I understand that's what you're saying and I disagree with you. 
for the simple answer, talk to your friend and ask what he remembers about that exhibit. Did you guys go to other exhibits that year? At our school we were lucky to get one a year.
I'd rather not listen to a [doctor who is not certified in anything autism-related, and has faced a lawsuit for wrongful death of an infant.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-autism-doctor-eisenstein-may22,0,3826791.story)\n\nYour link also shows the same doctor dressed as a pirate going on about the dangers of anti-biotics (any physician who doesn't prescribe anti-biotics is putting anyone who gets strep throat in serious danger). Also, I posted a [link earlier](http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/QuestionsaboutVaccines/ucm070430.htm) detailing that the dangers of thimerosal (mercury) are way overblown, and almost all vaccines have reduced or eliminated the amount of mercury in them anyway, so it's a moot point.\n\nI think I've been fair in the ways I've pointed out the errors in your research, can you please give me a reason as to why the evidence I've provided isn't valid? Scientific evidence is the best way to show effectiveness of any treatment, and is the only way we've gotten to where we are today in terms of the advancement of modern medicine.
Wait. PZ has a link to the article? Why is he giving them traffic? The whole point of an article like this is for the "sensation". How has he not figured this out yet? \n\n
[SoundAnalysis](http://www.colinandrews.net/CheesefootHd-SoundAnalysis.html)
right, mixed my numbers up, 6th grade 11 years old.
Could you tell me more about the process of getting these images from the camera to the internet? I'm doing some error level analysis and checking the metadata, and things are looking legit. \nThe metadata is a little skimpy though, did you modify the images in any way before uploading them? As in, how did you downscale them and with what software? Do you know what quality they were saved as? By that I mean the compression quality. In photoshop you can determine precisely how many percent you want the image compressed, but I don't believe you used an Adobe product. \n\nI'm not saying you manipulated these scratches into the image, in fact I think they are quite legit, but I am just curious when trying to explain some of the analysis. I'm trying to get better at it. :)\n\nThe first image seems to have been compressed, that is saved, twice or more. Does that match? The last 4 are more or less consistent. 
are you saying someone looking for a degree wouldn't know, or want to know, how it works?\n\ni'm assuming it's an honest person that wrongly believes it works, and that is the subtle, non antagonizing way to make her question that belief. \n\nif she consciously wants to be another quack there's no helping her.
A period piece...
Captured nicely indeed, but I have to defend Rebecca a bit here even after the childish way she handled the whole elevator aftermath.\n\nWhile Steven outshines them all when it comes to overall scientific knowledge and critical thinking and Bob is quite knowledgeable in physics and tech, Rebecca does have some really good contributions now and then.\n\nAlso, she really is funny.
The only mind that skepticism can change is one's own.  
Came to post this exact thing. :D
Even though it seems this article focused solely on religious affiliation graphics, it made the claim in the second paragraph that secularists are more underrepresented than every demographic.  However, I would have preferred that they provide the numbers for other demographics, so I don't have to take their word for it.
There are other videos of the sun with actual objects flying into the sun. They are pretty interesting, and have not been solved or debunked you could say. Experts are still bewildered, will find the best ones tomorrow and post them on this page. \n\nPS, if anyone else knows of the videos I am talking about please post if you have them.
And I hope that you are sorry that you have been introduced to it.
Has anyone here received acupuncture? \nI never have, so I have no basis on it. But I know that if I'm getting a blowjob, and I think "this blowjob is horrible, i hate it" I'll end up thinking the blowjob is horrible, and i'll hate it, even though the stimulation itself should prove the opposite, no matter how damn good it is, I think it'll stink and receive no satisfaction. By law, I should be getting off and being happy, but I'm not because I'm thinking otherwise. I feel this is an important thing to share with skeptics, the mind is stronger than anything else, and you could be fooling yourself - and not knowing it. It's the power of the intellect, it works both ways. 
Nothing wrong, and quite a bit right. Blue Wilderness is quality food, and your doggies love you for it.
That hotel also tried to kill me.  Sun poisoning :-( 
Thanks!
Tooth decay is caused by acid secreted by the microbes that naturally occur in the mouth as they metabolise sugars. \n\nHoney is composed primarily of natural sugars. \n\nYou can fill in the rest for yourself. :) 
This isn't some casual conversation, it is official legislation.  They should know what the fuck they're talking about, or shut the fuck up.  It is unacceptable.
[Relevant: 62 school children see aliens in Zimbabwe ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARjOisk0uSU)
The three Fs: feed, fight, reproduce.
Well, good luck to you.  Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls out; as the man once said.  ;)\n\np.s. Stop by here on your way past:\nhttp://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/articles.html
Clear of what energy exactly?
> My mind short-circuited 5 minutes in\n\nI'm pretty sure that Time Cube is not meant to be gazed upon by mortal eyes, since it can lead to madness. Something something abyss gazing into you and what not, etc
you cant be serious
HOLY crap!!\n\nI have the opposite effects on computers, electronics and even light bulbs. I was riding in my sisters old beat up Skylark and reached for the radio, and a dash light that hadn't worked since she got the car came on. I tap 'burned out' lightbulbs and they start working again, often including car headlights (but not, sadly, CFLs.)\n\nI have an ancient laptop that just won't die, its about 10 years old, the battery can still keep it running for about 45 minutes. This kind of stuff happens around me all the time. I've even been accused of using the 'secret repairman button' a few times.
Can you share with us the other weird events that happened to you? Maybe these events have some kind of connection.
Interesting talk... on a side note, is there a way to stab someone over the internet?
Well, I too am glad to change the discussion to solipsism.\n\nIf the dream people are a subset of your mind, then you're still only sure that your mind exists. Sure dream people exist, but because they're a subset of your mind. The fundamental belief that you can only be sure of your mind mind existing still works. Take your argument, and subtract the existence of your mind - no more dream people! See?\n\nI think solipsism is bullshit - the reason I brought it up is because we must make at least minor leaps of faith sometimes.
someone get me one of these boards... fuck it. I'll keep the door open, it will be a party. 
Several videos show LED kites IMO. The moon footage is interesting. 
Wow, /r/skeptic.  Way to prove a massive amount of hypocrisy around here.\n\nDaemonax already thought this was about rebecca watson.  Know what that means?\n\nIt means that despite all the misogynistic bullshit reddit skeptics through around, they already know and accept that people really are trapped when they're in elevators. You know what an "elevator pitch" is, the idea that you trap your boss or client in the elevator so they can't not listen to your proposal.\n\nFuck you, seriously.
Thank you for the interesting article, it brings up some interesting points that I hadn't thought of. The author strikes me as someone who would be a lot happier if the placebo effect turned out to be JUST bias and not mostly bias as his article claims probably due to his metaphysical views.\n\nOf course I don't have an example of placebo curing cancer but there are quite a few cases of spontaneous remission, cases that can't be explained with our current knowledge of medical science. \n\nEither the faith healing/diet/crystal/whatever/combination of all of them works as a cure for cancer(maybe only in certain people) OR the patient healed himself through believing in being cured by the "treatment"(what I would call placebo effect, and the article agrees on this but points out there are other placebo effects as well) OR a combination of both things, eg: diet actually helping+placebo OR a coincidence, something totally unrelated like getting bitten by a spider that has miracle anti-cancer venom. \n\nOut of all the spontaneous remissions I believe placebo has played an important role in at least 1.\n\n
What the helio?\n\nSeriously. Is this video legitimate? We need explanations!
¡Ay, dios mio!\n\n
I'm... skeptical... about this.
Thanks; I appreciate it. It's tough to strike the right balance sometimes, walking somebody else through the labyrinthine and barely lucid paths of my thought process without using up screens of text :).
that being human, or humanity, has anything to do with a 'soul' is a bias you bring to the table. \n\nthis research is about the brain. 
Oh, you poor child. I'll do what I can to help.\n\nYou have my blessing.
If that wets your whistle, the list of logical fallacies is good too
1. we've gone from nanometre long CNT to visible ones, are there any projection of how long until we can make one long enough. Also aren't CNTs well over the needed material strength, so you would even need pure CNTs.\n\n2. why? isn't it just another form of space transportation, why couldn't it be a independent as other space travel?\n\n3. If you don't elaborate, you not saying anything, I could make the same point about anything.\n\n4. Is that any more true than it would be for any other structure or transport.\n\n5. It would dramatically reduce the cost of space travel, this point I'm almost certain is incorrect.
[Have a read here](http://www.oxcns.org/papers/279_Rolls00b.pdf). I just did a quick google scholar and chose a freely accessible paper near the top of the results.  As the primates ate more MSG, they wanted less and their brains didn't respond to food stimuli as readily. They no longer craved food: they were satiated.
Thank's a lot funnymanisi !! ;)\n
We don't know, most of this is all based on guesswork or theories put forward by people who claim to have seen them though either abductions or their work in the military. If you take their word for it theres loads of alien races (which helps explain all the different craft we see). The ones you dreamt about are called Greys and have been reported to vary in size, like you said, though their is no explanation for the difference.\n\nHow did you feel after the dream? Scary at all? How did it appear? How did it talk to you? Images in your head or with a voice? Theres no way to verify what your saying unfortunatly, so please dont be offened when I say I am skeptical.
Good luck with that, I tend to believe more and more that there's more truth than bullshit to most "conspiracy theories".  Lately there's a big trend in many of them being uncomfortably true.
You are in a skeptic community speaking in the scientific arena. That kind of literature is useless. Do I really have to explain why?  Why would you even think it had worth? How can you differentiate between that an other online garbage?
You're all mad! This was OBVIOUSLY a QUADRUPLE HOAX! It's a triple hoax created to convince you that Dr. Sal is for real, so that you would think that he was trying to cover up the fact he was an actor to make it seem less likely he was an alien. 
Thanks. I am very intrigued, will you keep up with this and let us know how things go in the future?
hahahaha it does look like that! Thanks for the good laugh!
I may point out that we also have a built in immune system that many of us seem to supplement quite regularly, specially medical professionals and industrial farmers.
Seconded, care to share?
Even if he could perform photosynthesis, it just results in carbon compounds. There are lots of other nutrients, including complex molecules our bodies can't produce, that we must get from our diet.
>when I sat there as a **14-15** year old and read the article.\n\nAge is important, you are more willing to learn and change views.  Try getting your 60 year old science denying mother to read that article and accept it.
This is the crux of the matter for me, I dont care about aliens, I just want to know wtf these things are, the US airforce has admited to them being a real phenomena, but wont admit to what they are (Because most of them dont know or cannot say). The subject has been ruined by disinfomation, crazies and the media, making it difficult to investigate seriously and scientificaly.
If you haven't already, I'd give Skeptoid's article on Chiropractic a read/listen: [http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4042](http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4042)
Left leaning does not equal irrational.
I love this lecture, but I do have a problem with Kenneth Miller's version of God. He defines God as some sort of being living in quantum indeterminacy, that is, God works his way into the world by manipulating the quantum randomness in ways that can never be tested. As a physicist, I wish he would stick to biology. 
Hey - serious question.  If it's an impact of a crash, what do you think the [rectangular structure](http://i.imgur.com/phUSg.jpg) is at the epicenter?  The mark in the ground where the explosion happened has ***walls***.  A bunker looks very plausible to me, looking at that, and I would like to hear your alternative explanation for that structure.
While the picture is odd I don't think it's paranormal. It looks like a coat or some type of clothing in the background. Can your friend take some more pics of the area?
>To me, allowing a useful species to go extinct, after we made it that way, highly unethical.\n\nTo me, ethics is about preventing individual suffering. You can hurt an individual, you can't hurt an abstract concept like a species. And they probably wouldn't really go extinct anyway, small numbers could survive in the wild or in zoos.\n\n>Animals aren't people who just happen to walk on all fours or are covered with feathers. They're animals.\n\nHumans are also animals. Making a sharp distinction is (to paraphrase richard dawkins) a privilege we only enjoy because most of the intermediate species between us are extinct. \n\nThe only difference between humans and other animals is a matter of degree, not a matter of principle. There is nothing that truly separates humans from animals in any clear cut way. Animals feel pain, communicate, have emotions, use tools, etc. How do you draw a line between us and them?\n\n>but I don't see any animal rights activists picketing wolf packs\n\nThis is exactly one of the bullshit arguments I was talking about that appear on this site any time vegetarianism is mentioned. Where to even begin?\n\n*Wolf packs need to eat meat to survive, humans don't.\n\n*Wolves don't have the faculties to understand ethics, but, just like human children or the mentally disabled, that does not mean that they don't have moral standing.\n\n*Wolves eat what they need to survive, they don't eat until they are obese.\n\n*Wolves don't keep baby deer locked in a box their whole life so that the meat is more tender.\n\n*Wolves don't skin their prey alive.\n\n*etc.\n\nI'm sure you can think of more yourself.\n\n>Attempting to extend it to other species is an act of remarkable arrogance, considering how many humans on earth live worse than the average cow in the west.\n\nYou are totally right, it's ok for us to treat other animals any way we want as long as humans somewhere are being treated worse. /s
What was found in a UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, would make your skin crawl.
In fact, I am downloading the dump right now, but wouldn't it be nice if they provided evidence in the information for their assertion that Scientology is evil?
To my knowledge there is no ionized radiation being released at on subway stations, electromagnetic radiation sure, but ionized is what you need to worry about. There very well could be more electromagnetic radiation than what is acceptable in a power plant but when a power plant is leaking even small amount of ionized radiation can have huge effects if your not protected. Yearly you will get about 3 or 4 mSv of ionized radiation depending on things like how often you fly, if you handle heavy duty communications equipment, etc. By comparison on site there have been readings of 400 mSv an hour at Fukushima. Typically you need one seivert to start feeling the effects of radiation poisoning which would obviously be very bad to absorb for more than a couple of minutes. 
Glad to know i'm not alone lol. But it feels weird to know that this 'spidey sense' exists inside me, inside all of us 
Thanks!
I never watch videos anymore.  My own sighting wasn't nearly as cool as yours, but enough to blow my mind at age 33
I'm pretty sure I could make that up. Quite easily. Perhaps even sell it to people despite showing that it's made up.
http://imgur.com/mzAOB\n\nI circled them for you.
I heard from a psychic woman that spirits/ghosts stay with their backs towards you if they have committed suicide. Just a thought.
I have heard at least one other say this, but, here I go...\n\n*I'm with i_poop_with_splinters*.
His status as a doctor is not accredited, and his PhD was completed through the mail, and was not even in medicine.\n\nFind me a medical doctor/researcher with links to the associated peer-reviewed research and I'll consider your position.\n\nUntil then, good luck convincing /r/Skeptic that vaccines cause autism using citations to radio hosts.
So you just had your first real sighting, but before that you had another sighting? Something doesn't add up. 
I have similar luck.  When I went to Vegas, I won at roulette twice in a row which made the dealer say "I've never seen that before".  Difficult situations rarely arise and when they do, they get sorted quickly.  Employment, money, women, all of it.  I've been absurdly lucky.  I'm not that smart and I work hard but it's been a little stupid how lucky I am.  I don't push the odds with it and I don't have ambitions to become a senator or anything like that.  I don't see myself as exceptional so it's mystifying to me.  I've met some Bad Luck Brians in my time and they freak me out.
Answered Yes. "I'd like to see them try".
They didn't need to account for leap days, though. The Long Count calendar, the one the "doomsday" crowd jumps on, is metric. Imagine if we had special dates every 100, 1,000 or 1,000,000 days. A million days would not care about leap years; a million days is a million days. They used a base-20 system with some special rules that takes a whole Wikipedia article to explain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayan_Long_Count_Calendar
Of course I've had deja vu lol.  It's crazy stuff for sure.  Makes me feel like I've dreamt of the future.
[This](http://www.akimbocomics.com/?p=573) is the best explanation I've seen of depression so far...hopefully somebody will send something like this to the jackasses on this guy's Facebook wall.
That's not context
i don't know how true this is, but apparently because "area 51" was so speculated upon and popular and "ufo" sightings were so numerous, the government moved the airplane research to nevada. \n\ni thought immediately on seeing that, that those were airplane lights. why would ufo's have lights anyways? this video is showing a new military plane that can hover and fly silently.\n\nit's not the first time that the government develops something, doesn't tell the people, there's wind of it, and people say our technology isn't capable of doing it.
Way to go r/skeptic
/pol/ consists of wide range posters there. You read one trolls post, and claim about "large portions of the white supremacist community" *facepalm. Eastern Europeans are even more white, than most of white americans, who are slowly cross-breeding with niggers and beaners.
I almost hate magic shows because I *have* to know how a trick is done. I'm not even interested in learning how to perform it, but I can't stand not knowing how something works when I know for an absolute fact that it doesn't work like how it looks. \n\nI've been known to get visibly uncomfortable during more intense shows because I hate being decieved that fully. 
I'll plug my own. It's not just skepticism, there's much liberalism thrown in there too: http://thinkrant.blogspot.com
If your alive still you're probably good. If that  helps.\n:D
Some tell-tale signs of it being similar but different hand writing there.  Someone did you a great kindness though, I hope I can one day make someone's life better like this, invisibly, from the shadows.
I was prepared to give that first link a chance, just to see how the information may be presented in a manner that could convince me. What I found was an amazingly manipulated ill-informed video that just made me angry i'd wasted my time with it. I have no real care over who 'actually' committed this act, and I could believe that the U.S. government are capable of doing so, but the evidence presented to me thus far, says they didn't. That video certainly doesn't present facts for someone to make their own decision about, it is wildly biased and doesn't try to hide it.
A lot of "complete nuts" come from people who have an idea, and can't see the evidence against their idea, instead cherrypicking the tiny random bits which look like they support their idea. \n\nIt's just human nature that we  find it difficult to be objective. Which is why its always important to get someone else to evaluate the results. Which is why it bothers me that he's not published.  
And a very temporary perceived benefit.
Headphones are not allowed because *you can't hear* and won't be able to react quickly if something happens.\n\nAlso, I really don't get why people are so pissed about this whole thing. Can't they stay without their toys for couple hours? Or couple minutes without music, during landing?
This is great!  In my 8th grade science class, we were presented with the idea of "dark suckers" (which is what light bulbs and the sun really are, *after all*).  We were challenged to reason through the idea and discover its flaws, just like you described (although we did not have the more advanced physics skills yet).
holy shit, that was almost unfair.
I stand corrected. Thank you.
Cheers! My exposure to the word boils down to a companion in an adventure PC game who once said, "A greenhouse in the Himalayas? Isn't that like looking... for an ice needle... in a butter haystack... on a very hot day? ...I don't think I've quite mastered this simile thing yet."
We can still make the statement that "given the evidence available to us at this time, unicorns *probably* don't exist." Of course we can't say with perfect certainty that they don't exist, but perfect certainty is an unreasonable standard. Instead, we proportion our belief to the evidence.\n\nThe point is not that the odds are exactly 50% or some other percentage. Instead, whatever you think the odds are to begin with, looking for evidence where you would expect to find it but not finding it ought to decrease the odds relative to where you started. If you thought the odds were 99%, then maybe you only decrease your estimate of the odds to 98%. If you keep looking and still find nothing, the odds will slowly decrease, to 97% the next time and to 96% the time after that. Eventually you'll get down to 1%, 0.5%, 0.1%, 0.01%, and so on, but it doesn't ever get all the way to 0%.
Yes, it does.  Why cant we all just accept they found some unusual rocks down there and nothing more.  Dont buy into all the hype - these people are in it for the money not the science.  
If you are banning people for emotional reasons, yet you claim to be a subreddit that is based on critical thinking and skepticism?
edit: sry replied to the wrong guy. Also, Randi fanboy here :)
Colbywolf is right, Ouija boards are dangerous. And its not a good idea to mess around with them if you don't seriously know how to use one. There's a right and a wrong way to use a Ouija board, but as long as you're using it the right way and being safe about it you are way less likely to have problems.
Think of it as an exterior tendon/ligament support.
Certainly not! You can correct them *whilst you thrust!*\n
... And the lord said: 'We're on a fucking beach, dude. The waves wiped 'em out. Grow a fucking brain.'
I'm skeptical of your claims. You're meant to show me exactly why it's bullshit. You can't just say it is. 
>you need a clinical trial\n\nWhat are you, an idiot? I'm **trying to find out** if any research has been done. That's why I made the post.
HA!  This is great.  Thanks for the laugh.
The reason we disagree is because you're assuming there *is* a legitimate way to approach this problem.  That there is a way to ignore people's flawed abilities and beliefs to approach a truth that's waiting to be discovered.  But that's the problem, the truth isn't "waiting" like it is in the book Blindsight.\n\nI agree that I'm typifying you in the example of MUFON scientists.  I've heard of many types of legitimate methods used in that organization and all of them have failed *for a reason* (proof why we have failed so far).\n\nThe problem is that the every day human lives his/her entire life without so much a moment of anything remotely paranormal.  Most people don't even go through a moment of sleep paralysis or hear any sounds that they can't explain.  So the **only** belief structure (narrative) that develops is one that there is a overwhelmingly strong possibility that all paranormal is an illusion.  Not even die-hard Christians dare talk about heaven most of the time.  \n\nThis is what I'm getting at; a belief needs a "belief".  It's the actual belief, the "framework", that's required in this field.\n\nThis is what the book Blindsight is really about:  we're not even remotely equipped to deal with something that's smarter than us.  And the reason for that is that the advanced intelligence knows how limited our theories of the supernatural are, and knows how to exploit them (believe in angels, not UFOs). \n\nIt's that *viewpoint* that's the best weapon against conspiracies, agendas, and *political activity*.  Humans have the ability to uniquely "cheat" their own, limited, un-supernatural lives that can never be legitimized outside their own thoughts.  You have to "cheat" the machine even if theories reach the ridiculous, contrived levels of talking about how many angels can fit on a pinhead. \n\nBasically, there is nothing *wrong* posing conspiracies because it trains us to question reality in new ways (the metaphysical ladder). \n
I'm not going to argue with a 14 year old who thinks he knows shit about life and hasn't even gotten his willy wet.  Enjoy your anger.
I call bullshit. You see a UFO and just stop filming after 2 minutes?
I can't debunk it. It's bad quality but its clear that you can see through whatever it is. 
> more extreme claims like the healing\n\nThe original video that started this, has jack fucking shit to do with healing.  More than likely you TLDW.\n\nHe is stripped to a shirt, checked for metal with a metal detector by a medical doctor, a biophysicist and the head of the mind science foundation in texas.   They take him to a random hotel room and he is able to power an LED. \n\n.\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n.\n\n\n> or being able to control the immune system.\n\n\n.\n\n.\n\n.\n\n**(this is about Wim Hof and Tummo (inner fire) meditation)**\n\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22685240\n\nThe influence of concentration/meditation on autonomic nervous system activity and the innate immune response: a case study.\n\nKox M, Stoffels M, Smeekens SP, van Alfen N, Gomes M, Eijsvogels TM, Hopman MT, van der Hoeven JG, Netea MG, Pickkers P. Source\n\nDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. m.kox@ic.umcn.nl Abstract\n\nOBJECTIVE:\n\nIn this case study, we describe the effects of a particular individual's concentration/meditation technique on autonomic nervous system activity and the innate immune response. The study participant holds several world records with regard to tolerating extreme cold and claims that he can influence his autonomic nervous system and thereby his innate immune response.\n\nMETHODS:\n\nThe individual's ex vivo cytokine response (stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells with lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) was determined before and after an 80-minute full-body ice immersion during which the individual practiced his concentration/meditation technique. Furthermore, the individual's in vivo innate immune response was studied while practicing his concentration/mediation technique during human endotoxemia (intravenous administration of 2 ng/kg LPS). The results from the endotoxemia experiment were compared with a historical cohort of 112 individuals who participated in endotoxemia experiments in our institution.\n\nRESULTS:\n\nThe ex vivo proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine response was greatly attenuated by concentration/meditation during ice immersion, accompanied by high levels of cortisol. In the endotoxemia experiment, concentration/meditation resulted in increased circulating concentrations of catecholamines, and plasma cortisol concentrations were higher than in any of the previously studied participants. The individual's in vivo cytokine response and clinical symptoms after LPS administration were remarkably low compared with previously studied participants.\n\nCONCLUSIONS:\n\nThe concentration/meditation technique used by this particular individual seems to evoke a controlled stress response. This response is characterized by sympathetic nervous system activation and subsequent catecholamine/cortisol release, which seems to attenuate the innate immune response.
I find it fascinating, I think that there are way too many things for it all to be coincidence. If it is than I don't know what to say but there just seems to be too many things that can't be explained. The main thing in my mind is their advanced knowledge of math and astronomy etc, look at the pyramids alone. They are a bit out of place for their time if you ask me. 
Floaters aren't white though. At least mine aren't, they're dark black. 
yay! (i live in denmark, though, but we have similar regulations.)
Good.
Not sure, but the movement seems very organic until it disappears.
>i'm pretty sure helium is extremely flammable\n\nBzzt, wrong.  Hydrogen is flammable, helium is inert.  How this has four upvotes must be a sign of the level of intelligence in /r/ufos, which concerns me.  I suppose if you were 'pretty sure helium is flammable,' you might be more susceptible to refusing a logical explanation as the blimp theory as well.
A single nuclear blast could wipe out a large human population in one blow, and a single plague could destroy a connected community of humans.  The resistance of different substrates to different things doesn't neccessarily make one or the other superior.  We're vulnerable to things machines aren't too, and not all possible AI's would share the vulnerabilities you cite.\n\nAs for whether machines will be more efficient by default, I think it's probably likely that they would (or at least could) be.  We're produced by a relatively slow, ad-hoc evolutionary process.  It seems unlikely that this constrained process has produced something at the very top of the possible brain designs available.  A construction guided by intelligence, unconstrained by the limitations of working with what evolution has come up with has a wider range of possible brain designs available, and it would be surprising if none were more efficient than the local maximum of our own brains.\n\nIn fact, it's pretty clear that superior brains **are** possible, as witnessed by the variation in human intelligence.  Even assuming we can never achieve superior brains to humans, a population of Einstein-level minds would still be sufficient to render unmodified humanity mostly obsolete.  Further, there are pretty obvious ways of producing superior minds just be correcting the obvious defects we have.  Eg. imperfect memory, the ability to consciously perform mathematical operations as fast as machines, and the various other advantages computers have over us today.  Just marrying these advantages with an existing human mind would produce a superior intellect in many ways.
This show scared me. \n\nhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071003/
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Sure it doesn't, but the amount of material he was able to cover is well worth the time and research.\n\nRemember that a lot of believers in New Age ignore most debunkings, this one is clear and factual, and would be very hard to just pass off.\n\nThere is also plenty of information in here to learn about actual history instead of relating solely to alien myth debunking.
Einstein prolly had a theory of Facebook too.
No one would watch the debate. They might read meta-analysis by someone who takes a few quotes and clips out of context, but most likely it will just be a headline in an obscure section of Google News, or something they glance at on Facebook.\n\nThere are approximately zero people who will actively search out the broadcast who also have the intention of figuring out this issue because there is too little information available. Instead, there will be a tiny entry into the collective consciousness that there was a debate on the science merits of creationism and evolution, and because they are wise enough to assume balance they'll imagine that either it was a wash or one side was particularly clever on one given day.\n\nOn the other hand, it's mere occurrence will strengthen the argument by school boards that they should teach the controversy rather than the consensus and how it was determined.
You do like to watch tv! ;)\nBut really, It doesn't look like there is any bad energies in the house. Great story :)
yep, just checked on google translate and you are right, i dont remember if i read marmur or something different, but yeah if it was indeed "marmur" i think you are right about that :)
He would also outlaw abortion if he could. Jackass.
"Internal energy processes accumulate in a positive guiding system to produce spiritual centrality."\n\nI think I might start a novelty Deepak account. I've heard/read very little of his work but I'm fairly sure if you read the above in an Indian accent, it'll sound like most of what he says.
>It may give us a language to frame problems with, but I'm not sure I put much more faith in it that that.\n\nInteresting point.
>You might also see multiple bubbles for certain supps. These is because some supps affect a range of conditions, but the evidence quality varies from condition to condition. For example, there’s strong evidence that Green Tea is good for cholesterol levels. But evidence for its anti-cancer effects is conflicting. In these cases, we give a supp another bubble.\n
The "victim" sounds like the dumber one. 
Probably mostly classic over generalization. At the time of writing, honey must have seemed even more amazing than now. Helps with microbes topically (not that they knew what those were), killer bloodsugar boost (might actually "cure" or aid a lot of ailments if they're due to malnutrition/lack of carbs) very good storage properties if ripe.. It must have seemed like one badass substance. Even now that we know why, it still is and that's after lots of stuff like antimicrobials, better storage methods, pasteurization, cheap access to simple sugars, etc has obsoleted many of the benefits.
Possibly, check with your state laws to find clarity on this.
Surprisingly, no.\n\nIn any case, you could say they're also people who watch TV, that doesn't make TV important.
Yes... the first comment on that site hits the nail right in the head and confirms op's theory. The song is about someone dear passing away.\n\nOn a related note... My dad passed away this past February 21st in the morning and the first verse of the song says just that. It made my eyes water up. ='(
It's called the "Lieutenant Dan Band"\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C4PfkxJnyE
Don't you think you're over-reacting a little?  It's not like he's a scientologist or some shit.  
Unless you have a lazy eye.
The first three were basically the same thing. La-zy.
So let me get this straight... \n\n- he performed stimulus 'A' and you noticed phenomenon 'B'.\n- you assumed that correlation was causation, and questioned him on it\n- He gave you some obvious garbage about 'digestive energy'\n\nWhat makes your conclusion that 'there is something genuine to it' more likely than, say\n\n- the churning in your guts being a complete coincidence\n- the churning in your guts being a psychosomatic reaction linked to the fact that you were being a bit nervous about someone sticking needles in you\n- the churning in your guts being a bit of a surprise to him to, and he made up some garbage to 'explain' it on the spot\n- the churning in your guts actually being a physiological response to the needles in your arm, but one that has no actual palliative value\n\nWhat you observed is certainly interesting, and I don't think any sceptic would object to more research in this field. What they object to is people pretending they understand what is going on and making up bullshit.
YES! I'm glad you understand my thoughts... I was having trouble with the wooords!
Calling kangaroo court on this one. Too much sounds like either an overactive imagination bleeding into reality or mental illness.
Are you people kidding me? These things are **awesome!**  \n\nWhenever I see someone wearing them, I instantly know I can sell them a plastic bracelet with a magnet in it for at least $100. 
Maybe the military guys are avid bee keepers in their spare time? 
I know, especially that tree in the first picture. The sunlight was  only hitting certain areas of leaves and the dark looking sky in the background made it very eerie.
[This](http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/public/yX7O7fnQIHYL62Jd0dUuRNWOop4EfGz1iCLzoeQeFR-DGq8qW0Chvjndo6Krq6jgpfBXHUvSyvTOFrXEc3pppHluV1_GHazlfHovNt1C3ttnE8sMz1_oh6DRjfkbejzfXCfw1AZs71P5wTiGRPIZyRLx05F7IpUZwkYM2jtkZuG2GyosQD0Lkg) was the type (ish) of dresser I was talking about. It was around 6-7 feet tall. Sorry I wasn't clear.
A very interesting analogy. I personally don't really have a problem accepting the evidence on the subject, even though I can certainly relate to the enjoyment and comfort of a wood fire. However, I suspect my girlfriend would be exactly the kind of person to display the emotional response he is attempting to elicit, as she loves her fireplace.
Because cell phone cameras are terrible for recording anything at a distance. 
Pictures!
and what happened when they did the same thing, but he *didn't* meditate?  \n\ndid they get a different result?
[The whole talk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztLZcvtVIo4) (1hr 12mins)
disinfo agents, disinfo agents everywhere
I'm from Jersey, and Wierd NJ really gives us A LOT of places to check out. It must've started a fascination with the investigators. \n\nAlso, New Jersey has a ton of paranormal things to investigate upon.
wait a second... I'm pretty sure this same conversation with the same links was in the thread the last time this link was posted... maybe I'm just dreaming.
> A lot of the stories in this subreddit (the ones that aren't just made up) are probably due to false memories or errors in perception.\n\nCan't speak for anyone else, but I started documenting all the glitches, because my rational brain understood it might be false memory. It is true that every time a memory is accessed and recalled, it changes in some minor way. So I document like a good scientist.\n\nErrors in perception -- that's a bit trickier. \n\n
I hope that does not come across as condescending, because I genuinely intend to be helpful:\n\nThis is a good rule of thumb for ANY outlandish claim you ever encounter: if someone is claiming something that goes against everything you have ever heard from journalists and scientists who are **peer reviewed** (which is to say ALL serious journalists and scientists), then they are basically saying, "Listen to the person who has **never had their claims questioned** over the people who have their claims **questioned and checked by every other person working in their field**" Journalists and scientists do get things wrong sometimes, but they are always checking each other's work and improving the accuracy of their information. ANY claim that goes against the consensus of the majority of peer reviewed professionals should be considered highly questionable. **THIS IS ONE OF THE CENTRAL FOUNDATIONS OF SKEPTICAL ANALYSIS!** I apologize for the caps n' bolds, but I feel that this is a concept that people really need to understand if they are going to be able to spot fraudulent claims.
TIL oxygen, nutrients, and antioxidants are pseudoscience.\n\nThis stuff is talked about alot on the Joe Rogan podcast. Aparently there's tons of anecdotal evidence and they are currently doing real scientific studies on it. 
I bet he was just remembering his old Boston album cover artwork.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGRrOEbY3pI&feature=related
my university houses magda havaas, the one responsible for canadians being scared of wifi.
Meh, do some vetting first.\n\n"If you are god, what is the value of pi to 40 decimal places in our base 10 numbering system"\n
I remember my first beer.
There should be a website for this along the lines of talkorigins.org so that detailed answers can be provided on all these questions. \n\nIf this website is independent and not linked to the pharmaceutical industry in any way it will be helpful.
On a related note, cow's [milk has elevated IGF-1](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk#Bovine_growth_hormone_supplementation), thanks to Monsanto.
really? tell me more...
definitely a ghost
One of my very best friends is a conspiracy theorist. I just stay the hell away from those topics. That and politics, I just don't want to enter those conversations.
Hyper sensitive is one expression for it. Others call it "intuitive". I prefer the latter.\nAs far as some theories go, everyone has a guardian angel by default.\n\nI'd suggest you try to get your hands on some books on the spiritual world. Or maybe try to find a mentor. Google for some forums, or see if there is a spiritual "club" in your area.\nBut let me give you a handful of advice, i wish someone had given me, back when i started:\n\nBe open minded, expect to be surprised, allow yourself to be weirded out, relax if you start giggling when you really don't want to, keep the talk with like-minded (avoid being a missionary) and most of all: As soon as money gets involved, raise your awareness level by a thousand. There are tons and tons of people that will do anything to get a hold of your money. \n\n\nYou are not a loony or anything else like that. At least as far as i can tell, from what you wrote.
[What I hypothesize the majority of /r/skeptic looks like](http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/25982622.jpg)\n\n
Of course the point is valid, that's why it deserves to be communicated and expressed properly. Y'know, not a shallow, poorly cobbled together morality play.
Agreed, the only person using the word 'telepathy' is the person making the accusation.\n\nAs stated, Dr Hindle came to an opinion through observation and counselling of the child 'D'.  This would appear to be consistent with how these kinds of assessments are made.\n\nI am not a psychologist, but my best friend is a child psychologist and school counsellor.  From discussions with him about his work, sometimes it's what the kids *don't* say that says the most about their situation.
Hmmm, fair point. I *do* spend a lot of time doing research for my "girls who have been naughty" list.
You're not using 'only' properly.. there are a number of other reasons for them to look into it.\n\nHere's a good one:\n\n-Potentially discovering the location of a mass grave of dismemebred children
[relevant](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/18/Hollowman-pic.jpg/200px-Hollowman-pic.jpg)
I bet it's good.\nI love me some goat cheese.\nAnd some curry goat, Jamaican style.\nMmmmm
Fun fact about most high end perfumes is that they contain androgen breakdown particles. This makes females really like them but males dislike them. Perfumes seem to only be selected based on what the woman likes though.\n\nAnd as long as we are picking out possible problems with the test, what about having to smell all those things in a short period of time. I would figure that Olfactory fatigue might set in eventually.
Cannabis is relaxing, and makes people 'feel better'. Maybe cannabis users are getting better because they are less stressed and suffering from lower pain levels. It also improves appetite, so it's also possible that users are eating more and obtaining more necessary nutrients for their body to repair itself. \n\nTL;DR : Maybe it's not the chemicals that work the 'magic', it's the 'feels good man' part that improves people's overall health?
do not link to twitter, I will download them all
Ah so it wasn't what I meant to say but more the words I used to say it.\n\nFaith healer was just an example. Basically, anyone who tries to heal an issue using optimism, psychological or physical. Faith healers do work on the psychological too, and so does placebo.
She could knock it turning off the alarm while still in bed too. 
Only if you get the root from what I know.\n\nIf you have any information to the contrary it would be great if you could link it.
Oh I see. I thought you were implying that it *was* trolling and *wasn't* an insult. That said, I'd still call it trolling, just not *effective* trolling.
...No. \n\nI don't want to be rude, but first of all, what are your sources? As far as I'm aware, Saudi Arabia is producing much more than 50% of their total capacity most of the time, and is the only country in the world that has a truly significant capacity above what they are producing. I.E. most oil producers are sucking up as much as they can. I don't work in the oil industry, but I have an uncle who does and frequently travels to the middle east to work with oil companies there. \n\nAlso you seem to be ignoring the fact that the earth has a finite amount of petroleum. At some point, there will simply not be any oil left to extract. That isn't even what "peak oil" is about, the idea of peak oil is that at some level of oil production, the cost of sucking more out of the ground will get too high and the amount we use will start to gradually decline. This is in agreement with everything I've ever learned about geology, economics, and engineering. 
If you're shooting on a low framerate / high gain setting on a camera, you will get this sort of effect from a point of light.  The light isn't squiggling around, the camera is shaking. 
Lol @ medical advice re: homoeopathy
"The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you." - Werner Heisenberg (Noble Prize Physics Quantum Theory)\n\n"Instead of looking through the works of the creation to the creator himself, they stop short, and employ knowledge they acquire to create doubts of his existence" - Thomas Paine \n\n"there must be an immortal, unchanging being, ultimately responsible for all wholeness and orderliness in the sensible world." - Aristotle\n\nOnly the rational believe there is a god. I am far to skeptical, freethinking, and rational to be an atheist.
I am sure they do.. for the cameras.\nWhat exactly were they going to do with all that plant extract? There isn't enough water in the oceans to "potentise" all of it.
as i said, his c.v. is world class. i think if you personally were to debate him on medical issues, you would be very surprised at how fast you would lose.\n\nnot defending him, mind you, just pointing out that you're assuming he is uneducated because he says things that you disagree with.
So is monoculture not a problem?  If I remember correctly, it was an issue for bananas.  Is this not a problem for corn?
I have always found it interesting that "The CDC showed in a 2006 study, only 41.8 percent of health-care workers surveyed got a flu shot."\n\nI am confident in my decisions and believe they are the best for my family. 
Alot of effort was out into that thread, decent link.\n\nQuote from the thread - '' At the end of the day, it’s easy to see that the Nuremberg 1561 event was not a battle between alien spaceships, but rather a series of weather events given greater significance than they deserved due to a reasonably superstitious atmosphere, a sensationalist/biased media and a consumer public hungry for outrageous stories.''\n\nI'm not 100% sure this was what really occured. Weather events do not crash into the ground in a thick cloud of smoke. Either way it's food for thought :).\n
I just want to shave his hideous sideburns in his sleep.
Something strange is going on with Mazlan Othman.  Hmmmm...Mazlan Othman....M(azlan) Othman....M....Othman.....Mothman!!!!!\n\nHoly schnike!
Never heard of the video, but maybe it's a long con?
There always has to be one region that's stupider than the others. In the U.S. it's Mississippi.
OK, so cost-effectiveness is one thing.\n\nBut the statement in the conclusion that I find quote noteworthy is: \n\n"Taking internal and external validity criteria into account, effectiveness of homeopathy can be supported by clinical evidence".\n\nThat's a bit shocking to read, but, there own study wasn't exactly that big in the first place... \n\nI don't know why I haven't heard any health professionals from either the public or private industry speak to this 
Exactly. 2nd Amendment predates the standing army
I spotted another one, right before your first sighting. It is in the upper left corner, just moments before the UFO at 0:48 appears. I made this screenshot;http://imgur.com/PUOC7.
I live in Arizona, but not in his district.\n\nI wish I could vote against him.
I don't dismiss chiropractic entirely.  But I do dismiss some chiropractors entirely.  I've run into several chiros that preach anti-vax bullshit and claim they can cure just about anything.  They are extremely anti-establishment and promote chiropractic as a replacement for conventional medicine.  They are snake oil salesmen.\n\nIf you're truly skeptical you would be condemning chiros like those.
Mine too. I'm so glad to see that he is posting videos again.
Wow, that's beyond eerie. Fake or not, that looks like a shadow person I saw.\n\nDidn't have red eyes like this one, though.
This is the real business model for any professional psychic.  
As an avid graphic designer and photo editor I would like to note that there is no video editing capabilities within Adobe Photoshop CS5 or otherwise -- however, a video such as the original could easily be hacked together in an afternoon by anyone who has a working knowledge of Final Cut or Adobe After Effects. 
ah, but that's just it, see...  with all the knowledge at our fingertips, it just proves this simple fact:  if you don't know, it's only because you don't *want* to know.\n\nface it, intelligence simply is not appealing to a lot of people.  i mean, there are gay republicans, for fuck sake.
Her campaigns against vaccination, for one.\n\nShe's made herself the face of the anti-vaxxer crowd.
Ha! My first thought as well\n
ceasing production of lactase* 
As others have pointed out, they often are. That said, just because one's a nurse they don't automatically have any understanding of science. Some of the biggest believers in magic I've known have been nurses, sadly. And while it's unfair to paint people with such a broad brush, every sane person I've ever known who encountered a midwife came away very annoyed with the experience. I'm sure there are some good ones. But the field seems to be a magnet for loons. 
I asked you a direct question. You gave me a search topic. Nice.
Have a good familiarity [Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit](http://users.tpg.com.au/horsts/baloney.html), understand common logical fallacies, be able to explain why it is that you are skeptical of the claim being made without making a judgement to the validity of the claim. The Socratic method is also handy, try to think of questions that will cause them to assess their claim while not coming across as condescending or outright dismissive. When they are using terms that ambiguous, point out that the term can have distinct, yet somewhat related, meanings and you are not sure what they mean when they say it (have a familiarity with words that are commonly used with some degree of vagueness, "energy" immediately comes to mind).\n\nI feel that these things give you a general reference point to detect commonality in flawed or fallacious reasoning, it gives you a means to have the person making the claim answer questions to clarify their position causing them to think more critically of that position, and it causes them to better define the claim they are making so they are unable to parrot a claim or use vague "buzz words."
relevant: http://www.youtube.com/user/twcjr44?ob=0
The human prostate surrounds the urethra and in doing so provides many benefits. Evolutionists consider the structure to be poor design, which should mean that natural selection would have eliminated that design.[18]
That wouldn't convince them of anything, the basic premise of homeopathy is that "less is more".  If he downed a whole bottle, they'd be like "no son, if you want to scare us, you have to dilute it several more times and then only take 1." 
The fact is that vaccination *does* build immunity to the strains of flu that it is designed to prevent.  However, not all flu variants that show up during the flu season can be accounted for.\n\nIt's kind of like calling seat belts ineffective since they don't save lives when a monster truck drives over your car.
Close, but I don't recall hearing that one. 
Nothing. Nothing will work and you'll be annoying. Trust me. I work in a neuroscience lab and I have a lab mate who is into Chinese medicine. Nothing will convince her. Now imagine you are dealing with people without a basic background in science.
It's obviously working if he still has it up.
Same. I hope it tastes good too. I can give all the fancy arguments I want, but I can't get around the fact that my primate brain loves the taste of meat.
Dawkins is a very polarizing figure, and his style is not what I was thinking about. He comes at it from the point of view of a scientist. I was thinking of a documentary coming from the perspective of a narrative about the pain and anguish homeopathy causes.
Pics or it didn't happen
If you say that the direct intention of this interest group was against critical thinking skills, on the basis of stamping out critical thinking independent of authority, then you have my understanding and attention.\n\n\nI've been reading through some of the statements in the GOP platform document, and I can only justify a few of the points; irrelevant to this discussion. I'm amazed of this kind of thinking. In my mind, some of it is down right backwards, or has 'personal agenda' written all over it.\n\n\nMy question now: Is the state of Texas have any of this implemented in their schools? It seems this interest group is assuming optimal agreement from the public, and I don't see that happening unless by gun point. Especially with sex education; where the parents are assumed to be like-minded about abstinence only programs. Or, suggesting a more "open" scientific discussion on the origins of species (where the prohibition of critical thinking skills wouldn't make sense). I'd be concerned with pushing support toward what free-thinker groups that are fighting this fight in Texas.
So?\n\nEdit: hmmm maybe I should be more clear.\nWhy are these absurd claims even worth discussion? Assuming he made it up as the OP claims what is there to talk about? Even if he's telling what he believes to be the truth there's no evidence at all. It's a random claim from a random person. I guess I just don't see the point of even giving it enough credibility to be skeptical in the first place. \n\nThis all comes off as a circle jerk of "look how dumb these people are". I'd hope this subreddit was better than that. Maybe I'm wrong?
Thanks!
Um, non-ionizing radiation *will* harm you.\n\nCome on over and I'll key up my transceiver and shoot some RF at you.\n\nWell, I wouldn't, because that will give you some nasty internal burns.\n\nPlenty of people have suffered real damage from RF.  It's documented and there's zero dispute.\n\nIt depends on the amount and duration of RF exposure.  I don't think cellphones are particularly dangerous, but I am very careful about RF exposure when using my radios.
so you were used to the male ghost, even to the point of liking him.\n\nyou didn't tell your father because you didn't want to be called crazy.\n\nseems like it would have been pretty easy to take a picture of the male ghost and show your dad if you really wanted to tell him.
I never understood the concept of quantum healing. Can you only have a discrete amount  of healing? Is there even such a thing as a discrete amount of healing.
AND, your comment is proof that you don't have a sense of humor. 
You keep using these words you do not know the meaning of. It's obvious you came here so everyone would agree with you and pat your back about how enlightened you are. I dunno why I am bothering to reply you are just going to delete your reply to preserve you precious internet points.
My grandma lives in Saint Augustine and it's supposedly one of the most haunted cities in America (it's definitely one of, if not, THE oldest). 
I'm in the area, and I kind of want the noises too... also I don't,  cause it would be awful for sleeping. 
Thank you all.
Actually, they are all connected.  You can even see a circle that goes through the center of each individual circle; this is the path that the humans that made this took.\n\nI'm sorry but it's just so obvious.  The crop circle is even right on the edge of the field.  
Good.
... continued due to character limit\n\n*13. When two lines of evidence contradict each other (e.g., if DNA suggests one Darwinian evolutionary relationship and anatomy suggests a different relationship), how do scientists decide which line of evidence is more compelling?*\n\nGene comparison is generally considered superior. As mentioned above, similar structures arise in comparatively unrelated species, so a purely functional / structural approach is inherently prone to incorrect association.\n\n*14. Why is Darwinism the key to understanding biology? Why is it necessary to know where the eye evolved from to understand how it works and how to treat it when it has a disease?*\n\nThis is not actually a question about the validity of Darwinism, but of its relevance. Dobzhansky, talking about the importance of understanding evolution in the the Creation vs. Evolution debate, famously said that "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution". If evolution isn't important to, for example, the medical sciences, then ask your doctor for the old medications that worked decades ago and not the new ones developed to treat the evolved immunity many pathogens have developed in the age of antibiotics.\n\n*15. Why do examples of natural selection get equated with Darwinism when Darwinian evolution is not observable and natural selection is?*\n\n"Darwinism" is the perspective that evolution occurs through gradual changes over time. Natural selection is Darwin's theory for how this occurs, and he is the "discoverer" of it (A.R. Wallace also gets credit for this discovery, but Darwin is properly acknowledged as the first person to theorize natural selection.)\n\n*16. Why do biology textbooks include the photo of the peppered moth when scientists have shown it to be a fraud?*\n\nProvide an example of such a textbook. Also, textbook content is decided and reviewed by non-experts on schoolboards, typically in Texas. Why are Texas schoolboards approving scientifically incorrect textbooks?\n\n*17. Should we accept everything that the text tells us about Darwinian evolution when the textbooks are constantly being changed and updated?*\n\nWe should never accept any scientific concept as absolute truth. It is in the very nature of science to constantly refine its explanations to better concur with the observational evidence. Should we accept everything the bible tells us about the origins of the earth when we are constantly discovering new information which directly refutes the genesis story?\n\n*18. If Darwinian evolution is not directed by a purpose, would it be safe to say that human existence is purposeless?*\n\nThis, again, is not a question about the validity of Darwinism, but more of an existentialist question about the meaning of existence. The objective reality of evolution as a process is unrelated to its philosophical implications. It would be better to ask yourself if you can find purpose in your life if you are the product of undirected forces.\n\n*19. What is the basis for truth and morality if human life is a byproduct of Darwinian evolutionary processes (random interactions of lifeless chemicals)?*\n\nAgain, Darwinism and evolution are not the same as biogenesis (or chemical evolution AKA "random interactions of lifeless chemicals", a horrible reducto ad absurdum of a highly complicated field of study). Furthermore, the ethical and philosophical implications *remain* unrelated to the objective reality of a statement or theory.\n\n*20. Are humans more special or important than any other organism if there is no such thing as higher and lower animals in an Darwinian evolutionary framework?*\n\nOnly if we think we need to be a "higher animal" to be special or important.\n\n*21. Is it possible to know the original function of an organ that is called vestigial, like the appendix, when most tissues are not preserved in fossils and the ancestor cannot be examined? It would seem that there are many assumptions involved in making such a claim.*\n\nQuestion 14 asks why Darwinism is the key to understanding biology. Here's a great example of why! We can study branching heredity of all species and understand what a structure does in one of our cousins, and try to understand the roots of our now "vestigal" organs.\n\n*22. Does Darwinian evolution predict stasis or progress? Why are so many “living fossils” found that have remained the same for hundreds of millions of years while other species have evolved relatively rapidly?*\n\nIt predicts both. Again, we look to "neutral change" from Motoo Kimura's perspective. The Coelacanth, for example, is a "living fossil" in the sense that it is structurally almost identical to its ancestors from 60 million years ago. Genetically, however, it has undergone as much drift as any of its cousins that diverged during that time. This can be studied through orthologous gene comparison.\n\nDarwinian evolution predicts stasis when an organism is well-adapted and there is little change to the environment (Coelacanth) and rapid change when the environment is changing, new niches are opening, and competition is fierce. It is better to understand evolution as the interaction of drift, selection, and migration among populations in a 3-dimensional topography of adaptive peaks which are undergoing constant change. There can be both "stabilizing selection" and "adaptive selection". See [Fitness Landscape](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitness_landscape) and [Tempo And Mode In Evolution](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo_and_mode_in_evolution).\n\n*23. There seem to be many different definitions of evolution; do all scientists agree on what evolution is? Which view of evolution is correct (punctuated equilibrium, neo-Darwinism, Darwinism, etc.)?*\n\nThe prevailing consensus favors the form of neo-Darwinism currently called The Modern Synthesis, which emphasizes that the story of evolution is fundamentally the story of changes in alleles. Darwinism is part of that. The scientific community favors those components of the theory which are experimentally valid and which make predictions which are valid. Scientists generally agree that evolution is common descent with modification over long periods of time. Biologists almost unanimously concur on this topic.\n\nPunctuated Equilibrium is an explanation for the mechanism of evolution. The theory agrees with the notion that evolution occurs over long time scales and attempts to resolve Gould's perception that the fossil record has gaps.\n\n*24. Why do scientists consider homologous structures evidence of a common ancestor when they seem to fit the expected pattern, but scientists call them examples of convergent evolution when they don’t fit the pattern?*\n\nBecause scientists understand how to compare orthologous genes. Contrast humans and chimpanzees with the three clades of sand dollar.\n\n*25. What types of evidence would Darwinists accept as evidence against Darwinism?*\n\nAny evidence which directly refutes the core concept of common descent with modification over time.\n\n*26. Is “Just give it enough time and it will happen.” a scientific statement?*\n\nNo. Which biologist is this attributed to?
The hair dude. Everyone knows about the crazy hair dude lol
I only spoke of organic foods, most of your reply is about other issues.  I'm actually a huge fan of Michael Pollan, and it appears that you are as well.  I have a garden (which is truly organic apart from the seeds) and I cook most of my own food.  I eat range fed beef for ethical reasons and avoid chicken and pork.  I don't believe it's possible to ethically eat those meets.  I avoid almost all processed foods.  I eat very carefully.  \n\nYou've made a lot of assumptions here my friend.  
nice map.  i noticed a distinct lack of volcano however.  
I think DJ will do a great job. He's a magician and a well spoken skeptic. His show, Point of Inquiry, rules. 
We're not supposed to speak his name.
Found this comic on here a while back and is rather relevant as far as chiropractor's history.  http://darryl-cunningham.blogspot.com/2011/08/chiropractic.html\n\nBeing in school for Physical Therapy (Physical Therapist Assistant), we encounter a lot of literature and people who swear by seeing a chiropractor, when they as many have stated, cause more harm than good.  One student worked in a Chiro's office and witnessed him claiming multiple times to be able to cure anything, including cancer by doing spinal manipulation.  The amount of woo is outrageous.\n\nAny Chiro you encounter that claims to be practicing physical therapy report their office to your states chapter of the APTA (apta.org) and from there they will usually investigate claims of offices saying they offer PT and will step in/get the proper authorities involved for that.\n\nAs far as back pain goes, the best thing is to have your Dr. order up some Xrays, to see if there is an issue with a disc or what is going on, and from there get your options, most likely it will be for Physical Therapy for exercise, stretching, strengthening, mobilization, and education for preventing further injury/damage.  
I almost feel better about it that he didn't post any pics. I mean he could have posted a pic of George Bush and Abraham Lincoln having tacos with an E.T aboard the mother ship. Would that have made this more believable? I doubt it.
maloneylaw@live.com <- lol.\n\nVery professional.
Well, I did have my parents pretty convinced that my alarm clock mysteriously kept breaking. \n\nMy Christmas gifts always included a new alarm clock.
It's an opinion/observation piece and is actually quite heavily linked to the source he's summarizing (mostly slashdot comments).  Skeptics don't *only* talk about science.
>Are you going to make posts making fun of people who go to the doctors instead of touching my magic socks?\n\nWhat's that got to do with anything?  Are you implying that I made fun of someone?\n\nAs for you trying to "teach" me the basics of skepticism, maybe you should try finding some better sources for information and then *teaching yourself first*, because honestly, I don't think you seem that skeptical of your own assumptions...
At Bohemian Grove.
really? guess I've just collected skeptic friends. all we do is make fun of idiots and drink beer
A quick look on PubMed shows that most of the research into vinpocetine is largely inconclusive.  \n\n[One positive study](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2071888) shows statistically significant improvement in general cognition, while [another negative study](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2715559) reads "We conclude that vinpocetine is ineffective in improving cognitive deficits ..."\n\nThere is a [meta-analysis](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12535455) on vinpocetine which essentially concludes that most of the research is negative.\n\nAs far as alpha-GTC goes, I didn't find much.  There was [this study](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1319912) on rats, but a rat's brain is far removed from that of a human being.  \n\nThere's not enough here to definitively call bullshit, but there needs to be a LOT more positive research before I spend any money.
Seriously.
We don't disagree at all.  When scientifically minded UFOlogists, myself included, say UFO, we do not necessarily mean to imply ET.  That would, indeed, represent a leap of faith I am not able to take either.  Do I think people have seen evidence of craft that display anomalous behavior?  Yes.  To think that does not so much require a leap of faith so much as a strict adherence to scientific observation.
I screwed this one up, who'da thunk he had two doubles, this guy same age and name no less. I'm Facebook-tarded too, otherwise I would've looked through his pics immediately and found the missing mole. Which I was the first to point out, anyway. \n\nIt was late at night and I thought I had something really hot that shouldn't wait. Mea culpa. \n\nI never claimed to be great at reading pictures, only good at reading body language. \n\nAnyway I did a detailed post with side by side pics of Frank Vidal and Salvatore, showing they can't be the same guy:\n\nhttp://www.koanicsoul.com/blog/2012/08/15/apocalypse-2016-part-1-frank-vidal-is-not-salvatore-conti-static-facial-analysis/
Hmmmm, use lethal injection executions as a testing ground? Personally if I were to be executed, I would want to be executed for the good of science. Put me into some form of forbidden experiment.
Maybe the actual glitch is you knowing in advance that this subreddit will be created, so you restitched your bib 3 months ago and created that thread in [/r/bicycling](/r/bicycling) so you could troll us over here!
If the sky was overcast, that means there are clouds all over the sky blocking sunlight, however you can't look at clouds as if they're on a single plane--they're 3 dimensional with different densities and at different heights in the sky. That IS in fact the Sun dude, it just happens to be shining through a thinner patch of cloud...which is why it's circular and very bright. 
Wait.  Wait, wait, wait.  This streetlamp thing happens to BOTH of you?\n\nIt...it fucking happens to me too.\n\nNot every streetlamp, but I've identified certain ones that ALWAYS go off.  For instance one on the campus of my old college, would go off whenever I got within a certain distance of it.  I was SURE because I recognized the flower patch that I would always walk by the instant that light blinked off.\n\nI want to meet you guys.  We can run together through a town and wreak havock with their lightning systems.\n\nHaha, but seriously I'm pretty freaked out right now.   Oh and it happens to my dad too.
> Hard to know online.\n\nIndeed.\n\nI got really frustrated with this whole post because people quite quickly latched onto judgements about whether or not he should be drinking, which has nothing to do with the question I asked.  It's been nice to revisit this thread with a clear head.
If these things are merely balloons and chinese lanterns why have we only seen them recently.  In years past there haven't been sightings exactly like these, and chinese lanterns and skydivers aren't new inventions/concepts, so that leads me to believe that these "explanations" are simply coverups.
To this day, I'll never understand how the drug companies were given the right to advertise to the public. It makes no sense in any form or fashion. Something that has to be prescribed. It's not like a car or cereal. There you have choices and it is a want, not a need. You have to have a need, not a want. No matter how anyone even tries to justify it,my brain will forever go "Does Not Compute. Illogical."
Your comment tastes good.\n\nI won't pretend I understood that completely, but it seems to me you are taking certain things for granted that we really can't know, and that certain people talk about as fact. \n\nPatterns are nice and tidy, but one easily can perceive patterns where there are none. Also you are talking about purpose and creation, which makes me think of spirituality (which for me equals unicorns).
> A recent Google search turned up nearly 8 million results suggesting a link between ghosts and Einstein's work covering the conservation of energy.\n\nI just googled for "trees wind" and got 154,000,000 results which suggests that the winds are caused by movement of trees. Not only that but there's area of physics called mechanics, most important laws of which were described by Newton himself. Do Newton's laws of motion prove that winds are caused by trees? There is no easy answer to that.
In fact we have been very careful lately to interact as little as possible with primitive tribes that have been spotted in the Amazon forest and have probably up to now had no contact with any "advanced" civilization. Trying and avoid destroying them like an elephant in an ant nest.
he gave me a disc with them on it. I'll try to upload them today.
Yes, that's the same company! I found the gum here:\n\nhttp://www.nelsonsnaturalworld.com/en-gb/uk/our-brands/rescue-remedy/our-products/portable-rescue/#rgum
One of my friends threw up when this happened in his apartment, I just laughed since I'm so used to it.  
Careful, or he'll start calling you an asshole, a psycho and an idiot.
A lot of times places that have activity will be rentals, since the owners start noticing things and then they don't want to live there themselves but they still have to pay the mortgage.
Was the song in your dream maybe [this?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjFEIjUGRL4&feature=fvst)
I almost feel like this was too much work to be a Poe. No one is this dedicated to trolling.
Us Australians can understand you just fine, even with the thickest accents and a decent amount of slang, it's not a problem with not being from England, it's a problem with being from America...
Damn.
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=lie+detection+based+on+micro+gestures&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart\n\ntoo many big words there for me to read any of them, but you may find something interesting. there seems to be a wealth of research on the topic. 
"I'm not superstitious, but I"m a little-itious" - Michael Scott 
Do you even know what dogma means ? Skeptics dont get their information from old scripture, A good skeptic should get their view from scientific data ignoring all logical fallacy's and anecdotal evidence. \n\nThere is plenty of research on phantom limb pain its a real phenomenon. All research in regards to homeopathy shows it to be quackery.  As to placebos well some doctors actually use this if they notice their patiece have psychosomatic illness. But its another thing entirely if someone sells expensive cures with false claims that simply are nothing more then water. Oh and placebos tend not to work so good when people know they are placebos unless they dont even know what a placebo is. \n\nAlso doing nothing more often then not has the same effect as a placebo which is basically nothing. \n\nYou have to understand one thing, Using a Non Sequitur to help prop up quackery is par the course for the peddlers of woo so you can expect a similar reaction in here /r/skeptic.
good point
i am in a digital video class at school and i can say with the up most confidence that this was edited in
You kidding me? Most of the stuff that calls itself "science" is bullshit. They hide behind their journals and articles but it means nothing and we should not let ourself be fooled no matter how much technobabble and complicated terms they try to bury us in. Anyone who says that they have any form of "new" science is also lying: what like there's something we do not already know? hahah bullshit they are lying.
Different angle but very similar at [1440x900](http://wallbase.cc/wallpaper/795035) px...
Do you know what a butter knife is?
It's not the fact that it is on the History Channel that is relevant, it's the standards of evidence and mode of reasoning used. For example if someone accepts the reasoning behind Ancient Aliens, they don't have a good reason to reject Biblical Creationism, since it follows the same blueprint: takes something from the distant past that cannot be fully explained but for which a scientific consensus exists, and uses incomplete evidence and speculation to argue for a supernatural or extraordinary cause. \n\nIt's sort of like the Socratic method: you use the person's reasoning to arrive at a conclusion which they don't accept. \n\nLike I said, though, this only "works" if the person is a skeptic about the other topic. If not then it's pointless.
Yup. Reminds me of the movie Wanted, where ancient forces or spirits or something, were supposed to be sending messages to people, encoded in a weaving pattern, in ASCII.
Have a read here: [autism spectrum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum).
Key question: why the fuck do people ven keep such friends? It's obvious that the person is retarded. Unfriend them and forget this. Damn, I unfriend people for liking "First 500,000 people to like this page will get a free iPad 2", since they are obviously not very intelligent.
Climatologists are the reason we have an environmental movement. Think of the academics, politicians etc all under the same umbrella. Same as anti-environment politicians and citizens who support these politicians are under the same umbrella with the oil companies.
Thanks!
Same thing happens to me. I think your just a little physic. Maybe it runs in your family. Start doing some research and start writing your premonitions down, as well as your dreams. You'd be very surprised as to what your subconscious and the spirit world have to tell you. Good luck.
Rediquette exists in a bubble. I always assume voting is popularity contests and people that downvote disagree but could not be bothered to actually voice their opinion. So far my *gut feeling* was that I'm right. 
I know, right? It's so hard to explain the things you see in your mind sometimes...I wish I was good at photoshop, I'm sure I'd have a ball with it...I have gimp for mac (the program I used for that masterful red outline of the wolf) but just can't seem to figure it out.  
Yeah, me too.\n
that's an awesome CD, going to listen to that again!
> My point remains valid though - many people accept conspiracy theories because it makes them feel smart to believe they're "in the know" and because fiction is often much more interesting than the truth.\n\nI made a statement about the assassination of JFK, and you agree that the Warren Commission's conclusion is contentious.\n\nNow you're telling me that so-called "conspiracy theorists" are fools.\n\nWhat is the connection?\n
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There is a divide roughly in the early 90s where all but the most important papers are impossible to find, even abstracts.
yes, that's what i thought, why is it that it only appears in one area, not all the though the corridor, just that part of it.
I want to make this clear, I am not supporting David Icke. However I have not heard of him being proven to be a liar at any point. I may not think he is correct, I believe that I will keep my mind open till proven definitively otherwise. \n\n\nOnce again, I do not support David Icke, only keeping my mind open till we can can prove true or false. 
Fundamental agreement need not be boring, if is can be made productive.\n\nSo you've agreed to the terms of the argument.  What then?\n\nAs nobody but a sycophant agrees with everything you may say, pushing forward past the points of agreement will serve to clarify, as disagreement will inevitably occur.\n\nEDIT: And it it doesn't, then it truly is a circle-jerk.
no, this is just a dream lol. \n\nwe each, as individuals, create our own version of 'reality' through perceiving and identifying the world around us. \n\n[the veil of maya](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_%28illusion%29)
Once, when my sister and I had come home to my mom's house after a party, the vacuum cleaner started by itself, when we were both across the room.  I ran over to try to turn it off, and it wouldn't turn off.  I unplugged it, and it kept running for several seconds.\n\nThe story about the appliance that turned on despite being unplugged reminded me, but I was always pretty weirded out by the memory.
It is desirable to see somebody that has a huge lot of knowledge on this subject (like you or thingsbreak) commenting more on the subject here in /r/skeptic and also in /r/science (where I believe you are the only moderator with proven knowledge in the field) and /r/climate - since we have already established that /r/climateskeptics is pretty much a circlejerk of mostly liars.\n\nIt is also very funny to see how AlyssaMoore is stalking everybody that mentions his/her attraction to the Heartland Institute :)
/r/fitness ?  Not a blog, but lots of guidance and good info.
I mean, honestly, it's kind of comical. You're asking me to provide a slang term for controlled demolition of buildings, which is something that didn't even HAPPEN on 9/11. How, exactly, do you think this enhances your argument? I mean, if you want to debate someone, get your shit together. 
Yes, because it's impossible to punch them in the face properly online.
How can I join? edit: Nm. http://theflatearthsociety.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=66  Wheee.. this'll be fun.
Is it possible you were approaching light speed?
I can't really claim it is anything. It's not a picture taken by me and I am not even a believer in ghosts, but I do keep an open mind. But if in fact there was no one but the girl taking the picture in the room and no one resembling the old man in the house, I can't really see it being anything other than a ghost or spirit of some sort. I will talk to my friend and ask him about more details of said evening and perhaps we can see if anyone knows if a former resident resembles the figure in the window.
http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/tv098/i_made_a_sort_of_comic_to_explain_evidencetheory/c4q1g16
Obviously Dr. Stuhlinger took the high road here instead of finger pointing.
[Brian Dunning is skeptical](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbbS-VhEPHc).\n\nBPA can be dangerous (according to some solid science) but the dose matters.  And the level of exposure to BPA via "leeching" from plastic containers seems to be more hype than science.\n\nI'll admit that I haven't looked very far into this.  If BPA leeching and exposure is as bad as some have claimed, the epidemiology should be obvious (how long have we all been drinking from plastic containers?).  Some smart scientist will make the connection if there is one.
It would be funny if the her phone wifi was on.
I keep this link bookmarked for just such emergencies: http://www.grist.org/article/series/skeptics\n
It took me forever to get a correct diagnosis (about six months of doctors and misdiagnosis and meds that made me worse and misery) and another handful of months to run into a doctor who really payed attention and was compassionate, believed everything I told him, and gave me meds that actually helped me a bit. For the past year I've been reading and researching and I still feel like I barely have begun to understand. Explaining the details to others, even other skeptics, is something I don't really even try to do. \n\nNobody has ever said I was faking but I've had doctors tell me to rest and go back to work or ask me in an accusatory tone why I don't work. One doctor actually told me to go jogging every day. I could barely walk from the waiting room to the examination room and stay upright in a chair. I get told that I don't *look* sick. Of course the most baffling and exasperating part has been repeatedly being told that the whole thing is because I am depressed. I'm not depressed even after all the torture of being ill and in pain. When it all started I was in one of the brightest times of my life. I actually had to talk people out of this theory. Anyway. You went and got me started. Sorry about the rant.
The powers that can be exercised by executive order are vastly more limited.
We need to do a better job teaching critical thinking. When a superstitious person hears a bump in the night, he/she thinks "ghost" and spreads the news on Facebook. A skeptic would go investigate, try to recreate the bump, look for evidence of a critter in the attic, etc.  Finding nothing, we would still apply Occam's Razor and conclude that there is a natural cause.  You can call it gut or intuition, but I prefer to call in basic critical thinking skills, which can and should be taught across the curriculum.
It looked really good, until you zoom.  Then it just looks like wood working and shadows.
[Mission accomplished.](http://i.imgur.com/z7I52.png)
These guys seem to think there's something to it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness_(psychology)
I am the other Dude who was at TehKaz's house and saw the Shadow Person. The event took place pretty much as he descried it. A shadow that stood up and walked down the hallway and in to the bedroom. Teh hit the bed room door within seconds of It walking through the door, and the room was empty. A few months later I was siting on the couch taking to TehKaz with both cats in sight. I heard a very loud growl or snarl, coming from behind me which was a wall. I have worked with animals in the bush and I have never heard a sound like it come from an animal. 
I'm on it. :)  Streaming from this poorly designed Russian site. http://www.vbox7.com/play:34d74922?r=google
What do you mean by "one does not imply the other"? Justness is not implied by law?\n\nThe crux of my argument was that you are free to not abide by the law because you find it unjust, how you feel about a law isn't quantifiable by anyone but you. You are not free to make claims to the legality of an action based on established precedent/law, that is most certainly quantifiable. \n\nRose and his tax denier brethren don't argue that taxes are immoral, they argue that the tax code did not apply to them. Therein lies the fallacy. 
Looks like cells or something under a microscope.
Whatever happens, *don't set up a video camera.* People might think you have common sense or something.\n\nIdiotic.
Thanks!
Interesting. I can't help but think that he's filming a mountain at night and there is some kind of forest fire or something which makes it appear as though there is something floating in the night sky. \n\nHigh winds (as mentioned on the video) could possibly equate to fire and thus a forest fire of some sort. \n\n
Got a few minutes? The Skeptic's Guide crew put together some great podcasts about chiropractic:\n\n[Chiropractic - Part 1](http://www.theskepticsguide.org/archive/podcastinfo.aspx?mid=2&pid=91)\n\n[Chiropractic - Part 2](http://www.theskepticsguide.org/archive/podcastinfo.aspx?mid=2&pid=92)\n\n[Chiropractic - Part 3](http://www.theskepticsguide.org/archive/podcastinfo.aspx?mid=2&pid=93)\n\nLong story short, the guy who invented chiropractic thought he had cured his janitor's deafness with a back rub and... it sort of got out of hand from there.
[the version they published on their website](http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/05/07/dinosaurs-farted-their-way-to-extinction-british-scientists-say/) is lacking all of this context.\n\nIf their intention was to present this as dubious, they failed to express it on this page.
Or unless you have conditions that salt truly exacerbates. 
You should definitely read some articles by [Joe Nickell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Nickell). He has investigated hundreds of "haunted" houses and regularly deals with believers one on one.\n\n[Scientific Investigation vs. Ghost Hunters](http://www.csicop.org/sb/show/scientific_investigation_vs._ghost_hunters)\n\n[Catching Ghosts](http://www.csicop.org/sb/show/catching_ghosts)\n
I am still a little vague on that. But I agree why don't they? Or maybe have they been trying to but since the US is so good at covering things up they have been able to divert our attention. 
I frequent both subreddits, fwiw, and consider myself a moderate libertarian.\n\nThe 'people are rational' idea is a distortion that comes from certain economic theories associated with the Chicago school.  It really has nothing to do with libertarianism as a political philosophy.   Some strands of libertarianism actually stress the irrationality of humans to argue against large scale economic and other planning initiatives, believing that ideas are best filtered by actually testing them against each other in the marketplace.\n
Thanks for this. For an /r/skeptic thread, I had to dig way too far down to find someone who actually cited any real science. A lot of people just *know* how the studies must have turned out, without ever actually looking at them - that's not skepticism, it's denialism.\n\nI would be especially interested in a rebuttal from someone who is also familiar with the science.
Joe Rogan...seriously? Seriously? I don't even know you, but I've lost all respect for you ಠ\\_ಠ
Got it all figured out, huh?\nYou make a decent point about conflicts of interest. \nBut the rest of what you wrote was just a rant.
Its a story from the Weekly World News in 2009 :(\n
WTF? Seriously. lol
Most of my friends believe in some form of crazy, which is why I go on the 'net to get my critical thinking refill. I honestly wouldn't have many friends if I only were with people inclined to think critically. 
I'm not sure which is my favorite part of this article: Random YouTube Guy as a quotable source, or Random YouTube Guy having expertise in spotting cloaked spaceships. 
Hell if I know, but the fact that he's a priest and a "scientist" and talks about energy all about us, cosmic circles, Hartmann Grids and whatnot tells me he's lost a screw up there. 
My name is Bananas Foster......
Yes, the woo-meisters are indeed correct at least this one time: during the Annular solar eclipse on May 20, the sun will be "aligned" with the Pleiades. Whay? Because the sun "aligns" with the Pleiades every year around May 20.\n\nAnd the significance of that? Absolutely none!
I see nothing wrong with the circuit description (although I don't know why he used play doe and not the actual components). I am also not sure why he calls the video "joules thief 60,000."\n\nI feel like I'm missing something. Why did you watch this video in the first place and why were you skeptical of its claim?
>Seriously, let go of the armchair analysis.\n\nReally now? you have to be kidding me right. This is like 90% of the utter poop posted on here
Mental illness is not the only cause of auditory hallucinations. Auditory hallucinations may be caused by stroke, tumors, encephalitis, abscesses, hearing loss, or epileptic activity. \n\nSources: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/08/000809065249.htm \n\nEngmann, Birk; Reuter, Mike: Spontaneous perception of melodies – hallucination or epilepsy? Nervenheilkunde 2009 Apr 28: 217-221. ISSN 0722-1541\n\nOnto a different possibility:\nHave you ever heard of the [hypnagogic state](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia)? \n\n"Transition to and from sleep may be attended by a wide variety of sensory experiences. These can occur in any modality, individually or combined, and range from the vague and barely perceptible to vivid hallucinations."\n\nSource: Mavromatis, Andreas (1987). Hypnagogia: the Unique State of Consciousness Between Wakefulness and Sleep. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. p. 1. ISBN 0-7102-0282-2.\n\nMy personal experience with the hypnagogic state is that it is when I first begin to lose consciousness and slip into my dreams. It is when I first begin dreaming so I start to see fragments of dreams or I begin to think of things that will become items or themes in my dreams. Rarely (once every few months) I will retain some shred of consciousness when I enter this state, enough to attempt to direct the dream into a better one (by walking around in the dream or spawning items into existence), or enough to wake myself up out of the dream if I realize it will become a nightmare. \n\nThis may be what you are experiencing. Have you ever tried setting out a voice recorder by your pillow and having it record around the time you start to hear these things? If it's absolute silence then I feel that maybe you owe a visit to the doctor, not necessarily for mental illness, but possibly for the reasons I listed above. 
I think your understanding in the end was better than his. The algorithm doesn't impact your vote in the sense that it's "fuzzed" out. What it does is keep approximately the same net votes. So if you vote once it doesn't just add a downvote, it adds a downvote and an extra upvote on top of yours.
There's allegedly a 'truth embargo' on the subject of extraterrestrial life. I say allegedly only because it's difficult to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt. There's a lot of ambiguous/suggestive evidence that points toward said embargo being a reality. \n\nA majority of the groups involved in these types of 'press releases' aren't really concerned with extraterrestrials themselves per se. It's really aimed toward the release of alleged advanced technology in the hands of private international military contractors, bankers, and corporations. They're typically coined as 'The Illuminati' or 'The Elite' by alternative researchers and conspiracy theorists. It's more accurate to refer to them as Eisenhower did, 'The military industrial complex'. More to the point, the idea is that this technology would change the world over night as it doesn't rely on fossil fuels, and cannot be taxed. The potential benefits are said innumerable. It's said this technology is shelved because it isn't conducive to the consumer based economic system the world currently runs off of. It's also suggested that it would remove power from several key families, political, corporate, and religious regimes.  \n\nIt's an interesting subject, but I tend to take that all subjectively. Realistically I don't have too much to corroborate the motives, much less said technology. That being the case, I can't and I won't lean for or against the notion. I don't think there is enough information to prove or disprove the subject one way or another. \n\nMany nations have disclosed files pertaining to their own UFO investigations. Currently the US seems to be the most tight-lipped about the subject, and actively and openly denies any interest beyond the shoddy investigative work performed under project bluebook. I would say that hounding NASA and the US government is a lost cause. If people want answers, they'll have to seek them out themselves. 
In a [related video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84V5eySzQf0&feature=relmfu) on youtube you can hear pneumatic drills in the background and seeing as the sound is pretty metallic it's probably construction noise of some sort from machinery moving and echoing 
This is what she said:\n\n"Just a word to the wise here, guys, uh, don't do that. (nervous laugh) I don't really know how else to explain how this makes me incredibly uncomfortable, but I'll just sort of lay it out that I was a single woman, you know, in a foreign country at four am in a hotel elevator with you. Just you. And, I... don't invite me back to your hotel room."\n\nFeminazi? Really? ಠ_ಠ
Video?
Not necessarily.  Acupuncture for example.  There is evidence it works for pain and nausea.  And that would make sense too.  Muscle is being weird, poke its nerves, SOMETHING is going to happen.  It would be counter-intuitive to claim sticking needles in your body does NOTHING.\n\nThat being said, yes most are frauds.\n\nChiropractors are different.  I will defend them to an extent.  Most have college degrees in chemistry PRIOR to chiropractor school.  The right chiropractor will be much closer to a medical doctor than a voodoo doctor.  Of course there are schools of thought which are completely off base.  I have seen a chiropractor who said, "this joint issue is happening because these muscles are tight, you are tense".  Exercise this way.  Was he trying to drum up business and get me to come in 10x as often as I needed?  Yes, but he was still accurately and truthfully explaining what was going on.  Yes.\n\nOn that note, I am not sure massage therapists are "frauds."  Sure they embellish, but I get the feeling people know what to expect and enjoy the service.  Throwing therapist on the end of the job title is quite a stretch and borderline lying.\n\ntldr: dont lump acupuncture in with the others.  It is clearly more fraudulent.  
Please update us on how it goes.  Sounds like fun.  and I would agree that provocation is probably not the best way to go about it.  Maybe talking to the ghosts and asking them questions would be better. 
Yeah, MN!\n\n[Here is another scary story from MN.] (http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/The_Woman_in_the_Oven)
Generally visual range, as in, if you can see it, you can control it (in my experience, at least).  You can probably control it for a while when it's too far away to see, but it's hard to tell.
Fixed the title:   \n> New study finds, conspiracy theorists more likely to be conspiracy theorists.\n\nSeriously, wtf?
Amanda Peet seems to be an intelligent person who learned the facts about vaccination for herself. She's using her celebrity leverage to counter some of the nonsense that's out there in the anti-vaccination movement. I honestly believe she would not be doing this if she didn't see an opportunity to right a wrong.\n\nThat said, if you want to show your appreciation for her, go take your kids to see *Gulliver's Travels* in which she costars. It's a pretty amusing film in its own right.
I would add that any time one party is in a position of power over the other, there is _potential_ for "moral crime" when it comes to seduction; the sober party has an advantage  over the drunk party, and if they knowingly use it to get into the drunken party's pants when they know they'd otherwise not stand a chance in hell? I'd argue they've behaved immorally.\n\nThe _degree_ of the moral infraction is quite debatable, of course, and heavily influenced by other factors. I just think that pressing an advantage to attain something you know you otherwise wouldn't (outside of some very limited arenas, like competitive sport!) falls under the heading of coercion, and is thus at least mildly immoral.
I had a hemp T-shirt that I bought years ago. Most fuckin' comfortable garment I've ever worn. It was like being shirtless while having my nipples gently caressed by Mother Nature. Damn roommate tried to smoke it one night when his stash ran out. Wouldn't have been so bad if I hadn't been wearing it at the time.
Awesome!!
>Linguists and biologists likely don't think of themselves as anthropologists.\n\nBecause they aren't. Anthropology connects social fields. So anthropology is involved in *all* of them, but they are not necessarily also involved in anthropology.\n\n> I regretted it as I typed it but was too lazy to fix it.\n\nFair enough. I just hear that sentiment so often on the internet and out the mouths of biologists. They seem to miss the practicality of psychology.
They need to attract people, the non-believers are going to get a shock one day.  They're just trying to spruce things up and keep people interested and I think its part of the old school UFO culture that still prevails.\n\nUse your mute button, the footage is still interesting to watch.  Balloon hoax or not, they are pretty similar from the 1973 - 1992 and todays version.  Neat video either way.
Sounds delicious. I'd also like some Curse of Raisin Sauce on the side.
But the real question is, "Is it any more dangerous, once for ounce, than sugar?" The answer to that seems to be no. If a person consumed the same amount of sugar as HFCS, it would be just as unhealthy. So, yes it's unhealthy, but no more so than sugar. Would you rather be killed by a hand grenade or a landmine? Both dead you up real good.
If you take a tangible object and collectively decree that it represents a tangible concept then it's not fucking imaginary. What you're saying is tantamount to "we all agreed that the president is an imaginary leader because we all decided it collectively but leadership is only an abstract concept".\n\nThe imaginary friend analogy is bloody stupid.
And my axe!
Holy crap. Those "Shadow People" fit what I see perfectly. Thanks for the link.
It's related to the fact that magical thinking basically says that one's beliefs aren't rooted in reality.  By definition, it means that belief is left up to chance.  While I'm not going to attempt a formal proof that magical thinking always implies one will believe in nonsense, it certainly does raise the risk.\n\nYou are correct, I didn't account for compartmentalization, and I'd really rather not go into too much detail, as I think this kind of discussion could easily fill a book.  However, my (perhaps magical?) belief is that when one's beliefs aren't rooted in reality, they are more likely to make crucial, sometimes fatal errors in judgement.\n\nThere are of course cases where magical thinking is beneficial, contrary to my general point, not because of any property of magical thinking, but because of how the brain works.  The placebo effect is one example.  Another is performing rituals before certain activities.  i.e.  When I am into lifting weights, I often perform a routine, without consciously thinking about it, because it helps me get in the zone.  I'll put on my belt in a certain way, always grab the same equipment, gloves, and music.  I'll put those things on in a certain order, every time.  I'll lace up my shoes with a certain amount of tightness every time (to the neurotic extent that sometimes I'll even measure the length of the laces subconsciously).  I'll put the weight on the bar in a certain order (i.e. always put the weight on the left side of the bar first, not consciously, but instinctively).  Many athletes do this sort of thing since a ritual (even simply how you put on your clothing) puts you in a frame of mind that makes it easier to concentrate.  This is actually part of the reason why I'll (irrationally?) choose to join a gym, despite the savings I could get by buying my own equipment.  Going to a different place allows me to compartmentalize more easily, and helps put my mind in a state where it's ready to perform.  (This is somewhat related to research that shows that walking through a door can cause you to forget things.  The brain compartmentalizes so much that it attaches a state of mind, including memories, to locations).\n\nThe kind of magical thinking described above has practical roots, and is certainly better than other kinds of magical thinking.  While it can be useful, there are so many examples where this goes disastrously wrong.  The placebo effect can be good, but then turns pathological when people buy into homeopathy, which can work initially due to placebo effect.  Steve Jobs's early demise was partially due to his choice of homeopathic treatment over standard treatments that are proven to be effective.  I've seen this kind of thinking turn toxic so many times that as a general rule, if I had to choose between the two, I'd rather we did without it altogether, despite the benefits of certain kinds of magical thinking.  So, we agree on some aspects, but in general, when making policy decisions, we should try to be as rational as possible. \n\nI also think that specific cases where magical thinking goes right are less relevant when we talk about a group as a whole.  I think that when you average the effects across an entire group, on balance, it will be negative.  I don't have undeniable proof and I think even designing an experiment to test this would be difficult, but it's my hunch, based on my own experience.
you can never prove that waiting caused his early death. \n\nFor that you would need to copy him, \n\nhave one copy take the path the real jobs has taken and have the other copy  operated asap.
That a policy that can result in the death of women is a worse thing than a policy that might not prevent a far smaller number of sexual assaults, or that all men should not be judged on the actions of some men, apparently.
Thimerosal is still sometimes in flu vaccines, actually, just not the routine childhood ones.\n\n[Here's a CDC article](http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/thimerosal.htm):\n\n> Since seasonal influenza vaccine is produced in large quantities for annual immunization campaigns, some of the vaccine is produced in multi–dose vials, and contains thimerosal to safeguard against possible contamination of the vial once it is opened.\n\n> The single–dose units are made without thimerosal as a preservative because they are intended to be opened and used only once. Additionally, the live–attenuated version of the vaccine (the nasal spray vaccine), is produced in single–dose units and does not contain thimerosal.
[Ah south park, always tackling these issues early.](http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s02e10-chickenpox)
Not necessarily. \n\nIt's possible that some 'conspiracy theories' have a basis in reality. \n\nIt's when you believe in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary that it is a problem.
Fluoride is good for cavities yes. When you rinse your mouth with it. Fluoride is not good in excessive consumption.\n::edit:: spelling
Any child who wishes to be exempted from vaccination prior to entering kindergarten must show at least twenty-five (25) years of affiliation with a registered church.
If they can traverse the entire universe I'm sure they are not short on whatever material they might need for any purpose.
You've already said you don't see them. And I've seen you comment in other threads where they were linked and your only consistent position is that /r/atheismplus does no wrong.\n\nIf you can't admit to finding (or actually find) _any_ real fault with a group then you aren't really thinking critically about the subject.\n\nYour only mode is to defend your enclave.
I think the bigger issue is that you have your camera set to print the date on every picture.
Why? We aren't talking about Egypt.
That's what you think.
Why don't people do any sort of research on this thing before they dive in head first? ouiji boards are DANGEROUS! they are not exactly evil, but they allow anything to come through. you could get bob marley, or you could get fricken satan, you can never be sure. Also, did you say goodbye and close the ritual? do some damn research before you go around screwing with forces beyond your control. \n\nP.S I'm not yelling at you or anything, this is just F.Y.I
"You can't have your own facts."\n\nThis.
I think you're not using 'douchebag' correctly. \n\nIn any case, I think a more sensible advice would be ''Although your arguments are correct and you don't think you're being offensive, you do sound condescending because you're explaining scientific method and fact in great detail to someone who may not care or understand what you're saying yet think you're doing it to show off and insult them through their lack of understanding of the subject. Best case: the person still doesn't changer her mind, and says good day. Worst case: person is insulted and you sound like a unpleasant snob. Both are lose/lose"
Audiophool.
lol.  \n\nArguing with idiots rarely gets you anywhere.  
I got one just like that!\n.. but I wouldn't if I'd known it would turn brown on me.\n \nI thinkt we've been trolled by some hipster designer guys. \nBastards! \nI've got this strange urge to tell them about a specific set of skills. Heard a lot about that lately, most be somekind of glitch.
Student of Bandler here. I worked 8 years as a NLP practitioner/therapist, and 5 years teaching the subject (overlapping some, totally 10 years of NLP work). I will gladly provide you with information within my experience as both practitioner and instructor. I must admit that after leaving the field of NLP 4 years ago, my understanding of the subject has changed a lot. I've been longing to tell someone about the sides of NLP that we "just don't talk about". There are plenty. It's a lot to explain, and it would make a good study in mass communication... Even more disturbing is looking at who actually learn, buy and regularily use NLP. \n\nNumbers: I was taught the "original NLP" by Richard Bandler in mid-90's. I was involved in the import and growth of the subject to my country. I have completed over 6000 hours as a therapist, taught more than 50 classes and written several instruction manuals that are still being used today by other companies selling NLP in various ways.\n\nIf you want an in-depth talk about this, I'm willing to surrender any information about NLP, both positive and negative.
I've just watched the bleach video.\n\nIf you want to prove homeopathy wrong, at least lern their claims. They don't say diluted bleach will act as bleach, but that it will cure some desease with symptoms similar to thos provoqued by bleach.
This is where you lost my support. You got a wonderfully worded answer to your question, and then totally dismissed it to bring up your (unrelated) pet conspiracy belief. Not only bring it up, but push it.\n\n
Zzzzzzzzzzzz.
If this fascinated you, read [Uzumaki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzumaki).\n\nBTW it was a Russian missile test.
>How long do you think before nolibs links to this comment -raped_in_the_mouth\n\nWhy would your leader [nolibs](http://www.reddit.com/user/TheGhostOfNoLibs) link to it?  Alzheimer's? Mini-stroke?
everyone kept telling me this and i was starting to think yea i fucked up, but no, it is an equal force. its like if a tennis ball was hit by a bowling ball in space... it is an equal reaction FORCE because the tennis ball has very little mass, but will accelerate much greater then the deceleration of the bowling ball. 
It also fails because you would need to prove that the universe actually has a beginning.  If we are allowing God to have no beginning or cause for no particular reason, why not start throwing other things in there too?
And rightly so.\n\nBut think about this: Fox News has won in court the right to lie. How is that different from this advertisement?
That's freaking hilarious.
Oh okay- I thought you were referring to my own statement that I had a degree in business (following my stating that the complaints of business tend to be subjective whining).
Yeah, looks similar to Bohemian Grove. I don't dispute that there are extremely wealthy and influential people out there who form groups of common interest and exert their influence in a somewhat organized manner to serve their own agendas. I just have a hard time swallowing the ultra evil one world government overseers planning the subjugation of the world hypothesis.   
If there is any difference between the two groups, even if it is tiny and basically insubstantial, there would be a significant difference between the two groups. If a difference is not significant, then that means that there is no difference at all.\n\nThis is assuming that he's using the term "significant" correctly here, and referring to 'statistical significance'. If not, then it's confusing to incorrectly use a technical term in a relevant area, and the initial claim (that some difference is generally found with acupuncture) is necessarily wrong. 
It's a common misconception, no big deal!
Sorry that you cannot see beyond the fact the the actual numbers in this case do not matter. It is just a way to illuminate a situation that obviously would occur. \n\nThis example is actually quite relevant even though your "analysis" points you otherwise. Why do you think that nuclear waste is not disposed of in ways that (mostly) does not hurt others? (Hint: because of regulations! This example assumes a lack of regulation)\n\nNuclear is very high cost (and safe) due to the protection the government puts in place. Without regulations plants would go up without much regard to the safety of those around the plant. It would be much cheaper, but it would negatively impact society as a whole when things went wrong. Those things are not taken into account because it does not affect the power plant. \n\nThis situation is well known in economics and is called a negative externality.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Doesn't matter, half the time you'll come across as a dick anyway. Depends more on the person you're arguing with than you.
I don't remember putting HCl in my air popper... I guess I should pour Draino into it.
You can also try telling it to leave. 
dont fix whats not broken
I dunno. I'm pretty sure Leonidas and his 300 could take down a modern day soldier. Just sayin. Unless that guy had a tank with a gatling gun on top of it.
Interesting. But certainly some studies are planned and then canceled in the middle in any event for whatever reason. Is there any mechanism to handle that, or are there a bunch of studies that get registered and then later get marked "cancelled"?
It's pretty obnoxious the way you guys ask questions, she responds, and then her response is downvoted to oblivion, even if it's a [reasonable/inncuous answer.](http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/wmshg/i_am_a_holistic_therapist_specialising_in_eft/c5ep70u) C'mon guys, reddiquette. 
The "official story" is the one established and supported by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission). That's what it's colloquially known as. What you angry at? My use of the common terminology?
Totally. We'd just be discussing a different conspiracy theory right now. I was just answering Anzai's question about why being a natural born citizen is important in the US and threw out my own opinion of why the birthers are so adamant. \n\nBesides, we all know that Frank Richardson has profitable ties to the Zetas.
> which are notoriously unreliable and have no evidence to back them up.  \n\nThis just isn't true. The [Japanese Airlines Flight 1628 case](http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc1318.htm) has ample evidence of a physical object in the air that night. \n\nJohn Callahan, the Division Chief of the Accidents and Investigations Branch of the FAA at the time, has copies of all of the audio recordings between the cockpit and the tower, 30 minutes of taped radar, a chart that documents all of the objects int he 747's flight path, and the official FAA report. ([source](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlFl8zooTZk#t=14) which also includes the cockpit-tower radio transmissions)
I agree.  If not aliens, some other unknown force.  \n\nThe crop circle that appears in the article photo materialized near Stonehenge in a very short window of opportunity according to someone who was flying over the area on the day it appeared. 
I think they also said this in the COMETA report in France. [Part 1](http://www.ufoevidence.org/newsite/files/COMETA_part1.pdf)\n and [Part 2](http://www.ufoevidence.org/newsite/files/COMETA_part2.pdf)
Perhaps, but that just means it's always been fucked up. 
Also, _I know what I saw_. Both films were shot by the same director, James Fox. 
Exactly  In everyday speech, we would probably infer that an action based predicate (e.g. people have barbecues in the summer) is in reference to some, whereas a predicate which describes a property of the subject (e.g. French people are smelly) is universal. \n\nYou end up in difficulty if you automatically infer "all" in logic.\n\nE.g. \nPeople have died\n\nObama is a person\n\nTherefore Obama has died.\n
I'm sure we can find someone who has accidentally broken their leg who would be willing to pay them a visit.
Someone tell this to the guy who hijacked his own frontpaged AskReddit thread yesterday.
> the stupid comics and facebook conversations start popping up constantly (should be a month or two until it gets that bad)\n\nI hope it never gets this bad. From what I can see: declaring atheism is a much more 'defiant' act against one's upbringing and is also much more defensive against a society hostile to its ideas. As such, you tend to get a lot of immature (i.e., younger teenage) people posting their badge of inflammatory honor in the form of a facebook screencap. \n\nI know this happens somewhat here as well, but I don't think it'll ever reach the unreadable level of /r/atheism.
>some frequencies may cause discomfort, similar to people with good hearing ranges can hear ultrasound from electronic equipment\n\nI have this and it's annoying. I wouldn't say I have physical symptoms, more of a feeling of "pressure" inside my head. A few hours near a CRT can cause a mild headache though.\n\nI feel that because of this I have more sympathy for these people than most. Obviously it's not EM radiation that's causing their symptoms, but they have to come from *somewhere* right?\n\nUnless of course it really is all in their head and they're batshit insane, but people told me that when I said I could "hear" my PC's tower from another room.\n\nEDIT: Changed 'in front of' to 'near' a CRT.
No. She called reddit neckbeards "reddit neckbeards". \n\nI like Watson, I'm on reddit, and I don't feel the least targeted. Neither should the people downvoting iamaelephant's idiocy. But not everyone does that.
Some scandanavian comic (who's name I can't recall) put it perfectly once: "If I really believed in heaven, I'd shoot every one of my family and friends, then jump off of a skyscraper and ask jesus for forgiveness on the way down." \n\nFlawless. Victory.
Reading Leslie Kean's book has really been an eyeopener... that being said I'm not sure I can accept that the US government would be hiding the approach of "Ark Ships."
You have to be careful with stuff like this because if you piss them off they can go around and fuck you in terms of finding new work. I'm a dude struggling to make a living in a career I don't really like so I can afford to feed myself and practice at the career I really want. To be specific it's IT work that I dislike, at least this grunt level BS.\n\nSo I get a call from some company based out of a town about three or four hours away from where I am currently. They tell me they're hiring freelancers in the area to do some work on a small store. Their explanation is super simple, run some cat5, hook up a voip phone, then plug in a computer, super simple.\n\nI say that it sounds good and that they need to email me the exact specifics of the job so we can both have it on record of what's being asked of me, I say that I need these specifics early at least several days so if it's something out of my league I can bow out and give them enough time to find a new guy. This was a professional courtesy on my part because I was unsure if this guy knew what he was talking about. He sounded really unsure. \n\nCut to a day before the job was supposed to be done I get an email saying I need to drill into a wall, run cable, and *maybe* run phone cable to a 66 block.\n\n Woah back the fuck up. Maybe? I've done stuff like this before but nowhere near enough to feel comfortable, I can do everything but the 66 block phone line work and this is a day before the job is supposed to be done. So I call the guy up and in so many words say "Hey, you sent the job requirements a day before the job was due to be done when I specifically told you not to, I have to bow out of this because I haven't done this enough to feel comfortable, if I mess up it's my reputation. Sorry but I'm done, here's the number of a larger third party company you can call up, I know they do good work."\n\n Coincidentally I've been trying to get work with this company for ages because they pay for certifications and hire full time, I haven't had full time work in forever and I am in desperate need of cash. I figure I kill two birds with one stone and not only get this company more work but I also look good professionally by offering an alternative to this out of town company.\n\nThe dude pleads and begs and all this stuff saying I'm really throwing him under the bus, I want to tell him that he threw himself under the bus and it's not my problem but I just repeat myself and say good day.\n\nA friend who works at that place calls me up later saying that company called the one I referred and they were pissed off at me. They talked shit about me and now the manager is totally turned off to the idea of hiring me because i'm apparently very unprofessional and he's just not going to bother anymore.\n\nWell fuck. \n\nThat's my story, all I'm saying is you have to be careful when you tell a person to fuck off when they're giving you too much trouble, because they can run around and screw things up for you. 
Me too! It seems that the Egyptians etc know about aspects of astronomy that they shouldn't have been able to deduce given their technological capabilities at the time. Could just be that they were awesome geniuses but it does make you think. 
Decent 19 page strip about it. I enjoyed it.  \n\nHere's a 9 minute beat poem about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB_htqDCP-s
Oz wasn't calm and rational?  I thought the whole discussion was respectful and informative and they all made some important points. 
Attempt at a counter-troll response to O'Reilly:\n\n"You can find out about how that works at a library, however since they are publicly funded they probably go against your anti-socialist morals."\n\nI figure at the point that you get to a no-win comment it's best to just troll them back.
It should include where he tries to speak about math. Like infinity/infinity = infinity. He is on permanent ignore with me.
specifically, something that looked like a face with one eyebrow cocked.  \n\no_O doesn't quite cut it.
I'm not a fucking newb, lol. It's not a meteor shower, the objects move slower and with a purpose.
I've only seen 20 or 30 episodes. I'd love to see the one you saw where something was convincing. I've yet to come across anything that meets that description. 
if you don't agree, you must have a reason, and if you have a reason, that means you've read the article and understand the science behind laustig's conclusions well enough to debunk them, in which case, why do you need help?\n\n
yes. Theres people who make the claim that earths alignment with the sun and the galactic center triggers bad things. And this alignment happens once every earth year. \n\ntime to practice my "the floor is lava" skills.\n\nIts basicaly the most common definition of an earth year our calendar is just off by 2 weeks within 2000 years because they didnt account for leap-year "inaccuracies" in comparison to a moon/week calendar for too long.
There are a lot of innocent people in prisons because eyewitness testimony is not reliable and because the judicial system is fallible. \n\nThere is a reason why eyewitness testimony is considered one of the worst by the scientific community and all of those innocent people who are in prisons are a prime example of why.
One of the best books on the subject is on Amazon:\nEssential Reiki: A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art [Paperback]\n\nA few of my friends' grandmothers use reiki on their children and grandchildren primarily, but also their pets. One of the best things about the practice is it doesn't require tools so you'll always be ready to administer it if the need arises. You can read the intro and first chapter which has a lot of background information on the practice. The practice has existed for quite awhile, but detailed records weren't written down until about one hundred years ago so there are some differences between the Japanese and the American systems.\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0895947366/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00
You've obviously never been grammared before!
glad to post something about an area which i recognise once in a while really :)  glad to know someone appreciates it too
The air force studies studied sleep deprivation, not polyphasic sleep. They're neither a point in favor nor against polyphasic sleep.\n\nAs near as I can tell there are exactly three studies on polyphasic sleep itself, all by the same researcher (Claudio Stampi, as mentioned in the comments), and they're cautiously optimistic. Unfortunately I can't find the actual study text itself, merely a summary (written, again, by the same guy), and the researcher himself has dropped off the face of the planet.
But sometimes it *is* Venus, you can't just dismiss all cases where Venus is a likely cause or you'll create yourself some UFOs of the gaps.
Evolution can be re-created in a lab and has been directly observed in several species. A ton of evidence has piled up for evolution and any attempt to prove it false has thus far failed. However, if someone were to find evidence against it, any scientist worth his salt would immediately take this into and spend most of his time **trying to prove the theory wrong**.\n\nAnother example is the case of gravity. We went from a theory that adequately explained it (Newtonian mechanics) to a theory that better explained it (relativity) because observations were showing that Newtonian mechanics wasn't cutting it in edge cases. Relativity has worked out fine for about a century, but as our observational abilities improve we're beginning to see that even it is incomplete.\n\nRemember the neutrino experiment that happened recently, the one where neutrinos seemed to be moving faster than light? No physicist started throwing books at the researchers involved and calling them "relativity deniers". No, instead they reran the experiment and will continue to run it and variations on it until they find an error or until observations reach the point where a refinement on current theories is necessitated.\n\nOn the other hand, the longer-term predictions of climate science are inherently unfalsifiable: they will be proven wrong or right in time. So instead of the usual dynamic in science where a theory can be tested independently, the status of climate science models is enforced by politics and intimidation. A microcosm of this can be seen in any Reddit discussion on the subject. Anyone that questions the dogma is generally insulted, labeled a denier, and downvoted to hell.\n\nSo, that's my opinion. Forgive me, but I won't respond to you if you respond to this since speaking my mind is seriously harmful to my karma and I'm tired of being rate-limited to six posts per hour.
I was raised by Creationists. I'm talking over the top charismatic Christians. As I grew up, I developed a scientific mind and became aware of their philosophy's fallacies. I believe that any intellectual will come to the same realization. Non-intellectuals are mostly members of the proletariat, and these ideals often bring them a peace of mind. I do not see harm in it personally.
The girth
I'm not sure what you mean. The article is highlighting problematic belief systems, and the aim of skepticism is to question beliefs which are not consistent with known facts and science - especially when those beliefs are dangerous and cause harm. \n\nThe idea that having sex with demons can make someone gay is absolutely something that requires skeptical input. As a movement, we need to discuss these ideas and (ideally) we need to discuss ways we can change the way these people think. For example, if scientific evidence were enough to change their minds, then we make the evidence easily accessible and well-known. If making their beliefs more public so they receive harsher criticism and backlash could cause them to reconsider due to social pressures, then we need to print more articles on the topic, etc etc. \n\n>Claiming to be skeptical about this on its own means you are giving it merit on it being probable\n\nNot at all. "Being skeptical" means to assess a claim and determine where the evidence falls. Obviously, for us, we can easily see that this is a ridiculous claim and can't possibly be true, but that's because we know the evidence, we understand the science behind sexuality, and we are lucky enough to be raised in a culture where education is easily accessible. Us knowing that it's bullshit doesn't change the fact that many, many people don't know that, and so being part of a skeptic community means that there is an obligation for us to look into these issues, provide feedback, and help deconstruct this bullshit.\n\nIf being skeptical about something meant that we are giving it merit on being probable, then we should also be complaining about all the topics on homeopathy, anti-vaccination, ear candling, cupping, acupuncture, chiropractic, creationism, etc because they are all obviously wrong. \n\nIf the purpose of the skeptical community was just to judge possibly true claims based on their scientific evidence, then we'd just be /r/science. That isn't a bad thing, but I don't think communities like /r/science have the same purpose as /r/skeptic - namely, the social implications of reducing harm and eliminating dangerous beliefs from popular thought.
Have you ever met anyone that saw it personally? According to the documentaries, approximately 10,000 people saw it. Have you ever brought it up at gatherings of any kind or inquired about it?
...Wow.\nMy mom gives me Arsenicum when I get the flu. And if I bring up the idea that homeopathy is bunk, she goes, "Shh! You'll ruin the placebo effect!"
Anything with "institute" in the link is a dead givaway.
We have actually observed black holes, haven't we?\n\nAs for BBT and string theory...yeah, I'd say there's reason to be skeptical of their veracity, and plenty of people are.
I've considered it but I just know it wasn't. I've had lucid dreams, sleep paralysis and dreams that seemed real but it wasn't like any of those at all. And the way the door closed and opened as it left and my Dad arrived, no way it was a dream.  
Awesome, thank you.
The test was a series of photographs in the form of Photo/Primer, Photo/Primer, Photo/Primer etc. \n\nMy though is that having the sequence of positive feed-back (bad photo correctly identified by subject, reward comes in the form of matching primer, good photo correctly identified, reward comes in the form of matching primer ...) such that the subject is being subliminally assured that they are doing well as the test is progressing.
She has never liked whoppers. She will have maybe one but every time we have chosen candy she chose something completely different. 
I like the cut of your jib, sir. Have an upvote.
I was referring to the title of the post **convincing, scientific proof of the existence of UFOs there is.**\n\nAlso the Scientific community does not think we know everything, or else there would be no point in further scientific research. Also saying we know everything is arrogant and more along the lines of religion. \n\nThe burden of proof is on those who claim it, not those who disagree.\n\nIt is likely that most UFO reports are crazy people or hallucinations or natural earth related visually, however there are about 5% that are unexplained or accepted as no explanation even by scientists. \n\nNasa UFO footage along with out of the blue and the disclosure project are very convincing however.
That's really interesting...who knows maybe he came to visit. Children tend to be more 'sensitive' to the paranormal. 
Ok, thanks anyway. I'll keep looking too.
I think it's aspartame that has been giving me migraines.
The worst one on that list is the magnets. I can't believe there is anyone who would actually invest in that crap.\n\nThe only thing missing is Emergen-C. Everyone seems to think vitamin C helps your immune system. There has never been a study to show so.
That must cost hundreds of dollars a day.
I'm drunk, and I'm amazed by your powers, has anything similar happen before or after?
Thank you. However, Becky was hungering for more pageviews and revenue for her now-forgotten (by all except the true believers in her terrible writing skills) Skepchick blog, and so approached Slate to fan the flames all over again.
How dare you try to explain the difference. You shall be punished properly with downvotes.\n\nSo classy. This sub is beyond hope.
The ACCC has had experience with magnetic health claims before: see [Bio Magnetic Therapy P/L undertaking](http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/592441) from 2004.\n\nI am not an expert on this, but it looks to me like they are making clear (and unsubstantiated) health claims.\n\nI had to look up what they meant by 'unipolar' magnets in their warning at the bottom - first thought was they meant a magnetic monopole, but turns out it's a magnet where only one pole faces the body at a time.\n\n[Choice](http://www.choice.com.au/reviews-and-tests/food-and-health/general-health/health-practitioners/dubious-pharmacy-products/page.aspx) has also had a look and the pharmacist responses seem very carefully worded to not directly claim any benefits.\n\nFrom the [ACCC](http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/815335): "we are more likely to take action against a business for misleading advertising if it has been carried out through a medium that reaches a wide audience, such as over the internet, on national television, or through a nation-wide print advertising campaign." So let's gather up the details of where they have been advertising (the more the better) before submitting a complaint. Obviously we have their website as a starting point. Anybody seen any TV or print advertising? \n
Kids don't need milk (except perhaps human breast milk). Most of the world is lactose intolerant
I don't think it was a *complete* farce. The fact that it existed is interesting in itself and shouldn't be ignored. Many of the conclusions were arguably questionable, but there are still some interesting 'unknowns' in there. Does the fact that it's farcical mean it doesn't warrant discussion? Surely, many people new to r/UFOs would be interested to know that the USAF commissioned several projects to investigate the UFO phenomenon, irrespective of the conclusions. Personally,  I think it's a springboard for numerous fascinating discussions.\n\nEdit: tl;dr: I'm not endorsing Blue Book's conclusions or methodology; I'm arguing that Blue Book is historically important and should be discussed, not ignored.
The guy has his doctor in medicine, according to [wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Hameroff). Whever the claim to be a quantum physics expert came from, it doesn't have a basis.\n\nBut there's really no need to discuss the validity of this claim any further:\n\n> Hameroff appeared as himself in the documentary film What tнe ♯$*! Do ωΣ (k)πow!? (2004).\n\n> He also participated in the first Beyond Belief conference, where his theories were sharply criticized by Lawrence Krauss, among others.
Got the feeling it was overly produced. Lots of good facts, but don't like the format of looking like a sci-fi movie.
~~Well, he *did* knowingly expose at least one child to smallpox. That's about the only thing I can think of...~~\n\nEDIT: Marvin is right - that was Jenner. I'd be interested in knowing which misdeeds the site is even talking about in reference to Salk. I'm sure Philo T. Farnsworth was also in league with the devil to create televisions that cause cancer.
If you've never been to Kentucky, then this may seem out of the ordinary.
Just throwing some info out there in case you were interested :) again, check into Gnosticism. You might like what it has to say.
Wrong. That's not science. When conducting a scientific investigation you gather evidence and then form conclusions. If you're wanting imagination to drive research then you invariably end up creating conclusions and then gathering evidence to support them. That's where ufology has gone wrong. After the first few cases gained publicity researchers started looking for evidence to support their conclusions while disregarding items that contradicted them.
*runs away screaming*
As far as I know the only supplement that has been proven to do anything is the Folic Acid in prenatals. And you can get that in your diet, but it's much easier to get the amounts needed with a pill, especially of you're vomiting constantly.
Some people like frankness in their interactions; others like tact.  I don't see why this doctor couldn't just be a good doctor *for the OP*.\n
I *knew* you were going to say that! Also, I sense you've had a change in your life in the past year...
Yes, a "UFO crash" usually has nothing whatsoever to do with aliens. What a spin I put on that story. Pffft.
Huzzah! I'm calling China to tell them about reddit. Reward time!
We're glad you're here too. I've never liked that show and find it troubling that it, and so many shows like it, keep coming back season after season. \n\nAlso, the "lead" investigator dude in Paranormal State sounds like Keanu Reeves. So monotone!
If "ET exists" or if "ETs exist".\n\nIt's "Democratic Candidates' Debate".
That is what you've got? A network's actions result in a man having a bounty put on his head, and your rebuttal is 'Evidence shows' (without any), and reporting gaffs? Let's say they were all intentional; The 2 are comparable in any way... Because?
They really helped my sinus troubles, especially after this state made psuedoephedrine prescription only.
It's not like we're not treating them, the parents will just have to pay extra.
> judges believe that men want to be free from the burden of children.\n\nDo you have a reference for that? It sounds somewhat far-fetched.
here. look here! ^
One thing at a time.  Before you complain about the fourth-generation thing, let's tackle the whole concept of a 'metaphysician'.  But give me a minute to stop laughing and get up off the floor.
That doesn't make it "sort of true" at all.
Looks like the page has been infected with some kind of virus.
i see no link to pic.
Before we understood life evolved from common ancestors, we couldn't explain the vast diversity of life, at that point, with that knowledge, it was reasonable to think we were created. Everyone of that time did, it isn't now.\n\n\nI think religions were people attempts to explain the world around them.
Not to make my case, just to cite my source.  I do not believe that there is a better source then Noam Chomsky.  Everything I've ever heard or read from him is well-sourced and everything always checks out.  I definitely think that "lunatic" is not accurate.  He's incredibly consistent and accurate, which are not qualities consistent with the symptoms of lunacy.
There is no need to find an explanation because she's not even right.  See top reply for data.
people are attracted to ideas that make them feel important
My favourite has to be the "We 'heart' your privacy" down where you give them your email address.\n\nI wonder if there's a shred of truth to that.
... this is a challenge to our reality. let's be adventurous and optimistic with it.
The Demon Haunted World - Science as a Candle in the Dark.\n\nIt's polite and not anti-religious. If any book has a chance of having an impact it would probably be this book.\n\nHere's a [pdf version](http://www.philosophy.thecastsite.com/readings/godwantsyoudead/demonhauntedworld.pdf) of the book if you've not read it yourself.\n\nIn fact, it has been a few years since I read it. Think I'll read it again now!
Sorry, Francism I guess. Alternating and alternative are the same in French.
Longer, 200 page version here. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByJAC-sfXwumdkE4d0Y2eWtURTZ2eDM5RmlLc3ZhQQ/edit?pli=1
A blank stare.
Considering the Zune has been discontinued, I don't see how that would make any business sense.
I agree with that part. I just disagree with "we are not as bad as we previously were so let's not try to get to the bottom of these issues."\n\nThis particular kind of violence is on an upswing and should be analyzed, regardless of the decline of other sorts of violence.
God did it.\n\nEnd of the book.
Sounds like it shouldn't be so tough to do an experiment on yourself.
I concur.
Calories are a unit of energy, not a substance that turns into fat and sticks to your gut.
>A skeptic wouldn't take it for granted that ghosts don't exist\n\nHow would a 'ghost basher' assume such a thing, other than in the most trivial sense? They're out to limit our ontology as much as possible. That's it. That's practically what a skeptic sets out to accomplish.
Actually, a 30C dilution of kerosene in water *could* put out a fire.
While I admire James Randi's foundation and the work he has done, I've always thought that his offer of a million dollars (or whatever it's up to) should have fallen by the way side long ago.  \n\nDon't get me wrong, I don't think there's anything to psychic powers, but I believe that there is a loophole gaping in the challenge.\n\nThe offer is a high payoff for a scientifically rigorous test that proves that a paranormal, psychic or supernatural power or event.\n\nThe hole, as it appears to me, would be the placebo effect.\n\nThis effect is thoroughly documented and yet its only 'explanation' is that people somehow **will** themselves better - in statistically significant numbers - from a variety of ailments.\n\nJust sayin'.
Of course this gets downvoted for no reason. Welcome to the new state of r/UFOs.
From what I've seen of you, you seem to just be a troll. But I'll take the bait, how does my comment demonstrate a closed mind? OP said the documentaries are "free of pseudoscience and quackery" and asaq4prn replied that "there is no such thing." Are we really asserting that **every. single. documentary. ever** contains pseudoscience and quackery?
I do. I eat lemons whole. Because they're that fucking awesome.
The only déjà vues I have only last for a few seconds and I feel like I can't really do anything but watch. \n\nThey feel likes dreams I had weeks sometimes months ago and back then I was not able to piece everything together so it just feels like any silly dream.
Yeah, it's a misleading headline to the article. The Royal Homeopathic Hospital in London is also still going, just under a broader name since it also practices other woo alongside homeopathy. What a total waste of public funds. 
In the fourth row back, empty seat on the left you can kind of see what looks like a milky/shadowy form come in from the left and get into the seat next to the man.  I had to rewind a bunch of times to finally see what they were talking about.
Shermer was in large part responsible for me getting over my bronze age superstitions! 
As a mathematician, I look at people looking at the Drake Equation and rolling their eyes and roll my eyes, because they've misunderstood the point. [1]\n\nThe Drake equation is emphatically _not_ supposed to give an accurate estimate of the probability of life in the universe. The idea of the Drake Equation is that even with _absurdly conservative figures_, you still get a nontrivial probability of life occurring in the universe. \n\nTo show what I mean, let's just do the math: \n\nRecall that the equation is:\n\n    N = R * fp * ne * ft * fl* fi * fc * L \n\n    R = the average rate of star formation per year in our galaxy\n    fp = the fraction of those stars that have planets\n    ne = the average number of planets that can potentially support life per star that has planets\n    fl = the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop life at some point\n    fi = the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop intelligent life\n    fc = the fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existence into space\n    L = the length of time for which such civilizations release detectable    signals into space\n\nLet's take some _extremely_ low probabilities for some of these, I'm going to leave R abstract for the moment.\n\nSay the following:\n\n    fp = 1/10^5\n    fl = 1/10^7\n    fl = 1/10^7\n    fc = 1/10^7\n    ne = 5/100 -- taking into account a guess at the ratio of life-supporting planets and moons in our solar system versus the total number, and halfing it.\n    L = 10^6 earth years\n\nLet's choose R=1, that is, there are no new starts being formed. This equation then gives us the probability that any one star might support life, so the probability of any one star having life is roughly 1 / 10^19, let's call it 10^-20. These numbers are, indeed, totally made up, but they're also pretty absurdly overwrought, if you don't think they're overwrought enough, make the probabilities lower, because the crux of my argument is this, there are an estimated 10^22, to 10^24 stars in the observable universe. So even with this very extreme estimate, the probability of intelligent, signal-producing alien life would dictate something in the vicinity of 50-1000 civilizations (again, a conservative estimate) in the observable universe.\n\nThis, notably is using estimates much smaller than the traditional historical estimates, many of which are flat out wrong (R is, for instance, definitely not 1).\n\nTo wit, the point is never to get an accurate estimate of the number of signal producing civilizations in the galaxy, and anyone trying to do so is using a futilely underpowered tool, but -- to make the argument that life exists in the universe, I think the Drake Equation is a useful tool in that regard.\n\n\n[1] Hopefully you can forgive my facetiousness\n 
If those women are experts at anything, it's at being mindless robots who blurt out populistic sound bites to an audience that applauses on cue.
Damn good video.
Having had my mind blown by reading *Good Calories, Bad Calories* a few years ago, you run the risk of going really far down the rabbit hole by looking into this stuff. It's both good and bad. \n\nThe good part for me was finally learning how to eat in such a way that doesn't make me fat and sick; no longer having intense "comfort food" cravings; etc.\n\nThe bad part is suddenly waking up into a world where it seems like everyone has gone completely insane. Openly disbelieving the lipid hypothesis (and espousing the carbohydrate hypothesis) sometimes feels like being a 9-11 truther. \n\nThe trickier part is that, the more intensely you delve into the science and nutritional anthropology, it becomes less and less clear what, *exactly*, is causing the diseases of civilization. It's not obvious that carbohydrate on its own is purely the culprit. Even fructose can't be specifically singled out, since there are traditional cultures (for example, the [Kitavans](http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2008/08/kitavans-wisdom-from-pacific-islands.html)) who thrive on extremely high-carb, high-fructose diets and have none of the health problems associated with those diets in the West. There are outstanding questions about how different forms of fatty acids (Omega-3/Omega-6 ratios) play a role. \n\nSince *GCBC* came out, the low-carb zeitgeist seems to have shifted strongly toward the so-called "Paleolithic" diet model. *Why We Get Fat* touches upon "paleo" principles. (Full disclosure: I'm a mod at [r/Paleo](http://www.reddit.com/r/Paleo).) Anything that brings evolutionary biology to the mix is going to help clarify things.\n\nUnfortunately, criticisms of the lipid hypothesis are still somewhere in a gray area between the mainstream and the fringe. There's good science to be had, and there are also crackpots to beat the band. Personally, I think it's worth wading through the nonsense to get at the truth, because the public health implications are enormous.\n\n*edit: fixed links
I was wondering about that last week, it seems now that we're a few months out, people are already done with it. How am I supposed to host my end of the world party now with such little hype?
If their physics were correct, wouldn't the building magically start to come back up once it had collapsed half way? Of course, if their physics were correct, blue monkeys might as well start flying out of my ass, as well.
I guess what I'm driving at is that the utility of a resource like this is to provide useful rebuttals to common misconceptions/misrepresentations to save having to re-rebut the same tired stuff time and again.\n\nMy experience is that the response to a comprehensive rebuttal is normally a) refusal to accept the presented evidence, b) refusal to accept the veracity of the source of that evidence, c) immediate transition to an alternative talking point, or d) a combination of the above. I just think that - even if you're wildly successful - you run the risk of being disregarded as a source anyway by the more conspiracy minded types who would be the main target of these rebuttals. But again, I sincerely hope you succeed.\n\nWhat would be really nice (Warning! Incoming half-assed fantasy feature...), and would help drive adoption/popularity/utility, would be a plugin for popular blog software that automatically annotated comments with links to rebuttals to common talking points. It just makes it that much harder to hide the rebuttals, and makes it more likely that drive-by readers will be exposed to rebuttals, and help vote on the quality of the rebuttals.
Well, as long as you're enjoying yourself then.
Actually, no, you don't have any evidence of a conspiracy or involvement of the American government in 9/11. Nothing. From the at least hundreds of consirators you would need, not even one talked.\n\nAll you have are theories you base on small parts of the picture. Ignoring all other evidence we have.
It is quite normal to have a drop in activity before somthing significant happens. Just like it takes energy for a human to walk, talk, run etc, it takes spiritual energy to do things. this spirit has a shallow connection to our world if it stopped moving things so it could "growl" and it stopped growling and moved your necklace. I hope I clarified.\n
To me it makes much more sense that Obama is actually 'dismantling nuclear weapons' because ETs have already repeatedly disabled them right in their silos. Many credible military witnesses have claimed this now. Might as well claim you're 'dismantling' them if they aren't even functional, eh?
A basic knowledge of physics, chemistry, and biology will go a long ways towards catching scams.
Actually, synapsids are no longer considered reptiles, just reptile-like. 
Why are we still talking about this?
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Invading that Subreddit is harsh, It's quite likely the poster is just making shit up to scare a bunch of people who are able to suspend their disbelief.\n\nSome of the posters comments are incredibly clichéd:\n\n"I know it's not the "norm" or "socially acceptable" I get it. It comes with the territory. It doesn't bother me when people are skeptical, I completely understand."\n\nand\n\n"I mean sometimes I know what song is gonna play next on the radio, but is that being in touch with the world? Or is it just luck?"\n\nTo me, it just looks like supernatural role play.
You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometime, well you might find you get what you need.
HA. HA. \n\nYou have MADE ARGUMENTS!\n\nWHY CARE?!\n\n(Not having should care be you) Instead you are YOUTH AND CARE.\n\nStop having made feels of care and being instead fuck of care sex being. Vodka also.
Yes. I can explain it. It is fake. That's all that really needs explaining.
But how is being a circlejerk really a defense of anything? The analogy lacks in some ways but it would be like saying "Well I'm just an asshole, so don't judge me" or "My racism is ok because I made it into a joke".\n\nI have seen SRS often (and mostly rightfully) critisize of how people on reddit use the "it's just a joke" defense to gain some sort of absolution... but then people on SRS use pretty the much the same technique when they say "we're just a circlejerk!".\n\nThat just doesn't sit right with me.\n\n(SRS is still awesome quite often)
Oh, look - the British are trying to act tough. 
Quick answer: As far as I know (and the scientific community knows), this is complete bullshit.\n\nLonger answer : Ions are just atoms that have lost or gained electrons, making them positively or negatively charged. Problem is, this is unstable, so stuff tend to stay neutral. That's why, even if there are positive and negative ions in any glass of water, they'll never attract anything (for exemple). The point is ions are not magical unicorns floating around and doing stuff, they're pretty much stuck to their counter-ion.\n\nFurthermore, cell membranes are neutral, and because they're surrounded with water (which is polar, and thus can interract with ions), ions will tend to stick to the water, and not go through membranes. Because of that, even if they indeed emitted ions, they probably couldn't get inside the body. And I doubt anything with such a low charge can do anything significant without being incredibly close to its target.
Okay. From reading it, they let these guys inspect the mechanism while it was running, and they sent them a sample of the fuel from before and (supposedly) after use. The after sample contains copper and iron. That's great. Now publish the design so that someone else can try to replicate. I can still think of at least 100 different ways they could have faked or misinterpreted the results.\n\nThese are the major red flags for me:\n\n>the used powder is different in that several elements are present, mainly 10 percent copper and 11 percent iron. **The isotopic analysis through ICP-MS doesn’t show any deviation from the natural isotopic composition of nickel and copper.**\n\n...\n\n>A straightforward calculation shows that a large proportion of the nickel must have been consumed if it was ‘burned’ in a nuclear process. **It’s then somewhat strange that the isotopic composition doesn’t differ from the natural.**
oh cool thank you for sharing these with me! :)
Actually, this isn't quite right. As cited in the video above, there are many studies comparing two different placebos, showing that patients receiving one of the placebos improved faster than those receiving the other. The fact that there are differential effects between types of placebo shows that the placebo itself, the actual fake pill or fake injection, is having an effect beyond whatever the natural progression is.
That was the most pathetic attempt at a "reading" i think i've ever seen.  How can people watch that, and think she had any kind of success whatsoever? \n\nReally? An M or a J? What the hell is this, Wheel of Fortune?
Just ordered mine.  A co-worker wears one of the actual ones and I can`t pass up the opportunity to make fun of him.
Is your sister a Level Five Laser Lotus yet?
I concur.
I have heard other cases like this one.  The Computer is unpluged or not connected to the Internet and some "message" appears or long inactive e-mail messages appear, from some dead or missing person.. However with computers and how it is easy to hack into them, one always has to take everything with a grain of salt. If your boyfriend did not prank you, and I believe you when you say he didn't, then there is always the sad, but possible event of someone hacking into his for a "funny" joke.  I know of a story where a manuscript someone was typing was erased before their eyes, line by line, and they had to pull the internet connection to make it stop.
I would love to see where it goes, but it is physically exhausting. I don't feel any emotion whatsoever. I feel like my normal self, my body is just disconnected. My husband took a video of my doing it. Uploading it now.
Why is it surprising that being poked differently changes the way the poke is perceived?  How is brain activity relevant?  Why is a TV documentary supposed to be considered evidence?
Glad I haven't disappointed, I see you're just a disappointment.
PBS' Frontline has a show on these purchased "scientists" who are mostly advertising hires. Not only have oil companies and the Koch Bros spent millions copying the tobacco industry, but there are now new tricks to prevent the public from finding out who is paying for this propaganda.
Greer has become unhinged. I really don't trust him, and definitely don't believe much of the bullshit he peddles these days. The disclosure project witnesses were valid IMO, but... he doesn't seem very valid himself.
Kepler 22-B says hello. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/12/111205-earthlike-planet-confirmed-life-nasa-kepler-habitable-space-science/ 
After a quick google-fu search "email yourself from the future", all I can come up with is settings a delivery date for a future arrival. I think this is what I was referring to and NOT the ability to send an e-mail in the past with a future delivery date, and even further future send date.
Context makes your comment irrelevant.
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Hearts are really good too. 
So you're saying that when you take pictures of yourself, you are not visible?
Oh, I agree that everything about the word 'paranormal' is nonsense.  I also know that the placebo effect is well-known and is, at it's heart, a mental ability that is not explainable at this time.  The hole in the challenge -whether you want to call it the logical hole or whatever - is that as soon as a mental ability becomes explainable or plausible, it drops off the list of claims that can be accepted by the challenge.
Are you using rbutr yet? You are perfect for it! :)
Well, I think most of the videos I've seen are not alien but terrestrial. The exception, and this is just my opinion, are day time, reflection from the sun, very remote low to the ground area, or the whole bottom is glowing as if it is the propulsion system. \n\nBut whenever I see blinking light that outline the shape of the craft the same way we outline our crafts so they are visible for navigational purposes, I have extreme doubts.\n\nAliens have covered their tracks well and keeping themselves hidden from us. why would the be so careless and lazy when hovering over a densely populated area?
It's an anecdotal story with no evidence for it even happening.  How can I even begin to examine its validity?
Recent /r/skeptic coverage of Tony Robbins can be found [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/wxpej/tony_robbins_event_over_20_people_treated_for/).
Sea water is NOT NEUTRAL.
I've had something like this happen, but I was on a main street, the only major street that goes through my town, it was my 16th birthday and my friends and I were going to go camping at another friends land, well after my friends picked me up we crossed the river and entered the downtown area and there are no lights on anywhere or cars out, not even at the 24 hour gas station and country store. And we were thinking it was just a power outage so we stopped at the country store because we were going to get food and there wasn't anybody around so we didn't try going in, we were too freaked out. We ended up crossing back across the river and got food at another store and when we got back into that area of town that the weird stuff was happening it was completely normal again like nothing had happened. There were 4 of us total, and all of us we're seeing it, and we asked some people at school if they knew what happened and they say we are crazy. 
Not fine. If they don't vaccinate they can infect other people's children at other places besides the waiting room.
''all anecdotal evidence''\n\nNo, it's just denial. Nothing more...\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xkVs0BhTHo#t=41m11s
You'll have to ask CaerBannog.  He did the original sleuthing, I just wanted to make sure r/UFOs was more aware of what he found as his original comment got buried in that original thread.\n
I think the best answer to this sort of arguments is this. The fact that our current understanding of the world is incomplete and sometimes incorrect does not mean that one should assume magic.
Sure it is. Ketchup doesn't require added sugar, for example. 
Yeah, sounds like most of the comments are by people who didn't get to the bit with her daughter getting interviewed and the orb looking in through the window. \n\nMy questions are: if these beings are benevolent and trying to make positive contact, why stay so far away? Why not actually make close contact with the whole family and anyone who professes to be ready for it? \n\nWhy lights in the sky? Why not hard evidence on the ground, like artifacts or earthworks that could not be made by human hands?\n\nIt's true that we can't begin to perceive of the intentions of otherworldly beings, but come on, common sense *must* be universal, right?\n\nAnyway, I don't believe these people are intentionally hoaxing. I think this is fascinating, and for what it's worth, I've experienced very similar phenomena.
Sierras. California side. 
UPDATE:\nMy dad fixed the chair a few days ago and nothing has happened since :)
Obviously, since the amount of arsenic in apple juice is heavily diluted, this means apple juice is a cure for poison! Pour some in the water supply and we'll all be immune to poison!
It was to measure erosion.
Something about the largest reserve of helium in the world is in Amarillo, TX and it's going to explode for some reason (I think he was confusing helium with natural gas maybe?) and flood most of the United States because something about Freemasons. Also, drilling for oil and fracking for natural gas (which is done by the U.S. Navy apparently) is going to make this happen sooner. "They" are also apparently using the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as a cover to allow them to pump anti-freeze into the water in order to melt the ice caps and flood the world. Global warming is actually caused by an electromagnetic cannon in the Indian Ocean that is heating up the Earth's core somehow; and it's all part of a Communist plan for world domination orchestrated by the U.S. Government and the New World Order.\n\nThey should have hired this guy to write for Pinky and the Brain.
I feel as if the aliens are the ones waiting reveal them selves to us when we're ready, not the government waiting to do it.
Sounds like [siddhis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhi)
My dad and I both had the same sighting of two points of light zipping across the western sky, cutting unbelievable turns and full-stop reversals, and fading in and out of plain sight, but even then we rarely talk about it unless for some reason I need him to confirm for me what we saw if only for the sake of verifying my sanity.  I'll discuss it with friends who bring up the subject, but rarely will I volunteer to bring it up in casual conversation.  \n\nWhether or not anyone I tell believes in that stuff is almost irrelevant; to the best of my knowledge I'm just relating a story about something I saw.\n\nAlso, you must remember that UFO does not necessarily mean alien craft.  I don't know what my dad and I saw, it sure was bizarre but I have nothing to support any sort of 'alien craft' claim.
Redditors need to provide answers for everything in this world so they can go to sleep comfortably at night thinking they have a grip on reality
So you deny entropy then?
Why not? Debunking shit is fun! I try to keep a scientific attitude to things, and that means looking at all the evidence and looking for defects. 
Very light on details and wild claims being made - making is seem very 'out-there'. Wish it (the article) was more substantive. For a very straight-laced rag, the Telegraph surprisingly likes to pick up some of these very left-field themes.
The purpose of r/skeptic is to discuss the reason and evidence behind various viewpoints.  The purpose of r/atheism is to assert the correctness of one viewpoint.
No problem, we'll just run high-powered jammers. /s
I would argue that opening up the world of knowledge and information, as well as the free and fair exchange of ideas is far more important than keeping the "right" answers locked away in an ivory tower.
That's way cool man! I wonder what it was..?
Someone on this forum reported similar objects over Oakland CA a couple months ago:  http://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/uf8vj/my_ufo_sighting_over_the_bay_area_artist_rendering/
Funny, Victor Stenger [came to pretty much the opposite conclusion](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_the_failed_hypothesis) and spent a couple hundred pages explaining why.
Isn't that being a little obtuse, though? I understand that it might make you a "true/real skeptic" but to me it seems like adopting that label at the cost of some common sense is a little silly.\n\nWe have no credible evidence of extraterrestrial life, but we do have considerable evidence of humans building shit (even if you ignore all the evidence about the pyramids specifically).\n\nEDIT: So at the very least it would help someone say "Humans probably built the pyramids", instead of giving it a 50/50 chance between those two options.
It made me laugh and people will know what I am talking about, I am letting it stay.
Mr. Cohen will have to do a little more scrutinizing but even he should see it's a hoax.  This won't last long.
You can't just put your own work out there for people to enjoy; you have to pay a lawyer somehow.
And modern day medicine gave him the chance to live longer than he would without it.
Zero. No chance. \n\nPeter Panic summed it up pretty well. 
Luck, coincidence or super powers, at least one family has some answers. Creepy.
Fervently.
your friend needs help. please help him. screw the discussion, get him on some meds or something.
"You want to know something? We are still in the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages — they haven't ended yet."\n\n-Kurt Vonnegut in "Deadeye Dick"
He didn't characterize the technologies described as "free energy" in the same way others describe mythical zero point modules or perpetual motion machines as providing "free energy". He was basically talking about solar energy and given that we get the sun's rays for free he is essentially correct.
Woah.   I JUST finished editing my post to add more-or-less this same statement.\n\nGreat minds think alike! ;)
There doesn't seem to be anything here...
Chiropractors of course claim to know more about these systems than doctors, this is what they do to promote their "alternative" treatments.\n\nFurthermore, this is not how diabetes works. Diabetes can damage nerves (diabetic neuropathies), and it is a one way street. \n\nIn type 1 diabetes, beta cells produce little or no insulin. When you have type 2 diabetes, your fat, liver, and muscle cells do not respond correctly to insulin. This has nothing to do with the manipulation of nerves.\n\nSaying that medical doctors do not focus on the cause also betrays your ideology. It is a fallacy to say that modern medicine does not treat the cause (of course it does, that how curing a disease works), and only highlights the fact that chiropractors and other CAM proponents hid behind this loaded jargon to try and feign legitimacy for their practice.\n\nAsk a skeptic, the evidence just isn't there.
I stand firmly in the camp that does not think he is crazy.
Awesome.  thanks ! 
"gud" means god.  "god" means good.
Well I've only ever used herbal remedies for little things, never anything serious. When I get migraines, I need the extra-strength bazooka shit, cause natural just can't cut it, but I've found some great natural remedies for helping mild headaches, or helping me sleep or cure an upset stomach, etc. But this homeopathy thing now sounds absolutely ridiculous. I didn't realize quite what it was and now that I know people are actually dying because they think it works.. well now I'm sad. :(
I don't know the angle of the glass, don't have the same type of light, don't have the same type of camera/lens/etc, and probably don't have the ability to replicate all of the conditions in this video perfectly, like the amount of water dripping and at what rate.    So you're right man, it's obviously the Star Family.  Can't be any other explanation.
I'm skeptical of astrological skepticism without exploration of it as a historically significant topic. For instance, having some knowledge of astrology is helpful in understanding some of the world's most durable religions, literature and even historical decision making. Granted, I'm more interested in it from a purely anthropological sense, not a practical knowledge sense, but we can learn a lot about human cultures by studying all sorts of belief systems, no matter how kooky they first appear. Why has astrology endured for millenia? And why was it so very important to so many disparate cultures? What are the connections between early astrology and early agriculture and ceremonies? 
I definitely believe one reason people fail prey to pseudoscience is a misunderstanding of analyzing statistics. Taking a statistics course for me, really did help me a lot in analyzing data more effectively. 
>In April 2007, Mr Jenkins, a diabetic, sought alternative advice from homeopath Susan Finn, who suggested he treat it with Manuka honey.\n\nThey really should prosecute for manslaughter. They would if it was a real doctor giving bad advice.
>I just found it impressive how passionate you are\n\nIt's funny, because I often regret being so passionate afterwards.  It's hard not to let people get to me  when they say hateful or ignorant things...[but I'm trying, Ringo.  I'm trying real hard to be the shepherd.](http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction.)\n\n>There have been multiple examples of bots linked to multiple accounts who can collectively downvote comments simultaneously on reddit and even a subreddit to report them in.\n\nI wouldn't be surprised; there are certainly bots on reddit.  But there are equally valid explanations for this event that aren't so...conspiratorial.  Maybe you're right, maybe you're not, but the certainty of your words was what set me off, not the content of your opinion.\n\nIf you're still wondering, you should absolutely put your waiter experience on your resume.  Waiting tables is harder than a lot of people think, and if you can hold a job as a waiter, it can only improve your prospective employers opinion of you.
Well said.
This is a sub filled with people who believe in spooky ghosties, and I'm the ignorant one?
I concur.
Technically 9/11 was the result of US government policy not action but had the government behaved otherwise, Al Qaeda would not have had cause to attach the US. Some things would have been difficult, such as a change of attitude towards Israel but other things such as the ramping down of US troops on Saudi soil would not have been. Funnily enough these were the two main issues that were seen to be triggers.
Snopes Summary: Began circulating as an email in 2005. Mostly outdated and false. Most of the charities listed run at around +80% efficiency and CEOs generally make between $400-$800k.\n\nhttp://www.snopes.com/politics/business/charities.asp
Supreme Court has ruled that state/local jurisdictions have a little bit of leeway in how they can implement it. In some cases they *can* be called upon, but only a few states allow their use in court at all, and only New Mexico allows it to be done in front of a jury.\n\nIt is used in police investigations because it *does* work when people believe it works, so I can see how it would be helpful there. 
It's not such a bad thing if she subjectively feels better. Deal with her situation separately and pursue the removal of the scammers independently.
I think you are mixing theory with hypothesis, and in that expmple a very one in the first place.
Nah, because you misquoted the guy you are replying to. You know that Redditors (and people in general) love to jump all over a mistake when they see one. \n\n*I'm referring to you saying "the most successful" when the OP said, "One of the most successful"
I have never really understood the problem of infinite regress.  People don't seem to have a problem with the idea of an infinite future, so why have a problem with the idea of an infinite past?\n\nOther cultures, like the Hindus, are all about infinite cycles, and an infinite regress poses no problems in their thinking, it seem to me that only western minds are so fixated on beginnings and ends to things.
It does look like there are several branches of this place in various cities throughout India - but I didn't look very hard.\n
Parallel reality glitch. I guess this is starting to sound repetitive in the various posts. Enjoy it, expand the mind a little bit, open to new possibilities, and maybe you will experience more. thanks for sharing. :)
Snopes has references and makes corrections when they are wrong.  Your chain email doesn't.
It really baffles me that some people would say "yes."
Thanks!
Similar things have happened to me.  Like, if I'm really upset, and I look at lights menacingly, they burn out.  Happens constantly around all types of lights, even happened to a car's brake light in front of me once.  I have had dreams that come to pass (in exact vivid detail), and one time I was playing with magnets and touched one that was stuck on another, and the other shot a foot across the desk.  I think I somehow switched the polarity.\nEdit: also, when I'm around radios, the stations sometimes change completely.  One time, my alarm clock started scrolling through its numbers furiously, and I freaked out and ripped it out of the wall, only for it to keep going - and there was no battery.  I ran and threw it into a catch-all closet and I've never seen it again.  I've also walked into automatic doors many times when I walk straight towards them, and they worked for the person before me.
My opinion has not changed -- I appreciate the work he has done, and his credibility has not diminished because of the poor management of this marketing campaign. Here is why: Stanton is an old school researcher. He's in his 70s, he writes books, he lectures, he goes to archives and libraries. The kind of information that he uncovers is complex or easy to sum up in a simple paragraph to a rude post on Reddit. He isn't net savvy, and I don't think his credibility (in my view) depends on this. His career is based on book sales and lecture fees. I don't think this makes what he does any less credible. (Do we claim that a university researcher is less credible because they are paid by a university?) Given that UFO research is not recognized by any credible institution, he has offered a methodology that has contributed greatly to the field. He does not rely on internet rumours but on documentation uncovered through years of FOIA requests and by tracking down government documents in obscure places. He always puts his career background in context during public talks (which I have seen on a number of occasions) - that he no longer is part of nuclear physics and devotes his time to UFO research. In My opinion, his of over 40 years worth of work in a field that I think deserves more serious attention, is not diminished by a bunch shallow name calling. That's what debunkers do. I don't mind buying his books to pay for his work. And to explain the conclusions he comes is difficult to explain in a paragraph. Its in the book! Anyway, I guess I am kind of annoyed because this response is exactly what UFO supporters get annoyed with! People judging others superficially, and not listening to all evidence.
So they can find other UFOs
So it appears (I had no idea) but there is another layer of meaning that's generally recognised: http://www.ukskeptics.com/article.php?article=skeptic_or_sceptic.php&dir=articles
The toothpicks don't pierce skin. You just prod the patient in the normal acupuncture areas with the toothpicks, and it seems to have the same effect as acupuncture. It's probably actually safer, as (ideally) the skin isn't broken.
It's crazy to me that most of these women can say with a straight face "so then children can CHOOSE what they want to believe to be true."\nwhen the fuck did we all just get to DECIDE what is true or not?? 
At 6X dilution, so that'd be about 1ppm, if the remedy was made entirely of that extract, which it isn't. Pure cyanide wouldn't have any effects at that concentration.
My dad is not the type to play jokes let alone a 3 year gag.
Dude I really wish they were... I have tried to figure out how anyone else can know about any of this other stuff and there's just no way.... 
I played this game when I was a kid too, up until the point where I found out it can seriously kill you. But when I passed out I had a hallucination that people were standing over me and VIOLENTLY drilling my teeth out, and when I woke up there were 3 adult camp counsellors (I did it at camp) standing over me just like in my hallucination, freaked me right the fuck out.
Good.
>>the meaning of your statement implies that my understanding of the proof that exists is not a result of the objective reality of the phenomenon and the evidence, but, instead, based on some sort of subjective interpretation on my part.\n\n>I'm not even sure what you're arguing here.\n\nNot sure what the difficulty in understanding my comment is.  Just as I said, your saying that you're sure I *"think"* that there is ample evidence implies, again, that my understanding of there *being* ample evidence is a result not OF that ample evidence itself, but, instead, of my inability to understand that they are not, in fact, examples of it.\n\n> If you claim there is overwhelming evidence then by definition you *think* there is.\n\nOf course.  However, in common usage where it regards the English language (both spoken and written), there is new meaning that would not otherwise be present which is given to a sentence when one of the words in it is stressed.  In this case, what would have otherwise been a nominal questioning of my saying there is ample evidence, instead can often get further interpreted in a sarcastic, derisive, or incredulous manner.\n\nGiven the overall context of your initial commentary on this thread - along with the parallels between how you introduced your presence and the less than stellar manner in which many other so called "skeptics" introduce themselves - it was not unreasonable to have come to the interpretation that was arrived at in response to your having italicized your statement in the manner that you did.\n\n> That judgement is *necessarily* based on a subjective interpretation as should be clear by the fact that large numbers of people can look at the same evidence and from it reach contradictory conclusions.\n\nThis is a general statement that your attempting to generically apply to *all* cases of paranormal phenomena simply cannot universally adhere to where it involves those circumstances where, as but one example, an individual under clinical test conditions is watched by more than one qualified professional, can correctly assess, say, objects existing in a remote distance by using only his or her mind, and where the entire process and findings therein are rigorously documented.  There are many, many cases like this regarding various different types of paranormal phenomena that simply cannot be classified as being subjective.  This, again, is just a simple fact, and this fact flies directly and unerringly in the face of any statement *anyone* can make that questions the objectivity of the conclusions or the observations that took place.\n\n> While evidence itself may be objective, our interpretations of it and the conclusions we reach based on it are *always* subjective.\n\nAbsolutely.  This is very true, of course.  However, after a certain point, one would be very remiss to continue denying the reality of a phenomena.  This is as much the case with the study of paranormal phenomena as it is with any supposed "hard" science.\n\n> This is one reason why the scientific method values replication, experimental variation, and confirmation so highly - it minimizes the impact of our subjective evaluations.\n\nWhile this is, in theory, attractive, the actual practice of science and the scientific method on this planet leaves really so much to be desired as to fail miserably at being worthy of the discipline's stated objectives.  One indicative example amongst the untold many involves [Virginia Steen-McIntyre's](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wox3SfzBA8) toils at the hand of an establishment intent upon suppression (starts at about the 7.10 point).\n\n> It seems like you might be taking the existence of paranormal phenomena a priori and then claiming that your interpretation of the data is correct as a result.\n\nQuite the contrary, for I actually question the very existence of apriori phenomena altogether.  I'm not sure there is really anything such.  That being said, however, and within the context of this third dimensional realm we are currently in, my assessments have come from an ongoing critical evaluation of not only my own life and personal experiences, but an assessment of the documentation I've come across.\n\n> Surely you must see the problem with that line of reasoning.\n\nOf course.  Absolutely.  There is absolutely a big problem with that line of reasoning.  For that reason, I make sure and comport myself in such a manner that it does not apply to what I study.  I'm not altogether sure that the same can be said for you, however.\n\nRegarding your differentiation with so called "scientific skepticism" and the philosophical variant, all I can say is that I was only able to go on what you said and the words you used.  Your proclamations being generally unqualified as they were, one is left no choice but to apply your statements universally.  That being said - and as I already stated prior - while I think it is important to incorporate the scientific method in one's inquiries, it is also very, very dangerous to rely exclusively on the manner in which it is generally practiced on this planet.\n\nHuman civilization as it finds itself here is not sufficiently advanced for really anyone in their right mind to have much of any confidence exclusively on a discipline in science that has been all but crippled and eviscerated in its practice.\n\nRe: scientific skepticism:\n\n>    It is this type of skepticism that I am promoting and that, from my experience, most modern-day "skeptics" are most often talking about.\n\nTo this I respond by simply referring to my above statement.\n\n> From the quote above it appears you endorse exactly this type of skepticism, which is all I've been trying to say from the beginning.\n\nI endorse, as I stated previously *being critical*.  I do not find the brand of scientific skepticism that you practice and say you endorse to be sufficiently deserving of the word.\n\n> What you've described is exactly that inherent skepticism which lives at the heart of science itself.\n\nThe problem is, however, that the manner in which the theory is applied on this planet appears to be infused with and influenced by a tacit agenda that undermines its successful practice.\n\n> I would argue that those people considering themselves skeptics in the modern sense of the word, or as part of the skeptical movement becoming more and more popular on-line, would consider themselves as being guided by scientific skepticism instead.\n\nPerhaps this is correct - and because science as (again) it is practiced on this planet is so overwhelmingly lacking, this type of skepticism almost never comes across as critical or intelligent.  It comes across as being no more aware of what's really going on than the next blind and dogmatic religion parroted about by the next uncritical believer.\n\nI would personally say, if I may be allowed a momentary attempt at some advise, that you undergo as ongoing and comprehensive a study as possible of just *how* "scientific skepticism" is truly practiced on this planet.  You may find upon doing so that you will not have the same lofty opinion of it that you currently do.\n\n> Congratulations, you are a skeptic!\n\nNo, my friend.  I work on being a critical thinker.  This, unfortunately, can be quite a different thing altogether.
Yup, depends on the type of fruit/vegetable. In the cases where produce has been grown for size and uniformity, e.g. carrots, organics will be smaller and tastier. In other cases, it can be the exact opposite, where you have some popular established brand of produce that has been breed to be super sweet and organic farmers end up breeding a different variant that isn't as sweet.\n\nOf course that brings up another part of organic farming, the culture. \n\nFor example, full size tomatoes that haven't been grown in sand and then picked while still green and then sprayed with a substance to make them ripen are going to taste better. But then again, doing better than the full sized tomatoes that are sold in stores today isn't all that hard. :( (see any of the 50 thousand reposts on Reddit about this!)\n\nNow to be fair, the cherry tomato comparison was bunk, cherry tomatoes are *super* sweet as is. Two batches of cherry tomatoes are going to just taste different, that is how it is. Of course food in general is super hard to taste test, just look at the pure BS that is wine taste testing. \n\nAnother thing to take into account is that since margins are higher on organic produce, there are instances where you can get higher quality produce. Sometimes this is because it is sourced more locally. (If the consumer is paying 2x the price, a 25% markup to buy local suddenly becomes acceptable!) This is a *big* deal for cilantro. The non-organic cilantro at my local QFC was so bad that for awhile they just stopped carrying it, it fell too far below their quality threshold. The organic cilantro would keep for days, while all the non-organic stuff was pretty much gone the day after purchase.\n\nBasically it is an alternative to the entire race to the bottom. \n\nNaturally a lot of farmers market grown produce will have the same benefits, organic or not.\n\nOverall I'll agree that 90% of organic produce is meh, but there are a few times when it really shines. Whether or not this is due to the organic growing methods (occasionally perhaps) or due to the produce being higher quality (even if cosmetically inferior) is still up in the air.
I can see the future, give me all your money and one of us will be rich!
Intelligent people don't.
So to correct a tailbone that is tucked in to much, you just need to tap it in further.  I had to stop there.\n\nAs with so much of alt med, I the practitioner really believes any of this nonsense, he or she is deluded; if not, fraudulent.
Exactly.  It's the same concept of a Ouija Board...someone wants their son to communicate, so they convince themselves that it is the son communicating.  It's really heartbreaking...but ultimately complete shit. 
I am struck by the sheer effrontery of the claim that "scientific studies show that prayer helps people get better" when these studies actually found that prayer had no effect at all! And the actual results were well publicised too. Tell a lie and some people will believe it, seems to be the thinking here. 
[Here's a paper from the same group from a year ago (PDF).](http://www.sfrenm.fr/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/conscience-état-végétatif.pdf)
That is unfortunate, be nice anyway. We all have to get along. 
I wasn't sure if your use of the moon landing was purposefully a jab at Rogan or not. Either way, I thought it was a fitting analogy.
Even the term "scientist" gets confused.  Remember when that scientist was going on TV warning people the LHC would cause the earth to collapse into a black hole?  Botanist.  \n\nHow about Stephen E. Jones making authoritative statements about structural engineering regarding 9/11- He's a physicist (and a quack one at that).  
Analytic philosophy really is great if you wish to be a better skeptic. Everyone should have at least some basic grounding in formal logic, the world would be just a little bit better then.
I don't think many animals we eat, namely cows, chickens and fish, are capable of introspection. The other great apes probably are to a very limited extent, and dolphins and crows *might* be capable of introspection in a very limited capacity. Is the fact that something can react to stimuli enough to warrant not eating it? It's probable that most of what we eat don't even know they exist - they react to stimuli, using their brains only to process sights and sounds in a meaningful way. \n\nWhat exactly does it mean to be sentient? Are we going strictly be the dictionary definition? If so, there are a great many creatures that have neural networks, but no brain, and would qualify as sentient. What 'feeling' and 'perceiving' mean are what we need to qualify.\n\nI should state up front that I have no problem with eating meat. We evolved to do so. It's the main reason we evolved to have brains as large as we do. As long as suffering is kept minimal (adequate roaming room for the animal, etc), I'm fine with it. We like to think that we're fancy with out technology and that we are somehow seperate from nature, but we aren't. We're apart of it, and goddamnit things eat other things. We're certainly more humane about killing than a lion - those mother fuckers terrify the shit out of their prey, then bite large portion of them off and let their guts spill out until they bleed to death. Or, they bite the fuck out of your neck until their prey suffocates or bleeds to death. 
Even if they don't seem related, areas in the brain used for music could also be used for math, and would produce such a correlation.  Have there been any studies done which support or refute a correlation?
Because this photo is pretty goddamn old\n
Due to the vast distances of space, even if there there were an interstellar race in the milky way, the chances of us finding each other are incredibly low, Carl Sagan wrote a great piece on this, will try to find it.\n\nEDIT: Here we are http://www.fold3.com/image/#1|12427823 the part I am talking about is page 6,
CGI *is* amazing. (You realize that was just a depiction of the video, right?)
Oh please.  All I know is that women who believe themselves goddesses love to get on top and ride you like a rodeo bronco until they fall over senseless from too much pleasure.  \n\nAnd I got no problems with that.
What are you talking about? There are no federal regulations on NVGs.
I love how the thumbnail for "No True Scotsman" is the Loch Ness Monster.
It's almost like you can't read. There are now 3 posts about this same incident in the first 25 posts.... Move along chaps.\n\nEdit: didn't mean to reply to you, fucking iPhone.
That *is* kind of the whole reason why the switcharoo was named in the first place... "Not this joke again."
I went to the Whaley house a month ago with my boyfriend. I've always been extremely sensitive to the paranormal and I instantly hit it off with a tour guide because of it. \n\nAs soon as we went into the house, my heart started to hurt. It felt like a pinching feeling, like something similar to a pencil had punctured it. I brushed it off as heartburn or some repercussion from smoking and being in a really old house. \n\nThe first thing I wanted to do was go up the stairs and visit a room that was on the right end of the house. (it's close to the window with the chair). I couldn't part from it. I just wanted to stand there all day. Eventually, my boyfriend dragged me away and we went back downstairs. \n\nI started to talk to the tour guide over by the courthouse and I suddenly got dizzy and lost balance- I was standing completely still. The lady had to practically catch me. Then my boyfriends phone randomly malfunctioned and turned off. She explained that phones screw up a lot in the house, due to the strong activity. \n\nWe moved over to the "living room"- its chained off from the public. I began to tell her about other experiences I've had and as I stood there, I got dizzy again and had to lean against the door jam. She suggested that I should sit down, so I sat in the chair near the front door. I instantly felt better. \n\nA couple of minutes later, I gravitated towards the door again. I guess our conversation got me excited and wanting to move about. I ended up dizzy and against the door jam again. \n\nShe began to tell me the history of the house and I found out that the bedroom I kept gravitating to was Violet Whaley's room. As the story went on, I realized that I must be pretty attractive to Violet because the door jam that I kept leaning up against was the room where she passed away. \n\nThe "myth" goes that she jumped out of the window in an attempt to commit suicide. The tour guide told me that she actually shot herself in the heart in the outhouse in the back and they carried her back into the living room. \n\nThe living room was the door I was right next to. She told me that I was standing right next to the couch that she died on. My whole body just shook with terror. I knew that I was sensitive, but I didn't expect a spirit to attach herself to me. \n\nEventually, my boyfriend and I left because they had a group coming in for a tour. I kept thinking about the outhouse and said that I wanted to go behind the house. Even if it's not there anymore. I wanted to go back there before, but we entered the house instead because they were going to close down the "solo-tours" for group tours. \n\nWe started to walk on the right side of the house and suddenly my boyfriend topples over and starts crying. I didn't know what to do. I just stood there alarmed and recalled how the tour guide told me that they used to have hanging gallows outside of the house. He cried for a few minutes and kept exclaiming that he didn't know why he was crying, but he was so sad. I told him what the tour guide told me and it made sense to him. \n\nHe was able to pull himself together so we could go behind the house. I walked around unsure of what I was supposed to feel. I looked up and saw the window next to Violet's room and still walked about aimlessly. Suddenly I hit this patch of grass and I feel as if someone has their hands around my throat. I can barely breathe, it's more of an annoyance. Like a really tight turtle neck. I didn't run away because it wasn't strong enough. I'm not sure if I was feeling some type of reaction from Violet shooting herself, but it just threw me off guard. I stood there just to capture the moment and explain to my boyfriend what I felt in detail. \n\nAfter that, we left. That's my Whaley ghost story. 
I have seen one at the beginning of the year.  It flew right over my head and then instantly shot straight up through the clouds until I couldn't see it in less than 2 seconds.  It was completely unearthly.\n\nI even put in a report at the National UFO Reporting Center you can read about here: http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/086/S86284.html\n\nSomething is going on with this phenomena that started sometime last year and seems to be increasing at a steady rate.  I have a feeling it's going to come to a head soon.
okay, that makes more sense
Do we really need shiny names for planets we really only refer to in context to discovering them? No. If their existence is only noted for record's sake and we're not actually doing anything with them - why think up ludicrous names for rocks that are barely visible to the assisted eye?\n\nOf course if we ever sort out FTL travel and visit these planets then name them more convenient names.
I know. I just saying that it’s a shame that people like Brian David Josephson devalue such a prize.
I'm trying to understand this.\n\nIf I call and identify myself as a skeptic that's great but if someone tries to ID me as a skeptic I say don't you call me that, I'm not like you.\n\nOr even, don't you call other people skeptics, you have no right, even if they call themselves such.\n\nI mean, I'm an asshole but I hate when people call me one, so I guess I kind of understand.
looks pretty legit.
Fuck that pissed me off!
Well, I like a nice tinfoil hat as much as the next nut, but do you grasp the amount junk up there?  Not only old satellites but all the debris cause by things ramming into each other up there and gods know what else.  The advantage of the new systems is it can detect much smaller objects than the old lower frequency systems that are currently in use.. which according to the article has not changed since the 60s.  We really need to need to figure out a way to clean up all that crap up there, but the first step it tracking it all.
It sounds like the accupuncturist stated that her *reaserch* claimed cervical cancer is for prostitutes.  She also was never quoted as saying anyone deservedcervical cancer.  It is the author who made the jump from 'prostitue' to 'deserves cancer'.  It is pretty moronic to assume that because you are not slutty you are safe from cervical cancer, but that is a far cry from the claims made by the author.\n
The [video version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDQ3Znnq6k4) for people who don't want to read it. 
Yeah, but the American people supported it and claimed it as their own.\n\nBesides, the prevailing pro-science climate at the time surely inspired many Americans to study (or at least respect) science and made the country more intellectual as a whole. That's definitely something we've lost.
I didn't get the impression that her message was for skeptics to use kid gloves as much as she thought it was an issue of 'lost in translation'. She said she has realized that the skeptic community already mostly functions out of compassion and concern. The issue was that both sides have a different way of thinking and talking about things and that misunderstanding keeps them from any valuable communication.
Apparently we can't have a single post in /r/ufos that doesn't have a sarcastic chinese lantern reference.
Cocaine is a helluva drug.
How would that help? I'd be opening myself up to wishful thinking and various other forms of cognitive bias.\n\nMuch better to go with scientific evidence. It gets results. 
That freaky doll island was pretty good, and maybe I am too naive, but I honestly think that the vast majority of these shows don't fake their evidence....and it just falls outside our scientific understanding. 
You rang?\n\n6.0221415 × 10^23\n\nYep its bullshit.
Thanks for posting! keep up your beliefs. don't look for validation among the skeptics. :)
Thank you - very useful!  And though it is a bit too late now for myself, I would have definitely considered this article as part of my decision if I had known of it when we made the decision on the vax schedule for my child years ago. 
The paranormal Report. Great show, professionally done, weekly, and they have both video and audio shows. 
~~The boy who cried "Wolf"~~\n\nThe old man who cried "Jesus"
I think that approaching this portion of your education with a healthy dose of skepticism is important.  However, dogmatically rejecting it is a poor approach IMHO .  You need to remember that your patients will be interested, and any psychological benefit *is real.*
you may want to read up on some channeled material. it is all fairly consistent in this regard. Jane Roberts/Seth, Ra (Law of One), Edgar Cayce, Darryl Anka/Bashar, etc. \n\nThe basic theory is that the only thing that actually exists is a singular awareness/consciousness. It is creating an experience for itself by separating itself into an infinite number of parts. Each part represents a reality, we all are our own reality. \n\nThe totality of awareness contains all possible realities, all realms, all views, all pasts, presents and futures. The act of consciousness is to join realities together to create a coherent  "experience".\n\nYou will often hear about the concepts that no time except the present moment actually exists. That is because everything exists and is continuously being experienced now. Memory, precognition, imagination, creativity, learning, all come from what is happening in other versions of the present, parallel realities. Furthermore, there is no such thing as imagination. Anything we imagine has some sort of reality elsewhere. \n\nHow could this change our world view? Well, if it has any validity at all we should know within the next decade. 
Very true... :)
You clearly didn't watch the video.
The wikipedia article doesn't seem to do justice. Also, the bibliography indicates it doesn't rely on that one study solely. \n\nI don't post to paranormal very often, but it seems like an idea worth considering. The very concept gave my mind a good blowing.
>we being young fools ran for our lives.\n\nMaybe trusting your instincts was a good thing.  I see no reason to regret that move.  Sounds almost like an abduction scenario.
Well said.
Huh, weird. Whatever I guess.\n\nDid you read the Leslie Kean book at all? I thought it was good, and it has been lent to and enjoyed by some of my more skeptic friends. They thought it was reasonable and wish there were more going on with some of these cases (JAL/Alaska, Belgian Wave, DC Wave, etc.)
Wow, I knew I was no veteran redditor (redderan or vettitor?) but this is the first time I've seen the image [this](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ttY&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1440&bih=738&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=jiDuZ2TZo9OmTM:&imgrefurl=http://weknowmemes.com/2011/10/are-you-serious-face-meme/&docid=5ZvIf0Vi-62SKM&imgurl=http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/are-you-serious-rage-face.jpg&w=465&h=446&ei=sQHkTqjGL4rmiALB5umUBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=595&vpy=364&dur=373&hovh=217&hovw=226&tx=94&ty=97&sig=117739428897403317799&page=6&tbnh=163&tbnw=170&start=124&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:124) meme came from.
Geez, I am going to use it as my Facebook profile picture
This isn't entirely incorrect (correct me if I'm wrong).\n\nThe "units" here refer to United States Pharmacopeia, or USP, units used in expressing the potency of a drug (not doses).\n\n[Crushed garlic contains Allicin](http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/mdd/v05/i04/html/04news4.html) which has been shown to have antibiotic properties.\n\n"100,000 units of penicillin" sounds impressive, but it's not [unusual for 10 million units of penicillin to be an appropriate dosage for some ailments](http://www.drugs.com/dosage/penicillin.html).\n\nAs to how much Allicin is contained in clove of garlic vs the equivalent amount of antibiotics in 100,000 units of penicillin, I'm not sure how they arrived at that number. I'm also not sure how the antibiotics in penicillin compare to Allicin.\n\nThe fact that garlic *contains* Allicin does not necessarily mean we get and antibiotic benefit by ingesting it, in fact [cooking and eating garlic may reduce the usable Allicin to 0](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allicin#cite_note-5).
I really prefer "global weirding", though I'm having a hard time getting it to take off.
Come on, at least label it as cross post.
So any kind of cream only stay on the surface? It doesn't penetrate at all?
The studies listed measured cadavers of the different races between the ages of 19 and 91. It wasn't measuring just the elite athletes. 
All of them were/are brilliant. The new ones at least, haven't yet seen all the old ones, I do love the first Doctor though :)\n\nAfter seeing the first two seasons of the new Doctor Who again I must agree that Eccleston really is amazing.
That seems to contradict your earlier quote. If you agree that the science of physics will likely change over the coming centuries, then there's no reason to imply that extra-terrestrial technology must be restricted by current human knowledge of physics. The simple answer is that, putting aside speculation about wormholes etc, we do not know how inter-stellar travel could occur in anything less than epic time-frames.
If they found a new creature... why would their first idea to be shoot it.
Did it but it doesn't seem to have the same interest over there : (  Looks like we're going to have to keep it alive here in r/skeptic
I just peed myself a little out of disappointment.
It has been 6 days. I see no signs of a video proof you promised us.\n\nOP. I crown you,\n\nA faggot
Of course you're right. There's a lot of BS out there. But I think it's still worthwhile pointing out specific instances.
>Surf any skeptical forum like the skeptic subreddit\n\nYou mean James Randi might see my comments? Hello Mr Randi. I love you!
HUH?\n\nAgain, HUH?\n\nAscend to what?\n\n
Read this second-hand, but apparently the japanese have traditionally believed that arousal causes intense blood flow, not just to that one extremity, but everywhere, including through the nose.
Fair point. I was just generalizing.
Accidents are a small fraction of gun deaths.\n\n> [In the U.S. for 2010, there were 31,513 deaths from firearms, distributed as follows by mode of death: Suicide 19,308; Homicide 11,015; Accident 600](http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/GUNS/GUNSTAT.html)\n\nThat's just a hair under 2% of all gun deaths.\n\n
Wish these guys could have been as mordant and well-researched in their piece on climate change.
There's irony in you being wrong about bender.\n\nhttp://theoatmeal.com/comics/irony\n\nedit: because you said it's ironic that he had a wrong definition, but his definition is a correct use of irony, one of several.
Just a question, you said nothing happened after the first week, then you say your first experience was 4 nights in, can you just clear that up for me? I'm a little confused haha
It's very much the equivalent of marking in red all the mistakes of how irrational a child's story book is.\n\n> It seems however that some people don't only a few mind. We all know what circlejerk is about right though?\nLEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!! :'(\nThe cyberpolice have spoken\n\nAlso, I don't understand what any of this is trying to accomplish (or means for that matter).  I apologize if my initial post came off as offensive, for I did not mean it to be so, but /r/skeptic seems to be going after /r/nosleep a lot lately.  The problem seeming to be a fundamental misunderstanding of what the subreddit is about.
But they're pills.  How do you turn homeopathic medicine into a pill? 
But English is _clearly_ the best language!
Actually I was being facetious, but hey what ever. Make all the assumptions you want.
>I believe in the paranormal based off of experiences I've had. \n\nSorry to speak plainly,  but your attitude seems  stupid. \n\n
This is probably it. I've had my own glitch messing with Peter answers. I was fooling my friend pretty good until he told me to ask Peter where some of our other friends were. I had no idea what my other buddies were up to, but Peter told my friend to check the front door. To my amazement, when we opened the door the 3 guys my friend asked about were standing right there. Even though I typed in the answer it scared the shit out of me. And that's why I don't fuck with Peter answers anymore
I don't deny that they have reason to issue warning. I just take it with a grain of salt, because last time they used their power to force load of vaccines into worlds throat. Only pharmaceutical companies won battle with flu, with bags of dollars landing on their accounts. People generally rejected vaccination without major harm to heard immunity. Is it really acceptable to shove millions of dollars into trash without **good** reason? Or maybe people should be forced to vaccine(with this specific vaccine, I'm not talking about compulsory vaccination in general)?\n\nAlso, this vaccination fiasco really hurt vaccination credibility for usual vacciness, because if bird-flu vaccine was (arguably) worthless, then maybe all others are also unneeded? It's not medieval black plague, right? /sarcasm
Just saw a BBC article about this... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11721981\n\nCouldn't it easily be an amateur rocket?
I will always continue to believe in love, even if the skeptics want to call me foolish. 
> mafoo decided he was going to give it a shot, and he did nothing wrong.\n\nNever said he did anything wrong.\n\n> I never said anything about a moral imperative.\n\n> If we skeptics don't seek to educate others, then what is the point of being skeptical? Being right in a world of ignorance? Shouldn't we be trying to improve the average person's critical thinking skills?\n\n> Personally, I want to teach people about critical thinking because I think it will help them and others. That's a personal choice, and one many skeptics are in a position to act on.\n\nPersonally, I want to teach people things, too. However, I don't think that providing a skeptical perspective is, in and of itself, teaching. It may result in spreading skepticism and sowing the seeds of critical thought, but that's an effect of being skeptical, not the goal of being skeptical.\n\nAs I said before, I have no problem with mafoo, I have a problem with your presented attitude that as skeptics, we better get out there and teach people or we're not fit to be called skeptics, because you presented the case that there's no point in being skeptical unless it's to teach others. I strongly disagree with your perspective.
No doubt it looks weird (and cool and mysterious), but how can you judge how close to the camera it is? My guess is that the fog particles were quite close (like within 5 inches). I say that because some of the fog seems to be composed of faint spheres, all about the same size. This is similar to those ghost orbs people go batshit for which is nothing more than dust hanging in the air and flash photography. If a dust mote is really close to the camera when the flash goes off it's going to reflect a lot of the flash, but since it is so close it will be way out of focus and so the bright light of the flash will be exposed in the camera as circle of translucent light. What's hard to explain in your photo is that there is an arc of particles in a neat line that doesn't seem like frosted breath would, but hey maybe someone sneezed just before that shot.
This happens to me all the time. I read the paper and listen to talk radio at the same time.
my guess is it's an emergent phenomenon of their propulsion systems.
Shifted between parallel realities perhaps?
Pens sweat too nowadays?
I had a feeling it would turn out this way...
What are some other signs of protection? \nLol... and it was on my desk 
common sense...?
Statistical significance achieved.
I understand...the problem is though, this theory starts getting applied to everything even with first hand accounts.  Just like chinese lanterns and flares.
"Wait, wait, let's do another take."
Are you serious?  You see no difference between experiment and evidence used to support a position, and believing in something based on faith?  And there are plenty of experiments you can set up to prove that there is no such thing as a human energy field or Qi.  [Hell, a nine year old did it.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Rosa)
Well the issue is that it's Corporate America.\n\nJournalists are not given their freedom to do journalism. They are only given the job of pretending to be a journalist for ratings. If they are too harsh to a politician, they are labeled as a partisan.\n\nI have a journalist friend, he can't say anything about politicians he interviews. He can't criticize anyone harshly. He can't pretend to say anything concrete.\n\nSaying so will result in him having to remove his own "independent" label. \n\nBut he works for the government news agency, so it makes some sense for them since they can't play favorites. It makes no sense for corporations to do that except that the owners want it, or that ratings are driven by moderation-fallacy.\n\nExcept we can see by the SUCCESS OF fOX NEWS and MSNBC; and utter failure by CNN---ratings desire partisanship. And sometimes so does THE TRUTH.
>Doreen, who holds B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in counseling psychology\n\nDegrees don't make you intelligent, they just prove you have decent study habits. 
"There's good and bad in all professions" is too vague to even discuss. \n\nMy info will check out if you do some research, I assure you. At least in the US. 
Not supposed to happen until around 6pm. Though no mention of the fact that 6pm happens 24 hours a day somewhere in the world. those xtians and their inattention to detail.
Antibiotics ARE awesome but not effective against viral outbreaks, so I don't know quite what your local health dept had in mind.  This strikes me as a bad idea as over use of antibiotics decreases their effectiveness by creating resistant strains of bacteria.
He said he tried to reproduce it, without success.
I'm not going to completely write it off. I don't really believe that anything will happen, but if I had to choose my favorite theory, I would choose the photon belt theory. http://www.in5d.com/photon-belt.html
I would say he likely has very strong empathic skills and has developed the skill of cold reading, and he is likely not even aware this is what he is doing. \n\nMy first degree is in psychology, which I went in to because I have always had this skill and it only ever got stronger as I aged. I can meet someone and within 15 minutes have a very good idea of a full psycho-social history including traumas, not because they tell me but because I'm asking good questions and I'm tuned into nonverbal cues and word choices that tell me a story. As an aside I actually hate that I can do this because it is difficult to turn off and people get weirded out in social situations when you know shit about them that they never told you. \n\nAnyway, I have met a ton of people in the psychology field who claim to be "empaths" or that they can "read people". And truly, they can...just not how they think. Those people have never been exposed to skepticism, and only to the bare minimum amount of science. They've never heard of cold reading or other scam techniques, so they truly think they have this special gift without realizing there isn't anything paranormal about it at all. 
No problem!  I also support the notion that cannabis has a number a great health benefits, but that administering it via smoking cancels out at least a number of them.
> Is it basically just finding the numbers which have appeared less often or too often in all the previous lotteries, due to probability having a habit for balancing the results out over time?\n\nDefinitely not this. The number of times a ball has come out on previous occasions has no effect on whether it will come out next time.\n\nAs for how it was done though... I have no idea. I really hope it's not the split screen thing though.
Sorry I don't mean to sound like an ass, but do you have any photographic footage of the apartment (unedited ofc)?? I would like to check this out...
No, that's not an issue either. The only issue is whether us humans have the balls to do anything about it.
Researchers get annoyed when people claim demon all the time because actual demonic cases make up like 1% of all hauntings. Not saying yours isn't, there are menevolent spirits and other thing out there too. If you believe, there are also hexes and curses that could examine some of this.
Obviously, it's the same reason that algebra isn't true.
Nothing is dishonest about my question. You have essentially claimed that eye witness testimony makes liars of our nation's top universities and Scientist. That thousands of scientists are part of a Government Propaganda cover-up of the truth that George Bush blew up teh WTC and murdered thousands of American citizens on 911. That is exactly what you are claiming, am I wrong?   \n\nI just want you to say it out loud. Stop being a wimp. I have no problems telling you my beliefs. You on the other hand always find an excuse. RobotEvil isn't fair. RobotEvil is trolling. RobotEvil is lying about meeeee! It's always something, never a straight answer. \n\n
Hey, spinach is pretty damn good if you stir fry it with garlic. And I personally like to throw broccoli into my soups.
Sorry in advance for your terrible grade. :(
Is it just me or is this linking to a porn website?\n\nedit: seems to be back to normal\n
I say we just license it.  All someone has to do to become a licensed fortune teller is pass a simple exam: What's in this sealed box?
<3
Yep- the resistance of the earth is a rather large problem (although it could be mitigated with high voltages... another thing Tesla was working on!). However, the inverse-square law is not applicable, any more than it's applicable in the current (heh) power grid. The skin effect means that the current flows mainly through the outer layers of the earth, so what matters is just the geodesic distance between two points, just like in the current power grid.
tennis balls are a bit harder as they're lighter and smaller, you'd get more practice at catching em on the back of your hand when you drop em so might even be better. Good luck CokeRum!
A standard evp session.   Try to make friends with it while doing so.  My group has great success with "hey, how are you?". Then move on to any more complicated subjects.  Just treat it like a person who may not be familiar with your customs. Don't ever provoke though. Seeing ghosts on tv is a lot different than living with one.  
Wow...nice spot!
From the comments over there:\n>one summer evening at dusk i went outside and smelled the worst skunky smell ever, first thing i thought of was bigfoot\n\nTry and counter **that** proof, Bigfoot-haters! I defy you to name even *one* other thing that gives off a "skunky" smell! I rest my case.\n\nOh, also the comment from the girl from North Carolina who saw a pteradactyl in 1986. No, really. There's even a  Geocities-esque (read: ugly, low-res, damn-near unnavigable) [site](http://www.livepterosaur.com/eyewit/H-SW/) and everything, so it must be true!!
Yeah, tread lightly.  Depending on your chain of command (if they are religious), if they find out you are going to IG, it could get a little extra ugly for you.
Whenever I hear of spiritual healing in the UK I just think of [this \\(20:28\\)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxdtWNXDikA&feature=player_detailpage#t=1228s) bit by Chris Morris.
IF HE BUILD ONE THEY WOULD OF KILL HIM DEAD THO!!!  OMGZ GOVERMENT CONSPIRICY!  \n\nLIEK DIS IF U CRYE EVRYTIEM
Wow.  That mathematician is a complete ignoramus.\n\nMuch evidence suggests that they're actually NOT avoiding us.  Various ET races are actually already HERE.  Just because some of the them aren't open about disclosing their presence to us doesn't at all mean they're not either monitoring us from orbit, or are already actually HERE, but in a clandestine manner.
Use the backslash to escape parentheses in the link:\n\n    http://www.medical-hypotheses.com/article/S0306-9877\\(10\\)00031-9/abstract\n\nhttp://www.medical-hypotheses.com/article/S0306-9877\\(10\\)00031-9/abstract\n
Not if you're refusing service *because* they belong to one of the protected classes.   \n\ni.e. you can refuse service to an asshole Black French 61 year old Muslim Female, but not because she's Black, French, over 40, Muslim, or a female.
And my axe!
Well that's cool. Seems less like dust now. Thanks.
Has it even been proven Jesus existed?\n\n(no)
OP, do you believe in abduction stories? I have seen UFO's, and want to believe.
What college?
What alien race would give a shit?  Seriously.  If I came across something like that, I'd just say fuck it, let them destroy theirselves.  Who cares.  Jesus....
I absolutely do not wish to be inflammatory, but based on my own (anecdotal) observations, Hinduism is the most backwards of all the major institutionalized religions. \n\nI have spent time in India on a few occasions. I had a PhD chemist (a friend of mine) show me around his village. There, they have a rock that is apparently growing every year - it is a religious miracle. I asked him if anyone measures its mass to confirm this; I asked what size this rock should be if it has been growing for thousands of years; I asked about the conservation of mass; he did not care - it was growing. \n\nOn a different trip, I was taken to see a clock that never needs to be wound (another miracle). I asked what the door in the clock house was for, my guide apparently had never considered it. \n\nHindus, it seems, to not believe only in miracles that happened thousands of years ago, or that God cured the sick - they believe in things you could *easily* disprove if you wanted to. They don't care. Its scary stuff. 
Any highlights you've noticed?
I think that generally a lot of anarchists would say that its unlikely that there are many situations in which there would be a real need to force some one to comply.
Waking dream. I used to have them often. Mostly seeing little creepy bugs falling on my face. However many people see full figures. It's basically an overlap of reality (your room) and the dream you are having. Often occurs with stress. Your brain forgets to disconnect the dream state from waking. \n\n
Another experience of mine is part of another story I had posted earlier.. \n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/n9s30/ask_me_anything_about_a_paranormal_experience/c37jigz?context=3 \n\nThis happened while inside. Let me start off with an experience I had a few years before in this house. A while after moving in I was offered the den as my room as me and my bother were both in highschool at this point it was best that we not share a room anymore. So one day I went to go take a nap and go lay down. I am shocked to find that I'm covered in ants. I jump up shake them off and notice that my bed and this section of the wall that divides the den from the living room is covered in ants (and i'm talking about a lot here, maybe a whole nest). So I rush out and go get my dad who was kicking back on the couch in the living room to show him. When we get there, there no ants. Seriously I found four of them and in a few minute time frame (like maybe two minutes) this is pretty odd even considering there was no signs of a nest. Although the den had a gloomy feel to it and I had my share of bad dreams there I wasn't remotely thinking anything paranormal at the time, I just chucked it up to a strange fluke.\n\nNow lets cut back to the story from that night linked above. Well after the ritual above and after we didn't see any sign of the tall and dark "entity" mentioned above we (my gloomy friend who's now let's say spiritually rejuvenated [with a scary holy rolling/ snake charming super christian level of zeal]  and I that is) slipped back out to ward the property to better ensure our safety. On the way out the back door (living room) I see my sister crashed out on the couch talking in her sleep ( on the couch that is guess what under that same portion of wall). This raises my suspicions when I think about my previous experience with that wall and I discuss this with my friend. We consider the possibility that their may be an entity associated with that section of wall. So we head in and I rouse and ask my sister what she was dreaming of and she said she was talking talking to someone but was unsure about what. My friend and I decide will treat it as a dark entity, attempt to banish it and see what happens. So we begin and as soon as she commands it to leave in the name of god I could feel the "energy" seem to run and the three doors leading from the kitchen (which is connected to the living room and den) to the laundry room, the door leading to the garage, and the door leading from the garage to outside rapidly open and slam close in rapid succession. I'm talking in about the same amount of time you'd take to snap your fingers. Boom, Boom, Boom, it was that fast. The rest of the night was spent devolved into crazy with her making plans to bless and ward the high school down the street because she became intuitively aware that some great tragedy ( maybe a fire?) was going to occur there (This has yet to happen, and I don't think it will). All in all it was a long and eventful night.\n\nI share this story to point out that from a mystic paranormal stand point things like this are more art then science. This is why I hope to find some sort of middle ground between the skeptical science view and the paranormal perspective.
TL;DR - they're both similarly bad for you in excess amounts.
Cool glitch! What did your friend say?
I don't think people realize how miserable it feels to have your blood thickened to the point of death. Everything feels like it is being crammed through a hose that is too tight, nausea, headaches. And I have been nowhere near death. This has happened multiple times in the past few years. A simple injection would have saved this poor girl.
B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
>circumstantial evidence increases the suggestion that something happened. \n\nThen you should be willing to accept the truthers claims that perhaps the government either knew about the 9/11 attacks and did nothing or were directly involved. If you compare what the truthers have as far as circumstantial evidence and compare it to the word-of-mouth claims being made by a small group of people in the white house, you'll see that the truthers have a much more valid case than you do. You still have no evidence, only mere hearsay but you choose to accept it anyway. Are you now willing to accept what truthers have to say now that we've established circumstantial evidence is admissible?  
>Sure it's only in the red states now\n\nHell, no one is safe.  We had [this gem](http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-coutu-slams-two-storm-panel-for-climate-change-comments-20120109,0,7374766.story) a few weeks ago in CT.  A state representative complaining that climate change was even considered by a disaster/storm preparedness committee.
Want to believe, but the first video is so obviously hundreds of white helium balloons released. Probably for a wedding or so sort of celebration.\n\nSecond video doesn't work as linked, it works if you get rid of the "." at the end of the URL. Its a proven fake as well...\n\n
I think it's fake. You can see the object moving in an unnatural way - up and down ( the stabilized version ) just before it hides behind the tree.
Prayer = Metaphysical Wheel Spinning
I think Evid3nc3 captured what I was thinking about this perfectly:\n\n[http://evid3nc3.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/watsons-experience-empathy/](http://evid3nc3.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/watsons-experience-empathy/)
That's what they WANT you to think!
[Pareidolia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia).  You have seen a shadow or visual artefact that your brain has interpreted as a silhouette.  Does your cell phone light up by any chance?  Eyes adjusting to the dark?\n\n'Haunting' simply doesn't exist.  Lights may turn on or off or flicker due to power problems.  Doors may move due to gravity, air movement, or pets.  Voices?  You are either hearing people outside, the TV or you are hallucinating.  Chess board crash to the floor?  Do you have a cat by any chance?\n\nDon't be scared by such things - there is *always* a rational explanation.\n\n(Yes I came here via /r/random)\n
Alma Mater, woohoo.   \n
I think that some are indeed. Thank you for your comment. BTW, are you familiar with the STS 75 "Tether Incident"? 
Yeah, this is why I'm not turning my back on it completely.  They still have some good stuff.
Interesting if not outright CG.  Stranger still, at 1:48 there is a fast moving light towards the bottom of the screen, going right>left.
Its cool.
Praying for the OP that its just a glitch 
Well sure, that would be the immediate conclusion to any such claim of a god.  The point of the show is to speculate on their beliefs, if what they claimed was in fact based on reality.  "What if it wasn't just their imagination" is the entire premise of the show.  It shouldn't be taken seriously, which is why it doesn't belong on that channel.  It really needs a "for entertainment purposes only" disclaimer at the beginning.
SLI. Street light interference. Google it, my boyfriend has the same coincidences, moreso when im focusing with him.
The leader of this project (in the video) did an AMA on here a few months ago. If I weren't going to bed right now, I'd try to find it.
Awesome.  Thanks so much for posting!  I got chills when the one with the green stone between its eyes came on the screen. 
Start documenting the occurences. Try and rule out all logical reasons for things happening and then focus on the events that you can't find an explanation for. Sit down at night when it's quiet and have an evp session. Ask them why they're there and what you can do for them. Also, I would look into the history of the house if possible.
Do you still use AIM?
Interesting, thanks for the info!  Why wouldn't just supplementing testosterone be adequate?
There's definitely some anti-marijuana sentiment in /r/skeptic, and I can understand why.  They see anyone in favour of it, and they assume we're all trying to push marijuana as a miracle wonder drug that cures anything.  It's a knee jerk reaction because a lot of the sentiment from "our side" is that it's a conspiracy by the medical science field to keep it illegal so they can make more money.\n\nEven though it's well documented that it was a conspiracy that made it illegal in the first place, but that was more over hemp's use as a textile that would hurt timber demand.\n\nAny other compound that was found to stop the growth of tumours would be lauded as a miracle drug, instead people choose to focus on the stoners that get their prescriptions in medical states because it's the only way they can use it legally and actually know what they're buying.\n\nedit: changed "an" to "some"  There's some anti-marijuana sentiment
1. The drake equation.\n2. See to believe.\n3. Lot's of evidence curiously denied or ridiculed\n4. Those who know know, those who don't will know eventually.
You need to watch more Fox news.  People, especially those on the right, claim it's a conspiracy by the scientific community to collaborate their data and release fraudulent findings.\n\nThe reality is, the science is there, and it's good.  While the estimates of warming/cooling/melting might be off or misreported, it's not going to change the fact that this is a legit problem.
What are you 12?
...or does Autism cause Jenny McCarthy?
~~I'd like to see these results replicated several times IRL before I buy into its hyped predictive power.~~  edit:  misread the article.  Ignore me, I'm sleep deprived.
Those are known as tram lines. They're made so that the farmer can travel through the field to fertilise and spray. They are established when the crop is seeded by the drill, long before the plants have grown. \n\nThey're also how circle makers, like myself (I was active in UK circlemaking in the late '80s) get into the field without leaving huge obvious tracks through the crop. \n\n*Edited to remove some incriminating info*
Horse shampoo.
So creepy!!!!!!!
You must ask his mother ASAP!  and give an update!
> In fact studies show that 80 percent of nonrandomized studies turn out to be wrong.\n\nThis is both tragic and amusingly ironic.
>Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mindbogglingly useful could evolve purely by chance that some thinkers have chosen to see it as a final and clinching proof of the non-existence of God. The argument goes something like this:\n\n>"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing".\n\n>"But," says man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It proves you exist and so therefore you don't. QED."\n\n>"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.\n\n>"Oh, that was easy," says man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white, and gets killed on the next zebra crossing. 
They didn't fly to the moon, they just fell, with style.
I really like that explanation!
You're right, and I doubt any are forthcoming...sure would be neat though.
I smoke and I am too, though ultimately I think those decisions should be left up to the business owners.
somehow, i think this turns into a commercial for AFLAC
Kinks disagree
Depends on what you're basting *with* - if you find your meat too oily, try skimming or sucking the oil layer off of your basting liquid. Alcohols added to the basting mixture will help cut the oily or overmoist components in your meat, but be careful not to add too much, or it'll dry out. \n\n
Well. With the new hypothesis that the universe we live in may be a projection of a hologram from a black hole, it is possible that everything is flat and we don't really exist. 
That depends on what source you're asking for. 
It's amazing how much literature is out there about MBTI's validity issues, yet it's still a core part of every organizational management course at every university I've been to.\n\nWhen I taught in a public administration program (urban demography and survey research courses), I purposefully taught an entire section of my course using [this book](http://www.amazon.com/The-Cult-Personality-Miseducate-Misunderstand/dp/0743243560) as a counter to the crap the students were getting taught in their other semester courses.\n\nLike astrology, it's fun and interesting to talk about, but it has no place in academia or the professional world of HR and management.
Haha it never bothers me when it is used to describe craft beer. However, in this context, it sounds almost as icky as "moist" or "frothy". 
Wow. I'm out of it. I read "photo" instead of "ghost"! 
Not only does it not hurt, it communicates important things to the community--that such behavior is not acceptable and not welcome, that women's contribution is valued and that the community will make an effort to provide a safe environment in order to facilitate that contribution. All of these are important and valuable.\n\nOtherwise we're at the mercy of bullies and trolls that no one does anything about.
Yes, do you know what communism is?
it exists sadly :(
Be glad you didn't say anything or none of us would be here at all.
Title of this post could've been better. The show is really cool though, if you like magic without all the fake mysticism you should check it out.
Ok, I'm not an anti-vaxxer but are any of you really pro flu shot in healthy adults. I'm not talking about old people, o can see why they would want to be protected from the flu but personally I can handle the flu and won't be getting a flu shot until I think I'd be endangering myself not to.\n\nSo what I'm asking is do all of you that get so angry at anti-vaxxers really think we should all be getting flu shots or are you only pro- vaccines that protect against disease with a reasonable chance of death/disfigurement.
Your point can be valid, too. I just thought I'd share about foot binding, honest. :)
You got this subreddit and r/Ghost, r/creepy, r/ufo, or /r/skeptic \n\nThat's about it there bubba.
The difference there is that those parents didn't take the kid to the hospital in order to knowingly cover up a crime. On the other hand, the religious couple withheld medical care because they *truly believe* that Jesus is a better alternative. See the difference? \n\nWhat I think is the case here is that you think they're doing it to prove a point, or doing it to be jerks. You need to *really understand* that these people *really believe* this stuff. They're not doing it to be assholes. They're doing it because they *literally think that there's a god and that god wants them to do these things.* If god were a total reality to you, you wouldn't dare do anything else.\n\nI know it makes you mad when a child suffers because of this, but that doesn't change the fact that the parents did not intend to kill someone.
Silver works quite well as an antiviral and antibacterial substance. It's been shown to work in the treatment of mild infections. It's no better than most antibiotics. And it turns you blue. Which any one who doesn't have a smurf fetish would consider a negative.
how you claimed that your belief of the big bang being "very likely" is still a skeptical view...
Nothing they do is driven by actual science, it's all knee-jerk reactionary behaviour and scare tactics.
That is definitely one thing.  I believe many chiros, just like any other profession, can take advantage of the billing system(although this happened more years ago.)  I think the main reason for chiro skepticism is that it uses deductive reasoning to explain how it works.  Medical thinking uses inductive reasoning.  It is difficult for the average person these days to realize that a person's healing potential is inside of them.  
Doesn't matter.  Aspartame tastes awful and I won't consume it, healthy or not.
When was the last time we used astrology for anything real? \n\n\nIt's pure psuedoscience and saying otherwise makes you a fool or troll.
I have already quoted this video as evidence.
Firstly, by the 'drugs that are prescribed' do you mean the two drugs shown to not work, or the whole gamut of infertility drugs?\n\nSecondly, as for 'Some dietary changes, and a different lifestyle works better to cure infertility' - do you have any reputable clinical studies to back that up?
When I was your age, son, my doctor would light up a cigarette during the exam.
When I started my car the other day my phone made the noise it makes when it starts charging. Only it wasn't plugged into the charger. I think it was just because I expected to hear it, but damn if it wasn't as physical a noise as I have ever heard.
Also you may want to remember that commerce owes no allegiance to truth or any other higher ideal. If I am willing to sell you magic beans or lottery tickets (as a chance at the cure for your what ails you), and you are happy with your purchases, even though it may be fraud, it is also *legitimate* commerce. Until it is proven to be fraud in a court of some land, the fleecer has a right to as much money as the fleecee chooses to part with. Hooray for unregulated markets! 
I'd like to see what the future would look like 200 years from now \n
Something something hawaii... atlantis and i lost concentration. :-( but now that its a race, I'll have to watch this one more time! Is it ok to begin where I left off or do I have to repeat the whole thing? ;-P
Well we would expect "natural" or "herbal" medicines to sometimes have an effect that could be equal to, or better, than standard treatments. This is because medicine is made from natural elements, and sometimes we discover something which is more effective than the standard treatment which was made from an entirely different natural medicine. \n\nThe only thing which makes "natural medicine" wacky and pseudoscientific, is that they stop there. Since natural ingredients can contain varying amounts of active ingredients, the element needs to be isolated and synthesised, so we can accurately measure out dosages. But the fact that a "natural medicine" could outperform something that is used as standard treatment is not at all worrying or surprising. \n\nIf it were homeopathic, then yes, that would be a problem. 
Thank you? I'm really quite moderate with all other things, but the "chemicals" thing is a particular hot-button.
Thanks for the link, it's well done.
I agree in the sense that you can occasionally find treasure when you're dumpster diving.
Where did you see this happen, because my girlfriend and I saw weird lights floating around in the sky as well, and we are in glendale, AZ. 
Oh shit you're right. well there's only one way of finding out if this works... and I'll never know
Very similar article was posted a while ago, it's worth checking the comments there.\n\nAs for funding causing bias, it often does, this is why researchers are meant to mention such things.\n\nI'm not sure why tobacco companies would be opposed to organics though, and they weren't funding that study anyway as far as I know. The naturalnews types just went searching for *anything* they could use to try to fling at the people behind this study.
Their home planet's atmosphere, gravity, sun type and their evolution, among other factors, would determine physical appearance.
The movie is definitely worth watching but as far as recorders go I would have no idea. 
There is something in the brain that causes dreaming and DMT's affect on you is the same exact symptoms when you wake up after a dream.\n\nMaybe we need moar studies, but try it and find out.  The only side effect is you might enjoy it :)
You sound a little prejudiced. I'm actually looking at what I see... if you review my comments in this subreddit, you would see I am really quite skeptical of all videos presented here. What I like about r/UFO's is that it's quite rigorous and quick to point out the possibility of fire lanterns, baloons, blimps, kites, RC planes, LEDs... all the usual suspects. Don't get too emotional about it, OK? 
You and your brother are hot. \n\nJust putting that out there. 
You are right for the most part. I only disagree with this statement: "UFOs are not a specific phenomena."\n\nDistant lights in the sky, objects flying in a conventional manner, etc.. do not make the cut here. I use project Blue Book's definition of UFOs, which basically states that an object **must** have enough data to rule out ALL known prosaic explanations before it can be considered an actual UFO.  This is a major point that most skeptics and UFO buffs fail to get. But it changes everything, once that criteria is accepted.\n\nGenuine UFOs are reported in 3 common forms: saucer shaped, cylindrical, and triangle-shaped. (There are of course exceptions, but these 3 dominate the historical record). These objects display gravity defying aerial maneuvering (for example, speeds of 30,000 mph in a few seconds and 90 degree turns without decelerating, etc) , appear to be machines (at least to human minds) and seem to react to environmental stimuli (for example, UFO dogfight cases). \n\nI would argue that this is a very specific phenomena that has been ongoing and persistently reported across all cultures, spanning approx. 70 years with little variation.\n\nNone of this means they are ETs. However, it does mean something physical is in our skies that cannot be explained. That to me is a big deal. If you believe in historical evidence then you no choice but to take this seriously.\n\n
"In particular we found evidence of two new phenomena, both totally unpredicted, in homeopathic dilutions: the presence of a maximum in the measured physicochemical parameters vs sample age, and their dependence on the volume in which the dilution is stored. These new experimental results strongly suggest the presence of an extended and 'ordered' dynamics involving liquid water molecules."\n\nThis is how I read: Using some apparatus to measure the temperature of the water, we have surprisingly found a correlation between the size of the cauldron and the amount of energy needed to boil the water. Therefore, it has to be a bunch of ice flakes in there.
You can be D.I.D and allow yourself to switch. You can also retain all of your memories and not lose time (just one example of this is the feeling of floating outside of your body and watching the abuse happening to you). It's subjective to each person's experiences. 
One would think that balloons wouldn't be visible from multiple towns at the same time, and they would likely drift with the wind rather than stay fixed in one place. This took place for about 45 minutes.\n\nThey also seem to stay aligned in a way that would be very difficult for balloon. But who knows?\n\nI like these early cases because CGI wasn't around, eliminating most hoaxes as an option.
The brightness is not a light it's the sun reflecting off the object.
What the fuck?
"Hey bork! I got some tricked out neons for my saucer! Want to go tear up some back space roads and play pranks on the earthlings?" \n\n"Do I!"
skimming the article, it sounds like some overly nerdy shittyaskscience-type thing. You can redefine the time and space so that e.g. 101 years ago 100 light-years away becomes 1 year ago 100 lightyears away. If you do all substitutions carefully everywhere you can have exact same everything. It's along the lines of saying that all the 13 billion years from big bang happened in first 4 days, accelerated by god's powers, but more nerdy.
[They also had an orbiter around the moon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_15) that was likely monitoring the apollo 11 landing site, presumably because they suspected such shenanigans might take place.\n\nCertainly had the apollo 11 mission been faked, then Luna 15 wouldn't have seen the radio broadcasts originating from the moon's surface, and thus the whistle would have been blown.\n\nFaced with such issues, conspiritards usually start talking about 'well, the radio was recorded, taken to the moon, and broadcast from there'. Eventually, by adding on the layers of evidence such as the live conversations and recording technology in 1969, you eventually get to a conspiracy theory that is actually far more complex technically and economically than just going to the moon was.\n
Shit, if you had a time machine, you don't even need that. Go back 100 years or so when gold was $20 an ounce. Buy a fuckton of gold and come back to sell it for $1600 an ounce. Or invest in stocks you know for a fact will go up, or go back to right before a lottery you know the winning numbers to. The economic opportunities of time travel (provided only you had access to it) would be staggering.
i didn't assume you were just making a point. absolutely nothing against you.
How is that even an article?  It's like 4 sentences.  The comments are four times as big.
You sound reasonable, I just have a problem with “It's just that the small risk is magnified to crazy proportions”. Like the polio vaccine that gives you cancer, or actually infects you with polio, the 70’s swine flu vaccine that was perhaps more dangerous than the flu, or the human papilloma vaccine that double your risk of cancer if you’re already infected. I you think you’re getting the truth from the main stream media, who receive massive ad money from big Parma then good luck to you and happy vaccination.  \n \nAnd once again reasonable arguments are voted down without explanation... just like what happened to digg, a fucking echo chamber (in reference to porscheguy19). \n\nPS And no, I'm not against all vaccination. I'm against fucking idiots who stifle informative debate with one liners because it doesn't match their uninformed preconceived ideas.
WARNING ANECDOTE COMING: I have found that peppermint oil has helped when I have trapped wind and honey and lemon tea is nice for sore throats and colds, but it must be made from scratch and not shop bought. Most of the stuff they sell is bollox.\n\nBefore you say anything, I agree it is anecdotal evidence probably a placebo if anything.
I think you missed the point I was making about knowing. "Knowing" is not a desirable thing, and I'm speaking against the very concept. This is the very essence of what it means to think critically- to be aware that we can only know things insofar as the evidence allows us to be certain, and being aware that our assumptions can be proven wrong if new evidence does so. Skepticism (and science) are founded on the notion of doubt. Don't consider healthy doubt and scepticism to mean a lack of certainty, because it does not mean that, and not *knowing* something is not the same as being ignorant of it.\n\nIt's essentially the difference between faith and confidence.
I was under the impression that homeopathy was all about diluting things into nothingness, then drop that diluted water onto sugarpills, no other ingredienses involved. Are you sayng there are kind of 'hybrid' pills out there as well? Scary. 
I have stumbled across this guy without actually recognizing him and how many videos he has done.  Thanks for this!
I disagree. If we're claiming Occam's Razor, then the question becomes which is a simpler concept:\n\n* Climate change is real\n\n* Climate change is false and almost every scientist, from dozens or hundreds of different disciplines, despite large amounts of effort aimed at accuracy, is making the exact same mistake
Youtube does exist now a days.
The earlier test were only on Mitochondrial DNA which comes from the mother. The hypothesis being put forth is that the mother was human but the father was not. 
This definitely isn't photoshopped.  *At all*.
As a computer/networking guy, I thought this had to do with ARP poisoning over wireless. Before I read the comments or the article, I thought the parents were suing over their daughter getting hacked or something. Then I actually read the article. Reality is much worse. I wish people like them wouldn't breed.
Well, I can only speak for myself.  But I'm so hip I walk funny.
Maybe [this article](http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/story/2012-04-07/do-herbal-remedies-work/54102616/1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=384245) is written better and might answer your questions.
IT WAS THE UNDEAD, THEY GOT INTO A ROOM AND WERE LIKE.\n\n"Hey joe, what do you want to do today in our never ending undying agony"\n"ok man, picture this, we fuck with this kids lamp ok, and like, as SOON as he steps of the floor, we TURN IT OFF"\n"Holy SHIT call up George Washington, he has GOT to see this!"\n"Fucking lets DOO ITTT"
Really,..? What in particular can you cite as inaccurate information on that site?\n\n\nI've known one of the editors there for four years, and I can say definitively, that he is a cautious, meticulous, well grounded researcher who rarely lets personal feelings get in the way of solid reporting,...unlike this comment without substantiation,...\n\nWhen simple information is misinterpreted as disinformation, your real world view is in serious trouble,...
You actually raise a rather valid point. [I realized](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/lf094/i_go_to_a_private_liberal_arts_school_a_student/c2s4z50) soon after posting that this wasn't really contributing anything to the discussion.\n\nPeople are chattering in here, so I'm not sure if I should delete the post or not. But I welcome and understand your downvote.
Interesting, All I see here is a bunch of anecdotal evidence and no actual science.
I agree with you, this video is more level headed a presents information in a non aggressive way. If one is to present information about a event that has a lot of emotions and a lot of questions, it is best to leave sarcasm and undercutting statements out.
You might want to check out [his 2010 interview](http://www.theskepticsguide.org/archive/podcastinfo.aspx?mid=1&pid=258) on the SGU.
Nose goes! *touches nose*
yeah, am i missing something here? I mean interesting topic for sure, but what is it doing here
And yet kidney stones hurt more, according to women that have had it. It even hurts more for men then women, cus of ballsack. 
I loved this, and I'm someone who believes that water does have a memory. 
Oooook this is the last time, it is a Chinese lantern powered by swamp gas with military grade flares attached by wires that got tangled on a radio tower. It was also noted that from the position of the observer it lined up close to Venus and a passing satellite. Ok I hope this clears up the air here it was becoming far too silly. And now for something completely different a child is eaten by a couch !!!!
Sorry if that seemed like a silly question. Half the people in my family, including myself, go by our middle names, so I never assume someone's first name is the name they go by.\n\n All names are fair game to me, which can be confusing these days, as I am receiving a rash of birth announcements, you know, "Asher Sebastian [Surname]" and [Isabella Marie [Surname]" and "Neelima Pooja Saraswati [Surname]" and am never confident to say "And how is little baby [whatever]?" until I hear or see someone else refer to it by name first. Though 9 times out of 10 it's the first name.\n\nOf course sometimes the flow doesn't go right so you have to position the name you want to actually use secondary to the other name, like in my case, "Mary Meghan". "Meghan Mary" is just unnatural. So I've lived my life answering to multiple names. \n\nIt's somewhat of an interesting saga, since we're talking names: \n\n* I'm "Mary" at doctor's offices (which i'm at all the time) and the first time I meet anyone on official business\n\n* I was "Meghan" till I got to college\n\n* then, because there were 3 Meg(h)ans in my college at Rice, I shortened it to "Meg"\n\n* THEN, and about the same time, my toddler cousins dubbed me "Noonie", which is what I've been called by my family for the last 15 years\n\n* then I got married and didn't want to give up my maiden name completely, but couldn't drop my middle name, so my maiden name was added to my middle name, so now my legal first and last names are names I've never before gone by, while my middle name is the first and last name I grew up with:\n\n "Mary - Meghan [Maiden] - [Married Surname]\n\n* I'm conventionally "Mary [Married Surname]" with the middle name "Meghan [Maiden Surname]". \n\n* But I go by "Meg [Married Surname]".\n\n* Little tip: It's super easy to legally change your middle and last names, but for some reason, you have to go before a judge to get your *first* name changed. I don't see the reasoning *at all* but something to consider when naming your child. \n\n* Bonus Fun Fact: I was this close to being named after my father, but they decided they didn't want two people with the same name causing confusion. His name is Stobie. NOBODY IS NAMED STOBIE. \n\n* My husband won't let me name any our potential children Stobie, despite my heart being set on it.
Liver meat generally doesn't "hold" toxins it is merely processes them and sends them out for excretion. The reports of vitamin A toxicity are usually very specific to the species being ingested Polar bears and dogs for example. Many cultures routinely eat organ meat without ill effect. I can't find the citation but I heard another lecturer state that Vit A toxicity was reduced with adequate Vit D intake. I know that is just hearsay right now but it is worth looking into
Last I checked, there were many cases of film essentially "overlapping" on the last shot, especially if they tried to go further than the film itself, causing a ghostly image of the previous shot to appear.\n\nWas that not overexposure? I may have used the wrong term; it's been a while.
Now go post this in /r/australia for extra juicy karma.
What a ridiculous straw man argument.  The vast majority of those skeptical of the global warming movement oppose not the science, but the proposed remedies, which in themselves are anti science.  If you are concerned about global warming you should be advocating research into geo engineering, which is never advocated among professional doomsayers.  That is anti science.
I second this notion, clearly Luke will want it back - he lost it back in the 70's after having to go on some large adventure to kill his father.
Honestly I think it would take general Patton coming into my room some mid-afternoon and playing battlefield with me while telling me the truth about the Philadelphia project.
| I feel like I should once again mention that r/shitredditsays makes Reddit worthwhile.\n\nhttp://skepchick.org/2011/12/reddit-makes-me-hate-atheists/\n\nI did agree with her atheist rant but seriously putting SRS up there?
This is the dumbest link I've ever seen in this sub.  You should be ashamed.
We also need to learn how to spell and punctuate correctly in order to present the best possible light on the argument at hand...
Perhaps but not relevant to the issue of Pulstar. A beheading is a measurable, observable phenomenon where as a Pulstar treatment depends strictly on anecdotal response and has no scientific basis for it's action. 
>When corporations can keep government in check, that's when the imbalance happens. (aka ~~lassez-faire capitalism~~ what we have now)
The reduced risk of heart conditions is actually caused by a side effect of aspirin: it antagonizes platelet aggregation. It doesn't actually do anything to make the heart stronger, or improve contractility, or anything like that.\n\nNB: This platelet aggregation antagonization is why people taking blood thinners (like coumadin or plavix) cannot take anything with aspirin in it.\n\nYeah, acetaminophen is hepatotoxic as well, but acetaminophen's hepatotoxicity is caused by a metabolite that only forms when you overload the CYP enzyme that metabolizes it. Before you overload the CYP enzymes, acetaminophen isn't hepatotoxic. Aspirin, on the other hand, is intrinsically hepatotoxic, meaning that the hepatotoxicity is always present, but dose dependant.
[The Infinite Hotel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%27s_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel) sure blew my mind.
Wouldn't be unusual at all for some bug in the software that loaded the wrong language package.\n\nhere's one that switched from German:\n\nhttp://forums.adobe.com/message/4447126\n
You didn't know about the socks portal?  Clothes dryers can teleport laundry items into a parallel universe, which is why you can put a matched pair of socks into it, and later find in it only one of the pair. The mate is in another dimension. If you launder a lot of white socks together it is harder to notice the one that went missing. But they can return at any time, and yours apparently switched places with the blood stained sock. Were you anywhere near a clothes dryer?  Uh huh, I bet there was one in the house! Am I right?
This is the first I've heard of this.
Indeed. TO THE LAB!
9 cases... they talk like 30k a year go missing and  9 ever have shown up like this. 
I am incredibly shocked and surprised.  I would never have expected this result in a million years.  It must have been a statistical fluke/god's judgement/satan's trick/government conspiracy/aurora borealis/HAARP.\n\nWell, at least we have a citation, now.
submit it to [what's the harm dot net](http://www.whatstheharm.net/ "What's the harm?")
>I like to think for myself, I'm skeptical about some things; yet I'm human, so I'm sometimes biased. \n\nThat's what this article points out. We're still human and are subject to human mistakes.
I'm not sure that's necessarily true. That assumes that all revelations and miracles must be based 100% in Biblical truth. But even if the Bible was completely bullshit, it doesn't follow that therefore no miracles ever occurred. \n\nI'm not sure though what it means for the Bible to be "false," though. Obviously it could be "not the word of God," which is the most likely case since there really isn't any good reason to believe that God exists.
You haven't even discussed evidence, how do you know how well I've analyzed it?
See this is what happens.  \nA. Misinterpret Rand because you can't read literature constructively,... in general.\nB. Allow so fucked up an ideology whatever it may be, pseudo "whatever" you're just like everyone else really, to guilt you into feeling ambiguous about whether taking a piss with the seat down was a moral crime.\nC. Contemplate the insignificance of your life among the masses.\n\nD. Me, sigh, believe it or not, you can do whatever you want if you can want it badly enough.  And relax,   you probably are getting regular sex, have decent relationships, and live in America.  
I expected as much. If they really did know something, someone might haven gotten to them first to shut them up or what. Do update this though if anything interesting comes up. 
My wife bought 2 bottles of homeopathic restless leg "medicine" from Walgreen's yesterday. I am mad as hell that Walgreen's even carries homeopathic crap. I am going to complain by email today and I will read the other suggestions in this thread later to see if there is anything else I can do.
MSG is made from seaweed, and though it's a flavor enhancer when paired with savory I don't think it should be considered "fake meat flavoring".  In fact you need the meat to have a flavor to enhance..
Well said.
wow...the statement that the cemetery of that church has many young children/babies in it.  that is incredibly sad that so many of them probably suffered until they died without medical care.  
good point
looks real
Am I the only one that can never see photobucket photos?
This is the catchiest shit I've ever seen! I wanna go to abandon villages RIGHT NOW!\nThanks for making and uploading this video, please keep going!
Yeah, just your brain deciding to do something a little different with the routine.
Too much retardation, too little time to correct you. \n\nStart thinking smarter and stop making fallacious arguments.
In was just arguing with a guy who would defend this homeopath as a legitimate skeptic. 
I *am* one.
Like, at all. It explains (basically) that it's just a UAV. 
I understand, but the title says that "nobody" can explain the "strange objects." It should say "and I can't explain it." Using "nobody" is sensationalist.
I would have loved to start throwing basic quantum questions at the "leading scientists" to watch them squirm a little.
Yes I have, but it's kinda hard, since the "anecdotal" evidence is also my own personal experience.  I know what I experienced, and I'm not willing to discount my own memory just because no one has proved me right yet...
I actually just learned the details about this recently from my parents as I was young at the time and don't remember much.\n\nThe one instance that I do remember, I was always unsure if it was a dream or what before I told my parents about it. I was about 6 or 7 years old, I remember my sister had just come back from visiting my grandma in hawaii for 3 months. She brought me back a tiki doll as a souvenir. Now this was just an ordinary tourist tiki doll, not taken from some ancient ruins or anything. For some reason though, I kept feeling that I should not have it, that I didn't want it. My sister had bought it for me though, so I just said thanks and put it on my bookshelf and went to bed. Later that night, I wake up to go to the bathroom, and come back to go to bed. As I go to lie down, I turn my head to see a women in all white standing in my room staring at my with the doll grasped in both her hands at about her waist level. I was paralyzed, too scared to scream or do anything. The woman walked towards me and stood at the side of my bed staring at me, she then turned at placed the tiki doll next to my bed on a toy box and disappeared. I was freaked out about this for days, but my parents never really gave me any acknowledgement of it.\n\nFast forward about 15 years, I'm 21 and watching ghost hunters with my parents on vacation from college. I bring up my story and how I always thought it might have been real, but I believed it could be a result of night terrors or something because I was so young. My parents faces dropped. They told me how when I was little, I guess I used to come into their room in the morning at least once a week asking who the woman in my room was. I guess it got to the point eventually where my parents had a psychic come to the house. \nMy parents told me the psychic came to the house and said she did feel a presence of a woman that was searching for something she had lost. My parents did some research and asked the neighbors about the people that lived there before us. Apparently it was a family living there with who two kids before us. I guess the mother wanted to have a 3rd child and was pregnant but ended up having a miscarriage well into the pregnancy. She ended up having a pretty nasty divorce, and apparently one day she went out to take out the trash and was never heard from again. \n\nIt gets worse, my dad told me when we moved into the house, he was doing some yard work and there was a certain portion of the yard that was slightly raised from the rest of the yard, a small plot about 6 feet long 3 feet wide and raised about 3-4 inches higher than everything else around it. My dad decided to leave the patch alone, knowing what would happen to the yard and his house if it was what he thought it was, and planted some plants there, which to this day, grow better than about everything in the yard. \n\nBack to the psychic, my parents gave the psychic the information they had (not about the yard obviously) and the psychic came to the conclusion that it was likely that the woman of the house was still there searching for her miscarried child and mistaking me for her child. My parents had the house blessed or whatever, which they said didn't really do anything. They said eventually things just quieted down and I stopped noticing it. I don't know if I lost the ability to sense things as I got older or the woman left the house, but when I go home today I don't feel anything. It still freaks me out today to type or even tell this story, so I hope you enjoy. 
Decent article...\n\nOn the need for a black skeptics organisation... I don't really know if one is needed. Perhaps as outreach it might work, but 99.5% of skeptics I would assume don't care what colour your skin is, and we would really like more black, Asian, Indian, whatever skeptics.\n\nBut as a side organisation of older skeptic groups it might provide a welcoming side entry in to the larger group perhaps.
Cthulhu, obviously. 
It's all utter bullshit (electrical engineer in training here). All the radiation that we've found to be dangerous, the public will never get near it, e.g. high powered radio towers, or at least not for long e.g. x-rays. Wifi is harmless.\n\nIt quite simply is a scam.
You already posted the link I would have given you.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_for_the_September_11_attacks#Osama_bin_Laden_statements_after_9.2F11\n\nThere is only one video of (allegedly) him admitting guilt. There are multiple denials, sourced in that wiki article. Of course all of this is in the realm of allegation and the "fog of war". I don't know for sure, but things are obviously awry with Cheney and pal's narrative.\n\nJust curious, did you study Arabic in/for the military by any chance?
Coldblooded.
Yeah, I've done it a few more times since, myself :)
What you did there. I see it.
My view differs from tf00t's view as to why he was booted. He states that it was the subject material, I state that it was PZ being called out.\n\nMy statement actually falls more in line with the official statement anyway.\n\n>How is it objective truth that we talk too much about sexism and harassment? \n\nFirst of all, that's not what this is about. I never made any mention about objective truth. I state that PZ has shown that he can't be objective while discussing this topic. I make no claims as to what is true on one side or the other on the topic.\n\n>How is it objective truth that a better way of handling said sexism and harassment isn't not talking about it, but instead dealing with it? What is objective here, really?\n\nSecondly, **nobody** is saying not to talk about it. What tf00t said is that it is getting blown out of proportion by certain people. It is not a big an issue as some would have you believe.\n\nThat is the part where looking at tf00t's comments needs objectivity. Because what PZ (and now yourself) is saying about tf00t's comments is not coming from objectivity.\n
The keys are so close together and he decided to just go with it.
Not the slightest cynicism/skepticism in your title. You should try it sometime.
Where can *I* find someone to pay me to post useless crap?
I tried one of those tests and I had roughly the same percentile for every category. I don't know if I did the test wrong or if it thinks I'm insane.
I had read about this a while back and forgotten about it. The explanations offered are idiotic to say the least, Monkies and owls? Seriously, there's being skeptical and keeping a clear head, then there is outright dismissal and denial.
Yay!
I've never seen them debunked.  From the evidence I've seen, the most likely explanation is a false flag attack by our own government.
She's itching to meet you...
Both my parents died of cancer and chemo just seemed to make them far more miserable on the way out. It seems like just a scam to me too. \n\n
I think this is missing the real issue.\n\nThe real issue is that the story she originally communicated didn't actually have all of the details necessary to reach the judgement that she reached. It wasn't clear that he was at the bar and followed her, or that he had attended her talks.\n\nFollowing that, she was called on the fact that she misrepresented his advances as objectification (sexual interest is not objectification) by that other woman atheist.\n\nRebecca Watson then bullied that woman by associating her with unsavory people during a very public talk.\n\nObviously it's wrong to ask someone out if they tell you specifically not to do so. But that wasn't really the issue with the whole ordeal because it simply wasn't in the story.
> /Very Drunk ATM\n\nThen I'll excuse you're spelling error. :P
[Easy link to that disscussion](http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/k8vnq/building_7_explained/). There are some interesting ideas already.\n
Go back to your FB comment and add this link of Michael Shermer at a TED talk specifically debunking this backward talk pareidolia bullshit:\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T_jwq9ph8k&t=9m5s
They were pretty close. Like maybe a couple of miles away, but up in the sky. It was up in the clouds, but you could see them pass past open gaps.
Dear cod, what a load of whining b.s.
Interesting and nice to hear. I've enjoyed listening to Dara on "Just a Minute." 
Wait, what, where... I have lived here all my life and never even heard about it!
I got "Dogs are birds". This guy is inconsistent....he may not be trustworthy!
As far as I'm aware, hypnotherapy is a legitimate extension of psychology, no?
Those look like airplane lights, airplanes have yellow headlights and different colored flashing lights
I'm confused - he's criticising social psychology, largely based on a fraudulent researcher who was caught out by his colleagues who did science to disprove his ideas..\n\n>The most common working premise of social-psychology research is far-fetched all by itself: The behavior of a statistically insignificant, self-selected number of college students or high schoolers filling out questionnaires and role-playing in a psych lab can reveal scientifically valid truths about human behavior. \n>\n>And when the research reaches beyond the classroom, it becomes sillier still. \n\nDamned if you do, damned if you don't. \n\nFirstly, social psychology does not question university students and extend that to claims about human behavior. Surveys and studies of university studies are usually the first step in providing support for an idea or theory. It's a convenient way of performing a slightly more rigorous form of a pilot study, to see if there's any effect there to invest more money researching. These researchers also don't generalise their results to human behavior, and they'll always careful to include this in their limitations section of their paper. The journalists who report the study, on the other hand, tend to be less restrained.\n\nWhen social psychologists look at a larger and more randomised sample, the experimental methods are scientifically acceptable and not "silly" at all. Highlighting one study done by a fraudulent researcher as evidence of the problem with social psychology is ridiculous.\n\nThe author is an idiot.
Very good, carry on then.
Very cool, thanks for the article.
May I say, [citation needed].
holy shit, that was like 50 pictures of the exact same thing, could have probably edited out like 98% of those. looks like a star to me, or maybe a planet. Jupiter was visible last few days
Children in general make stuff up. I didn't realise that would have been such a controversial thing to say. The most likely thing that happened that day is they played a prank on their teachers and it got out of hand. Children typically do that.\n\nBy now they will be in their 20s, i'd be interested in knowing how many are still sticking to this story.
I didn't see the objects make any sharp turns or see the object stray off course. The trajectories stayed true, so I personally believe all you have is a nice video of the moon. One thing bugged me is that I couldn't see the origin of the first object, probably due to the fact that the video became a little blurry due to the pixelation from the full screen mode. 
Find the name. Google it. Show results to friend.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_scheme
Yeah, if it's one of those Chinese lantern things.  They even said "it's right over Koreatown".
End of the 19th century in the United States was historically speaking one of the smallest governments, one of the least involved in governing the marketplace since the dawn of industrialization. Without government regulations workers could never unionize (see [the Pinkertons](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkerton_National_Detective_Agency)). Even setting aside what that did for working conditions, without government regulation aggressive monopolist and anti-competitive practices didn't have consequences except to successfully expand the corporation that engaged in these practices. Eventually each sector of the industrialized economy was controlled by a singular entity. This came about not because government *told* Rockefeller or Carnegie to aggressively destroy their competition and form a monopoly, it happened because Rockefeller or Carnegie *wanted* monopolies and no one in government prevented from getting it by any means necessarily.\n\nNow believing libertarian policies is fine, it is a fine and thought out viewpoint. However, do not warp history to justify it. Like all philosophies libertiarianism has good parts and bad part, but please be *honest* about the bad parts. Whatever area government retreats from, a private entity will rush into the vacuum to take its place. I think we can both agree that government should not be in places like what you can say in books or on the street corner, and because government has no power there we are all free to say and write what we want. But it also means that what goes on TV is decided intierly by those wealthy enough to run a TV station, though all in all I'd say that's a fair trade off.\n\nNow if government retreats from regulating the size of corporations or the ease of entry to a marketplace, those things will be decided by the corporations. In the Gilded Age we let private industrialists run the show and the result was monopolistic trusts that would choke competition in the cradle. There was no way in 1880 you could start a steel company and make it big, United Steel would see to it.\n\nThe gilded age didn't *mysteriously* end, and it most certainly did not end when government was *less* active in the marketplace than it was at the end of the 19th century.  No it ended when government took a larger role in busting trusts and ensuring workers rights. It was government activism that broke up United Steel. It was government activism that broke up Standard Oil. 
You shouldn't of said "You're fucking stupid." It'll probably be interpreted by him as you having not having any proof and giving up.
Yeah, if someone took the time to get to "master" level, they're probably pretty well set in their ways.  So I wasn't planning on convincing her.  Thanks for the input, hopefully I'll have some good conversations with my classmates about how it's bullshit.
Screw this post for not posting one video link but a whole playlist, all the rest of which is stupid 15 second videos or commercials.
Its interesting, but the truth is this could just be some garbage bags filled with helium being carried along by the wind. You can't really tell anything based on the behavior on the video.
You seem to have changed your tune further down in your discussion to archiesteel, but it's important to realise that archie is 100% correct. Just because something is biological does not mean it is irreversible, and nor does it mean that it has to be treated with medication or some physical intervention.\n\nFor example, look at autism, which is most likely a genetic/biological disorder, and the fact that the most successful (and only) treatment for autism is behavioral therapy. If caught early enough, and given enough behavioral therapy, people can reach a point where they no longer meet the criteria for having autism (i.e. they are essentially "cured").
There's [practically no active ingredient left in it](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zicam#Ingredients_and_use). Granted, not in the totally water concentrations of most homeopathic medications, but still... Very, very small amounts of zinc remain.  And you dilute it yourself before you take it (the pills are dissolved in water).
Really? Any details would be great! What town did he grow up in? What incidents lead him to believe it was haunted? 
Ahh, don't I just feel like a dick. First time correcting someone and ended up being wrong. Least I gave him a upvote before the humiliation took affect, lol.
Its a rare duck bill platipus! its comin right forus~
WILL DO! 
The classic misunderstanding of what evidence means.
Made me feel like I was watching "Look Around You".
uhhuh\n\n.\n\n\nY̵̱̜̘̭̅ͣ̄͑ͯͭo̵̞̥̟̖͙̲̼͒̓́͝ͅu̽̽͏̦̣̪̗̗͞ͅ ̺̻͊͟w͓̖͖̜͈̙̜̭̱̑̅ͤͭ̊̌̎i̴̻̐ͮ̀̏̽̆ͮ̏ͮl̢̨̜̫̩̜̭͇ͨ̀l̷͖̤̜ͮ̂̈́ͣ̽̇ͦ̄́ ̸͙̝̭̪̣̲̎ͪh̷̰̘̺̤͎͕͕̥ͤͨͦ̌͞aͤ͑̾ͪ͏̙̞͇͓̭̲̥v̸̨̹ͯ̆ḙ̥̳̖̰͖͚̏͌ͣ͛̐͐ ̧̝̣̟͔̠͌̾̏ͫ̄̅̋t͙̝̣̞̞̫̗̽̂ͧ͛͒̑̈́͟o͇̗̫̦͐ͪ ̖̀͡ŗ̇̏ͭ́͢͏̮̪͕̟̭ë̝̘́͗ͨn̸̯̙ͬͥ̓̎͑ͨd̵̶͕̱̝̫͕͉̾ͧͦ̒̅̆̀͂̀e̵̢̨̩̬̼͎̲̦̬̪ͭ̓̋̎͗̒̇ͬr̻͕̩̯̺̱̺ͥ̋̐̓̆ͫ͝ͅ ̡̬̬̄ͫ̃a̷͍ͬ́̌͐ͨ̈̂ͤ͟ ̰̟̱̺̮ͥ͗ͅp̸̙͓̪͕̬͍̠̫̪̅̔̒̎̅r̦̖̻̔ͪͬ̿́ǫ̛̤̮̦ͪ̒p̷̡̟͖̬̮̖̟̑̇ͣ̀͟ȩ̙͙̮̖̻̱̼͍̑̑͒́͢r̜̰ͥ ̨̧̞ͥͨ̿́r̛͕͒͗ͩ͛͗e̷̷̠̲̔͢ş̬͔̺͔ͥ̈̈́ͦ̓̂̽̀̚p̴̝̱̼̬̺̪̦͇̾̈o̝̝̘̖͌̋̂̂ͤ͆̚n̨̡̤̥̥̜͕̟ͤ̇s̢͇̹̭̪͍̭͉͇ͬ͋̾e̸̴̠̝̺͆̓̊ͯ̍͋̚\n\n.\n
>I would think \n\nThere's your problem.
I'll have to use my cell as a sound recorder. And and I'l bring my digital camera with me.
Anyone have access to "Theoretical aspects of autism: Causes--A review"?  The link gives me an error.
1. CNTs were theorized in the seventies/eighties. They were first discovered in the eighties iirc.  Total production levels were initially a few grams per year in the early nineties.  This ramped up significantly as cheaper methods of producing them has occurred so that by the late nineties, single factories were producing different types by the ton.Thirty eight years is a very long time considering how far the material science concerning CNTs has come in just the last fifteen years.  \n\n2.  One nation with proper planning can accomplish this solo. It will be admittedly far easier to accomplish with the aid of other nations and I imagine they will be invited in to help defray the costs. I do not see politics being the deal killer on this. Everyone will want in because of the realization that whoever makes the first elevator for all intents and purposes, controls space.\n\n3. We have not made much use of space because of the high costs of getting there. Lower the costs and I imagine this will change.  \n\n4. Other than the people at the top and on the elevator at the time, casualties from it breaking will likely be few.  It may be a several thousand miles long, but it is going to be very light for its size. Those portions that do no burn up on reentry will simply waft to the ground like a very long piece of toilet paper that has been unrolled.\n\n5. There never will be a compelling business need until there is a means to get to space cheaply. Create the opportunity and whole industries will be created to take advantage of space.   
Are you sure they didn't steal a cello?
It looks as if Casper and the Michelin Man fucked and had a baby, and it's trying to show us it has a big heart. Mystery solved.
Sorry. I know, with all of my heart, that this was the realest think that has ever happened to me. I'm currently 17, so it was about 9 years ago. And as I said earlier, I very rarely dream and it's been that way all my life. I respect what you say here, and have taken it into consideration, but I know that it was real.
Did you read the article?\n\n>  "I wanted to poke fun at our superstitions," [Chung] told the BBC. "But I also wanted to highlight our irrational nature in a way that is less critical and more about encouraging dialogue."
He didn't just predict the winner, he predicted which way every state would go.
I live in Georgia and I've seen that Orange Orb before. We had a very similar mass sighting in my hometown(Tyrone, which is 15 minutes away from our densely populated state capital) a few months back that matched this word for word. My friends at school saw it themselves and took pictures of the "Floating Orange Meteor" in the sky and the "Dots" that would surround it. CNN did a story on it but deleted it from their website after an hour. I'm thinking Government No Likey Da Legitimate Mass Sighting over Georgia's most urban area...
interesting, but there is no context to relate the thing to. that and crappy phone cameras. Can someone add some contrast to the image? :)
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How did it change your views on death? 
good point
Ok. Let's take [THIS](http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/26apr_gpbtech/) article for instance. If I were to read it and then have to go and tell someone what I read, even after going over it to make sure I understood it and could recite what I needed to say, I would still forget most of it. All I would remember would be, say, the atomic difference in thickness over the golfball-sized spheres and what one the size of earth would be like, or that a super-cooled container of lead surrounds it in the satellite. I wouldn't remember the materials it was made from or much of any other specifics.\n\nMy short term memory sucks so bad that I have a difficult time of making anything I learn turn into long-term memories. That, and say if it's a theoretical paper on economics or politics; it would take quite a bit of reading and self-study just to get the basics down as things tend not to stick to well. It's taken me just over 6 months to get a handle on the basics on economics and libertarian philosophy, never-mind anything deeper or more intricate. However, you show me how to do something correctly, and help me through it a few times, and I got it almost regardless of what it is. Heck, I could even teach others to the same competency. So for me, doing something far outstrips reading something as far as memory retention goes. Needless to say, traditional "book-learnin'" that's the standard in school didn't do so well for me. It's a good thing my mom was there to show me the things I learned rather than just recite/tell me or I would have been hosed. It's strange though. Every IQ test I take rates me at around 140. I think it's lying...
Something that always keep in mind when I deal with these desperate situations is this xkcd comic:  [I find my courage where I can, but I take my weapons from science.](http://xkcd.com/836/)
Does it matter?  Do you really think I'll ever get the chance to examine either?
Yes! This AMA would be awesome. I'll get to ask him why they left the Lizzie Borden House at 2am instead of staying all night. When I spent the night there, the lady who worked there told me what happened. 
Why don't you just try to do some googling? I think the chances of anyone knowing what the history of the building was here are next to nothing.
Possibly a mutation you've acquired? Your brain might be able to process motor reactions more quickly than others. You might be on the vanguard of human evolution.
I don't follow. Does 'nothing' mean 'no ghost' or 'no dirt?'
Yeah, I mean the statement doesn't seem too redudant since a security risk could be something as simple as them having a craft super advanced that they don't want anyone to know, to having a few "real" incidents with alien craft that they don't know much about. Thus 1 being compromise security, 2 being beyond their control. Just depends on how you look on it sir. And yes they're asshole lol :P
What? Really? Not all triangles are equilateral... Spend the day with a piece of paper and a pencil and see if you can draw three points (not in a straight line) that do not form a triangle. Please, let me know how it goes. 
George Hrab (Geologic Podcast)
the original video is in Leslie's last article, the other videos have not been released yet. I think maybe one of the other 6 videos have been released in between this article and Leslie's last one, however it was pretty inconclusive. If anyone can link to those 2 videos that would be awesome.
Not to mention the sightings span across a plethora of different climates with little to no difference from description to description. Anyone who really believes the have seen or heard a Bigfoot either probably got freaked out by coyotes howling or saw a bear. I don't mean to go against the point of this subreddit, but Bigfoot is a load of bullshit, and the only reason he hasn't been denounced is because people are sheep and other people are making money off of them by bullshitting their way through investigations.
So it seems if you have a devices that uses plc then some smart meters can monitor (and possibly control them). If you are worried don't buy appliances with that tech. I am quite sure you would have to go out of your way too but devices with it.
So is this just a trick they did to freak out the Brits with their magical powers?
> He did it.  Derren Brown created the illusion that he predicted the 6 numbers of the UK lottery.\n\n-- Fixed that for ya.
It has a name?  Sweet, Imma go look that up.
Hey, [check it out](http://libertyfoundationgospelministries.org).  They have stuff for sale.  \n
Thanks!
> Why do we continue to listen to warmists when they're so wrong?\n\nExcept, of course, they aren't. The science is clear.\n\n> Maybe it's because their real agenda has nothing to do with climate change at all.\n\nAgendas are irrelevant. The science is clear.\n\nOf course, denialists ignore the science because of their political agenda.\n\n> This is what global warming is really about — wealth redistribution\n\nSo because someone does something you disagree with based on facts, you reject the facts? Wow, you are indeed a fucking retarded idiot.
What the hell kind of URL is that?
The breaking point for me is the threshold for a call to action. In my examples, people are being injured and killed. In yours, people are being made *uncomfortable*. How about everybody takes responsibility for their own feelings, shrugs off the bleatings of some sexist assholes, and rises above distractions from the agenda?
Fair enough.  Mine too :)
Nah son, it's either "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor" or nothing.
I have experienced it.  Happened to me since I can rememebr until I was 25-ish.  I would lay there pretending to be asleep, too scared to open my eyes because it felt like someone was right up in my face starign at me.  I eventually ignored it.  Fuck 'em.  At worst, they kill me, then I can be a ghost, too, and woe be unto any spirit motherfucker that fucks with the ghost of digitalmofo.
> If you start making 60k, and keep living like you did when you were making 50k, you start to save money on taxes.\n\nSo the more you make, the lower percentage of taxes you pay. A regressive tax.\n\nWhy should I care about what the rich want if they clearly don't care about me? I'm not arguing that it isn't in their self interest to have their already low taxes lowered. But we live in a democracy, and you can't always get what you want. Also, efficiency isn't the only way to measure something. Walmart is efficient, but is it good for society? \n
No, I say "whatever" because I don't find the evidence compelling, and I am completely uninterested in having this off-topic conversation. Go find someone else to argue with.
The problem with a story like that, is that it's just as likely for someone to make a false claim about photographing a model as it is for someone to claim they photographed a UFO.\n\nThe Belgium UFO wave of the late 80's reports some 15,000+ eyewitnesses. It's highly unlikely that all these people, including government officials tasked to investigate it, would be fooled by a small styrofoam model. \n\n\nNow, you've linked to a Sydney Morning Herald article that references AFP as the original source. In the article, they refer to the person as "Patrick". On the wikipedia article, which mexifor posted, the photo is credited to J S Henrardi, who - if you do "literally 15 seconds of research" - came out many years ago and released the photos into the public domain. Why would Henrardi, who is easily researchable on many, many websites, hide his name from the press? He wouldn't.\n\nBesides, these objects in Belgium were spotted by pilots, and tracked on RADAR. ["During the first radar lock, the target accelerated from 240 km/h to over 1,770 km/h while changing altitude from 2,700 m to 1,500 m, then up to 3,350 m before descending to almost ground level – the first descent of more than 900 m taking less than two seconds."](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_UFO_wave#The_sightings) These are not flight characteristics of a foam model. (There are probably better resources to quote from, but I've used only your stipulated 15 second time-frame for research)\n\nThe SMH article, and subsequently the AFP article, is not worth the paper it isn't printed on. 
That's definitely a philosophical difference. I think it's an ok thing to be handled on a local level. And people can choose the kind of communities they want to be part of.\n\nAnd for sure, consider that we already do tell people what kind of *animals* they can and can't keep in inhabited areas. And personally, I think that's ok too.
Perhaps it's not exactly the same thing, as a placebo should be absolutely inert, but I think the point is valid. Acupuncture involves piercing the skin in specific 'meridians', but if the effect is the same whether the skin is pierced or not, and no matter where they are placed, the two central ideas of acupuncture are useless. So no, it's not exactly the same as a placebo trial, but it's about as close as you can get. And to interpret these results as 'acupuncture works' is going way over the line.\n\nNo matter how you look at it, I think it is fair to say that this type of study shows that 'professional' acupuncturists are useless. The nonspecific effects are there and can perhaps even be taken advantage of, but no special knowledge is required to perform the task. All you need is a box of toothpicks and a soothing voice.
Yeah, you're right.  Thank you for helping me see the error of my ways; I now believe that Billy Meier has been singled out as the conduit for alien contact.
I'm guessing downvoters disagree with your assertion that only fatties wear them?  (You do qualify that as being in your experience)  I think the rest of the comment has merit, "no pain, no gain" as the saying goes, but nobody likes pain.  Well... except for *some* people.\n\nI'd agree that if it makes you want to get out and exercise more (regardless of claims/evidence) then that's a good thing.\n\nedit: Clarification
My girlfriend believes she has seen ghosts on a couple occasions after close relatives of hers died.  Fortunately that is her only supernatural belief.  Otherwise our relationship probably would've been documented in a rage comic on r/atheism long ago.
I wasn't trying to prove it wrong, I just wanted a source because it's an interesting claim.  And normally I would leave the grammar alone while asking for more information, I mean, my grammar isn't always correct either, but this comment was just too bad to ignore.
I don't know, I _really_ liked the bullet drop experiment. I thought the emphasis they put on how they were performing an experiment to test a prediction of physics was great. I think the route that MB seems to be taking is "One team does something semi-serious, one team just blows stuff up." I agree, the editing/hosting can be a bit obnoxious, but overall I still think it's a good show (better than Ghost Hunters, at least).
You're right.  The chances of it being an optical illusion versus the chances of an unknown wolf/dog monster appearing, unnoticed, in the background of a porn shoot are about 50/50.
This is a great article, it made some very good points. \n\n> The father takes his son to Church, to educate his child on Christian values. The father, himself, is pressured to do so by his own parents. They would be disappointed if he raised his children without such a pretense. The father, himself, does not believe, but acts as if he believes to give a proper impression on his parents. The child lacks the belief also, but to not disappoint his father, he refuses to tell him. \n\nI think in a lot of cases this is true, but we have to be honest and also say there are a lot of true believers that take christianity VERY seriously.\n\n> Religious disbelief is looked down upon, even persecuted, in American media and society — denigrated in excessively negative terms. The question is, how many of the religious belief structures in the United States are founded on fear of consequences? Potentially, very many, especially when individuals are brought up in a society where such ideology is consistently being imposed.\n\nThis is the most valid point of the whole article, and is undeniable, we all see it happening daily.
Great post BTW, I have had many paranormal experiences, some would just blow your mind, and some would make you laugh.  Although I had them scattered out my life in various situations but none us much as just a couple of years ago, when me and partner was living in our old apartment.\n\nThis 3 year period was just a heightened point of enormous paranormal experiences with UFO sightings, and one encounter with a passing female extraterrestrial, as I believe was an Annunaki?\n\nAnyway background out of the way, this one particular time during all these experiences, myself and my partner were sitting in front of the TV one late evening just watching whatever, usually her soaps, so excuse my gripe.\n\nThen from out of nowhere zoomed in from my left and just in front of my face, a brilliant bright orb had just flashed right passed me and straight through or passed my partners right lens of her glasses.\n\nWe both jumped backed surprised by its speed and brightness as this thing just zoomed in and out in seconds, WTF!  Was my first mumble but the Mrs just looked slightly shocked but in hindsight she was dazzled because of the reflective brightness of the thing.\n\nIts colour was extremely bright of blue and white, it was so vibrant, more vibrant than any LED lights I ever seen.\n\nWell, that was one of the very rare moments that I had actually shared an experience with anyone, within the same experience if you know what I mean.\n\nYeah, it was a very real experience and although my partner dose not share my enthusiasm for what has happened, that’s one she cant dismiss, although she never really talks about it.\n\nParanormal entities, ghosts, astral entities and extraterrestrials, are all real my friends and I have certainly had the odd privilege in experiencing many of them.\n
Pics or it didn't happen
You asked if people went to chiropractors for things other than just back problems, I told you they did and related some personal experience about it and you threw it in my face because I don't have a triple blind study on the specifics of the different chiropractor schools on top of my head to give you.  Who's the ass hole again here?  You claim I'm wrong while asserting nothing to back up your claims, not even anecdotes.  anecdotal evidence, btw, does not say anything about the validity of said evidence, only that it is too small a sample to make a definite conclusion about.  I'm not your pet researcher, go eat dicks.
I'm not asking you this in a snarky way at all, I'm genuinely curious; is it completely out of the question for this to be some sort of conversion disorder? A lot of people are immediately calling her out as a liar, which is understandable as that is what it looks like. But it seems to me like it would be really difficult to tell which is the correct scenario based on some video footage. Am I way off base?
Did you and your dad have the conversation? Was it someone else and was an 'adult' conversation and he tried to hide it from you? I'm pretty curious! I'm an overly logical person, but this caught my eye for reasons beyond me, and I've been thinking about it over the last two days.
I guess I should point out that I am aware of studies discussing an excess of sugar leading to obesity and cardiovascular disease. That is not what I am here to discuss. That something taken to excess is dangerous to health is a given, for everything. Want I was hoping to have address were the specific claims being made that refined sugars like beet and cane and HFCS are somehow toxic. And how, they could possibly differ from the sugar molecules that your body produces during metabolism.
Actually, it is amazing.  Cut a slice or 2 of onion, then quarter the slices, you'll use between 1 and 1.5 slices worth of little onion quarter slice thingies.  Put mayo on both pieces of bread, and spread onions on one piece to suit.  Start small and work your way up to your threshold.\n\nThe mayo really does a great job of tempering the spiciness of the onions.
Well when you defend "creationist scientists" in /r/skeptic, you're inviting such gems. The very fact you were wrong and continued to argue it just shows your immaturity and lack of self-reflection.
You missed the blatant sarcasm apparently.
Well given the choices of what to switch sides on, that would be the more respectable of the options.
Which parts of the event do you find suspicious? There are good rational explanations for nearly every anomaly bandied about by conspiracy theorists. \n\nIf you want to go deep into a skeptical analysis I recommend this book (and article): http://www.ottawaskeptics.org/topics/conspiracy-theories/228-reclaiming-history-by-vincent-bugliosi\n\nIf you're pressed for time, you can start with Bullshit!'s coverage of it,  if you haven't already seen it: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=745248745546892501#\n\nAnd I really hope you're not relying on Oliver Stone's movie, they just plain made shit up in that movie.
Someone was walking by and I knew they were about to drop their water bottle as if I had see it before. Then our track coach was lecturing us about drinking during the sports season and the repercussions if we got caught and I knew what he was going to say.
You do have good reason to be skeptical about TM.\n\n1. It's the worst technique for lowering blood pressure, so it's probably not that deep of a meditation.\n2. Hindu scriptures almost universally describes or warns against the damage that cultivating siddhis can do. So when a teacher, any teacher, tries to lead you down that path, buyer beware.\n3. Other meditators transcend for much, much longer so how could it be best? It's physiological profile is that of a simple relaxation technique: nothing more, nothing less.\n\nIt sounds to me as if you fell for TM rhetoric, exaggerations and marketing, that's all.\n\n
>>I'm guessing because it's a steel building.\n\n>Really poor reasoning. The building is made of steel, therefore all molten metal must be steel? Assuming it was molten metal, it could just have easily been aluminium from the plane.\n\nSadly it wasn't all aluminium from the plane.  I'm sure some of it was, but that's odd none the less.  Really, do you read and think about what you write?  What large jet liner has ever crashed and *melted*?  And, you can point out that it may be a first time, but it's very suspect that this jet liner crashed, *melted*, and burned for three and a half months.\n\n>>We have the physical evidence of molten steel; it doesn't simply rely on eyewitness testimony.\n\n>Can you provide a source on that?\n\nYes.\n\nGo to the New York Police Museum in NYC.  On display they have gun casings embedded in molten steel and molten concrete.  What temperature does concrete melt at?  It's hot.  And this is verified molten concrete by scientist.  The display remarks on the extreem temperatures required to get this effect and how odd the effect is.  The museum remarks that "temperatures where so intense that concrete melted like lava around anything in its path."\n\nCompair that to the thermal video released by NIST which shows a weak fire, and you should realize the problem.\n\n>>I wish I was more shocked that the Skeptic community is up-voting a rambling-half-stoned-Jesus-freak.\n\n>As opposed to making irrational ad-hominem attacks?\n\nI successfully attacked his logic, character, and the makeup of the Skeptic community.  Sorry if that offends you.\n\nThe problem is, you have to be willfully obtuse to fail to see the problem.  You can explain in away in the name of "Skepticism," but that's really the embrace of ignorance.
Thanks. =)
No, the *nutjob* take on it is the the CIA has been smuggling drugs for a while. The less interesting reality is that the CIA simply has a tendency to look the other way when groups it is aiding smuggle drugs to raise money for their cause. The morality is arguably not much better, but it's still a far cry from "the CIA smuggles drugs". 
yeah, i'm gonna go ahead and downvote you here
that's an unfortunate thumbnail.
A very good look at the inner workings of superstition.
That's crazy that the one with the yellow eyes followed you & your family! I would have also thought it would have stayed behind. 
Cheers. 
Yes but the first time at least even her husband saw them
Thanks!
Perhaps extraterrestrials are just tasty little creatures. I for one welcome our chicken-alien overlords!\n\n\nBut yeah, seemed way too extreme to be true, and that video was odd too.
Welcome to the world of UFO videos.
Actually, indifference would be better.  That sort of hysterical response doesn't show disdain, it shows childishness and the inability to be polite to those who disagree with you.  It also comes across as being insecure in your beliefs, much the same way as someone coming onto r/skeptics and sarcastically ranting about evolution would.  A polite post of "You made a grammar error here, but otherwise it was well written.  However, I would like to point out some factual errors.  You claim <this>, but according to <that>, <this> is not true.  You may wish to look into the matter more" would demonstrate that the skeptic can be polite and respectful, but has also put thought into the issue.  It would not convince the poster most likely, but anyone who was confused about the issue would see it.
There's no friction. Wouldn't they fly *back and forth forever* instead of stopping in the center?\n\nEdit: this comment was supposed to be a response o the one you responded to, might as well ask you if you don't mind my little reference to feces.
* C-130 **HERCULES**
I thought I had this, then remembered the radio only plays so many songs.\n
> First, they find comments on reddit that are in some way misogynous or bigoted\n\nOr, in many cases, which they *claim* are in some way bigoted. And if someone of the group which is supposedly being discriminated against disagrees, they're a "special snowflake" and their opinion is worth less than that of the mostly straight, mostly white, mostly cisgendered, mostly male SRS community.\n\nIf anyone else disagrees, they're mansplainin' or a bigot themselves.
Thank you!  I really enjoyed Leslie Kean's UFO book that begins with talking about the COMETA report and wasn't able to find a copy translated into English (though my search was rather cursory).
Non-US "diploma" degree, so I guess that translates into Bachelor's or maybe Master's. Not a PhD though.
In the famous word of John Osterman/ Dr. Manhattan:\n\n\n"I can't prevent the future. To me, it's already happening."\n\n\n\n"Everything is preordained. Even my responses."\n\n\n\n"There is no future. There is no past. Do you see? Time is simultaneous, an intricately structured jewel that humans insist on viewing one edge at a time, when the whole design is visible in every facet." 
Point taken but MLMs usually don't make any money for anyone except the people that started it. 
There are differing views of the UFO phenomenon. Many here consider them to simply be aliens from space, the same way we would be if we visited mars. They simply have greater science/technology than we do.\n\nOthers consider them to be a total paradigm shift in the way our reality works, as to the nature of our consciousness itself. UFOs/aliens represent consciousness at a much greater frequency than our own. Seeing one can take a person into a different psychological reality because our consciousness will attempt to rise in frequency to match theirs. \n\nThis can have side effects of making them look like angels - or demons or scary monsters. It all depends on what beliefs each individual has. The primary effect however is that people forget the experience. Once the encounter is over the energy is gone, the vibration drops. People may talk about dreams or nightmares or being experimented on. \n\nNow with conscious vibration the idea is that it is increasing all the time as the world is going through changes. If it reaches certain thresholds, example, where your husband's consciousness was when he had the experience, then those memories become accessible again. This is how remembering can occur. \n\nAnyway no need to believe any of this, but it may be useful in understanding the way some of the claims come about.
i'm gonna go with fake.
We've traveled to our nearest celestial neighbor. Of course we're an advanced intelligence. 
“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.”\n― Hunter S. Thompson
hey i saw it for the first time from this OP because no, i dont visit this site every day or even every week.  so whatevs man, if you don't like it just move along.\n\nI hope they crack one open and there is a mountain of cocain and then they have an epic party
Yes, thankfully, but it makes their claims even more bizarre. It's just so.. intellectually offensive. The notion that I can treat my asthma with a substance, which remembers another substance, which will make it hard for me to breath, is just out of this world crazy. Homeopathy should really be made illegal.
THE Doctor!?
I think unfortunately that evidence is now going to be weighed as to who submitted it first and whom that is, rather than oh great evidence let's look. 
Oh its going to be so bad. He's walking into the lion's den.
"Grasping at straws?" What, do you think I'm trying to slander the guy?
The article is based on a meta-study - a review of studies. Once can assume that because of the different types of chiropractic treatment, there would have been difference control techniques.\n\nI picked this particular study because it has a very easy to visualize device and a clear way to differentiate "real" from sham treatments.\n\nI see nothing stopping you from doing a bit of research. Even a bit of imagination could come up with several ideas for sham treatments - manipulating the wrong part of the body for the issue being studied, performing some completely different technique, like tapping on a back.
Nice site. I'm adding that to my favorites. 
It's the failure to connect the dots.  He says he's skeptical, and the information about circumcision is mostly b.s.  Yet, he'll ignore that knowledge because he wants his kid to feel "normal".  Though I find it hard to believe he'll feel anymore normal when half the kids he knows won't be circumcised anyway.  Knowing the facts, ignoring the facts, and mutilating your child's genitals for a sense of perceived normalcy, that statistically doesn't exist, is not skeptical.  There's no sense of reasoning behind the logic.  And let's be honest here, there is a HUGE disparity between genital mutilation and being made fun of by some other boys.  If you gave me the choice now, I wouldn't even have to THINK about that answer.
Here is his statement \n>    Dear Muslima\n\n   > Stop whining, will you. Yes, yes, I know you had your genitals mutilated with a razor blade, and . . . yawn . . . don’t tell me yet again, I know you aren’t allowed to drive a car, and you can’t leave the house without a male relative, and your husband is allowed to beat you, and you’ll be stoned to death if you commit adultery. But stop whining, will you. Think of the suffering your poor American sisters have to put up with.\n\n   > Only this week I heard of one, she calls herself Skep”chick”, and do you know what happened to her? A man in a hotel elevator invited her back to his room for coffee. I am not exaggerating. He really did. He invited her back to his room for coffee. Of course she said no, and of course he didn’t lay a finger on her, but even so .\n\n>And you, Muslima, think you have misogyny to complain about! For goodness sake grow up, or at least grow a thicker skin.\n\n>    Richard\n\n\nAnd like i said in my post. it is a a false equivalency. Just because Muslim women have problems does not mean Rebecca cannot complain about the problems she faces in the skeptic community.
Then read the papers in the thread for your data.
If I lived where you live, I would spend all my time outside with a video camera, smoking cigarettes, waiting for this kind of thing to happen!\nDamn Manhattan and its ability to obscure all things celestial! 
"Confirmation that your spell has been cast will be sent within 24 -48 hours. "\n\nListen, I think **I** should be the one sending a confirmation of this Booty Enhancement spell.
I'm impressed that he basically admitted he was wrong.  Well, he at least didn't put up a wall of excuses.  I'd really like to get some follow up from the followers who quit jobs and emptied bank accounts and see if they accept that he was wrong or if they are trying hard to rationalize.
Point out that Alex Jones's (Publisher and Creator of Infowars and Prison Planet) father is a dentist.
A cow-orker of mine and I have had a disagreement for the last month or so.  Today, he criticized me for being stubborn.  I pointed out that he had been disagreeing with me for exactly as long as I had been disagreeing with him.  He said that he, unlike I, would be willing to change his mind if he were wrong.
Looks like he’s using a skylight window and a mini flashlight on top of it.  Notice how it "moves" in front of the power lines.   There was some other asshat in Italy doing this a year ago or so and he got a lot of public attention for it.  So sad.  Fucking pricks doing a huge disservice to us all.  
Well that's an easy way out of backing your preposterous claims, I must say.
It is.  It's like Robin Williams with his students in The Dead Poets Society, looking over the photographs of the boys who stood in the places they, for a short time, occupied.  "You see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils."  Creepy how ephemeral we -- and our contributions -- really are.  
I'm going to have to agree with grahamt on this one. Naturopaths shouldn't have special privileges that only actual doctors have, but making access to drugs a special privilege is a bad idea to begin with.\n\nOne could even make the argument that allowing random quacks to prescribe drugs is an improvement on the existing guild monopoly.
It's just an intelligent sounding way to say bullshit is an alternative fuel source.
Would you rather we go back to arguing about your romanticization of musicians and drugs? 
we all have no doubts about what we saw, it was either a secret gov. project or not from earth.
here here.
Only because he spent millions on advertising.
Thanks to that map I now know this exists:\n\n>The Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching science, art and history through pinball, and to preserve and promote one of America's great pastimes. With over 90 fully-playable pinball machines, organized by date and era. 
Says it is false.
You disagree with me! You must be like Bush! I'm angry! And more moral than you! Don't forget, more moral than you!
Because Christianity and Science tend not to be equally credible when it comes to things like facts.
yeah i hear that kinda stuff a lot more than doomsday stories
Liberal leaning news group pushes junk science.  Both sides of politics need to get out of science, they're ruining it. 
Not particularly packed with facts, but interesting none the less
I know; I was just rebutting the false dichotomy.
You're bad :P
this is Super Sirius 
Plus 7.5% for fundraising expenses. Still, that's 80% for programs.\n\nI think the OP misinterpreted "Program Expenses" to mean overhead, as opposed to money spent on the actual charitable programs.  From same website: "Charities exist to provide programs and services. They fulfill the expectations of givers when they allocate most of their budgets to providing programs."
I am glad you both found peace with what had happened :)
Yes actually he did. 
All hail Eris!
Lemme guess. Acid?
You seem to be basing the majority of your post on a study from 1982; since then there's been 30 years of in-depth research strongly suggesting that genuine differences exist within transgendered individuals. Bigcitycrows has done a very good job here of collecting some of that research. \n\nI would also argue that quality of life studies post-surgery, although fascinating, don't actually provide insight into whether or not transgenderism exists as a genuine condition. They might, however, provide insight into how difficult it is to adapt to a different gender, and the social success individuals have (or don't) after their transition. \n\nThat last link was a pretty cool read.
I wonder why the youtube account holder took down the video?
> who had their house exercised.\n\nWhat, did they make it go for a run around the block?
That's odd. I'd always thought of it as a non-dualist idea, actually. Since you believe that the brain's contents (and maybe structure?) are what make you yourself, then uploading would mean creating a copy of the self.
I am curious if any of your NASA contacts are responsible for analyzing the raw footage that is shot in space.  The problem with many of these videos is that you never know what is being passed on as original and legitimate. 
She's a naturopathic doctor and midwife who taught anatomy for two years, has delivered over 150 babies and has passed medical boards in two different states.\n\nWhat the fuck kind of qualifications do you think you *need* to list off a bunch of facts about vaccines?
I don't know how far the conclusions can be carried, the lowest level they tested at was 5x max cell phone output on a band they don't even use. Still, would be nice to see it replicated and some physicists/biologists chime in.
They are in a trance and are not thinking about the moment.
I'm a bit confused here... You're in your third year of university and you wake up and it's your second year again. But how would you know that right off the bat? You would have kept going to the classes you registered for in 3rd year and not just suddenly decide to go to the classes that you had a year ago right?
What was i arguing? "wasn't he part of the fire in the sky controversy" is in question form inviting others to correct me and tell me how it is. I've heard it was aliens on one side and that they were making it up to get out of a logging contract on the other. Why so hostile? 
Upvote for thumbnail.
No I tried lining it up at least 25 different ways.
i just read the conclusion, but it says the organic people lye to you by using non peer reviewed or statistically insignificant as fact and omitting papers that do not support their point of view. \n\nso buying organic not worth the money 
Russian military says these are training lights. [ria.ru article](http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ria.ru%2Fsociety%2F20120410%2F622637844.html&act=url)
True, we'd need much more thorough census info and more comparisoning and I'm too lazy for all that shit.
It is also hosted on PubMed for those concerned about its source.\n\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18955237
>So far from what I read this whole "Farmers are forced to change seeds every year" seems to be a misunderstanding of what farmers actually do. Farmers tend not to save seed and buy seed yearly. This seems to be another fear mongering tactic used by the anti-gmo folks.\n\nUS farmers have been using mainly hybrid seeds for years, so there's no point in seed-saving, but my understanding is that it's much more common for farmers to save seeds in the developing world and I think that's the focus of concern for most anti-GMO campaigners - being forced to buy seeds every year, whether the previous year's harvest was successful or not, contributes to the debt load on third world farmers.
I think hes getting downvoted because why didn't he just copy and paste it? 
>>My question to you would be what the utterly illogical behaviour is that they are exhibiting that makes you believe UFOs are not alien in nature.\n\nMost cases of UFO's that to me seem unequivocally UFO's, and not hoaxes or mistakes, seem so random, with the only commonality they exhibit being an sometimes an appearance near aircraft. \n\nAsk yourself the question - if you were a civilization capable of FTL travel - why would you be interested in coming to Earth to behave this way & yet remain secret ?  
lol yea neither was I.  I just wish I knew what it was.  I think that's the part that scares me the most.  What was it, why (if it was a ghost) did it scream.  The best guess I have was it was yelling at me to let the kitten out.  I feel kind of crazy thinking that but it sounded angry but idk.  It's not my first experience with the paranormal but this one sticks with me more then anything.
[this](http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/02/world/world-news-briefs-dalai-lama-group-says-it-got-money-from-cia.html)\n\nHis group "claims" donations of $22 million per year.  They do not list all donations.  This to include, if any, donations from outside sources, even to include the CIA (which is now denied, as it was for 50 years prior the last revelation of covert funding).  It isn't really known how much money he gets or how he spends it.  That is mostly because nobody will question him.  This was also the case with mother Teresa, who withheld funds from hospitals and died with a bank account in the millions upon millions in stockpiled wealth.  She was also above questioning, and when I brought up the same questions about her character, I was lambasted almost universally.  That was until after her death, when it was revealed that what I said was true.  The same will  be said of the Dalai Lama at some point, be it sooner, or later.
I'll add David Fitzgerald's "[Nailed: Ten Christian Myths that Prove Jesus Never Existed At All](http://www.amazon.com/Nailed-Christian-Myths-Jesus-Existed/dp/0557709911/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323034803&sr=8-1)" to the pile.
I want to believe. 
>Of course it could just be a hallucination, but I doubt it. I think it's more likely that I briefly disturbed space-time, briefly establishing a portal to a different place in the universe.\n\nNo, that is not more likely.
subluxation theory is just that, a theory, and it is NOT taught as fact and is certainly not the basis of modern chirorpactric. Chiropractic education is based on EBM and best parctice.\n\nWhy send a patient to a chiro instead of the other professionals you mentioned? I have to confess I don't know enough about these professions, so pardon me if I say anything stupid. But I'll give it a shot anyway:\n\nPhysios: they work more on post-surgery rehabilitation and myofascial rehabilitation and exercise.\n\nOsteopath (I assume you mean the UK version and not an american OD): similiar to chiros, yes, but different, and so it may not work for some patient while chiropractic would. \n\nMassage therapists: sure, if you just want your patient to get a good simple massage then great. And sometimes that's enough. But you really want to compare a massage therapist to a healthcare professional like a chiropractor? Are they trained in diagnosis? clinical imaging? Can they detect red flags and refer? And then of course they only have one tool: massage. Chiros also have massage, plus joint manipulation and mobilisation, muscle rehabilitation, proprioceptive rehabilitation, dry needling, nutritional advice, postural advice, triggerpoint therapy, etc. etc.\n\nI'm not thrashing any of these other professions, which I respect. But chiropractic definitelly has something to offer for a lot of people.
Well, when people want to smear the only presidential candidate that actually takes a morally defensible stance on issues like torture and the drug war, the most approved method is to just make shit up about him.
My buddy at work is always going on about this, I would love to shut him up with some facts.
there are elements in the story that don't fit sleep paralysis.
awesome. 
I realize this is a two week old comment, but I had to pop in here to agree. Want to know the worst part? The subreddit is fucking locked. I've tried, on several occasions, to submit stories here, going to far as to message the admin. No dice. \n\nFucking trash.
Not to be a jerk, but this has been posted several times on this sub in the past week.
first one is the one over the airport that we cannot really make anything out of as there are too many lights. \n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeIc9XpNjGc&feature=player_embedded\n\nnow, here are a couple from different angles and spots.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5Ko4qtDDWRc\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4Q1KnDwDn64
Couldn't read it, the shitty Bright Green Font immiediately stopped me from caring for what he had to say.
yeah, and [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF_WfscC7go) is nice too imo.\n\nnothing groudbreaking but i like how he talks
Oh that's why that sounded familiar!
Also, for anyone interested in learning about the way temperature data is processed in general, [this series of articles](http://www.skepticalscience.com/OfAveragesAndAnomalies_pt_1A.html) is excellent.
As a health-care professional who sometimes deals with stroke patients and patients with various types of dementia I can personally attest to extreme, visible changes in handwriting that can often aid in pinpointing the onset of such unfortunate medical conditions.\n\nWhile this has no relation to graphology being touted as some sort of window into the soul, it clearly shows that handwriting can, and does, change due to several factors, many times from underlying medical conditions.\n\nEven a so called healthy persons handwriting can markedly change throughout their lifetime. This in and of itself might indicate nothing, or unfortunately may (along with other tests) predict the onset of several disease conditions..\n\nPatients experiencing mental decline, depression, strokes and other well known (as to etiology and prognosis) medical conditions often do display marked changes in handwriting as well as the ability to process information.\n\nGraphology is a cruel pseudo-scientific fraud that claims the ability to gaze deep within the soul of an individual and proclaim everything from their alleged honesty, productivity and competence. The sad reality is that it does none of these thing yet still retains a vested place in the pantheon of woo.\n\n\n
Thank you for clearing that up... But according to this New York Times article, they weren't doing any actual particle colliding until December 2009...\nhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/science/10collide.html
Not having such a confirmation bias would help. Doesn't look like so much a question as a call for back-up. 
I have seen the orbs which drip fire on several occasions, they look like meteors, but I'm convinced it's the effects of the UFO entering our atmosphere.
He's a fraud on multiple levels.  Sadly, only one of them is illegal.
Yeah, I think most people who were kids from the 80s onwards will be uncomfortably familiar with the concept of 'learning styles' and it has been so heavily rammed into us that it can be quite hard to let go of. There are a couple of links above which are good places to start: the book "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology" and a podcast from [The Psych Files](http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/03/episode-90-the-learning-styles-myth-an-interview-with-daniel-willingham/).
http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4172
I like the Wikipedia page on [homeopathic dilutions](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathic_dilutions): "A popular homeopathic treatment for the flu is a 200C dilution of duck liver, marketed under the name Oscillococcinum. As there are only about 10^80 atoms in the entire observable universe, a dilution of one molecule in the observable universe would be about 40C. Oscillococcinum would thus require 10^320 more universes to simply have one molecule in the final substance."\n\nAlso: "1 ml of a solution which has gone through a 30C dilution is mathematically equivalent to 1 ml diluted into 10^54 m3 - a cube of water measuring 1,000,000,000,000,000,000  (10^18) metres per side, which is about 106 light years. When spherical, then it would be a ball of 131,1 light years in diameter."
Thank you for the analysis.  I think you got it pretty spot on.  \n\nAs for commenting on my own comment...  It was an after thought that related to the comment, so I didn't really think twice about it.\n\nThe only thing you have wrong that I see is that I'm not an atheist.  Not religious does not equal atheist.  Nor do you know enough about me to know what my typical mindset is :)  You only know what my mindset was during one event in my life.
It's Dave's pod from 2001!
Even if we do advance the necessary technologies as far as this list requires in the proposed time line, all of those things it would not make one immortal.  It would preserve a copy.  \n\nThe only way to achieve true immortality, imo, is to find a way to indefinitely preserve the brain in a functioning state. \n\n
"I want to politely...remain friends..."\n\n"Tell them to fuck off"\n\nYou're a social genius.
Thanks, will print that off now and maybe read it tonight.\n\nBy the way, did you say that you were doing your PhD in psychology? If you've got the time, it'd be cool to meet up while I'm back in NZ around the middle of next month if you don't mind, I'll be going into the uni at some point anyway. Just have some questions related to psychology that would be interesting to get your opinion on...
Cannot find any.  I looked, and to be honest, it looks like this is a scam.  I cannot prove it scientifically, but there is not a single legitimate study to be found confirming this as the cause.  Sorry i couldn't be of more assistance.
Be less pretentious and dismissive. [Phil Plait really nails it here.](http://vimeo.com/13704095)\n\nEven if their ideas and worldview are based on silliness, you can't directly attack the core beliefs of a person without alienating them. A better conversation might include you respectfully disagreeing, citing science's tangible benefits and intuitive verification. Then, move on. \n\nPlant the seed of doubt in their minds, dispel as much nonsense as you sensibly can, then continue being their friend for all the other reasons you enjoy their company. It sounds like these people have surrounded themselves with others who share their views. Opening them up to another viewpoint from someone they trust can be immensely impactful.
Well said.
I'm starting to think we're the same person...
Sigh.  How the heck can anybody debunk or deny this?  What, were all the kids in on some sort of inside joke troll or something?\n\nFacepalm.
Well that's something. I haven't found anything yet
Only my experience, but I used a commercially available no-poo product line for a few months to combat thinning hair and tame the frizzy dryness that curly-haired people sometimes deal with. I definitely saw much less breakage and a smoother, softer head of hair. Now I use a baking soda wash and an apple cider vinegar rinse and really like what it's done for both my scalp and hair. What should be noted is that you have to do it correctly to see the most positive results. You need to use a tablespoon or two of baking soda dissolved in a cup of water and pour that over hair that has been thoroughly saturated. Then you really need to massage that into your scalp and then rinse well. After that, pour the vinegar rinse through your hair (vinegar and water in the same proportions as the baking soda wash) and rinse again thoroughly. At times I do use a commercial conditioner as my cleanser. The key for me is to massage and rinse very, very well. Reducing the chemicals I used has benefited my scalp and hair more than I thought it would.\nEdit: I do this daily.
came here to post this. It's a great resource for skeptics. Be sure to add "quackwatch" to your google searches if you keep coming up with pro-woo sites in your google searches.
The amateur astronomer bit is quite illogical as depending on the nature of the objects they could only be visible in certain parts of the EM spectrum, and almost no amateur astronomers have UV and IF telescopes.
Lol'd
You missed the point.  It is arbitrary regulation resulting in a lessened service offered.  It is in line with a nanny-state philosophy which is disgustingly cynical and in direct conflict with personal liberty.
Thanks for posting this.  It takes a lot of guts for a believer to expose their claims to skeptical scrutiny.  I'm not sure if this is the response you were expecting, but I welcome you to come back.  \n\nIf you want to know what a skeptic might think of a particular claim, [check this out.](http://www.csicop.org/si/show/field_guide_to_critical_thinking/)  It might give you a good idea of the way we're likely to approach the claim.
Ok. Well, same impasse as before. \n\nIronically, willingness to believe in aliens affects the perception of UFO's transparently enough in this sub. You'll find that people unwilling to believe in aliens say that most UFO's are chinese lanterns, photoshop, flares, etc. And people who already believe in aliens believe a much larger percentage of UFO's are intelligently piloted. \n\nBut willingness to believe in a God that *does* exist is not seen as a precursor to the perception of that God. Or a prerequisite, if you will.\n\nFichte, et. al. rebelled against organized religion in much the same way as in the modern era. But they declined to close their minds in any way.  They wanted to be without bias.  And they came to a perception of reality that included God as a philosophical entity.\n\nTL;DR: Willingness is everything, in UFO's, aliens ... everything. People see what they want to believe.
Really the same could be said of most every problem. 
Some questions for dopp3lganger after looking at other posts you've made. Do you think that some UFOs are alien space craft? Do you also think that some crop circles are made by aliens? And to both questions, why?
I would say that the jury is still out. About the only thing I feel confident to say is that eating non-starchy vegetables seems to be good for you; everything else is a matter of debate. \n\nI'd guess that the truth is more complex than any of the simple "*x*=bad" diet theories; the ideal diet may even turn out to depend somewhat on genetic makeup or other individual factors. 
> I think the fact that the FDA does not allow anyone to make health benefit claims about a product, unless it's a drug, proves my point.\n\nI'm pretty sure that's not true.
Of course I'd upvote if he could actually make a valid point.
Looks like its some plants or aquatic weeds bunched together and contorted with the river current. Definitely not a sea monster.
am I missing something? the article makes a pretty good point that it was a lighthouse.\n\nI'm all for looking at the evidence, and in a lot of cases, the evidence suggests a true UFO. But being unscientific and believing in bad evidence only puts into discredit the rest of the good evidence out there.
Not even in the city centre. If it was, I would go and sneer at it.
eh, we are looking more for a name so people know where we are from.
>Then I would imagine that food producers using GMOs would proudly proclaim their contents - but that does not seem to be the case ...\n\nBecause there is *no fucking difference* between GMO and non-GMO.
Why would an alcoholic frequent a bar when purchasing alcohol from a store is so much cheaper?\n\n
I'd thoroughly recommend Richard Wiseman's Paranormality. Although this doesn't address any of the "Cosmic Harmony man" hippy nonsense, it does give scientific explanations for "Magic" and tells you how to recreate those for yourself.\n\nI'm thinking that by starting with that book you can introduce your friend to discovering the true reasons behind "Magical" events and the science that supports them.\n\nIf your friend then takes the bait for scientific literature I'd go for Simon Singh's Big Bang! A book that is as much about the history of our understanding of the universe as it is about the creation of the universe itself. Given that the history of our understanding of the universe involves quite a few paradigm changes this will hopefully make your friend appreciate the need for evidence to support theories.\n\nI'd also suggest for scientific literature/history the "Science of Discworld" series of books. Chapters are split between the Wizards of UU accidentally creating "Roundworld" and then prodding it with sticks and then a discourse on the science behind what the wizards are seeing, and why the wizards are wrong.\n\nBad Science by Ben Goldacre is a good read if your friend veers to the CAM Woo side of things, although they may see the initial chapters as an attack on CAM and immediately discredit it as a "shill" for Big Pharma - ignoring the fact the Ben throws his critical eye at Big Pharma later in the book.  It also gets a bit stats heavy towards the end which may be off putting (certainly did my head in).\n\nJames Randi's Flim Flam is good (I'm reading it at the moment), but Randi is very much on the attack in this book and again that may put off someone who is already in the Woo camp.
Yeah, and it's probably an illegal alien to boot.
no lie.. I read a lot of this after staying up all night and I had crazy nightmares for most of the morning- so I cant even imagine what you go through. \n\nits so strange to me that people dismiss this kind of thing so easily- I mean people are still superstitious. I went to christian boarding school in HS and people go on and on about 'Demons sitting on them'- and now that I'm older (and have researched sleep problems) I know that almost all of those stories are about sleep paralysis. \n\nIt's just strange to me how people are more ready to believe in that than to consider the idea that 'we arent alone'.. I mean this stuff actually happens and it's sad that so many people have been manipulated into believing that people who've seen UFOs or who've been 'visited' are crazy or something... when entire towns will report the same thing... \n\nAnyways.. I'm just glad to have happened to stumble onto this thread. 
FTA:\n\n> _Dr._ Roderich Schwarz, _chairman of surgical oncology_ at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, who has performed the procedure more than 150 times (but who was not involved in Jobs' case), says that waiting more than a few weeks with this diagnosis "makes no sense because you don't know what the potential for growth or spread is." Schwarz says he knows of _no evidence that diet can be helpful_. "But the patient decides. If they believe an herbal diet can do miracles, they have to make the decision. Every once in a while you have somebody who decides something you wish they wouldn't.
Subreddit banned accounts can still vote in the subreddit.
Why do you think she's full of shit?\n\nRead through her old posts. She makes public, real-time predictions about ongoing investigations, and has been proven wrong in those predictions only once (that we know of). \n\nHer predictions are usually carefully worded, so she'll say "This person knows more than he's letting on, and that's all that I can say for sure" rather than "he did it, he's the killer!" \n\nThere are some cases that haven't been resolved, but of the ones that have been, she's been proved right.\n\nSeems pretty legit to me.
YOu can certainly expect to be approached to donate more if you live in Fairfield, IA, the US HQ. Even there, a bit of sales resistance goes a long way towards keeping your bank account healthy.\n\nAnd, characterization of TM as a cult comes from several sources: \n1) former members, most of whom made it into a cult themselves; \n2) fundamentalist Christian types, who see everything non-fundamentalist Christian as a cult; \n3) people who had family members involved in TM who made it a cult by their own behavior; \n4) people with a family history of involvement with cults, who see everything as a cult.\n5) governments who are paranoid about cults (see German and Israeli attitudes towards non-conventional people).\n\nTM was founded by a Hindu monk (alleged affairs aside), with a very literalist and conservative (in an odd sort of way) attitude towards women, so "sexist" isn't that far off the mark, though a bit simplistic.\n\nthe tmfree.blogspot.com  stuff is a fascinating topic in and of itself. \n\nand yes, the TM organization is very top-heavy, since it had several missions including:\n\n1)creating an organization that could teach everyone in the world to meditate when demand picks up;\n2) creating communities of enlightened [wannabe] people who will be beacons of light and hope, yadda yadda, to the rest of the world.\n\nand the thing about [king] Tony abu-Nadar is at least somewhat deceptive, at least in my eyes. He's a nice guy by all accounts who got roped into being the new head of the TM organization and isn't all that comfortable in the role, though he's a good sport and wears the robes and crown he's required to, when appearing in public.
Related: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6061/1413.full
Or, you know, just completely unhelpful.
I really hate paranormal fraud and I really hate Power Balance Bracelets and the world would be a better place if they went away... but this is one of the rare instances where I honestly don't care that people are getting screwed. \n\nThere's a level of bullshit at which people are on their own.
That makes sense, I suppose I was not clear on what /r/alternativehealth was reported for.  Personally I am not sorry to see it go.
Put a lid on it, spray the walls with plastic, build a city there\n\nGingrich '12!!
Just a friendly word, to avoid people guffawing behind your back. It's "lose."
Not saying that its just in Canada but a lot of people have those big dogs around here.
You were asked about feminists in general and chose to focus on a tiny group of extremists. I thought a reminder was in place. There's a lot of anti-feminist prejudice going around these days.
It would have to be over time. \n\nIt's something weird that happens during the encoding process, possibly due to over stimulation while encoding that memory (which is when your mind transfers things over from working-memory to long-term memory). This is a weak point in that memory that experiences changes similar to the same mechanics of genetic mutations. These "memory mutations" which usually only occurs during long-term memory recall are really what's causing the problem of false memory. In effect your mind is manufacturing more information due to over stimulation. Similar to a dream which is entirely made up for the most part. \n\nBut I honestly don't think that's what happened to you when your were driving. From what you've described it seems more like a multiple universe bleeding or something. 
Jesus washed the feet of his desciples and Mary Magdalene washed his feet with her hair. A Quentin Tarantino wetdream.
I'm not concerned with the opinions of me held by woo-believers, but snarky responses are counterproductive in the long run, and so is silence.\n\nJust looking for alternative approaches. :)
First thing that came to mind was an alternate universe. I believe that there are "soft spots" in our world where an alternate form of reality can briefly slip through, much like the Bermuda Triangle but on a much lesser scale. Maybe you were seeing another version of your housemates who in another universe parallel to ours made the decision to be in a different part of the house at that time? The soft spot theory could also explain why people considered your house to be haunted, all sorts of weird things can happen with that sort of atmosphere. Even if it was just ghosts playing dress-up, very cool experience. :)
Exactly, as soon as you start calling UFOs, aliens.  Well, they aren't UNIDENTIFIED flying objects because you just callled them ETs and you should go make another subreddit called /r/disclosure or someshit.  The less bullshit the better.
Exactly.  You can't pick and choose what to be skeptical of.
Viral marketing for the new MiB movie?
Well thank you sir or ma'am. Fixed.
Look at the placement between the "feet" and the ground. Distance perception seems off. I would posit that this is a large moth, flying upward, that got caught in the flash, fairly close to the camera. 
They do not. \n\nhttp://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=199024\n \nThis thread is a "work-in-progress" debunking of Zeitgeist 3. For your consideration. Note: the film is brand new, so this is still knee-jerk reaction, not yet in-depth debunking. \n\np.s. I'll assume it was you who downvoted my above comment. Bad form. Read the comment I replied to- \n\n> have seen the first and the second...I liked the atrological allegorical take on religion in the first one, but...yeah, a lot of the film seemed really far-fetched. However, I have never actually looked in to what was true and what was "woo." Do you have a resource you could link that documents this?\n\nThat's what my above links were in reference to. \n\nOne of my pet peeves is when ignorant people downvote me for no valid reason. Nothing personal. \n
He did say that he has been watching the research on it for a couple years now. For as long as I've known him, he's been pretty damned woo-resistant, but like you said, everyone is susceptible to being snookered once in a while.\n\nMaybe I can talk him into making a reddit account and posting a discussion about it here.
Yes, the US was completely justified in killing 100k or more Jpn. civilians after the war was absolutely won by the allies. (that's sarcasm) No one was raped or tortured, they just became shadows on the sidewalks. Racism on your part? It's possible. 
There would be more.
Then you didn't read the whole thing:\n>Second, the Toulambis. They were indeed a real tribe in Papua New Guinea, but this was not their first contact. Anthropologist Pierre Lemonnier’s 1999 paper *[The Hunt for the Authentic: Stories of a Stone Age Out of Context](http://terrain.revues.org/2820#tocto1n5)* shows that they were photographed by three others prior to Dutilleux (in 1987, 1985, and 1979) and visited by at least 6 other expeditions between 1929 and 1972. Lemonnier was one of [nine academics to publicly decry](http://www.liberation.fr/medias/0101169409-coup-de-bambou-sur-les-papous-dix-anthropologues-critique) the inaccurate and racist nature of the documentary when it first aired on France’s TF1. So what of the natives trembling with fear, unable to believe their eyes? Lemonnier [believes](http://www.rue89.com/2011/06/23/crainte-et-curiosite-premiere-rencontre-avec-des-hommes-blancs-210642) they’re acting.
It could possibly work i:\n1. The wings were sturdy\n2. The wings had a shape that would work\n3. There was a motor that flapped the wings rather than being muscle powered.\n\nBut if you're going to make that, you might as well just invent a cheaper helicopter.
>I thought reddit was obviously more **grown-up than this**\n\n>No he did not. **-.-**\n\nಠ_ಠ
'ID Think Tank' is an oxymoron.
I'm not sure if I should thank you or hate you for telling me about this.
Well I just downloaded it (finally) and now I need to go to bed lol. I briefly went through about 10 txt files and they were all in German. Needless to say there is a ton of information there that needs to be parsed out. 
So a member of an advanced civilization could not volunteer to sacrifice them self for a noble and beneficiary reason?
Well, there is that, I suppose...
No, follow the link and read the doc. The allegations of falsehoods are being made by the CCASS and not by the students. Anyone who thinks that the students didn't elect to be in the course in the first place has never been to university. The CCASS is pissed off because the students are receiving an unauthorized positive learning experience.
Sorry, but no. Feminism is for as many goodies for women as possible, while taking on as few responsibilities as possible, as well as actively campaigning to abridge human rights for males.\n\n1. Prominent feminists demand society change the burden of proof in rape cases, as well as not punish anyone who makes false accusations. An egalitarian would be appalled; feminists cheer.\n\n2. The women's lib movement used to campaign on making women draft eligible before they had the vote. As soon as they had the vote, that whole campaign just stopped. They had the goodies, so why take the responsibility? Again, if equality was the name of the game, women should be clamoring to have all the responsibilities too, but they don't.\n\n3. Any group that uses threats of violence to silence critics and stifle debate, on the whole, isn't to be trusted or respected. Feminism has been doing this for decades with no outrage from "real feminists", who "don't condone violence".\n\nIf Feminism is about equality, where is the evidence? When have they ever campaigned for more responsibility, and not just more goodies? Have they ever said, yeah we cost more on average for health care...we should pay a little bit more in, like men do for auto insurance? No. They campaign for even more dollars to funnel towards women, and then complain men are not paying enough in the same breath.\n\nFeminism, when looked at with a skeptical eye, is a fairly unhealthy movement.\n\nEdit: downvotes don't count as a rebuttal, and can be considered cognitive dissonance in a certain light. Burying this comment instead of addressing it just proves my point.
Thanks! I liked it also.
so....the house i used to live in was definitely haunted. i would hear footsteps, doors would open and close by themselves, things would move, etc. The most significant event, however, was when i saw an apparition with my own eyes. my bedroom was laid out so that when i sat up in bed, i could see directly down a hallway that led into the living room. the only light in this hallway came from a small nightlight in the living room. \n\none night, i sat up in bed and looked down the hallway, and i saw a figure standing there in the hallway. the nightlight was shining light from behind it, so all i could see was the figure's silhouette and two points of white light where it's eyes should have been. It was like it's eyes were emanating a small amount of white light. I was young, so naturally, it scared the beejesus out me. i covered my face with my comforter, then realized that wasn't going to do me any good, so i uncovered my face and looked down the hallway again. the figure had disappeared.\n\nalso, i would wake up at night and see shapeless black figures floating above my bed....they scared me at first, but i started to see them so often, that they stopped scaring me. i eventually reached out and touched one one night...i didn't feel anything but it almost dissipated at my touch....like smoke blowing away in the wind....my mother also said she saw these black figures....i thought i was going crazy or hallucinating until i finally broke down and told her i was seeing things at night....when i described what i was seeing, she looked at me, dumbstruck, and said, "Ive seen the exact same things before here." \n\ni recently read a post by a fellow redditor that is seeing VERY similar things in his house. here is the link to his thread.\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/ngn00/im_convinced_my_house_is_haunted_and_im_very/\n\ni guess my question is, have you ever seen/heard of anything like this? could my inhabitants and his inhabitants be similar/related in some way? what do you think we are seeing?
No, no, no. \n\nI'm not the one on the side of chemtrails, reptilians, I don't think that a weird rock on the surface of another planet or moon is a sign of intelligent life, I don't think that HAARP is responsible for latest nautral disasters, I don't believe Americans weren't on the Moon. That is what you want to think I believe in.\n\nI believe, and I know for sure that there are fucking unidentified flying objects in our aerospace. Why? They were filmed, spotted on radar, and in rare cases fragments of these craft were retrieved, mostly remaining classified. I believe this not only because I've seen such weird shit in the sky that you can't even imagine, but because there is enough evidence for any court to rule out that this is a real phenomena, even though scientists may not agree (some do agree). \n\nI don't think that "Norway spiral" was a portal to an another dimension, because it was a failed tactical Bulava missile launch from a russian submarine.\n\nYou see, this community is for people who want to find out the truth, whatever it takes. We might be wrong in some cases, we might be not as skeptical as guys from /r/skeptic would like us to be, but we're trying.\n\nThis post is a rare possibility for /r/UFOs to show its competence in this weird field.\n\nWe're trying to follow the scientific method here. We've got a video and a description of what happened. And you think you would just show up here with an uncorroborated opinion and just shove it up our arses that this was a jet, even if it was so? \n\nI'm remaining skeptical of the jet explanation for this sighting. Please prove your points.\n\n\n\n\n\n
I find it difficult to think that a fan would be much of a strain. According to the first link I found, a [ceiling fan is 10-50 watts, and a table fan is 10-25 watts](http://www.absak.com/library/power-consumption-table). That puts it under the power of an incandescent lamp, which would presumably be turned off while sleeping. 
You convinced 6 separate people on reddit that reddit should remove submission voting? Pretty sure that wouldn't be reddit anymore.
Hannity really said that? wow
the Mail has had proof positive since article number one.  
Photographic evidence is getting less and less credible. It's also not repeatable.\n\nA photograph does provide something testable, though. Many people have wasted a great deal of time testing that kind of bigfoot evidence and concluding that it's either useless or not compelling. It certainly doesn't rise to the level of "extraordinary evidence".
Incredibly appropriate! 
> I'm working my way through Demon Haunted World as we speak.\n\nSomething I've wondered, and which you would be in a great position to answer... how would you have interpreted Demon Haunted World if you'd read it a few years ago before you started to break away from woo, perhaps when you were a genius for "knowing" what so few other people did? Would it have influenced you? Would it have made sense?\n\n(when worldviews are so fractally different and alien, I personally find communication nearly impossible and am wondering what approach Sagon took and to what extent he might have bridged that gap)\n\n> realising that there is so much awe and beauty right here. Not in made up ideas and mysteries, right here in everything around us.\n\nWell put, and I'm glad you mentioned that because I've suspected that's an important missing piece but never heard anyone confirm it. Unfortunately it's a bit like the Matrix - no one can be *told* a natural world is awesome and beautiful...
> I think there were others aware of it...\n\nThis could very well be.  I imagine somewhere in the billions of people on this planet, there have to be a dozen or so with truly remarkable abilities.  Evolution is amazing :O\n\nAbout the accomplishment, maybe it's somewhere in your subconcious.  If you have any experience with lucid dreaming then give that a shot and see if you can't associate anything with any known dream interpretation database.  Also, if I may ask; How many times have you lived through this time period?  I haven't had the time to thumb through every comment on these. :/  So I apologize if this has already been asked.   \n\n\n>So... Yeah, I really want to accomplish my dream of living to be at least 80 if not 87.\n\n\nI hope you accomplish this as well. I think as long as you keep your current state of mind, aware but not active; I guess you could call that the "safe" zone.  So just be careful if you start trying things drastically because of the hypothetical subconcious want/need to accomplish something.  I wish you the best of luck and long, happy life.  Thanks again for the detailed responses.
Yep!  Saw re-entry missions often.  No one was "supposed" to know about the missions, we were taught to think OPSEC (operations security) but when everyone's dad or mom happened to have to work that night and they told you that it would be a "good night to take a walk on the beach" we knew that a missile was coming in.  We'd go down to Emon Beach and there would be a crowd there, coolers and such at 11 or 12 on a weeknight, everyone waiting for the show.  :)\n
> Now they know the truth is out there even if they can't be bothered to read it.\n\nNo, they don't. They think the truth is in their mind, just like you. \n\nWhen you attack someone because of their beliefs, every people sharing the same beliefs will feel like you attacked them, and will switch in "us versus them" mode. \n\nAgainst those type of people, I know only one effective weapon : patience. The harm is done in their mind, and you won't change anything by yelling. You'll have to calmly show them why they were misleaded. \n\nAt least, that's what I humbly think.
 It's religion in general that is the problem.  Muslims just happen to be a little more fundamental in belief and not half ass thier beliefs like most modern Christians do.\n
I maintain that people who haven't had the benefit of higher level science classes don't deserve a painful death for being "morons". 
I suppose it entirely depends on your definition of nonsense & bunkum.\n\nHowever, reasonable folks have been promoting meditation without beliefs for decades.
We have the Jersey Devil here in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. 
Thanks!
I agree with this but I would think once the person becomes President and starts to see how little power he really has that he would than be courage enough to make this information public, that he can't do this, that he can't do that. Our President cannot effectively do his job if he is being denied information that he may need to do his job. The President needs to have balls and stand up for what he truly believes in. I for one am very disappointed in Obama for not having balls and some of his decisions in office. Obama does not appear to be the same person who was running for President four year ago. IMO, they have gotten to him, how, I do not know. What if they threatened his family? What if the Secret Service is in on it? What if they have him under drugs or some type of mind control? 
Haven't you seen "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"? It's for the Karaoke, bro.
sounds like rust. do you live in a humid climate or does water hit your door? caulk the seams or replace the door. if bleeding continues, consult a priest :)
For me, it's not that I love arguing with them, it's the fact that if I *don't argue with them then they get to sit there spoon-feeding absolute bullshit to a class of 80-some kids* and that just seems intolerable to me.
Maybe he's just really, really small. 
Because the more convincing answer is apparently "God did it".
First off... i hate to have a battle of definitions. I get that we can cast a wide net and say that anything that affects your decisions is coercion, but that makes the word useless, because nearly everything affects your decisions (those cookies have more sugar in them, they're coercing me into eating them!)\n\nPersonally, I only see something is really coercive if it's violence or threat of violence. These things are neither.\n\nLike I said, as long as the union is voluntary, and the government isn't forcing the point on either side, it's fine. There's always outsourcing! :P\n\nIf the unions strike, they don't get paid, and the company doesn't make money... so several things might happen\n\n* the union workers go back to work because they can't afford to be on strike any more\n* the company makes a deal with the workers and they come back to work\n* the company finds alternate work force (less skilled labor that will work for less, or outsourcing, this includes moving the company to a different location. This generally screws over the union but that's the risk you make when striking\n* the company goes out of business, this also screws the union as now it has X number of jobless workers.\n\nIt's a similar situation to a companies lease on a building going up.. they can pay it, move, or go out a business... that's just how things work, its voluntary and peaceful interactions.\n\nIn terms of the manipulation of information (or conscious deceit, lying etc) I might cede this point.. over the past few posts i nearly put this as apart of the definition i was working with.. i would call it fraud and I do believe it is wrong, just not sure if it  is coercion, or if its just breach of contract type thing\n\n\n
I have a question. \n\nHow does one enter adulthood with such tiny areola's?\n\nI swear, the moment I hit puberty I grew these pepperoni rings around my nips, and I was never fat/overweight. \n\nWhat I'm trying to say is: I'm jealous of your nips. 
It *appears* to be sexist.  Whether that is the intent or not, I think it's an odd design choice.  \n\nAll I know is, I wouldn't want to get on Surly Amy's bad side.
That still would only mean "poking people" helps with the pain sensation, not "acupuncture works". The whole "meridian" and "qi" backing is still just magic.
Even if canniboids have medical qualities, that's no argument for legalizing marijuana. We don't take medications in raw form, because there's thousands of other compounds in any plant. Also, synthetic alterations of compounds can often have desirable properties, like less adverse reactions or higher potency.
It's supposed to come at the end. I call it the "unhappy ending"...LOL\n\nThe bad blood idea, as translated and explained to me is that on an esoteric level it has bad energy, but on biological level, it's just stagnant blood. So if your body is making new blood, it's jump-starting the process. I don't really know what to think about that. It's plausible, but strange. One interesting thing is that if the area really is "stagnant" (blocked chi, dead blood, whatever you want to call it) it's supposed to bruise more than healthy tissue.\n\nAt least that's the theory.
I don't want to be a content Nazi, but \n\n..\n\nWow.
Also, the degree may not be what you think it is. I work at a college that teaches degrees in homeopathy; they are fully government accredited health science degrees that cover the same depth of cell biology , chemistry and critical research skills you'd expect of any such degree in its first year of study. I find it interesting that this is taught alongside the body of pseudoscience known as homeopathy. Career outcomes are relatively good and I believe the industry is growing in popularity; this would not be the case if much of the\tpublic wasn't disillusioned with the medical industry at large.
It's the applied science of dipping stuff in water. Makes perfect sense. 
It sounds like he forgot to turn off his porn?
1. This is largely factually untrue as no complete gun bans are in effect anywhere in America. It's not about personal aversion to guns, it's about a legitimate disagreement on what is best for the public interest. \n\n2. I'm not aware of many vegetarians who want to outlaw meat, but for those who do I understand. They place a much higher value on animal life, some even going so far as to say animals are equally valuable life as humans are. They think it's immoral and cruel to kill animals, so they want to ban it. Similarly, a lot of conservatives think a 4 week embryo is equal to a human life, and they want to ban abortions. "If a liberal doesn't like abortions, she doesn't get one. If a conservative doesn't like abortions, she wants all abortions outlawed." \n\n3. I'm not aware of any difference in likelihood for the poor to accept public funds based on political ideology. That said, red states on average receive more federal funding than blue states per capita. \n\n4. I'm not aware of anybody trying to legally force people off the airwaves. The protest against Rush, for example, was focused on his advertisers, utilizing a free market mechanism for action. \n\n5. I'm not aware of anybody who wants all mentions of God and Jesus silenced, just those that are clearly against the Constitution. Conservatives get pissed off whenever anything connected to Islam ever happens anywhere in our country. Attacks against Muslim places of worship have been notable, especially in very conservative areas. \n\n6. Most people pushing for universal health care are people who already have access to insurance. And we want the cost to be shared by all on an income basis. If I'm a rich liberal, I want to pay more. Bill Maher, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, all of these people have stated in explicit terms that they should pay higher taxes, and that universal health care should be guaranteed. 
Thanks for correcting me here. \n\nAttention Trekkies:  Dr. Crusher's little glowing +1 Light Pen of Healing may actually be plausible after all :P\n\nAlso, I tend to agree with your assessment that while there is some intriguing work be done by NASA, it is not apparent that similar work is being done with this product.  It rather looks like this company is simply using the NASA study to justify selling glorified flashlights.
As was mentioned in yesterday's thread, all a charlatan has to do is dig up a TEDx talk and post it to his website under "TED talk confirms my bullshit!" and the credulous readers of his site will not only believe him, but will start trumpeting TED as the latest confirmation of holistic homeopathological cancer cure extracted from sasquatch bile found on a UFO. \n\nIf TED is going to have an "x" program, it should still be supervised by TED and have a "no muddleheaded stupidity allowed" clause.\n
For myself the book [What Is This Thing Called Science?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_This_Thing_Called_Science%3F) an introductory look at the philosophy of science really helped to sharpen my mind further after reading Sagan's book mentioned above. It presents some models of science that have been presented, and then looks at criticisms of them. One that I remember well is the criticism of naive falsification. It is too simplistic to say that just one observation is needed to falsify a theory. When astronomers noticed a problem with the orbit of one of the planets, they didn't just toss out Einstein's theory of gravity, rather they held on to that and instead explained the anomaly as being caused by what was then an undiscovered planet (I forget which planets exactly).\n\nAfter that, Dawkin's book [The Blind Watchmaker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_Watchmaker) really helped me to understand how evolution can build complex things such as the eye. Having been educated as a creationist this book has really helped me to understand evolution and how it applies to us.\n\nMore recently Steven Pinker's book [The Language Instinct](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Language_Instinct) has really given me a great understanding of language and the underlying mental processes. This with Steven's great eclecticism, bringing together evolution, computer science, psychology and neuroscience is well worth reading, though does require it an understanding of evolution and how computers carry out reasoning (which I think has lead to many people not understanding what he has to say and why he criticises many popular notions).
You should clarify that that is *not* the study that the Guardian article is referring to ([which is here](http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/abstract.php?id=5143)).\n\nEDIT: The study you are citing was carried out by [chiropractors](http://www.uhnresearch.ca/researchers/profile.php?lookup=833) and [here is an article criticising it](http://www.ebm-first.com/chiropractic/risks/491-chiropractic-and-stroke-evaluation-of-the-paper-risk-of-vertebrobasilar-stroke-and-chiropractic-care-results-of-a-population-based-case-control-and-case-crossover-study-spine-2008-feb-15334-suppls176-83-cassidy-jd-boyle-e-c.html)
Some chiropractors treat toddlers.\n\nYes, it's scary.
Could you summarize what this is about, for those of us who don't want to watch the 90 minute video? 
With reasoning like that, why should anybody have any faith in any advice you give?
Yeah, I was talking more generally, not just about Kennedy vs. Lincoln.
This is such a gross simplification. I agree of course groups rise to power and take control. I am saying no one particular group controls everything, and that these groups do not sit down and desire how the world will progress (as many conspiracy theorists argue). 
Just focus on the horizon, that alleviates most forms of sea-sickness.  Your body can't balance because it lacks a reference point...
The science sounds pretty unsurprising and unremakable. How this amounts to a "deeper" relationship with your kids doesn't make much sense to me. "Science journalism" at its finest!\n\nThe implication that you are somehow not entirely responsible for your actions when your brain uses cells that "belong" to someone else, by virtue of the fact that they are built from someone else's DNA, is just silly. 
I'm from and currently live in Lexington, Ky. Waverly Hills Sanatorium is in Louisville about and hour or so away. I've also heard of people in the downtown area seeing a spring-heeled jack type humanoid. Many in the area also see UFOs. Lexington is also only a couple of hours away from Wilder, Ky. on the Ohio river which is home to Bobby Mackey's Music World, a haunted as hell bar.
The idea that our body is storing toxins that can be removed by fasting is neither biologically, nor rationally, sound. The only thing that the "detox diets" actually accomplish is filling the coffers of the charlatans who put out endless number of books and products to assist the marks in their quest to find the next fad that is going to make them feel better. Any benefits are simply the power of the placebo effect.
How exactly do you legitimately explain how homeopathy works?  It doesn't work.  Anybody that understands how homeopathy 'works' wouldn't be a homeopath.
There you go. Yeah, I find it hard to just do one or the other. The only thing I can do straight up is music (either play or listen to).
Not at all. Firstly, by "control" here I'm more referring to a baseline. We need to measure how they respond simply to the hot water alone before we can determine whether acupuncture has any effect or not. And secondly, whilst there can be some difficulties in fully blinding all people involved, we can blind the subject by using toothpicks. They create the "pricking" effect, but cannot possibly have any pain-relieving effects. When we use toothpicks, we find that the results are equal to that of sham acupuncture and real acupuncture.
What's all this mystical brouhaha?
There is a 9 year old I know who keeps asking me that very same question. Afaik nanobots are still in the theoretical stages at this point. Again afaik people are currently learning how to make the changable nano switches (on/off) that are required to make any support of programming possible. Other related concepts I know of are DNA programmable cells. I honestly don't know if that even qualifies as a nanobot, and probably could be elaborated on by a molecular biologist. With current technology there are no nanobots, so the consideration of a process by which they eliminate cancer is pointless. Until we build them their full potential can't be known, only hypothesized.
There does seem to be something in our brains that is geared to cause 'meet your maker/religious' experiences.  Not sure what the trigger is, possibly related to DMT.
*Founded* on bullshit. If, as you claim, you take away chiropracty (manipulating the spine to cure illness) from a chiropractor then what are you left with? A masseuse at best.\n\nReal medics train in *science* based medicine.
See: all revolutions\n\nAlso, the concept you harbor, that your effort is heroic or worthwhile, is your own subjective opinion. You *can* strive to covercome this dogmatic viewpoint. Be the better man... stop negotiating with those who can't be negotiated with... etc. 
>Is there any show that truly a skeptic taking on this ridiculous notion of ghosts, shadow people, disembodied voices and all the other garbage that comes along with these shows?\n\nI recommend Derren Brown Investigates: The Ghosthunter. \n\nOther episodes from the series are also quite good (he investigates faith healers, mediums etc.).
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Was the entity evil? Besides the strangling it seems innocent. For example the breathing. You said it usually happened after an argument involving your mom. Maybe the ghost was a child and was scared/upset by the argument. That could also explain the why it whispered in your mom's ear while she was on the phone. Of course, that doesn't explain the strangling.
She did respond. She remembers it, but not the details. Such a teaser of a response.
The official version where women randomly disappear from photographs.
Do you really believe that Bush Rumsfeld and others would conspire to lie to us, andgot away with it? It would take thousands of people to carry out a conspiracy like that! And why did nobody come out and say "yeah they conspired to make you believe Iraq had WMD, it was us, the evil illuminati, lying to you on tv, mwuahahaha". The media would have to be complicit in this conspiracy even. How likely is that? 
...because that baby grew up to be a lady...
Waverly. i went there a couple of years ago. go to hunt it over night two nights in a row. did anything cool happen?
Just to say, I wouldn't even call this guy a libertarian.  Libertarians believe that government has a necessary role in society and should provide certain services.  Libertarians are not extreme right wing... but there are certainly extremely right-wing individuals who may coincidentally share the same view of reduced government in one area.\n\nI do not disagree with your comment...\n\n>I'm skeptical of extreme right-wing libertarian ideas of anarcho-capitalist utopia.\n\n...as those individuals do present a cause for doubt on many issues.  Instead, I am being pedantic as libertarians are are not extreme right-wing or anarcho-capitalist~~s~~ individuals...`*` as much as democrats are not socialists.  \n\nYour point is valid but I just thought that`*` it was`*` worth remarking as these political labels deter from ~~us~~^`*` intelligent conversation at times.\n\nHave a nice day :)\n\n`*` ^edit: ^comment ^made ^on ^my ^cellphone ^and ^typos ^fixed ^on ^my ^desktop ^later
At the farm I work on, we don't pasteurize or homogenize it, but we do generally tell people to shake before use.
Imposing any kind of thinking has never, ever worked, anywhere. You could rewrite your constitution to enforce behaviour, of course, joining various dictatorships.
 I agree. I see motive for lying about this. Which is enough for me to discount their claims. 
It may be something, but my first inclination is  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia
You could do a homeopathy test, such as a demonstration of how it's manufactured (one of those paint can shakers could help), then do an overdose of Calms Forte.
Toxin is the new version of the 19 century "spirits" as causes of illness.
Believe? Didn't he say "think like them"? \n\nIt does like this: if you say false things, at some point you can use the (false) conclusions to say patently nonsense things. So if you go along with their thinking, and show that you can extend it into lala-land, some people will wake up.\n\nThat's better than having them make up excuses on the spot. That makes them stop thinking (read further under: apologists ;)). 
Nice try, Amway salesperson.
Also had something similar happen: Where I live ovens aren't a common appliance to have, and I have one at my house so my friend was coming over to bake *something* over the weekend. A few nights prior to that, I had a very realistic dream of her coming and we bake and ate a wonderful apple pie. So the next day, when we were discussing what to make over the phone, I jokingly mentioned that we can skip apple pie since I just had it last night. Turns out she had dreamt the same thing, even down to the same type of decoration on the crust and having forgot to buy vanilla ice cream to go with it.\n\nIt's most likely a coincidence since we both do love apple pies so it was an obvious choice, but still, it did feel pretty glitchy.\n\nps, we made cheese cake and cookies in the end.
Possibly, but I'm almost sure it was the same (or very similar) mix. As someone who works with music, I like to think I'm able to recognise subtly different mixes. I'm familiar with the concept of deja vu being a brain trick, but this feeling is too strong. I may confront him with it again. I suppose it is possible I heard a demo.
The wombat is a chemical element which can enter into combination or take part in U.S. government facades in a chemical UFO which reacts with metals to form salts by releasing hydrogen.
I've not yet listened to the entire thing, but it certainly seems to be a pretty thoughtful and fair discussion of the topic.  Thanks for the link.
why are you subscribed to r/skeptic?
Same. Not sure if I should downvote for terrible title or upvote for actually interesting article.
Yeah.\n\nI can check and see if a camera inside caught it, however.
It's one of those things that if it is true (and I do have my doubts) it will almost certainly only be one of a number of contributing factors. \n\nI would bet money diet and sedentary lifestyles will be far more important.\n\nAs someone who is well versed in losing a bunch of weight (through diet and exercise) alarm bells always go off whenever you hear someone like the scientist mentioned who says they cannot lose weight whatever they do. 99.9% of the time they are simply eating too much and dont realise it. \n\nas exemplified by (this from a BBC doc)[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nWvQ0Q-VEA] which is tracks the calories of an overweight actress, who 'eats right', is active etc etc. She has to do a video diary at the end of the day for part, a written diary for another part and a they also use a technique with some chemical that allows them to acurately track calorie intake.\n\nTurns out she put on average 1100 cal a day in her end of day diary, she was eating on average over 3000 cal per day. the written diary under-reported by 43% and the national average is about 50%.
In addition to those I listen to For Good Reason, LSAT Logic In Everyday Life, The Conspiracy Skeptic, Skeptically Speaking, and Monster Talk.
>Indifference of other people's history or ways could handicap our own development.\n\nI agree, learning from our own history and others is important. Many "primitive" cultures don't afford us that opportunity though because they haven't kept written records.\n\nI don't normally care about the demise of cultures because when I normally come across someone lamenting the demise of a culture, it's normally about the kinds of changes that are going on here in China. Many people say they're becoming Westernised, I disagree, what they're doing is modernising. Chinese electronic pop music is not a sign of Westernisation to me, rather it's a sign of the fact that we're all human and incredibly similar, so many of the melodies, beats and rhythms are going to be liked by all humans regardless of culture. They take it and adapt it for themselves. The Japanese did the same thing with cartoons and now make a lot of money from anime and spin off merchandise, etc.\n\nMany people seem to lament the fact that countries like China are modernising, and criticise it by labeling it "Westernisation". That just annoys me. You never hear anyone complain about "Middle Easternisation" of Western countries because there are coffee shops everywhere.\n\nSo long as the death of a culture is not happening via violence then I think it's quite likely that the death is happening because the people in those countries no-longer care about past practices themselves, and want to embrace modernity.\n\nI like living in a modern culture, having access to Turkish, Middle Eastern, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, European, etc foods, for example, is great. Modern cultures, at least as I've experienced them living in Auckland, New Zealand most of my life, seem to be an amalgamation of many of the best things from a diverse range of cultures.\n\nThe demise of cultures is I think largely a loss to academics than to anyone else.
> Scurvy is a disease. Plain and simple: "Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans." - Wikipedia\n\nNot all diseases are caused by a pathogen. Wikipedia has an excellent description of what a disease is\n\n*A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism.*\n\nYou can break diseases down into a number of types. The type being discussed here, and most often talked about, are diseases caused by a pathogen of some sort. A pathogen is something like a virus, bacteria or fungus that has decided your body is a wonderful place to live and wreck havok.\n\nThen there are conditions like Cancer which are caused by a malfunction in your own body. Namely cancer is when of your body's cells decide that they are going to keep dividing and growing without end, which ends up it them killing off other cells in your body. Cancer is plain and simple a malfunction of your normal biological processes.\n\nFinally you have various deficiencies and other internal malfunctions that can occur, scurvy being a famous example. Sometimes these can be treated by diet, other times the body is unable to digest, process, or produce some vital nutrient and needs assistance in doing.\n\nNow for conditions like Type 2 Diabetes, you are 100% correct in saying that medication can never treat the underlying cause of the disease, it only treats the symptoms. In this case dietary changes can, in many cases, actually treat the underlying problem.\n\nFor other problems, such as high blood pressure, again you are correct. Blood Pressure medicine does not treat the underlying problem (poor cardiovascular health), only a symptom of it. Arthritis is another great example  of just treating symptoms, although work is being done to try and find a way to actually repair damage.\n\nWhen it comes to an actual infection though, that is when medicine can actually help. When you have an infection, something else has taken residence in your body and not in a nice way. In these situations, you want to take something that will forcefully expel said invaders from your body. The underlying cause is actually some other entity that thinks you are a nice host, the cure is to kill off said unwanted entity.\n\nCancer is another prime example. While some dietary changes can help reduce your risk of certain types of cancer, the fact is that once a group of cells in your body decides that they are going to start dividing as fast as possible, *nothing* is going to stop them short of you dying, or them being killed off/removed.\n\nSince they are your own cells, from your own, somewhat damaged, DNA, eating healthy is going to provide them with the same nutrients food provides the rest of your body.\n\n\n\n\n\n
Thanks for posting that follow-up. I can't believe I missed that episode of Radiolab, and I will try to catch up with SGU as well.
[No.](http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines/publications/eh41a)\n\nTo clarify: It prevents cavities quite well, but sometimes discolors teeth.  It can cause health problems at concentrations much higher than get used.  
> Downvote brigades\n\nYou're only here because someone posted a link on r/whiterights. You are *participating* in a downvote brigade, dumbs. 
It's been thoroughly discredited but it's still prominent so it's important to spread the word. My father's friend nearly had a heart attack because he started taking homeopathic "medicine" instead of his prescribed blood-pressure medicine.\n\nYou hear about anti-vaccination all the time but it's important to stay on the subject because it's a public health issue. Same with homeopathy in my opinion.
"Minerals" is nicer to say than "sebaceous gunk and dead pieces of you that you don't want".
Dihydrogen monoxide can certainly be dangerous. Look at this list of [facts](http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html) :\n\n* Also known as Dihydrogen Oxide, Hydrogen Hydroxide, Hydronium Hydroxide, or simply Hydric acid\n\n* Its basis is the highly reactive hydroxyl radical, a species shown to mutate DNA, denature proteins, disrupt cell membranes, and chemically alter critical neurotransmitters.\n\n* It's components are found in a number of caustic, explosive and poisonous compounds such as Sulfuric Acid, Nitroglycerine and Ethyl Alcohol.\n\n* Prolonged exposure to solid DHMO causes severe tissue damage.\n\n* DHMO is a major component of acid rain.\n\n* Gaseous DHMO can cause severe burns.\n\nAmong other things. It's ok though, I have it in dehydrated form so it's perfectly safe.
You make r/atheism sound like this haven for all atheists yet they are very very unwelcoming to many different groups. 
We have a ghost in our upstate house. It's freaky as fuck, but as of yet it hasn't harmed anyone. Just footsteps, opening and closing doors etc. I feel like if I lived there full time I would be able to adjust to it, but as I'm only there once a month or so, it makes staying there kind of unsettling and not relaxing at all. My friend, due to unfortunate circumstances, had to live there by herself for about 3 months. She told some pretty freaky stories, but she got used to it. My mother thinks it really doesn't want us in the house; I'm on the fence about that theory.
Good questions, ones that I would also like to know. I don't know enough about osteopathy to compare it accurately with chiropractic. \n\nI know they are similar in many aspects. I have the impression that osteopaths have more long-lever manipulation techniques and use more non-thrust mobilisations as opposed to a chiro which would use short-lever high-velocity thrust manipulations and less mobilisations. But then I might be wrong. \n\nI guess you would have to ask an osteopath.
I read the "article" a few hours ago.\n\n1. A guy was praying, and then suddenly he had cuts on his hands and on his ribs, similar to the ones Jesus supposedly had. People claimed he inflicted the wounds on himself.\n\n2. A statue in India drank some milk, and then other people in other countries reported their statues drank some milk.\n\n3. A tidal wave hit a mosque and the mosque didn't fall down. (However the list failed to mention that the Mosque was *very* badly damaged and a large portion of it has to be reconstructed)\n\nKeep in mind that almost no information was given on any of the things listed. They merely said something that happened and then claim it was a miracle.
Just taking the data at face value, there seems to be something worth looking into. Votes for particular candidates should not have a perfect correlation to precinct size (while other candidates have 0 correlation). And not always favoring a particular candidate. Again, this is just taking the analysis at face value as presented here.. an independent analysis of the raw data (by a reputable, non-anonymous source) would help a lot.\n\nSome questions:\n\n1. Where did this come from, and why is it anonymous?\n\n2. Why would an algorithmic vote stealer be triggered by precinct size? Why not steal votes at a uniform rate across the board? This is the part that confuses me most.
So they entrusted a nineteen year-old Barack Obama to be a part of what would have been the most secretive thing in all of covert black-ops, eh?  \n\nAnyone that believes this is a fucking idiot.  I'm actually a fucking idiot for even responding to this bullshit... but hey, it's New Year's weekend and I'm feeling crazy.  
The "read proportion" might have been better if your title had been more in line with this comment. e.g. how homeopaths see the "science" behind homeopathy (by ex-homeopath).
This is really easy. Don't respond and don't ever engage with this person about woo topics again. \n\nSeriously, do you really want to spend time trying to debunk each and every one of those fantastical things she (or he I suppose) mentions, while knowing that you will fail on each and every subject? Do you want to be really sneaky and hang out and make vague suggestions to try and manipulate this person into changing their entire world-view while having to listen to this shit?\n\nJust ignore it.
According to the largest research study there is no increased risk.  To quote "We found no evidence of excess risk of VBA stroke associated chiropractic care compared to primary care."\n\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2271108/
A little more than an n of 2. Evangelical Free Churches tend to be much more open - in fact I recently attended a wedding of two men at one. \n\nI'm as opposed to homosexual-hating churches as you are, but acting as though a parent making their kid go to church (especially without knowing what that church's practices are) is child abuse is taking it a little far.\n
>I don't understand the American aversion to fluoridating salt.\n\nAmerican table salt already has iodine in it, so I don't know if that would cause an issue.\n\n> Works just as well with no overdosing. Who could eat that much salt?\n\nYou should see my grandmom eat.\n\nProviding fluoride via water or salt doesn't really change anything. First, in some areas, the fluoridation process actually removes excess fluoride from the water. Second, the infrastructure is already in place, why mess with a system that works?
Thanks for your input! Did you have it done for posture, then?
> Is volley the same concept as bombardment? \n\nBasically.  Volley is the simultaneous release of a number of missiles.  Bombardment is that.. but with bombs.   Also, a bombardment implies a single target area, whereas a volley is non-target and non-direction specific.   Firing arrows in random directions all at once is still a volley, but I wouldn't call it a bombardment.  \n\n/pedant :)\n\n
>really?\n\n>As it stands you (as a representative of the field) sound arrogant:\n\nWas it me the one who started assuring other people how things are?\n\nDude, you even forgot what we were talking about when you say:\n\n>The same arguments can be used for religion. You are appealing to a justification grounded in the fact that many people are working on and derive funding from it.\n\nWhat I said was not to establish the validity of string theory because people work on it. If you re-read the conversation, you will see it is a counter point to the hilarious fact that you were *assuring me* that people will not devout time and energy it those two questions were answered (the ones that you pulled off your ass). It is you, the one who does the assuring without knowing **the first thing about what you are talking about** the one that comes off as an arrogant. I just point out how funny it is. Get it now?\n\n
Myers-Briggs, blood type (big thing in Japan!), graphology... Many a HR representative have been tempted by these simplistic and false tools for categorization of people.
"Video is too shakey, it's clearly a fake" ... "Video is too clear, clearly a fake"...  What the fuck.\n\n\nThings I noticed:\n-Shadow; I can't see if the object is projecting its shadow onto the ground or not, but I would have thought this to be visible from the POV of the recorder.\n-Tree movement; From every account I've heard, when the craft takes off or moves quickly, it displaces enough air around it to kick up dust or move trees... This didn't do that.\n-The dogs reaction (although without any sound) is pretty much what I would think a dog would do in this situation - run\n\nAs far as people's comments on 'saturation' etc in the object (referring to it being computer generated..), there's nothing to say a 'ufo' isn't made out of some almost mirror-finish material. It would make sense that it's highly reflective, considering how many people see light reflecting off them at night.\n\nI'm not going to say whether I think it's faked or not though. The resolution isn't high enough to look at it frame by frame, and I'm sure there's enough closet motion graphics experts here to do that for me. If it's CG, it's done really well. If it's real, that's one hell of a close encounter.\n/
I don't see more than one plane in any of these photos. 
You are completely correct, but wrong could also mean that there's a problem with the spirit. There have been cases where the energy seemed mad but wanted assistance.
dont really care too much... is it shouldnt?
Being right and convincing someone are two different things.\n\nWould you change what you're doing because they called you a sinner? No. So why do you expect them to change when you do exactly the same?
quick hand shandy in the back of his demon-car
This isn't just a collection of minor points of dispute. It's really important to see #2-#9 in the context of #1, the point being that they marshal all of these elements into the grand argument that religion is inherently at odds with civilization. But if their evidence is distorted and their arguments are riddled with fallacies, then the only intellectually honest thing to do is question their conclusion.\n\n> their argument from what i can remember is if you arn't following the book to the letter then your not very good with your faith and then why not take the next step and not bother.\n\nOne major question asked by the essays (particularly "The Taxonomy of Religion") is: Why should we regard fidelity to a text or creed as central to the definition of religion? Familiarity with Judaism, Christianity and Islam may make it look like that's a common feature of all religions, but some religions have no text at all and others have no one basic text that all its sects and members agree on. Others treat their texts more fluidly, and even in Christianity, the demand for absolute fidelity to the Bible is a more modern phenomenon. A more consistent feature from religion to religion would seem to be the way that religions organize themselves around rituals, so why not define them that way?
A professional hit man wouldn't do this clean. The hit man would be paid to send a message.
Probably some sorta lens...
Thanks!
Off by about a week, unfortunately.
There were definitely government offices. Building 7 had NYC's Secret Service, DOD and CIA offices. All of those might have had the need to destroy documents. 
I'm sorry. It looks like a rock to me.\n\nWhich is not to say that I don't believe in the possibility of the existence of UFO's.
Reddit is not smart nor patient. They like their witch hunts. Reddit is full of the same people who, in history, would do witch hunts and lynchings.
Here's how you trip up Christians. "Do you think it's possible that the rapture might happen on the day that Camping predicted, just by chance?" It forces them to uncomfortably agree that he might just be right on chance. Most of those that believe in the rapture believe it will happen in their lifetime and very soon.
Your phone probably glitched and sent you the notification twice. 
Good Documentary, if nothing a few years old
Something I don't see mentioned very often is that a lot of the stuff people are talking about in reference to how "homeopathy" worked for them, is not actually homeopathic. A lot of what regular people label as homeopathic is just a "home remedy" or herbal remedy. Like drinking warm sprite for a stomach ache, or drinking tea with honey for a cough.\n\nWhile I can't defend anything not proven to work by scientific study, herbal medicines at least have active ingredients in them. Although, many of those ingredients are actually poison as opposed to something diluted 30 times.\n\nI think it would help to better educate people on what is and is not homeopathic. Otherwise, they just lump everything holistic under the homeopathy banner. While we're all waving our arms around saying "It's only water!" the proponents of homeopathy are scratching their head wondering what we're talking about because their "homeopathic doctor" prescribed them a mustard rub that "cured" their asthma, and that clearly has nothing to do with water.\n\nI had an argument with a lady at work who goes to a homeopathic doctor. As I tried to explain to her what homeopathy is and how it works she was completely dumbfounded because her doctor had never used anything like that (with her anyway). The treatments she described were all other types of holistic medicine. I think we get too hung up on the "water" aspect that we forget that this whole argument against "homeopathy" is actually against holistic medicines of all types.
Thanks!
Pretty interesting, I dont live too far away from here, near two RAF bases. I have never seen that many out out one time, and never acting like that. They may be drones, but they seem to go far too close to the trees, there are rules for night flying that even the military have to follow.\nAlso the ones that start shining really brightly, planes wont do that.\n\nThere are a couple that might be planes, but he doesnt spend to much attention to those.
Should be "28,000 children wouldn't starve TO DEATH every day". Millions of children are actually starving every day.
It is well known by those who really study this stuff.
That is a proven method to look better.  A guy on my HS basketball team did that for the team pictures.  Not only did he look less flabby, but he also had a nice glow because of the flash.
I'm not asking you to be a robot. I'm asking you to consider a well supported concept that also fits with what you saw. I.e. Chiropractic does give pain relief, however this is a byproduct similar to real medical techniques, and not the chiropractic itself working. The chiropractor does not just do pure chiropractic techniques, they effectively do physiotherapy at the same time. That's why people are and feel better after it.
It can be psychological but it could also be a first key to a communication with a spirit trying to touch you.  Try this: solidify in your mind a very simple system around this feeling. Such as feeling the chill on my right means yes, on my left means no (or however you can differentiate).  Then ask it to confirm its presence by answering questions you couldn't know.  A good test is to ask something like 'is my sister going to be the next person to call me'.  Or is my boyfriend at so and so place.   The confirm it. \n\nTake notes try to make the questions as simple as possible, while keeping the information as unlikely for you to know as possible.  So if your sister always calls you at 4 then that's a bad question and invalid success.  Same if you know your boyfriends schedule or can make an educated guess.   \n\nAnother option is to ask questions about the future.  But this can get into a grey zone.   If you try this then keep it to really localized.  So only a few hours or days into the future.  If you get above average successes then yes you may be getting some rudimentary communication from spirits.  \n\nNote I did not say Armstrong. 
a head rub... hahahaha
Thanks!
Well it doesn't add to the conversation, and I only got down voted once.
>the author is a long time Scientologist\n\nWell, here's your answer. \n\nThere's a ton of misinformation out there; unless we can stick to what we can prove, speculation like this or Nibiru, reptilians, etc. will only serve to drive away the public.
This is the big question sort of. Insects were developing BT resistance prior to GM crops producing it. It simply is what will eventually happen - no pesticide/herbicide springs eternal. Insects and weeds cycle generations fast, so if you kill them continually using anything you'll put very heavy selective pressure on them and in a few tens of thousand generations, something is bound to crop up that is resistant. They will have an enormous advantage over non-resistant ones (within the fields - in areas not impacted they are probably at a slight disadvantage) and will thrive.\n\nProducing it within the plant as opposed to spraying it is only a logistic question *except* that you'll be consuming it (can't wash it off when it's inside the plant). Since it's been in use since the 20s and stood the test of time, it doesn't appear super toxic (most things from that era that were toxic, and there were many, have been easily spotted by now) so saying it's been in use for a long time without conclusively being shown harmful isn't a lie. However, if it is harmful, it's not a good idea to spray it either.\n\nI guess in general it's wise to remember that nature is at war with you. And itself. Anything that replicates will tend to replicate better if it outcompetes other replicators. Anything "good" (produces more and safer food by manipulation) will increase the pressure on the "bad" (attempting to eat it/grow faster than it) with the good/bad from a sheer human POV. Any anti-anything (pest, weed or microbe) will pressure them in the direction of surviving anyway and eventually become ineffective once used enough.
>being far more likely in areas suffering from political turmoil and various other issues.\n\nThe political turmoil is caused by religion in MOST of the cases.\n\nThe religion is the reason these areas are in such warring regions.\n\nHow do you not see this? You keep putting the effects of religion, as the cause of the negative results of it.\n\n> do you believe you'd get the same problems if you transplanted another religion such as Christianity in instead of Islam?\n\nNo you wouldn't get the same problem. At least modern Christianity. You'd get the same problem if you transplanted 13th century Catholic Christianity. Where religious leaders sounded very similar to religious leaders in the Muslim world today.\n\nReligion changes. Christianity changed greatly and progressed in comparison to Islam which reverted back to fundamentalist thought.\n\n>Basically, are you saying that it is a unique property of Islam that is the main reason why it is prevalent in unstable and underdeveloped countries in the 13th to 21st century?\n\nNo, not in the 13th, 14th, 15th, centuries, they were then very similar to Christians in Europe. Christianity modernized and improved. While Islam stayed relatively the same before reverting to fundamentalism after the losses of the 20th century World War I.\n\nSo now, in THIS century, it is a unique property of Islam. It's the only major religion, that is completely a political ideology.
Once again, are you asserting that intelligent extraterrestrial life is impossible?
I'm not sure, blowing up a line of people waiting to get on a plane would cause just as much panic as anything else.\n\nSo dumping chemicals into a giant bin surrounded by people isn't a good idea.
I remember when the story of Stan Romanek's video recording of the 'alien peering in the window' first broke in the ufo circles.  Stan Romanek has changed his story several times since then and has been adding more and more to it each time.  \n\nWhen the story first broke, the video was kept secret and hidden away until he could release it on some cheap documentary video, even though it was released early anyways.  I saw that video and immediately thought, "yeah, that's clearly a puppet" and promptly forgot about the whole thing.\n\nNow I'm seeing the same thing on Chasing UFO's and he's added the whole "abducted from my front door" story and other BS.\n\nThe man has lost all credibility, as well as National Geographic with this sensational garbage.\n\nIf you are interested, here is the original [alien peeking in the window video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Snck4fMP_A).
I tried that and haven't really found anything. And I'm pretty sure the land that my house was built on is haunted.\n\nBefore any of the houses here were built there was a forest not a giant forest but it was still pretty big. I don't ever think anything ever happened here like a murder or any of that. I have two "theories" on why this is happening. One is pure speculation and another one could be extremely likely.  \n\nSo for the pure speculation part. The things that I keep seeing seem to be to an old man. I also keep hearing a little girl. I'm not sure if I've seen her yet but she was the one who called my dogs and I think she was the one who was talking to the old man in the living room. Anyways, off of once again pure speculation (once again I know this is going to sound crazy) I think that someone murdered a little girl in this forest and the murderer killed himself in the process. I know it sounds weird but that's what I think what happened. However, I do have another theory on why the old man is here.\n\n\nA few months back or so someone in my neighborhood passed away. He was pretty old I think he was in mid-80s are something. Well it just so happens that he was suppose to own our house but something didn't work out and he had to pick another one. None of my family really knew him but whenever we saw him in the neighborhood my parents would wave and he would wave back.  So I guess that's one "logical" answer. But why he would want to "haunt" our house is beyond me. Also, we do have a few items in our house from previously passed away family members but none of which are from an old man or a little girl.\n\nSo yeah, I really don't have an explanation for the little girl except for speculation.\n
you won't need a camera. all will be revealed very soon.
Another weird thing.. the part two is about human combustion. SHC... And that freaks me out. [200 cited cases](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion)\n
I guess it wouldn't bother me as much if you hadn't properly capitalized the first letter of the second sentence. Oh well.
POE
But it was *all over* the news...even msm was showing it.  You're right of course but I clicked it hoping it was something new, too.
I've seen Dennett's lecture on Breaking the Spell and it was fantastic.  Based on that, I'd highly recommend the book.\n\nAnd you both should check out The Secular Buddhist Podcast.
Chemophobia. I like that word. I'll try to find a use for it in my Pharmacy class.\n\n [](/sbstare "Chemophobia: the irrational fear of chemicals.") \n\n [](/b08 "What are you, a dictionary?!") \n\n[](/sbstare "Yes.")
If you read over his analysis each step of the way, he is completely objective.\n\nNaturally, it wasn't a great way to hear actual news about what is happening with each candidate, but it was a great way to see the political ramifications of all those things.
Disappointed to have my skepticism confirmed on this one...
Watch "Out of the Blue" on YouTube, that documentary blew my mind and since then I have believed. I'd post a link but I'm on my phone and don't know how..
Fellow Albertan here: mine doesn't give many fucks. He's roughly making a business out of it.
Age doesn't rule out a medical condition. What you described is worth getting checked out just in case.
Wow, it's true! The older you get the lower your balls get.
How many scams base their arguments on glycoprotein binding? I think you can believe this one. 
Mini torch:\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GwA71c2afY&feature=player_detailpage#t=20s
This is really neat and all, but, um... Where are the figures, and the suggested reading/listening list?
I specifically bring up Ron Paul because he is a candidate for President of the United States who has extremist and ignorant views on the very subject of this post.\n\nHe does just fine discrediting himself on this topic.
But you are wrong, we are the enemy.  It doesn't matter what race or the location, they are us.  Regardless, we could turn the middle east into a big sheet of glass if we wanted to.  We don't though, because we know that would be wrong.  On the other hand, I question what they would do if they had Americas capabilities.  
Pics or it didn't happen
I'm just surprised that scientists across the world, not just some punkass dudes like Zak, aren't jumping on this controversy. Not many discussions on the net - well certainly not ENOUGH discussion. Enjoyed your video, and I agree - if the EVPs were faked then there's really nothing else in this GA episode that's worth discussing.
It's not science until several experiments corroborate the findings. But we can do this, for science.
I can see it too, best possible explanation i think 
Chiropractors believe that we're born with a spine that is naturally out of alignment. Any profession that bases it's practice on the idea that we're genetically pre-conditioned to be disabled is not legitimate in my book. 
> Just when I see them, the dark ones are more of a tormented soul.\n\ncould you elaborate on this please?
I don't know I'm just in this for the cool pictures, man.
I wanted to, tbh. I'm not overly gung-ho myself. But have an ex-seal for a father didn't lend to my getting immediately out of there. 
Indeed,...why would anyone butt heads with someone so special the aliens gave him his own close encounter status,...\n\n\nAlthough Im mostly baitin(and no ones bitin) on the assertion of a cia connection, theres certainly enough about Greer to distrust his intentions within the ufological community.\n\n\nI was genuinely shocked by the allegations by Alexander that Greers Disclosure Project actually sewered probably the most genuine and credible attempt to get new congressional hearings on the subject, from someone(Alexander) who, imo, probably knows exactly where to look and how to bring potential relevant govt data and programs out of the black.\n\n\nIt rather boggles my mind(and perhaps amuses me) that Greer either: \n\n\na)killed his own best chance in the last decade to realize the stated mission of disclosure project due to impetuousness, ego, or perhaps cuz he aint as smart as he thinks,...\n\n\nb)killed his own best chance due to a lack of insider connections to this knowledge that he actually claims to have,...\n\n\nc)killed his own best chance, unintentionally perhaps, to exploit potential formerly classified  info, for his own gains, before the govt can make this knowledge more widely available to priviate industry,...\n\n\nd)killed his own best chance intentionally-perhaps with knowledge fed to him that new hearings were in the making,...cuz thats his job as cia disinfo agent,...?\n\n\nI dunno,...I find it puzzling and get the feeling its more than coincidence or bad timing,...\n
[That's no moon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVekNsgUqn4)
IMO this stems from three, maybe four, possible factors.\n\n\n1) Very possible that there have been numerous Type III civilizations that have visited earth in the past/present/future. \n\n\nOf course different races from different systems are going to develop tech differently. However, I don't think, given the size of the universe, and possible number of races to make it to that class of civilization, that all of these races would still be here, and continue to come(unless traveling here was instantaneous for them, and they liked what they found here). So that can't explain **all** the variation.\n\n\n2) Human perception isn't perfect.\n\n\nI think this is a no brainer, that people see things all the time that aren't actually what they perceive them to be. There are too many ways that our brains can fool us. Distance, the ability to gauge distance, the level of a person's eye sight, aerial phenomenon experience and aircraft experience, all factor into what our brains may be perceiving when viewing an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon.\n\n\n3) There is no real scientific study going into the phenomenon.\n\n\nApart from a single group of scientists in [Hessedalen](http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=GypfLfLkrtg&feature=related), Norway, no scientific body is investigation UAP.\n\n\nPerhaps if we had a scientific base of UAP data to draw from, as other sciences do, to make specific UAP recognition possible, alot of the variation would vanish, as people either familiar with the (non-existant) science, or experts of said science, would be able to make a clearer assertation of what has/is actually being seen.\n\n\nThe other thing needed would be time(generations) to build and expand the database, and familiarize people with it.  I'm certain this would lessen the variation of sightings and provide a base for that tricky brain perception already mentioned.\n\n \n4) As another poster mentioned (perhaps without realizing the implication), we do develop 'sportier' tech with age.\n\n\nThe implication being that either 'they' are continuing to develop tech very rapidly in a similar fashion to how we would, or WE are developing that tech (which would then place the sports car analogy bittermanscolon mentioned, into perspective).\n\nNow before anyone starts rolling their eyes, over the 'WE are' concept, consider the following: It is fact that the nazis had a fleet list of over 100 'UFOs' both rotary powered and magnetic repulsion(anti-grav) craft. It is also fact that many of those nazi officers and scientists working on those projects, did not die in the war or be captured/executed, but fled to other countries (USA, Russia, Argentina). \n\n\n[Joseph Farrell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyYo8rFT6_M) has done extensive research into that, and regardless of his conclusions, the facts he states are valid and largely unknown, and certainly covered up by the US govt after WWII,...why did they do that exactly?\n\n\nInterestingly enough, it was also the nazis who also conceived of developing tech in a quick series of models, and compartmentalizing development, so no one knew what any one piece of tech they were working on was intended for. Further, these same nazis then came to the US(most working on Project Paperclip) and suddenly, the US comes along with a working system to develop tech in compartmentalized stages,...first being the nuke,...a program run by nazi scientists. The US perfected the military industrial complex by privatizing it(a terrible american tendancy). Then came the CIA and psych warfare,...also a nazi concept(hrmm-seeing a pattern here),...and finally the revelation by Eisenhower in 1952, that the military industrial complex that developed that same nuke, has gone black and rogue and no one is privy to the knowledge of what is being developed with black budget money, so...\n\nAll I'm saying is IF some UAP are military craft, developed by privitized corps like [these guys](http://www.shipov.com/company.html) or [these guys](http://www.andersoninstitute.com/), it makes perfect sense that there are so many sightings of different models & series' of the tech as it's developed. Add to that the genuine 'otherworldly' visitors, and undocumented natural aerial phenomenon, and you've got about the right variance we see today.
[IMGUR LINK: I've taken about 20 frames from that video and compiled them into an imgur album. Without the shaking, you can clearly see the shape of the object from almost all angles. Most of the images come from between 0:40s and 1:40s.](http://imgur.com/a/V83W9)
The word actually is used as an alternative wording to the first definition. How does it now mean actually?
I've had similar experience's except I actually see the spirits that can be felt. For a long time no one believed me but then my brother and my mom ended up seeing the same spirits in the house we were living in at the time. I see them every where. When I was younger it was difficult trying to figure out who was a real living person and who wasn't. And driving at night is still hard sometimes. But I've learned to keep it to myself so others don't think I'm crazy. The one thing I haven't done is tried to communicate with the spirits. Sometimes they look like they are talking to me but I can't hear anything. I'm not sure I want to. 
No.  I mean, yes, in terms of the saliva-focused meaning, they are.  But not in the way lazyliberal was attempting to use the word.
definitely a ghost
Jupiter.  Those twinkly things at 5 o'clock are two of its moons.
This is one of the more "fitted" posts is this subreddit I've read. I don't know if enjoying it is the right thing to say, but it was a ..good read? Anyway I'm glad you're ok, and that the lady is going to be ok also.\n\nAnd I hate to be "that guy", but in your picture the guy is turning right, not left. Have a good day!
>Imagine if you took all the time you take on Reddit and playing xBox and just put all that thought and energy into understanding something.\n\nOh how I wish I had the discipline to do that.\n\nI really would like a browser, even just a Firefox plugin that could limit the amount of tabs I can have open. At least that would help with focus. There is a plugin that does it, but it's hideous and gets in your way all the time.
It's Dana Ullman writing that. He's a well known quack and homo-pusher. A [PDF of the interview is here](http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CCsQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homeopathy.org%2Fresearch%2Feditorials%2FMontaigner_news_of_the_week.pdf&ei=Zd5FTe6vFYGKhQe52uCcAg&usg=AFQjCNHAaz7pFn43YwiPLb69cJ_cRbUHLw&sig2=EsWQBj2xjoIuEt-f3jm6bw) for those who don't fancy paying $15 for it.\n\n3rd paragraph though, Dana goes waaaay off reservation, he says:\n\n> Most clinical research conducted on homeopathic medicines that has been published in peer-review journals have shown positive clinical results.\n\nThis simply is not true for any reasonable interpretation of the facts. 
Skeptics are foolish in our fiction.\n\nIt's not coincidence: ignoring what people imagine to be real, to instead learn about our fallibilities and what may actually be real is destined to fail inside worlds which people imagine into existence.\n\nUnfortunately a take home message from our collective storytime is that skeptics are [closed-minded](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T69TOuqaqXI) fools, rather than it's silly to be a skeptic *inside fiction* - precisely *because* it's fiction.\n\nOccasionally when I see examples I wonder what skeptical/scientific methodologies might look like in these universes where magic and demons are real - would they really turn out looking the same as how they are portrayed - like the product of a consistent universe where magic and demons were never real?\n
I'm sick of all these big pharma shills on reddit, they must pay a lot of money to vote up these stories. It's sad that arm chair doctors know more than proven methods used by healers in china and in india for hundreds of years.\n\nWhy don't you go and ask your daddies at pfizer and merck how much they are paying out each year to lawsuits caused by defective medicines responsible for thousands of cases of irregular blood pressure and heart attacks?
Well let him present all the data to support his claim, and then it can be checked out.\n\nI'm guessing that we won't be hearing about any miracle doctor though.
That's not the point though, with this show going unchecked and people being educated on how false it really is, then the youth today will catch this on TV, and believe every word they say. The majority of kids don't need proof like adults. To them, if it's on TV and on the History Channel, then the theory is secure or flat out true. 
That's what I was wondering.
Looks like a guy with a fire axe
>Glad to see that TED still sometimes have something worth watching, though it's not common.\n  \nWhat? There are plenty of TED talks worth watching. Just looking at the front page. If any of these hold 50% true to what the title suggest, they're worth watching.\n  \n* Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling\n* Sean Carroll: Distant time and the hint of a multiverse\n* Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination\n* Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk, the ancient material of the future\n* 9/11 healing: The mothers who found forgiveness, friendship\n  \nYeah. *All* of those seem pretty interesting to me.
I mean, Lance Armstrong wears one and look how healthy he is!\n\nSo much fucking spirit energy.
TIL skeptic women are not traditionally attractive.
>He stated Lindzen "isn't exactly a credible source by any standard" which is simply not true\n\nYes, it is. His "Iris hypotheses" turned out to be complete bunk. He also used to shill for Big Tobacco, claiming that second-had smoke is harmless.\n\nFor an expose's of Lindzen's shenanigans, see [here](http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Richard_S._Lindzen).\n\nFor responses to his most common arguments against AGW theory, see [here](http://www.skepticalscience.com/Lindzen_Illusions.htm).\n\n> - except perhaps the standards of the Greenpeace crowd and harcore activists.\n\nNo, by actual climate scientists.\n\n>His citations were largely drawn from the misnamed SkepticalScience.com, which is a heavily biased site notorious for cherrypicking the scientific evidence it highlights.\n\nAgain, that is your opinion. It's quite convenient, too, as it allows you to disregard the links to peer-reviewed science studies simply by making the unsubstantiated allegation that "they've been cherry-picked". Pathetic.\n\n>They've also been busted for editing comment threads to dishonestly reframe the context of skeptical comments.\n\nFalse. They have a very strict comment policy, and snip comments that go against it (exactly like they do at WUWT). Again, since you can't actually attack them on the science, you go for the smear. Real nice.\n\n>The list of studies from "empirical observations" is missing many of the recent studies drawn from modern satellite data which strongly suggests a much lower range possible climate sensitivity.\n\n"Many of the recent studies"? Really? You were only able to name one, from a well known, controversial contrarian, and which has already been thoroughly rebutted.\n\nFor all the accusations of cherry-picking, you are the biggest cherry-picker here, always picking the same "scientists" as if they were the only competent ones out there, when in reality the only reason you choose them is because they reinforce your preconceived opinions, *not* for the quality of their work.\n\nIf you think people here can't see through your charade, you're sorely mistaken...\n\n>They've also been busted for editing comment threads to dishonestly reframe the context of skeptical comments.
Interesting.  I suppose it could have been a larger, top-secret project related to the Novgorod that the general public doesn't know about.  Then again, that doesn't really account for the drag marks.\n\nI suppose one way or another, we'll likely be finding out soon.  Unless it really is an alien craft, in which case we'll probably be told diddly squat.
I'm not going to read that huge article, so I apologize if this is answered in it.\n  \nHow do you "score" a debate? That seems ridiculous.
I'm not sure what your point is. Is it:\n\na) That fruit juice instantly ferments at an astonishing rate the moment it is extracted from a fruit.\n\nor\n\nb) That the sugars in fruit juice are different from the ones in fruit and thus it is broken down differently in your body.
Want to go into business with me?  We can take the candy shell and sell candy. I have a friend in Nigeria (he's a prince) who will send us 10million dollars if we give him our bank account numbers and our social security numbers.\n\n/end joke
The few who *own and control everything* are full of greed and self entitlement. We haven't been given a fair chance yet because we have all grown up in *their* system.
I believe it will happen. UFO's have been spotted back in the 1850's and sightings have been increasing ever since. 2011 and 2012 have been huge years for UFO sightings, they're flowing in non-stop. If you've been keeping up with the crop circles, you'll know that they've been popping up non-stop all throughout 2012 and mostly these past 2 months. Surely they're waiting for something, or I have no doubt in my mind they would have come down and made their presence more clear. The increasing sightings/CROP formations only make me think one thing in my mind; that time of waiting is almost up.
This probably stems from before electricity.  Back then, the night was scary and with the full moon, people were more active at night doing nefarious shit.
Ehh... I love BB but... Sorta obvious joke. \n\nTake my downvotes to go, thanks.
I've had the birther argument with a few people over the years and they try so hard to avoid this particular fact that totally and irrevocably ends all of these arguments.\n\nUnless the assertion is that Obama's mother isn't his biological parent... there went those goal posts again.
[Lucretia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretia) is an interesting one, I'm guesing that Voltairine is derived from Voltaire? I'm surprised that I had not heard of her as I was quite a fan of Emma Goldman when I was younger, now though I'm less interested in politics.\n\n
I used too live in PA as a child and for a field trip one year we went to Gettysburg, i remember seeing a few buildings one with a hole through the front wall and back of the house and tons of other interesting things. at some point I do remember the guide saying something alone the lines of "The whole area has always had very high sightings of ghost and other unexplained things." 
Who also have that machine that goes *PING!*\n\nThe administrator loves that one.
Meh, anecdotal evidence is the weakest.
I used to have at least eleven of the books you have listed here but gave them and many more UFO and chess books away to the local library when I left San Francisco (moved from a flat to a one bedroom and just didn't have the space for them all).  Nice list; the Vallee, Hynek, Lorenzen books and the Condon report are especially definite treasures!
The first paragraph was almost enough to make me leave the page. 
I agree. This is the problem. \n\nI could give a lecture here about how this came, the dangers of 24 hour news networks, how sponsorship killed news, the death of the Fourth Estate, but I'll spare you. Lol. 
I believe [extraordinary rendition](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_rendition_by_the_United_States) was also initially painted as 'just some conspiracy theory' and strongly denied by all governments involved ...
"They" would have to.
Wouldn't magnets degauss over time and have to be remagnetized? So even a magnet motor wouldn't be perpetual.
Wow... just wow.
Nah, you're not weird and you're certainly not alone.
From what I've been reading (including Gary Taubes's stuff, scientific studies, and Tom Naughton's lecture), the science seems to consistently point to carbs as the main contributor to what we now refer to as metabolic syndrome - hypertension, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. The vilification of saturated fats started out as a conclusion based on horrible science and perpetuated by government policy (AHA, USDA).\n\nSome resources:\n1. Naughton's video lecture - http://www.fathead-movie.com/index.php/2010/10/28/video-of-the-big-fat-fiasco-speech/\n2. Sugar: The Bitter Truth - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM<br>\n3. Also, check out the reading by Gary Taubes as other commenters have pointed out.
i wasn't being arrogant...i was just pointing out a connection...sheesh...
I've been keeping a dream log for the past couple years, it's absurd the amount of coincidences that correlate to the next day's events. It's almost like I have dreams a day early, and random details and events in my mind are inspired by what's going to happen.
The best part was when you explained why.\n\nIf the answer is 'an egg' or 'a chicken' then a 'non-chicken' gave birth to a chicken.\n\nWhere the distinction is arbitrary and you could just as easily argue for a different arbitrary distinction.\n\nPlease note we are not talking about the entire species, just the first individual we can classify as a chicken.\n\nHow is this not the case?
Just a typo. Wrote it first thing in the morning. Thank you for pointing it out though. I'll fix it, but not hide it.
Great documentary. Worth watching in its entirety.
Even without faster than light travel, 5 years or even 20 doesn't sound like all that much or even impossible. Some people act as if travel times longer than a convenient holiday trip are a dealbreaker for anyone trying to reach another planet.
im right outside of philly, in a pretty wooded area with a lot of light pollution. so on the nights i look i dont see much. i may start looking nightly\n
"Skeptic" gives their side the benefit of being seen as an already accepted view.  I would rather approach conversations like this from the stand point of "of course you are wrong because scientific research...and everybody knows science is right".  A lot of people will just follow along with the crowd and even though they aren't the best of converts it is much easier to win when you have greater numbers of followers behind you.
Yeah, the pyramid videos are hoaxes/fakes.  *NEXT!*
Ok.  If you misspell the first word of your reply, I'm stopping right there.  \n\nSorry, it's annoying if I have to spend my time reading other people's mistakes.  It happens here way too often.
Fast-moving high clouds can create the illusion of fast-moving stars.  I see that all the time.  I don't consider fast-moving lights in the night sky as UFOs unless they rapidly change directions or apparent size.
I wonder if relevant_rule34 is going to save this for later.
Even if proven a hoax this is 99% better than most of the sightings on youtube. The video is relatively clear and to me it looks like the object is behind the power lines; the light dims and defuses around the line. I don't claim to be a expert so I could be wrong, but either way thanks for posting. 
Your father was trolling you..
The video quality is really awful and the guy narrating is annoying. 
Review the body of his "work," and tell me I'm wrong.
what kind of crap do the smart guys buy into?
Linked in a helpful way.\n\n[The actual study](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21946616) they cite doesn't suggest anything like "fluoride consumption directly stimulates the hardening of your arteries". Rather, it found that in patients given a radioactive isotope of sodium fluoride as a "tracer" for a PET/CT scan, there is enough relative uptake of the tracer by arterial plaques that it might be useful for imaging arterial build-up, and if someone's arterial uptake of the tracer is high, this might turn out to be a predictor of risk.\n\n~~Seems to me (a layman) that the conclusion NaturalSociety jumped to from this study - that sodium fluoride *is* the arterial plaques (or a significant constituent of it), is not something we'd only now be discovering in this way, since people have been detailing what the plaques consist of for some time now.~~\n\nEdit: turns out NaturalSociety didn't jump to conclusions after finding out arterial plaques absorb flouride, they just completely misunderstood the study's abstract.
Indeed, the scientists studying it day in and day out don't seem to believe its ALIENS. After reading the report it's clear they believe it's some exotic form of ball lightening.
Lol are you serious?  Do you hear yourself? 
Just finished the series, nice reference.
Curious as to why you think being vegetarian isn't realistic for most people?  I might agree on the vegan front, but being vegetarian is vastly different than being vegan.
I just found my new job...
And your mind doesn't notice all those times you reach for it and nothing happens.
\n>(there is no FDA regulation for labeling foods 'organic').\n\nI thought you needed to be USDA certified before you listed your products as organic?
Their articles would get rejected by The Onion.
definitely a ghost
I think you should explore the possibility that nature can 'record' certain events and play them back, as this could explain recurring ghost phenomena. For example, there are many ghost stories that revolve around an individual reappearing in the room, or piece of furniture, where they died. Is there any chance that some aspect of death might cause natural forces to 'record' and occasionally 'replay' that event?
Great story, thank you for sharing.
Nice cop out. You claim that UFOs are aliens but can't seem to present anything to back up your point. And I can't look at this more clearly? \n\nI think you need to step back a bit and consider the fact that not every light in the sky is from another planet. There is a huge gap between lights in the sky and aliens. A gap filled with a bunch of other explanations. A gap that you seem to have completely ignored.
Just above what's available?  The burden is evidence that ghosts exist or are causing whatever activity people are assigning to "ghosts" in the case of EVP's.  None of that is available so the burden of proof is not met.    \n\nIf the burden of proof for any claim is not met then of course the burden of proof is above available evidence.  In this case there is no evidence. 
Even if you don't like the taste of your local tap water, just refrigerating it will kill a lot of that flavor. If it's not enough, putting it through a filter is still far better than buying bottled.
But we've had genetically modified products in our food supply for ages, only the techniques have changed.  Cross-breeding, hybrids, clones, natural mutations, selective replanting and the like have been around for ages.  Farmers do this sort of thing all the time, and there is zero testing of the result.  If it comes from a lab, like Monsanto, it has to be tested heavily for food safety and other factors.\n\nIt seems to me that much of the anti-GMO sentiment is thinly veiled anti-corporatism.  Granted, Monsanto upper management does seem to be full of douche-bags.  But I don't think that is reason to throw out the idea of high-yield and pest tolerant crops that may help feed the world.
And what a spectacular deed it was.
This is something that was claimed. However, it has never materialized. So regardless if he did or did not, we do not have free and unlimited energy, and tesla isn't coming back from the dead to fill us in.\n\nNobody is on the verge of "rediscovering" any of these lost inventions from tesla, occams razor tells me that it probably doesn't exist and never did.
Hi All, \n\nIn conjunction with many others (largely from the r/UFOs community), I *helped* create [r/UAP](http://www.reddit.com/r/UAP/). This started around a month ago, with [this discussion](http://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/j5pyd/rufos_needs_a_facelift/), and [its follow-up](http://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/jgyc5/is_it_time_for_a_big_change/). Since then, some of the issues that certain contributors bemoaned (e.g. lack of content in the sidebar, and a lull in pro-activity) have been addressed (and pretty damn quickly). This is great, and the moderators and members of the community that helped effect this should be applauded. \n\nDoes that mean there's nothing to be achieved by r/UAP? No. We felt there was room for a place slightly different to r/UFOs; a place which could act as a repository for, arguably, reputable sources of information relating to the phenomenon (or 'phenomena' if you prefer not to have all your eggs in one basket).'Reputable' doesn't necessarily imply that the content of the sources are to be taken at face value (the conclusion of The Condon Report anyone?); it just means that the sources are legitimate. For example, if you want to know if any government officially investigated UFOs (whether they did so competently or not is an entirely different question) you can see, via official government sources, that the U.S. ,U.K., Canada, and France (amongst others) all have. If you want to know if the extraterrestrial hypothesis has ever been seriously discussed by any reputable scientists and/or governments (or elements of government), you can find an answer to that (it's a resounding "yes"). If you're interested in the answers to seemingly more outlandish questions such as, "Is it true that the 'assessment of the situation' concluded that the 'unknown' UFOs were extraterrestrial in origin?" then ,again, you can also find the answer, via reputable, verifiable sources, in r/UAP. It's not just a repository, we hope to encourage debate around such topics in an environment where critical thinking is encouraged and respected, and where people can be reassured that they won't be subjected to personal insults or other such distractions which degrade discussion.\n\nFinally, I've learned (and will no doubt continue to learn) a lot from r/UFOs, and I certainly won't be abandoning it. I like tea, and I like coffee, but I never drink them at the same time.
>People who take their children to the doctor for preventive care also take their children to the doctor for behavioral diagnostics.\n\nFTFY\n
No, my point is, they must number in the thousands in a fairly limited geographic area, so where the hell are they?\n\nThe minimum number of species required for survival is not a belief, it's solid science.  What aren't you getting here?  We've watched species go extinct because their numbers fell too low for them to survive. **So I DOOOOOO HAAAAAVVVEEEE AN IDDDEAAAA OFFFFF WHATTTT I'MMMM TALKINNGGGGGGG ABOUTTTTTTTTT.\n**\n\n> I have no idea, but what I do do is draw my conclusions from the evidence.\n\nThere is no evidence, therefore I conclude he doesn't exist.  Drag out a corpse and I'll gladly change my mind.
kind of had that kind of a feeling to it when I first came across it. 
rednecks often drive 200 miles in a circle, the fact that you got lapped--twice--reinforces the fact that this is what happened
Normally reddit alerts you if a link has been posted, but I got no such warning.
Thanks!
point of science = to obtain a better understanding of the natural world\n\npoint of peer review = to maintain objectivity of the scientific process\n\nconfrirmation bias = the human tendancy to ignore data thet does not conform to preconcieved notions\n\nWhat part do we disagree on?
It's easily arguable that it was never credible. The '[Surgeon's photograph](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster#.22Surgeon.27s_Photograph.22_.281934.29)' lasted 60 years without being conclusively identified before one of the hoaxers confessed. 
The problem, is that the pharmaceutical companies are in the pockets of ALL of these entities. If you were really *skeptical*, that might seem strange.
The "bright light" stealth isn't meant to work at close range. When you are at 10-20,000 feet or more you only have to match the luminosity of the sky behind you to be almost invisible to the naked eye.\n
Some progressives use the terms "right" and "left" as synonyms for "good" and "evil"
I wouldn't care who is facing what direction -- I would be facing the numbers so I can see where I am at and how long until I am off the fucking thing. I hate elevators.
If you think the official story isn't accurate, there are a lot of people who agree with you. If anyone thinks the official story is 100% accurate, then you are talking to a person who does not think much for themselves and watches a lot of cable television. \nHowever, when someone says the term 'inside job' they are labeling themselves as a crazy. Saying you are a truther will equally kill any conversation. There is a difference between a coup and an inside job. There is a difference between the US government attacking itself and a group within the government creating an attack. To think the US is impervious to any sort of overthrow is naive, to think what CNN/Fox/ABC/CBS/NBC show in between their commercial breaks as 100% full truth is also naive. What is important is to continue to ask questions, and if a question can't be answered, the question is not to be dismissed, nor is it to be used as a reason to dismiss all other claims.
interesting, there seems to have been some kind of 'triangular ufo wave' during the 90's. where as today your generic stealth plane is a black triangular shape which could perhaps hover ... it had no business 20 years ago in places like rural [europe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_UFO_wave)
Skeptic subreddit: No one refutes things like a skeptic, just downvotes.
It was Disco night on the ship.
Sounds like your uncle may be referencing this review and meta-analysis of 11 different long term studies: [Hooper et al., 2002] (http://www.bmj.com/content/325/7365/628.1.short) \n\n>On present evidence intensive interventions, unsuited to primary care or population prevention programmes, produce uncertain effects on mortality and cardiovascular events and only small reductions in blood pressure. However, advice to reduce sodium intake in the diet may help some people on antihypertensive drugs to stop their medication while maintaining good control of blood pressure. (Hooper et al., 2002)\n\nAlso, as a general tip to everyone: instead of going on a long diatribe about how unreliable opinion pieces are, take a second to look up some key words on Google Scholar. Fact-checking is as easy as that -- :)\n\nEdit: Added publication date, clarifications
Sure, if someone tried using that phrase in a paper or something. But this is in comic form :P
True, and I wouldn't argue if that were the case. It doesn't look like the museum will be making any money off of this, or if it does it will be minimal.
I'll be going. Im SkepticalVegan (as mentioned on the rbtur blog http://blog.rbutr.com/2012/05/rbutr-at-the-amazing-meeting-2012/ )\nWould love to meet up and chat.\n\nalso looking to meet up with any vegetarian or vegan attendees (we will probably have a dinner together)
So, question: you're suggesting that, if the government didn't have a monopoly, you'd use unregulated wireless spectrum in order to provide phone service. First, I think your price is hilariously optimistic, but even if it isn't . . . what would prevent AT&T from just setting up a few cheap jammers on that same unregulated frequency?\n\nJammers are going to be a *lot* cheaper than your wireless broadcasters and the infrastructure connecting them together. Like, multiple-orders-of-magnitude cheaper. All you need is a crummy antenna, a noise generator and amplifier, and a power source.\n\n> I don't have to stretch to come up with scenarios in which a highly regulated and taxed market destroys industry, because we're living in it. I also don't have to stretch to find a scenario in which large scale public wealth redistribution lead to a decrease in personal freedom and economic well-being, because I've read history books.\n\nThe problem I have with this argument is that everything fails. Everything, everywhere, has, at some point, failed, and is failing, and will fail again. What you're suggesting is about one step away from anarchy and I'm pretty sure I could find more than a few cases where anarchy resulted in a painfully low standard of life for all except a few elites.
This is why I prefer to think of Bill Maher as a jackass of the highest order.\n\n*"It's not what you say, it's how you say it."*
Ohhh, quantums!
Hah, oh man.  My cousin moved to New York City a few years ago.  At Thanksgiving that year, she brought up this myth at the table.  Her logic wasn't even limited to honey.  Just "local food" in general.  Apparently New York is known for its honey?\n\nI responded with "No it doesn't".\n\nI got no argument from her.
Were the lights spiraling or twisting over one another? In an almost CG like manner?\n\nI saw something like this about a month ago in Los Angeles except mine was doing what I mentioned above.
Because teaching people knowledge is bad. I.E. literature, history, science.\n\nIts funny that conspiracy theorists rarely talk about math.
I don't know if you meant me or your friends, but yeah, I got "asshole" once when I started making fun of "Ghost Hunters" to my sister. That's one where I couldn't be gentle about it, it's too funny. Then I showed her the South Park episode about it.
Ghost Boxes invite the trolls of the spirit world. It's like opening a direct link to 4Chan. The video was still great though.
Well, the first question you have to ask about electrons being vibrations is: vibrations of what? *Something* have to vibrate, which means that they are indeed physical objects.\n\nSaying that they are just "vibrations" is like saying they are "movement", it doesn't mean shit.
Here's a question: Why is there STILL no tangible evidence of any UFOs? Just kidding. We are star dust. Sagan rules.
I like the idea of choosing a documentary, then having an open discussion. Those are always fun for me!
Actually I originally posted it as "hardon collider" and quickly deleted and reposted.
LETS DO THIS
I cannot debunk that because I am 100% sure that is exactly what happened. You should contact National Geographic, Science, Discovery... *You need to tell the world!*
That's actually a hot tub and about 8 ft wide. Sorry the perspective is off. 
Nope, I am neither believing or denying with out further proof. Like hey this shit happens in my house let me get 4 cameras to document all angles. My only point in magic or tricks is to take what you know as common and then alter it to trick you into believing it is what you expect - not saying you believe it rather that is the trick in tricking people. \n\nFor me, I highly doubt it is real, however will not close the door on it should they pull their heads out and do this right in documenting. 
My bad was half asleep it's /r/thetruthishere\n
Shouldn't that be Medium Rare?
Same here. They threw on a "well, we think God used evolution as his tool" on the front, but it was straight-up evolution. Then again, Catholic schools have 2 benefits: 1.) The Church accepts evolution; 2.) They can just say "screw you" to "concerned" parents.
My head hurts everytime these types throw out the "processed" charge. What does that even mean? I tried debating it once with someone who after I thought I had finally successfully argued that processed is a meaningless term like "toxins" they shifted to the argument that it was "chemicals you can't pronounce" that were the problem. I ran out of time before trying to argue that the names of chemicals are arbitrary and mostly derived from Latin. So perhaps it is Romans that they really had a problem with, in which case maybe they ought to avoid spaghetti.
No, you found an in vitro test using cell lines, not a test in live animals.\n\nIf I had a nickel for every "amazing in vitro success" which leads to failed clinical trials, I'd be a millionaire.  At least.\n\nI'm not saying it's not deserving of further study; it appears that it is.  I'm only saying that an effect in a petri dish isn't the same as a successful treatment in a live animal.\n\n
He has been implicated UNDER OATH by several former teammates. They are not lying under oath out of jealousy or to sell books. That would make no sense. It's only a matter of time before he apologizes to the public. 
I got the same card. No UFO.\n[White House Christmas Card](http://imgur.com/klmMN)
I definitely think about it a lot.  In fact a lot of times when I'm writing on the internet about this topic I write with the possibility in mind that maybe there are alien analogues who will one day read the internet and think 'wow that fnordcircle guy made a ton of great points in between terrible fart jokes and bad political posts, let's resurrect him with our advanced tech and give him a free blowjob bot.'
Then the problem would seem to be with corrupt cops.\n\nWhen I went back to New Zealand with my wife and daughter, my wife stupidly left a bag of cherry tomatoes in our luggage, I was quite happy when the baggage inspectors came over with their dog and discovered them, otherwise we could have been hit with a very large fine.\n\nI certainly have an issue with corrupt officers, but I don't really have an issue with dogs being used to check for drugs.\n\nDo you have any news articles related to dogs giving evidence in court? I find that idea rather absurd.
Anyone with even a little knowledge of politics in academia knows that's a pretty big statement for a scientist. Just the fact that he acknowledges the UFO phenomena as a true mystery worthy of serious study makes him stand apart from the majority of the scientific community. \n\nUnfortunately, his colleagues will surely give him hell for that small statement. His academic career might be effected as well. 
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp on page 52 is his claim of picking up passengers, page 53 makes it clear that he told his girlfriend and family that he was instead picking up crayfish, and that there were no passengers waiting for a flight at King Island. As well, he did not request the landing lights be turned on at any point for his destination. Another problem, is despite being a relatively short trip, he had his plane filled to capacity for fuel, enabling it to fly up to 800 km, well beyond the distance his flight plan called for.\n\nedit; not sure why you got downvoted for asking that.. i thought it was a legitimate question.\nedit2; sorry, typos. I just had two fingers partially amputated on saturday, so my typing skills suck more than usual.
You mean lizard alien Illuminati.
The Greens are actually as anti-science as the Tea Baggers. They just manifest it in a different way. If a study doesn't support their point of view, they just claim that it was paid for by some big corporation interested in a particular result, so it can't be valid.  \n\nOkay, come to think of it, they don't manifest it in all that different a way than the Tea Baggers. They're just afraid of big business instead of big government.
Not a glitch.
Hard to say.  I remember that the atmospheric perspective made minute details hard to make out.  But I could tell the difference between water surface and land surface.
Honestly, I don't have any hard evidence of this. The only evidence would be a public statement by a mainstream university or well-respected expert in a given field (i.e., genetics, anthropology or the like) saying they will not give any credence to any cryptozoological subject because it is considered junk science. Any such admission, I think, would be just as academically damaging as publicly acknowledging one believed in sasquatch. So I doubt you'll ever see such a blanket statement from anyone.\n\nBUT ... by your reasoning, these hair samples ought to have been embraced by mainstream universities and research labs as a golden opportunity to make headline news. The fact that they weren't, and that despite the availability of these samples, it fell to a veterinarian to finance and conduct these DNA studies speaks to its fringe science status. 
>Im not the one making claims that Haarp didnt cause it\n\nHoly shit, that is some grade "a" trolling right there. You've done your research on what is going to make skeptics twitch, haven't you?
I have an EVP that is so clear that it's undeniable. The problem is, everyone I share it with tells me I'm lying and that I was not alone when it was captured, and that the voice is that of a female in the area. I've given up on sharing my evidence with others. You can't change peoples' minds. They'll only agree with you if they already agree with you. I now investigate purely for my own benefit and feel no need to prove anything to anyone.
> If anything, they would probably want our natural resources.\n\nI doubt it. Want water? There's vast amounts of that in space, detected by Hubble and others. Iron? Why not grab a few meteors? One of Saturn's moons has hydrocarbons, if I remember correctly. In other words, rather than bomb us from space and wait for the debris to clear, or invade, why not just grab the plentiful resources available for the free picking in space.\n\nUnless they want kitties and cats. Then, well, yeah, then we're screwed...
There's a pretty thorough documentary about it. Even the mayor eventually owned up to seeing them, after trying to poke fun during the press conference.
But not before they found out how to make money online.
well ill just put my big pants on
Do you go to Greendale?
Seriously, you didn't know about the common allergy to casein?\n\n
It sounds like a prime spot for an investigation.
"Hell, what if traumatic events in the future send an ebb of electromagnetic waves back in time, which our brain is able to perceive and interpret as future danger?"\n\nI like this idea! Since we are wired to pick up on waves (colors, sounds) this would make perfect sense. It would also explain why we pick up on events that are important to us and not other mundane things... like what color card someone is holding. Of course, it would also make it nearly impossible to gather scientific proof unless highly intuitive individuals were monitored 24/7 over an indefinite period of time.
> A new documentary about Mayan civilization *will provide evidence of extraterrestrial contact with the ancient culture*, according to a Mexican government tourist bureau official and the film's producer.\n\nAccording to [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/17/idUS269735214920110817), that statement has already been recalled. From the more-comprehensive Reuters article:\n\n> "*At one point, Rosado was quoted in a press release talking about contact between the Mayans and extraterrestrials. That statement has been recalled, and Rosado now paints this as a simpler, more archaeological-oriented documentary.*"\n\n
Oh my god, that's very specific!
a ghost.\n\nit scared me. when thing scares me i throw tings after them. i had a book in my hand ergo: i threw a book after/through a ghost.
Due to rising human population and also increasing per capita consumption we're encountering a series of multiple resource peaks (demand overwhelming capacity to deliver) while we're past carrying capacity of the ecosystem and damaging is further, thus reducing the carrying capacity.\n\nOur first problem is energy, which is addressable by capturing solar flux, however, only up to a point as the Earth ecosystem needs sunlight. We're already appropriating photosynthetic output on a very large scale, so there's not much more where that came from. We need energy in order to continue our lifestyle, first and foremost ability to produce food and put our resource base on a sustainable footing.\n\ntl;dr we're rapidly running out of planet and must start tapping resources outside of this planet after roughly 2050, by way of strip-mining the Moon
No, I'm talking about babies who can't be immunized and are affected by measles from children who weren't immunized.
A major sports retailer here in Sweden recently started selling Power Balance bracelets, so news like this is perfectly timed for taking them to task. [I asked them about it](http://notflipmo.se/blog/2010/12/20/stadium-trampar-snett/) (swedish) but so far they haven't responded...
I'm willing to believe because I live with a demon.\n\nSharp claws, fearsome fangs and a long tail.\n\nHe also purrs when you scratch him between the ears.  Only about 12 weeks old.  He'll be better in around two years when he mellows and stops tearing around the place.
Funny, before I really got into skepticism (in fact it's what pushed me into finding the "movement"), a lot of my old hippy mates were posting Veitch's videos all over Facebook (go figure). Huge followers of his, and huge conspiracy nuts. I started questioning them as the claims got more and more wild, and was greeted with a bunch of STFU and post deletions. Then when I pointed out that this attitude to asking questions was *exactly* the kind of Orwellian thoughtpolice, doublethink bullshit they claimed to be fighting, I got abuse. Tons and tons of abuse, from people I had considered friends. I'm quite grateful actually, because I started Googling this stuff, and on one hand found that a lot of the "information" they were posting came from groups affiliated with white supremacists (that didn't go down well either), and on the other, found people like Phil Plait et al and realised I wasn't the only one afflicted with a sense of WTF.\n\nBut man, my inbox found itself full of the most obscene bullshit, left me with no doubt as to the kind of people my ex-friends were. Totalitarians to a man, all claiming to be fighting The Man. Exactly the kind of people I could quite see burning books and denouncing free thinkers in their paranoia. Dangerous people, and not to be laughed off as mere cranks.
Thanks!
This is better than anything I had reasonably hoped would happen.\n\nI hope he pairs his end of the world science (ala Death from the Skies) with his movie science debeunking equally. I would LOVE for this to be the catalyst that pushes movie makers into a more realistic science direction.\n\n\nEdit: Also, any news on when this will air?  I need to program my DRM *immedietly*.
You bastard ! It better not be taking away that money from my homeopathy research; we need to find to double the water:water ratio.
What the fuck did I just read?
Everything on nosleep is true, even the untrue stories.
Jumping to conclusions? \n\n1.  The cable certainly wouldn't burn up on re-entry, that is a myth.  Large parts of satellites survive reentry.  This cable would be more so because it would be smooth and made of EXTREMELY strong material.\n\n2.  The damage is quite easy to calculate.  The bottom of the cable is moving ~1000mph the top of the cable is moving MUCH faster.  The damage would be like a really huge projectile missile hitting a narrow band all around the earth.  The damage (depending on the size of the cable and velocity) would be several miles wide encircling the earth. 
I imagine it's a variant of this trick done wrong: http://www.ted.com/talks/keith_barry_does_brain_magic.html (starts at around the 15:00 mark)
Likely. If it's for real. I've heard of sulfite allergies (wine) and non-allergic normal reactions to foreign substances (diarrhea caused by dishwashing liquid residue on insufficiently rinsed glassware) or maybe just a bad lemon wedge.
http://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/dr62t/discovery_channel_nazi_ufo_conspiracy_2010/
*The theatre's general manager, Stephen Faloon, claimed that the voice heard by the audience was actually the voices of two members of staff working for the theatre, not someone supplying information to Sally.*\n\nTHEY HAVE PSYCHICS ON STAFF!?\n\n*Sally Morgan Enterprises also denied that the medium was being fed information during the show.*\n\nGiven her picture, I wouldn't ever deny she was being fed anything...
I don't think that fallacy applies as I've outlined specific criteria.\n\nThe problem is that people have chosen not to apply the skeptical method to an area of their lives. It's a choice at that point to say "this is different somehow and not open to inquiry."\n\nLike I said, if someone has misinformation, then when new information comes to light they re-examine everything, then that's entirely different. In the case of religion though, there is no evidence to even consider, so why would a supposed self-described skeptic embrace and assert a positive assertion? What possible reason is there to distinguish this belief from any other? It's a failure to apply critical thought or a skeptical method of inquiry, not subscribing to a litany of beliefs.\n\nA skeptical worldview should require positive evidence that outweighs negative evidence before making an assertion, and should refuse to accept (not outright reject, obviously) positions for which no evidence exists. That's all.\n\nIt doesn't require a rejection of a position, but not embracing it. Otherwise it's almost idiosyncratic or hypocritical.\n\nFor Lovecraft I like some of his writing because I love pulp science fiction.
That's fine, I *did* just butt in. :-)
Military intervention in practically all forms is an antiquated and clumsy way to achieve peace and stability. \n\nBertrand Russell obviously had no clue, either.\n\n*It is, however, perhaps not chimerical to hope that the present war, which has shocked the conscience of mankind more than any war in previous history, may produce a revulsion against antiquated methods, and may lead the exhausted nations to insist upon the brotherhood and co-operation which their rulers have hitherto denied them.*
Since when is accepting "that's just the way it is" OK?
Here's a picture. http://i.imgur.com/vPct1.jpg
Do not ever underestimate the power of memes. 
Here are the premises of the [program](http://www.cseti.org/ce5.htm). There is more info on the program on that site and [here](http://www.disclosureproject.org/ctp.shtml), but it's an expensive ordeal.  You can also see some videos on youtube, but from what I understand you have to sign some kind of NDA, and the whole thing, IMO, seems to approach the concept of contact from the wrong perspective.
What was so opportune about it? Mayday? Pre-empting the apprentice? I don't buy that it was so great a time. Why not release it last October and hold on to some senate seats?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_skepticism
You insult circlejerks everywhere. 
definitely in today's world video evidence is basically worthless since everything can so easily be faked and we have drones of every shape and size being put into the sky.
And he still doesn't believe in evolution by natural selection.
what?  don't be obtuse, I am merely discussing why lights would exist on a supposedly secret craft, and every technologically advanced military has secret aircraft, it's in the budget, always has been.  Don't be ridiculous if you want real discussion, but it's clear you do not.
the Romanian forest is by far my favorite episode. And yes, creepiness ensues. A must watch. The footage is unbelievable. I tried to find it on youtube for you. no luck, sorry. \n\n
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/assembly/sprint/\n\nYou're referring to this. Simple google search would suffice. It says that its 14 inches in diameter. 
Yeah there are multiple little spots that could be reflections.  The darker spot looks to me like it's something on the window, but I can't really make a good guess about what that is.
I wait for the person making the claim to present evidence.  But I did hear from this one guy that one time about that thing that proves you are right as well.
Sounds like you got a taste of the [Gish gallop](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gish_gallop).\n\nThe proper response to "make a bird out of nothing" is that if you think that's what evolution claims then you have no idea what evolution is actually about.  Nor does evolution have jack shit to say about where matter came from.
Ergo, the Tea Party.
Letter goes out.  Bicycle comes in.   You can't explain that.
I think guy's position would be fairly standard protocol in many airports. It's not a question of whether UFOs are real or not, it's more that you can't do anything about them, so you just live with them and hope they don't get in the way, ie cause a crash. Which is bound to happen eventually.
The second dude did
(although if there are some pharmaceuticals involved, that's very appreciated)\n\nA lot of the *only* non-pharmaceutical (aka alt) medicine fans complain that mainstream often goes very light on the non-pharm stuff for problems that are hard to solve without it. High blood pressure, sky high heart rate and clearly packing 100 lbs extra? Take this, this and this and, you know, cut back on salt, fat, etc and move around once in a while. It's not the MDs fault as such that the people generally consider it almost a badge of honor to ignore the last part, but many are in fact guilty of not following up that closely ("Did you take all your antibiotics?" v "So.. how many grams of salt last week then?"). Not an excuse for the alt:ers, but something medicine (as in actual, real, "traditional" medicine) could do with working on some.
HAAHAHA I'm telling you this shit is nuts. I've debated him many many many times. He has no understanding of our physics or science because to him, it's all bullshit. David Wilcock has his own physics that is real LOL!
Creeps me out\n
The key is at the end of what she said... Dude asks her for coffee and then she immediately keys it as her being "sexualized"  (exact quote: "when men sexualize me in that manner...").   That is where the rot in all of this lies.  In that she immediately viewed it as sexualization.
The government isn't taking away your right to make your own medical decisions. The government can already force medical treatment on you in many ways, stick a feeding tube down your throat to prepare you for execution, put you into a mental health asylum, force you to allow your children to receive a blood transfusion. If the debate was about the government being able to force you to do anything medically then that would be one thing, but you seem to be afraid of being vaccinated against your will, which isn't anything to be afraid of.
Spoken like a true deep-cover ghost sympathizer!  Not every ghost looks like Patrick Swayze, you know.  Had you taken some time to do some research, you would know that the Ghostboys and their parent company NGO stand by their DOUBLE-guarantee that any and all ghosts will be eradicated from your premises.  References available upon request.  
Good.
Moving-target sees no practical difference between skepticism and debunking, and that is his problem.  A little rationality and critical thinking can go a long way with most people, but try to introduce it here among the r/UFOs hive-mind and you get labeled as a debunker.\n\nDebunking is making statements of fact without recourse to the data and evidence.  Skepticism is making likely suggestions based on the data and evidence, while keeping your mind open to the possibility that there is something truly anomalistic about these UFO phenomena.\n\nMoving-target is speaking from a platform of ignorance, unfortunately for him, as my record on the UFO subject is evident in my past comments.\n\nI have seen objects displaying what any good scientist would consider anomalistic UFO behavior.  A debunker would never admit to that, to even his/her dying breath (e.g. Philip Klass).\n\nIf moving-target has a problem with me in particular, or skepticism in general, he/she can take that up with the mods.  ;)\n\n>dude you aren't a skeptic, you are a debunker. The rationale you come up with, and how far you take it is beyond even what a skeptic would consider skepticism. no offense, but everyone sees it.\n
Jaysus, that Dillman guy's explanations for why this "technique" didn't work on an independent subject were pathetic.
Yes. The UK libel laws are notorious and reach far beyond the UK alone. They are often abused to simply silence critics. Simon Singh's previous case against the British Chiropractic Assoc. brought these abuses to the public stage. \n\nhttp://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-04/16/qa-with-simon-singh-why-uk-libel-law-must-change
He did really well. He offered a calm, rational opinion to contrast Oz's. I don't think you could possibly expect it to go better on an alt-med show.
> the Unites States is a service and information economy - true, but don't see what's so bad about this\n\nWe rely too heavily on the rest of the world which relies less and less on us.  Our economy will decline from here while others come of age.  In particular a few will do well in the U.S. while most will find themselves without legit work.\n\n> when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few - way off\n\nYou're right, of course, that the march of technology has made awesome stuff extremely cheap and available.  However I view the comment as one about how most of the populace will be disengaged from how stuff works, how to make it and hack it.\n\nIt's true the internet opens more opportunity for learning than ever.  But who will choose to engage?  Most people are anesthetized by corrupted media and overloaded by the acceleration of information with a lagging capacity to parse for relevancy or stay attentive.\n\nThere certainly will be a lot of medical technology only available to the wealthy.  It's likely that relatively few will choose to learn a lot about technology - I think there will be a big disparity of knowledge (but then there always has been - it's just it becomes more stark the wider the spectrum becomes).  Meanwhile technology is and will be used to oppress, manipulate, corrupt with greater effectiveness.\n\n> no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues - not true, but usa certainly has some fundamental political issues\n\nIf we consider this is about what's good for the public (rather than what the public is *interested in*) then it is very true, just not absolute.  What's important is that it is *mostly* true.  Almost everyone representing the public interest with any efficacy is within a small part of the political spectrum.  Most of the issues with the greatest importance have and will continue to be marginalized.  "Liberals" in the U.S. are generally centrists, still far to the right and mostly regressive.  "Conservatives" in power in the U.S. generally aren't conservative.  There is a lot of intellectual dishonesty.  Both true liberalism and true conservatism is mostly absent from politics, much to the detriment of the country.  This is *mostly* because the issues of import can't be grasped or even identified.\n\nPerhaps you'd argue more fundamentally politics has been blinded by corporate influence, and you'd be right, but I think Sagan was still correct.\n\n> the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority - i think it's naive to assume this is the case\n\nYou're right, the ability is always there, yet it can still be true that the public will not realize their ability to, not rally, be fooled by manipulations, etc.\n\n> clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness - not true\n\nThis certainly is a huge issue right now.  It has nothing to do with crystals and horoscopes.  Our critical faculties are often eclipsed by partisanship - don't underestimate the bigotry still at large in this country.  The political landscape is dominated by confirmation bias, and it's been a long time since the U.S. truly invested in what is becoming most important.\n\nOf course I think your strongest argument, which I think you've implied, is that the demographics aren't fundamentally changing that much.  The public isn't sliding into idiocracy - if anything it's always been as idiotic as it is, which is a characterization limited by the fact that there is a *full* spectrum in this country, many voices, many saving graces.\n\nStill, I think it's important to realize how the abundance of the latter half the 20th century minimized the effects of our mistakes and now shit is starting to hit the fan.  When things get stressful, the flaws become cracks.
even if they do meet... why would anyone actually believe they have any control over anything?
I'll have to beg to differ on your last point.  r/skeptic is exactly where this belongs.  This isn't a feminist or men's rights issue.  This is an exercise in rational thought.  It shines a light on very big names in the skeptic/atheist movement and finds many of them wanting.
http://www.thelivingmoon.com/49ufo_files/03files2/Shuttle_Mission_STS_88.html
Regarding the loss of technology It isn't really true: during the Roman and Greek period there was almost no change and no new inventions for centuries, it was a period of technological stagnation whereas the middle ages brought us the heavy plough, the hourglass, eyeglasses, the printing press, the spinning wheel and many others. Regarding the oppression of knowledge it can be regarded as true in some instances but it was a flourishing period for theology and the Christian values that were instilled in the people during this period were the basis for the mindset that later gave Europe its technological predominance !
I'm pretty sure he intends to make people aware of how much it is bullshit.
Well said.
Anyone who uses light grey text on a fading brown background is obviously a hopelessly loopy woo-monger.\n\nNo wait! I closed my eyes and just read it with my mind! Not.
Am I in a time warp? 
Raise your hand, and ask "If I were to say to you that God replaced a missing cavity in my mouth, which do you think is more likely--that I am lying, or that it is true?"
9/11 was clearly an inside job to support the occupation of iraq and Afghanistan
yes :)\nDidn't translated the names
Whenever I've taken the time to directly reply to each and every point that someone has made, and they respond with something short, part of me bristles a little bit. "Ugh, I wasted so much time!" We all know the feeling, probably. At least, those of us that put extra effort into composing our thoughts into words.\n\nSo I don't want you to feel that way. I didn't skim your reply. I read each and every thing you typed, and I took my time. Thank you for taking your own time, and putting the thought into your response.\n\nAnd because your response was so thorough, I'm of the position that our thoughts on this topic are so polarized that there is no middle ground for us to reach at this time. I don't want it to devolve into a circular "nuh-uh" debate. Do you think that there's value in my responding?
What if they only observe, and purposely do nothing to change history. What if by changing the timeline it creates a parallel time-stream, so they really wouldn't be changing there own history?
Because who else could make sense of this bull shit?
Once upon a time someone wrote a paper with someone ergo Satan.
I've heard that a small minority of people are allergic to peanuts.  Would I be healthier if I stopped eating peanuts?\n\nOkay, sarcasm, sorry.  \n\nI've learned from a friend recently that there is now a backlash against gluten-free foods.  His local supermarket stopped carrying them.  He questioned the manager and was told that gluten-free foods are a fad and they have been pulled from the shelves.  This leaves the very few individuals that actually need gluten-free foods, like my friend's son, with one less place to get them.\n\nIf your body can handle gluten and you buy gluten-free foods, you are just wasting money and getting no benifit.\n
Disclaimer: I am totally the bitter, society-hating kind of person you described early in your post. However, I'd like to say this: maybe you're just giving certain people too much credit by assuming they're not assholes. Why expect humanists and atheists and whatnot to be any nicer than anyone else? I'm sure you know plenty of assholes who aren't skeptics. If people act like assholes towards you, it just means that they're not worth your time. And hell, intelligent, geeky skeptic-type guys are probably more likely to be creeps than the average man anyway. It's not like anyone is going to change because someone on reddit is calling them out for being a dick. \n\nOh, and those guys who dismissed female homosexuality obviously aren't very bright. Its nature is mostly likely very similar to male homosexuality. Unfortunately, we don't fully understand the mechanisms of either. 
A well-liked Canadian environmental party politician named Elizabeth May made a big huff earlier this year about the dangers of wifi. An associated paranoia you've probably heard of is fear that cell phone signals are carcinogenic. It is (literally) modern tinfoil hattery.\n\nIt is worth pointing out that the WHO's factsheet states cell phone use has been scientifically linked to cancer, and advises the use of handsfree speakers or simply holding a cell phone a couple of inches from your ear. Since EM signals diminish in strength according to an inverse square, this relatively minor distance is a major decrease in field strength. For this same reason, and because wifi signals have low field strength compared to cellphones, the WHO has another factsheet stating that wifi is harmless (unless you try to eat your router).\n\nCell phones don't cause male infertility, but laptops do. Cell phones' thermal radiative output is too low to cause any significant increase in temperature of the testicles; laptops however get much hotter and are closer to the region.\n\nAlso, it's accepted that EM signals at cellphone frequencies and relatively low field strength [fuck with bees](http://mobile.pcmag.com/device2/article.php?CALL_URL=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385406,00.asp) though whether this is a significant environmental problem is in dispute. \n\nOk, I'm all done.
You know what? I just got an idea to get homeopathy regulated by the FDA, which would then require testing and what not. We need highschoolers all over the country to buy large quantities of homeopathic medicine and bring it to school with them. This will be annoying for the student obviously, but since homeopathy isn't classified in the US as a controlled substance, it isn't subject to regulation and or testing correct? If thats the case you won't be able to get into trouble at having a large amount of something inert. This could bring up a huuuuge issue in the eyes of the law, since most schools won't allow you to bring pills into class. I'd be interested to see where that goes.
Fellow skeptics, please for the love of science don't deal with this AMA like cynical assholes that we've inadvertently become in several other recent AMAs.\n\nBill Nye endorsed Activeion.  Because I'm not a psychic, I can't pretend to know why he endorsed this product.  If anyone claims to know why he endorsed this product without no personal contact with Bill they are either a liar or a nut.  Some people think he sold out.  Maybe.  Some people think he believed in the company based on legitimate science, but that he was ultimately proved wrong.  Possible.  Some people think he believed in the company and was right (there is real research on nanobubbles in peer reviewed journals).  I don't know.\n\nI doubt Activeion is any better than 409 or Windex, but I'm not an expert so I don't whine about issues that are beyond my knowledge.  I hope fellow skeptics take the same approach, and don't judge a man that advocates science education based on one simple mistake.\n\n
Same reason I believe in the normal, Ive seen it, and I'm sure it's seen me!\n\nOn the other hand I grew up in a very haunted house! Constantly saw ghostly presences, had things thrown, etc.  My dad has seen things in the old house as well.\n\nTo me the paranormal is rather a normal occurrence! 
Chiropractics and acupuncture can be used for wellness/stress relief purposes.  Lots of school pay for wellness massages for students, why not other methods of relaxation  Now if the school is saying "this will cure ALL your ailments.." that is a diff. story.  (And as was said elsewhere, leeching is still used and is effective.  They use them at our school hospital.)
I can't upvote this enough !!! 
There is most definitely a conceptualizing of what is in front of us. Otherwise delusion wouldn't be possible, and you've made it clear that you believe it is possible. We can never know things-in-themselves or things-through-themselves, all we have are the representations of those things. As far as this "seeking" talk, you are the one who originally talked about "seeking an objective reality". \n\nAnd, I just want to point out that you've just claimed that "objective reality" is a "definition". This in itself demonstrates my point succinctly: definitions are abstracts located in the mind, which is incapable of knowing the thing-through/in-itself.\n\n> You can't be serious. How can something I conceive not actually be a product of reality? Wow, lets see. I think unicorns exist, do they? \n\nproducts of the mind = conceptions in the mind, the conceptions exist, there is no doubt, and things that exist, such as conceptions, are not fantasy, and are therefore surely products of reality. also, I might ask you, are you truly incapable of thinking of a single thing that we speak of as existing yet which has no physical existence..? \n\nWhy is your tone so condescending? It's as if the things I am saying somehow threaten you on a personal level.\n\nBy the way, a lot of people consider it bad form, myself included, to cite fallacies rather than point out the specific issue with the specific argument. but to each one's own. from my perspective it just doesn't provide much to help me along and see what the actual issue is. it truly is elitism.
Nice try, but there is a wall on my left side. asodpf gn pghhaejpehelpeeeehehelpjn
It's white lighters for me.
Did that already, with the promising title "Sounds familiar? :)".
These kind of videos always remind me of the human contact helicopter in Independence Day. If it's real this is a pretty strong message... 
>Psychology today often has a load of nonsense, even articles written by people with a PhD in the relevant field.\n\nYep. There's a guy on there who believes that you can use psychoanalysis to train dogs, and doesn't believe that things like operant and classical conditioning have any evidence to support them...\n\n>Basically he's a crack pot.\n\nTrue, but it's probably fair to note that his scientific work is generally excellent. His philosophical speculation, on the other hand, is questionable. 
[citation needed]\n\nEDIT: not trying to sound like a dick, but I would like to see the link and examine its sources.
I've been inside there, it was very very awesome! 
If you take a look at the information it is a dispute finder with supporting evidence, how much better can it get?\n\nNot only does it highlight a claim that could be disputed, it allows you to see the evidence for or against the claim.\n\nThis was created by and endorsed by a credited and respected University, not a bunch of randoms from the internet.\n\nBut wait it gets better! If you don't like the evidence presented, you can submit your own. Whether it supports or opposes a claim it matters not.
Did you mean to link to the UFO videos rather than the Reincarnation videos?\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdbwtqgby_M&feature=relmfu
I mostly agree with this post.  Obama is a jackass.
I've used hockey tape plenty of times to support my wrists, knees and ankles- along the lines of a DIY ace bandage. (Bad joints plus concussive sports- what can I say?) It works fine as a little bit of support and as adhesive that keeps you from abusing the joint. (Like say overtwisting the wrist on a shot.)\n\nUnfortunately, I did have one fru-fru PT who put that kenesiotape crap on me without me knowing it was supposed to be something different from normal cloth tape. Boy was he sad when I neglected to realize how much better I instantly felt from the magical tape powers. Well, he was sad once I gave him my opinion of new age therapies, anyway.
I believe this is a hoax, because the youtube uploader is a UFO hoax maker. No shit. They also delete a lot of comments, mostly the ones proving the videos are faked.\n\nI got mad at them when the deleted my comments leading to one of their video analysis, proving the video manipulation. They lost ALL credibility from me since then.\n\nEDIT: Judge for yourselves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhbW-AQMYTg\n\n
Please cite one study linking diet sodas and weight loss, [here's some more evidence for my assertion of diet vs regular soda.](http://www.wellnesspartners.com/articles/relationship_between_diet_soda_and_weight_gain.html)
"Reality has a well-known liberal bias." - Stephen Colbert\n\nEDIT: Yes I know most of his stuff is supposed to be satire but it's still true
Ha ha...
> Sure, wine responds to aeration and oxidation, which is why wine decanters have such a wide base. It maximizes exposed surface area.\n\nActually I never understood that. Why a large base is helping in the oxidation, since it is not in contact with air? (edit: no I'm stupid. The top of the liquid in most decanter is still lower than the bottleneck.)\n\n>  Certainly, a champaign flute is designed to minimize nucleation sites, and slow down the loss of carbonation.\n\nI had read that the inside of a flute is actually covered in tiny irregularities to make the wine sparkle.
i saw an interview once with the grandchild (i think) of Viktor Schauberger, who allegedly developed some kind of anti-gravitational flying disc. the grandchild showed the 1st wooden prototype and the original patent into the camera. he said that this device could float around in the air without any noise (i'm not sure about the source of energy).\nSchauberger was later forced to work for the nazis. i really would like to know how far they were in the development and what happened to all the plans and prototypes after the war.\n[Here is an interesting link to get you started.](http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/Viktor%20Schauberger.htm)
This has already been debunked. A group of people surrounded the entire swingset with tarp, and blocked the wind. Go figure, no swinging. I'll try and find a link to the article tomorrow.\n\nedit: It was on an episode of Brad Meltzer's Decoded.
I've never thought that anyone could believe that.\n\n> Globally, around 1% to 2% of the population has red hair, although it is higher in the northern hemisphere, with redheads making up 13% of the population in Scotland.\n\nMust. Move. To. Scotland.
Seen this before so I'm going to break it down (disclaimer: NOT a doctor, I am both a CMA and a CNA. Not a professional myself but I assist the professionals):\n\n1 - Meds and cold water - nonsense! The body is going to bring cold water up to core temp within 20 min (give or take).  Metric invalid.\n\n2 - Don't eat heavy meals after 5 pm - what if you wake up at 2 pm, or 7 pm or 3 am and breakfast is at 5pm, or 9 pm or 5 am?  Metric invalid.\n\n3 - Drink more water in the morning than at night - see above rebuttal.  Metric invalid.\n\n4 - Don't lie down immediately after "taking meal" - there is one grain of truth here.  If you lie flat immediately after eating a decent sized meal, it can cause gastric to esophageal seepage. Metric minimally valid.\n\n5 - Answer phone calls from left ear - wat? Just no. I could go into the point that there is nothing in any kind of literature (scientific or otherwise) for which there is no evidence, but instead I will just say - Metric invalid.\n\n6 - Answering a phone on a low battery - what kind of phone? Are we talking land line? Cordless land line? Cell phone? What radiation?  Metric invalid.
Would the body of an alien in the hands of non-governmental scientists be enough to convince any one they are real?\n\n[1] http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/hk9y0/would_the_body_of_an_alien_in_the_hands_of/\n\n[2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPufKDqc6ck&feature=player_embedded\n
KU SOMA we just hosted Reasonfest there are a decent amount of skeptic groups in Kansas
At least he gets to retire with all his followers money....
Being a good predator doesn't necessarily mean overly predatory does it?
That made my brain spark with little bolts of electro-static stupidity. Well done.
I don't think you know the relationship between the 0.26 arc-seconds/year and the 43.13 figure.
This is awesome! I'll definitely hit you up soon!
I push the button because I get bored easily. I'm skeptical of your assertion that I'm probably not a skeptic because I push the button more than once. 
You can see his helmet above the guy's shoulder just before he actually steps in.\n\nStill though, pretty neat, have an upvote.
Hmm. I always wonder why, if our intergalactic space brothers and sisters are so interested in our well-being, do they not intervene in our most violent conflicts? Why don't they stop massive world wars that threaten to wipe our species off of the planet? The whole "they don't want to interfere with us" thing doesn't hold water for me. I've read the reports of the UFOs tampering with nuclear silos. I've read about the Israeli F-4s that were disabled upon approach to a UFO, but were fine once they left its airspace. "They" clearly have no qualms about interfering with us, if these stories are true. I just caution people against assuming that a highly advanced society would automatically be benevolent, because it is highly advanced technologically. The simple truth is, we don't know. It's not wise to assume anything about a subject when there is little or no knowledge upon which to base an assumption. My two cents.
If it illuminated the rest of him also then maybe I would kind of almost buy it.  But it's just the side of his back, and also it doesn't illuminate his face.   If there were something behind him for the flash to reflect off of then maybe, but as it I don't buy it.
\\-  I don't personally agree  with the OP  ("thepastIdwell")  myself,  but I thought that folks here might be interested. 
Our father, who art in that tree, hallowed be his banana.
>>For example, that Osama bin Laden has been killed is not a terribly fantastic or extraordinary claim.\n\n>First of all, this capture has been a decade in the making. Consider: those 20-somethings shown celebrating were still in grade school back on 9-11-2001; American policy has been dominated by this guy (and his cohorts) for their entire conscious lives.\n\nWhat do either of those two things have to do with what you were replying to?   Neither of those things change the fact that the killing of a man by Navy SEALs, using firearms at close range, is not an unreasonable scenario to occur.\n\n>for nearly 10 years the accepted answer was either "he can't be caught" or "he's already dead". \n\nThese are claims made by armchair analysts.  None of us really know what has been going on behind the scenes.  Because most people accepted these "explanations" doesn't give them any more merit.\n\nRegarding your comparison to Saddam, he was discovered and trapped in a hole in the ground, and did not resist capture.  If you are willing to accept that his demeanor at the time of his discovery and Osama's were different enough to warrant different levels of force, than it also stands to reason that the two encounters would have different outcomes.\n
The "avoid the punch and throw eye strikes" thing you explained. That's a static technique. I would allow eye strikes if someone would actually spar me allowing me to do whatever I wanted. \n\n\nListen. My overall point is that any time I bring up martial arts in a debate, the entirety of science goes right out the window. There seems to be some kind of mental block that happens. Nobody cares about peer review. Nobody cares about the basic concepts of science. It turns into a shit hole of anecdotes and no wanting to prove their stance. \n\n\nFor example, if I said, "OK Chumkil, let's spar then. You can try your eye strikes or whatever and I will just hit you with everything I have." You wouldn't do it. \n\n\nSure there have been a few people in the past who have taken wing chun and gone out to competition to see how it works. But they have to supplement with things like boxing and wrestling or learning how to compete in kick boxing. You're straying from your thesis by throwing in a bunch of extra conditions that aren't part of the original idea. \n\n\nEven now, I compete in MMA and Kick Boxing and Muay Thai. I have only ever taken maybe 6 or 7 Muay Thai classes in my life of 18 years of training. My core art is Kyokushin karate and Tae Kwon Do. I still win, but i have to adjust my style to match the rule set. The same with MMA. I am using what amounts to Combat SAMBO when I fight MMA. Not Karate. Not TKD. Not Judo. But I will peer review my styles efficacy against other arts. I do it all the time when someone is willing to play along. 
From what I can tell, the more you noticed it and acknowledged its existence. The more frequently these apparitions revealed themselves.\n\n I for one feel that we can see these things and or others from birth, but if the parent does not acknowledge these happenings then the infant learns to tune it out. \n\nProbably just a high theory, but I know that the frequency of my experiences seemed to die out with the hustle and bustle of adult life. 
First thing I would have done was check the street signs. 
Neither can I.  I've been on reddit so long, I'm stuck in at least 5 layers of sarcasm at all times.
The primary, popular debunking explanation for these 'UFOs' is ball lightning. \n\nCan your explanation fit with the UFO sighting I linked around a volcano in Japan? There are UFO objects that hover over the mountain, and seem to move intelligently. 
No, there's no harm in it... it just seems kind of pointless.
A fair point sir!
It is also somewhat to do with psychology. Our perception and memory is flawed and it is possible to get us to believe (under extreme stress) that we committed a crime we did not actually do. There was a video on the national geographic on YouTube exploring the idea, but I can't remember the name ,so I can't find it unfortunately. 
I should have been more liberal with my use of quotation marks.
But you've made one claim. That she had come across some interesting data. What kind of data? Where? When? How? Why is it interesting?
The following commentary was written by Michael Cohen and entitled 'UFO and alien truth is finally coming out'. It is an interesting take on the future of UFO and alien discovery, not that I necessarily agree with it. In the commentary he mentions James Clarkson's post "Why We Investigate or Joy and Loathing in Las Vegas" where he criticizes MUFON (namely, James Carrion) and it's position on the Roswell Incident. He also mentions Bigelow Aerospace and MUFON playing a part in future disclosure. Frankly, I personally think Cohen's overall assessment "the veil of secrecy" over UFOs and extraterrestrials is about to be lifted is somewhat naive, especially when it comes to his revelations that these alien species are peaceful and don't want to interfere with our future on this planet. I will be presenting my thoughts on this subject in the near future.
Do you use the Ghost Radar app too?
>Nootropics (pronounced /noʊ.ɵˈtrɒpɨks/), also referred to as smart drugs, memory enhancers, and cognitive enhancers as well as intelligence enhancers, are drugs, supplements, nutraceuticals, and functional foods that improve mental functions such as cognition, memory, intelligence, motivation, attention, and concentration\n\nSome of those recreational drugs may help. Amphetamine certainly does.
Good on you mate. Refreshing to see your response wasn't more arguing eventually turning into insults. Thumbs up.
How can you have no memory and also act normal?\n\nAnd True Blood, the only source of the word "glamored" in the context you used it, is not real life.
Just because something is natural does not make it more safe.\nMany of the Natural pesticides are worse then the modern synthetic ones.
It is also illegal here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imminent_lawless_action
I'm gonna jump in and add that my family practices as well, and we're all different shades and range from black and white Cubans to Dominicans and Puerto Ricans. My best friend is white, and my mother always goes out of her way to include him in anything, since he has a passion for it as well. \n\nYou can go online and literally there are forums and discussion boards for finding people and botanicas near you, I had to figure it out when I moved away for school.
So many assertions... \n\nNot a shred of evidence for any of them... \n\nNot a single reference given...\n\n\nGeorge Knapp, *Chief Investigative Reporter* should be ashamed to use that title.
Maybe nowadays. However, this began in the 19th century. Back then, doctors had little to work with, and treatment was often dangerous. The psychosomatic effect of the religion was arguably on par with what doctors could provide.
Thanks!
Is there any reason to believe that "natural" foods are better for you than "artificial" ones? Aside from the naturalistic fallacy...
Thank you for your input. I completely understand your position. I simply thought, seeing as how this is a work from *melodysheep* and it's content is relevant, we as skeptics could appreciate a momentary change of pace and have a slight chuckle. I assure you that I have no intention on ever posting a *meme* to r/skeptic as I understand exactly what the nature of this subreddit is. Thanks for your skepticism, invitation of appreciation, and good luck to you as well.
i was oblivious to the sound until i played back the video. at the time of recording, i just continued on with my song to finish and continued with a few different takes. when i uploaded them to my computer to find which i liked best, and edit it, i noticed the sound.
Well, wikipedia says that there are 88 guns for every 100 persons in the USA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country\n\nWe can certainly assume that the US government doesn't have about 20 small arms available for every active-duty member of the US armed forces. You're welcome to prove me incorrect, of course.\n\nthe purchase of guns ever year is tied  with some uncertainty, to the number of background checks the FBI conducts ever year.\n\n[The FBI said it fielded nearly 16.5 million queries from firearms sellers last year, checking that customers buying guns did not have criminal records or other red flags that made them ineligible to purchase weapons.](http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-usa-firearms-backgroundchecks-idUSTRE80407P20120105) according to reuters.\n\nBackground checks are NOT required for every gun purchase, but only for those made through licensed dealers, so we can't be sure of the actual numbers, but leaving out Kentucky's 2.3 million instant background checks in 2011 because every concealed gun owner is required to have a monthly check in that state, you still have more than 12 million background checks last year, reflecting approximately 12 million gun purchases by private persons. Does the armed forces of the US have more than 4 small arms available for every active duty member of the armed forces?\n\n
Sciatica was easily Googled. Look towards the bottom of the page under Alternate Treatments. [Link](http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/sciatica/sciatica-treatment)    \nPlenty of chiropractors talking about the jaw treatment, I didn't see anything 'official' tho.
Care to share some of your research? In my opinion the perspective-debunkings have been, as it were, debunked. The third video if you are thinking about that one should be excluded from any further discussion regarding this subject as it was an obvious hoax. It seems to be that people who do not believe this is real are not ready to believe any of this.\n\nWhy are so many people outspokenly against this being real? I don't understand it.
Gematria - 1498\nPrime Number - 2\n\nYou are a born leader, and your future represents that. You have two paths to pursue, and it's entirely up to you how it all goes down. You can choose to be a community leader and a great asset, possibly in politics or the medical field (I get a strong urging that you will be either a surgeon or anesthesiologist), or you can choose to be a criminal mind, likely falling into drugs and the likes. You've really got a black or white choice here.
Pretty sure he insults them for being obnoxious douchebags that think they're better than everyone.
THAT must be why theologians have made so little progress in the last few thousand years
That was an incredibly civilized discussion.
Did you really just unironically link to a Mike Adams article here? Shit
I don’t believe it is a fake but it definitely is not a triangular UFO, that’s for certain.  It is three separate UFOs that appear as Orb looking but are obviously connected in someway.\n\nI have personally seen many of them over the years and they definitely have intelligent control of their movements too.\n\nThinking back now, to last summer I believe? Me and my partner and my, at the time 3 year old daughter were in the garden.  The Sky was totally clear with big blue skies in all directions.  When I had noticed what must have been a fleet of these UFO orb looking objects scattered from end to end as far as the eye could see.\n\nDon’t get me wrong they are always high in altitude but were all moving in different directions.  Some you could see clearly as the Sun would reflect off them like shiny metal orbs, and then some would go higher out of sight and then pop back into view.\n\nThere must have been over fifty of these things just randomly appearing and disappearing, my partner had spotted many of them and pointed to others and my daughter, who was in my arms, had seen them too.\n\nFunny enough I am sure some people in London had tried to film them on their camera phones and put them on Youtube. \n\nAnyway, that is exactly what they look like as seen in the Ops video and behave in a similar way too.  Are they extraterrestrial or are they military?  Well that is the question to be asking, but I have no doubts whatsoever as to the realism of these orb looking UFOs.\n\nSo I will vote up!\n
True story. Kinda freaked me out.
RAEG!
lmfao.
...good point! I'll sort that out now.
One annoying thing about the concept of "skeptic" is that skeptics are expected to disprove claims. I really think we need to emphasize that the claim-maker needs to prove the claim.  True skepticism isn't sitting around and figuring out alternate explanations to wild theories. True skepticism is demanding that those coming up with the wild theories present evidence for them. I don't really care what the blinky lights in the sky on that video are - it's the videographer's job to prove to me that they're aliens, not mine to prove that they aren't.\n\nSo, what I'm getting at is, regarding bin Laden, there is no way to prove either way what happened. The military made the claim that they got him, but his body was immediately "buried at sea," and so there is no evidence (not that having the body would be evidence, since it would be trivial to fake it). By contrast, those who insist he wasn't killed need to provide evidence of that. \n\nAs to whether or not (Andrew) Breitbart was assassinated. . .I don't care - I'm just pleased that the worthless lying bastard won't be stirring up any more fake controversy. ;)\n\n\n
If I had lots of money, I wouldn't feel obligated to donate it to TM just because they asked. If I had no money and they were paying ME to meditate, I wouldn't feel obligated to donate money to the TM organization either.\n\n
As someone vehemently opposed to taxpayer money going to homeopathy, I can't stand it when people declare that homeopathy has no benefit at all or that "does not work" as the author the piece puts it. You don't combat lies with lies. Homeopathy does work *as a placebo*. \n\nBut that doesn't mean it's good government policy to throw money the way of swindlers who are profiteering by misleading people and breeding mistrust of conventional medicine. If the government wants to use placebos then a placebo should be designed for a maximum placebo effect and administered at the lowest costs to taxpayers.
Ok, lets start here:\nhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125859207\n\nAt least its an actual study. Its more than I have seen others provide. And inherent in it is the implication that shouting "women dont like us, WHY???" is actually counter productive. \n\n\nIf you build it...they will come ;)
According to NASA:\n\n"In its recently released Fourth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of 1,300 independent scientific experts from countries all over the world under the auspices of the United Nations, concluded there's a more than 90 percent probability that human activities over the past 250 years have warmed our planet."  [http://climate.nasa.gov/causes/](http://climate.nasa.gov/causes/)\n\nWe should default to the most likely explanation, and 90% is pretty likely. 
disclaimer: I'm a skeptic.\n\nwhen I was 20, about 15 people including myself, saw a bright light suddenly appear... then stretch across the sky... stop and have the tail end catch up to the original light that had appeared and moved. then it disappeared. I have never seen anything like that in nature or since. I study astro-physics in my spare time and there is a lot I don't know, but this event was unlike anything I've studied before.\n\nto speak to zarisin, I'm also from Vegas and have seen abnormal flight patterns of what my friends and I thought were satellites while camping in mt charleston. Abrupt course correction during stable flight is not something you see of an object at 100k feet up. \n\nOn several occasions during cloudy days with thunderstorms in the area... I've seen lights in the sky that could most logically follow patterns of birds or balloons, but they seem to organize and change color at random times... again, odd, but these events are most likely natural, unexplained, events.  \n\nI've never really told anyone, except try to discuss it with the people that co-witnessed the events with me. As a skeptic, most stories are just that. But there is a small percentage that really needs more discussion and study. I'd like to see more serious attention focused on "strange lights in the sky".\n\n\n\n
Found it while looking through YouTube nothing Ive seen on my own I'm not that lucky lol.
I think they were just old books in segments. I'm not sure though, it could have been original. It took a while to piece together a story though, but I read them every week as a kid. It would drive me crazy now.
Or, they've been here the whole time, we just have no idea due to government suppressing this information. \n\ni'm starting to think this is the case. i do not feel that they are malevolent. i think mankind itself is malevolent. 
Well you can call that kind of crap out, but then you aren't the cool guy at the party.
believing you are doing more than others to avoid confirmation bias,\n\njust makes you more vulnerable to confirmation bias
Actually, I think it's in his earlier book The Blank Slate that Pinker also talks about his own like of anarchism when he was younger...\n\n>As a young teenager in proudly peaceable Canada during the romantic 1960s, I was a true believer in Bakunin’s anarchism. I laughed off my parents’ argument that if the government ever laid down its arms all hell would break loose. Our competing predictions were put to the test at 8:00 A.M. on October 17, 1969, when the Montreal police went on strike. By 11:20 A.M. the first bank was robbed. By noon most downtown stores had closed because of looting. Within a few more hours, taxi drivers burned down the garage of a limousine service that competed with them for airport customers, a rooftop sniper killed a provincial police officer, rioters broke into several hotels and restaurants, and a doctor slew a burglar in his suburban home. By the end of the day, six banks had been robbed, a hundred shops had been looted, twelve fires had been set, forty carloads of storefront glass had been broken, and three million dollars in property damage had been inflicted, before city authorities had to call in the army and, of course, the Mounties to restore order. This decisive empirical test left my politics in tatters.
I didn't mean you intended to dupe anyone. I assumed that as a subscriber to /r/skeptic, you realized that alternative medicines lack empirical evidence (hence 'alternative'). I then assumed that you thought osteopathy was a legitimate form of medicine because the description does not indicate that it lacks evidence or that it was alternative. I thought you were duped into believing that it was legit. I thought those who upvoted you didn't realize it either.
Ditto
The field of Memetics is retiring psychology entirely to obsolescence.
Who the hell is stating that?\n\nMost of "these people" are known to me and conjectured by you.  I just spent 1000 words introducing them to you.  And your response is to do exactly what I accused you of - ignoring who you're dealing with so you can retreat into your comfortable den of dogma.
Boy these guys are really hamming it up.  This geological discovery will change the way all future people look at rocks! Bad feeling this is going to turn into a whole lot of nothing.
> EDIT: which is immensely amusing considering the flack that skeptics give paranormalists for doing the same exact thing.\n\nAhem. You are the one blowing this out of proportion. Here's what he actually wrote:\n\n"However, the major American publishers were reluctant to support a skeptical book"
Unfortunately it's not that simple.  A lot of toxins (like [phthalates](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate)) have worked their way into the food chain and water supply.  You would literally have to remove yourself to a desert island to avoid many common pollutants.
  Clearly, hypnotism isn't only about the level of suggestion between hypnotist and subject. As a cultural phenomenon, it goes way beyond that. Somehow, Derren convinces most of his fans and watching audience this practice is valid. For me that is his cleverest trick.\n\n " I am often dishonest in my techniques, but always honest about my dishonesty. As I say in each show, 'I mix magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship'. I happily admit cheating, as it's all part of the game. I hope some of the fun for the viewer comes from not knowing what's real and what isn't. I am an entertainer first and foremost, and I am careful not to cross any moral line that would take me into manipulating people's real-life decisions or belief systems." Derren Brown\n\n(Source: His book, Tricks of the Mind, via the Wikipedia page.)
You probably already read my comment, then. 
*super easy*?
Lol a very thorough proof of the dangers of microwaved water....
That one has content that's tailored a little more to people who already know a little something about skepticism rather than introducing those who don't to it.
Ooh, my birthday's on Friday. Party time!
This is far fetched an incredibly unlikely. \n\nFurthermore, I don't think Julian Assange would let people push him around like that. I think he is a man of character and conviction. When I listen to him speak, I get a great sense that the man has a passion for truth, honesty, and sticking to one's guns. His dedication to finish what hes started, in the face of adversity and even possible jail time,  is something to be admired. Based on his life's work and his regard for truth, I don't believe he would make up some limp dick cover story about people, who by all means are well established as crazy, just to cover his own ass. 
Vanished, yes.  Mid-air?  Maybe, but probably not.
No, just a single herpe. One herpe per pill.
Well said.
Yes exactly, they don't believe in the end of the world or the apocalypse. That's what I'm saying, they believe in the end of an age (time cycle) and that the fifth (or sixth I don't remember) sun comes into being and a new human arises on Earth. That is literally what they believe. The apocalypse etc. is a bastardization. The Nahuatl's (i.e. remnants of the Aztecs) believe the same prophesy of the 5th (or 6th) sun.\n\nThought this was common knowledge. \n\n>Additionally the calendar said nothing of rbinging a more enlightened human or anything of the sort. It is literally made up. \n\nThis is not true. It does, and if you don't believe me go read the Popul Vul and what happens at the end of ages. They believe every new age brings a more evolved human and civilization (kind of obvious if you ask me, given evolution and the large swaths of time they're referring to).
I like how the Homeopathic label is underplayed in light grey.
This really gets my hackles up. No matter how "beneficial" autistic disorders might seem for a select few individuals, it's not going to outweigh the fitness disadvantages conferred on the rest of us on the social front. Especially since in such a large percentage of cases, autism is associated with mental retardation. I consider myself a very lucky diagnosee to have grown up so functional, to have been able to secure a mate!\n\nThere are probably areas, of course, where these traits could really have selective advantage. But that in no way means it's the "next step of human evolution". 
dumb argument. case closed 
I read that afterward. I failed at not considering a double blind... which I already know is a DB forte.\n\nDerren uses so many techniques its hard to tell when he's giving the truth or a fake explanation... especially since he uses the techniques he lies about in subsequent effects. He's a master of confusion :)\n\nI'd like to see a discussion of his "feet sticking" hypnosis technique. Is that real or fake? I've read the description of how to do it, but I'm not cheeky enough to try it on someone.
My point WAS the fact, that they were stating these as actual facts without any good sources.
Well, so far my reading suggests that this question needs to be answered on a case by case basis. Lighter skin color=easier to get vitamin D from sunlight. Also latitude and time of year play a big role. So, if you're black and live far from the equator you will likely need to supplement your diet with vitamin D. If you are pale and live relatively near the equator, and have a balanced diet and don't actively avoid sunlight, you should be fine.\n\nI would caution you to be skeptical of both the articles you linked to. The one from lifehacker seems a bit sensationalist and poorly sourced, while the other comes from the Weston A. Price foundation which has some controversial ant-vegan/vegetarian views. \n\nThe long and short of it, it seems to me, is that most people living in first world countries and eating well balanced diets shouldn't need to worry much about vitamin deficiencies in general.    
Psst... I actually DID ask for more more research & promised to read it with an open mind.  You just didn't look hard enough (which is understandable since there's been pages & pages of text to read in these comments).  Here it is:  http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/kt5fe/a_local_chiropractor_is_proselytizing_against/c2n3f1h  I'm heating up some dinner now & am about to dive into it.  If you have any other especially good reading material for me to check out, please feel free to share it.
Well according to the non partisan [US Debt Clock](http://www.usdebtclock.org).  When Bush left it was at 9.2 trillion and currently it is at 15.2 trillion.  So Obama increased it by 6 trillion.   When Bush started it was at 5.7 Trillion. \n\nBush        **5.7 - 9.2** in 8 years.  \n\nObama    **9.2 - 15.2** in 4 years.\n\nSo it isn't quite right but there is some truth to the picture.  Bush wasn't that good, and one could have made a similar picture with Bush.  
I think the only ones who believe these crazy people are other Camelot members. Where do they find these amazingly insane yarn spinners?
Same picture, too.
All the little details you just mentioned are *exactly* the kinds of facts I would like to have in a bible.  Tell me what is a forgery, what was added latter, where missing sections are, where mistranslations occurred, where lost idioms or metaphores are being used, etc.  \n\nFor example, If something like "washing feet" was a metaphor for oral sex in biblical times, then substitute the text for what it was meant to convey along with a footnote , not what was written.
NP. It's not really well known. every once in awhile you will hear that foreign troops have never attacked U.S. soil but it is not true. Another example I can think of off hand was the war of 1812. The British invaded, sacked and burned down Washington D.C., the U.S. also invaded Canada in that war. Sorry off-topic, just interesting.
Well said.
I was flipping through channels and caught a bit of American Greed on CNBC. The topic was a church who's founders had been arrested and jailed for promising the congregation god would double any money in 17 months. The members had to sign a paper stating any donations where gifts, not investments. \n\nAs the show went on and on about how all these people had blown their retirement money all I could think was "life's hard, it's harder when you're stupid."
No, she's claiming an innate ability to detect lies.  Big difference.  I see no evidence that she is special in any way.  I think the average person could up with a blog and be just as unspectacular as Eyes for Lies.
Once you randomly give actual merit to purposefully vaguely defined concepts you're in the realm of imagination and fantasy. As long as you don't confuse this with reality you can, of course, be a skeptic. Skeptics don't give merit to *anything* supernatural because it has zero basis in reality. You really can't get around that.\n\n*Phone errors
sometimes they are bug.\n
Despite some morons complaining about blog spam, I appreciated this. Thank you. And if someone else posts this site next week, I'll thank them too. 
I suggest you read Michael Pollan's Unhappy Meals. Neither of us is going to change the other's mind.
Good.
I wouldn't advise following it.
How then does academic post-modernism differ from the the [standard social science model?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_social_science_model) or are they the same thing?\n\nMy understanding of post-modernism is that it's a philosophy that basically denies any objective reality, or at least says that humans can't understand it because of their culture. This really seems to me to hugely overstate the affect of culture on humans. Humans from all cultural groups show a massive amount of [universals in behaviour](http://condor.depaul.edu/mfiddler/hyphen/humunivers.htm), which is to be expected from a Darwinian perspective because we are all the same species of animal.\n\nA lot of people whom I would categorize as post-modernists, say a liberal arts student, seem to hugely overstate differences in culture.\n\nI don't really understand what you mean when you say that everything we experience is on the social layer.... In order to have a social layer in the first place you need to have the complex neural wiring of something like a human brain, or chimp, dolphin, whale, etc brain. One of the social animals. A "social layer" is a rather high level thing, and there are many things that we experience that aren't processed through that layer, such as pain for example which seems to be experienced by other animals with no "social layer".\n\n*Addendum*\n\nGeez, I must have been tired when writing that, it jumps from one topic to another. Sorry about that.
That cult disgusts me. I have no idea how - legally - they're able to operate, especially after Operation Snow White. Were I head of the Department of Justice, I've had had them declared a racket and outlawed immediately following that.
>The burden of proof falls upon whoever is making a big claim.\n\nNo.\n\n>If you tell me for example that you saw an Alien last night, the burden of proof falls on you to prove that. It does not fall on me to disprove it.\n\nNot even close.\n\nA burden of proof fallacy would happen if I asked you to prove I did not see an Alien in response to you asking me to prove that I did.\n\nhttp://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/burden-of-proof.html\n\nWhy did you make the affirmation that these definitions are correct when you clearly know nothing about them?\n\n\n\n
It absolutely does look like things breaking up in the atmosphere, but it is true that the duration of these objects is far too long for meteors. \n\nI'm not seeing any strange variations in trajectory to give the game away, and most "true" UFOs tend to hold their form coherently rather than shed material as these seem to be, then again there are a few reports of things similar to this in some sightings. This, however, really does look like material breaking up, which is not good news for whoever is piloting it, if they're from another planet. :)\n\nTo explain this you have to have some Earth-made space junk falling out of orbit and breaking up, and that stuff is usually known about well in advance, because everything up there over a foot or so in length is being tracked. \n\nYou have to posit some kind of secret array that is re-entering the atmosphere that no one wants to own up to, which smacks of the conspiracy theory. \n\nIf no good explanation for it is forthcoming from NASA or other space agencies, it has to be regarded as very mysterious, however this does not appear to be intelligently controlled objects but material burning up in the atmosphere. Very curious.
Yes. I'm in engineering as well, but I only have a BS.
Not to be a debbie downer or anything, but if you actually go through and read the breakdown of which subsidiaries get how much money, the CHP only gets around $139,000 a year from FSI. That means they probably get the bulk of their money from other sources, which means they really aren't too heavily dependent on FSI.\n\nI'm not saying there was no influence - after all, they are a subsidiary of FSI, but there isn't a whole lot of money changing hands, at least not on paper.\n\nThat said, [if you look up Douglass Owens](http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/frdActionServlet?choiceId=showCOIs&&fid=4649), the Director of CHP, you find that\n\n*Dr. Douglas Owens has reported earning more than $5,000/year in consulting fees and/or having equity valued at more than $5,000 in a publicly traded company, or any equity in a privately held company, for the following companies or organizations:*\n\n - *Generation Health*\n - *Sanofi-Aventis/Precision Health*\n\nIf we dig a bit deeper, we find that he is, in fact, [on the Advisory board of Generation Health](http://www.generationhealth.com/our-company/advisory-boards/).\n\nGeneration Health has a large focus on genetic engineering, something often opposed by the Organic movement. Now, Sanofi-Aventis is simply a pharmaceutical company. However, [if we dig deeper](http://www.genzyme.com/), we find that a recently acquired subsidiary of Sanofi-Aventis is Genzyme, a leader in genetic testing an engineering, especially with regards to genetic disorders.\n\nSo despite the fact that FSI has major biotech and bigAg contributors, this means a lot less in the grand scheme of things than the fact that the director of CHP sits on the board of one genetics company and has been paid by or has invested in another company, which produces pharmaceuticals and manages a subsidiary that also specializes in biotech and genetics research, to the tune of at least $5,000.\n\n**tl:dr:** the author of the article was right, but not for the reason they thought.\n\nedit: formatting
I'm so sick of you people constantly trying to film me.  \n\nPiss off..\n\nbut in all seriousness, if he filmed it with an iphone, why the fuck is it in black and white?  did he film it straight through hipstergram?
Nope. As far as I know, the only meat she doesn't eat is pork.
I think this supports the notion that "religious" people use their religion as "fire insurance" more than viewing is an actual change of lifestyle. That and they're hippocrites 
that's one of the benefits of it, yes.
You were doing well until you got to this:\n\n>I like when rebecca shuts the fuck up because she ruined the SGTTU podcast.\n\n
I wonder if they use the starfield screen saver up there.
Dude, if you're at the point where this type of shit is getting you mad, maybe you should take a vaca away from it, you know disconnect yourself from the hive mind for awhile and relax and chill the fuck out.
Wow. I'd have been a little uneasy just being in that building. Every floor is pretty much suspended from a self-standing beam.
A mixture of both. But far more qualitative. This stuff had never been studied much at all before.
We need all vitamins, that's why they're called vitamins, vital minerals.
I recycle plastic to make sure it doesn't end up in the ocean. The energy requirements are irrelevant.
"Truth, not truthiness"
I'm mostly in agreement, though i do like the way the banners brought anti-atheist discrimination to light last year (pilots [refusing](http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/06/atheist_airplanes_to_take_flig.php) to fly the banners). So long as that continues, i hope AA keeps it up (and i wonder if that isn't a motivating influence).
Priv·i·lege\n   [priv-uh-lij, priv-lij] Show IPA noun, verb, priv·i·leged, priv·i·leg·ing.\nnoun\n\n1.\n\na right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most: the privileges of the very rich.\n\n2.\n\na special right, immunity, or exemption granted to persons in authority or office to free them from certain obligations or liabilities: the privilege of a senator to speak in Congress without danger of a libel suit.\n\n3.\n\na grant to an individual, corporation, etc., of a special right or immunity, under certain conditions.\n\n4.\n\nthe principle or condition of enjoying special rights or immunities.\n\n5.\n\nany of the rights common to all citizens under a modern constitutional government: We enjoy the privileges of a free people. \n\n[Source](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/privilege)
That's incredible, it even says it clearly in the abstract\n\n >we conclude that gene transfer did not occur during the feeding experiment\n\nIt's like he didn't even bother reading that far
>You can see the mesh distort when it blinks, it's a morphing effect\n\nYes! I was trying to think of a way to formulate that... In Illustrator (and Photoshop too, I think), there's a filter where you can do that very thing.
and the typical responses. "looks like cgi" "looks like a school project" "everyone is a liar!!", "because hoaxes exist they are all fake!". fuck you irrationals. If ONE person is telling the truth, you all lose. 
Storm:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0W7Jbc_Vhw\n\nThe Pope song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHRDfut2Vx0\n\nThis is a song about anal sex and god. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXfmjMlPEic&feature=related\n\nHis great and touching Christmas song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q&feature=related
Thank you for the information. \n\nLooking at the wiki, my skeptical alarm goes off at the lack of dependable research done on its effectiveness. \n\nIf we haven't conclusively proven it to be as effective as non-fluoridation, why bother? It is costly and the consequences are comparable to not doing it, apparently. \n\nThough the risks are quite low, I wonder now if we do it only because leaders of the time based the decision on inconclusive study, and are reluctant to undo a long standing tradition. 
I always thought the umbrella thing was just to keep kids from opening umbrellas inside and knocking things off shelves and breaking stuff.\n\nAt least, that's why my parents told me it was bad luck when I was a kid. 
Um, fuck off? I gave a political *opinion* in a conversation that was completely unrelated to the subject at hand... \n\n
well fuck
lol I imagine your TL;DR is what a lot of TL;DR's look like with paranormal experiences. \nWhat you experienced certainly sounds scary, but I wouldn't worry too much man. i think it'd be a lot worse to wake up with an actual intruder waiting at your bed (the fact that ya didn't start blindly swinging fists makes me think you've experienced something like this several times before) rather than a ghost. But either would be fairly unsettling.
>Homoeopathy is a branch of science which is based on an unproven theory.\n\nThat makes it **_not_ science**.  'nuff said.\n\nAs if theories and proof were the same thing anyways.  But you basically just said "we're makin' it up!"\n\nIf you believed water retained memory, you wouldn't drink or inject it ever. Because it would retain the properties of fecal matter and all the other stuff it touched.
> Did God Create the Universe?\n\nUsually, one of the defining attributes of god is that he created the universe.  So, if we indulge the question at all, then I think it needs to be approached from the opposite direction.  Scientifically, we should explore the attributes of the thing that has apparently given rise to the universe, and then, given that there are numerous other qualities attributed to god, such as intelligence, omnipotence, omniscience, or virtue, we should ask the question: is it reasonable to call that thing god?  I think it's conceivable we could one day arrive at a scientific definition of god in this way, although it won't be the same as what we call "god" today.
Is that somehow different from your normal routine?
Okay folks, we can't have this rhetoric both ways. When it's a harsh winter pundits discourage us from drawing larger climatic conclusions from local/short duration weather events. Fair enough. But you can't then use the local/short duration weather effects in the opposite direction in support of your case. Either they are indicative of larger matters or they aren't (spoiler : [They aren't.](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=earthtalks-global-warming-harsher-winter))
I used one once with a friend. Nothing happened. The spookiest thing that occurred that night was when we finished all the beer, and there was none left, and we weren't even remotely drunk. THAT was scary. 
it would be fairly effective if you added LEDs and make it more visible while maneuvering in the sky.
Check my other comment where I asked him directly.  'Nuff said.
nice catch.\nOP, what a cool moniker.
Yea you are right, Sorry for assuming.  and no, I was asking what kind of explanations you had for what had happened.  I mean, most of us want to put a familiar face into something we cannot understand, including myself.  I was not trying to attack you, just ask a simple question.  I have seen many scary things but I always try to come up with the most logical explanation, and move on.  
Orwell says hi.
As I got Skeptoid's Brian Dunning to say: "Whereas conservatives hold on to old ridiculous beliefs, liberals invent new ones"
It was a while ago ill try to find it!
We are perhaps more alike than you think.\n\nMaybe consciousness *is* magical - then again, maybe it's not.  We should keep investigating (from both sides, as it were).
It's actually very close to Daoism. And yes.
Good.
Can someone (who is well-informed on the subject) please comment on mercury amalgam fillings? I may have to get my first pretty soon and the alternatives seem pretty expensive. Is this really a hazard? 
But I *want* to believe, Scully.
As in, a gene splice made by aliens to create humans? I highly doubt this if that is what you're suggesting. \n\nThe human body has some 22,500+ genes. I severely doubt that aliens tweaked 1% of whatever preexisting genome we already had to make us into what we are today, rendering the other 223 unknown. \n\nIt's far more likely that retroviruses integrated themselves into our DNA in past few millions years, resulting in non-homegrown DNA sequences that continue to be passed down, with their sources unknown. \n\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1269155.stm\n\nhttp://www.nature.com/emboj/journal/v25/n6/abs/7601005a.html
Thanks!
The best experiences were in the girls' dorms which used to be The Ponce de Leon Hotel. I was forced to live there for a year but definitely had a blast exploring.
**Your kids will always remember the moment you betray your principles, in this situation or another.**  \n\nLikewise, your ethics and strength of character will influence them.
> it took up until I got to the operating room that someone would investigate my claim.\n\nOkay, when I went to the dentist to get my wisdom teeth out, as I was sitting in the chair before starting anything, they asked me why I was there to make sure what I said matched their files. I assumed this would be standard procedure for hospitals, too. WTF.
Having used photoshop, and looked at that video, there is no logic behind the layered bits and the non layered bits. It looks like [MStudio's  link](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/h5mr1/proof_of_obama_birth_certificate_forgery/c1srfrm) is exactly right.  You would expect, in a forged document that someone made, to have 1 group of text where they put all the text together when they pasted it on there, not 13 groups of random bits of text that rip chunks of the background out with them. This entire birther thing is incredibly stupid.
definitely a ghost
These kind of dreams happen when you are not sleepy enough to fall asleep properly but not awake enough to stay awake.  Like the body is willing but the mind is not able.  The same can happen when you wake up.  Your body is in the dream state but your eyes are able to move (as they do during normal dreaming).  You can have visual or auditory "hallucinations" in this state.  Happens so often to me I'm usually aware I'm still dreaming.  I have sleep apnea and so often stop breathing in my sleep, combine this with waking dreams and I have woken up aware I can't breath but unable to do anything about it.  Just a matter of waiting several long seconds until my body catches up with my brain!  Now thats scary!
Aristarchus of Samos was a stud.
You're welcome! Thank you for the research links.
There could be multiple reasons for different things. The sound of a plastic bag at night could be some kind of structural thing in the walls, the brown liquid in the bathroom could be a pipe issue, the movement of some things could be a draft or tilt in the floor/foundation. Things moving outside or in the garage could be an animal although I don't know why an animal would move things the same way repeatedly. Perhaps it's in the way of its path? There could be some random ninja person sneaking around your house and messing around as a prank. Maybe somebody has an invisibility cloak! Are your locks new from when you moved in? \n\nSeriously though, a lot of these things may be totally unlikely but my point is that some of these things happening individually might not make you think anything other than *oh, there's vermin in our walls* or whatever. My thought is, yes all these things together freak you out and all of them happening at once with different causes may be unlikely but if the odds are like finding a needle in a haystack, well it's not hard to find a needle when you are the needle. \n\nSet up cameras all over the house and get a professional to check the house for rats. Ditto for structural or pipe issues that could cause noises. Find a ninja detection agent. Maybe set up a trap for bigger animals like raccoons. 
How does the current epidemic of Type 2 diabetics in the African American community fit into this?  
I was born with a natural distaste for government. I can't explain that. But if you "follow the money", you don't necessarily need to hate government to believe that we are being deceived. You can find it in Corporate America just as easily. You really don't need to go far. Any modern commercial has elements of deception in it, which we say is "funny." (Like I'm really going to leave a party to get more KFC!  But it's deception, all the same. Xfinity is the worst.)\n\nr/Conspiracy does have the broad strokes right. I was lucky enough to work for a guy with a huge Ego. Multi millionaire. These people, unfortunately, do not think like the rest of us. I realized from my experience with him that, from a certain perspective (rooted in Ego), it is "natural" to want to subjugate and control people. If you read the Federalist Papers, it's Hamilton that said, "Look, you don't want these stupid plebes voting. They're morons and only fit to carry our piss buckets." But the same sort of thinking exist among the elites. In that, r/conspiracy is right.\n\nHere's is where we're cousins (r/conspiracy and r/ufos). Neither of us are going to get our dogs petted by "official channels." If the elites and the government are against us, neither of us can expect the information we require to make our decisions to come from "official" channels, because they are under their control. And they see us as vermin.\n\nThe message itself was the clincher for me. If you think about what I've already said, it's easy to see why.\n\nAs for hoaxing, most hoaxers in my experience are similar to trolls. There are ego elements in their messages. Heuristically speaking, equivalent to "OP is a faggot." This one is a warning to humanity, the same way you'd warn someone about downtown Baltimore. "Hey, guy! I don't know you but I don't want to see you harmed!"\n\nThe message itself was what sealed the deal for me.
i think that's a statement we should be skeptical about. it sounds like you're claiming some sort of "human nature"...
I think that I was healed just watching him use the crystal. \n\n"You have terminal cancer. Here's your rock.  Next!"\n"I have a spirit talking to me right now.  I need a hold button."\n"I'm sensing that you drink liquids and are interest in sex.  Is that true?  Would  you like to combine your two interests?"\n
You just named a couple of bills he voted against, and two that he proposed. You didn't answer my question at all. From your posts it's clear that you've invested your ego in your beliefs to the point where you can't conduct an articulate discussion. You've got a lot of personal growth to do before talking sense to you will have any effect, so I'll leave it at this. Don't get angry and immature when people present points of view different from yours. You should welcome it. Being wrong isn't the end of the world. On the contrary it will make your life better because you grow as a person. 
This debate seems to exist only to serve people who would want to lead a group.  Look at some of the /r/atheism comments on this submission.  They're talking about "brand recognition", fractures in some group, collective power, public relations, etc.
The recent ones are embarrassingly bad. 
/r/politics is that way --->
Explain please 
Deception is a reoccurring theme in "paranormal" acts. Magic tricks are very well thought out deceptions. The thought process used when solving the facilities that allow magic tricks to be deceptive is the skeptic thought process. 
I think for the most part it is just people sharing crazy stories that don't make complete sense. But the ones you spoke about that aren't so rationally typed out I think are best to ignore. At best, they are people who are just attaching falsities to the unexplained and at worst they are people trolling.
It's a statistically immaterial study. 84 adults tested against a scale which attempts to estimate the risk of future suicide attempts. With such low numbers, ay correlation could be entirely by chance. 
That still doesn't mean there's any merit to Traditional Western Medicine.\n\nBut that, along with your aspirin example are good to show how science works.  Pharmacognosy is a real science.\n\n"Alternative medicine" describes things that have either not been proven to work, or have been proven not to work.  When something works, it isn't alternative anymore, it's medicine.\n\n
Man having seizure?  Man cracked out?  While ghosts *do* indeed exists, the OP title may not be the only explanation here.
Your whole post is a game of logical fallacy bingo. If your goal was to fit as many silly things into a single post then congrats?
Neither of us heard it. It was very strange.
It seems like you're definitely the haunted one and not the homes you move into. Then again, it could be because you have this ability homes pick you(does that make sense?) I'm the same way. I always knew I could see/feel "ghosts" and my grandmother was very into the paranormal as well. My advice is just ignore it. Every house I've lived in or spent one night in turns out to be haunted. While the eerie feelings can be overwhelming really just keep thinking to yourself, and even out loud, that you're the one charge,you're not afraid, you're not doing anything wrong(even if you are) and you just want to be left alone. I find the more you disregard something for a long enough period of time it sort of 'moves on' to somewhere or someone else. Also, you'll probably just have to admit you're always going to be experiencing weird shit like this and you just have to laugh it off. Eventually it will be like you come home, you've had a bad day and a ghost starts fucking with you and you just say out loud with conviction, "Not today, please man! I'm in no mood for your shit!" sorry if that's a lot of rambling hope something in there helps though!
You've never been to a chiropractor have you? It doesnt work like that anymore. They fix back pain, neck injuries, etc. When I got into a car accident I had full coverage for a chiro for 2 years from the other persons car insurance. Do you have any idea how much research goes into what an insurance plan will cover and what it wont? If everything is as alot of you guys are saying, this would no way in hell be the case. 
> 1 hour ago\n\nNot exactly quick, but confirmation bias?
This stuff is worse than a scam-it is downright dangerous.  I am actually surprised that it's even still around after that episode a few years ago with Rhys Morgan exposing it as a scam (he then got a ton of legal threats for his trouble, IIRC).\n\nYou are right that your friend is basically drinking bleach.  Sodium chlorite is a strong oxidizer, which in the simplest layman's terms I can come up with, means that it likes to burn things.  It is toxic and will burn the tissues in the mouth, throat and stomach.  It can also mess with hemoglobin if enough of it makes it through his digestive tract and gets into the bloodstream.\n\nYour friend is actually not making chlorine gas.  When sodium chlorite reacts with an acid, it makes chlorine dioxide, which is ~~actually nastier than chlorine~~ EDIT: On second thought, it's probably roughly as toxic as chlorine. \n\nChlorine dioxide is a strong oxidizer, which makes it good as a bleach in the pulp and paper industry-it is really good at breaking down organic compounds.  It will happily do the same thing to your friend's throat as it does to wood pulp.\n\nIf I were handling a solution of 28% sodium chlorite, I would be doing so in a fume hood with nitrile gloves on.\n\nEdited to add: If anyone wants me to go further into the chemistry, I'll be happy to do so.
Didn't you know? Chemicals are bad. 
Hey, now. That's not fair. 
I think this is the best option.  My dad claims he can sense energy.  Rather than try to "debunk" it I started asking him what kind of energy (heat, etc.), and how much energy is present (do we measure in joules or what?).  Eventually he came to understand he knew a lot less about it then he thought.  While he hasn't given up I can tell he is starting to seriously question the practice and himself.
luckily I just got a patin for the cure.
...because prayer has *such* a good record of success...oh wait...
Why use them in the first place?\n\nThere are lots of shampoo alternatives out there.  A quick Google search will bull them up.\n\nFor shaving, check /r/wicked_edge.  Going DE is cheap and there are loads of companies that make soap.  You can also make your own.\n\nI rarely use lotions, but Eucerin is good.\n\nI don't know anything about makeup, but I'd rather women didn't wear it in the first place.
>Granted, it's not the definition of astrology that requires planets to be in houses, but it does claim that "planets are aligning" and "things are happening."\n\nThat's why I said that it had nothing to do with what differentiates astrology from astronomy. Both fields cover the motions of the planets. The "findings" exist within the intersection of astronomy and astrology.
Were there superstitions that conflicted with the standard model of physics? Not trolling, I'm genuinely curious.
The Article seems to misunderstand physics so blatently That even I can see it, and I'm not by any means well versed in Physics.  I plan to read a little more about this theory, but right now I'd say that looks and quacks like animism under a new name.  As such I have strong suspicion that all I will find is the same old duck. 
My girlfriend took the picture...
agreed.  however, even if he somehow couldn't get a shot at all in the 1 hour timeframe, we would at least have a genuine reaction as to what is going on as well as real-time thoughts / comments.   wasn't trying to be harsh but i mean a LOT can happen in an hour.  Even if i didn't have a cell phone i would have at least tried going to my nearest friendly neighbors house and ask them nicely to come outside and see wtf is going on in the sky?  I mean he did say he lives in a populated area....    
This is all that needs to be said.
That thumbnail is an image of Oliver, a chimpanzee, notable for being long rumored to be a humanzee instead. He was not a hybrid. Or a yeti.
As someone that lives in the area let me tell you this station is to say the least a huge joke. They used to be okay but a few years back they cleaned house and became much more "Fox-like" if you know what I mean. It became a station that follows the Fox News line of right-leaning tabloid journalism.\n\nI hate to add this, but I think it helps put things into perspective. They've been covering this story (and other off-beat stories) more in-depth than the other stations in the area because of a recent molestation scandal involving one of their reporters. \n\n**TLDR: No surprises here, this is a shitty station in NYC**
Atheism is not always skepticism. It can be. It can also be a position reached for entirely unskeptical reasons.
Socialism puts people above the the individual with the state acting as one mechanism for doing so.
I too am working in the same field, and have met many people with utterly stupid ideas.\n\nThe other foreign teacher I work with (a Canadian) has said stuff like Chinese students don't seem to be able to think in logical patterns like Westerners, which is complete bollocks. He also insists that we think in pictures, and after I pointed out to him that can't be true because I can think about a four spatial dimensional object but I certainly can't picture one, he just said that is what he was taught at university and it is what he believes. He has also said out right that he doesn't care much for science or mathematics and gave some truly silly reasons why (such as that looking at a prism from different angles you'll see different colours, therefore all observation is terribly flawed he asserted).\n\nIn the educational realm the [Standard Social Science Model](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_social_science_model) is still very prevalent unfortunately.
Good luck getting people off their high horse about this. I tried informing my mother in law about this, and how she didn't have to worry so much about her husband's BP going up with a little salt intake.\n\n"I don't care what the studies say, I can feel it in my blood."\n\nShe flat out refused to believe it, it's that ingrained in people now.
Here's hoping.
I searched for it with quotes, I think maybe that's why I couldn't find it. I already have uTorrent and now I have the right file, thanks :D 
That's exactly my point- we can't make any satements about the aggression of the breed without knowing what their proportion of overall bites is. The best we can say from those stats is that if they bite with itent, they're far more likely to cause hospitalization than other breeds. But if they're biting as frequently/less frequently than any other dog, and just happen to have 'the golden gun' of dog jaws, then it's just jaw physiology that makes them more dangerous rather than temperment.\n\nWe also don't know anything about the owners of the dogs that made those 20 lethal bites- the bad reputation likely contributes to more unsavory owners choosing it and fewer families choosing the breed, and dog behaviour is heavily dependent on socialization. I think it's more likely that the owners choosing the dogs are have a higher preponderance of negative environments than the breed itself is tainted or flawed somehow.
Yeah no... \nhttp://www.starchildproject.com/wikipedia.htm
Borders! Tables! No color coordination! And... is that...\n\n<right click - save image>\n\nYES, his logo is a JPG! WTF?! As a web developer, I feel I need to go start drinking. And it's only 8 am...
Damn.
Thanks. I was dubious, but the article was vague enough that I couldn't put my finger on what was or wasn't wrong about it.
Also, as we age our perception of a period of time becomes a smaller part of the total period of time we have been alive. E.g. 1 year to a 5yo old is a whole 1/5^th of their life, but to a 35 yo old it is only  1/35^th of their life. 
> tl;dr If someone doesn't even care that they've been scammed, because the scam makes them FEEL like it's working, how do you reason with them?\n\nSome people might know something has no real effect other then a symbolic or placebo effect but still do it.  Like I know that hoping for the best doesn't have any real effect but I do it anyway.  I don't think those people need your help.\n\nSomeone else, and they may seem similar, might not be convinced that it's a scam even knowing the facts. They may agree with everything you say but their personal experiences can still contradict you.  For those people your debunking the thing doesn't mean as much as their experience with it, because they aren't questioning of their own experiences and perceptions.\n\nYou might have lost this opportunity but I would have her explain to you why you should try it.  Ask her to document her experiences, engage her critical mind.  It's a different approach, but the goal I would think is to help someone become more critical and rational, not just smash their dreams of magic bracelets in the iron gears of skepticism.
I'm not quite sure either but it's a fantastic thing to think about none the less
Not sure if trolling, but if you're not, that's great for you? Who am I to tell you what you have and have no experienced.
I think it is CGI, Thanks for posting anyways. 
I would think a place with lots of people would harbor more disease than nature. That's why people get more colds in winter: staying inside, increased contact with people. Or that's what I heard somewhere, anyway. I'd google it, but I have a case of the lazies.
Just curious because I remember, much more than the pseudo-scientific babble, the last 10 minutes when he describes the alternative theory of fixing the lottery with the inside man. That's the impression I took from it, and anybody I've discussed it with up until now. He would have only been misleading if I hadn't watched it all the way through. 
Nice bait-and-switch, idiot. You didn't specify an area that was at the tail end of a half-century of urban decay, you simply said somewhere that was "99% non-white". As a white, I'd happily move to Tokyo, Mumbai, or any developed, wealthy region in a historically non-white country.
All I can say is that when my kids have sugar in their coffee, they go nuts, but they won't drink it any other way.
Like Bjørn Lomborg, I'm not trained in climate science. People who are trained in climate science examined his claims and found he has very flawed arguments. Other scientists in the [Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Committees_on_Scientific_Dishonesty) have reviewed his work and found it to be, at best, flawed due to incompetence (as opposed to flawed due to dishonesty).\n\nPeople not properly trained in physics come out with odd claims all the time... most often physics students just starting into their studies at best and general laymen at worst. If the vast number of physicists who look at the work say it's rubbish, I'll go with the physicists until I get reasons otherwise. Similarly with any other scientific field.\n\nIf there was anything to Lomborg's claims, I think it's massively unreasonable to think that there wouldn't be a growing number of climate scientists (especially younger ones) that would latch onto it and start changing their field to take into account the new data.
Call to them or ask them to come, that should be all it takes and ask them for the help you need.\n\nThey have easy access to us.\n\nThe problem is your access to them, I mean being able to tell they are there. I am pretty sure it is our limited awareness that prevents them from being seen.\n\n
A girl walks in front of the camera at :47 and the UFO just happens to accelerate sharply at that second.  Suspicious...  
You're a bit vague there. What do you mean by woo and conspiracy, and why should they be mocked and/or dismissed?
I haven't seen it mentioned yet but there's also a school of thought that some conditions, for example ADHD and Aspergers notably are real, but are not diseases in the classical sense and only disorders in the context of trying to enforce conformity. They are instead an incompatibility of traits that evolved in and were advantageous in a world and social structure that is very different than the one we live in today. If that were the case, it raises the question which is not a medical one but an ethical one, is the problem the condition or is society just trying to to pound square pegs in round holes, and who should change?\n\nThis position often gets labeled as deniers but's it's distinct and not without support.\n\nexample: [The evolution of hyperactivity, impulsivity and cognitive diversity](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1578754/)\n
I've eaten leftover onions on a regular basis, as have all my family. None of us has died or been ill from the magical onion germ absorbing powers.\n\nThousands upon thousands of people eat onions in their hotdogs everyday. I think we would have noticed if this had a detrimental effect on health. Sports stadiums would be a lot emptier for one. \n\nIf you go to a deli and order onions on your sandwich, chances are they would have been pre-cut hours ago before the lunchtime rush. Also onions in pre packaged salads and sandwiches.\n\nThis is all so much bullshit its ridiculous. Shame on whoever is spreading this kind of crap.
I appreciate your honesty. Most females have an aversion to porn but willfully refuse to see how it might be affecting their relationships. There are lots of really touching and challenging stories in /r/nofap about people giving up masturbation because their habits have affected their relationships and marriages.\n\nBasically, what I saw in you was the equivalent of someone coming into an AA meeting, barely glancing through a pamphlet and then saying to their "skeptical" (or "ignorant") friends, "what's the big deal? Don't people like drinking? I thought red wine was good for your heart!" You don't know what you're talking about and didn't really try to learn, even though you acknowledge that porn is icky.\n\nJust because you don't see porn doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. For men (not "some" as you keep saying. As the video states, ALL men's brains experience a rush/depletion of dopamine while watching porn), both in committed relationships and out, it is a big psychological problem. Keep researching, if you will, and you'll see how a "casual" porn viewer can become desensitized and need more, and "stranger", porn. Porn is a problem. Just because you have come to terms with it doesn't mean that it doesn't affect men. Just because it's not a problem at this point in your relationship, doesn't mean it won't become one later. The video has a lot of science in it. Despite your claim, I'm sure there is a ton in there that you didn't know.\n\nTake it all with a grain of salt if you want, but I would never tell someone who is going through something that I haven't experienced that they are being "moralistic" or ignorant. And again, no one said masturbation is bad for you. You came up with that on your own. If some people see the need to stop masturbating in order to deal with the porn problem, that is a personal decision that you shouldn't mis-characterize.
Good point, it probably was. I should have thought of that, stupid me.\n\nI'm Biff Bifferson.
I'd go one further, I would love to see any accurate prophecy of anything of note that was made before it happened. I don't mean a broad guess and especially not shit that is made to fit after the fact.\n\nLets be honest for all the times people go on about predictions and prophecy, I can't find one reliable case of it happening.\n
In non-lethal amounts, it can cause unease and hallucination, perfect for convincing you that you're being haunted.
Maybe. Just so we're on the same page, I think a lot of the influence of my assumptions come from Kuhn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions
I agree but sadly, they will probably argue (wrongly) that Creationism/Intelligent Design is not religious doctrine.
Kirtland AF Base appears to be a lot larger and incorporates two other bases [Sandia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandia_Base) and Manzano. A great resource found on the Wiki under references is the [Kirtland Historic Contect pdf](http://www.denix.osd.mil/cr/upload/kirtland-historic-context_0.pdf) which states the entire facility is approx 52,000 acres. I have not gone through this entire document and there appears to be no direct reference to underground facilities except for Figure 94. \n\n\nJust a cursory review of the wiki and associated sites brings up more info you might find interesting:\n\n\nMention of the McDonalds, Mini-Mart and Theatre: [here](http://www.militarymediainc.com/kirtland/programs.html#mall)\n\n\nMcDonalds website ref: [here](http://www.mcnewmexico.com/11060/)\n\n\nHousing for base operational staff: [here](http://www.kirtlandfamilyhousing.com/)\n\n\nReview of the Spring R&D projects (some based out of Kirtland): [here](https://community.apan.org/afosr/spring_review_2012/p/agenda.aspx#day5)\n\n\neBook by possible fraudster with maps of the underground base at Manzano: [here](http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=ZExIeZy6MFUC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false)
lets hunt down the torrent!\nI found this so I am downloading:\n\nhttp://bitshare.com/files/p6j6a2tj/history.channel.secret.access.ufos.on.the.record.hdtv.xvid-fqm.avi.html\n\nEDIT: It works!!!
Best thing to do in this situation (if your floors pretty clear), is turn off the lights and scan a torch across the floor from a corner of the room. Even tiny buds cast a pretty big shadow, might be useful in the future.
> OMSG POISON\n\nFTFY. I'll let you choose what the S stands for.\n
>. . .kids can also learn how to read auras, set energetic boundaries, set intentions and meet spirit guides\n\nNo, no they can't. 
I'm bipolar and also an atheist. I can't tell you how many people (medical professionals included) have told me to find god. Usually along with medication but . . . \n\nIn recent years I've heard it more from nurses and other MHP's and less from MD's. \n\nI think this is probably the biggest reason I'm an "Angry Atheist" instead of just an atheist.\n
Yuppies are into this crap too.
[So would you consider signing this?](https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/start-supporting-comprehensive-sex-education-programs-and-end-congressional-funding-abstinence-only/2lBHwJXJ)
I just recommended /r/conspiracy to a friend who is a conspiracy nut, as a way of getting him to check out Reddit and hopefully stumble across /r/skeptic in his exploration.
>  then again it would be like saying watching atoms in a microscope is not much evidence for the existence of the atoms. \n\nNo - this statement makes it sound like you have a basic misunderstanding of science.  The example you gave is really not comparable.  It's observable.  It's replicable.  Anyone can visit a lab with a scope and see it themselves.  The methods to build a microscope yourself are published.  Independent groups observe the same thing.  You can describe the phenomenon in detail, and use the understanding of that phenomenon to predict other things.  That is how science works.  UFOs are not replicable, tangible evidence doesn't exist - or if it is, it's hidden.  The quality of evidence is poor, and there is no consistency or consensus.  You can't pretend that's the same.
We are fine as long as we stay in small groups, where face to face interactions are the norm. Escaping the social spotlight in such groups is very difficult, and if you are found procrastinating, you are in deep trouble. \n\nWhen the group expands, the anonymity kicks in and cooperation breaks down. Some studies, like those detailed in Psychological Science, vol 21, show that having the feeling of anonymity, even illusory, such as wearing dark glasses, provoke selfishness in the individual. From there, cheating is just one step away. In contrast, any form of social surveillance, like being in front of a camera or an audience, do the opposite. Again, such behavior is coded into our DNA. So, yes, we are not altruistic or empathetic by design. Being nice to others, although being necessary for our survival, depends on our education and if that fails, then you have religion and justice institutions as a form of social surveillance.\n\nCuriously, some societies, like those in Northern Europe, have succeeded in establishing cooperation via secular institutions like courts, police and effective forms for enforcing contracts. In that way, it seems, these groups have "stolen" completely the role of religion and its community-building functions. The byproduct of this change has been the declination of religion in such parts of the world, while being replaced by a secular moral authority.\n
Can you copy and paste where I've stood up for the validity of any one speaker? You have completely dismissed my entire point, because you were only interested in what you had to say. You only care about being right.
I think the more likely explanation is that some criminal element wanted to instill fear in others and perhaps extract revenge on this person for some reason. That seems far more likely than the ET explanation. 
Dude, c'mon...
I live in the Inland Empire and I personally went out and got some extra supplies, just in case, when I heard about this prediction. Whether he is right or not, its good be prepared, what with the supermoon and wierd weather. And hey, if hes wrong well then I just went grocery shopping! woohoo canned vegetables for a month!
I agree. It's important to to remember that these are members of our community trying to silence other members of our community through threats. It  hurts all of us when this happens. If you disagree with Watson argue with her. Don't threaten her. 
whats the big d?\nit says he was joking.
The quoted AT MSRPs for the Prius look wrong. Even for [top of the line Prius 5, MSRP is only $28.8 k](http://www.toyota.com/prius-hybrid/trims-prices.html). He's quoting $33.2 k AT, implying a total tax of 15%. Where do you pay that? His Matrix pricing also looks inflated. The difference between two inflated numbers will also be inflated, so I can't put much stock on this analysis.
There is actually a lot of research on the effects of royal jelly consumption on animals, ranging from lipid levels to sperm production. Of note, in a controlled experiment, male rabbits who were fed RJ produced more and more healthy sperm.\n\nList of research: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Royal+jelly+rabbit&hl=en&btnG=Search&as_sdt=1%2C21&as_sdtp=on\n\nThe claims of benefits to humans are unproven scientifically, but that doesn't mean it's all woo. There are sound theories of the benefits that bear out in animal trials.\n\n
In certain techniques of meditation, you do get some pretty bizarre effects that seem projected physically inside your head around that place. That stuff can be experienced by anyone who applies those techniques, no matter what your beliefs are.\n\nHowever, it has nothing to do with the actual pineal gland as described by modern science. The fluoride stuff is utter bullshit. Conspiracy, and all that stuff - more bullshit.
I expect more than a backpedaling from Dawkins after he used a fallacy he himself has bashed opponents for.\n\nAlso, declaring what happenes as a non-problem instead of a small problem doesn't really change anything. Noone is claiming it's a huge problem, but Dawkins is arguing that this problem and all problems like it aren't allowed to be annoying or frustrating.\n\nSince the situation is different for men, a man shouldn't get the same sympathy.\n\nThe sexism in the skeptic movement is clearly shown by the rape threats Rebecca receives and how people want to decide how she should feel and what boundaries she should have.
Thank you for correcting my error 
I knew that someone would say this. Someone always does. Evolutionary psychology seems to be controversial, I really don't understand why. If evolutionary psychology was wrong, then evolution itself would be on shaky ground. We're animals, the genes that put our brains together have been selected by natural/sexual selection, and our behaviour is a result of our brains.\n\nSo what is your problem with evolutionary psychology?
I don't think acupuncture "works," but the placebo effect should not be underestimated, nor should it be dismissed.  Your mother had problems, she has paid a dude to stick needles into her, and now her problems have gone away.  Reason and scientific literature be damned (and I'm a scientist), your mom feels better.
I cannot talk to Kenya directly, but would happily tell them all that any condition they are in, be it dire or pleasant, is not a proof of any hypothesis.\n\nHomeopathy nuts, creationists, god worshipers (religious people), 911-truthers, birthers, most right wing republicans, astrologers and holocaust deniers are people who do not deal in facts. I would include in that list anyone who blindly accepts that AGW is a "crisis". \n\nIf AGW aligns with your worldview, as it originally did with mine, but you do not posess the capacity for objective thought in the application of the scientific process; there is not much I can do to help you.\n\nMaybe step back, forget what you want to believe and actually understand the core data behind the hypothesis (not someone's interpretation of same), including the limitations as to what can be constructed from those data.
Sounds like the current storyline of Supernatural...
You're thinking about this in the wrong way. These aren't people who are defending crazy beliefs because they believe in them, these are people who don't want their customers to be informed about the scam they're running. When money is at stake, people get hostile.
Can't upvote this enough. If we could only do this in schools...
it doesn't seem to get smaller or move with the wind
**Official Steps for Determining Whether a Daily Mail Article is Bullshit**\n\n* 1) Is the article published by the Daily Mail?\n* 2) If "yes", the article is either bullshit or it misrepresents information that is also available from more reliable sources. If "no", WTF are you following these steps for?
Left leaning does not equal irrational.
Oh they have. More often than not it's without our consent. That's why I'm going to wring their little necks, if I ever get the opportunity.
Tell him I said happy birthday.\n
Not to be a dick, but I took ONE look at this web sights design and instantly it lost most of its credibility.  
Okay, so, I was on Reddit and saw the Jerusalem videos. Three of them are kinda up in the air as to legitimacy. Something I didnt notice in those three was the ends after the light goes up. All three videos in Jerusalem show red lights. I thought this was just them looking in the sky for where the light went and the red was crappy camera trying to pickup star lights.\n\nThen I see this video.\n\nRed lights, that eyewitnesses say are flying in formation dropping bright white lights.\n\nNow, these could very well be very unrelated, but it seemed to stand out to me. Something I had overlooked in the Jerusalem videos now seemed important though that is definately anecdotal.\n\nSo, lets take this possible scenario: red lights dropping white lights that go to ground level then shoot back up very fast. The Utah video here, people might not have seen the return of the white lights because they moved very very fast. And the people in Jerusalem might not have noticed the red lights that were already there because the white light was what they were paying attention to. \n\nJust a mini scenario but I'm probably grasping for straws here. Just wanted to tell people about it.
It's a pretty ugly plastic bracelet.\n\nThis is a genuine silicone cup mat, that withstands up to 400 degrees F. It will definitely protect your table effectively.
Not just mercury, but methylmercury. This is *not* the mercuric compound released from thiomersal in vaccines. She's not sounding any anti-vaccine rhetoric here. She's simply reviewing known effects of environmental and anthropogenic toxins (many of which are bioaccumulated and introduced into Western diets) and pointing out that more research needs to be done.\n\nChecks out. She's a politician, so your skeptical eye should be sharp by default. I'm not finding anything the implicate her other than that.
Thanks!
> You, sir, do not understand evolution either.\n\nYou can see that I do if you continue [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/h1bvd/a_great_bar_conversation_which_came_first_the/c1ryzs7)\n\nTo answer the question you need to (somewhat arbitrarily) define what is and is not 'a chicken'. As in the red and blue example, you need to define it if you want a meaningful answer.\n\nBut if the closest known ancestor of the chicken lays eggs. The answer is 'the egg came first'.
Small update: An hour ago I decided to "communicate" and before going out thought out a question: "Are you from another planet, show up if you are", and just as I walked out I saw the same looking light travelling the same path as yesterday, but it didn't fade out this time, and no follow up sighting for confirmation. I want to think that it was an airplane, but then: were the yesterday's lights airplanes as well? Next time I see one I will look up a live map of airplane routes to be sure it wasn't one... I'm confused, but will try that question one more time. This type of communication isn't a reliable one, because it would mean a "No" if there wasn't any light, but I'm not sure they really want to answer my questions. I'm not crazy, I'm just very confused by all these coincidences of "answers to my thoughts". I don't know what to think, it is very, very confusing. \n\nEdit: The "Mind-reading" part is under question. I just "asked" a few more questions such as: "Are there more than one civilization visiting us", "Will there be disclosure this year", "Will I live up to disclosure", "Did Roswell happen", "Can you read minds", "Do you want to answer my questions", and got no "replies". I'm thinking the last sightings were coincidental airplanes, and the one that blinked just caught a reflection of the moon, anyway it is more plausible than mind-reading lights :)
I don't buy that at all. I'm sorry, but there's nothing wrong with Lord of the Rings. There's nothing wrong with watching Star Wars. It's not anti-science; it'sfiction.
That's fantastic...dispatch Linda Molton Howe now!
it's like a dreamcatcher except you hang it over your bed to catch Christs.
You might be able to work with the Santos, it's usually really important for elders to pass on their knowledge. 
She's hot.
And wouldn't there be a lot of issues with the body after waiting that long? or is it that long to get back test results, etc?
He's probably curious and eager to learn. Possibly with a similar mindset to yourself, in the time when you didn't know who James Randi was.
If 1/3 of your diet is pure sucrose, no matter how low your total calories is I can't see that leading to long healthy life.
what, [chiropractic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic_controversy_and_criticism)?...
this fallacy needs to be pointed out more. 
you were probably distracted by your task, and you left the door open accidentally.
Yes, but the man in question, Brian David Josephson, received his Nobel Prize in the science of physics.
No, because of the pictures people took of the balloons.
>It is my belief that these craft use some sort of fusion reactor that must be shielded with a very powerful electromagnetic field.\n\nLet's hope containment does not fail in an inconvenient location.
As a Mike I must say: you're preaching to the choir good sir. Mikes for skepticism, unite!
"Mr. William Pawelec was a U.S. Air Force computer operations and programming specialist with numerous credentials in security technologies and access control systems. He gave this interview with Dr. Greer prior to the 2001 National Press Club Disclosure event and asked that it not be released until after his death. Mr. William Pawelec passed away on May 22, 2007 and we received permission to release it in December 2010." -The Disclosure Project
You'd first have to establish that any supposed paranormal activity is in fact something not known to science, then show that children (ages 1-10? 5-9? 11-17?) are at a greater risk of exposure/experience/whatever.\n\nBut anyways. Why do children report more fantastic events than adults? I can't recall the specifics, but I remember reading studies about how certain parts of the brain associated with vivid dreaming, imagination, and even memory development (certain types, such as learning languages), are far more active in young children than they are in adults. 
>"A headache is when your liver has risen up and is squeezing your brain"\n\nBut culture determines truth, and you're just being an imperialist Westerner. If Chinese livers jump up and squeeze their brains you're in no place to claim that's not true, it's true in Chinese culture. /sarcastic.\n\nI'm actually living in China, when I go to buy medicine with my wife she keeps having to tell them that I don't want traditional Chinese medicine. Though I actually don't care what the history of any remedy is, I just want stuff that has been properly tested and found to work.
Argue less. That should be more effective.
The first sentence: "A belief that heaven **or** an afterlife awaits us is a "fairy story" for people afraid of death, Stephen Hawking has said."\n\nHe's speaking in general about the concept of a personal god. That's a philosophical position not a religious one.
Until I read the alt-text and before noticing which subreddit this was posted to, I thought this maybe was a critique of the indie gaming scene. It's early in the morning. Things fit much better now.\n\nEdit: I predict whiners to whine about the supposed ratio of ink-to-blank being unrealistic for homeopathy. 
It's simply something that has to be true if the computational theory of mind is the correct one. It's a basic assumption of cognitive neuroscience and it hasn't been contradicted by anything we've found. It has infact been supported by all the evidence we have so far.\n\nJust making random patterns in silicon will no more make a desktop computer than random connections of neurons make a brain, let alone a human brain.\n\nSurely you don't think that a dog's brain and a human's brain are the same? Yet they're both made of the same kinds of neurons, glial cells, myelin, etc.\n\nDo you know how a CPU in your desktop works at the level of logic gates? Neurons show the same properties as OR, AND, NOT, XOR gates, etc.\n\nI'm not really sure what I could point to as a source for the fact that it's the patterns  between neurons that matter, but perhaps this would do. http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/v4/n12/full/nphys1142.html\n\n*Addendem*\n\nAlso this. http://robots.net/article/2746.html
"*Can he create a reality aka rock he can't lift?*"\n\nYes, he can certainly do that. The problem is that your (our) mind is not capable of conceiving exactly how this is possible.\n\n/or something like that
Same here, glad it happened.\n\nAm a little curious how this relates to skepticism though. Seems like it'd be more appropriate in /r/ainbow. 
I'm living in China now, but when I went back to New Zealand last time, even going to shops that were run by Chinese people, the food was no where near as good as it is here. Didn't taste the same at all.
It seems to me that you might enjoy exploring religious philosophy. If you read a shortbook on logic, and then find some books that lay out the classic arguments and their objections, it might be helpful.
> since I'm not convinced there is anything of interest I'm not likely to bother.\n\nWhat would you say to someone who dismissed the evidence for evolution for this exact stated reason?
How can I provide evidence against a conspiracy?  For one, the burden of proof is on the one making the claim.  Second, any evidence against a conspiracy is always turned around by the conspiracy theorist and said to be part of the conspiracy.  You guys are worst then religious fundamentalists.  I ask you this, what evidence would convince you that you are in fact wrong?  Because if your "theory" is not falsifiable then again I say, get the fuck out.
Ditto
Not true. How else would we know to shave cats to prevent hairballs?
Let's talk about something else.  I'm making a post now, check the new posts to see what I've got on the grill.  It should be up in a half hour or so.
You know this isn't *really* at that frame rate, right?  Watch the movie and you'll see how it's done.
Right, but while you choose to paint all YouTube videos with one giant stroke, I choose to analyze them independently. 
Actually it goes both ways whether you like it or not. You can't make empirical claims if you don't have empirical evidence. Not unless you want to be called a pseudoskeptic.\n\nI also believe you did not understand my post. You don't have to believe in spirits, and you can say that "there is no evidence for spirits" to refute anyone's claim that they have seen one and you would be correct to say so. However, you can't say "There are no spirits" for then you are making a claim.
It looks like one of those lamps with the necks that you can move
There's plenty of topics where a term is generally understood, yet an individual does not understand it or interprets it to mean something that it is not. That's why I'm kind of interested in what Andrew meant by it. Although, he might mean it the same way that wikipedia defines it. You wouldn't believe the definitions for generally understood terms that I have been given on other various topics from people I have met that are so out of touch with reality.
No worries, double exposure was the first thing I thought of too.
more stories like this please. credible witness is credible :)
I believe climate change is fact and I believe America is awesome. Being rational does not mean you have to hate America. In fact having hatred channeled against any country or demographic instead of individual behavior is [not really rational.]( http://www.fallacyfiles.org/hastygen.html)
The 'UFO cluster' seems to go in front of the power lines.\n\n
MN?  Unfortunately yes.
I'd be hesitant - not for superstitious fear but because it would be damn annoying\\costly to live in a house has the sort of structural issues that would make it seem haunted. Resale value would also be lower.\n\nI do not want to be woken up in the night due to ghosts OR creaky joists in the roof.
Assuming that water retains the memory if the healing effect...why can't I just drink tap water and leave it at that?
Alex is creative.
Why was it taken off.
There's a column in that table about grocery store sales.
you go along, I will be there when I lose my ability to think straight and need to join you.
>I didn't know "antibiotics" was a thing you could measure.\n\nOf course it is. The implication is obviously "compounds in penicillin with known antibiotic properties". The fallacious implication, however, is that all antibiotics are equivalent in efficacy.
it's a french door...
Aggregation of data is nontrivial, as is in depth analysis.\n\nAnd yes, the point of science is not just to find what is reality, but to find what is reality so that it can help us in some way.
Well he is a member of the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists.\n\nhttp://www.improb.com/projects/hair/hair-club-top.html
I consider it unethical to mention it.\n\nWhich ever side is expecting their eye witness evidence to support their case will use that to reject you. That means that the jury has only those who aren't skeptical.
I'm okay with eating wood.  I consider it a positive that it has no calories if it's not hurting my health.
It goes back to zero.
I know, right?! I think pyramid prisons would be pretty cool. We could guard them with sphinxes! My roomie believes in this completely, even after I showed him that the only "proof" is bogus..
>show me a single protest that the other media promoted like fox did the tea party.\n\nThe Ed show filmed episodes from Wisconsin during the prounion/anti Walker protest movement.
Do you think that you could be sitting in a church, temple or mosque and be convinced of the existence of god if the speaker were passionate enough? That is an idea that I find to be "nuts". We cannot wake up in the morning and choose our belief or lack of belief in god. I'll give you a chance right now - go ahead and choose to believe in a god. I'll even let you pick whichever one you'd like to believe in. You can't. Not anymore than someone who does believe can simply and suddenly decide to stop.\n\nAdmittedly, saying you can't convince anyone of anything is a bit hyperbolic. But in general my argument rests on a variety of polls and studies that I think are supportive. \n\nA poll conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2009 found that approx 44% of U.S. adults no longer practice the faith of their parents. At face value this would appear to dispute my argument that people largely believe what they are raised to believe. Except that the vast majority of these conversions occur either during ones youth or in most cases no later than one's early twenties (more than 90%), and those who do convert are apt to do so multiple times. This seems to indicate that those who convert have more fluid beliefs, for whatever reason, than the majority of the U.S. population, 56% of whom do still practice the beliefs of their parents. Furthermore the overwhelming majority of these conversions are to other religions, primarily protestant. Only 4% of conversions were from a specific religion to an unaffiliated status (a group which includes atheists, agnostics, deists and all those who believe in god or spirituality but are non-denominational). So you have 56% of the population continuing to practice the beliefs they were raised with and another 40% simply going on to believe in something similar and just as equally unfounded. Somewhat less than 4% go from belief to disbelief.\n\nOf those who converted the overwhelming majority (71%) said that they "just gradually drifted away" as their primary reason. Other reasons given were "stopped believing in the church's teachings", "spiritual needs not being met", "unhappy with congregation/community", "married someone of another faith", "moved to a different religious community", "found a religion they liked better" and "death of a loved one, divorce, separation or other change". No one listed "convinced by passion or force of will" for their conversion nor can it be reasonably inferred from the reasons given. This is not to say that it never happens. But unless you can cite something other than purely anecdotal evidence that it occurs it would appear to be an anomaly at best.\n\nAnother study published by Sam Harris and Jonas Kaplan seems to indicate that people who hold religious beliefs hold them in the same way that people believing in things that are empirically and verifiably true do. In other words, someone who believes in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ does so in the exact same way that you or I might say we believe in the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Based on what believers brains are telling us they are not lying, exagerating, using allegory or any other rhetorical maneuver. To someone who holds such a belief to be true, debates or arguments about the veracity of faith are likely to fall on deaf ears. Just as it is unlikely that someone could suddenly (through force of will or otherwise) convince you that the Second Law of Thermodynamics is false. Is it true that you or I could, over time if presented with enough evidence alter our belief in the Second Law of Thermodynamics? I would like to think so. And the fact that the Scientific Method provides such a framework is it's primary strength. But it's a process that requires study and verification before changes in our understanding become generally accepted. It is unlikely that someone could deliver a fiery speech on the topic and have any significant portion of ones audience of ardent Newtonians simply say, "What have we been thinking?! This speaker is so passionate that the 2nd Law is wrong that he must be right!"\n\nOther studies in neuroscience question the very notion of free will. While being PET scanned subjects asked a variety of questions demonstrated a Readiness Potential anywhere from 3/4 of a second to a second before the subject became consciously aware of making a decision, In other words, the brain seemed to reach a decision prior to the conscious mind doing so.  It may very well be that the belief structures in our brains essentially hardwire us towards certain responses. On top of which there are, as I've said, a host of psychological mechanisms that also help us protect our closely held beliefs. These  range from Availability Cascade to Confirmation Bias to Expectation Bias to Irrational Escalation and others.\n\nBut even arguing from reason alone one would tend to think that people to whom a rational or reasoned approach to belief systems might appeal (i.e. skeptics) are by their very nature more likely to respond to and to be persuaded by facts, data and logic than they are to force of will and/or passion. Unless you are perhaps talking about conversions that take place at the end of a sword like during the Inquisition.\n\nIf you have a logical argument why I should think otherwise I'd love to hear it. 
Just a reminder, here's a short list of unmedicated people with schizophrenia who had problems with authority:\n\n*[David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Berkowitz)\n\n*[Charles Manson (Undiagnosed, but likely. Had paranoid delusions and anti-social personality disorder.)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson)\n\n*[The Zodiac Killer, still at large. Paranoid delusions.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_killer)\n\n*[Ed Gein, the inspiration for Hannibal Lector, Buffalo Bill, and Leatherface!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein)\n\n*[Albert Fish. Paranoid delusions with a family history of schizophrenia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_fish)\n\n*[Alexander Pichushkin, paranoid and delusional. Called the chessboard killer because he wanted to fill a chessboard with his victims.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pichushkin)\n\n*[While he claimed to have MPD, John Wayne Gacy was just a run of the mill paranoid schizophrenic.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy)\n\n*[H.H. Holmes built a god damn murder hotel.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes)\n\n*[Marc Sappington, a spree killer who was told by "the voices" to kill and eat people or he would die.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Sappington)\n
I wonder if she is schizophrenic?  Or just incredibly superstitious?
Thanks much! Book = get. \n\nNow I've got a lot of reading to do....
It isn't a fucking transformer...I have witness transformers explode and the fire that burned in that video kept getting hotter and hotter and shot plasma like fire into the air if you watch closely. If there is no correlation to the object in the picture and that fire then someone needs to prove it...otherwise its JUST as good as any other theory.
Don't do anything that makes you uncomfortable.
"destroy one's faith in the Church" this is the kind of shit that's wrong in this world that's made me hate organized religion. I was born and raised a catholic so i have a sincerely personal view about this but this sort of reasoning just makes me hate everything about it. \n\n\n\ni think people will have more open minds if the govt didnt cover this up. to me, it doesn't matter if people believed in a religion or not, it matters more on how they understand these things and the govt would have somehow helped and made them less of a douchebag for covering this up. \n\n\ndont get me wrong, i love you winston churchill but fuck you for this. 
Sarcasm?
Just apply for this: http://mars-one.com/en/
Cool, thanks for the input. What brand of tape recorder was it?
Vitamin supplements are really useless?  As in the stuff that supplies vitamin C and others?  This is new information for me.  Unless I'm misunderstanding, in what way is it useless if I definitely don't get all the proper nutrients with my food (as a college student like me tends to)?
When i was about 3 years old should love to spend slot of time in my closet by myself, would talk to my " imaginary" friend would never leave the closet. My mom and grandmother thought it was really creepy, until one day my grandmother found me crying in there screaming that I dint want to do that, and no I would never go there. I really don't ever remembering that happening, but now I really can't stand being near the closet. Most of this I can't really remember but I also can't explain, sometimes while I lay in bed at night I sometimes think that I hear someone calling my name. Creepy as hell but I sware to it.
This....it looks like a stuffed animal of some kind that got tossed and is motion blurred.
The citation you have linked to regarding some sort of "proviso for people under the age of 19" has been pulled out of thin air, as far I can see. It does not exist on the statutes. \n\nAlso, any subsequent changes in legislation are moot. You cannot become a "natural born citizen" retroactively. The fact remains that if Obama was born outside the USA, he was not American at birth. \n\nP.S. You can't legitimately win a game of chess by removing your opponent's pieces and/or adding some new ones of your own when it suits you.\n\n\n
Hmm, well, your first sentence was typed merely to attempt to sound erudite. No one claimed your thought process was the most fascinatingly horrifying thing in existence, so your statement is a non sequitur. \n\nANYWHO. You are conflating the practices of bullshit pseudoscience proponents such as yourself with some unified philosophy. When "weirdness" ensues, you need not rely on some kind of cognitive trick to decide whether or not there is reason to "believe" in a phenomenon. I can simplify the entire thing for you: you shouldn't "believe" in anything. 
I love that quote.  my grandmother bought me a t-shirt with that quote on it because it sound "science-y".  
I do. And I always feel like an idiot. Hahaha.
Well...shit. 
"Orion, because that's what's biggest in the sky when I was born and because it's awesome.  It's got all sorts of cool stuff you can see in it with a telescope.  What do you mean it isn't a real zodiac?  Neither is "tiger" but i'm that, too, and frankly it makes a lot more sense that a group of babies all born the same year might have something in common than a bunch of people born in the same month.  When was I born?  October.  And depending on whose interpretation of the zodiac you prefer, I'm either a Scorpio or a Libra, two diametrically-opposed zodiacs.  Yet I manage to be either, neither or both depending on who you ask, which I think further calls the whole cockamamie menagerie into question.  Yes, there's a bunch of cool shit in Scorpio, too.  But there's nothing interesting in Libra.  So why don't I just say I'm a scorpio?  Well, #1 is YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO DO THAT or you let the magic out.  #2 is Scorpio is in the damn sky in the SUMMER.  Know what's the biggest damn thing in the sky in October?  Orion.  My 'sign' is Orion.  What's yours?  Pisces?  and that's somehow adequate for you?"\n\n"come with me, baby.  I'll show you what stars are *really* about."\n\n*Actual conversation I had when someone asked me my sign - and yes, I slept with her later that night*
Well, you can't say *that* with 100% certainty! But I can state these things in question are picture artifacts (defects) with 100% certainty.
Yes, the drug is obtained from a blowfish. 
What I like about people who throw "sheeple" at those who dare to disagree with them... they uncritically accept whatever their alternative sources say and attempt to insult others by claiming they accept whatever mainstream media and/or the government says. \n\nOh, and the youtube video and conspiracy website links as irrefutable proof... I like that too. 
Nope\n
We come from the same ancestor that apes came from. We do not come from apes themselves. \n\nBut I agree with you that eventually we will be capable of a lot concerning the future of DNA interaction.
ill count it
Public opinion. \n\nYou may not see any difference, but religious a religious majority might.
>The New Testament was written in the 1st century AD.\n\nI'm sorry, but that's just not as specific as it could be, and I think that specificity highlights some important issues:\n\n* Paul, the earliest source of New Testament writings, is estimated to have wrote his first epistle around the year 49.  This is approximated as about 19 years after the crucifixion.\n\n* The believed-but-unproven Q document, from which Mark and Luke are believed to have been derived, was written around the year 65 [16 years after Paul began his writings, and 35 years after the crucifixion.\n\n* The first known gospel, that of Mark, was written around the year 70. [This was 21 years after the first writings of Paul, and 40 years after the crucifixion.]\n\n* Luke and Acts were written between the years around 85 and 95. Revelations was written in the year 95. [36 to 46 years after Paul; 55 to 65 years after the crucifixion].\n\n* Now we're starting to move past the first century - Matthew was probably written between the years 80 to 100 [31 to 51 years after Paul; 50 to 70 years after the crucifixion.]\n\n* Between the years 95 to 105 were the composition of the "Pastoral Epistles," oftentimes falsely attributed to Paul: Hebrews, I and II Timothy, Titus, and I Peter. [46 to 56 years after Paul; 65 to 75 years after the crucifixion].\n\n* John wasn't written until between the years 100 and 125 [51 to 76 years after Paul; 70 to 85 years after the crucifixion.]\n\n* The four gospels considered canon were then first collected around 150, and wasn't even begun to be fixed until around 200.  Even then, it wasn't accurate to its current form until St. Athanasius's *Feral Epistle* in 367.  And it wasn't translated into the Vulgate by St. Jerome until 405.\n\nIn other words, while some of the New Testament was written in the first century, a lot of it wasn't, and what was written was still subject to many, many changes and outright alterations until centuries later.  \n\nEven more shocking is that the first currently known gospel, that of Mark, wasn't written until about 40 years after the crucifixion. And if you look at what Paul wrote - well, *he never actually met Jesus*. And considering whoever wrote Mark was likely quite young or unborn when Jesus lived (average life expectancy back then was in the 40's), well, it's likely that no one who wrote anything in the Bible ever met Jesus. \n\nAdd to that the dearth of information on Jesus provided by Paul - nothing about the virgin birth, no sermon on the mount, none of the parables the gospels describe Jesus as using, no mention of healing the sick, no water to wine, no walking on water, no resurrection of Lazarus,  no multiplication of loaves or fishes, no Lord's Prayer. The Jesus of Paul was not a man with followers and miracles - he was a vision seen on the road. The people who wrote about all those miraculous events and powerful words? Mark might have seen something as a small child, maybe - the others likely weren't even alive when those events occurred.\n\nOn top of all this, look at all the Gnostic texts, many of which claim that Jesus was not a physical being, but rather a purely spiritual one.\n\nThe fact that people believe that Jesus was an actual person, much less the son of god and savior of mankind, never ceases to amaze me. I think it just comes down to people wanting to believe so badly that they don't research the issues surrounding it. He was as mythological as Horus, or any of the other sons of gods throughout mythology.\n\nEDIT: My math was ten years too generous as to the date of the crucifixion, for some reason I was thinking it occurred around year 40 instead of year 30, I went back and corrected the errors resulting from this.
The first time I thought about atheism was in a class of ancient Egypt religion. I asked the teacher if anyone still believed in their religion and when the teacher said no, I started thinking about the validity of our contemporary religions. So, I'm all for the teaching of all religions. This is the same position advocated by Dennett in [this passage in this lecture](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKQIkMPeLNo#t=4m16s):\n\n\n\n>Here's my proposal. I'm going to just take a couple of minutes to explain it -- education in world religions, on world religions, for all of our children in primary school, in high school, in public schools, in private schools and in home schooling. So what I'm proposing is, just as we require reading, writing, arithmetic, American history, so we should have a curriculum on facts about all the religions of the world -- about their history, about their creeds, about their texts, their music, their symbolisms, their prohibitions, their requirements. And this should be presented factually, straightforwardly, with no particular spin, to all of the children in the country. And as long as you teach them that, you can teach them anything else you like. That, I think, is maximal tolerance for religious freedom. As long as you inform your children about other religions, then you may -- and as early as you like and whatever you like -- teach them whatever creed you want them to learn. But also let them know about other religions.\n\n\n\n>Now why do I say that? Because democracy depends on an informed citizenship. Informed consent is the very bedrock of our understanding of democracy. Misinformed consent is not worth it. It's like a coin flip; it doesn't count really. Democracy depends on informed consent. This is the way we treat people as responsible adults. Now, children below the age of consent are a special case. I'm going to use a word that Pastor Rick just used -- parents are stewards of their children. They don't own them. You can't own your children. You have a responsibility to the world, to the state, to them, to take care of them right. You may teach them whatever creed you think is most important, but I say you have a responsibility to let them be informed about all the other creeds in the world, too.\nThe reason I've taken this time is I've been fascinated to hear some of the reactions to this. One reviewer for a Roman Catholic newspaper called it "totalitarian." It strikes me as practically libertarian. Is it totalitarian to require reading, writing and arithmetic? I don't think so. All I'm saying is -- facts. Facts only. No values, just facts about all the world's religions. Another reviewer called it "hilarious." Well, I'm really bothered by the fact that anybody would think that was hilarious. It seems to me to be such a plausible, natural extension of the democratic principles we already have, that I'm shocked to think anybody would find that just ridiculous. I know many religions are so anxious about preserving the purity of their faith among their children that they are intent on keeping their children ignorant of other faiths. I don't think that's defensible, but I'd really be pleased to get your answers on that -- any reactions to that -- later.
WAAAAA WOOOOO!  Awe, so sorry!
"Not Always Right" is a great addition to your RSS aggregator. Great for those killing time moments.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy#Evidence\n\nGood place to start.
These pictures are really bad. Long exposure in low lighting with a shitty camera, and I have no idea what I am looking at. Is that person in the first picture you? The second picture seems totally useless. I believe your story but the pictures are of no help.
I chopped out part of the initial conversation to make it shorter (inorite?) and that part contained one of their followers being quasi-skeptical, but getting insulted by the page admin... I felt the need to jump in. 
That's not quite true. /u/counters does a good job of countering the disinformation on that subreddit with actual scientific argument (for which he is regularly insulted by the regulars, including /u/AlyssaMoore (who is likely using multiple sockpuppet accounts).\n\n**Edit**: ...and now I predict the clmateskeptics haters will arrive to attack me personally...sigh.\n\n**Edit 2**: as I predicted, one of the climate deniers sent me a personal message to troll me, however I am not going to fall for that again - I've had enough of them stalking me.
I don't know all the science behind why it happens, but If you put a bar of Ivory Soap in the microwave it expands to several times its original size and gets all fluffy.  Google the interwebs for details.  My nephew loved it.
http://www.ufostalker.com/
Have you heard my latest episode? I think it's evident that I've experienced the mental maturity of some people who take Ancient Aliens stuff way too seriously. ;)\n\nI've heard about the "Starchild" skull.  I haven't looked too much into it, but I understand that some societies have purposely deformed their skulls at birth.  I'm sure that would be an interesting case to look into sometime.
looks like a mining site.\n\n[This looks like tire tracks.](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=44+42'40.81%22N+93+31'46.18%22E&ie=UTF8&ll=44.621575,93.41579&spn=0.001203,0.001894&client=safari&oe=UTF-8&hnear=0x37e2117da55e8e13:0xa0dd0e12b283d5de,%2B44%C2%B0+45'+11.05%22,+%2B93%C2%B0+30'+7.84%22&gl=us&t=h&z=19&vpsrc=6)
Hypnotism isn't fake (all the time anyways), it's just not as pronounced as a lot of people expect. It's really all about how suggestible the hypnotist can get their subjects to be. It's the only thing that can actually fail to work on a skeptic, at least one who convinces himself it won't work. But usually the excitement and atmosphere of a stage hypnotist show is enough to make the average person susceptible to the hypnotist's suggestions. For an example of a hypnotic effect, many people can be emotionally affected by books or movies. This is a very simple hypnotic effect, but it's the same effect a hypnotists tries to induce, which is why many hypnotists will try to get their subjects to focus on a scene they describe before giving them any suggestions.
I would pay for "Homeopathy the musical". 
Me --> ROTFLMFAO
My grandfather used to repeat on my every "Hi grandpa" phrase with always the same words: "I don't have it". I had to be a pain it the ass.\n\nBut Mr. Randi is getting pretty close to that scepticism.
Well, the same effect could be achieved by not providing any helathcare, no?
Perhaps we should question his sanity more than anything. 
Brian Cox is good imo. And he's younger than all of them. Very good at explaining things and has a unique personality. Here's a [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6uKZWnJLCM) (a few years old). He's also on the science channel frequently.
In fact, there is some evidence that using oreganol oil has anti-microbial effects that bacteria do not easily develop resistance to: Evidence for lack of acquisition of tolerance in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ATCC 14028 after exposure to subinhibitory amounts of Origanum vulgare L. essential oil and carvacrol.\nLuz Ida S, Gomes Neto NJ, Tavares AG, Nunes PC, Magnani M, de Souza EL.\nSource\nLaboratory of Food Microbiology, Department of Nutrition, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.\n\nAbstract\nOvernight exposure of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to sublethal amounts of Origanum vulgare essential oil (OV) and carvacrol (CAR) did not result in direct and cross-bacterial protection. Cells subcultured with increasing amounts of OV or CAR survived up to the MIC of either compound, revealing few significant changes in bacterial susceptibility.
I don't intend to be picking you out. Truth be told, you sound like you're contributing in a positive way.  Respond to the substance of what they say.  That's what brought me around.  It wasn't having my beliefs being coddled.  It was being challenged in a way that gave my beliefs the respect of being answered. \n\nOn the other hand, that's the long way around.  My point is that it is generally easier to remove the barriers to the evidence than trying to overflood it. (Which requires a mind willing to carefully consider evidence as it is rather than as what their preconceptions demand it be.)
My bet would be that it's because the spirit realm exists almost completely separately from our realm, and crossing over is extremely difficult, from either side. Kind of like looking through a window made of one-way glass. If you squint REALLY hard, you can just barely see the other side and what's going on, but what you see is almost never completely accurate, and so you end up making your own assumptions about what you've seen. \n\nIf I were to hazard an educated guess, I'd say that one day we might possess the technology necessary to accurately communicate with the spirit world, and we might even be able to understand it on a scientific level. Just look at how far we've come in the last hundred years. A hundred years ago people could only rely on first-hand experience, and had no way of making sure their own senses were accurate. Nowadays we can test for radiation, set up cameras, recordings are done with EVP equipment and we can sometimes even capture video of these incidents. In another hundred to two-hundred years we may develop the technology to actually communicate back. For now, however, we are limited to what have, and tasked with developing what we don't have. A burden I'm sure most of this subreddit happily shoulders. 
In very much the same way as an unidentified flying ice chunk is a UFO, yes.  All I am saying is we don't have to automatically jump to extraterrestrial origins when we say UFO.  That is UFOlogy 101, right along with critical thinking and looking at all the possibilities.  It is not groundbreaking for NASA to say they have always seen unexplained things in space.  Astronauts have seen unidentified objects probably each and every mission they go on, I'm guessing.  Are they unidentified?  Yes.  Does that automatically have to mean "alien"?  No.\n\nCall me any pejorative you like, just for looking critically at this particular bit of old news footage; but I've been at this game a long time and can tell you from experience that this is not the Rosetta Stone many here are suggesting.
See also smoking trees. Turns my cats into little energy leeches! 
Throwaway acct for personal reasons...\n\n2 nights ago my boyfriend went to take the dogs out back. My one dog started barking like crazy right away. My BF had a flashlight and quickly scanned the grass line where the woods start, where we normally see deer (our house is bordered by woods). Something made him shine a bit higher, and he sees 2 eyes staring back at him, about 9 feet off the ground. As my bf tries to hurry the dogs back inside, he sees the thing turn and casually walk back into the woods. Like a man. With arms and shoulders. I have never seen my bf so freaked out. He came inside and closed every single window and all the blinds, and refuses to let the dogs out in the backyard at night any more. In hindsight there have been a few instances in the past few weeks that we cant explain (like dogs toys being down by the woods with bites taken out... but it was the placement of the toys and whatnot that makes us wonder). Also a grunt/snort noise we heard recently. My bf cannot get over the size of this thing, and the fact that the eyes were so high off the ground. I asked him if he thought he saw bigfoot, and he said after a minute or so of silence... "If I wasn't a believer before, I sure as hell am one now." \n\nYes, my boyfriend thinks he saw bigfoot. And I believe him. \n\nI live in the U.P. (Michigan) if anyone is wondering. BF is mid 30's, does not do drugs or alcohol, and does not have any mental conditions. 
"A Cardiologist" told me to eat at least a pound of bacon a day to prevent cardiovascular disease. You might think about doing the same.. Send this message to all your friends.
It's not possible to be random variation within 5 sigma, no which is greater than 1 in 300,000,000.\n\n
Fucking stupid.
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708844/Who Watches the Watchers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708844/).\n\n[Here](http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70177914&trkid=3325854) is the Netflix stream if you have it.
Looks like condensation (water droplet) on the window to me.
same here.  i immediately thought that it looked like dacron batting, but the stuff in the video behaves like it's almost almost lighter than air.  Almost.  \nWhen it rolls up against the fence and pieces of it are torn off, you can make out some sorta fibrous/filamentary type structure.  \nit looks for all the world like a loosely spun mass of fibers.  as far as it's behaviour, it looks to me like it's being borne on the wind, although there's no indication in the environs of which direction the wind is coming from or anything...would love to see a higher quality version of this and maybe get a translation of what's being said.
I knew those scientists would come around eventually, with their science and whatnot.
Most of the time, no. In cases of ~~rhinophomoma~~ phimosis, circumcision is arguably the best treatment out there to improve penile hygiene
better turn off your brain for this one, it's painful\n\nhttp://rationalwiki.org/wiki/ORMUS
>You're holding an internet discussion forum to the same standard as a published paper.\n\nIt's an internet discussion forum centered around *skepticism*, which includes the use of reasoned argument.\n\n>You're also conflating Skepticism with Symbolic Logic.\n\nNope, wrong. The argument presented by Stove is an [argument diagram](http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/arg/complex.php). It fleshes out an argument presented by Hume, who presented the original argument informally. There is nothing to do with formal logic here, sans some minor points with subarguments on validity. 
> ".... Um... you do realize that we've had many of these kinds of shootings in the past and none of them have yet allowed us to institute the sweeping draconian changes we want, right?"\n\nOddly enough this time *does* seem different.\n\nIMHO it is because the government is newly elected and the President isn't worried about his second term anymore.\n\nAlso this seems like an easy situation for which republicans can gain back some of the moderate voters without alienating their own base too much. (They'll piss some people off of course, but what other choice do conservatives have except to vote republican anyway?)
I just have a baseless suspicion that triangle ones are military.
["Is such a thing even possible? Yes it is!"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYSKaNwzvXo) I love that Ancient Aliens guy. [But David Childress](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htfm6krmGz0) is [the best](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKXbTJsnH-s&feature=related).\nThis show is so outrageously far fetched it's fun to watch, pure entertainment and nothing more than that.
The same thing has happened between myself and a friend of mine.  We both have usernames that we've used outside of reddit and should recognize, but we had multiple reddit comment-conversations before we realized that we'd had the same conversation before *in person*.
>are not particularly inclined to understand what it's like to be propositioned in an elevator with a larger man who wants to fuck you.\n\nI can only try to imagine that situation. The point however is a different one I believe. Both genders approach each other about coffee and consentual intercourse every day. The man in this case chose a particulary bad location and time for his proposition. We all get that.\n\nWhat we don't get is why this is beeing blown so much out of proportion, now with a good dozen open letters to Dawkins trying to shame him for speaking out. All for him pointing out that *nothing happened* to Watson. She was asked if she were interested in joining the guy to his room. She said no. Both moved on. The guy didn't threaten her or anything.\n\nRape does happen, yes. But the shitstorm that's happening now is way out of line, basically accusing all men of beeing rapists waiting for a chance to strike. To me it's along the lines of "Don't get into an elevator with a black man at night. He will rob you! We all know black man rob white people, right?!"
I think you're misunderstanding me - I am not doubting vaccines or herd immunity in any way, I am just telling you that exposure to chicken pox is not a way a guarantee that you will be immune and was mainly telling a story that related to the 'single time' everyone experiences. My mother has attested all her life to the fact that the doctor doubted her on the phone and insisted I be brought in (my mother is an ex-nurse herself). I think the doubt came mainly from it having been my 4th or 5th case of chicken pox. At that point it starts to seem unlikely.\n\nFor the record I firmly believe in the science of vaccinations.
Thou Shalt Not Open the Outer Gates
They're against [these](http://immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/faq-related-payments#exemptions). \n\nBillions of people get vaccinated. If side effects were a significant risk then there would be many millions of victims, which there clearly aren't.\n\nYou know what there are millions of victims of? Preventable diseases.
Weird. There's a mind effect that makes a certain second in time displayed on the clock look longer than it should be, but I've never heard of people seeing minutes go backward
define dark.
Actually it's the NATIONAL Ghost Organization, not American. I simply can't believe you never heard of it; it's the premier ghost-catching association. I have a working relationship with their VP of operations, and I've known him for 8 years.  I'd post a copy of my certification, but frankly I'm always a little afraid of counterfeiters on the internet using it to impersonate me, and land themselves high-paying jobs that they aren't cut out for. I'm not exactly allowed to disclose our revenue, but let's just say we can afford a little more than a Mcdonald's meal for dinner every night :)
Serious question:  Where's the irony?\n
You... "did some online research?"\n\n...including Wikipedia and Quackwatch?\n\nHow thorough of you.\n\nI've said enough about naturopathic medicine in this subreddit to fill a book.  My wife already got death threats out of it once because this is such an open-minded and level-headed group of people.  [read through](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/ct1xb/the_wootastic_ralternativehealth_has_vanished/) and then we'll talk about your "online research."\n\nKC Atwood, by the way, is a [less-than-impartial source.](http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?page_id=226) Ever since his hospital "advocated Therapeutic Touch, Guided Imagery, and several other implausible practices as effective treatments for pleural mesothelioma" [he's been on a crusade.](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Atwood%20KC%22[Author])
Nice article! I totally concur,especially with the bottled water (which I always thought was stupid),the unlimited cell phone minutes, and homopathy things.
Here's the other non-sequitur.\n\n* (Arguments against evolution)\n* Evolution is false.\n* Therefore, life was created by *one unique intelligent designer.*\n\nWhy not a committee, a working group, a pantheon? We observe in everyday life that many designed things are not designed by a single person, but by a group of people working together over a span of time. Take the computer in front of you, for instance. Alan Turing didn't invent that! He invented a huge primitive thing that was only good for cracking codes. The modern computer is the product of thousands of engineers' work over the past several decades.\n\nIf we were to believe that life was designed rather than evolved, why not suspect the very same of life -- that it was produced by not *one* Intelligent Designer, but *thousands* or *millions* of Intelligent Designers, copying each other's work, improving it, adapting it for new situations?
Agreed.\n\nIn fact, after only the suggestive influence of the question, I am planning to vandalize all the things!
Why so douchey?
Ok. Which ones? Was it the part where he's trying to sleep or the part where he's under emotional stress due to a bad decision or what are we talking about here?
I'd rather have NO fluoride in my water.  Maybe its a personal decision, but have you seen the pipes that house/transfer the *chemical* at the water treatment plants?  The pipes are practically melting.  Small doses aren't really harmful, but ingesting it consistently is just something that doesn't sound too appealing.  \n  Just throwing some stuff out there, don't have to agree with me. 
he didnt predict it...it was merely a postdiction\nhttp://skepticproject.com/articles/predictions/view/5/alex-jones-claims-he-predicted-911-after-the-fact/\n\nLike much of the time alex jones is twisting facts, telling half truths and even just lying
Not exactly, In the case of DVD encryption there was one key for all DVDs, once the key was out of the bag, all current and future DVDs were compromised. In a public private key pair such as I was suggesting, each person/store has there own set of public or private keys, and they can change those keys at almost anytime.\n\nIt's similar to how secure websites operate via TLS, your browser gets the public key from the certificate authority, encrypts a session specific key with the public key and sends it to the server, the server is the only one that can decrypt the message because it is the only one with the private key. So even if there is a man in the middle because of the one way nature of public key encryption, they don't know what the session key is. \n\nIf properly implemented, There are only two ways around this scheme, for the man in the middle to act as a proxy, and then pass the information to the client via plain text, which is only possible due to the broken browser model of doing both secure and non-secure communications, if you insist on HTTPS each page this type of attack is not possible. The other was a bit tricker and had to do with session renegotiation, it was a design flaw in the protocol as opposed to a weakness in the cryptography, and it's been fixed on almost every website now.\n\nTLS came out 1999 (13 years if you're counting) and is still secure today, and until we get quantum computing it will probably be safe for the foreseeable future. RFIDs using a similar scheme would be more or less unspoofable as long as they don't make any terrible mistakes when designing the protocol.
With our celestial luck, it's probably a Nickelback song.
Noticing there isn't a comment section on this page. Smart. It would be filled to the brim with logical humans spewing appropriate profanity. Horseshit.
Random things in peripherals. Not like ghosts i dont think, like, things
Use what they use on /r/skeptic; Ad hominem.  Also, post this on /r/debunkthis 
Do you know what goes into a vaccine? I honestly believe unvaccinated children have stronger immune systems than vaccinated children.
Why not? It's very possible that Jaleon wasn't yet in a REM cycle when (s)he turned around, and therefore not yet subject to REM atonia. While sleeping, you go through several rather short periods of REM sleep that typically only take up around 100 minutes of your total sleep time. Jaleon even said (s)he felt paralyzed *after* (s)he turned around. The other possible explanation is that Jaleon dreamed the weight at the end of the bed, dreamed that (s)he turned around, and then became aware to experience the symptoms of sleep paralysis. I've experienced sleep paralysis before, and it's very confusing--even the order of events or the passage of time can be confusing to recall. Your mind is in a panicked and hallucinatory state. Heck, *sleep* is confusing in itself. It's entirely possible that Jaleon had been sleeping on and off through the night without realizing it--even when you feel like you've just been tossing and turning all night, you've actually probably been sleeping in between. The circumstances of this story are very typical of sleep paralysis experiences that I've heard or read about.
Even Mythbusters?
It's /r/atheism, not /r/science or /r/biology. Its topic is lack of religion, religious deconversion and a healthy dose of mocking of the ridiculous things some people believe.
This is a 9-minute beat poem:
Not my reply but found via google-fu:\n\n>Response to de Vendomois et al. 2009:\n\n>In the recent publication “A comparison of the effects of three GM corn varieties on mammalian health”, (de Vendomois et al., 2009), the authors claim to have found evidence of hepatorenal toxicity through reanalysis of the data from toxicology studies with three biotechnology-derived corn products (MON 863, MON 810 and NK603).\n\n>This theme of hepatorenal toxicity was raised in a previous publication on MON 863 by the same authors (Seralini et al., 2007). Scientists who reviewed the 2007 publication did not support that paper’s conclusions on MON 863 and the review addressed many deficiencies in the statistical reanalysis (Doull et al., 2007; EFSA, 2007a; EFSA, 2007b; Bfr, 2007; AFFSA, 2007, Monod, 2007, FSANZ, 2007). These reviews of the 2007 paper confirmed that the original analysis of the data by various regulatory agencies was correct and that MON 863 grain is safe for consumption based on the weight of evidence that includes a 90-day rat feeding study.\n\n>De Vendomois et al., (2009) elected to ignore the aforementioned expert scientific reviews by global authorities and regulatory agencies and again have used non-standard and inappropriate methods to reanalyze toxicology studies with MON 863, MON 810 and NK603. This is despite more than 10 years of safe cultivation and consumption of crops developed through modern biotechnology that have also completed extensive safety assessment and review by worldwide regulatory agencies, in each case reaching a conclusion that these products are safe.\n\nAnd the reply from Monsanto with independent comments included:\n\nhttp://www.monsanto.com/newsviews/Documents/SpirouxdeVendimois.pdf\n\nSlightly better summary: http://commonsenseagriculture.blogspot.com/2010/01/response-to-de-vendomois-et-als-report.html\n\n>*Put simply: de Vendômois et. al's study was designed to reach a pre-determined outcome and thus, utilized statistical methodology that would support that outcome.*\n
That's okay, but this video really does rub me the wrong way when someone uses to back up the argument that UFOs don't exist. My apologies on the brash response, been a long week. 
Nice. Stay over there then.
This is a good question and one I have thought about. \n\nI think the difference here is that these parents actively reject and ignore modern medical science in favor of faith.  We have decades and in some cases centuries worth of empirical evidence, experiments, trials, research and actual results which show medical science to be effective. The parents make a decision to ignore this as well as the opinions of medical professionals, who in this case believe the child had a 99.9% chance of survival with treatment.\n\nI am not familiar with this particular case but I think it's safe to say that these parents were at the very least aware of the previous tragedies involving faith healing within their church, and that other children's minor medical conditions became lethal when they were not treated professionally.\n\nSo I think what ultimately makes this criminal is the willingness of the parents to disregard medical science and take for truth what one leader of a church says God wants them to do. I think this is especially irresponsible given that a child's welfare is at stake.  It's almost like they're saying, "Yeah we know medical science says our child's relatively minor ailment can be cured easily, but we're not gonna do that because God."  In my opinion the parents need to consider more than just their faith when considering their child's medical well being. I'm all for letting them live their lives with as much or as little faith as they like but when a child's life is involved I think it becomes a responsibility to seek out the treatment method that is known to be the most effective and also that the standard of proof for such a decision be raised substantially.\n\nI think the example of the drowning child you used is a bit different than this case.  In the instance of the drowning child, the mother has very little time to make an informed treatment decision. She can do nothing, or she can do something that at the time seems logical but is ultimately misguided. The only thing she's done "wrong" is not be familiar with CPR whereas in the faith healing cases (at least the ones I am familiar with) the parents had more time to consider their options and despite all evidence to the contrary decided in the end to forgo medical treatment.
My Grandpa's house is on a rather large chunk of land in Alabama, and there are a bunch of ancient houses in the main section that used to belong to various members of my family, like my great grandma and aunties.  I remember once, when I was about 6 or so, going into one house that belonged to a great aunt who I guess had known me as a baby.  It was an old shack that had partially sunken into the ground and the walls and ceiling were literally covered in mud dauber nests(mud daubers are awesome black wasps that won't attack you unless you provoke them, and you can feed them those tiny red spiders that people seem to be freaked out by, very cool critters).  The house had been empty for many years, but when I went inside, there was an older lady who looked very much like my grandpa sitting in an old rocking chair.  I remember thinking it was weird that the chair didn't make any noise.  She asked after my grandpa I think, though at the time I thought she was talking about my dad, who has the same name, and told me to be good after I told her he was fine.  When I left I heard chickens scratching and crow-ing in their pen, but there had been no chickens in there for decades, it was just a bit of wire around some dirt and there were fireflies everywhere.  I brought my dad back the next day, but nothing was there, and he scolded me for running around in such a place, since the house wasn't even remotely safe for people to be inside of.  \n\nThis last year I was back, and in my bedroom I watched a shadow coalesce around the ceiling lamp(which was on) before racing to the corner of the ceiling and down the wall.  I ran to my where my dad was sleeping again(his childhood room) and made him switch with me.
How can I best explain this... Did you see the submission [about Sherlock Holmes](http://jeffreyellis.org/blog/?p=3646)?\n\nWhile strictly true, we seem to have an uncanny ability to narrow in on the right answer, despite a theoretically limitless amount of alternative theories that can explain the data.\n\nIf you are interested, the book [What is this thing called Science?](http://www.amazon.com/What-This-Thing-Called-Science/dp/0335201091/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268410175&sr=8-2) has a good look at the problems with things like inductivism, naive falsification, positivism and other stuff.\n\nSnowhare, below, also offers a good explanation. [First principles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle) being the basic axioms of logic...\n\n**addendum**\n\nI just thought of a way I can explain this. Naive inductivism would be like someone saying "just because you've thrown a rock up in the air, and each time you've done that it has come down, you can not say that it will always happen, that is an argument from ignorance because you're claiming that something you've not observed is going to continue to happen"...\n\nNot the greatest explanation, but I hope it helps. Maybe someone else will be able to explain better.
I gotta love living in Arizona.
I'm not usually a grammar nazi or anything, I just had pictured a son whose father was a brain.
Congratulations.  Here, I'll prove you wrong:  You don't believe in reincarnation, but I know it is a fact.
[Münchausen syndrome](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchausen_syndrome)?
I guess she saw that one coming. 
It all depends on your definition of what sounds better.  If you're going for accuracy digital absolutely destroys analog recording.  This is because as long as the sound is in the analog relm it is being constantly destorted.  Resistance and impedance in the wire as well as the noise coming from electromagnetic interference around the wires create noise in the signal (most of this can be removed with balanced audio connections but some will inevitably get through).  Then once it is on a tape format that's a whole different nightmare of distortion. \n\nFor digital however the perceived degradation of sound actually comes from an analog filter that comes before the a to d conversion.  This filter has all the drawbacks of an analog filter (ripple, rise time, transient smearing, etc.).  The purpose of this filter is to remove everything above the nyquist frequency.  Without getting to complicated this is usually 20kHz because that is the absolute max for human hearing.  However depending on the sampling rate this can be up to 44kHz or even 96kHz.  Some people say they hear the frequencies above 20kHz missing but that is completely impossible.  Once the signal is in the digital realm however it is completely free from new distortions.  Now there are also ways to make the filtering easier.  Bitstreaming, oversampling, etc. can help minimize the distortions this filter adds making it an almost unnoticable addition to the signal.\n\nNow as to CD's vs Vinyl.  Personally I hate the sound of vinyl for a lot of reasons.  First because it is a mechanical system at heart there is so much a mastering engineer has to worry about.  Usually almost the entire high end has to be brought down to minimize a sort of modulation effect that occurs on the needle reproductind the sound.  Everything loud aslo has to be in the center to avoid knocking the stylus off the track.  For example putting a kick drum on the right channel only. \n\nOn a cd the only real loss to the audio is everything above 20kHz (actually slightly higher).  However I doubt you could notice this loss or that you even are able to hear that high anymore so there is virtually no loss of quality as far as you would be concerned.  This also opens up the creative possibilities.  Want the entire rhythm section panned left with the singer by himself on the right that's fine.  On vinyl that would be a recipe for disaster.\n\nSo far I've only talked about how true each format is to the original signal and it is a fact in this case that digital can more accurately repdroduce audio.  Now if we start looking at it from the point of which is better on a subjective level it gets murkier.  Analog distortions sound good to us.  Almost all analog gear creates second order distortions which sound just wonderful to almost everyone.  There's more like tape compression, analog vs digital signal processing, etc. which all do their own things to the audio.  Most of the time the digital comparissons add almost no accidental distortions to the audio which is why we think they sound worse (again because they are actually TRUER to the audio) however we could always create plugins that do these things and that gets closer every day.\n\nAnd lastly if you buy anything on vinyl that was recorded in the past ten years chances are it went through digital processing at some point so you're basically listening to a cd that's been recorded onto vinyl.
so you accepted this yet?
Yeah, I *know*. I can't help how I feel. It's just one of those things that really, really bothers me.\n\nI mean, unequal might be too harsh. I have my vices they'd look down on me for, too. But ignorant, sure. I guess it's a matter of respect. I lose all respect.
Well yeah, what the hell are your kids supposed to think?\n\n"Alright son, it's time I tell you about the secrets of the universe that I learned about on the Internet.."
i think thats mostly just a stereo type. in highschool i smoked with several of my friends but none of us had any such beliefs, in fact we were mostly science nerds. that said, i think it mostly comes down to pure sociology. people want to earn the respect of their peers and elders. if you act like a hippie, then its more likely that the elders of the pot head community will like you, which means a lot to some stoners.
I got mine too! Awesome.
They appeared the day after the shooting... Someone on Facebook was linking to articles questioning how an out-of-work student could afford $25,000 worth of weapons and how he was obviously being provided help by an outside party. "False flag" blah blah blah, stupid crap.
Hence the term "juice fast". I didn't drink very much juice, if that helps.
It would change it's mind when it's body craved air and swim to the surface.
Thanks!
How do you *falsify* the AGW theory? I've wondered that. I think the evidence is pretty consistent that humans are having an effect, but I think "climate change skeptics" do have a point that must be addressed (of course I just might not know if it's already been addressed) 
I loved it as a primer to skeptical thinking I could recommend to people just starting down that path. It's up there next to *Demon-Haunted World* in my view. You're right that for a person already familiar with skepticism and the untrustworthy nature of our perceptions, it treads familiar territory, but I didn't mind having occasion for reinforcement of the information. 
Yeah, that's a better way of phrasing it than how I did.
It didn't happen that way. Basically they [infiltrated them, sued them into the ground, and took over](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_Awareness_Network#Church_of_Scientology.27s_response). You might also want to look at [Operation Snow White](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Snow_White) and [Operation Freakout](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freakout).
None.  People never shut up about aspartame even though every argument against it is constantly shot down.
Google it and click a "contact us" link. Send them an email with your intentions, and im pretty sure your going to get a positive response!\n
i was being sarcastic.
5 months ago. How did you even find this post?!
I got that far. I didn't see anything about pitch changes though.
>"Don't buy" Mac Pro.\n\nGot it.\n\nIf the best desktop machine you have hasn't been updated in two years, how does that make Mac a better computer? Why is it "not fair" to compare the hardware? 
osteopaths != chiropractors.   MDO are real doctors, they prescribe real medications and treatments.   They actually went to real medical school.
Yeah I think it's a matter of them not wanting to interfere with another race's free will. I think that if society collectively were to reach rock bottom from something like an economic collapse and called out for help, then they would be less anxious in revealing themselves because we have made the free will decision to accept any help they can offer.\n\nThis is obviously slanted by my benevolent ET bias of 'since we haven't already been invaded that means they must be friendly.' But there is also a chance that a more insidious agenda is happening so we must stay vigilant.
One of our mods went on a brief banning streak awhile back, I'm sorry if you got caught in the crossfire. We are a new(ish) subreddit modded by n00bs and volunteers. We rarely ban anyone. I'm glad you commented, I have removed your ban in good faith, I have no idea why you were banned in the first place. 
The various cannabinoids (including, but not limited to, THC), ingested upon consumption of cannabis, do show potent anti-tumor properties across a spectrum of cancers. This is usually due to apoptosis (programmed cell death) or gene signalling affecting cell proliferation. Cannabinoids have been shown to to fight:\n\n* lung cancer ([Anju, et. al. 2007](http://www.aacrmeetingabstracts.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/2007/1_Annual_Meeting/4749)); \n* brain cancer ([Guzmán et al., 2006](http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/v95/n2/full/6603236a.html)); \n* colon cancer ([Wang et al., 2008](http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/68/15/6468.full)); \n* prostate cancer ([Olea-Herrero et al., 2009](http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/v101/n6/full/6605248a.html)); \n* breast cancer ([McAllister, et al., 2007](http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/6/11/2921.long)); \n* pancreatic cancer ([Carracedo et al., 2006](http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/66/13/6748.full));\n\nThe problem is that most of the research showing this is done in animals, or *in vitro*. The few studies done on humans (such as Guzmán), have a very small sample size. Due to the lack of clinical trials, the claim made in OP's picture remain unsubstantiated. I even did a PubMed search with various combinations of cannabis/hash/oil/cancer/oncology/tumor and found no relevant results. It's a long way to go from saying "cannabinoids kill cancer cells *in vitro*" to "eating hash oil cures cancer". Considering that cannabinoids are antagonistic to tumor cells, I'd love to see studies done on cannabis oil. The problem is, such studies don't yet exist. \n\nAnd, I doubt those studies will exist any time soon, at least in the United States. There appears to be [political pressure against](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=marijuana-research) such research. That's a shame, because besides cancer, cannabinoids have other interesting effects--studies on mice have shown cannabinoids inhibit atherosclerosis ([Steffens, et al., 2005](http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v434/n7034/abs/nature03389.html)) and induce hippocampal neurogenesis ([Jiang, et al., 2005](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1253627/)). However, the promise of therapeutic cannabinoids does not excuse the unfounded claims in OP's picture.\n\nAs far as I know (and I could be wrong here), the idea of cannabis oil being a cancer cure originated with a Canadian man named Rick Simpson, who made a documentary titled [Run from the Cure](http://www.phoenixtearsmovie.com/) (also available [on Youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0psJhQHk_GI)), in which he claims cannabis oil cures cancer, based on anecdotes--and we all know how reliable anecdotes are.
>Alcohol withdrawal can be fatal\n\nPoint to you.\n\n> You can't be serious? The withdrawal syndromes from many substances require treatment.\n\nDid you actually read the story?\n\n> the most successful treatments are nonconfrontational approaches that allow self-propelled change. Psychologists at the University of New Mexico led by William Miller tabulated every controlled study of alcoholism treatment they could find. They concluded that the leading therapy was barely a therapy at all but a quick encounter between patient and health-care worker in an ordinary medical setting. The intervention is sometimes as brief as a doctor looking at the results of liver-function tests and telling a patient to cut down on his drinking. Many patients then decide to cut back—and do!\n\nTheir words, not mine.\n\n>I'm saying for adequate data, the sample size should be comparable.\n\nThat's not how statistics works. The whole point of doing a study is to take a random sample of a population, then determine what is likely true for the entire population based on that smaller sample. It's absolutely valid to compare a study with 1200 participants and one with 3200. The point is that both samples are representative of the population as a whole. Now if one of those studies had 10 participants, then you'd be correct, because that 10 participant study wouldn't have enough people in it.
What's to argue? Christian meaning believing in Christ. Catholics believe in Jesus, therefore Catholics are Christians.
This is an important effect which helps explain the retrenching of religious and social attitudes in the last decade.  The internet is a powerful adversary against long held beliefs.
Blasphemy.
We may be on the outskirts of our galaxy, but we have valuable resources that they probably want and/or need. I think they steal our water from the oceans.
Light pollution would make it very difficult to see the blimp or craft throughout the firework display.
As someone who has seen ghosts my whole life the only three shows that seem legit are destination truth, ghost hunters and paranormal state.  \n
Could be. Part of the fun I think.
Show him this.\n\nPenn and Teller MLM Episode [Part 1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y60XdZJG83U) and [Part 2](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m_4S5BtIbk)
That was some ninja action you just pulled on that crap list. It didn't even realize its head was chopped off til it tried to argue. 
It's a shame you didn't ask why he was such a *massive* asshole, because then I could have made more gay agenda gags. 
Video?
It's a hell of a lot harder to set up a double-blind controlled experiment out in the wild, unless your name happens to be Slartibartfast.
Someone can be wrong and still be intelligent. 
TFA says he's done this before and it's "worked"... so the real fun now is to figure out the trick.  At first guess I'd suspect a co-conspirator releasing a weather balloon.  
Thanks!
Laced with silver additives? Natural? Unless they're wasting a lot of energy to put electro-colloidal grade silver particles into a damn wipe for under 3 pounds, I call bull. They have to be putting silver nitrate or sulfate, via chemical-colloidal synthesis. It makes so much byproduct waste, and the silver has to leech in order to work anyways.\n\nOf course, by leech, I mean that the rate is low enough that you'd have to eat the damn thing to get sick, or drink the run-off. So what about the nitrates/sulfates that break off? Into the drain. My ass, it's chemical free.\n\nAnd what about cleaning windows? How does a microfiber wash cloth with water do anything different? You'd have to be using some pretty pure water with no contaminants to avoid streaks. Ammonia Hydroxide volatilizes = little to no streaking. And, it's natural.
Funny, I was with u up untill the studying of satans devices. I think that thats way to much info and i would rather keep tring to reach new heights in the Lord then waste that time studing satan. But hey there r diff ppl called to do diff things u may b our christian ninja learning the devils art of warfare.
I assume it's the dust from the Skycrane crashing. It landed in that area and they got a lucky shot. Despite the odd's of catching it on camera, it's far more plausable than the explanations the conspirtards are coming up with.
That's because suntan lotion doesn't work that way.\n\nFluoride, however, does, according to the [American Dental Association](http://www.ada.org/2467.aspx), the [Center for Disease Control](http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056796.htm), the [World Health Organization](http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/oralhealth/en/index2.html), and [Health Canada](http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/water-eau/faq_fluoride-fluorure-eng.php).
how can something enter the universe when its already in the universe? 
I think that has more to do with what you feel. *Why* we are here? I'm thinking that we're here to make more of the genes we carry around. To me that doesn't lessen the joy of life. For others it seems cold and empty. I won't tell you you're wrong, but I don't see it that way.\n\nAs for "science will someday figure it all out" in the wider sense... who knows? Some things may be knowable but we'll never lay our hands on the evidence. Perhaps there are things that we can't know due to the way we think. I don't have any reason to believe that there are no unsolvable questions. But neither do I have any reason to think metaphysics will answer things that science can't in the long run.\n\nJust my $0.02.
Ireland does not have raccoons, and has never had any need of air-conditioning. -  If your father said these things, you should make it clear that you understand that he was mistaken; otherwise it detracts from your credibility as a storyteller.  In fact, pointing-out your own misperception, towards the end of your tale, would actually give more weight to your testimony.  i.e. "..the noise of claws scratching inside the walls, and the sudden blasts of cold air, that I had attributed to raccoons and faulty A/C; became a lot more sinister when I discovered Ireland has no raccoons and doesn't use air-conditioning..."
This thread represents the core conflation of UFO studies. \n\nLinked here and voted up are some excellent cases of stubborn Unknowns that refuse easy explanation. I also upvoted riskbusinesscdc's list because it contains some of the most evocative Unknowns. Data of the damned, as Charles Fort would put it. \n\nThese Unknowns on their own have little to zero specific data that "supports the ET hypothesis". Indeed, the single best bit of real data supporting the ET hypothesis from this thread is the fact that many of these UFOs have flown upward at fantastic speed. Note that by this logic, we should also be entertaining the Deep Sea Hypothesis in light of the great mass of ocean-related UFO cases: if UFOs are flying in and out of the ocean, then they must be from there right? \n\nThe ET hypothesis is one *potential* explanation for this data. Here are the appealing things in favor of the ET hypothesis that actually hold up to rigorous examination (aka no starbabies):\n\n* It solves Fermi's Paradox\n* It explains SETI's ["eerie silence"](http://www.physorg.com/news190541045.html)\n* It was seriously entertained by many of the original investigators in the early days. The key references here are the [1947 Twining Memo](http://www.nicap.org/twining_letter.htm) and [Ruppelt](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_J._Ruppelt)'s 1956 book [The Report On Unidentified Flying Objects](http://www.nicap.org/rufo/contents2.htm), where Ruppelt says:\n>[In 1947] ATIC's intelligence specialists were confident that within a few months or a year they would have the answer to the question, "What are UFO's?" The question, "Do UFO's exist?" was never mentioned. The only problem that confronted the people at ATIC was, "Were the UFO's of Russian or interplanetary origin?" Either case called for a serious, secrecy shrouded project.\n* The correlation in time between the first atomic blasts and the 1947 wave that kicked off the modern era of saucer reports is explained by the ET hypothesis. The logic goes that *all* interplanetary/stellar/galactic/dimensional civilizations will be familiar with the nuclear forces because that's how stars work. Therefore our rash of nuclear explosions would constitute some of the most easily-observable and important steps in earth's technological history. \n* The higher rate of Unknown cases when reported over highly sensitive facilities like Los Alamos, White Sands, various USAFB and missile silos also gels well with the hypothesis that some UFO reports represent some sort of ET scouting apparatus. Refs here include the 1952 [FBI Chadwell memo](http://keyholepublishing.com/1952-12-2-Chadwell.JPG).\n* It explains the "data gathering" behavior observed by many civilian witnesses. A good example of this are the little men seen all over France in September and October of 1954, generally picking flowers from gardens and other vegetation. [Richard Dolan](http://www.amazon.com/UFOs-National-Security-State-Chronology/dp/1571743170) goes over this "wave" in detail. Note that all scientists who have looked at the UFO phenomenon agree that witness testimony is the weakest possible data to base your argument on. It is also the most unequivicobale data when it comes to supporting the ET hypothesis, for example Howard Menger saying he met people from Venus. Even Donald Keyhoe thought Menger was bunk.\n* Many alleged contactees and abductees give testimony in support of the ET hypothesis. There has been some very interesting statistical analysis done on abductees by Mcgill University human visual perception scientist [Don Donderi](http://www.hfn.ca/Donderi.html) and he has some good content available on iTunesU as well as [streaming online](http://podcasts.mcgill.ca/scienceandtechnology/tag/don-donderi/).  \n\nI also think it would be useful for us to have a list of alternative hypothesis and references to them. Here's how I'd summarize the options of sources for the best of the best Unknown UFOs:\n\n* Extra terrestrial intelligences\n* Inter-dimensional intelligences\n* Unknown terrestrial intelligences (Russian American or German breakaway human civilization, secret empires in Antarctica, lizards from the center of the hollow earth, who knows maybe it's the dolphins and mice like Douglas Adams said)\n* Esoteric-other (aka spirits, angels, gods, djinns or whathaveyou)\n* Human consciousness. Jung explored this idea in terms of his notions of the collective unconscious, but Nick Pope has put it well when he speculates that the UFO reports could be some unknown process of human consciousness. Given our understanding of quantum mechanics, wave functions and the role of the observer, it's possible that our minds are able to generate physical phenomena that we do not understand. It could present itself to a person based on their beliefs. So maybe a religious person would see the Virgin Mary, a sci-fi fan will see Martians, Bjork would see a sprite of the woods, Hamlet will see his father's ghost, etc. \n* The Hubris Hypothesis. This is the idea, first put forward by the USAF, that all Unknown cases can be attributed to misidentification of known objects, hoaxes and hallucinations and human hubris. I want to believe. \n\n**TL,DR**\n\n**UFOs are data. The ET hypothesis is one attempt to explain that data.**
Holy hell, I can't believe I'm about to defend Mike Huckabee.  I need some air!\n\nAnyway, if you listen to the audio, you can tell he's got his tongue in his cheek just a bit.  I bet he's trying to be a bit funny while still saying he'd like everyone to hear this.  That's bad enough, sure, but for anyone who thinks he's serious about the compulsion part: lighten up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JaRObcLsds&feature=youtube_gdata_player
>Hell, a lot of Chinese restaurants in the US advertise No MSG.\n\nI have eaten at one of these places. Blandest stir fry ever.
Have a look at http://www.howdoeshomeopathywork.com/
The "cannon" may just be lens artifacts. 
PM sent, go fuck yourself.
Be it UFOs or ghosts, whenever "orbs" are mentioned it's guaranteed bullshit and stupidity.
I started rearranging the order my subreddits appear in on top and I got bored, frustrated or a mix of the two and quit.
It's really a question of beliefs.\n\nThe scientific belief is based on continue observations. The denialist view is one based on only the observations that are convenient.\n\nIf you want to discredit and dismiss someone who disagrees with observations, call them a denier. It will fly as long as the person disagrees with repeatable and testable observations, because that is the basis of scientific belief.
[the Onion says it better](http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-tel,429/)\n\nI do think it is a bit too presumptuous to say that I interrupt conversation to proclaim my habits.  I don't go to places where people talk about their macs, the percentage of people who fill vast amount of spare time with watching tv is just only ever so slightly larger than those that own a mac.
As far as I understand it, developing countries like China and India were not required to immediately reduce CFC use under the Montreal Protocol, and this was accounted for in the global strategy to reduce CFCs overall.  
Is it possible to walk into the bathroom, set it to "locked", then walk out and close the door? If so, I think the 3 year old might have done it.
If you 'took a second' to think about how good that year was, you probably thought of it for more than 5 seconds. You dont just think of a memory and two seconds later back to normal. She went back then came back again
tl;dr: next time you go to buy groceries, you may turn into a penguin.
Just pale uncle Gary.
Still who is he?
Agreed. You would just be a con artist. It would probably be more profitable to just rob them directly, although more risky too.
Sounds too good to be true... I wonder if there's an applicable saying
Could it be space junk or satellites distorting the light of the moon?
That's right, I remember now.  When an object spins, it creates a funny rainbow fuzz effect.  Think of a wind chime crystal spinning real quick.  Eyewitnesses see this, but cameras have no hope to capture it... even advanced Hollywood cameras!\n\nThe size of the objects are massive as well, so maybe a dozen, reflective balloons tied together at just the right time of the day could cause this "hoax".  
All of which could easily be faked. Hollywood makes movies and can create those things from different angles. 
It has nothing to do with ACV.      I was just giving context to my father's beliefs, so as to point out how I'd be more skeptical than usual about what he says in regards to ACV.
Yes, I saw you in another thread with the DMT. And, yes, people see ghosts and aliens while subjected to extreme EMF's.\n\nCorrelation is not causation. \n\nIf there are EMF's wandering around Earth, causing people to see aliens and ghosts, it's *still* more pertinent to science than it's pretending aliens are.\n\nSo even their 'comeback' to the phenomenon seems to belie them.
Such as?\n\nUnless you think Russia or somebody is just randomly firing missiles at insanely high speeds into space.
**Are you a skeptic? Are you a part of the skeptic community?**
It's where the cronies go after they're done running for elected positions. The senators and the governor general are the most useless positions in Canadian politics. 
Sounds like [false awakening](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_awakening).
The question is: who decides the canon
here is an excellent clip of libertarian historian and writer tom woods going in depth in this issue if you're interested in understanding where shermer was coming from. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-LJ3wZjD4I&feature=player_embedded\n\nedit: he gets to child labour at 12 minutes if you're impatient.
The task is realizing that besides being extraterrestrial, these beings are extradimensional, and we too will be one day.\n\nThe query then becomes, name humans that have already made this transition.\n\nJesus, Buddha, Mother Theresa, George Washington, Confucius, Genghis Khan, Hitler and thousands of others.
THANK YOU!!!\n\nFucking phoneys need to STFU. Its assholes like you that prevent people from letting their loved ones rest. You poison their minds and make them live in this fucking shell of bullshit so they can't move on. Fuck you and your lies.....and John Edwards. You all disgust me. 
The context of the remarks are important.\n\nWatson dedicated a couple of minutes in one of her video blogs to an aside on encouraging more women to be active in the skeptical community. As a part of that, she mentioned that these communities can be uncomfortable for women and mentioned the elevator incident as one example of how a clueless (but in retrospect likely well-meaning) guy can unknowingly contribute to creating a hostile environment. The message was "If you want more women to take part, show a little consideration and don't do cluelessly creepy things like disregard a woman's stated wishes to go rest, and, after having had a whole evening in which you could have attempted to strike up a rapport but didn't, choose instead to corner her alone in an enclosed space and out of the blue express interest in gaining access to her ladybits."\n\nApparently making the observation that geeky guys can often be hamfisted clods in their attempts to woo women and suggesting they stand a better chance at winning a woman's company if they would just be a little more circumspect about it is the height of rabid feminazism or something.
>This guy was inconsiderate, rude, and overly intrusive...any way you slice it. Through his own lack of consideration he made another human being uncomfortable and possibly afraid....\n\nWaa-waa, boohoo.\n\nI've noticed that PZ, Plait and Watson are all Americans. They seem to have some delusional beliefs about what rights they have in life. Never being in a mildly uncomfortable situation is not a right that anyone has.
>There are many things that are too complex or unethical to format a control group, quantitative research style experiment.\n\nThis sentence doesn't really make much sense. What do ethics or control groups have to do with whether you can perform a quantitative study? Even if you had no control group, and messed up so badly that there were a number of confounds that ruined the validity of your conclusions, you'd still be left with a quantitative study. In other words, if your study involves measurements and analysing those data, then it's quantitative. \n\nFlicking through the latest issues of all the major psych journals I can think of, I'm struggling to find a single qualitative study. Even if we accept that there are a lot of qualitative studies in psych (a claim I'm highly skeptical of, given that I can't remember seeing one in any journal I've read in years), we can safely say that the idea that there is "so much work done in psychology which is qualitative" is necessarily wrong, if interpreted to mean that it's anywhere close to a majority.
Agreed. It could have ended just after half-way, but then the author goes on to masturbate his imagination with sci-fi fantasies. Too much science takes away from the genuinely solid philosophical message and turns it into another episode of star trek with Piccard and Q.
Oh, it's a visit from The Christmas Asshole !!
They would also tell you the Noam Chomsky and Julian Assange are part of the conspiracy too.\n\nPerhaps Chomsky's entire career was a set-up to give him credibility in denouncing the conspiracy theory.  \n\nAnd with so many people involved in the conspiracy, *someone* would have managed to get some evidence anonymously to WikiLeaks.  Assange must be a government plant.  Funny how everything in WikiLeaks goes to tell a story about how bumbling and incompetent the government is.  
The three basic binary logical gates are:\n\n* AND\n\n* OR\n\n* NOT\n\nIf those ports are implemented then, theoretically, you can build any sequential or combinatory logical circuit and thus a Turing complete computer (provided infinite water supply, time and memory) would be possible to built.\n\nWell, the number of basic gates can be reduced to two (NAND and NOR), but I can't see how they would be implemented.
[As noted here](http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/08/30/is-barack-obama-really-a-us-citizen.htm)\n\n*This proviso in this act does not apply to Barack Obama, because his mother, Stanley Ann Dunham Obama, was not yet 19 years of age at the time of his birth.*\n\nBut there is further discussion along this line at the link, along with other laws. It appears that later laws amended this requirement, and additionally were applied to persons who had been affected by the 1952 law. This changes the law to  dismiss the concerns you raise.\n\nBut bottom line, Obama was born a US citizen, one way or another.\n\nCheck mate has been achieved. Arguing alternate lines of play does not change the result of the game.
thats a pretty area hastings is a cool town\n
I'm sorry, I was being sarcastic. Maybe I should have made that a little clearer. I think this whole "I want the best athletes possible and I don't care if they're cheating and using performance enhancing drugs" attitude is a bit ridiculous. I don't think kids should be doing drugs to improve at sports, and I'd prefer if professional athletes wouldn't either.
If you have access to any sort of SLR camera and a tripod, you could try a long exposure time to see if it can pick up the light from the orb.
Why bother debunking such an obviously crazy claim?  It's too hard to read through all the grammatical and spelling errors to keep anyone's attention anyways.
How does one get to the point of feeling these vibrations without just falling asleep?  I personally believe OBE is just the lucid*est* of dreaming, which I haven't experienced since I was a kid.  Is there an easier way to reach this point of vibration, or an easier way to at least detect the vibrations?  Because as of right now, I have no road markers. 
How did you get those two waveforms?  Obviously the top is from a CD rip but the bottom doesn't even hit 0db (on this scale 1.0).  That's skewing your evidence because it should be hitting 0db to reduce noise when you transfer it.  It would make sense if it was a mix against a mastered track since it's industry standard to leave some room for the mastering engineer.\n\n\nI'm fine with yet another article talking about how the loudness war is destroying music.  It's a psychoacoustic trick that gets people to like singles and it seems that every independent band goes a long with it because they all want the same edge.  It's not the record labels, everyone is pushing for it.  If Led Zeppelin was releasing albums today I guarantee they would be just as compressed as any other modern band.  Unless you start looking at jazz and classical in my opinion it doesn't matter.  However if New York Philharmonic releases a new recording of Eroica with on 3db of range then I'd say something is wrong.  \n\n\nMy real problem was saying that we no longer have harmonic/melodic/tonal diversity because an algorithm said so.  Just like every other era we have mostly crap music as the top sellers and some really great stuff doomed to the mid-level or obscurity until after their time.  There is plenty of great original music out there right now and it's easier than ever to find it.  Eventually the crap will be called out for what it is then forgotten and bands like Radio Head will get remembered as the super stars of the era.
Thanks. \n\n
Need way more info on this one to conclude much of anything. How fast were the lights moving? Was there any audible sound associated? Did they make any erratic movements? Did the lights flicker, stay solid, change color? Were they moving in unison? What time in the evening was this? Can it be corroborated with Air Traffic Control (were any military jets scheduled to pass through that time of evening) Etc...\n\nStill images, especially for night shots are the worst kind of evidence.
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Is that a legit picture? I'm pretty sure that anything that builds up in your skin that much cannot possible be anything other than horrible for you.
Since no one has posted this yet..\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUgDJc6AWE\nThe Hutchinsons effect. Worth a watch.
You don't like how a high school teacher, doing high school level physics (and then **showing** you, step by step) that you're incorrect.\n\nPeer-reviewed? Sure, if we were debating something incredibly multi-faceted and complex like say string theory, climate change or the like - ok. But, to deny simple, high school level physics **when explicitly shown** then, I can't help you. I'm sorry, but just incessantly crying for a peer-reviewed research when simple, high school level physics can suffice doesn't change the reality of the situation. \n\nI mean, are you going to deny the reaction of a home made vinegar/baking soda volcano simply b/c its results were not published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal - or are you simply going to go on a relatively simple analysis which states simple, scientific facts via a video presentation by a teacher?\n\nHe clearly points out the acceleration of gravity. He clearly points out how the facade falls at this speed.  Show me exactly **where** he is wrong.  Do it. \n\n>The penthouse can be seen collapsing well before the facade does. The building was collapsing long before the facade does. But because you, a saliently influenced creature, don't get that because you don't see it doesn't mean it didn't happen,\n\nYou are confused.  You are confusing the total **duration** of the collapse scenario, versus the **speed and acceleration** of the building, itself.  Again, very simple high school physics.  The author answers and explains this in the video, **very clearly** (using the drag car analogy). But, again, it appears you have not watched it or simply choose to ignore it.\n\n>don't get that because you don't see it doesn't mean it didn't happen, still refer to the first 100 floors falling at free fall, when the floors weren't even there any more they had already collapsed.\n\nNo floors there? Evidence?? Peer-reviewed paper?? C'mon, out with it! \n\nSeriously though - watch this other video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hZEvA8BCoBw#t=393s (I even FF'ed to the correct time)\n\nA structural engineer clearly points out that a *local* collapse would have been possible, but that for the entirety of the 79 columns to collapse would be an **impossibility.** (ie- even if the structure on top did collapse into the floors below, it wouldn't have been **possible** to bring down the **entirety** of the 79 building support columns.)\n\nBut, let me get this straight - are you really defending the mainstream belief that fires brought down this building, even though **this has never happened** in all of **history**? (ex. a modern steel framed high rise structure *completely* collapsing due to fire.)  Even if it did (and sure maybe you can find one example? good luck, though), as the teacher points out in the first video - NIST was being either ignorant or lying about their stats.  But again, you won't even address that.\n\n>I have refuted every single one of your points.\n\nLOL. You sir won't even **address** the specific point about how it fell at free fall other than using the fallacious point about the duration of the collapse of the building. Other than that, you're ignoring the testimony of several Structural Engineers, along with a simple high-school level demonstration, citing accepted scientific principles.  Couple that with your complete lack of explanation of how it fell via your theory - well - the evidence is clear who is right and who is wrong.\n\nFinally, I'm surprised that, as you claim to be a skeptic when you consider that the explosive theory can answer all the unusual circumstances of this collapse, whereas the mainstream one cannot - you still side w/ the latter. We both know that when weighing evidence, you are compelled to go w/ the side that cites the most probable and explanatory sides, and put human emotion aside.  As I said, I don't *want* to believe that this building was imploded, but, the evidence is clearly on the side of this scenario. Please. Prove me wrong.
The worst theories about 9/11 have been thoroughly disproved, multiple times, and the idea that Obama isn't an American citizen has long been shown to be utter bunk. So what exactly should we be skeptical of ourselves about in this post?
Obligatory "welcome to the internets". 
Yeah, what I meant to say is, don't assume it's a poorly written made up story. The reason it's not all that impressive, is that it actually happened.
I'm fine with using "natural" remedies if the problem isn't really serious, but what bothers me is her hatred towards modern medical science and doctors in general. \n\nIn another one of her posts, she says she lets her kids fevers get all the way to 105 degrees and never takes them to doctors. I feel bad for her kids if they were to ever get a very serious disease. 
There is compelling evidence that early Osteopaths were considered quacks by the medical establishment.\n\nThere is also compelling evidence that osteopathy is essentially an offshoot of homeopathy. And there are presently many far out osteopaths who use osteopathic manipulation and homeopathy in conjunction with standard Western (allopathic) medicine.\n\nIn America, osteopaths work side by side with allopathic doctors without too many problems. However, in England it appears the homeopaths and osteopaths are much more closely related.\n\nAs an interesting aside, Samuel Hahnemann (the founder of homeopathy) coined the term allopath as a pejorative term for medicine that does undo harm to patients (somehow not realizing what homeopathy really does). The Philadelphia hospital that bears his name was the premier school for osteopaths. 
just watch the video, the 3 objects move away in a triangle shape. 
oh no...
I think that pointing out the specifics of the privilege makes a lot more sense... also that sometimes privilege can be an incredibly nuanced thing (there are areas of privilege that an educated person from the middle class automatically has above an uneducated person from the working class regardless of gender or skin colour for example). Sometimes it might also seem that something comes as a result of privilege, but is the result of a differing set of viewpoints in different experiences (part of what formed my reaction to the original thread was actually being treated in Gizo hospital and seeing exactly how stretched resources there are, there is literally no question that an escort policy would be either completely meaningless or cost lives, so I found MillionGods comments very plausible, I think that others in the thread have never been to a third world hospital and have very little idea how scarce real resources are).
I love this.
Does he give warranty? I would like to see him bringing back a dead lover. Obviously, I would forget to mention that lover is dead, as word "lost" covers that.
Here is the documentary with John E. Mack. Sadly he died during the filming of this documentary due to a drunk driver. \n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xTQ2-S1n-Q\n\nFYI, John E. Mack was a Pulitzer Prize Winner and Harvard Professor of Psychology. \n\nPersonally I do not believe there is an alien/human hybrid program, but what the 'victims' observed was the inter-dimensional, hyperspace reality that ancient cultures have revered for thousands of years. They were able to get to this astral, hyperspace, spiritual, subconscious realm, whatever you may want to call it, through the ingestion of psychedelics. One can do this through traditional means (prayer, meditation, incantations/chants), but I suppose the easy way is through ingesting mushrooms, more specifically, [Amanita Muscaria](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria) :)\n\nMore evidence is seen through ancient cave art from 30,000 years ago. They show therianthropes (half human, half animal) entities.\n\nOne would assume that dragons, elves, fairies, aliens, and other mythological entities are all made up bullshit. From the research I've done, its actually a real phenomenon that deals with our consciousness.\n\nDaVinci knew about this as well. Check out the ['Last Supper'](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/DaVinci_LastSupper_high_res_2_nowatmrk.jpg), the left-most mural, and zoom in. You will see mushrooms on the mural. \n\n[More instances of mushrooms featured in early Christian culture](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU8lKlWOdxQ)\n\n[John Allegro](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Allegro) (original Dead Sea Scroll Scholar) delved into this in the 50s/60s [only to be ridiculed by the mainstream](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMZVsM5pNSE) at the time. I'd recommend [his book](http://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Mushroom-Cross-Christianity-fertility/dp/0982556276/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326481246&sr=8-1) for those that are curious. \n\n\nI know its been cross posted already, but I'll add for those that have not seen.\n\n**Further Resources**\n\n[Documentary: DMT - The Spirit Molecule. University of New Mexico study.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByhAjJlcxIg)\n\n[Graham Hancock's lecture on Elves, Aliens, Angels and Ayahuasca](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qgMFO0KU-I)\n\n[CBC Documentary hosted by Dr. Gabor Maté: The Jungle Prescription](http://vimeo.com/23521647)\n\n[Google search of praying mantis in this hyperspace reality](https://www.google.com/search?gcx=c&ie=UTF-8&q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.erowid.org%2Fexperiences%2F+praying+mantis)\n\n[Wiki of entities seen in this 'realm'](http://wiki.dmt-nexus.me/Hyperspace_lexicon#Hyper-Spatial_Beings)\n\n[Government study of Psilocybin (DMT) via Johns Hopkins University and its effect on spirituality. Currently recruiting for subjects.](http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00802282)\n\n[Joe Rogan going nuts over DMT](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grcqs9cDuN8)
He lost me at 'brain-free consciousness'...  as i'm fairly certain brain free would = dead.... I'm no neurosurgeon though...
In fact, dietary supplements are exempt as a result of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. They are regulated as food. In 2007, there was a new measure passed to try and improve the quality of manufacturing in the industry, and accuracy of labeling, but conservative estimates (based on surprise audits) suggest that around 70% of manufacturers are non-compliant. And there is still no direct oversight. All reporting is voluntary.
For GNU+Linux users wishing to try this out:\n\n    speaker-test -tsine -f 18\n\nWorks much better if you have a good subwoofer.
So then, it isn't a hoax?
There is a strong correlation between the two with fresh food.
Nope. that isn't the case.it was way to f.luent. just imagine going to the bathroom during a commercial break,then sitting back down on your couch after you finished.
I've suffered from random bouts of sleep paralysis (body falls asleep and is paralyzed, but my mind is still fully conscious) for my entire life. I did a lot of research into both sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming, but I've never been able to successfully have a lucid dream. I always just end up paralyzed, and just laying there thinking "well shit, paralyzed again." It used to scare the shit out of me, but now it's just annoying.
Not making any claims other than 'what if', but what if it's just us, from the future, either trolling or having a history course where they physically visit certain areas as part of a lesson? This seems, at the very least, more plausible than the 'Aliens' conclusion; even if there is absolutely no actual evidence to support it.
At least myself, Derek Colanduno, from Skepticality will be there. There is a decent chance my co-host, Swoopy will make it as well. :)
fair enough. it's all good. i'm not trying to be a dick, so if i was a little prickly, my bad. needed more coffee methinks.
because if she was something else she would be called something else. If she was a scientist they'd say "scientist talks about GMO." But she isn't. She's just a mother though, so thats what is said. Would you feel better if the title was "unqualified woman who doesn't have any credentials talks about something that real scientists have already investigated"?
Shutup. No one cares.
Not again.
It does not do what people believe it does, therefore it's a rip off. Just because people are being mislead does not add value.\n
Another thing worth nothing is that the NSIDC publishes sea ice extent, which is the total area of sea ice. This does not measure **volume** of sea ice. They have found that not only is the sea ice extent diminishing, the thickness of the sea ice is also diminishing. The *volume* of ice is actually declining even faster. \n\nTo illustrate this, 2007 was the year with the lowest sea ice extent. Compare [this](http://nsidc.org/images/arcticseaicenews/20110816_Figure2.png) graph of sea ice extent, showing 2007 as the worst year, with [this](http://nsidc.org/images/arcticseaicenews/20110816_Figure5.png) graph of sea ice volume for last year. You can see that even though sea ice extent hasn't been as low as it was in 2007, sea ice volume has been consistently declining even more.
*strains, not stations. Can't edit on phone.
why do you give a dripping shit what your dad thinks?\n\nheres an idea:  mind your own motherfucking business.
I like how this has turned into a discussion about whether or not you can sue for for not vaccinating, instead of how we should encourage vaccination and counter the spread of ignorance. \n
HAHA LOOK AT ME, I'M SO MUCH SMARTER THAN YOU, LOOK HOW I CONDESCENDINGLY POINT OUT HOW STUPID YOU ARE, HAHA, YOU BELIEVE IN CRYSTALS? LOL YOU'RE SO STUPID. HEY EVERYBODY, LOOK HOW STUPID THEY ARE.\n\nget over yourself. this intolerance is so pervasive. why can't you understand that some people think differently. \n\nif i have a rock and i said, 'rub this rock on your head, and your headaches will go away', and they do, isn't that worth something? yes, placebo, but if it provides relief, whats the harm in it? i'm not talking about bee pollen cures AIDS, just saying that some people do strange things, but you shouldn't be so condescending.\n\nmy grandma prays every day, many times a day. it keeps her psychologically and morally strong. would you laugh at her, too?\n\n\\*edit: i've blocked this subreddit from my frontpage. this entire post is filled with single-minded, intolerant, non-understanding trash. this is not skeptic, this is "think like me, because everything that is popularly accepted is wrong, if not, you're wrong." we can't even have a discussion here. no one can see both sides of the story, which is funny, seeing how this is /r/skeptic.
This gave me an idea: I think we should label everything edible as containing a homeopathic remedy. \n\nAfter all, given the dilutions they use, there's about as much chance there's anything in there as anywhere, so I'm only lying as much as they are.
I am aware of that, but they are more likely to attract attention that whatever the OP is suggesting.
Well I won't disagree with you there.  Good luck on your quest.
If I took it when it didn't want to go with me, or while it was running from me, or against its will/desire, yeah, pretty much.
Your question isn't very clear, but perhaps reading about the [Fermi paradox](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox) would help.
Whine about grammar and then spell it "grammer", nice.
> The treatment was described as "nonsense on stilts" and that patients would be better off buying bottled water. \n\nWait, haven't they heard that bottled water is just tab water?? /s
Seeing has how contrails have been around since large aircraft have been around you could have easily caught him out on this especially since the contrails were coming from prop planes.\n\nAlso the average height that the planes fly at would mean the volume of air that the "chemtrails" would have to fall through would me that they would probably reach the ground in not only vastly diminished amounts like parts per million, but they would be hitting the ground possible hundreds of miles away.\n\nAlso Clouds. I think you did a great job of not being a dick, but it seems like you didn't bother to find out what contrails are and could have given a reasonable explanation of what they are. \n\nAlso if chemtrails are true where are the whistleblowers of airplane engineers who would have to design gas release systems on a commercial airliner. Technicians that would have to maintain such systems or at least notice them when doing regular maintenance. Pilots who are willingly poisoning most likely their own families. Pretty much every airport, airline, mechanic, engineer, and pilot would have to be in on it and never peep a word in the history of aviation. This conspiracy would be so large as to make something like the "moon hoax" look small in comparison.\n\nAlso check this out manhttp://contrailscience.com/what-in-the-world-are-they-spraying/ basically a resource for anyone wanting to challenge a chemtrail believer.  
Nostradamus' howling Mastiff?
>the land required is always going to be greater. It's simple physics.\n\nFor the sake of argument, let's assume you are right, and that total energy expenditures are higher for beef production than, say, for wheat or corn or soy.\n\n* Are you taking into account the differences that corn and beef have on human health? \n\n* Are you taking into account the harmful effects that monocultural, vegetarian operations have on soil quality (erosion, depletion of magnesium, phosphorous, etc.)?\n\n* Are you taking into account the effect that corn production has on pesticide/fertilizer requirements in 10, 20, 50 years?\n\n* Are you taking into account the research that Gary Taubes presented in *Good Calories, Bad Calories*, that suggests that humans can subsist on far fewer calories if they come from protein/fat (meat), rather than from carbohydrate (grain)? And that (refined) grain consumption actually increases hunger, encourages overeating, and contributes to obesity/diabetes?\n\nSoil depletion is a major reason that petrochemical fertilizer rates have skyrocketed in the last 50 years. \n\nSalatin uses no pesticides, no hormones, and increases soil quality every year. \n\nI'm not saying you're wrong. I'm saying, there are a lot more factors to consider when you want to make claims about "X is better for the environment" or "X is more sustainable."
Nice meme
Damn it. I always assume everyone on Reddit is a dude. I don't know why. 
I believe I'll have another beer. (Haven't yet, though.)
it's defiantly him! look,\n his got that plane-bug-pin thingy on his leather jacket!\n
Not really. In order to really prove that reincarnation is possible, you'd first have to demonstrate the existence of a soul or non-corporeal consciousness that is capable of existing after the body dies, and moving into a new body later on. I'm not sure how you'd do this, but to my knowledge no one's done it yet.
It is a [press release](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_release) written by Robert Hastings, of http://www.ufohastings.com/, and not an article written by a Reuters journalist.  \nAdditionally, at the end of the press release he mentions an article written by Marc Ambinder, a journalist for The Atlantic, but if you go to that [article](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/10/failure-shuts-down-squadron-of-nuclear-missiles/65207/) you will find there is no mention of UFO's.
>and the other 50% is me knowing so I can fool others! Ignorance is never the point. Knowing is always more fun, imo.\n\nThe fun part of magic is being fooled. If magicians revealed how they did every trick, no one would ever be fooled by magic. Knowing is more *satisfying* sometimes, but it's not more fun when it comes to magic performances. 
I think it's true to an extent. Cycling the switch constantly would use more juice than leaving it on constantly. But your roommate is an idiot if he thinks the extra power used at start-up is anywhere near the amount it takes to run the fan for even a few seconds.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/architecture/911-myths
Thanks!
no, I would take anything you hear on mainstream media with a grain of salt
Agree. I'm suggesting she be evaluated to determine what it is.
Some of the audio files sound almost human like. The train file sounds like something is crying...
I'm still not sure that the whole thing isn't a well executed joke on TED. As a talk, it almost specifically targets many of the criticism of TED - the use of scientific jargon to obfuscate unknowns, psuedoscience creeping into real science, 'feeling' over data, and most importantly that the videos never contain a question and answer segment or any critical evaluation so that grand claims can be tested/explored.\n\nOther than the self made youtube video and the TEDx event, i can't find anything more on this revolutionary theory by Randy Powell. No website, no citations, not even a wikipedia page. \n\nFor now, i'm marking this one down under [Poe's Law](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law)\n\nEdit: wow, my short googling left me uninformed, as has been pointed out in replies. Apparently this guy is legit and believes this guff. I wasn't going to read any of the other links provided, but it's say on my brain all day and I want to know where it goes off the rails. Most things like this have at least some kernel of truth buried deep in the nonsense. 
Ha, ha, wise guy. The motive was opium. Taliban shut it down and now it's back. If you doubt a country would want that, remember the British. The only difference is America wants the money laundered through major banks to have untraceable dollars for secret purposes. Just like the recent gun running scandal.
Ditto
And where can it be found for free?
Dramatic much?  The flier is not going to convince anyone who doesn't already believe, and you know it.  An immigrant coming into the country will seek medical attention if they are inclined to, or they will go to a homeopathic meeting if they are inclined to.  An advertisement will not change that. Your last sentence really should read "Please proofread a document that won't change a damn thing." \nOn the other hand, if someone reading that thread was on the fence about homeopathy, you can damn sure the skeptics response convinced them the salts may have some merit.  Dickery never convinced anyone.
I'm comfortable with the idea that there could be occurrences so random and so singular that they will never be proven, but nonetheless exist.\n\nThis doesn't prevent me from having a firm understanding of and adherence the scientific process in my day-to-day life.\n\nCertain people, maybe you're one of them, seem to have an unreasonable, almost panic-inducing fear that acknowledging that we can't know everything will lead to the downfall of society or some sort of theocratic dystopia, dogs and cats living together, and the end of the world.\n\nJust... unclench.
Sam Harris - Letter To A Christian Nation
Yeah maybe, except they are doing all of this beyond doctor's supervision or approval (I guarantee you very few doctors would approve of this shit), and they are sending this crap through the mail! This puts untold others at risk for coming in contact with biohazard material, and is in all likelihood a felony. 
About the creationism video: a pilot who hands out crucifixes before a flight would scare the crap out of me.
The lower the concentration of homeopathic "doctors," the stronger the influence.
Even having one person say *it could be* means this fake has extracted exactly what was intended... uncertainty. Uncertainty is what the religious world is built on.
Actually the flying saucer phenomenon became quite prominent starting in the 1930s, well before the event you cited. 
I haven't got to the meat of the article yet, but as much as I appreciate Hitchens, I hate when he does this:\n\n> a morose bat-eared and chinless man, prematurely aged, and with the most abysmal taste in royal consorts\n\nInsult the man's appearance and taste, as well as the woman he loves? That's just unnecessary and an excellent way to turn away readers who aren't already a member of your choir.
I encourage people to look at SiriusUnrelated's video replies. He cites sources and is good at debunking the insane claims of spirit science.
Yes I think you are between a rock and a hard place here. Adrenal fatigue is not a medical term and is an made up term that quacks and alternative medical practitioners use to sell people supplements (if you search for Adrenal fatigue on google you will find websites with items like, “Tired for no reason? “ then take these pills. Even the basic definition of what the adrenal gland is or does on these sites is ludicrous)\n\nHowever if she is feeling better then I am not sure what you can do. As long as she believes that this doctors herbs, magic powers or whatever will cure cancer no amount of evidence, logic or reasoning will change that. Something called cognitive dissonance kicks in and it enables us to believe whatever we want to believe regardless of the evidence.\n\nTo note though people who take supplements often make other  unhealthy choices [link]( http://esciencenews.com/articles/2011/04/21/are.dietary.supplements.working.against.you) so I think you need to be there for your friend, offer science based medical advice where you can, be there to point out if she is going to do something dangerous regarding alternative medicine or if she is being ripped off (even more than she currently is) by alternative medicine.\n
The plural of ox is oxen.
Thanks for your reply, yeah she is not happy.\n\nI think the shock is because she doesn't believe in ghosts and has never seen anything like this. \n\nI'll ask her to talk some more and I'll write it. \n\nShe was only a foot away from the cat and could describe it in great detail. She saw it breathing too.
> ...contains as much antibiotics...  \n\nI didn't know "antibiotics" was a thing you could measure.\n\n*edit:  I forgot to mention that garlic does contain the anti-microbial compound [Allicin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allicin).  
I've talked with the guy who made this website, he said that there are quite a lot of people who actually paid. They have a couple hundred "ready to adopt your pet" atheists all over US.\n\nI know this is not a good thing to do, but oh well, those christians will give away their money to someone else anyway ("Let's fund more billboards!"), so why not jump in? 
Bit ironic on the tweet from Jack Welch since he was known for beating earnings estimate very consistently and one of the reasons: [GE’s Jack Welch Knows About Cooking the Books](http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/10/ges-jack-welch-on-bls-book-cooking/)
I think you are confusing the term homeopathy with alternative medicines.\n\nHomeopathy is a form of alternative medicine, However altenrative medicine streches much further than just alternative medicine.\n\nhomeopathy is  a form of alternative medicine that believes in dilution of the active content.  
Anyway we're deviating. My question was actually to do with the fundamental claims of NLP, and whether its all woo or if there's any scientific basis for it.
In a way this kind of brings me hope, i mean when i look where i am now i can't say i'm exactly please with it all. I have great family and friends etc but it doesn't feel like everything is together properly yet. It's kind of hard to explain.\n\nSee the jobs near me are next to none, unless i wanted to work in a nursing home (being a seaside town, while i took an IT Diploma  so it's not really my thing). I'm just here applying for loads and barely getting a response, it's kind of disheartening. I have dreams where my life is completely different (i have never had a dream of "random impossible crap" unless i was lucid which has only happened twice, the first time i drove a supercar and the second i had no idea what to do, got excited and promptly woke up) but i digress. Nothing feels in place at the moment and i just want to be living a "normal" life, not knowing that whatever i apply for i will likely not even hear anything back from.\n\nI was always interested in the RAF and in one of my dreams i was on an Aircraft carrier looking into the sunset thinking "wow, i'm just so glad i have came this far, this is amazing". I can honestly say when i woke up i wanted to go back to sleep and live there forever, i honestly prefer my "dream worlds" to real life lately (i'm not depressed, just not having a job and a lot of time to think does this). \n\nI go swimming a lot to keep myself active (as i want to keep myself in at least decent shape) but that's neither here nor there, it's just good that i'm doing something right. Anyway, back to the dreams, i used to always think back to my decisions that i have made in the past, while i have had it kind of easy growing up (no abuse, arguments etc) it always makes me think what would have happened if the decision i took was the opposite to what i did. I mean what if i chose another college course, what if i went into the RAF etc. \n\nI have had dreams of the future too, stuff ranging from meeting the perfect girl, moving to Australia, raising a family, those kind of things. It lifts me up a bit to even experience those dreams because i wake up and i can honestly say i would be happy if i ended up like that. It just sucks that i don't see much change at the moment and i have no idea what's going to happen in my life. Let alone these different possible outcomes. It's strange how even when you realise it's a dream, it all feels so damn real, the love to the girl i met was honestly like nothing before. \n\nSorry for the ramble, good to write about things sometimes i guess. Also any spelling / grammar, it's 3.30am and i'm about to head to sleep. If you want me to expand on any of it just say, but thanks for posting the comment that i can respond to like this.
Agreed. You can't say, "Bottom LINE! Are you STILL...?" over top of Oz and expect the general public to understand why you are on the offensive. Besser seemed to assume that the general audience knows how important multiple studies are.
>What do you have to say about the notion that the US government didn't carry out the attacks, but merely allowed them to occur? And then reaped the benefits?\n\nAnd why claim that they were cognizant of the plan and not just plain inept, ignorant, and foolish? For instance, just look at how Bush took care of New Orleans.\n\n>You want me to prove that there are "a few hundred people at minimum (more likely several thousand would have to have been involved) [that] have no conscience"? Look at the way our soldiers have been murdering people in the middle east for years.\n\nApparently you are not aware of the hundreds of soldiers that have told their superiors about war crimes, or, if their superiors are hushing the story up, the press. Bad analogy, and even if it would work, it's clearly wrong.\n\n>Statements like this don't mean shit. How would you know? Have you ever been a part of the super rich elite? Money is a hell of a drug, man.\n\nSo they gave millions to every single person involved in the conspiracy, so now they're all part of the elite? How convenient. Uh ... but where's the paper trail? Sure, it's possible, but why take such a claim seriously.\n\n>These are questions that are actually worth asking. Surely, you aren't against asking questions? \n\nThose questions are stupid.
If a mod has an idea behind the event then I'm sure they will!\n\nBut anyone can attempt to explain the experience. For now we won''t have a specific person. :)\n\nHopefully the community will step up to the plate, instead of just sitting in rapt disbelief!
anymore history behind this?
I don't understand what I'm looking at in the first picture.  It looks like a fenced in yard with some sort of structure and parking lot lights.  Can someone illustrate the picture for us?  Thanks
but it's well after dark at that point. At least it has been.
I'd confidently wager that over 95% of the time it has nothing whatsoever to do with "capitalizing" on patients' ignorance that the treatment is most likely not curative. Furthermore, from a biological standpoint there's not strict dividing line between palliative chemotherapy and curative because palliatively administered chemo could in some cases have curative effects. In most cases the exact probabilities are unknown and it's fairly pointless whether to define the dividing line between palliative and curative chemo as 5% cure rate or 2% cure rate or 1% cure rate. If your point is that doctors just want to make money off of the ignorance of their patients, you should cite a different article.
There are numerous angles to take on the whole 9/11 debate. Just because you believe one conspiracy does not suggest you believe in all conspiracies. Take the many factions of Catholicism for example. Same basic beliefs but they can't agree. 
But they aren't necessarily good. Similarly a fireplace is beautiful, valuable, and harmful all at once.
Hardly.\n\nPeople who don't vaccinate their kids are killing their own and other peoples kids. It's really just that simple. \n\n What difference does the weapon make to the people who die by another persons hand. Pull a trigger or spread a virus the people on the receiving end are just as dead.\n
I was originally planning this to be a personal initiative, mainly to compare similar experiences people have had. If we had category tags for the stories, I think they need to be discussed and thought about a bit since there's so much overlap between them. I did plan on linking to stories in the original post I made so that it's easier to find the older stories later, especially as new ones get posted. If we had category tags, then there wouldn't really be a need to do that, which might be better.
jitter = random bouncing\n\ntree jitter = the random bouncing of the trees in the video independent of the Main object.\n\nIn a true hand held video, you would expect that the random bouncing was caused by the camera alone, and so the trees would be just as solid as the main subject.
IMO it's too sharp to be in the actual picture. Resolution does not match. I could just be debris on the image when scanned. 
Don't worry my friend! I read that post, it did exist and did reach the front page of whichever subreddit I saw it on.
I don't get it. Your skeptical about the claim that the AMA and state boards shut down its competition through licensing, regulation and agencies like the FDA? It's pretty common knowledge since it is recorded history and just look around you. Also, keep in mind that he is a doctor.
I'd say Camp Pendleton or a Chinese lantern. But most likely the lantern...which should be banned in SO, CA, even though it's been a bit wetter than usual lately.
MC Frontalot - Origin of Species:  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yrwzi3clPQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yrwzi3clPQ)\n\nMC Frontalot - Scare Goat:  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5cRE2xqR7Y](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5cRE2xqR7Y)\n\n:D
Facilitated communication was totally disproved ages ago. I can't believe it's still going on. 
this article was a good read, i enjoyed it.  thank you :)
I don't understand. Why is this an article on a skeptic website?\n\nAlso, another dumb ass who doesn't know the difference between trolling and insulting.
There is nothing to it. Some massage or manipulation feels good. I'd recommend the articles in [SBM](http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/category/acupuncture/) about the scientific findings. Plus, it is based on pre-scientific ideas of energy points in the body, which do not exist. When the basic aspects of a practice are wrong, you have to doubt.
I am inclined to give more credence to the consensus of the physics community than to the wiki article. As good as wikipedia is, it's open to editing by anybody and while this normally results in good balance, mistakes can creep in.\n\nRevision is an important part of the scientific process and one of it's greatest strengths is the ability to adjust to new data. That's what sets  science apart from dogma.
That's completely wrong. I don't understand how you can be a champion of skepticism while making shit up to prove a point.
It works great!!!!... Until you sweat again.
Sorry, wasn't sure. Around here "parmesan" is used to refer to the type of cheese and "parmigiana" is used exclusively to refer to veal and chicken-based dishes. You walk into a pub and ask for a "parma" and you get a chicken parmigiana. Then you ask for the parmesan if you want to add (more) cheese to it.
Still. It's a step in the right direction. So what if nothing comes of it. It gets this issue out into the public discourse.
Actually, it's probably better that their treatments are spiritual or homeopathic.  Better that then something like chemical castration which was used by the UK when homosexuality was illegal.
*...You're not wearing your rage crystal?!!!*
>Hmmm...I bet you get to charge insurance companies for the procedures. Special Billing codes. Why wouldn't a bunch of doctors want to do this?\n\nThis is the same argument the anti-vaccination movement uses (profit motive by big pharma), and I don't think it has a place in /r/skeptic. Assuming that doctors would intentionally harm to a baby for a few extra bucks is a baseless accusation. You're also appealing to emotion instead by repeating "genital mutilation" instead of refuting the article with factual evidence. 
Yeah, it wasn't a rental by any means. It was a retail version of the movie.
It is fine to ask. =)\n\nShe didn't. She drove home and I left early to stay with her. 
10k people saw the flares, which is what the videos shows and is widely debunked. The more "impressive" sighting was the first, and seen by few. One of those looked at the lights through a telescope and could pick out the wings of the aircraft. After that, some people spread word of the "UFO" and tons of people were out looking to see something, so of course when the flares showed up they made a big deal of it.\n\nAnd really? They believed it to be a single craft? You give the average person way too much credit. I certainly don't think the governor should get special status. We have people in government that claim evolution and the big bang are satan's lies ffs. 
It may be the leading scientific theory, but it has far from been proven to be the absolute beginning. Multiverse theory is a much better explanation in my opinion, and I personally think that the idea of a "beginning of time" as we have traditionally thought about, is as outdated as religion.
How is this related to UFO's and what's the argument that it is a UFO?
I heard someplace (probably from some New Age person) that after death people revert back to the age in which they were happiest. \n\nI was also born when my father was 40, but I think I'd recognize him at any age. \n\nI also saw him a few days after he died. My brother saw the same thing. We were sitting in my parent's house, and we both saw my dad by the front door. He then wondered around the house and exited through the back door to the porch. My other siblings didn't see this. 
I have a feeling that's where he got his reddit name from.\n\n"I'm a doctor"\n\n-Really, what's your field?\n\n"Chiropractic."\n\n-Well you're not a real doctor.\n\n"YES I AM SO A REAL DOCTOR ILL TELL MY MOM YOU MADE FUN OF ME" *sob whinge cry*
I find it sad that this needs to be explained to most people...
Shermer and his ilk are a bunch of half wits.\n\nIf they spent just half the energy they use to debunk, out of spite,and instead aided the scientific method,....then they might be useful.\n\nThis topic for example.\n\nSo Shermer is now an interstellar space traveler with all the secrets?\n\nHe knows completely and totally fuck all about any possible space craft or the possible EBEs\n\nNobody knows....or at least,nobody is talking.\nNobody can say they exist and this is how they do it,....and nobody can say they don`t exist and this is why they can`t do it.\n\nThere is no way we can compare our primitive technological skills with a potential lifeform that could be thousands to millions of years more advanced than us.\nObviously if they are derpier than we humans,.....they aren`t going to be coming around,although they may exist somewhere,.......we`re not going to be too interested in Planet of the Reets.\n\n
I agree about emotional appeals, but sometimes you need a shorthand for "this is beyond a simple disagreement." For instance, when discussing creationists, I wouldn't hesitate to call their work garbage. If asked I would have gone into more detail about Seralini's work. I was just offering the above poster a shorthand and a starting point to put Seralini's work in context: "Yes, it sounds impressive, but Seralini has an axe to grind and a history of statistical fudgery."
If I may add, it's hard enough figuring out what those lights in the sky are even now w all our fancy gizmos and iPhones. Tell y'all what, if it turns out there are aliens, I'll shake the OP's hand and buy him a beer. 
>There absolutely was a blank slate ideology for a time advocated by various well-meaning but mistaken intellectuals. I'm shocked you'd deny that.\n\nI'm not 'denying' anything, it's just simply untrue based on what I know. But I might be wrong and I've overlooked some area - are you able to give an example?\n\n>There are many books written on this, including the most well known by Steven Pinker, "The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature".\n\nNot a very good example to use. TBS is a well-known piece of polemic and Pinker was not very careful in picking examples to support his case. One of the main fields that he focused on was behaviorism but (as I mention above) there is no way that this can be considered a blank slate position. Even with the infamous 12 infants quotemine of Watson's, Pinker fails to explain why he considered Watson to be a blank slatist when he was an ethologist who studied instinctual behaviors, and even included chapters on instincts in his books. \n\nHe also misrepresents the positions of a number of other people, like the anthropologists, including Montagu and Geertz, etc. \n\n>Even today people will speak of the mind as if it only exists because of language and nurturing, which is false. \n\nIt depends on what aspects of the mind they are talking about, but generally I believe most people lean far more heavily on the genetic determinists side. When a child is good at sport or music, what do the parents usually say? "Oh, he must have good genes!", or "Her brain is just wired for music!" - rarely do they say: "Well, they've practiced really hard for many years so it's understandable that they're quite good". \n\n>Anthropology textbooks from a few decades ago spoke of the mind as if all cognitive faculties were learned.\n\nDo you have an example?\n\n>They used to think that people from isolated cultures would be incapable of recognizing modern objects because they thought all image recognition and pattern recognition was entirely learned.\n\nAre you referring to the myth started by Captain Cook that natives could not see their ships because they didn't know what they were? I don't think that has ever been a serious scientific claim and, if I recall correctly, it was the anthropologists who dispelled the myth.\n\n>They pretended like evolution just skipped the mind, for political reasons.\n\nI'm interested in seeing you support this assertion.\n
Because that's not the wanted result by theists?
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Oh yes she has some traumas. As for inbalences, she was born with an imune deficiency and she suffers from chronic headaches. She also has night terrors which both her and I believe that this thing is responsible for them. 
In tests on the BSE prion, it has violated the species barrier more extensively than anyone ever expected, with less than a teaspoon of infected material causing an encephalopathy in every animal tried, over 80 species. The problem is the chicken and egg question. When did this prion appear in the cattle? One researcher believed it started with cows that were injected with a specific pesticide, and the cows-fed-to-cows practice is merely what spread the disease. It's far from the first prion disease known, but the question is how this particular scenario played out.
How many is too many? lol It's only been a few... *Damn Irish blood.*
boyfriend = massive troll
>Before, you cited the feminist factoid that DV is has a gendered slant, thats when I linked to the multiple papers about feminism falsifying data on abuse rates and uses unscientific methods to create "evidence".\n\nFor the record you didn't link to any 'papers' in the sense of peer-reviewed research, just some pop-media coverage that doesn't carry a lot of weight in these parts. Also, falsification isn't what your links discussed--they discussed *possible misrepresentation* of the meaning of non-falsified data, as well as concerns about unsupported inferences in feminist studies.\n\n>Catholics think that are a diverse group, did you know that there aer 20 different type of catholicism?\n\nYes I did, and Catholics *are* a diverse group with many differing views on various issues. Are you trying to argue that feminism is like a religion, and requires 'faith' to buy into? Would you simultaneously suggest that this is not-true/less-true of the MRM? Do you have any evidence for such a bold claim beyond a book you read?\n\n>I was not disputing the fact that there are feminisms, I'm stating that its a quasi-religion.\n\nYou accused me of pulling a No True Scotsmen when I didn't. I also take umbrage with your "quasi-religion" statement, but I doubt both that there exists any academic research that would support such agressive language, and that you're willing to abandon your position with any amount of evidence to the contrary. All I can really do is urge you, if you want to have as well-rounded a position as possible, to spend some time dealing with the drudgery of actually reviewing a substantial amount of feminist academic writing--you may be surprised by what you find vs what you've been told is the case.
Source!??!!! Dailymail of course.
Bloody Swap gas powered Chinese lantern weather balloons
/r/nosleep
Or just ask yourself how people like this guy http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/droit/iama_paranormal_investigator_ama/  Have made paranormal investigation groups and manage to do it over and over again after finding nothing each time - when his says like so many other groups - that he doesn't charge.
Headache medicine isn't important for most people, but yeah disinfectant and antibiotics are.
You could show them a chicken laying a white egg, and they would flip their shit about what horrible things you must have done to that chicken.
The thing is, though, GMOs have a negative stigma. And labeling GMOs without differentiating exactly what genes have been changed is pretty useless. Also, stuff labeled as using GMOs will probably be derided and sell less compared to products not using GMOs, leading companies to stop using GMOs. This is, in my opinion,  very bad as we essentially roll back our advances. 
Reminds me of my one experience with ghost hunting. This happened before the boom in Ghost Hunting shows. After seeing a post on meetup.com I decided to join an investigation. A couple of friends joined me and we met the larger group out in this rural area near the coast. It was said that a pirate ghost ship haunted the area. I was skeptical, but in it mostly for the adventure. I didn't expect to find anything, but our group made sure we weren't the guys that just shit on everything and spoiled everyone else's fun. It became apparent to me, talking to the people in the group, that each was more eager to believe than the next. The clincher for me came when we were walking down a dark path and all was quiet around us. A slight breeze was blowing. This girl says "Can you hear the creaking? It's the planks from the ship." I said "Or perhaps it's just the trees that are all around us." Her response was "Trees don't creak." "Uhhh, then why would a plank on a ship?" was all I could manage without laughing.
In the original comments, another redditor correctly designates it The Dumbpiphany
It's more being unable to focus on anything for very long.  It doesn't sound so bad, until you realize how many things require focus.  Like eating.  And sleeping. And relationships are really frikking hard if you can literally be distracted by a pile of snow and walk away in the middle of a sentence without realizing it.  Do you have any idea how hard it is to not do something you didn't realize you were doing in the first place?\n\nOn the plus side, I almost never get more than 5 lbs above my ideal weight range.  ADHD should be the next fad diet.
I can help with this one. I believe that I may have seen ball lightning once. I would not argue with someone who does not believe that it exists, because I may have been mistaken. I understand that my own senses are fallible, my own memory is fallible and that a subjective anecdote is not serious scientific study.
I've got so many skeptical/atheist/freethinking podcasts, but what's one more? Subscribed.
The paper was linked to (and quoted) in the article the OP posted. Here it is again: [Craniocervical arterial dissections as sequelae of chiropractic manipulation: patterns of injury and management](http://thejns.org.ezproxy.auckland.ac.nz/doi/pdf/10.3171/2011.8.JNS111212). \n\nI'm not sure what you mean by "What accredited Medical agency supported the study?", but it was published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. They received no special funding for their paper, as the data collected were just from people visiting their department over a period of time.
It said it would be part of a book to be out soon.  If it's more if the same I'm getting it and reading it to my kids.  The pictures make all the difference when trying to explain this to young'ns.
Indeed! One of the pirate party slogans is:\n\n> What do we want? \n\n> Evidence based IP Policy!\n\n> When do we want it?\n\n> Pending peer review!\n\n:)
Extremely creepy. Among the strangest things I've ever come across. I hope I get to experience this someday, can you imagine? D:
It seems to me that protecting the populace is an important role for the government.  While you and I may be able to read a label and make a good decision, the average person may not.  Simple safety regulations protect the average Joe.\n\nThe need for at least some regulation was recently driven home for me when I posted something to facebook.  It was a paper that found that 1 in 5 ayurvedic concoctions available for sale in the US contained mercury, arsenic, and other heavy metals.  These were present in levels 10x and sometimes 100x the levels that would be considered "safe" for daily exposure.  A friend of mine, who really loves this stuff, replied to the item saying that mercury was traditionally an element in vitality elixirs and that mercury toxicity was largely a "western scientific claim."  My jaw dropped.  I couldn't believe I was going to actually get a counter argument to "don't ingest mercury."\n\nNow, if someone is ill and looking for a cure and comes upon a shop where someone claims to have training, a degree, and even calls himself "doctor", will the person make the right decision?  Will they end up sicker because this charlatan is willfully ignorant of scientific knowledge?
Looks like one to me.
It's that new exorcism horror film The Rite, starring Anthony Hopkins.
I never suggested it wasn't a horrifying experience. It's happened to me. I said it's often mistaken as a paranormal experience.
Best FAIL of the year so far!
There is something bigger than ourselves out there.  Dinosaurs.
his views on Climate Change may not be why he was appointed, he may just have some serious dirt on your PM
> [..] suddenly, we dismiss all logic and rationality\n\nWill all due respect, I don't think I do. I don't say you are wrong; I'm simply not convinced. And I don't respect any religion, except if I happen to visit their church or temple. Or during their sacred traditions like funerals that doesn't do any harm.\n\nYes, not all religious people behave this way, so what is the link? I'm not saying there isn't one, I'm saying it's elusive. Let's for a moment assume you're right and religion is the major cause. Is it the morality enforced by sharia laws and the Qur'an to blame? Or the religious leaders from each branch of Islam? Or a collective guilt? How does this epiphany help with anything but to give a nice scapegoat? That's the problem I often have with religion. There is no obvious snake head to chop off. With religions like the Catholic church you at least have the Pope, and the cardinals to criticize, and who have great influence to enforce change. If you want to criticize the greatest Islam leaders for speaking with two tongues, I totally agree with you.\n\nFurthermore I want to point out that I'm in a sense more disappointed by protesters in Australia than in the other countries, even though they didn't kill anyone. They *should* have known better, and are a bunch of hypocrites when they try to surpress freedom of speech with freedom of speech and freedom to assembly. Is integration in Australia gone mad? The french protests went fairly well from what I read. Kudos to them. Maybe holding the protesters in Tunisia and Libya to a lower standard is arrogant and elitist, but it's difficult to not consider them on a different playing field altogether.
There is "evidence" , but it only really exists as witness testimonies from abduction cases and whistleblowers. Much of Phil Schnieder's testimonies corrolates with underground bases, secrecy, 'grey' inhabitation and their agenda etc. \nI can't say for sure if any of this is the truth. Maybe its all an overhyped conspiracy derived from rambling crazy people that has mutated over time. \n Perhaps these parasitic aliens are just so advanced beyond our comprehension that they could psychologically manipulate, control and elude us very easily. Isn't that what we would expect from a universe infinitely large and extremely old? Could they be like a cosmic mosquito and Earth is its host? \nIf disinformation and official denials on this topic are a form of psyco warfare. I'd say it works pretty well to the point that the majority of the populace becomes so confused by the topic that it can be readily ignored and ridiculed. \n\nReally comes down to whether you want to believe it or not. Personally I have no idea. And if it were all true I wouldnt want to believe it anyway simply because of how terrifying that reality would be. Ignorance is bliss.\n 
Time to get his pages up in Google results. Let's see the colon assholes ferment their brains over trying to sue Google. 
regardless of the health implications, I think the political/economic component of the HFCS issue is entirely too crucial to ignore.  Meaning, even if it turns out that HFCS and regular sugar are metabolically identical, I would (continue to try to) avoid products with HFCS anyway.\n\nonce you start looking at labels, it is sort of insane how omnipresent it is.  I try to heed Michael Pollan's advice and mostly shop from the outer areas of the supermarket.
This is old.\n\nhttp://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=81483
> Does transfer of wealth really equal transfer of liberty?\n\nThis is why I said "one could argue that some of that 1% violated the NAP to become the 1%, but this is a different, but similar, issue".\n\nThis is based on context. Was the wealth acquired via NAP? Is it a rich judge who acquired their wealth from a system of taxation? Is it someone who was given favors in the "free market" by government? The military complex for example? Then probably not a transfer of liberty as the wealth was ill-goten.\n\nHow about an indie game where you build using blocks. And the owner makes millions and then decides to give millions to the employees who helped make it happen? Was their wealth ill-goten?\n\n> Would that make any progressive taxation system inherently an unfree taxation system?\n\nI think any taxation on labor is unfree. A person mows you lawn for a month and in return they help deliver your child. What do you tax? The "value" of that transaction? The intent of such a taxation system is utilitarian but, in the end, the money is simply siphoned to a centralized trough worth trillions of dollars from which the ultra rich feed leaving crumbs for those the tax was supposed to help in the first place.\n\n> Should everybody pay exactly the same tax in an ideal system?\n\nWhat is an ideal system? A system based on liberty does not claim to be ideal. I would prefer that people pay usage fees. Today, we pay usage fees for roads in the form of a tax on the fuel.\n\n
>I was immediately struck with a powerful grounding sensationIve noticed feeling more centered focused and less hyperactive \n\n>-Reid T\n\n\nI'm sold!
Scumbag Article:\n\nCastigates the general public for not examining hairless animals with a rational scientific eye to find out what they really are.\n\nMain pic calls a [hairless chimpanzee](http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/04/chimpsloitation-has-got-to-sto.html) a monkey.
i don't think it matters.  either you believe in ghosts or you don't.  any idiot can say a picture is Photoshopped.  only a wise man will consider what could happen if it isn't.  
From Wiki: "While these degrees may be held by people outside of these states and provinces, in most other jurisdictions, the terms are unprotected and may be used by anyone, regardless of educational level."\n\nWeeeeeeell goooooood.
*Former* CIA. It's not like they can fire him.
This is the biggest load of bullshit that I have ever read. I would continue describing it further but I'd rather not want my armpits covered in shit after I reach into it.
>there's a lot of things **I have to do** to be calm in a day.\n\nIt sounds like it is actively interfering in his quality of life, which is pretty much **the** exact textbook line drawn between "just liking patterns or rituals" and "there is a problem."\n\nIt sounds like it's mild and possibly not bothering him much, but if it's actively interfering in his life--which it sounds like it is--why *wouldn't* you get treatment?
I think the difference with this show is that it shows how vile and odious the whole business of mediumship is-essentially an abuse of people made vulnerable by grief. 
> departed with reality\n\nDid you mean to say "parted with reality"?  Otherwise they would have gone away and taken reality with them.  I'd like it to stay right where it is.
The PH buffers in your system are remarkably resistant to PH change.  Which is a damned good thing, because if they weren't, drinking lemon juice would kill you (along with 200 other commonly eatten/drinking items).
Hmm... Does it come with magnets?
For the tl;dr crowd: Be open minded but not 'til the point your brain falls out.\n\nFair summary?
Just came here from the disappearing escalator thread. This freaks me the fuck out, I remember having this argument when I was 8 years old. (I'm 23 now) I remember it so clearly. It went on for 5 or 6 days of my older brother and friends making fun of me for not knowing what opaque meant. \n\nwhat.fuck.the.how.is.this.real.\n\nI have never checked the definition since that day. Today I did. Now I'm questioning something that happened to me as a kid that suddenly no one remembers NOT EVEN MY DAD. Here goes:\n\nSo in the original glitch thread someone mentioned being tested a lot as a kid and going to a "homeland village" or something similar to that name. I'll find it in a minute and link it. Anyways, it suddenly jogged my memory, I remembered being taken to a facility and everything. I asked my dad about it the day I read the thread (day before last) and he confirms that I was IQ tested, but says the school never gave him any documentation. Ever. I asked him what my IQ score was, learned I scored a 156(I have no way to confirm this, but if true, I have a fucking scumbag brain). I became ever-more curious and started asking more questions, and my father looked uncomfortable and didn't make eye contact for a lot of it. \n\n* I asked him why he never asked for documentation or why none was given. He said he didn't know.\n* Asked if he knew I was taken to a different facility for weird tests. He said no *and looked away guiltily*. (At this point I was so completely mind fucked, you have no idea.)\n* Lastly I asked him if it was an IQ test given to everyone at school. He said it was only for kids who made straight A's. He didn't remember if it was school or state testing. \n\nReally and truly I think my father knows more than he is admitting. I remember the program I was in was called G.O.A.T.(yes, like fucking fallout3, that's not important) it stood for Gifted or Advanced Teaching. Except I remember just being absolutely terrified, and wanting to leave. My only specific memory being of a very large man in a very military looking suit, ending a conversation with \nHim: You can go home or you can stay with us. What do you want yaromier?\nMe: I want to go home. \nI do not remember in any way shape or form anything else from that facility, but my dad remembers the test I took that never provided documentation. What. The. Fuck. Ever since that glitch thread I thought I was just experiencing false memories, Now I don't even know what reality is O__________________________O\n\n\n**EDIT** So I decided to scroll on and noticed the thing about Australia. Sure enough, I remember New Zealand being on the top left, and Australia was more of a kidney shape, and had no spiked peninsulas, and wasn't even near fucking new guinea in any fucking way because it was in the middle of the fucking ocean and I remember even asking a teacher the fastest way to get to new Zealand, she said by airplane, because there's no way a boat could make in there in a couple hours like a plane would. **I'm not fucking making any of this up. I have no logical way to explain why so many of my memories now seem altered. Quite frankly, I'm scared.\n\n**REEEMIXXXX** Formatting
Selfish question, but maybe applicable to other folks here: I just finished a Master's degree in a soft-science field (archaeology). I'd love to start a career in public science education: magazines, TV, internet, software, publishing, anything like that. Basically, I want to be involved in getting people to enjoy science. Any advice on places to start or things to do in the meantime?
Maybe you have a point, but it's also possible that the scorn and ridicule the "Dragons" heaped upon the jerk has some positive effect, like making homeopaths a little more skittish about the claims they make.
I approve of these types of studies.
Fixed Quote to match what Palin said verbatim.
Heh, maybe the "early 1990s computer game" fidelity of the recorder is meant to be some sort of "artistic choice".
I only managed to watch it until Penn started talking. The second I saw that level of contrast I knew what was going to happen and had to shut it off. The collision of emotionally-driven opinion against the wall of calm rationale is terrible to watch.
I wonder if many of his patients read his blog. It can't be good for business :)
Well, you seem to think there is a UFO phenomenon, as far as anyone knowing what these occurances are; I think we have no idea what some UFOs are. The Israel videos obviously have a real phenomenon in them, but can, or will anyone come forward with definitive evidence? No. Huge wads of circumstantial evidence, but for many it is convincing that there is indeed something unexplained.
WARNING: You Tube has stuck ads all over this video ffs! \n[Relevant thread](http://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/jyyel/i_have_never_been_more_disturbed_by_anything_as_i/) - originally posted by r/user glitterbones\nSorry if you have already seen this, the same phenomenon recorded by a technician, skeptical of his own findings, he actually records two types of phenomenon, discs and rods, the rods at one point penetrate the hull of one shuttle - you hear an astronaut ask "anyone see that".  The discs IMO are some kind of living organism we have yet to classify.
There's a lot that cannot be adequately explained by stupidity. Example: building, maintaining, and wielding the largest and most powerful military in history of humanity.
Definitely sampling bias in that case.I'm not trying to be the whiny religious kid here (I really don't care what the studies say; it wouldn't surprise me if they are true anyway) but the selection method here is clearly flawed.
It's like monopoly having a form to report fake money.
probably better to have some news than what is being pitched by the government.
This is the paranormal subreddit!!
Yeah but listen to him. He's as sharp as he was from over 40 years ago! I can only hope to have his sharp mind when I'm his age.
> I have yet to see one single bulletproof evidence.\n\nThat is the result of various things, not the least of which is the fact that most people are too lazy to do all the research that one admittedly has to do in order for the concept of Cumulative Value to come into play.\n\nEither way it doesn't matter.  The reality of ET existence is not here to be believed by you or anyone.  It is what it is, and it doesn't matter if me or you or whoever say "nuh uh...it can't be true cuz o this and cuz o that" till we're blue in the face. lol.  My unwillingness to hold your hand and gently walk you through all the evidence that exists - spoon feeding you gerber baby tid bits so that you can truly understand what you're looking at - doesn't prevent the reality from existing.\n\nThat might be frustrating for some, but so is a mindset that *thinks* it's critical when in reality it's nothing but ignorance and hubris manifesting itself - an ignorance whose flames are further fanned by TPTB and bought hook, line, and sinker by the majority of the people.
Couple things\n\n- when the cameraman claimed his audio went totally out cause Mel apparently drained the battery, how did they have a clear audio recording of that then?\n\n- is it just me, or is it slightly creepy to pay for a dead girl's cell phone bill for 8 years just for her voicemail? (which he admitted he hadn't listened to since she died!) \n\n- It bothers me how much the cameramen are involved, aren't they just hired guns, why are they offering their opinions?\n\n- I literally lol'ed when Mel's "friend" said "what up".  Can you imagine a ghost talking like that? \n\n- The voices sound way too clear.  Also the reactions of the group and especially the parents, don't seem impressed enough. When they ask how many spirits there are and she replies "8 12 10" for example they just laugh like they were expecting it.\n\nIMO it's not real, but I do believe you'll hear what you truly want to hear.  My whole thing is imagine these guys went to a house and set up all the equipment and cameras and mics and didn't get one solid piece of evidence of a ghost present.  Then what? No show? Of course not, they have to fabricate some stuff so a TV show can be produced. The problem with that is the audience has no idea what's authentic and what was just thrown in to bring people to the show.
Dude, chemical bonds are chemical bonds. Either an absorbed photon has sufficient energy to break it or not (that's the physics). No one is saying that non-ionizing radiation is harmless, just that all it can do is heat something up through thermal energy transfer (for instance electromagnetically jiggling the molecules faster and faster - this is what we interpret as a temperature increase). Sit in a microwave oven and you'll die - of the water in your body boiling and your cells eventually bursting. Run a mic-oven, open it and quickly inhale the air and you're at risk of destroying cells in your throat and lungs due to the traces of ozone formed inside. Wait 5 seconds before doing that and it dissipates harmlessly. \n\nThe point is that microwave radiation used for communications tech is non-ionizing. Too much of it can hurt you but NOT by giving you cancer. 
ROFL
Thank you for that info... the first thing I thought of was "WTF?  There were no MDs running?"  MDs love to run and crap...\n\nEdit:  That lady's blog seems like crap.  My PA/Nurse Practitioner can diagnose my Flu and sinusitis, as well as any doctor.  If anything else happens, I'll go to a specialist (Actually, I have an Allergy Clinic Nurse Practitioner)
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."\n\nOh, that's just old crap written in another country. Abandon it, it has nothing to do with the modern world. Doesn't help anyone. It's obsolete.\n\nThe new law is:  "Do what you will."  Obviously. See where that's getting us these last 40 years.\n\nSorry you had a ridiculous professor.
I disagree. This is too sciency for /r/atheism. I was also surprised that pastoralist societies have a more "active" god than horticultural. I didn't think the reason of social bonds was a strong enough one.
i see cabin staff on every delta flight with cell modems, so the drinkers can pay by credit card 
What's the test, I will try it. I have always used boards that I make by hand, I haven't actually used a Ouija board, I always tape and alphabet and whatever words/letters I want down on a good table, using a sturdy glass cup normally. I think it would be accurate enough if I'm blindfolded as I wouldn't consider it a straight 'test' if it just went to yes. Also the boards I make are different every time since I tailor them to whatever table I'm using so it's not like I have a memorized board in front of me every time.\n
Each counter-claim is a link leading to a full article explaining it, with lots of sources.
The preponderance of strong, convincing evidence from multiple sources with disparate agendas, separated in time, space, and ideology?\n\nI'd like to think so, but not everybody has time to evaluate that much evidence.\n\nThe comical implausibility and/or lack of evidence for the conspiracy theories?\n\nProbably.
Except when they are used instead of *proven* medicine.
Just remember, he's a slow typer.
Many people confuse intolerance with allergy.\n\nMilk intolerance is related to intolerance of lactose, a sugar in milk, and it's caused by the inability to produce lactase, the enzyme that prepares that sugar for your body to eat. \n\nMilk allergy is related the proteins in milk, not the sugars. Casein is one of those, but you can bet all those dead pus cells don't go unnoticed. \n\nYour acne will go away not just thanks to stopping of the allergic reaction to casein (which is usually mucus, mucus, more mucus), but the* drop in all natural growth hormones from milk, most worrisome being the *insulin-like growth factor 1* hormone - which is really powerful, more so than human growth hormone. Milk really does make you grow. Teens are the most vulnerable to milk since they already have their own elevated levels of growth hormones, thus increasing the condition for acne. 
why use that background? great comic, but I can hardly read the text
Saw this a long time ago, and wanted to see it again, but could never remember the name of the program.  You wouldn't happen to know would you?
Nope...that's it. And Google has never given me any good leads of them. I mean, it doesn't even really make sense. Cliffhang? Like, what the hell is that? I know what a "cliffhanger" is, but it's not "cliffhanger". It's "Cliffhang", someone or something capable of handing something to another.\n\nI wonder if I have always been screwing up the words. Maybe there's some kind of homophone-esque set of lyrics that SOUNDS like "Cliffhang, hand it to me cliffhang". Like..."clip bang, and a tomb eclipse, hey!"
Who is making all this shit? Can some dumb viral marketing team just take credit for this already so we can go about our business?
Wiggle your left index finger just past the first knuckle - it'll sort your depression right out!
any idea what the constellation and trajectory are?
If life has arisen many, many times throughout the universe then this is all experimental data to them. They may be interested in the very long process of species development. They may step in to keep us from wiping ourselves out and completely ending the experiment, but the process of humans developing seems to interest them. If they were to help us, we might develop just like them. They might be interested in seeing what we develop on our own. In other words, they probably respect developmental diversity.  
It sounds a lot like John Lash's description of an Archon, except it should have a notch on the edge; given in a Coast To Coast interview:\n\nhttp://www.demonoid.ph/files/details/1970760/1048263/
good job man
Even if they pull out your eye to insert some kind of technology into your skull?
being that I was at a [7] when I saw this video, saw the three ufos in a row and of course thought of Orion's belt. I intended that to be more of an idea of a message that supposed aliens could convey by flying in formation, my sincerest apologies reddit
Essentially you're defending the trade by giving prominence to a few unidentified individuals who you consider to be competent. \n\nCan you at least tell us who they are? Perhaps identify the world's foremost accepted expert in the subject - I'd really would like to read what they've said on the subject.
Sleep paralysis dawg. It can bring you to the mid point between having a nightmare and lucid dreaming and you constantly battle between things feeling very real and things going horribly wrong. I've had several instances just like yours where I feel very awake and yet I have a 'demon' on my chest. I just learn to deal with it now and 'push them aside' and go back to sleep.
The principle behind it of course, is that water has memory! \n\nAnd the pills: they're dry! \n\nSo, nothing. Homeopathy is literaly nothing with sugar on it.
i do all day every day
Anything Steven Greer says in the last 5 years...had alot of respect for him after Disclosure but he's gone batshit insane since
Parker brothers as we all know is entirely evil. Really the item is not as important as the belief put into it. I have seen many different ways to "talk" to ghost's. I'm not saying that those things don't happen, it would be more accurate to say they lay the foundation of common belief so that if and when it does happen, it has a higher chance of being a successful contact. 
I vote, voted! Great guests!
It was weird for me to go to Australia where the pharmacies are actually just that.  I went in to one looking to buy a pen or some batteries and they were like uh.. no, we sell medicine.\n\n... ohhhhh right!
Were you watching when he had his accident earlier? That must've been really hard on you.
With a mirror.
I had a dream a couple weeks ago that I was in an earthquake. Never had one of those before.\n\nI was in a grocery store with family when everything started rocking side to side about a foot. In the dream I thought cool, I'll record this. So I get my phone out and start trying to turn the cam on when it's like the world gets thrust 50 feet one direction, 50 feet back the other direction. I'm on the floor, eyes shut and think "this is it" and the dream ends. 
I mean your powerless to change people from close minded ignorance that leads to horrible crimes like the one in this post.  There will always be crazies in the world, best just to ignore them.
My area of expertise isn't exactly ichthyoids, but isn't that guy's left hand covering the area you would normally find the eyes?
this is the crux of the religious problem. times are tough and ppl need to make a living but dont want to toil and sweat. so they come up with this shit to sell. it gets worse when they start telling you not only is it good for you but you need it or some demon djinn fairy evil spirit will get you. then they just live off ppls fear and paranoia and then society starts becoming fearful and paranoid. 
The black helicopters don't set off your bullshit detector, so to speak?
We were at a stop light.
>Science, in the case of aliens, seems to have a hammer and think that every problem is a nail.\n\nNo, not at all. Science is bottom-up thinking (we know nothing, now what can we find out?), while the UFO community uses top-down thinking (aliens are visiting us, where's the proof?). One is scientific because it makes no assumptions and only gathers knowledge through experiment. The latter is unscientific because it makes an incredible amount of unsubstantiated assumptions in order for it to be discussed at all.\n\n>To tell a person who saw a UFO that he saw "swamp gas" is insulting because it indicates that the person needs a PhD to distinguish the two.\n\nIt has nothing to do with intelligence. There are many well-educated people in this world that have made incredible claims to truth (Edgar Mitchell, the astronaut you mentioned, is an excellent example of this). The discerning eye of the scientific method, and of the peer review process, is only "insulting" if you're bringing egotistical baggage to the discussion.\n\nIn order to ascertain that extraterrestrial life exists, let alone extraterrestrial intelligence, let alone extraterrestrial visitation to Earth, we need far, far, far more than eyewitness testimony and/or photographs and videos of aerial phenomena. There's no way around it. We need more. It isn't insulting. It's honest! It's really okay.
That is an interesting take on it. I have seen a few of the tests on video, and the claimants seemed very confident before testing and very confused after. I imagine to save face, many need to call the whole thing a sham. \nI think that JREF would be happy to find real paranormal activity, tested thoroughly. They would be heroes! What motivation would there be to minimize it? \nI am a skeptic, but would be thrilled if it was proven.  
I have a feeling politicians color their grays away. Once they reach the highest office in the land they just stop caring.
aeronautical engineer here, I can verify that this is mostly likely what occurred. Source, I am an Aeronautical Engineer  
But it will, eventually, reach interstellar space. 
I've been wondering the same thing...
So if it's your personal right to not vaccinate your kid, that means that it's your personal right to put my kid at risk of catching some fairly nasty diseases?\n\nIs there some sort of equally irresponsible thing that I can do that could put your kids at risk that falls under the "personal responsibility" umbrella?
It refuses to acknowledge it because there is no evidence for it.
I applaud you, sir, on having **the** most professional retort I have ever seen on this subreddit.  Have you looked into the idea that a ghost could be a psychic imprint of a consciousness rather than the "soul" itself?  Just a thought, nothing more.  
I cant show you any clips of what I've seen. I wish i could, believe me. I can understand how anybody would be skeptical about this without seeing it up close and personal i guess. But my cell phone is all i've got and its a 4 year old Samsung that can barely get a clear shot of something 5 feet away during the daytime let alone at night. I see how you could think its just a harrier using VTOL, but even a harrier makes noise when its right above the trees next to you. If i could find a video on youtube of someone whose seen these things as close up as i have i also would, but so far, these are the best i've found. The lights on some of these "planes" dim completely except for occasional pulses of different colors of light. So many things they do defy conventional aerodynamics as well as FAA regulations. Hopefully more evidence presents itself. I'll keep looking for more as time goes on. 
My understanding of the original rational for HCG was that people observed that starving pregnant women lost body fat more quickly and had their organs receive less damage due to starvation than would ordinarily happen.\n\nThey theory is that a starvation diet can be not quite as unhealthy as it ordinarily would be if you trick your body into thinking it is pregnant.  There is no real research into whether HCG actually is protective during a starvation diet.\n\nI think the idea that you feel less hungry has just been tacked on by the people trying to make a buck.  This diet craze was ignited by Kevin Trudeau who has been convicted of fraud in the past.  He, as part of a plea deal, agreed to never again sell products using infomercials because of fraudulent claims he had made.  To get around that he just started selling books exclusively in his infomercials because those are protected by the first amendment so he can't be barred from that.
Eh, maybe you had trouble getting your kid to eat, but both of mine went at it like gangbusters on the first try. Boob was incredibly easy.
Uri kept on going for a good while after he had been pwned.
I found an article that explains it much better than the wiki article, and it appears the idea of exciting the atoms was my mistake from the way the wiki article was written: \n\nhttp://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/print/volume-71/issue-11/subsea/atomic-dielectric-resonance-scanning-takes-to-the-seas.html\n\nThe site appears to be a general drilling industry site, and the *How ADR works* section towards the bottom actually makes a lot of sense. \n
It was above the Volcano ride which blows smoke rings.  It looks like... a smoke ring.  You can even see some other wisps of smoke it is rising with. What is the simplest explanation?  No other reports of this UFO over a crowded theme park?  
Yes obviously a solid object with right angles, not artifacts from a low resolution photo
Just my own experience.  Like everyone, I haven't seen any doc that has proven anything. \n\nI grew up watching all the supposed reality supernatural stories on UPN (old network), checked out The Amityville Horror Story from my school library, and really just tried to keep my mind open. I was convinced the eyes in my posters would follow me around my roon.  As I grew older though, my faith started to fade and any tales of the supernatural were just that.  George and Kathy Lutz had sold their house to get out of their mortgage.   \n\nYou can imagine my shock and disbelief when it happened to me. Actually, I take that back. Unless you've shared something similar yourself, you will probably just consider me a crazy person.\n I sometimes do. I tend to over think everything naturally.\n\nIt was a few years ago and it happened in the house I live in now. I remember watching movies as a kid and thinking "I would just move if something like that happened to me".  But here I am in my early 30's, house of my own, a decent amount of money to my name and still it's just not that easy. If the Lutz's had tried to cheat their mortgage company it's easy to see why.\n\nBack to the point. It was late at night and I was sitting at my computer desk.  I was browsing the net (probably Reddit) when I thought I felt my phone go off in my pocket. Although, it was sitting right in front of me. On the base to my monitor. I scooted back in my chair and looked down to see my right pant pocket rolling around wildly as if someone was **Digging Through It!**. \n\nI remember being shocked. Looking from my pocket to my phone, my phone to my pocket.  I couldn't believe what was going on.  It didn't make sense. I patted my pocket flat as if it had caught fire naively thinking it would stop. When it didn't, I froze. I don't remember how long it was until I gained enough courage to stand up but I remember my pocket still moving continuously until I did. Unfortunately, even when I was standing I could still feel the fingernails brushing against my thigh. Finally, I was freaked the F out.  \n\nI threw my chair back and left for the living room where my brother and his gf at the time were watching tv. Right away they knew something was wrong.  I only asked if I could watch tv with them for a while.  I never sat down.  I felt so much safer being in the room with them that I just stood there. Speechless. It wasn't that I couldn't talk. It was that I didn't know how to explain or what to explain. Nothing I would've said would have made them take me seriously. Finally about 20 min later I filled them in. I remember for months after that, late at night staring at the lights of my ceiling fan. Too scared to close my eyes.\n\nA few more occurrences happened and I was starting to feel targeted.  Again though, I felt like I had no one to talk to or share with.  My family is very loving and loyal but we are all sensible.  I ended up getting pretty emotional about it.  My view on reality had been broken.  I tried to make sense of it.  Maybe I was tired and I was seeing things- I felt it first and that is what drew my attention.\n\nI am still in the same house but now stay in a different bedroom.  I really don't expect anyone to read all of that it just was nice to get it out of my system. I will leave you with a \n\n**TL:DR**\n\n**I was a complete skeptic til a ghost played pocket pool with me and taunted me til I switched rooms.**  \n\nedit: Typed the word if instead of it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
I was gonna ask if someone could edit the picture to make it more visible but I said fuck it. All I have to edit pictures is microsoft publisher, [so I had a go with it.](http://i.imgur.com/bH6TK.jpg)
[Quackwatch: Deepak Chopra](http://quackwatch.org/search/webglimpse.cgi?ID=1&query=Chopra)
My dad occasionally suffers severe back pain, throws it out or whatever from time to time (he does construction) and when he does he sees a chiropractor and gets an adjustment, and it always seems to get him up and moving again and relieves his pain and stiffness to the point that he can work just like he normally would again.\n\nI'm not bringing this up to say that Chiropractic is a valid practice, and obviously the idea that it can cure all disease just through spinal alignment is utter nonsense, but is it completely invalid or are there bits that are useful in their own right for relieving issues directly related to the spinal cord?
Gotcha.
if this is the case, the ascii crop circle's message all the more sense.
That's what a lot of people don't understand that are hardcore skeptics; It's hard to dismiss something that was just touching you. One good thing to note (Something I learned from my Wiccan friend) is many ghosts appear scary because people are simply afraid of the idea in general. That old lady may have just been trying to make sure you're OK.\n\nEDIT:Content
now skeeter...\n
> organic farming seems to be largely ideologically driven\n\nI know it's generalizing, but this has been my experience as well with people heavily devoted to it. MSNBC did a report a few years back that showed certain veggies have the same amount of pesticide residue and nutritional values regardless if they are organic or not, but the organic ones cost nearly double.  I shared the article with a very pro-organic friend and they didn't care. If anything, she was irked that cost was even mentioned.
It would be *awesome* if there were stats to back up the "cellphone is more likely to kill you by distracting you while driving than by causing cancer" factoid. I would *love* to quote that one at people and mean it. Are there any stats at all on mobile phone related cancer deaths?
Hey, that's neat; I just heard an interview with guy a couple weeks ago on Point of Inquiry.\n\nFor those interested : [Jonathan Kay PoI interview](http://www.pointofinquiry.org/jonathan_kay_among_the_truthers/)
They do a pretty good job compiling UFO vids, but they could do better at weeding out the more explainable sightings and/or hoaxes.  So obligatory, as in *essential, necessary*, not so much.  To me the phrase "sometimes useful, sometimes inconsequential" fits better.  Perhaps *ambivalent*. ;)\n\nEDIT: Also, the ultra-chill music score is occasionally off-putting.
Same date I received it, and yeah it was both sent and received
Shit, I think that they have modeled their observation craft to perfectly resemble footballs and baseballs so that they can have *the best seat in da house*.
Thanks!
Yea, well, placebo is a concept.
A someone that has done both, I just pinched myself in the face and won.
I get what you're saying, but as far as our understanding of the universe goes, there's really nothing as great as the universe's ability to think about itself through humans. ...Not to sound too much like a Neil Tyson soundbite machine.\n\nI don't so much think humans are the pinnacle of evolution as I think the things we can create and the things within our grasp will be the *known* pinnacle of evolution... which is why inhibitors of this are kinda... cancerous to the world, in my opinion.
Natural News or Jesse Ventura might as well be an Alex Jones link.
I wish situations like this were studies in school. Meh, I wish we had 'odd human behavior' classes.
Well alright, Sinister marketing guy, if you REALLY don't think I should see your movie, then I guess I'll just watch Wreckin' Ralph instead.
Your dad is assuming you blindly accept everything that the establishments tell you. We accept science because of things like peer review, blind / double-blind tests, and an abundance of evidence in the positive. \nIf a scientist makes a claim that has no support, they will be shut down and can face punishment. Pseudo-science doesn't have any forms of testing, and when questioned on it, a lot of 'true believers' will resort to things like ad hominem arguments.\n\nThe fact is that to 'truly' be a skeptic, you have to question any claims, the fact and fiction will sort themselves out.
I was being entirely facetious.
What if...it wasn't a joke?
How large was it? If you were holding a quarter at arm's length? Or a dime? Or a football? How much light was it giving off?
In absence of testimony from someone who saw a picture or took a picture, all we have is people saying they heard that someone took a picture.
Dude, that shit is dangerous. My friend once had a homeopathic beer and got super fucked up, so we had to give him so 0.000000000003 diluted alcohol to make him better. 
I sent my local station an email informing them they were indirectly killing people all in the name of 9am ratings by giving this asshole airtime.  \nDidn't hear back.  \nI think I came on too strong.
[I got the argument from the wiki on it](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalām_cosmological_argument)
But it gets blog hits.
You must have missed this part:\n\n>And this of course depends on the subject of the debate, for example someone denying the existence of the sun or something. Certainly some things are inarguable…\n\nThanks for the downvote though.
I tried looking for some evidence to back up his claim all I found were a few articles that said taking "extremely" (whatever that means) cold showers could increase the risk of heart attack in people with heart disease. But they said that taking extremely hot showers can have the same effect. And both very hot and very cold showers should be avoided after exercise.\n\nI also found a few articles saying that taking a cold shower could be good for you. That it opens pores and could help with depression.
Herbal remedies have 1 thing pharmeceuticals dont : thousands of years of successful use.
She's giving up her right to be a cyborg too...
You sure it's not your reflection?
the history channel is an educational channel?
This might still fall under "the tacit approval of nonsense", but once you have a situation where there is a licensing authority for something, it gives the advocates and practitioners of that something a leg to stand on. It's a kind of circular logic where "x is legitimate because there's a regulating body, and there's a regulating body because x is legitimate".
Fair enough.\n\nFor the record, I don't think you should be downvoted. If my chart weren't completely facetious, your critique would be spot on.
You make the assumption that I want to persuade these people to change their minds.  They are adults.  I'm just going to make fun of them.
That's sad. The vaccinations have saved thousands of lives, but this will scare people from the vaccine and cause many kids to get seriously ill.
Actually, Dawkins disappointed me. \n\n\n"Others have it worse" is such terrible logic. I just expected better from him. He was right that it was blown out of proportion, of course, but it wasn't even directed towards the bloggers that really did all that. I don't even think he should have gotten involved at all, this is below him.\n\n\nThat logic could go on forever.\n\n\n    Dawkins should just shut up. All he has to do is hear about\n    someone complaining, there are Muslim women who have it far worse.\n\n\n    Atheists should just shut up about discrimination, there are other \n    minorities that have it worse.
Maybe if you shoved the beads up your ass and then pull them out quickly, it would at least distract you from whatever *other* pain you were feeling at that moment.  Other than that ... yea, nothin.
Thanks.  What I heard on Vermont Public Radio was apparently wrong then.
As I side note, I request an additional picture with you with only a goatee and your brother with a closer shave (assuming you were the bearded one, OP).  If you could find a tophat and monocle, this would be even better.  I'd like to see a well executed twin and evil twin.  \n\nAlso, awesome pic, jealous you got to meet him!\n\nEdit: only a goatee as opposed to a beard.  I was not requesting nekkid pics.
Political doctrines make particular stipulations about economics, governance, and law.  Religions don't necessarily do the same.  
well my brussels flemish is prolly worst ;) Anyway you should check out skepp.be; they seem great !\n\nAnyway I'll keep r/belgium posted
Seriously? Someone having challenges finding good UFO sites? Hrmmm,...well in the spirit of being diplomatic, I will instead reveal my UFO bookmarks which get a regular perusal. \n\nI cant say what is good, bad or real, but I can be inclusive,...without adding to what is already noted by others in this post. Good Hunting,...:D\n\n\n**Blogs:**\n\n\n[UFOs And Nukes](http://www.ufohastings.com/articles): Robert Hastings\n\n[A Different Perspective](http://kevinrandle.blogspot.ca/): Kevin Randle\n\n[Mysterious Universe](http://mysteriousuniverse.org/): Nick Refern\n\n[UFO Mystic](http://www.ufomystic.com/): Nick Redfern\n\n[SAUCERS, SPOOKS & SPIES...](http://saucerspies.blogspot.ca/): Nick Redfern\n\n[The UFO Iconoclast(s)](http://ufocon.blogspot.ca/): RRRGroup(A group of media guys)\n\n[The Bragalia Files](http://bragalia.blogspot.ca/): Anthony Bragalia\n\n[Vintage UFO](http://vintageufo.blogspot.ca/): Regan Lee\n\n[The Debris Field](http://thedebrisfield.blogspot.ca/): Lesley Gunter\n\n[Alien UFO Paranormal Times](http://alienufoparanormal.aliencasebook.com/)\n\n[Ufology Research](http://www.uforum.blogspot.ca/): Chris Rutkowski\n\n[Daily Grail](http://www.dailygrail.com/blogs/Chris-Rutkowski): Old Chris Rutkowski site\n\n[UFOs Scientific Research](http://ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.ca/search?updated-min=2012-01-01T00:00:00%2B10:30&updated-max=2013-01-01T00:00:00%2B10:30&max-results=46): Pauline Wilson/Keith Basterfield\n\n[Black Triangles](http://black-triangles.blogspot.ca/search?updated-min=2007-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2008-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=10): Tom Levine-An Oldie but a Goldie\n\n[Presedential UFOs](http://www.presidentialufo.com/articles-a-papers): Grant Cameron\n\n[Did It Really Happen](http://timhebert.blogspot.ca/search?updated-min=2012-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2013-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=20): Tim Hebert\n\n\n**Forums:**\n\n\n[The Paracast Forums](http://www.theparacast.com/forum/)\n\n[The Science of Truth](http://www.alienscientist.com/forum/forum.php): Alien Scientist/Edgar Fouche\n\n\n\n**Research/Compilation Sites**\n\n\n[UFO Feedburner](http://feeds.feedburner.com/UFOupdates): Aggregate feed of selected UFO blogs and news sources.\n\n[UFO Updates List](http://www.ufoupdateslist.com/): A mailing list for the study of UFO-related phenomena by Errol Bruce-Knapp \n\n[Mutual UFO Network](http://www.mufon.com/)\n\n[The UFO Chronicles](http://www.theufochronicles.com/)\n\n[The Examiner-MUFONReports](http://www.examiner.com/ufo-in-national/roger-marsh):Roger Marsh\n\n[Open Minds Magazine](http://www.openminds.tv/category/ufoheadlines/)\n\n[UFO-Files](http://www.jerrypippin.com/UFO_Files_On_Demand.htm): Jerry Pippin\n\n[ET Activity](http://treurniet.ca/Ufo/): William C. Treurniet\n\n[UFO Skeptic](http://www.ufoskeptic.org/welcome.html): Bernard Haisch\n\n[Keyhole Publishing](http://keyholepublishing.com/Dolan_Articles.html): Richard Dolan Articles\n\n[UFO Evidence](http://www.ufoevidence.org/): Awwwwesome compilation site, although mentioned by Oryx, it is worth another mention\n\n[Reality Uncovered](http://www.realityuncovered.net/ufology/index.php)\n\n[UFO Info](http://www.ufoinfo.com/contents.shtml): George Filer\n\n[Black Triangles and Hydrogen Technologies(man-made)](http://www.utopiasprings.com/bt.htm): Old site\n\n[Stanton Friedman Articles](http://www.stantonfriedman.com/index.php?ptp=articles): Stan the Man\n\n[SIGH7INGS](http://sigh7ings.com/): Documentaries, TV, Sightings etc.\n\n\n\n**Podcasts**\n\n\n[The Gralien Report](http://gralienreport.com/2012/05/): Micah Hanks\n\n[The Paracast](http://www.theparacast.com/): Gene Steinberg/Christopher Obrien\n\n[Inception Radio](http://inceptionradio.com/): Various Broadcasters\n\n[Radio Misterioso](http://radiomisterioso.com/): Greg Bishop\n\n[Truth Out Radio](http://www.globalradioalliance.com/gra-show-archives/richard-dolan-show-archives/): Richard Dolan\n\n[UFO Think Tank](http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ufothinktank): Alejandro Rojas\n\n[Binall of America](http://binnallofamerica.com/updates.html): Tim Binall\n\n\n\n\n
What a horrible thing to say. There is something wrong with you.
Or your foundation is shifting, since you guys build on concrete pads generally due to the very shallow ground water.
That's the Bible Code, though, not the God Code...
great video, thanks
Thanks!
So the overwhelming body of evidence showing that medical transition IS the appropriate course of treatment... we just ignore that?\n\nThe "hormonological" problem at work was, according to some studies, due to exposure to varying levels of hormones in utero, leaving the development of the brain permanently altered. Given that, to our knowledge, the brain IS the self, to change the brain is to change the person. Changing the body on the other hand is a relatively trivial thing. \n\nTo "fix" trans as a pathology, you have two options: change the mind to  line up with the body, or change the body to line up with the mind. One of these involves changing a person's neurology, and thus what you can call their "self", while the other involves changing mere physiology and hormone levels. Guess which one is less morally objectionable?
Not.
I love the first one!
Unfortunately I still see so many imitators that bend the story slightly still widely available in stores. Anything from magnetism to ionic balance to some other chi thing or whatever. The damage has been done. Though I suppose, snake oil salesmen have always been around. \n\nI hate to see someone I respect fall for it because they seem so logical. It pisses me off even more when they tell me "when you get to my age and your body aches, you'll try anything." taking advantage of people like that.  Ughhhh
Let's give him a bit more than two hours. A retraction of this type should be pretty carefully handled.
I don't deny that, and a lot of what I've read talks about the benefits (and struggles) of having more free time than they're used to.
It's the first one. just finished the first part, and I already need a refresher course on egyptian mythology. Seriously, what happened to Ra being the sun god?
Of course there was a scientific explanation for the formation 
Are you actually giving this one second's worth of consideration?
Thank you for a high def picture!
Let me just say, I am not a conspiracy theorist by any means. I am actually gathering my first round of data on the subject today, so my understanding is limited. In the document I linked it's stated that they spray silver iodide, liquid propane and *other* agents from airplanes and ground generators in order to manipulate the weather. To me, those would be the chemtrails that people are talking about. I didn't understand the conspiracy behind that, since it was open information to anyone. From what I'm gathering, the conspiracy side of it is the supposed aluminum and fluoride containing chemicals that are said to be used for mind-control and such. How am I doing sorting it out?
> ...organic meat is just as likely as conventional meat to be contaminated with bacteria (and the likelihood in both cases is low), when that contamination does occur, the germs found in conventional meats are 33% more likely to be resistant to multiple antibiotics than the germs found in organic meats... On that small point, organics come out ahead.\n\nThats enough for me to take it out of the "waste of cash" category.
That's a lot more negative talk than I like to see when a democrat is in office. Have you thought about talking to someone professional about your feelings? I mean, you just listed off a bunch of things (you eat well, have a wonderful wife, and have the fortune to be from a family that lives long) most people would call "the good life." I had an imbalance that gave me similar problems and a half pill a day keeps me in pretty good perspective.
Which? The pesticides used in organic farming or the newer pesticides?\n\nHere's an article and study on the impact of organic pesticides.\n\nhttp://arstechnica.com/science/2010/06/organic-pesticide-not-a-guarantee-of-green-pesticide/\n\nhttp://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0011250\n\nIt seems to be a bit harder to find stuff about more conventional pesticides. I'd need to search for the name of the actual pesticide. I'm not a farmer though, so I'm not sure what non-organic pesticides are commonly used.
She said that she'll do it only if she's available. Apparently she's not available. Shouldn't she have been able to predict that she would not be available?
A zoink001100ologist. I'm swayed by your credentials. 
For clarity, what do you mean when you said the reflection in the mirror wasn't yours. Was it just disfigured, or someone else entirely?\n\nVery interesting stories. Thanks for Sharing!
Or maybe, realistically, he found your old ticket from *your* traffic court and gave it to you to fuck with you.\n\nWould that make sense at all?
Could it maybe have been a eye floater? 
I love this website primarily for its large list of local hauntings in any given state. It's fun to read how many little urban legends might exist in your town that you never even knew existed.
All I can say is "read the book". The authors cite their sources.
My boss is one of those.. _sigh_
I'm pretty sure my girlfriend would be all over that. :(
Always up for a good discussion. Yeah that was probably the most frightened I'd ever been. Fortunately since that room's tucked away I don't ever have to walk through or by it at night.
Looks transparent or translucent. Doesn't change aspect. Probable superimposition.
This is in fact, a plausible answer. In several other episodes, Derren colludes with roommates, spouses, etc, in order to enter the person's house to do whatever for the effect to take place.
My mom watched a show on the History Channel and now thinks the world is going to end in 2012. I got in a big argument with her about it last week.\n\nApparently in December of next year the "Sun becomes the center of the galaxy" (????) and this makes all the planets line up which kills us all, and also this is what killed the dinosaurs.\n\nI explained to her how it's impossible for the Sun to ever be the center of the galaxy because we're orbiting in the Orion Arm and that there's a supermassive black hole in the way anyway, and she called me a know-it-all and a smart-aleck ("oh okay, I guess you're smarter than scientists, then") and stormed away before I could even address the rest of it.\n\nಠ\\_ಠ\n
Don't watch the show, but it sounds irritating enough... and it seems like paranormal investigators ought to know better than to challenge entities like what you all describe.
I suppose I left it kind of vague. I was just trying to say that just because someone tells you something isn't real, or that you personally don't believe is real, doesn't mean that you can't still have a good time looking for it. It's the journey, you know?
The best estimate of the reliability of a polygraph is about 60%.  Couple this with the tendency of humans to determine a suspect and then fit the evidence to it, a polygraph will send an investigator down the wrong path 40% of the time, and the ability to back up to correct an error is compromised by false confidence in the polygraph and the investigator's avoidance of dissonant information.  I would argue that a tool that is only a little better than chance does not belong in our criminal justice system.
They need to interview someone that lives in one of the houses next to where one of the spheres descended and disappeared. I wonder what that would have looked like close up.
> Honestly, there are so many wackjobs who are medical doctors, spreading dangerous lies to people... \n\nRon Paul and his dubious view of evolution immediately comes to mind.
The only thing High-def about this version is the text.
You are blatantly misrepresenting the facts, I started out neutral about this since I don't know but I'm really wondering if you have any points at all. Dr. Drew had multiple guests on for this segment, and one of his guests who is a doctor said there is no such thing as Medical Marijuana. He also had multiple guests arguing it's safe and effective as treatment. He did the classic CNN thing of acting as a moderator.\n\nYou can criticize that journalistic style, but you cannot claim that Drew made these statements. Did you even watch the video that you linked?
The skepticism is in its acceptance as a hypothesis and not some sort of established fact. It's interesting and appears plausible, but I don't see anyone claiming a lot of certainty.
kinky
Is it behind the water droplet?  I don't see anything.
No worries just bustin yer chops 
>About "interplanetary travel is hard" part, I think that that would be for us. I think it is a little arrogant to say that we know everything about how physics works and we arrived at a point in which we can not advance any further.\n\nHe's not. I believe he's invoking the principle where intelligent life has a tendency for selfdestruction (see every single fucking war in history + cold war in particular).\n\nIt's safe to say you need to get past those things for spacetravel, which is not known if this is common or not.\n\nPlus, interplanetary spacetravel IS hard. Even using anti matter, the most efficient fuel in the universe, it would take decades to travel to another star. And you would need a lot of it. Which takes a very long time, this  is restricted by the laws of physics themselves, more knowledge will not fix this.\n\nWarpdrives on the other hand, would be more convenient, although they're even further into the future than darkmatter engines.\n\nWarpdrives would require vast amounts of negative energy, about a planetsize amount actually. And even though we have proven we can indeed capture and utilize negative energy, we're a long way away from doing it on any significant scale, let alone the size of an entire planet worth.\n\nIn short, we're centuries away from any decent form of interplanetary travel. \n\nI find it hard to imagine a species for who spacetravel would be a piece of cake and who have then not even bothered to even contact us, even  if it is just to let us know we're not alone.\n\nThis suggests that it's unlikely that any great form of spacetravel is easy.
Omar obviously is responsible for the damage.
How much money are you wanting to spend?
But TM research has not...\n\nPeople like [Norman Rosenthal](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Rosenthal%20NE%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=18804284) are participating in TM research now. So are people like [Clarence Grim](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Grim%20CE%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=23149426). [Kelvin Lim](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Lim%20KO%20%5Bauthor%5D) is conducting research on TM and on mindfulness and their effects on PTSD, and was a featured speaker at Maharishi University of Management a week or two ago.\n\nAre you suggesting that these otherwise competent researchers become incompetent simply because they do research on TM?\n
You know what can only be made from cow parts? Filet mignon.
I have to admit this is a new one on me, but it's obvious to me that it's complete BS.\n\nThe [Wikipedia entry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio) is crazy stupid on this topic. A single ratio of finger length, can apparently determine all of the following in humans:\n\n    * Sperm counts\n    * Heart disease\n    * Obesity & Metabolic syndrome\n    * Prostate cancer\n    * Autism\n    * Depression\n    * Schizophrenia\n    * ADHD\n    * Risk for eating disorders in females and males\n    * Skiing\n    * Soccer playing\n    * Sporting in females\n    * Financial trading\n    * Assertiveness in women\n    * Aggression\n    * Masculinity of Handwriting\n    * Perceived 'dominance' and masculinity of man's face\n    * Personality\n    * Exam scores: a higher ratio is correlated with higher exam scores among male students\n    * Musical ability\n    * Bem sex role score in women; erotic role preferences in gay men.\n    * Lesbians vs. straight women; butch vs. femme lesbians.\n    * Gay vs straight men, but most studies find no differences in digit ratio between gay and straight men. Some studies correlate male homosexuality and 2D:4D positively, others negatively.\n    * Difference in digit ratio between identical female twins discordant for sexual orientation\n    * Fraternal birth order effect on digit ratio.\n    * handedness, autism, other immune diseases\n    * male to female transsexualism.\n    * determine the sex of drawers of Palaeolithic hand stencils found in European and Indonesian caves\n\n2d:4d effects has also supposedly been demonstrated in gorillas, chimpanzees, mice, rats, and zebra finches.\n\nI am very disappointed in Wikipedia. But too lazy to research the rebuttal and edit the page.\n
This better not spoil that book for me now. I'm going to be pissed at you, confirm or deny!
And yet one of the only times I eat pork is at Chinese restaurants. Weird.
I have been following this story since the start. This is their official youtube channel: \n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/user/dempaboda/videos\n\nIn short: they are going back. It costs a lot of money however, permits, preparation, etc. to do so. Which in turn take up a lot of time for this small vessel and crew. \n\nIt is really a highly unusual find. Regardless of the speculation. This is not supposed to be on the sea floor. \n\nDo watch some of their videos, it's great.
I don't think anyone could answer truthfully, until they're placed in that situation,...Science says: Adrenaline + instincts= 99.9% of our reactions would be a)Fight or b)Flight,....\n\nFurthermore, how do you know the encounter is ET and not inter-dimensional, or a terrestrial advanced unknown species, or illusory for that matter,..and would you really trust what's being relayed to your brain at that moment?,...
I have been there too. Love the observatory. Its such an undervalued treasure. Its a shame that Puerto Rico's territory status leaves it in limbo
I disagree. I can't find it now, but there was a study done where a largish group of people was shown 2 lines, one obviously longer than the other. One member of the group was not in on the joke, and answered correctly that the longer of the two was longer. Everyone else, however, had been instructed to answer in the opposite. \n\nIn many cases, the person would give in an agree, because they just assumed they were wrong, as the crowd must know best. \n\nThe conviction of being demonstrably right and yet ignored is different than someone being ignored while simply shouting his conviction. Even if both come out in feelings of frustration, they just aren't the same thing.
Along with plenty of other things from the new world. Just thinking of Italian cooking without tomatoes is odd.
I agree, but Odie-san did not post that link.
I just feel, in my opinion, our perspective as it stands today, is one that's impossible to evolve correctly in, to that level of intelligence. As in, in this perspective of the world, and concepts we choose to live our lives by, we can only evolve so far, before we hit a dead end. The modernized world around us, as it stands, and in strictly opinion, promotes the opposite of intelligent progression. Therefore, i feel it'd be unlikely, if they are intelligent enough to come here, for them to share our perspective, as they would have long ago realized what they were living in, and changed it. Allowing them to evolve to where they are today. Again, just theories and opinions. I hope i've in no way insulted you, as this was clearly not what i want to do. I know this could be wrong. All of it. And i hold it in my mind as such. Just a few logical options that dive into, the "if this, then"'s. Can look at it from many perspectives and ask many questions that would pertain to those perspectives specifically, **if** they were true. Theory is fun. :)
[It was funny 3 days ago too!](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/o3qn2/iv_resolved_to_start_using_herbal_remedies/)
A portion of dogs with ruptured discs get better without surgery. We usually prescribe steroids and possibly a muscle relaxant. 
Maybe some of us Europeans can band together and start a petition for the non crazy parts of America to be spared the rapture.
If the experiment is non-repeatable how do you propose that it is also "foolproof"? Given that there is always a great possibility of experimental error and that this experiment is non-repeatable how can you claim that the result is "overwhelming evidence"?
Yes, because having children is an excellent excuse for completely unnecessarily being a douchebag.
That's 3x the 1%, and look how much they get done
a lot of people fancy themselves skeptics even though they aren't. i think we've even got conspiracy theorists hanging out in here. there's an odd overlap in "approach"...
Well this was one great big tease!
Most likely yeah.\n\nWas just pointing that out.
I have a tough time believing this because if given the chance to go back one year I would be a multi-millionaire 365 days later.  There are so many opportunities to make money with prior knowledge it would be silly to think you didn't take advantage of it one time. 
Lol, no. I hate to play into someone martyrdom complex. 
And if he, who is privy to *many, many* things we not, believes such a crazy tale, why is this topic still not getting it's due credit? Whether it's little green men or fuckin' Russia, there are things in the sky and on *radar* that cannot be explained away as swamp gas, Chinese lanterns or planes with landing gear on. \n\nJust. Sayin'.
Depends on the sickness. Ginger is helpful for nausea - mythbusters demonstrated this for anti-seasickness remedies. I've eaten candied ginger in order to settle my stomach the last time I had a flu.\n\nThe hot peppers might help clear out sinuses - but that's just based on my own experience of eating spicy food while fighting a cold.\n\nOther than that, I shudder to imagine what that concoction must taste like.
(Yells to the bartender) Two workahol please!
You also did not acknowledge that you were wrong about the health risks of accutane, even under supervision.  You failed to read my comment, where I said it was the one of the treatments I prescribed that wasn't bullshit.  \n\nI like how you insult me by insinuating that my comment was worthless, and then chide me for having bad manners.  You are logically fallacious.\n\nHere is a lesson for you.  A genetic fallacy argument is where you attempt to discredit a statement because of its origins, instead of on its merits.  Appeal to authority fallacy says that because someone is a doctor, he/she is automatically the authority on the issue, and everything they say is right, regardless of the merits of an argument.  You used both of those.  Learn from it and stop doing it.\n\n>You neglected to answer the most important part of my post - \n\nI'd say the same to you.  Except your question was irrelevant to the issue.  My statement was relevant and backed with facts.
Appeal to emotion possibly? 
I'm ashamed of my ignorance. I thought he had passed away.\n\nP.S. Are you tall or is he small?
Ooh, new website for me to check out.
yeah my dog goes full apeshit at all times of the day ahah. But hope she gets better.
I'm sure he'll enjoy *shingles* in later life too, you stupid, selfish bitch.
Here is my non technical explanation and I do believe there is the possibility of other dimensions. \n\nLet's suppose the humans didn't have eyes. None of us, and we didn't know what seeing is or what light is. The world before us is just touch, smell and hear... and we all live at the bottom of a canyon with vertical walls. We know each other by touching, by hearing... etc. Now imagine that on the top of the canyon there are some other beings, who can see us, they have eyes. We do not know of their existence. Sometimes one of them drops in the canyon to interact with us, we touch him and he's there, but as soon as he claims back on the wall he disappears from our senses. \n\nDoes that make sense?\n\nImagine now that there is another sense that we don't posses and some beings live behind those senses.
He does cite his sources, I guess you didn't look hard enough or maybe you don't know Mr. Dunning or his podcast: http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4014\n\nYou can say that perhaps he should have his references listed in his description, but you could also say that you jumped to conclusions and were too lazy to look any deeper than what was right in front of your eyes.
I grew up on Brammer Dr, about a quarter mile from the cemetery. I personally know the groundskeeper as an old family friend, and whether or not people say this was a hoax, it isn't.\n\n
Don't forget Jeff Healy, he is apparently a God also...  GRIN
I agree the research is valuable.\n\nBut I think it reasonably safe to say that we know that the brain *does* consciousness even if we don't know exactly how it does so. \n\nsoon ...
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Final Destination shit right here.
hmmm, polyamorous eh? 
We are all connected, but some more so than others. I don't believe this connection is as much supernatural as it is merely not yet understood or accepted. 
The Big Government scientists funded by Monsanto, or the Corporate Scientists funded by the Government?  Because whenever science says something I don't agree with, they are working for and/or funded by some large group of people whom I can anthropomorphize into a villain.
Actually I disagree with one point. The newest in Neuroscience and Quantum Physics is that our memories may NOT be stored in the hardware of the brain. I have actually studied Neuroscience myself and am very interested in QP and have to say after years of research Neuroscientists have NOT found any evidence or exact place in the brain where memories could be realistically stored.\n\nThe new theory of the brain being only a receiver/converter rather than a storage device makes far more sense in many ways. \nTherefore it is quite conceivable to die and continue in another timeline and not noticing [if you believe the multiverse theory]. Apart from the few times that some memory is accidentally carried over...which these stories are all about.\n\nApart from that I enjoy every account on here as long as the poster believes that it really happened. So what if YOU think it is explainable; I don't really care what you think.\nMaybe you should chill a little and enjoy what people have to say be it from their childhood or not.\nPlease people, continue with your interesting accounts, they make my day!\n
I doubt it relies on a stock ringtone. Since the phone goes offstage with the cutout (per the Youtube vids), I imagine an assistant holds it up to a microphone and pipes the actual ring to the speaker at the chair.
You realize this has all been debunked right? Also the story is 4 years old and ACORN is now longer receiving any federal money.    \n\nhttp://mediamatters.org/research/2010/03/02/breitbart-confirms-he-was-duped-by-okeefe-and-t/161084
It was the FSM's demi-god cousin, Flying Salad Monster.
LOL. I don't think you're a wuss. That would definitely creep me out, too. I'm willing to bet if anything happens, it'll see you as an Alpha Spirit and just fuck off somewhere.
Your friend is misinformed, taking what he wants to hear from the video ("Vaccines are evil!") and not properly looking up what they are talking about.\n\nIt is a known fact that polio vaccines were contaminated with SV40, and this was not hidden. If it was, it was very, very poorly hidden. This information is available on the internet, and for a decent description of it please refer to [this page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SV40#Polio_vaccine_contamination). I realize Wikipedia isn't the best source, but it's a decent starting point for this discussion.\n\nYour friend takes this blunder to mean that all vaccines cause cancer or have something in them to intentionally harm the patient.\n\nI'd love to talk more about this, but I have to leave at the moment. I'll be back later to add more to this thread.
>There is no evidence whatsoever linking autism and vaccinations.  that entire ridiculous notion is based off one poorly done study  conducted on a sample of only twelve children- all of whom were already autistic!  And the guy who did the study lost his  medical license!  And this is beside the point,but he also abused  children!  That's not why he's wrong, but he did abuse children.  Vaccines don't cause autism!!!\n>\n>\n>Because no one who knew what they were talking about would ever run around saying that vaccines cause autism- there is no serious science showing any link between the two!  Do these people not realize how many lives have been saved by vaccines since the time of Jenner!?  Do they?  Wishful thinking isn't what erradicated smallpox, you know.  It was science and serious reasearch and vaccination programs.  There are billions of people in the world today who are only alive because of vaccination programs and yet certain people go on Oprah and talk crap and suddenly--\n\n\n(Note: erradicated and reasearch are quoted faithfully, as is the the construction "- " in place of a dash.)\n
What time is it? Oh thanks Carl Sagan's hair.
Front paged. Can't wait buddy.
Nope, you have it wrong.  You are confusing capitalism with corporatism. In recent years we have seen a president come into office with the promise of change.  All he delivered was support in corporatism.  The bail outs are proof of that.\n\nI just...I cant handle this anymore.  This thread is filled with misinformation about capitalism.  I thought I was in r/skeptics.  Instead, im reading people trying to sell me on their ion bracelet version of why I should hate capitalism.  I give up.  America is doomed because because are far too lazy to actually educate themselves.  
This makes me want to get a quad copter and disguise it.
I'm in central Arkansas.  Apparently, Arkansans love Reddit.  For good reason, I believe us to be the most liberal state in the south.  That's beside the point though.\n\nI've seen things in the sky, and at first glance were unidentifiable.  On further investigation, the objects in question, always seem to be explainable.\n\nBy the way the crow flies, Fort Smith isn't too far from NW Arkansas.  Remember, this is the time of year when the guard has training camps.  Is it possible these were just flairs from a C-130?
Troling is *an art*
grim reaper stroking his little grim reaper kitteh...\n\n\nmeh.
Spot on mate, spot on.
how likely do you think it could have been a false positive?
We don't. But aliens and stuff. A common meteor in the background that just happened to line up...? Nah, it couldn't be that.
What if.... Deja Vu is a point in your life where every time you experience it it means you died somewhere or somehow and this is the checkpoint from where you get to start over?
[You?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfDaplU9zuw) I couldn't find the whole video, but I saw this episode, and she insisted from the beginning that she knew where the top 3 amounts were. It seemed like, for her last case or two, she actually picked #2 and #3 just to confirm that she knew which ones they were, and that her "premonition" (or w/e u wanna call it) was right. She then kept her case, picked at the beginning, with confidence, and won $1,000,000.
>One major thing I wish you’d stop doing is using so many lines of quotation. I do know what I wrote so switching back and forth between speakers just makes the piece hard to read.\n\nThis is because I go for point-by-point refutation. I'm sorry if you don't like it, but that's how I roll.\n\n>So no, people who buy the AGW argument are not skeptics\n\nThe are if they have a skeptical approach. Basically, being a skeptic means not accepting things at face value, but making an informed, rational decision based on evidence.\n\nSo the people accepting the science behind AGW are in fact skeptics (as long as they actually evaluate the evidence).\n\n>No, Real Skeptics” did not attach “catastrophe” to global warming. The catastrophic aspect has been the main selling point of AGW from the very beginning.\n\nDefine "catastrophic", and please no dictionary definition. If you want to ascribe a position to your opponents, don't use vague words that can be used to mean a variety of different things.\n\nThis is why CAGW is a fake term with no scientific value, because it does not provide a relative value for "catastrophic."\n\n>They collect their data and make their predictions and if the predictions bear out then they can say that the proposition has been proved within the experimental parameters. But that’s not what has happened. The predictions were made and those failed to come about.\n\nActually, they didn't. Scientists made predictions in the early 20th century that we'd see warming, and we did see warming. The multidecadal trend is clear, and is at the expected level for a 3C climate sensitivity. Deniers have tried to claim that the warming has stopped, but that's BS.\n\nIn fact, once you remove the short-term cycles and other man-made forcings (such as industrial aerosols), the CO2 warming signal is [quite clear](http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/6/4/044022/pdf/1748-9326_6_4_044022.pdf).\n\nThe mistake most climate change doubters make is to only look at atmospheric temperatures. When you look at both the atmosphere and the oceans, however, it's clear the warming *hasn't* stopped.\n\nSo scientists made predictions, and those predictions came true (within the margin of error). Some, like Hansen, overestimated climate sensitivity (I believe he put it at 4.2C), but once you use a sensitivity of 3C in the models the results are very close to what we're seeing.\n\n>Unless you’re going to insist that I and many other skeptics receive “Heartland talking points” then your statement is ridiculous.\n\nI didn't say you "received" them personally. The fact is that the Institute quickly tried to control the conversation and started making dubious claims that were repeated by the anti-AGW faithful. This is what I meant.\n\n>We also claimed, right off the bat, that the “education memo” is a fake because it’s written in the same style, using the same words, as items produced by your side.\n\nThere is no "education memo." Are you talking abou the Strategy Memo? The information about the "junk science" curriculum being prepared by the Heartland Institute is contained in *other* memos.\n\nAs for the strategy memo, there is no conclusive evidence it is fake, it is all conjecture. As for the "different writing style", a stylistic analysis of the memo showed it in fact used a language very similar to what the Heartland Institute uses.\n\nSo, no evidence it's fake, and the information is corroborated by other memos. I'm not what what your point is, but to me it's pretty clear the HI is trying to warp young minds into thinking that AGW is a hoax.\n\n>As the final distributor of information to the public they’re looking foolish right now because the Heartland docs show unequivocally that they were had.\n\nNo, they don't. What they show is the extent of Heartland's anti-science shenanigans.\n\n>That Heartland may lose it’s charitable status is just a pipedream among AGW supporters. Charitable status is given to any non-profit that engages in public education. That is what Heartland does\n\nExplain Operation Angry Badger, and how it isn't political in nature.\n\nAlso, calling what the Heartland Institute does "public education" with a straight face is to illustrate the height of your ignorance with regards to the junk it pushes. They are a disinformation outfit, pure and simple (and so is the Fraser Institute).\n\n>I have no idea why you linked to that FOX video\n\nYou were supposed to read the rest of the article. No wonder you are so misinformed!\n\n>Yes, 5 inquiries did find nothing wrong. When inquiries are conducted by people with a lot riding on the outcome the result is easy to predict.\n\nExcept the inquiries were independent. Please provide evidence for your claims of a conspiracy, thanks!\n\n>You guys claim that heartland took in billions from the Koch boys\n\nThis is an outright lie. I made no such claims.\n\nAt this point it's clear you're grasping for straws. As usual, you should have just quit instead of trying to respond, all you're doing now is digging yourself further down the hole.\n\n>Sites like SkepSci and desmogblog had nothing whatsoever to base their assessment on. Instead they just made stuff up and repeated it over and over until you’ve believed it without question.\n\nAnother false statement. Please stop making shit up.\n\n>I really don’t think you’ve bothered reading the Heartland docs if you think they help the AGW cause.\n\nI did, and they do.\n\n>The point is that you guys have claimed billions in funding \n\nRepeating a lie won't make it true.\n\n>You guys took one on the chin.\n\nSure, that is why the Heartland Institute is in full damage control mode, and has threatened to sue a variety of people (including a 71 year-old veteran) but has yet to take legal action against anyone.\n\nYou've been had, OortCloud. Whether it's your pride or your limited ability to understand the science preventing you from understanding this, who knows, but the fact is that all you've done is restate your opinion without providing any evidence to support it.\n\n>Man, I know you’re angry over this but you’re getting personal again.\n\nI'm not angry at all. I am simply offering a rational rebuttal to your claims. Attempts at making me sound emotional in order to discredit my comment are nothing but a cheap rhetorical trick. For shame.\n\n>The AGW debate is far from over. You guys have lost on a huge point that, really, had nothing to do with the truth of AGW in the first place.\n\nAGW is real, and happening, and Denialgate has gone a long way to show moderates (*not* deniers, who are not looking at this rationally or objectively) how politically-minded think tanks are propping up the concept that the theory is scientifically controversial (it isn't).\n\n>We now have satellites giving finer detail, we have weather stations and deep-sea observers that were not in place before.\n\nAll of these confirm that man-made climate change is indeed happening.\n\n>I have a client coming in soon so I’ve wrapped this up on time. Any reply will have to wait until tomorrow.\n\nif you're going to re-state your opinions without actually providing empirical evidence, then please don't bother. I can only take so much BS in a single day.
>I care about the point I'm actually making\n\nIf you really cared about it you'd work to ensure the people you were arguing with understood you. \n\n>Btw calling me names doesn't make your point any stronger. In fact it weakens it significantly.\n\nI'm not calling you names to strengthen my point. You're not going to listen to my point anyway.\n\nSo go fuck a duck, asshole.
I have heard if this a few times in my travels but, it never has enough evidence to be proven. As far as I can tell this could be either a pretty elaborate hoax or truly paranormal. But until more evidence can be obtained I'm going to have to call shenanigans.  
Nothing automatically gets a pass. Not official stories, and not books written by ex-KGBs. Things get passes once their evidence has been clearly laid out, evaluated, and found to be convincing. I don't really see what you're trying to get at here.
Nope, but i hope this new satellite gets in orbit soon and then hell breaks loose...
You should find out the history of that dorm and building, to see what it was or who would have been there many years before. Sometimes buildings are renovated into these modern looking buildings from way back even a hundred years or more?\n\nAsk around to find out who may have died in that building, as it sounds like a poltergeist, it could be just like that film with Nicole Kidman, called the ‘Others’ released in 2001, I believe?\n\nWhere she hadn’t realised she was already dead and was a ghost as was her children, the point is sometime those who have past over don’t realise they have done so.  Kind of like, they are in limbo, just as if they are still trying to exist within those areas where there energy was grounded, like your home or maybe your dorm?\n\nTry and do a little research to see if there could be some sort of connection to the history of the place, that could prove helpful and if no, well at least you are exercising your investigative mind?\n
yes, the dog is what freaked me out more than anything.
Again I have a thick skin and honestly have heard almost everything before.  In fact if we want to start a joke/pun thread I would likely laugh at all of them.\n\nWhat is a chiropractor's favorite cereal?  Rice Crispies (snap, crackle, pop).
The American People didn't land on the Moon, it was a group of military, academic and industrial elite (some of who weren't American) working in a very undemocratic setting with funding that mainly came from the fear of a communist takeover.
Sorry.  My reference was from 70's and 80's space operas.  I have a tendency to reference dated pop-culture more than I do memes.  But I'm over 30 so you shouldn't trust me anyway. (Did it again!) 
Who said it's right side up?
NOPE!\n\nAnd yes, I realized that my statement is inaccurate.\n\nBut I'm watching *Parks and Recreation* right now, and that's super important. I'll be reading the article in about ten minutes. Don't go chaining me to a wall or anything!
You can also find textbooks on alchemy,witchcraft,homeopathy so on. \nYou have a very low criteria for what you deem legit simply by it being in the library. \n\nAnd I am not saying herbs do not contain drugs they do. They are dirty drugs basically. When some are prove effective they are studied and brought into mainstream science based medicine. \n\nWhat you see herbalists pushing however is snake oil at best and at worse harmful.\n\nAnd before any pro-herb hippies bring the fucking big pharma trope look at your bottle of herbal medicine and look who's making it. Oh look its a big pharmaceutical company what a surprise. And the only reason they make it is because there is a demand by naive people who turn away from science based medicine. \n \n\n\n
Yeah, I've exactly been thinking this. There's no reason to tout bottled water as especially good at staving off dehydration when people in developed countries all have a tap to get some free water.
i don't really know of a place but i, too, am interested in a subreddit like that. the problem would be, though that there'd be no way to properly regulate it so you'd have the same problem there as we do here. lots and lots of trolls.
Awesome find!\n\nFor anyone who hasn't had formal training on arguments, keep in mind that a fallacy is just **one** way in which an argument can be flawed. An argument could also lack good grounds to draw a conclusion or just have false premises. So don't get hung up on looking for fallacies all the time.
They're fucking morons and are either complete liars or just stupid. \n\n"How do you explain the massive rise in ADHD and autism cases, etc?"\n- Probably because much better diagnostic tools and clinical research on symptoms have been developed, and also due to these things carrying a lot less stigma nowadays.\n\n"I stopped believing in the efficacy of peer-reviewed studies long ago."\n- I'm not even going to dignify that with a response.\n\n"Polio wasn't eradicated by vaccines"\n- Yeah okay, and i'm a flying space money who shoots rainbows out of my ass.\n\n"There is a difference between natural sodium/minerals, et al"\n- No, there fucking isn't, a mineral is one thing only. It has the same chemical structure, and will do the same fucking thing. It doesn't magically do something completely different because it's from some other source.\n\nAlso, lol, Iridology. Are you fucking kidding me?\n\n\n\n\n
It must be legit - the video will not play.
I really liked that second video. Too bad that even if it's the freaking smoking gun, people wouldn't have it in that format.\n\nI wonder what the hypothetical treaty was about. Maybe the whole 1% NWO thing started right there, by them acquiring tools. But then why don't the other races step in.
I know a man who believes he may have encountered himself too. He's pretty darn sure about it, but he won't know for another 20 years. 
Your train of thought doesn't follow. Just because I disagree with his basic premise doesn't mean that I know all of the information. I am asking for help, because based on my understanding of biology, the content of the article, and to a larger degree, the video seem to be misleading and possibly not entirely logical. I figured that /r/skeptic would be a good place to start to get some better information, but it seems that is not the case. You may as well have just told me to google it. Thanks.
So how is this any different than giving money to a church so that god will bless you?
|Also, there's no compelling evidence that TM meditators \n\n|experience anything outside of waking, dreaming or \n\n|sleeping other than normal relaxation effects. So any \n\n|claim to be experiencing "pure consciousness" or any \n\n|"special" state of consciousness are wildly premature and |\n\n|unsupported by independent scientific evidence. \n\nThe pure consciousness studies done on TMers show frequent periods of apparent breath suspension without signs of apnea or compensatory breathing. THis is NOT found in people during waking, dreaming and sleeping states. NOr dpes extremely high lateral alpha EEG coherence i the frontal lobes show up in most people during waking, dreaming and sleeping, nor does high alpha EEG coherence between the front and back of the brain show up in most people during normal waking states, though these conditions are found regularly during TM practice in people who report "pure consciousness" episodes during practice:\n\n\n[Breath suspension during the transcendental meditation technique](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7045911)\n\n\n[Pure consciousness: distinct phenomenological and physiological correlates of "consciousness itself"](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10512549) \n\n \n[Autonomic patterns during respiratory suspensions: possible markers of Transcendental Consciousness](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9009807) \n\n\n[Autonomic and EEG patterns during eyes-closed rest and transcendental meditation (TM) practice: the basis for a neural model of TM practice](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10487785) \n\n\n[A self-referential default brain state: patterns of coherence, power, and eLORETA sources during eyes-closed rest and Transcendental Meditation practice](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19862565) \n\n\nHowever, higher levels of alpha EEG coherence in those regions [ARE found](http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.01007.x/full ) in world champion (i.e. gold medalists) athletes compared to non-world-champions who are still competing at the World/Olypmic level\n\n.\n\n|The EEG pattern for samadhi is very unique and has not been replicated in TM meditators.\n\n.\n\nThe EEG pattern associated with reports by TMers of pure consciousness, aka samadhi, has been reported in several studies I linked to above. A few long-term TMers show an even less common pattern: [extremely short periods of zero-lag alpha EEG coherence](http://brainresearchinstitute.org/research/totalbrain/TM&synch_SignalProc05_Hebert.pdf) over a wide range of electrodes.  A pubmed search on ["pure consciousness" OR samadhi AND EEG](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22pure%20consciousness%22%20OR%20samadhi%20AND%20EEG)  doesn't find anything to suggest that there is published research on something called "samadhi" other than what TMers report. \n\nFurther, there appears to be no research showing the EEG of such a state appearing [during/alongside of waking, dreaming and sleeping](http://www.totalbrain.ch/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/brain-integration-progress-report.pdf) nor any research on [the psychological profile](http://www.totalbrain.ch/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/eeg-of-enlightenment.pdf) of people who report this condition of permanent samadhi (AKA "enlightenment").
Damn you natural selection! Work faster!
My profession is irrelevant. Even if I was to say that I specifically study medical fields for the government to determine eligibility into medical associations... You would probably attempt to point out a fabricated bias.\n\nI don't doubt the sincerity of some individuals who go into these fields. What I would like to bring up is the perpetuated delusion of the effectiveness of the treatments. Nobody (unless they wanted to consciously scam people) would want to admit that their chosen profession is bullshit.\n\n
It's possible, they did hack the internet that  time. 
Quite a few times actually. To such an extent that a [mod created a thread](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ojg8s/what_do_you_guys_think_sincerely_a_humble/) on whether to act on all the reposts.
Yeah, but it was still hokey in its presentation. The whole "Director's Log" at the end was just stupid. They still made grandiose leaps of faith regarding things. I think that plagues all the ghost shows.  
Cray is indeed the preferred spelling. 
This is bullshit, same as with swine flu. The world went crazy about the latter one, but I never understood why. Less people died from swine flu in total, throughout the history, than die from normal seasonal flu every year.
Yes, so I wanted to say that I don't think that's a very strong argument. Losing a young child must be devastating, but having to care for a [severely autistic](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPWL5yimhyg) child, for their entire life potentially, would be a whole new kind of heartbreaking. It's such an emotionally volatile subject that I don't think you can use it for a logical argument like that. Not successfully anyway. A better tactic is just sticking to the much more pertinent point: autism has nothing to do with vaccines.
I only have a passing knowledge of remote viewing, I've never seen any evidence to convince me it's real, or know a mechanism that would allow it to work.
Trust can include evidence and faith.  Trust in family?  Mostly Evidence.  Trust in random stranger? Largely faith.  \n\nHonestly, I am going from dictionary definitions and the examples they give.  I'm trying not to inject absolutes.
My potato peeler has also disappeared. I had to buy another one. Damn it.
I WOULDN'T!!! I value science. Don't lump us all in together, you jag! Some people might but our tour would not. We dismiss more activity than we accept.
Ah, the universe is a fickle bitch I guess.
If Doritos were marketed as a cure for baby illness, yes. 
Most people just throw it on a grill or in a nonstick frying pan.\n\nI swear, this fear of butter, oil, and taste, has got to end.\n\nOr not, screw it, they can eat crappy food, not my problem!
whoa, those look cool. are you gonna upload the video at any point? :D
Perhaps the Hundredth monkey effect is the reason for the hints in the media... Or everyone's in the loop apart from us mere mortals! And, yes, it's difficult to believe, especially when it's so clear we are being lied to.
I haven't seen this movie myself (didn't bother watching since I'm already vegan), but I don't think that health arguments will ever offer a sufficiently strong reason for adopting plant based diets. Numerous studies have been put forth recently claiming the health detriments of meat eating, and it seems like that trend is only just beginning; but as far as I can tell, the main problem is *excessive* consumption, not the consumption in itself. I think that plant based diets can be very healthy, but as Space_Ninja pointed out elsewhere in these comments, they can be unhealthy as well (even dangerously so, if you really screw it up); same goes for omnivorous diets. I'm doubtful of the existence of the "perfect diet."\n\nedit: wording
Welp, you've got me...
> Under Islamic law, people can only be buried at sea if they died there, or if there is a risk their body will be exhumed or dug up if buried in the ground.\n\nOf course there's a risk of his body being exhumed. And as another redditor pointed out in another thread, having an actual burial ground only opens up the possibility of him becoming a martyr and the site becoming a place of worship.
Dam good one tho.  I remember when I first saw this thinking "Dam, if this isn't real then that's some dam good CGI." What blew me away even more was finding out the ENTIRE thing was CGI, not just the UFOS. 
I do not know "Lie to me", but this sounds like it is using a similar basis to polygraph testing. \n\nhttp://www.ukskeptics.com/polygraph.php\n\nhttp://www.skepdic.com/polygrap.html
Hmm. If these are flares, why don't they descend or drift in the wind? They stay in the same place throughout. And why would all of those helicopters keep approaching? That doesn't make much sense.\n\nThat said, no sign of either intelligent control or unconventional shape.\n\nYou have to wonder how only one group of people managed to film this.
>Hard to believe a forced air system could get clogged\n\nI've been kind of wondering that myself.  The forced air vents in my house are 12 inches by 4 inches.  I think that's pretty much a standard size.  I've seen vents in bathrooms half that size, though, but my house doesn't have any of those.  I just pulled the cover off the one near me on the floor.  There some dirt, dust, and gunk in there.  I should probably get my vacuum cleaner out and give it a cleaning.  But it's certainly not anything overwhelming.\n\nAnyway, I think about how *much* dust there would have to be for the airflow to start to be restricted by an appreciable amount.  I have a large ceiling fan in the room.  I want to say it's a 56 inch fan.  Somewhere in that neighborhood anyway.  I don't clean that fan very often.  Maybe once a year.  It's way up high, this room as a tall ceiling.  And when I do, I wipe a thin layer of dust off the blades.  The buildup isn't that much.  So extrapolating from there, I can't imagine the buildup inside my floor vents is much more than that.\n\nI also gave some consideration to there being dust in the air returns, but they are even larger.  The air return in the room I'm in right now is a bit high and I can't quite reach it (laziness) but eyeballing it I'd say it looks to be roughly five times the size of the vent on the floor.  There are two floor vents in this room.\n\nSo to make a long story short, I am quite skeptical about how much dust can really build up in there - especially something on the order of an amount great enough to reduce the airflow.\n\nI'd love to see a "before and after" analysis of the CFMs of air coming out of any given air vent due to one of these duct cleanings.  If there was more than a few percentage points of difference before and after I'd be surprised.
I can help. I'm highly interested and know much of the research.\n\nYou need a good definition of the paranormal. For that I would search it in the realms of subjects that fall outside the materialistic paradigm. Or in other words a metaphysical concept that does not hold materialism as absolute. (Materialism as a metaphysical concept itself, but anyway, spend some thoughts on the definition. Also definitely mention that it is a scientific taboo.) I'll answer with this in mind.\n\n1. Statistics are the most important tool. For most of the observable effects the effect is small. This goes for telepathy and mind over matter for instance. The work on mediums is also based on statistical significance. There is a lot of work done and the number of papers is quite huge. There is however still a taboo on the subject and mainstream papers tend to avoid it. \n\n2. Yes, there is definitely an overlap in core values. For instance the idea that consciousness is more than just an epiphenomenon. There are also some quite clear differences, there is no rulebook and no path to follow. Believing telepathy exists says little about your view on God or your approach on life. I think the differences are quite clear and this shouldn't be to hard to research.\n\n3. Yes. In some instances with double or triple blind protocols, some mediums have had succes rates of 90% (And we are talking about a list of 20-60 facts.) The research is highly interesting, but extremely taboo.\n\n4. 'Everybody' has had some kind of experience that they couldn't explain away. Telephone telepathy occurred for almost half the population for example, Rupert sheldrake has done extensive study on this. Most of the people know a ghost story, either experienced it themselves or heard from a close relative. We all know the story of that medium that came up to someone and told personal details that he or she couldn't have known. It's popular because it occurs frequently and it is still a mystery and taboo, in my opinion.\n\n5. Stories... well. It's my believe that that never changed. It's just that the pseudo-scientific materialistic paradigm has turned it into a taboo subject; no longer up for serious consideration.\n\nLink shitstorm:\n\nTry and get up to date about the research and impact of [J. B. Rhine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Rhine) in the field. And the pear reviewed paper, [Journal of Parapsychology](http://www.rhine.org/researchjournal.htm) in his name. It's a good starting point.\n\nSome other notable names in the psi-field who claim positive results: G. E. Schwartz, [link to a paper](http://forum.mind-energy.net/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=3&id=136). D. radin, [list of publications](http://www.deanradin.com/NewWeb/activitiespubs.html). P. van Lommel, [link to his NDE paper that caused quite a stirr](http://profezie3m.altervista.org/archivio/TheLancet_NDE.htm). S. Parnia, [link](http://iands.org/conferences/38-speaker-bios/98-parnia.html) he wrote an excellent book. R. Sheldrake, [research overview](http://www.sheldrake.org/Research/overview/). J. Bem, [I believe this is his latest paper](http://dbem.ws/FeelingFuture.pdf). Just to name a few well known researchers.\n\n[Here](http://forum.mind-energy.net/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=17&id=121) is another paper I like. Examples for accuracy in mediums can be found [around here](http://www.windbridge.org/mediums.htm), brilliant research. [This talk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw_O9Qiwqew) by Radin goes into the subject of taboo. And on the subjects of talks, [here is another](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnA8GUtXpXY) by sheldrake. Interesting discussion, [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tdiu5kwjKs). \n\nSo in short, there are very serious researchers who absolutely believe the paranormal is a legitimate area for investigation. Not because they claim truths but because they want questions answered. The research is extremely interesting and very compelling. Many of the researchers who went into this field acknowledge that the materialistic paradigm is not sufficient in giving us workable theories to explain results from their studies.\n\nVery cool subject for an essay and also pretty brave. Really get some facts on the table! Happy reading, listening and watching. I'm available through PM if you need help. :)
Can you post pics so we have some idea what these marks look like?\n\nThis does seem to be quite creepy.
I just checked ... my taps are still working.\n\nmy hot and cold medicine is still running.
Relevant Ben Goldacre on the nocebo effect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Q3jZw4FGs
I like how this meme specifically states, "college" liberal.
ok but don't bitch when I said I told you guys all along
Again, your video does not clearly show any change in path of the object in question, if you had set it up on a swivel-tripod with a larger depth of field we might be able to discern some change in direction (which would be a step farther away from "satellite" and closer towards "UFO")  As it stands, it looks as though your camera position is what is changing, also looking at the starfield from one perspective to the next, it appears to be on a straight path.  Also, there are already many, many excellent satellite tracking apps out there that work quite well and are updated constantly.\n\nYou need to know something about UFOlogy, while we're on the subject, there is a distinct difference between "debunking" and being a "skeptic" in the field.  I don't know one true UFOlogist (including your Mr. Grimsley, I'm guessing) who would not consider themselves a skeptic to some degree.  A "debunker" is someone who dismisses, out of hand, any possibility of the existence of UFOs.  A debunker would not have even looked at your video in the first place because you've already stated "UFO" as a conclusion.  A skeptic is open minded enough to look at the data and make suggestions based on careful observations and to come to conclusions in the instances where the obvious has been discounted.  Like a scientist.  UFOlogy should be trying to be more like a science and less like a faith based cult of non-critical believers.  More like Leslie Keane, less like Ed Grimsley.  More like J. Allen Hynek, less like Richard Hoagland.  More like Bruce Macabee, less like Steven Greer.
Two great places to get bootstrapped are [The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe](http://www.theskepticsguide.org/) and [The JREF](http://www.randi.org).  Both have forums if you like that sort of thing.  [Skeptic Magazine](http://www.skeptic.com/) and [CFI](http://www.centerforinquiry.net/) are also great organizations (though with far less community features).
I fucking love edication.
Beat it out of him
Then you strangely redefined a common word, because conscious is very commonly taken to now includes animals.\n\n\nAnd you also use a weird form of objective/subjective. What you describe, a subjective morality applied to an objective reality is no hybrid at all. That just is subjective morality, and that the world is objective was never debated.
Link doesn't work.\n\nNot seeing much here in eastern Canada.\n\nedit:  Link works now.
Amazing.
The default position is "doesn't work". The onus is on the proponents to demonstrate efficacy.
such an AWESOME story!\nim jealous
Balloons look like that, but I can't say if really these are balloons. Weird indeed.
please come to /r/UAP\n\nits where the real research is done, and its not a bunch of fake shit like whats shown on /r/UFOs half of the time. 
No I mean she fleshes out the conversation with a bit of ... conversation.\n\nAnd especially when Steve is talking in his field, Rebecca is thinking of the audience when she remands him to explain the jargon. I think its to her credit that she does this by posing a question.
Totally possible, I understand.  Still, I don't like to leave it out.
I wouldn't say sanity, so much as *logic*
Also: jokes about Jesus riding a dinosaur.
What exactly is wrong with that? I'd say it is perfectly alright to defend your own country, when it is attacked by another.
Whoa!  I asked for a conversation, not a dissertation!  But seriously, thanks, I'll look over this as time permits.
Holy fuck! Me too and one of my friends. Do you see them all the time. I don't see them that often but I sense them and they speak to me(sometimes in my dreams) and my grandmother(dead) told me(as a ghost) that she doesn't like that I fap in her house(my family moved into her house when she was in the nursing home). I can do other things besides sensing ghosts though.
Thanks, had a chance to read it.\n\nIf I were to attack this paper, I'd comment on the small sample size and the lack of a dose-dependent effect.  Also the fact that the GM food group, the Roundup group, and the group that got both all showed very similar effects.  There's also no proposed mechanism for why this is happening (which is fine, you don't need it, but it would strengthen their results).\n\n**EDIT**\n\nFrom [this](http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-rt-us-gmcrops-safetybre88i0l0-20120919,0,6609944.story) article\n\n*"Seralini's team had not provided any data on how much the rats were given to eat, or what their growth rates were."*\n\n*"This strain of rat is very prone to mammary tumors particularly when food intake is not restricted,"*\n\n*"The statistical methods are unconventional and probabilities are not adjusted for multiple comparisons. There is no clearly defined data analysis plan and it would appear the authors have gone on a statistical fishing trip."*
>  WHY NOT GO FURTHER AND JUST SAY 'PEOPLE IN GENERAL' HAVE PLANNED TERRORIST ATTACKS THEREFORE 9/11 WAS CONSPIRACY?\n\nLike the 12 people who conspired to hijack 4 planes and smash them into notable targets on the same day :)
It has already been fixed. The second "so" in "So and So" had been missing.
I had this conversation with someone mere days ago. Everything is energy, he said. Energy and matter are the same he said. \n\n"They're the same?" I asked. "It's all energy." he said. \n\nI asked him why it's not all matter, if they're supposed to be the same.\n\nHe thought that was a silly question. 
I lodged a complaint with the department head. 
Your analysis ranks as pseudoskepticism.  The studies clearly demonstrate that poking people does have pain relieving effects beyond that of a placebo.\n\nWhat are you referring to as pseudoscience?
> I am getting fed up with the denial in this sub.\n\nIf you're really interested in the truth, then you have to acknowledge that many supposed sightings are fakes or perfectly normal phenomena that look strange when filmed. Accepting everything on face value will only get you mired in useless garbage.
Please be aware tho that he has a considerable and sometimes obvious bias. I love his research, but its not the most objective source out there. 
>So let me get this straight: this crop circle "continued to develop over a 3 day period"... but nobody managed to stay at the site to document what caused the formation? I smell bullshit. Just sayin'.\n\nCame here for the same thing, what the fuck.  It's like on ghosthunters, if you find some place that actually may be showing you info you can't describe.  Then stay there and study it!  Have people monitor that field 24 hours a day, put up cameras, something.
Thanks!
Nope.  Roommate is a former Marine, was stationed in the U.S. base there for a year.  
Dude... just no... Cracking your back feels good. You could study it if you want, but you're not going to change someone's first-person sensations. 
Same here. The first two were funny, then it got annoying.
I too, have never encountered an Autistic person before. I feel I could learn a lot from you. \n\n>People still tell her that she is "exaggerating" or isn't "really autistic" because of this ignorance.\n\nI wish you were joking about this. I honestly have the hardest time fathoming people's stupidity. 
You can find a torrent on demonoid\n
http://i.imgur.com/WCFnd.png\n\n1. [Metal casing for pipe on wall](http://www.curranengineering.com/images/10-500-case-guard-stainless-steel.png)\n2. [ Black pipe](http://www.pondsolutions.com/Pond_Supplies/images/DNR12411.jpg)\n3. the white object in question, 4 armed sculpture? Looks wooden.   If you cant visualize what it looks like in 3d, [its like a flanged mace](http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/387973/387973,1321617351,1/stock-photo-middle-ages-weapon-antique-battle-hammer-replica-of-medieval-iron-mace-isolated-with-clipping-89059591.jpg)
I am sorry you are getting downvoted so much. You make a great point. I was tested for Celiac and was negative, but my symptoms all lead to a diagnosis if "Irritable Bowel." What does that mean? It means the doctors don't know why my gut is inflamed. A gluten free diet has helped a lot and who cares if I have "IBS" or diagnosed Celiac. If it stops my guy pain (among many other symptoms) it works. 
[Never mind that haemochromatosis is one of the most common genetic disorders among people of European descent.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_overload)
Definitely people under canopy.  Also I think it's ok to call this a UFO until they figured that out.  Denial after that occurs, is when it becomes crazy.
If they do, I really really really hope Jon Stewart adds something to the effect that "I should have known better than to believe anything which airs on a station that carries *Ancient Aliens*."\n
Thanks!
awesome :)
The difference is that you can choose to drink or not to drink raw milk.  You can't choose the infections you are exposed to.  Legislating immunizations is ok because choosing to not immunize your child endangers everyone, not just your own child.  Feeding your child raw milk only endagers your child.  You should be free to make choices that only involve risk to yourself.  You shouldn't be allowed to substantially put the public in harm's way.
I concur.
It so does!
spirits can and will lie. What's the point of being a bad or evil of you can't lie? don't trust anyone living , dead or anything in-between that says spirits can't lie 
Your question doesn't make much scientific sense. Nobel Prizes are not an objective indication of intelligence. They're an award given by a committee voting on what they thought was the best and most influential research or work over a given time span. You could win one because you just so stumbled upon a new chemical or because you spent decades working on bringing one idea to fruition.
How does that make any sense? Just because one animal was wrong doesn't mean the next has to be right. Additionally, it isn't like they can share information between them to increase the likelihood of a true prediction. They also can't analyze team data to ensure that there is a greater possibility that their prediction will be correct. I may not be following you, but the statistical likelihood of one animal getting eight separate predictions correct consecutively without prompting from a trainer is pretty crazy. Most likely a huge freak of nature, but octopuses as a species are pretty creepy anyway.
But Age of Autism told me that skeptics kill babies!  And eat them!
Is there a site where you can stream this?
Sarcasm?
The clock that changed time may be synchronized to the [Radio Time Code](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_clock).  I have a clock like that, and when I change the batteries, after a few seconds, it adjusts itself to the correct time.
"Why yes. I am a libra. How perceptive of you. More wine? Fourth glass you say? Did I mention that I don't live far from here. And you look lovely, by the way."
Isn't this old footage? Interesting though.
So you have let your eggs sit for a month before comparing to ones bought in supermarkets?
Me too. I'm actually surprised that there isn't. Considering that a specialized unit was sent there to verify the sightings. You'd think that they have a video camera or two.\n\nHopefully a video, or at least better pictures, will surface some time in the future.
I'm not familiar with Paradise Road, but I'll look into it. This location is in Colorado.
I'm pretty sure every paranormal show out there has been proven to be fake. Like Ghost Adventures and Ghost Hunters. All fake. 
I was going to say there wasn't enough.
From *directly* under the video:\n\n> WHY ARE COMMENTS TURNED OFF? This talk comes from a woman who was targeted by an online hate campaign. Predictably, the same campaign has targeted this talk, so comments have been shut down. If you'd like to comment constructively on this video, please share on your own social networks.\n\nI find that tolerable.
Yep, there are lots of real, flying objects, that remain unidentified.\n\n\n
https://www.facebook.com/Paragongroup01
Seconding that shift his perspective bit but I think you need to learn more about the difference between mysticism and science.\n\nAnd you could bring up the fact that Wicca/Paganism was invented by a handful of unreliable sources just a couple decades ago.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wicca
Yep, it's me! Thanks, but I'll try to get Steve on first since he's the heavy favorite...
But who are you to dictate what filtration systems are used on everyones water? :D
Given that the placebo effect will always convince some people that an ineffective treatment works, and alt med treatments generally lack double blind studies, how can a consumer know which alt med practices don't work before spending money on it?
1. Do you feel that at any time you were posessed by it?\n2. What did you feel or see during your experience?
Well other than the obvious philosophical stuff(Rejection of solipsism, rejection of the omphalos hypothesis).\n\nI always think people may be conspiring against me when in public, but then I think i'm just wearing an ugly hat or something.\n\nBeware of the type 1 error.
What kind of birds dive-bomb cats?
Reminds me of [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDp7pkEcJVQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=283s)
Ask them to explain how it works. The "theory" behind homeopathy doesn't take into account any medical innovation after the 1800s, not to mention basic atomic theory.\n\nThey will probably take one of these two paths:\n\n1. They'll ask you to explain how allopathic medicine works. This is good, since you can go on a tangent about microorganisms, immunity, double-blind testing, etc.\n\n2. They'll take the easy path of "it works for me". You then say, "ergo, placebo".
I couldn't get past the part where he implied that popular opinion is scientific evidence.
I would take those numbers with a big pinch of salt. The standards for literacy differ from country to country and surveys might bloat the numbers of whichever side they have a vested interest in. I know from personal experience that many people that are certified "literate" in India can do nothing more than sign their name on a sheet of paper. I have a feeling things will be similar in other parts of Asia and Africa.\n\nBut yeah, almost 50% seems a bit too much.
found what? I think you accidentally a link there, sport.
You can try [this interactive map](http://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/thbox/im_working_on_an_interactive_haunted_locations_map/). Never quite figured out how it worked myself, though.
Antone else get this?\n\nHTML/Infected.WebPage.Gen - Malware
We don't know how consciousnesss came to be, but that doesn't mean we don't believe in it.  There is, after all, pretty definitive proof.\n\nThe "soul" is, I believe, just another name for consciousness.  When we say we don't believe in the "soul" it's generally a reference tot he Christian version of the soul that lives on for eternity and is only allowed into Heaven if it's human and has asked forgiveness for whatever horrible things it may have done.\n\nI could ramble on and on, but I just woke up and have only just started on the coffee, the ramblings would make no sense.  This is the kind of thing I love to theorize about though; the great mysteries of life!
Because people are refusing to be skeptical about religion. It's very related to /r/skeptic.
OP here (same person). How does it hurt my credibility? Does my being a girl make me any less intelligent?
rather than being scared of them you can try feeling excitement at the encounters. many people hold negative views, other people have positive views, that we are multi-layered beings and that they make agreements with our subconscious to help balance the world by helping balance ourselves, and that in many cases they can actually represent future versions of ourselves coming back to earth to help their past self. anyway, it may be more useful to view the situation in a different manner.
Is the element's chemical symblot "1bt"?
I don't know... I'm done for.
Okay, I'm glad to hear that. I'm definitely glad there are no gun-toting psychos.
It cures headaches induced by transitioning to a ketogenic diet
I should use harsher words in order to be a "real" skeptic?
No, the Rockefellers
sorry, I just didn't get your question - just read what meg wrote and I understand a bit better. \nPointing a parabolic dish at a light isn't a scientific experiment, it would yield no results as all you are doing is holding a curved shaped object at a light source.\nIf you're talking about finding a ufo and pointing a directional michrophone at it, I think they did that at hessdalen, Norway and got no results.
To *you*, maybe. To me, Splenda tastes awful. I recall reading somewhere that artifical sweeteners are experiences by everyone differently.
I agree, Just because they aren't vetted to the extent of TED talks doesn't mean that the doors should just be thrown open!
By the way, did you know that, for the Lady in the Red Dress scene, the Wachowski Brothers actually had a doppelgänger for each extra in the scene? They exclusively used twins for that scene.\n\nMaybe the identical plates are an allusion to that?\n\nI don't know if I believe this or not but just some food for thought.
Precicely why this shouldn't just be limited to r/ufos
Phenomenology in terms of psychology or philosophy?  \nWhat do you mean by peak states?
Words like "should" and "ought" only make sense within the context of a particular utility function. Science can (in principle, if not in practice) tell you what your utility function is and can evaluate and rank various actions against that utility function. Science can tell you what you value, and why, and how best to appreciate it. It won't tell you what to value because that question doesn't make any sense; value judgements about value judgements?\n\nTo use a concrete example; science is (in principle) perfectly capable of demonstrating through evidence and logic the following propositions: "You value human-life" and "human-life is increased if you give money to a cancer charity" and from that it can conclude "you should give money to a cancer charity". Surely this is all that needs to be said? What extra question needs to be answered?
That movie scared me so freaking much.  I watched way more intense stuff as a kid (I *loved* Alien), but something about this movie fucking ruined me.  Maybe because it was so much more "real" than most of the scifi/horror movies I saw.
Wow.  A design flaw that could explain most of the "readings" this device gets.  Nice find!
oh my gosh, so sorry, I guess i missed it and when I got to the next paragraph i was confused.  \n\nThanks!
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/005/171/are-you-a-wizard.jpg
2 Words - [Victory Day Celebration](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day#May_9_in_the_former_Soviet_Union)
What's pseudoscientific about PETA?
Personally, I'm a little skeptical of any article that begins with "(A)pparently a guy who knows a guy."
Yes. You're trying to suppress other people that you don't agree with and taking the extra step to put pressure on the organization. Do you think that the TED audience is too dumb to judge the ideas themselves? We don't need you to save us.
More up-to-date, non-Daily Mail version: [BBC](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18549569)
Will someone give me the gist of this so I won't have to think for myself?
Yep, it's always "Oh, of course you don't see the same results as we do - ~*insert crackpot pseudoscience here*~ doesn't work in laboratory conditions."
Poes pull a fast one on the skeptics one too many times :)
I said there was a mathematical model that is consistent with the theory of dark matter, which is not evidence it's a possible indication of evidence yet to be uncovered.  Which is the same for mediums.  People who claim they are mediums indicate there MIGHT be something to uncover.  You've backed yourself into a corner now by saying dark matter exists, I never said there WAS a dragon in my garage, I said it is as likely there is as there is dark matter.  As it were, I believe our math needs tweeking, not in dark matter, because the odds that we got it wrong are a lot better than the odds that most of the universe is made of stuff that does not interact with light or show up on any of our detectors.  It's the scientists who claim that most of the universe is made of such stuff, I'm just using a ludicrous example to show how flawed our understanding really is, though apparently i am to skeptical for r/skeptic.  Guess we should call it r/weknoweverything.  Also, that is a shit answer compared to the one I just gave.  Just throw in the towel already if you give up, don't just peter out like a drunk piss.
Look into almost any flakey "scientific" claim they make and you will easily find holes throughout the video.\n\none I saw Gamble have to address directly was that mark on the ruins being 'imprinted on the atomic structure of the stone'. Completely fabricated for no reason except to sound impressive.
Well, these witnesses certainly are coy on releasing images of this supposed find. I am not going to post any of their contact information based on the lack of evidence and the fact that they are attempting to make a profit. If any further information comes forward I will post an update.
I try to stay scientific as possible with answers to things like this but sometimes my old "just type furiously" pre skeptic me comes out. \nSo I am open to other ideas of course. But to me organic is not worth it. At all.
Way to big and low to not be noticed by others... Looks like you got yerself a festival bool right der.\n\nIf you look close enough at the bottom shot you can see a string string or wire of some kind coming from the center of it.
That looks more like night vision (low light amplification) mode.\n\nI too would be interested in looking at FLIR footage of objects.
Sounds like a conspiracy theory to me.
Obligatory "plural of anecdote is not data." 
Medium? I thought he was more of a Large.
My experience is contrary to that, mothers who had babies in hospitals = lots of problems, mothers who had babies at home, sometimes with no one there but their husbands = healthy and happy. I know which way I want should my time come. \n\nGiving birth in a pool of water is the best i have seen yet for everyone involved.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_birth\n 
So you seen things 
I approve :)
I [agree](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/wk8eg/my_sister_says_homeopathic_medicine_and/c5e2jhd). : )
The idea of learning styles suggests that people are better at understanding and retaining information when it matches the type of 'learner' they are - e.g. if you're an auditory learner, then the idea is that when information is presented through speech, then you'll learn it better. \n\nThis simply isn't the case. There's currently no evidence to support it, and all the studies done suggest that there are more important factors, like the topic being studied (i.e. sometimes information is better presented in visual form, sometimes it is better described, etc). \n\nThere's a good podcast on the topic here if you were interested: [The Psych Files](http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/03/episode-90-the-learning-styles-myth-an-interview-with-daniel-willingham/), and the book referenced in tikael's link ("50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology") is a good one too.
Seconded, I would bet Randi would be all for it. I think you can email him directly as well as sending a request through the JREF.
And a repeal of the Electoral College.
Why does it matter? Seriously? My opinion doesn't effect anyone. 
Care to exchange-links?  \nI run [ghostsstory.com](http://ghostsstory.com). A Paranormal community. I'll gladly add you to my links-section if you'd like?
>Your usage of "SRS Prime" is something I've never encountered. Up until this point, every time I've seen or used the acronym "SRS," it's in reference to just /r/ShitRedditSays[1] . The rest aren't SRS.\n\nThe problem with that, however, is that when people discuss "SRS" on reddit, they are referring only to the comments made by people in SRSprime. So how can they say that SRS is a horrible place, when the only views and opinions they've read are the ones that are obvious and intentional parodies? \n\nHow can you judge what a community is like based on how it reflects reddit?
Yup, this is exactly true. 
Same.  Why would you do this??  Were you living in South Africa or something?
I've had good experiences with the [Placebo Band](http://www.placebobandstore.com/?page_id=2). 
Incoming shitstorm from climate-change deniers. Protip, kiddies: When someone tells you ultra-diluted arsenic will cure poisoning, be exactly as skeptical as when someone tells you pouring gigatons of pollutants into the atmosphere *won't* cause climate change.
From what I've read, a woman has roughly a 1 in 6 chance of being raped or sexually assaulted. I agree that is very high in fact is far too high for my liking. However, I don't think many of those women are raped by more then one strange man in their lifetime.\n\nSo then you've got to compare that one man to the thousands and thousands of men that woman is going to encounter and the odds any one man she encounters is going to rape her is extremely small. \n\nWhich brings me back to my original point. Without strong corroborating evidence, it's irrational and therefor unfair for a woman to assume any man she meets is likely to a rapist. 
Lightfiend says I misrepresented Chopra. This is simply false. Please check my response to his comment on the article page. Thanks.
[The proverbial player returns.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge7mozA-ptI)
On the contrary, I think it simplifies the issue. When you say you're an agnostic atheist you're stating you don't know but don't personally believe. That's a clear starting point for further discussion about the nuances in your position. \n\nSimply saying "I'm an agnostic" doesn't really say much about belief and, honestly, it's only now being used by atheists who don't like to call themselves atheists because they think it has negative connotations or (and I see this more often) people who want to feel intellectually superior to both theists and atheists by sitting on the fence pretending there's no dichotomy. 
I disagree corn fed or usually has better marbleing there by usually better taste.
And he gets rescued by CURTIS LEMAY?!\n\nThen gets sent into the Navy for how long? Because the DoD said so?\n\nI think this is total BS. 
Stupid kids
Yeah, sure you are.  WASPs are known to be all butthurt about Holocaust revisionism.
If feminism was about gender equality, feminists should love sumitsh since he is for gender equality. Instead, feminists call him an idiot and illogical. Why do you think that is?
Your error is in the application of allopathic reasoning.  \n\nHomeopathic truth involves taking something that would cause reason in a healthy adult, in this instance reading Twain, and diluting it by removing it from its context.  As information is stored in the brain, succussion should be accomplished by striking the head against a firm object such as a brick, a wooden desk, or a MacBook Pro.   In doing so, you will create an effective remedy for the discomfort caused by reason.
Heading off for some pictures with the wife now.  I'll post after they've been sorted.
Great job on the podcast. I have been a subscriber since the Perry days. Do you have any anecdotes about meeting people who are just way to gung-ho with the whole skepticism thing? Like to the point of being their own flavor of extreme?
This has nothing to do with the skepticism of Randi or the JREF. It bears no relevance to the paranormal and/or psudoscientific claims they investigate.\n\nSo, you would like someone in the skeptical community to address it? It was a shitty thing for him to have done, INS and any other investigative legal bodies will do their thing, and the justice system will do theirs. Addressed sufficiently?\n\nBut you make it a point to imply that the JREF investigates fraud, which is not true - they investigate paranormal and psudoscientific claims, and point out how these claims are used to defraud people. It really is not the same thing as credit or identity fraud (which it what Deyvi Pena committed, make no mistake about that) which is not something that the JREF would investigate.\n\nSo, the gist of your argument: an equivocation fallacy concerning two different uses of the word fraud; an ad hominem, an argument against Randi isn't an argument against skepticism; and a red herring as the issue of Dayvi Pena isn't an issue with the JREF regardless of his association with the JREF.
fusion isn't free
dude that is trippy as fuck hahhahhaha wow
Yes, notice how the reflection shows very sharp imaging of the photograph's own paper texture that wouldn't be there if the "image" were in the photograph instead of a reflection on the photo paper.
[Link](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/08/roswell-ufo-cia-agent-chase-brandon_n_1657077.html) to the original article.
The thing about conspiracy theories is that any time there's a lot of money at stake, there's a conspiracy to get at it.  Just look at families fighting over inheritance.  In fact the world is more full of conspiracies than either of us can imagine.  
Oh, I didn't mention it before. It just sort of goes without saying in these conversations.\n\nOne other thing I'd throw out, against the idea of lottocracy, is that modern democraties have a culture of respecting the outcomes of elections, and you can't assume that will continue to be the case in such a system.
>Does anyone even know Morse Code any more?\n\nWhy is this even a question?  This software is geared toward advanced lucid dreamers, sleeping with electronic motion detectors strapped to tehir face.  Learning morse code is not a major obstacle to someone willing to invest in the electronics and strap them to their face.\n\nSteven LaBerge has demonstrated the ability to communicate in morse code during REM sleep, in the setting of university sleep labs; it is a proven possibility.\n\n
Wow, you sound brave. I would never have the courage to reach out and touch it. 
Wow. You found a horcrux...
I don't totally disagree with that, the problem is "unwelcome", you don't know they're unwelcome until you ask.
"I am sure".\n\nSOUNDS LIKE A REASONABLE CONCLUSION.
How much room do you require? I call myself an agnostic atheist and admit that we don't know for sure (or can't know), but that's mostly a philosophical technicality.
He likes money.
I'm not convinced, but I did interview with Amy Vickers from the Starchild Skull Project a while back if anyone cares to hear more...\n[TheHighersideChats](http://thehighersidechats.com/15-the-starchild-skull-w-amy-vickers/)\n
I wonder how serious ThinkGeek's claims about the effects of the soap are, considering that this is the site that sells [Canned Unicorn Meat](http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/wacky-edibles/e5a7/?srp=1).
lol im a girl. and i was smoking a j at the time haha
>Funny we're at a stale mate because I figured the exact same thing about you and chose not to continue.\n\nInteresting note, a stalemate in regards to a debate, is when both sides agree they have nothing more to say. As you've one again brought up a largely tangential point about milk pasteurization, let us continue.\n\nFirstly, why the banning of raw milk in the US is not related to the laws we've been discussing (lets get this out of the way, as you have shown before your lack of desire to read my posts): these laws will not ban the unprocessed herbs. As has been said many a time in this thread you will still be able to buy any traditional medicinal herbs without restriction, they just wont be able to be sold as medicine unless they are proven to be medicine, just as any other medicine (please read this, as I don't think it has sunk in yet). If they tried to ban herbs in this way, I would be right on your side, but they are not.\n\nI am not denying the potential benefits of raw milk. From the brief reading I've just done in the last hour, it does appear that some of the beneficial bacteria and proteins in raw milk that allow your body to fully and effectively process certain fats in milk are indeed killed or denatured in the pasteurization process.\n\nModern farming techniques, unfortunately, are completely unable to produce the huge quantity of beef and milk that we consume without adverse effects to cows' health, most importantly in this regards bacterial infections. Pasteurization goes a long way to making milk safer to consume, and it's why the technique is carried out. When it was introduced, farming techniques and conditions were far, far worse than they are today, so it was even more important back then. Have a quick look at the abstract to [this study](http://www.jstor.org/pss/30105317) which shows an infection rate of 41% of children who consumed raw milk at a farm. Raw milk from unhealthy cows is a very dangerous substance to consume. If the cows are perfectly healthy and totally free from infections then I assume that rate would be far lower, maybe even 0%, but that is not the case in a huge number of farms. If we could get the health of cows to an impeccable standard, then maybe it would be good practice to stop pasteurizing milk for the extra benefits, but that's not practical or safe with today's farming techniques.\n\nThe US government, and in particular the FDA introduced regulations to stop the sale and distribution of raw milk because they could not guarantee its safety. Various states have introduced licensing systems to ensure that farms that can meet health and safety requirements to produce safe to drink raw milk are able to sell it. The case you pointed at is a case where these licenses were not valid, and so law enforcement did their job (with, I agree, some reprehensible zealotry) to maintain the law. This is not an "obviously unfounded" situation, but again one based on evidence, and with the safety of the public in mind.\n\nIf you would like to bring this back to the laws we've been discussing, or you want to bring up more tangential and unrelated points, please keep coming back. Since arguing with you, I have learnt some about the Goldrush era, various bits of EU and US legislation, uses of burdock and now infection rates of cows in modern farming, and still I've yet to be in any way convinced that these laws are stopping anybody's freedoms, except when it comes to selling unsubstantiated medicines as medicines, which I'm sure [Gloria Thomas](http://www.smh.com.au/national/parents-guilty-of-manslaughter-over-daughters-eczema-death-20090605-bxvx.html) would've also been completely behind, had she lived past her second birthday (you wanted a reason why I'm so in favour of these laws, she's one of them).
In a weird sense, their initial point was technically right. The thing is, those psychiatric diseases are considered diseases when the emotions are excessively abnormal in some way and leads to a decrease in quality of life. The emotions that those diseases cause are essentially the same fundamental emotions that a normal person experiences, just way off the scale.\n\nIt still doesn't mean anything though. It's like saying "doctors have classified cell reproduction as a disease! How silly!" when talking about cancer.\n\n(I admittedly only skimmed the first part of the article, so I may be way off topic)
the herbal stuff which you probably are referencing is not homeopathy.
She's famous because she's an idiot (or at least pretending to be one).  If she said stuff that made sense, nobody would pay any attention to her.
Just think of it as a mini strobe light & strut your way down to that toilet!
Acupuncture is also not side effect free.   \nDue to poor hygiene acupuncturists sometimes cause infections.\nThere are documented cases, where a acupuncturist [managed to collapse both lungs of a patient](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6794/is_3_26/ai_n30913759/).\n\nAnd according to [this article](http://scepticon.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/is-acupuncture-worth-a-punctured-lung-does-the-risk-out-weigh-the-benefit/) acupuncture can indeed be more risky than traditional medicine.\n\n 
no, of course he can't, any more than Teller can actually catch a bullet in midair.  What he can do is create the illusion that he did so.
10000 hospitalizations out of 4 million cases = .0025%\n\nThat's 1 in 400.  Your kid has more chance of dying in a car accident ([1 in 83](http://reason.com/archives/2006/08/11/dont-be-terrorized)) or being murdered ([1 in 210](http://reason.com/archives/2006/08/11/dont-be-terrorized)) than of being hospitalized for chicken pox.\n\nI'm not arguing against vaccinating your children.  I'm arguing against having the knee jerk reaction of belittling people for choosing not to immunize their children against a disease with a hospitalization rate lower than automobiles.  Try using some critical thinking once in a while.
The skull looks like it is screaming.  I guess I would be too if I was looking at skinless people.\n\n\nEdet:  Cpeling
NOPE. Still not funny. 
Cool! I'm reasonably certain I'm naturally empathetic/telepathic too, for the same sorts of reasons as you. Moving to a city confirmed it--friggin' headaches ALL the time, feelings of a million consciousnesses pressing in on me, etc. Thank God that I can sort of halfway manage a shield...\n\nAs far as where to start, I'd really encourage you to check out psipog. They're one of the only sites I found that approach the field from a reasonable, moderately scientific standpoint and try to encourage a healthy bit of skepticism/realism instead of catering to teenagers who wanna be speshul. :) They have a lot of good articles on empathy (emotional telepathy, basically) that you might be interested in, from beginner to more advanced.
Not much a fan of trying to manipulate and mold your love interest into who you want them to be, myself.
haha, why would a television network give a fuck about resources? They will be heard, academia will not.
>If a supernatural event occurred without affecting the natural world then there is no possible basis by which we would have knowledge of it. In this case, there would be no claim of a supernatural event.\n\nUnless the way it affected the world was in a way entirely consistent with naturalistic explanations. This forces us to reject the supernatural as unparsimonious, despite the fact that it may be true. \n\n>Therefore if there are supernatural claims, these claims must be referencing an effect of supernatural source on the natural world. These effects can be investigated. So supernatural claims can be investigated by science because for someone to make the claim in the first place they must be claiming something happened in the natural world.\n\nAnd most supernatural claims do point to something happening in the real world. Okay, maybe I'm wrong - I'll present an example and you just give me possible ways to study it. For this situation, god exists (or the flying spaghetti monster, or whatever powerful deity is suitable). He/she interacts and intervenes in the processes within the universe by using natural laws (either he's set them up from the beginning to work in some particular way 14 billion years later, or he changes them constantly and adjusts everything in the universe to make it seem like its always been that way). \n\nHow do we study this supernatural event?
Oh I assure you the moon is real! It was placed there by big Government to control the masses by causing crime spikes! Learn how you can arm yourself against its controlling influence by reading my free book for just $50 dollars!
> It does carry risk in that GM crops have a bad habit of escaping. They can become invasive exotics at that point, leading to quantifiable habitat degradation in very short order.\n\nNo more so than any conventionally bred crops and if you are genetically modifying them you can actually engineer the crops to prevent this, termination genes for example.\n\n> As far as GM crops are gonna eat children int eh streets or whatever--pfft on that.\n\nI wasn't talking about food distribution. I was talking purely about amount of food produced compared to world capita.
No, that's glue.  You're thinking of the word that is used to refer to the one or ones being addressed.
Heh. Well, I know about the seminars-in-major-metropolises thing because many years ago I was in a self-improvement phase and this dude, while he really made my alarms go off, had reams of credibility. Like, mainstream movie cameos, mainstream press gushes over him, etc. So I thought I would check out the seminar that was advertised in the paper.\n\nI got there. I had a terrible feeling about it. Weird vibe. I got herded into the conference room with everyone else. I was extremely wary. Then the peons running the show talk about all the hokum we're about to hear and how we're going to see a video of Dear Leader on a big! screen and I beat a beeline out of there.\n\nI lasted about ten minutes, literally. It was making me sick to my stomach and I just left in the middle of some guy talking. Now, while I'm obviously a very skeptical sort, even I was ready to buy into something if it had a germ of truth to it. Those ten minutes revealed the Tony Robbins Scam Empire for what it was. It's no better than a cult, or a pyramid scheme. It's that slimy.\n\nOh, and I also attended a Landmark Forum intro dealy once at the behest of an acquaintance. Now *there's* a cult for ya.
Don't know which country you live in, but being gay can be harmful to your health in some parts.\n\nAnd, if your athiest hangouts are anything like /r/athiest, no thank you. Those people are as evangelical as any Ron Paul bot I've ever come across.
Nice try, Cocheta.
Or not.
Crazy i live in redding
No. The federal government does not have the authority to force me into a private contract. I will not particpate in this unconstitutional monstrosity. I will give money and time to elect members of Congress who will either over turn or gut this disgusting legislation. And elsewhere in the world where there is socialized medicine it is bad. Heathcare deform was not about healthcare but power. And we the people need to take the power back and get rid of this horrid turn towards socialism. I remind you that the Democrates shoved this through illegally. It is you who is on the party line, it is you who is ignoring the US Constitution. It is you who is shoving debt and socialims up all and their descendants. This abomination must be gotten rid of, along with the treason jerks who foisted it upon the American people. 
Besides, since when CNN reported on common meteor sightings???
oddly enough it was PAX that had the ground footage of the first plane hitting. IIRC.
Yeah those people sound like grade A douche-bags. I can't stand people who think of their pet as only an accessory. That does sound pretty cruel, I knew my ex's mom used to keep her pitbull mix in a crate all day because she was afraid she'd mess the carpet up. -_- then why adopt a dog lady...\n\noy, some people. No worries about "getting on my case" it's the internet, no one takes things seriously here.....right? -crickets-
Penn is fucking huge. He towers over that guy when he shakes his hand.
*Maybe*.
I wish they'd stop adding overused soundtracks to these videos. 
These people believe that there are things such as chemtrails. For some, this idea exists before condensation trails enter into it. For them, condensation trails are the confirmation they needed that *they just KNEW it!*. For others, they say "huh, I have no grasp of physics or biology so it must be mind-control chemicals."\n\nTwo types of crazy all in one!
Again, if you wish to debate the negative externalities of burning fossil fuels, we can have that discussion.  But since the world has already decided that they are worth the trouble for the enormous prosperity that cheap energy brings, don't try to win the argument with ZOMG THE WORLD IS GOING TO BURN alarmism.\n\nOnce again, when discussing global warming, given that it is happening, and that it might be a problem, the next question is not "whose fault is it", but rather, "will changing human behavior avoid the problem", and if so, "will the cost of avoiding the problem be worse than simply dealing with the problem", and even if so, "are there better ways of addressing the problem."\n\nTo stop global warming by curtailing fossil fuel use, you need EVERYBODY to do so.  If it's just the US and EU stopping, you drive down the cost of fossil fuels which results in more use in Asia and Africa.  You also disrupt the US & EU economies, which frankly the whole world is depending on right now.\n\nSo the only way to stop is some kind of global governance to enforce the non-use of fossil fuels.  Such a world-wide totalitarian scheme is a nearly unthinkable horror in the minds of most rational people.  So, what are we left with?\n\nSo humanity is going to keep burning fossil fuels until we start approaching the point of running out, at which time rising costs will incentivize other energy technologies.  Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.  Those fuels were part of the biosphere once, we're just pulling them out of the ground they sank into and putting them back.\n\n> Especially at the rate we are cutting down trees and the increasing levels of CO2 being put into the air.\n\nTree population has gone up in the US since the dawn of the Industrial age.  Trees are just a crop which happen to grow on a slower cycle than other plants, and are utterly dwarfed by the population of oceanic vegetation anyway.  To imply that tree harvests are somehow contributing to the problem of global warming is to reveal that you're far more driven by politics than by science when it comes to this stuff.
Could have been eye spots? From my limited knowledge it's where some of the vitrious gel like substance inside the eye breaks away and casts a shadow on the lens of your eye. \n\nOr was it clearly a physical object in the room? Was it moving within your view or would it disappear from vision if you looked away?
Via Google Translate, so the syntax is off, but you can get the gist of it:\n"Raises more questions\nThe mysterious discovery spread in the media worldwide, such as CNN reported on the Baltic Sea Mystery. So far no pictures from diving in the circle published.\nNow Express - the first newspaper - publish the first pictures from the dive at the mysterious object. A dive that was supposed to provide answers to the mystery - but instead brought even more questions.\nStefan Hogeborn has 20 years experience of diving and working as underwater photographer and dive instructor. Here he describes the first dive at the world famous circle in the Baltic Sea:\n- The first thing we will see is some kind of rock formation that looks to be cast in cement, he said.\nWhen they swim further, they see several rock formations.\n- It looks almost like a pearl necklace or that someone has tried to make a fireplace with an inch-sized rocks on the ocean floor.\nThe furnace-like rock formations on top of that which constitutes the large circle that was discovered with a scanner tool last year. Divers images shows that the circle in turn consist of several blocks formed by "rolls" or "mushrooms" that is attached to each other, forming the circle. Overall, the object is 60 meters long and about as wide.\n- When we had swum across the object, we get to the weird thing. Then it's like someone has pinched the mountain at the edge, as if you have breathed together two molds, and it sticks out between stone formers, said Stefan Hogeborn.\n"Probably sandstone"\nAt the next dive, they took a sledgehammer to dislodge a piece of material. Stefan Hogeborn describes the sense of carbonized material. During the last dive divers discover an oblong hole in one and a half times the six inches that go into one of the rocks which form the circle.\n- I have never, ever, ever, seen anything like it, says Stefan Hogeborn.\nExpressen has let Martin Jakobsson, a professor of marine geology and geophysics at the University of Stockholm, see an image from the dive.\n- There is probably some kind of sandstone. When you look at the structure, it looks like it, he says.\nThe samples from the discovery of the Baltic Sea has been sent for analysis.\n- Since we did not get any answers to the questions we asked ourselves, we have brought this to the experts who may be looking at the pieces we brought up, says Stefan Hogeborn." 
The surprise on the list is compression garments. There was vast amounts of attention paid to compression swimwear in the last olympics, and it gave me the impression that it was based on legitimate sports science. The high end olympic teams certainly have the money, time and motivation to do the science.
This is a good point. Doxycycline or a Z-pack or Erythro would do it. Or your body could have cleared the infection. It looks like the tests all look for current infection, and don't look at antibodies against it (which would remain after the infection was gone).
[Link](http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/q5rcz/inventor_selling_pseudoscientific_product_gets/) to original post in r/atheism
no. It was at a kids baseball game in the late 1980's or very early in the 1990s.  Its weird. I remember watching this on the news and it has completely vanished from the world. I don't think it was aliens but more then likely military aircraft. 
If you were to attempt to reproduce them, you'd want to do so with the 'body' in a hermetically sealed box prior to, and during, death, so that you can account for the air and moisture evaporating, anything else wouldn't be any kind of accurate measure.\n\nIf the weight remains the same in a hermetically sealed box*, then either the soul cannot escape the box (in which case, we should be able to look for it, or much more likely, the weight difference seen by McDougal lies in air & moisture.\n\n\\* The box could be fed air and spent air removed, as long as it is measured and weight determined in the process.
Stay away from the new scooby doo. the "ghosts" are now real.
> Thank God\n\nI see what you did there.\n
> Because these lists make the rounds all the time. These are some of the most common arguments you will hear.\n\nWell, that's kind of my point. They've been through the circuit before, and they've been mercilessly destroyed before. Anyone who continues to circulate what's already dead and done obviously isn't paying attention to the responses, so why waste our time responding to every revivification of this abomination? Bringing up a defeated argument at a later point doesn't make it any less defeated, so why should we feel the need to defeat it every time it's brought back up?
If I had to guess, I'd say Mussel Farms, but I don't know.  \n\nA quick google search returns results that point to them actually being Oyster farms
The easiest way to think about it is this: Would you mind if I removed 90% of your brain?  After all, you're not using it.
what's retarded is the number of upvotes he gets (seen using "reddit reveal" browser extension) despite using the phrase "I agree, fellow intellectual!" in a manner intended to be taken seriously...
Oh yeah, it's dubious for sure. It's such a cool story that I do want to believe though.
That's illegal in the us, and a violation of every licensure ethics committee I know of. They may prescribe an off label use, or some other non traditional pharm usage, but true placebos (inactive Meds like sugar pills) cannot be given to patients as legitimate Meds. A patient must be told what they are being given, and Lying to patients is a good way to waste all that time you spent studying and sitting for boards. 
Whatever.
This is the biggest mystery I think to why people continue to believe in god after they're kids. They have no problem dropping the Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, Santa Claus in a minute even though these characters actually produce tangible benefits and goods.\n\nBut zombie Jesus hangs on even though he has never done 1 tangible thing or produced one speck of evidence of existence well into adulthood. \n\nHis story is no more real or believable than a guy that can fly around the world with a team of reindeer leaving presents. 
foreveralone.jpg indeed!
Every now and again I look at this subreddit and think, "All these meme posts, all these facebook posts... all this content-free stuff. I should make /r/skeptic self-only."\n\nThen I see shit like this, and I remember that being self-only might leave out these little things, and then I'm torn.\n\nIs there are decent-posts-only option?
A [similar effect is reported here](http://epiphenom.fieldofscience.com/2012/03/reminders-of-death-make-non-religious.html)
Not true, he notes what his sources are, there's "even an article."  What are the points against him that's already been made that you imply he's avoiding? 
This is precisely the kind of mentality that is the root cause of the problem - science is supposed to *encourage* skepticism and objective analysis, not vilify it.
http://news.discovery.com/space/jerusalem-ufo-video-case-closed-110331.html\n\n
Yeah, because there's no possible way that kids could have imagination, have seen cartoons, have imaginary friends, or even (gasp!) be crappy doodlers.\n\nThere's no such thing as the Internet, or aliens in video games, or comic books. Nothing like that exists.\n\nOh, and no grown up has ever pushed a kid into doing or saying something. Ever. That never happens.
This sounds like a course at the South Harmon Institute of Technology. 
>You claim to not get why I would bring up health concerns but I bring up the easily understandable fact that vegan diets just have different nutritional concerns than omni diets to answer your claim that there's something animal products in an omni diet give you that you apparently think you would have a hard time getting otherwise.\n\nCan you rephrase that?  I have no idea how to read that.
I remember from my genetics class that that the mutation that gives you red hair is associated with messing with a...hormone, I think.  Think the result is more sensitive to some kinds of pain, but less sensitive to another kind, and the same reason they're insensitive to that is the same reason as the anesthesia problem. Too lazy to google it, but it was discussed as factual and scientifically tested at a US university. 
Well it's not as though you're blatantly starting a circle jerk. 
Where at in NC?\n\nRaleigh here.
Yeah, that price is outrageous; it shouldn't be like that at all. There is nothing wrong with qigong; it's very relaxing and is often a part of martial arts training. However, like any exercise, you need to have a good teacher and ease into it. Just because it seems like simple stretching and breathing, people can hurt themselves physically if they go overboard (just like picking up a huge barbell when you just start lifting weights). I've heard of some people going a little nuts mentally from overdoing qigong too. The exercises help you to breathe properly, let go of stress, etc., and just make you feel good. I think for some people who are already having some problems/prone to fanaticism, the good feelings from the exercise give them a high and it becomes an unhealthy obsession.\n\nWhoever their 'teachers' are; they are giving this wonderful and relaxing exercise a bad name. They should know enough to spot these kinds of issues with students. Good luck! I hope your sister gets the help that she needs.
When people are dishonest to the boy or his family, he gets angry and then is able to get up and walk a few steps! So if he finds out that it's all a scam, he will be angry and will walk! The method works!
>The demographic affected the most by tooth decay are the less fortunate, who have less access to dentist care, healthy food which promote the health of teeth and might not even be able to afford a simple tube of tooth paste. \n\nThis needs to stop being a reason for the fluoridation of public water. \nIf they are unable to afford toothpaste then they have MUCH larger issues than rotting teeth.\n\nLets stick to real issues and facts rather than assumptions. 
I also enjoy The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe.
all that creepy music for one frame of a red dot, nice.
Do it. Keep pushing stupid to do stupid things until they learn. 
I once drove past a university, which may or may not have contained students and professors.
It is implied, not explicit, which I freely admit, implicitly by stating "Prove me wrong." I guess what I mean is, call me on my bullshit, not so much "prove me wrong" since I well know you cannot prove a negative.
Trying to be as respectful as i can to people that have opinion different than mine, i'd also like to point out that a huge segment of these reports are obvious hoaxes and the things you describe aren't beyond what people could do to themselves.\n\nCan you cite an incident that's irrefutable?
I love that guy. Whose Line is it Anyway was awesome
This is what he actually said:  *"Take antioxidants (or rather, don’t take them): if you believe the hype, then you want them in your food; you want to take them as pills; and you want the maximum most powerful antioxidants that can be found in nature (especially from some obscure tropical fruit)."* and *"At present, however, there is no evidence to support going out of your way to eat lots of antioxidants in food or to take antioxidant supplements. In fact, doing so may be harmful. This evidence is at odds with the overwhelming marketing hype that has successfully created an irrational demand for a dubious product."*\n\nI don't think any of these statements can be simplified down to "Fruit is a dubious product".
Love it. Absolutely love it.
Wait until she does it next time and then very quickly, crawl across the ceiling, get right above her, then turn your head to look at her and hiss very loudly.
Dude. How are you sane enough to even post? The pounding on the wall alone would leave me crying in pool of my own piss...
This is awesome,  I'm putting it on my ipad for impromptu arguments.
my mother in law is from Haiti\n\nenough said.
I know; I just looked up homeopathy...I have heard everything that isn't modern medicine called homeopathy so much, I thought it was right.
I imagine that some people don't get the joke, but so it goes with satire.
How did you do on your O.W.L.s?
I live in a country where we celebrate Saint Nicholas' day and I can confirm this to be true. \n\n
That's the thing these days. You could have crystal clear HD footage of a craft landing like this and no one would believe it. Technology has come too far, and viral marketing only blurs the lines. I don't quite think this is genuine, although I do wish it was.
Because it lacks critical citation and includes warning signs of mental disorder, I feel confident in saying it is not true.\n\nHowever, I will gladly reexamine it if the specific claims made are accompanied with evidence.
Yes, the whole class and the guy sitting next to me. 
And then we'll put some learning back on The Learning Channel.
The important story is the one about Steven Seagal
Uh I doubt their numbers.\n\nIt's conducted by the "Family Research Institute". Their mission statement tells us that they have \n\n>.one overriding mission: to generate empirical research on issues that threaten the traditional family, particularly homosexuality, AIDS, sexual social policy, and drug abuse".\n\nWow, that sounds impartial. And they list murder as one of their causes of death? Yes, because being murdered was directly tied to their homosexuality, and had nothing to do with the folks doing the murdering. This study is so full of shit I can smell it from here.
I meant why is a behavioural study being discussed in a cognitive subreddit. :)
Often physical therapy and SMT (spinal manipulation therapy) go hand in hand for treatment of chronic LBP. Patients can surely opt for one or the other, but it is also the job of the professional to incorporate a proper diagnosis( some LBP can be due to purely unbalanced musculature, and some due to improper alignment. Normally due to a hard fall or injury it is much more beneficial to see a DC to get into proper alignment and work with the PT to stabilize the surrounding musculature so the spinal manipulation takes hold and stays that way. \n\nAsthma symptoms can be alleviated if the reason for the patients asthma is due to parasympathetic dominance to their segmental bronchi smooth musculature. This will close the airway more than it should in a resting state, resulting in a difficulty breathing. However i wouldn't recommend SMT as a cure for asthma or a must go to a chiro by no means. Asthma can be a microbial or alveolar problem which SMT won't have any benefit.\n\nIf you opened a practice and labeled yourself Doctor of Chiropractic and did SMT you would be sued horribly. You also cannot take xrays, order MRI's, or give medical advice.\n\nChiropractic was founded on a bad idea yes. That doesn't take away the advances that have been made in the field and the benefits we can now reap from it today. Remember...chemistry was first started as alchemy where the idea was to turn lead into gold. Just because the original idea was wrong doesnt mean that it jumpstarted something beneficial. \n \nAs for the educational jab you took, maybe this will give you a better perspective. http://www.nycc.edu/webdocs/registrar/DC_Curriculum.pdf\n
Call me naive folks, but I will take a testimony like this any day over an easily hoaxed photo/video submitted on YouTube. \n\nI will, yes, take it on faith that he is telling the truth.  Could it have been military?  I think that that is just as good, if not, better explanation than he witnessed an E.T. craft.\n\nHowever, there are too many reports of these types of craft which operate far, far beyond what mainstream scientists accept as possible for a hundred + years.  \n\nI am sorry but what the fuck are they "putting in our water" that makes scientists so freaking complacent to these types of reports?
Are they really crazy about the cell phone mind control? \nhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/yannick-croissant/3036939550/\n\n
Good!
We need more people like this to come forward: http://youtu.be/R6QNzH4x1rY
I'm confused on that part, though. How is the Bible eyewitness testimony? Perhaps the Gospels could be considered such (if there are persuasive reasons to conclude that the authors whose names are attached are actually the authors), but certainly the book of Genesis can't be counted as such, even by Christians, since no human existed to witness creation! So what exactly does "eyewitness testimony" mean to these people? I'm very confused.
Not saying the guy is not crazy, but his retirement probably had more to do with French compulsory retirement laws.
Damn. That video was full of assumptions. 
Is there anything to the idea that the only reason he was off was that he assumed that the earth was a perfect sphere?
"Intelligent design, however, begins with observations of the natural world and uses well-known tools of science to draw the inference to the best explanation or phenomenon, he said. It has no religious presuppositions and makes no religious assumptions.."\nNow, I'm not a scientist or anything, but isn't he saying he is looking for something, outside of nature, to explain nature? He is looking for a 'supernatural' but not religious explanation?!? Am I missing something or is he very confused.
You're right it does look like a bit like that.
[The basic mechanisms of placebo effects have been investigated since 1978, when it was found that the opioid antagonist naloxone could block placebo painkillers, suggesting that endogenous opioids are involved](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo#Mechanism_of_the_effect)\n\n[This is naloxone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naloxone)\n\nWould you rather have a *chance* that your body will release chemicals that will help you, or to directly take the chemicals that will help you?
It's in Spanish.
I am an agnostic primarily because of small, unexplained, supernatural experiences. 
A couple things on the list are indeed bad for you, but the author is off the deep end in terms of *why*. But vaccines? Really? I also like how every "natural" product this author sells has a carcinogenic mainstream competitor.\n\nThe most important one on the list was the sunscreen one, but the author dealt with it in a completely unreasonable manner and gave bad advice as an alternative. First, yes, sunscreen is linked to increases in skin cancer but not the kind of skin cancer generally linked with death. The author's advice is to just not use it and soak up the sun all you want. This however causes sunburns and an increased chance of the kind of skin cancer that *is* linked with death. The real advice is to limit the amount of sun you are exposed to and cover up and stay in the shade whenever possible. Enjoy your sunshine but in moderation.\n\nSo there was an opportunity to give legitimate advice, and even then the author failed. What a loon.
At the risk of sounding lazy......\n\nIt can get a bit much to have to rigorously research and refute every thing that comes along when they represent very minor changes to already well-debunked ideas. Essentially, I don't care if someone has come out with a new version of quack idea A or B. Sometimes a glance really is all that is needed to safely recognise something as a new addition to an old category.\n\nI accept this might make me miss something with some substance once in a blue moon, but being a perfectionist means less gets done.\n\nEDIT: I'd further add that most things which might really be on to something are vetted in peer-reviewed journals, so this acts as a filter; many (most?) claims which might be looked at by skeptics for quackery have already failed the peer-reviewed test.
> Mrs Sewell, from Petham, Kent, said she could not believe the likeness to her late husband.\n\nReally? Looks like her and I have something in common, because I can't believe it either. [Enhance!!!](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/20/article-2251169-1698C134000005DC-17_306x423.jpg)\n\n...Nope, still don't believe it.
Just finished watching the first ten minutes.  It seems like a heck of an operation to pull off to make a money laundering investigation go away.  I would think that an "elite international cabal" would have figured out a subtler way of laundering money.\n\nI don't have time to watch any more tonight but my impression is that [this seems to be what's going on](http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2240#comic)
It would all come down to whether they knew the source of the leak.  If they did then it was clearly fraud to promote it as a miracle, if not then I can see why people would be upset.  Trouble is religious people react this way to any questioning of their faith.  \n\nWhat's wrong with all your miracles going away?  What's wrong with abandoning dogma.  Why can't we find wonder in our existence with out ascribing it to a higher power.  The fact they we are all derived from dying stars and have evolved to be able to think, reason and observe our surroundings is astounding in itself.  We are the universe experiencing it self.   That is miracle enough for me, I don't need a higher power for that. (note: some of the above is paraphrasing [deGrasse Tyson](http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/12855.Neil_deGrasse_Tyson).)
The most horrifying part of that story about these AIDS denialists is this, for those who aren't going to read all 18 pages.\n\n>The first fifty-seven pages present familiar anti-medication\nand ‘AIDS-dissident’ material. But then, on page fifty-eight, this\n‘indictment’ document suddenly deteriorates into something\naltogether more vicious and unhinged, as Brink (lawyer for the AIDs denialists) sets out what\nhe believes would be an appropriate punishment for Zackie (promominent activist who tried to get the government to make the anti-retroviral drugs available to those who needed it).\nBecause I do not wish to be accused of selective editing, I will\nnow reproduce for you that entire section, unedited, so you can\nsee and feel it for yourself.\n\n\n>APPROPRIATE CRIMINAL SANCTION\n\n\n>In view of the scale and gravity of [Zackie] Achmat’s crime and his direct\npersonal criminal culpability for ‘the deaths of thousands of\npeople’, to quote his own words, it is respectfully submitted\nthat the International Criminal Court ought to impose on him the\nhighest sentence provided by Article 77.1(b) of the Rome\nStatute, namely to permanent confinement in a small white\nsteel and concrete cage, bright fluorescent light on all the time\nto keep an eye on him, his warders putting him out only to work\nevery day in the prison garden to cultivate nutrient-rich vegeta-\nbles, including when it’s raining. In order for him to repay his\ndebt to society, with the ARVs [Anti-retrovirus drugs] he claims to take administered\ndaily under close medical watch at the full prescribed dose,\nmorning noon and night, without interruption, to prevent him\nfaking that he’s being treatment compliant, pushed if necessary\ndown his forced-open gullet with a finger, or, if he bites, kicks\nand screams too much, dripped into his arm after he’s been\nrestrained on a gurney with cable ties around his ankles, wrists\nand neck, until he gives up the ghost on them, so as to eradi-\ncate this foulest, most loathsome, unscrupulous and malevo-\nlent blight on the human race, who has plagued and poisoned the people of South Africa, mostly black, mostly poor, for nearly\na decade now, since the day he and his TAC (Treatment Action Campaign - founded by Zackie to try to get proper medical treatment for people with HIV/AIDS) first hit the scene.\n
Could you explain the context?  This photo was taken with a very slow shutter speed, it looks sort of like there are some televisions or monitors in the background.  Given those elements, it would be very very easy for a face from a monitor or television to burn itself into the image.  The fact that the image of the face is doubled further supports the the idea that it was created by the shutter effect.
The occults. 
Sure thing, It's fucking bullshit.\n\nThere is no such thing as genetic memory. It's an idea popularized by a fictional video game series called Assassin's Creed.
I also found this video by accident on Youtube, i agree, it looks a bit too good, but you never know, the reactions of the people on the video seems legit... 
Not my fault you seem confused.
I think most skeptics are born questioning things, but often get indoctrinated into believing some wrong things like most do. If one keeps their curiosity of finding out what is true and how to know its true, I think they eventually find this wonderful tool we call skepticism.
And as I recall, they passed a law saying it is no longer a defense and can be prosecuted. 
One word: Ughhh
WTF is with that layout?
*shrug* She doesn't speak for me. I'm not diminished by it. When we start to try to control "the message" then we turn into a religion.
Hopefully my dreams will stop.. or he will quit.. whichever it is. But you are correct, it's preventing me from moving on. I kind of thought it was over with, but then the last dream happened.. so I just don't know.
Snow Trails and Prison Ghost Hunt?
>> Cancer is not caused by a fungus.\n\n> No shit, really?\n\nSome mycotoxins like [Aflatoxin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aflatoxin) are cancerogen. It's more correct to say that most cancers aren't caused by a fungus.
definitely a ghost
One thing that I have always wondered is if they were in fact running more than average game simulations on the day of the attack. Unfortunately it looks like that data is not available.
[This is the claim he made, for which I asked for evidence.](http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/comments/h98fw/teaching_and_poverty_when_i_asked_them_about/c1tocpu)\n\nIf he was a teacher, he is a perfect example of how under-educated our teachers are in regards to race and culture. 
Ohhh my. My dad is a sucker for all this type of stuff, it makes me so mad!!
I'm afraid you (like another commenter below) seem to be missing the point.\n\nAt no point did I see the blogger advocate not educating the misinformed. But there are some who actively *refuse* to entertain the possibility that they might be wrong. As the blogger himself says:\n\n> They will just go on and on, immune to any new data, scientific findings, or any evidence the real world can present.\n\nSee his [unified theory of the crank](http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2007/04/unified_theory_of_the_crank.php), where he defines the term.\n\nHe goes into greater detail in his [About page](http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/about.php).\n\nI actually believe both you and the author are in agreement about educating the [mis|ill]-informed.\n\nTake your own example:\n\n> Let's say I'm an average Joe, and I don't believe in man-made climate change. Is some scientist who refuses to explain the evidence ridiculing me (or whoever I got my information from) really going to convince me I'm wrong?\n\nLet's replace "climate change" with a less hot-button and smoke-and-mirrors topic, like say, evolution. If you refuse to believe in evolution, and you're shown evidence to the contrary (of your belief that evolution is "liberal propaganda"/"just a theory"/"atheist tool of torture"/whatever else), are you willing to change your mind?\n\nIf your position is going to be: I've made up my mind without regard to what the evidence shows, because things just don't "feel" right, then you're the type of person that the blogger is advocating against debating any further.\n\nOn the other hand: if you're willing to accept the preponderance of evidence in favour of evolution, and have made it known up front that you're coming into the debate with an open mind, then there is definitely value in debating/informing over ridicule.
Depends on what you mean by "effective"...
Blonde's aren't a race. 
True, I was looking for some objective evaluation of the sources he uses and the claims he makes, maybe I didn't phrase it correctly. To me, it looks like he came up with this idea and then cherry-picked a few research papers that seem to support what he says. Just curious how others here saw it.
We are getting increasingly efficient at it.
I'm sincerely curious about this also.
Wait seriously? You can get out of an assault charge essentially by saying the other guy made you really mad?
Don't tell the homeopaths this, they'll run with it as proof of their entire field of "Medicine." 
God I miss X files and the lone gunman! :) I would happily meet them.\n
Short answer: you are right. If your totally logical explanation doesn't cut it, you will never sway this person.
great talk, thank you.
>Yes, most definitely\n\n^ Your reply earlier in the thread. It also means questioning your immediate gut response and providing a *rationale* for beliefs you think are "most definitely" true!!
Except they never explain that the machines are impossible. All of those either have motors or, in the case of the first one, a pump. 
You are mistaking stupidity for ignorance.
JD?
I only met them online. Some claimed to have not eaten in years. In short they're liars.\n\nHa ha ha! I've never heard of the other stuff though. I like my "liquid light" with a couple of shots of JD!\n\nBy the way, have you noticed how all the nut jobs talk about the *fifth dimension* (not a "spacial" dimension, but it doesn't stop them looting scientific terms and misusing them!)/ density now?\n\nProbably because the term "4th dimension" has passed into common parlance and so isn't magic or shiny enough for them to use in their self-indulgent, self-aggrandising pap!\n\n(Phew! That felt good to get off my chest.)
> A true skeptics show would crash and burn on TV, I guess. There might be some good stuff online though.\n\nI think you could make some play in exposing charlatans.
A weather balloon with tentacles.\n\nI like the word tentacles, unfortunately it's not a word I can use often, and here is a great opportunity to use it.
Okay, how could you have a rental car, if the plan was changed early Thanksgiving morning? I would think most rental agencies would be closed on Thanksgiving, I know the ones around me were. So there is the first "glitch" in the story. Second, What rental company? they would have a record of your rental, so would any Credit card company since, it is pretty much impossible to rent a car without a credit card. Third why would you rent a car in the first place? Why would you ask which car to go get packages from? Store receipts? anythin paid with credit cards on this trip? You could call the credit card company and ask about charges. The only one who seems to have a wildly different story is you. Do you have any history of medical problems? Were you smoking those funny cigarettes again? (hehe) 
Well what did you expect? :) I just wish we lived in a society where creeps and belligerent liars like him were verbally castigated.
Since this is the skeptic subreddit, I though I'd take on some of the more egregious claims from the video. \n\n\n\nLapin: **[All] semiautomatic weapons can easily be turned into machineguns.**\n\nThat is just flat out not true. Most modern military rifles require something called a "selector sear," commonly referred to as a "full auto sear," to be installed in order for the weapon to be operated in full auto. With rifles like the Ak-47 family, [this requires serious machine skills.](http://www.angelfire.com/anime5/unclero/books/AK47_Full_Auto_Conversion_for_Dummies.pdf) It might be a little easier if you are trying to convert an AR-15 style rifle, all you need to do is purchase all of the components (which will run you between three and eight hundred bucks) but in either case you need to acquire an auto sear which is an NFA controlled item, which means to get your hands on one, you will spend thousands of dollars, and be exposed to extensive background checks. Hardly a walk in the park \n\nLapin: **If the attacker only had a handgun, he wouldn't have been able to kill as many people**\n\nThere is no reason to think this is the case. While it is true a well trained individual will be more effective with a rifle vs. an opponent with a handgun, when your opponents are unarmed and in close quarters, it is not going to make any difference. There are prominent examples of this in the real world, the most recent being the Virgina Tech massacre.\n\nSimmons: **hunters/ target shooters don't need "assault rifles"** \n\nThe term "assault rifle" has become virtually meaningless at this point, but lets assume the rifle in question, an AR-15, fits the bill. This particular platform is favored by marksmen the world around, you can find them being shot competitively at most NRA high power rifle matches. They are also popular with hunters as a varmint rifle. This is because the .223 caliber is well suited to that application and the rifle is quite accurate as well as very durable. These qualities make it an excellent hunting rifle. \n\nLapin: **In the last six months there were more hand gun suicides than [inaudible]**\n\nThis is actually true, suicides with firearms are at an all time high, but the implication that banning firearms will stop suicides is silly. Do you know why firearm suicide is at an all time high? [Because *suicide* is at an all time high.](http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=04ea1254-bd31-1fa3-c549d77e6ca6aa37) There is no good evidence to suggest that banning one suicide mechanism will have a significant impact on suicide rates.  \n\nWilliams: **Mass shootings don't happen in Switzerland, they only seem to happen in the US**\n\n[Friedrich Leibacher.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Leibacher) Also, mass shootings happen they world over. [Here is the Wikipedia entry on rampage shooting in Europe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rampage_killers:_Europe) You will note that even nations with strong gun control laws make the list.   \n\nSimmons: **Israel's gun laws are super strict you guys.**\n\nThey sure are. I don't know why she would bring this up though. It is not as if Israel is the safest place on the planet.\n\nSimmons: **"If you have a gun you are gonna use it."**\n\nThe implication here being that the mere ownership of a firearm will inevitably result in criminal activity or the unnecessary escalation of force to a lethal level. Clearly the millions of Americans who use their firearms safely every day make this claim unwarranted. Later the Simmons tries to clarify this statement by rephrasing it in its original cliched form: "If you have a gun you'd better be ready to use it." But this means something entirely different, the sentiment being expressed here is that anyone who owns a gun for protection should be very aware of the responsibility, risk and requirements that are involved with the use of a firearm. \n\n\nLapin: **Most Americans own a gun** \n     \n [The polls seem to indicate otherwise](http://publicdata.norc.org/webview/velocity?var1=http%3A%2F%2Fpublicdata.norc.org%3A80%2Fobj%2FfVariable%2F4697_V5076&op1=%3C%3E&cases2=5&stubs=http%3A%2F%2Fpublicdata.norc.org%3A80%2Fobj%2FfVariable%2F4697_V1&var2=http%3A%2F%2Fpublicdata.norc.org%3A80%2Fobj%2FfVariable%2F4697_V5076&op3=%3C%3E&analysismode=table&v=2&var3=http%3A%2F%2Fpublicdata.norc.org%3A80%2Fobj%2FfVariable%2F4697_V5076&ao2=and&weights=http%3A%2F%2Fpublicdata.norc.org%3A80%2Fobj%2FfVariable%2F4697_V5084&cases3=7&V1slice=1972&ao1=and&previousmode=table&study=http%3A%2F%2Fpublicdata.norc.org%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2F4697&headers=http%3A%2F%2Fpublicdata.norc.org%3A80%2Fobj%2FfVariable%2F4697_V648&op2=%3C%3E&mode=table&ao3=and&V4slice=0&tabcontenttype=row&count=2&cases1=4)\n\nWilliams: **Call of Duty caused this massacre**\n\nಠ_ಠ\n\nWilliams: **Jami Foxx thinks that violence in media has a measurable impact on violent crime rates, I believe him.**\n\nWhile some studies have shown that exposure to violence has a short term effect on the attitudes of people watching it, there is no evidence to suggest that violence in media correlates to an increase in violent crime rates. \n\nJillette: **Call of Duty is art**\n\nNo. No it is not. \n\nSimmons: **If people with aspergers syndrome are routinely exposed to violent media, they will be violent** \n\nThe only thing I can say here is "Show me some proof." I don't know enough about the disorder to actually comment on this statement.   \n\nSimmons: **People with aspergers have no empathy**\n\nI think She is confusing aspergers with sociopathy\n\nLapin: **This tragedy is the fault of the politicians**\n\nI fail to see how.\n \n
Haha, these guys are definitely either drunk or high.\n\nCool video though. This is one of the best amateur UFO videos I've seen. They were really able to zoom in.\n\nThe weirdest things about this UFO are its color and shape. I've never seen anything like it!
My first thought is: a hole in the photograph, and a red backing behind it, with a pen point hole in that.  
I've seen the movies. Don't do that!
I got a chuckle out of that as well, especially as Wikipedia seems to not be admissible as a source, as indicated by the OP upthread.
I think it was actually mis-reported, so illskillz might have heard fine, but it's untrue all the same.\n\nIt's also my understanding that Carrey has pretty much gone along with the anti-vax thing, so I don't consider him any better. I guess we'll see if he reconsiders his position when it's not influenced by his nookie-supply.
I always have a second of happiness when I think these things are just clever satire. And then I remember that no, people's lives are being ripped apart because of things like this. 
What's my question?
Any proper zooarchaeologist could tell you if the bone is from a turtle or a human.  I'm not entirely sure what bones they found (neck bone and cervical bone mean about the same thing: bones from the neck.  Best guess is a c. vert and hyoid.).  Frankly that's the sort of thing archaeologists do in the field, with a simple visual inspection, dozens or hundreds of times per day.
Once you have your HD, close up photo you are going to scream fake anyway.\n\nBesides, once you become a "fully graduated physicist", you should realize that no picture on it's own means shit.\n\n
Demons are real but not as the form as you see in movies they are just the low life evil of the spirt world if you ever want to see spirts try astral projection or medetation to enter the world
Well, you at least put thought into it, and don't forget that my calculations were based on assumptions and models. Due to the very nature of atoms, working out a definitive "width" or "volume" is quite difficult, but given the orders of magnitude, it's not all that bad.\n\nI chose carbon because it is one we're used to, and hydrogen would be a good choice as it is so plentiful, but if you wanted to say "to AN atom", the choice of atom does become pertinent.  \nIf we use hydrogen, then it becomes **6.5x10^-32 m^3**, which would indeed put us much more confidently in the "we're closer in volume to the sun".  \nIf we consider there are 118 currently-identified elements and we chose element 59, praseodymium, we're looking at **2.5x10^-29 m^3**, putting us pretty much in the middle.\n\nSo thinking about mass instead:\n\nHydrogen: **1.67x10^-27 kg**  \nPraseodymium: **2.3x10^-25 kg**  \nAverage human: **70 kg**  \nSun: **1.99x10^30 kg**\n\nSo I think we can say, to a reasonable approximation: *We are almost proportional in size to an atom as the sun is to us. We are also closer to the mass of an atom than we are to the mass of the sun.*\n\nBallin'. My physics degree isn't entirely useless! :)
Perfect, just what I was looking for. Much thanks.
It also doesn't mean electrical equipment isn't being cut off.
no they are vandalizing a state park.  Even digging up the earth and putting their crap in the ground, it is still vandalism.  This is why it bothers people. 
I watched this documentary and it was intriguing... He knew things he couldn't have known.  What made me sad was that his missed his mother from his supposed previous life. :(
How about the power...to move you?
im not assuming this is real. I am saying you have no evidence of either, so everyone stop assuming.
Everyone knows what she means when she says 'chemicals'.  Everyone.
From WP: \n\n> Traditional chiropractic assumes that a vertebral subluxation or spinal joint dysfunction interferes with the body's function and its Innate Intelligence, a vitalistic notion that brings ridicule from mainstream science and medicine.\n\nOriginally, I read it in an article that really went in depth explaining how it's all based on the theories of this one guy that have been widely debunked, but how most chiropractors still practice this "traditional" view of the spine being deficient from the start. Can't find that article, though :(
The graphologist could have done better just by looking at them and having some common sense- personally, I would've placed the older lady as the farmer just based on her age and build.
Don't we call them Asian lanterns now because we have to be so politically collect?
But my comment would not be an example of that. Do you think they would tell us if a killer asteroid were going to hit earth? Think of the chaos. No 'they' would want to quietly make their final plans, and well FUCK the slavoring hordes.
It's almost cute the faith he has that people will react rationally to facts and evidence.
nice.. thanks! new wallpaper 
Did the same thing with a pie tray from a pizza oven.  I was too busy for pain so I grabbed the pie tin with my hand, set it on the counter and just kept going on.  Later, when I had time to reflect on it, I realized my hand should have been blistered and unusable, but it was just fine.  My brain thought my hand would be fine, and it was.\n\nNow if only my brain could convince me to pick the winning lotto numbers...
good point
A classic. I love his enthusiasm. 
Isn't the sample only those who answer all your questions? I thought they  called hundreds of thousands of people for their sample of ~1000, and on top of that they try to get all the demographics balanced, so they don't stop calling until they have ~495 men, ~120 blacks, etc.
Your main point was:\n\n>Being a chiropractor also doesn't prevent one from picking up other training.\n\n\n...\nAND that could and can be said about any professions. That does not make chiropractors _in_ _general_ any less or more qualified for this assignment. And if you could document that official licensing regimes for chiropractors demand that they learn sports medicine and physical therapy, I would gladly change my opinion.. So, can you? \n\n
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much!
What about the hundreds of times you were sure the phone was about to ring and it didn't? Do those times carry an equal weight in your memory?
A mundane explanation is that you saw the case the last time you were there without being conscious of it.\n\nThere is much more to our brains than the conscious part.
Normal people don't know enough science either, if they did they wouldn't be religious (assuming they can cut their emotional and cultural ties with it). Which is why they are not compatible.
The NWO hides this place well. Duh.
Guess that one guy was right! Haha
they are.. Some might consider it gradual disclosure in the process 
It was Annie'sboobs.
Thanks!
Note - [this list of remarkably similar accounts is just a sample](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/y38gk/do_you_ever_wonder_if_somebody_is_paid_to_post/c5s2o53?context=1)
They got some big balls doing that! 
A recent expose' here in Florida showed that farmer's markets were shipping in produce from the same sources that grocers were. Including the actual farmers who had stands set up. The simple fact of the matter is that in any given region the grow season for most crops is very limited. There is no way that these farmers could provide homegrown produce year round even if they wanted to.
The third video here is a clear CG fake.\nThe problem is, however, that **if** the other two are legitimate, all it takes for the powers that be to do is release one dodgy fake, and boom - the whole event is considered a fake.\n\nSuch is the digital era.
*"Coming up, on This American Afterlife..."*
There's some truth to some of the claims, but it's been so twisted and misrepresented it's worthless.
Ha, I specifically came on Reddit to post this to r/skeptic. Looks like you beat me to it. Have an upvote!
eh, sorry. I only been subscribed for a couple months myself. To be fair, seems like people still seem to think this is pretty fake. not like it's gotten a whole lot of upvotes, and most of the comments here are in denial...but that is the nature of this subreddit, it's mostly debunkers who downvote and call everything fake. I'm not saying this is real(i found it interesting at least) but this pretty much sums up every r/ufos comment section
Bearing in mind that this IS a skeptic subreddit, what you found was a mismatch of usernames. You did not find out whether or not /r/skeptic members have alts which they used in that thread.\n\nThat said, I'll point out that someone did start a thread here in /r/skeptic pointing people to that AMA and suggesting that we "educate" her, so it's not terribly surprising that someone would at least entertain the possibility that the rude idiots came from here. (and since as of this post, that thread is the second-from-the-top, below only this thread, even if people in this subreddit don't suspect that, I guarantee people from that AMA do).\n\n\n
>Stef McGraw publicly called out Rebecca by name. Why can't Rebecca do the same?\n\nThey're not even remotely the same thing. McGraw did it politely on her blog. Watson essentially abused her speaking invitation to publicly call someone in the audience a misogynist-sympathizer and included her in the same breath as the assholes who lob genuinely sexist death and rape threats at Watson. \n\nAlso McGraw didn't do anything remotely close to chastising. Re-read her post - her comments are extremely even-handed and allow Watson the benefit of the doubt several times. She much less criticizes Watson personally and much more uses the situation to make a larger point about the attitudes some particular feminist camps propagate.\n\nAnd I shudder to think what sort of world you would construct for humanity if you sincerely believe a man politely saying to a woman, "I think you're interesting, want to get some coffee together?" in a shared public space is inherently irresponsible.
I love this.
No, we dismiss the Popular Mechanics "debunking" because it is utter crap. 
I'll admit Coast to Coast AM is one of my guilty pleasures. 
As a sommelier, perhaps I can clarify?\n\nSome white wines are produced from red grapes. The obvious one here is Pinot Gris or Grigio. This is done by removing the skins on crushing or leaving them to macerate briefly if you want some color and tannin, up to producing "orange wines". This is almost exclusively done with lighter bodied red grapes.\n\nMost whites however are made from white grapes. Sometimes skins (and seeds) are macerated, sometimes not and it depends on the wine you are producing and the color and tannin levels you desire. Generally they are removed immediately and by generally, I do mean almost always.
Well said.
Unfortunately, I don't believe in...well anything. I just enjoy fun stories.
[He aint lyin, yall](http://www.williamsondailynews.com/view/full_story/20524736/article-UFO-spotted-over-Williamson-area-Tuesday?instance=popular)
This made me chuckle, considering that my fundie parents always admired Randi for his efforts to debunk spiritualists, magicians and mediums. They won't be so quick to praise him now that he's on the wrong side of god's imaginary sex line.
I know EXACTLY what you mean. I had a very similar experience when I was 2-3 I believe. I woke up one day, on the living room floor, and everything was so... new. The curtains, an awkward yellow, trying their best to keep out the sunlight. It was so eerie to hear myself speak, to move, to touch things. The old RCA television was slowly clicking itself to death, as it played some cartoon. Our front door, next to an old lamp, with a smoke-yellowed lampshade. It's so strange to think about, and it for some reason still feels like yesterday, I can still vividly see EVERYTHING in it's exact place.
This guy just doesn't know when to shut the fuck up.
as i understand it, one of the isomers of thalidomide is perfectly safe.  
You sound like you're easily swayed by the opinions of others.  You sound like you're looking for something to hate and be afraid of.\n\nGood that you got your kids vaxed... But you still sound like you're looking for something that you can shit all over. Which, anti-vaxing is as good as anything, but this flaming atheist thing annoys me. I don't see that religion had shit to do with your vaccinating your kids.  Being an atheist doesn't magically make you a better, more reasonable person.\n\nBut taking the time to research facts and check out dissenting opinions absolutely does.  So props for that. 
I see someone's been reading the Malleus Maleficarum....
The problem is it's not even a report. It's an opinion piece.
>On the other hand, I don't know of any Christians who believe that God is, in fact, a bunyip, or that Jesus is just a figment of our imaginations.\n\nOf course Christians don't believe that Jesus is imaginary, or else they wouldn't be Christians.  You're just acting like every other religious person in the world and seeing humor in mocking other religions while not understanding being mocked yourself.  If you could take a step back, you would realize that Christianity is just as strange as Mormonism.
nope. hes talking aboit the guy that foumd a safe in his dads hotel, thrn cut a deal with oprah.
My boyfriend is a film major. When he and I began dating, he told me about Slenderman. His apartment has a really high ceiling. I tossed and turned for a few weeks, waking him up - while thinking that I may have heard the tree branch cracking noise of him walking! guh. 
And then there is this one:\n\n"Sad, but with all respect John you are part of the corrupt system. Why won't you invent a product yourself that can block EMF pollution. Microwave radiation/cellphone towers/EMF/dirty electricity/and electromagnetic weapons are all used to harm our planet and children. If you want to give this product a bad name, then invent your own that will prove these technologies should be used in the correct matter of living. Prove it, or just keep your false comments to yourself. Peace."\n\nI hope it was just a joke.
I imagine a few are actually military experiments, they have had some very exotic looking prototypes over the years.
Well for one, this assumes that UFOs are craft that are piloted by extra-terrestrial beings. There are other hypotheses as well - there are some that would argue that these craft are man-made but that the technology is top secret and that most of the UFOlogy field is built around a large disinformation campaign propagated by the government/military/powers-that-be.\n\nHaving said that, as for the lights, I would have to guess that it's side effect of the propulsion system. There have been reports of electromagnetic interference during UFO sightings so it's quite possible that there is some sort of electromagnetic aspect to the UFO propulsion system. May be something utilizing high voltage, high frequency electrical fields?
This guys writing reads like he's scratching the words into a chalkboard with his fingernails. The arrogance is so thick you can cut it with a knife.  Is he trying to educate or just write skeptic porn for his die hards?
It would look a lot scarier if they put ConAgra on there.  Ridiculous how many brands they own.\n\nThis is fairly common, though, in many industries.  Just look up Luxotica in the eyewear industry.  They own almost every brand you've ever heard of, and almost all of the stores that sell them
FTR: Dumbledore and Randi dated in high school.
Well said.
Seriously? The only ones who consistently provide knowledgeable information are Steve and Bob. The rest are pretty much on the same level. 
What's with the smear against r/atheism in the title? They're the first people to admit that Bill Maher's ideas about vaccination are completely bonkers, and they're not promoting those ideas. They're promoting his message about atheism.\n\nThis is: \n\n1. An [ad hominem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem) (against Bill Maher)\n\n2. An implied [straw man](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man) (of r/atheism's views)\n\n3. [Guilt by association](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_fallacy).\n\nAs skeptics, we shouldn't resort to red herrings, but instead evaluate ideas based on their own merit, and not based on the people proposing them. 
yeah those are practice tips on a weak bow. throw a [broadhead](http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunting/Archery/Broadheads-Points/Fixed-Blade%7C/pc/104791680/c/104693580/sc/104237280/i/103855680/Muzzy-MX-3-Broadheads/745700.uts?destination=/catalog/browse/hunting-archery-broadheads-points-fixed-blade/_/N-1100028/Ns-CATEGORY_SEQ_103855680%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253Bcat104791680%253Bcat104693580%253Bcat104237280&WTz_l=SBC;cat104791680;cat104693580;cat104237280;cat103855680) on a 185lb draw [crossbow](http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunting/Archery/Bows/Crossbows%7C/pc/104791680/c/104693580/sc/104235480/i/103854780/TenPoint174-Phantom-CLS-Crossbow-Package/713303.uts?destination=/catalog/browse/hunting-archery-bows-crossbows/_/N-1100006/Ns-CATEGORY_SEQ_103854780%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253Bcat104791680%253Bcat104693580%253Bcat104235480&WTz_l=SBC;cat104791680;cat104693580;cat104235480;cat103854780)  and see of he can hit it. those things can go clean through 2 deer. 
A fuckin' *party llama!* 
Did anyone else try to read faster and faster as you got through the article?
Yeah but its kind of annoying when you have people coming on here saying things like "oh I've been in contact with extraterrestrials for years and I've been in their ships and on there planets."  You're gonna tell me that they aren't nutty.  Also its good to have a skeptical view on things like this because it can be bogus.  I don't agree with people just coming on here and saying oh its just a bug without having any base to their claim but at least that allows others who can prove or disprove somewhere to start.
It's *conceivable* that he could get arrested and charged under subsection (b) of the [Federal product tampering statute](http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1365), which deals with altering the labeling of a product.  If he did, *and* if the U.S. Attorney in his jurisdiction decided to prosecute, there would be a costly trial with expert witnesses on both sides testifying about the validity of homeopathic medicine.  It's unlikely, but it's possible.\n\nMore likely, he'd just face a vandalism charge.\n\nEdit:  Added a bit for those who don't want to read the link.
They know us better than we know ourselves, that's for certain
I met him before by random chance.  I opened my office door and there he was. \n\nHe was going to the restaurant that is in the same building as my office, and I said to him, "Hey I know you, you're that UFO guy, awesome!"  He talked to me a little bit and he was a pretty nice guy.\n\n
Looks like a reflection/lens flare type of deal. Nothing crazy happening here. You took the first picture in a different spot than the second so if it were a reflection it's likely that it would not reproduce the same "orbs". 
> ​Why don't more Americans question the official 9/11 story?\n\nBecause most people aren't [Skeptics](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/lvk7v/what_does_rskeptic_think_of_flouridation_of/c2wgszv​), and those that think they are, sadly aren't.\n
So much muddling in these waters on this now, I'm still considering this firmly in the scam category.\n\nI liked the objection by the safety engineer (I think it was) that setting up a 1MW plant by the end of this month is totally unrealistic and probably illegal. In the end it's a steam-plant (if it works) and steam-plants of that capacity are dangerous things.
Occam's razor. They're either outright lying, remembering wrong, or twisting the astrologer's actual words into something much more detailed to fit their version of the story. \n\nYou probably can't really give them that explanation though. You mentioned that they astrologer wrote the prediction down, and it was only 50 words? Ask to see it. I'll bet you they don't have it any more, or if they do it won't be nearly as detailed as what they're saying.\n\nEdit: I should add that I don't think they're lying out of maliciousness...people tend to hyperbolize stories over time, especially when it's something that they feel someone might not believe. Or even just to make it more amazing or exciting.
Well, it doesn't happen very often, and it's fully controllable, so I don't think it's much of a health issue. But thanks for your concern!
Hey Jack, I did warn you about taking the red pill, you can't go back now.
I do this myself. I even have a specially lined case, though I know rationally it doesn't help.
As someone who jumps into posts on r/ufos more than anywhere else on the site, I would like to tell you that your opinion is valued. I believe a very strange thing is going on and I am extremely interested in it, but I can also value a skeptic's opinion as very important. I like the internet for it's open debate capabilities.\n\nIf you're getting downvoted for not being a true believer, it's likely by people who enjoy having their egos and opinions stroked without having to think or argue. It ain't no prob, Bob. My post here could get shot down to -30 but I still wake up in the same bed tomorrow, y'know?
This is almost a tautology, though. If something anomalous DID happen, it's very likely to have few or no witnesses, and isn't going to be reproducible BECAUSE it was anomalous.\n\nComfortably believing that the anomalous can never, ever happen is practically religious.
We're coming out of a fucking ice age. Why are people so retarded with this whole global warming bullshit. There's bigger issues to worry about.
I've noticed a recent change among denialists, which is instead of denying global warming and that it's the result of human activity, they've started to just deny the "alarmist" claims.\n\nIt seems like they've implicitly accepted AGW now, and now only have an issue with what they call alarmist predictions.
Also: *"How dare you suggest they are flares? That deeply insults my belief in UFOs! This is persecution and you are no doubt a puppet of the NWO."*
This is great.
Fiscal stances.
You haven't answered my question.
perhaps you did not read the "about us"\n\n> We are a fulltime international team of physicists and mathematicians. Our mission is to finalize an historic discovery of how gravity, electromagnetism, the nuclear forces, space and consciousness are part of the same unified field... a realm of information, where consciousness literally interacts with geometry at the quantum scale to define everything that we define as reality.
It's only required if the means by which the trick is achieved are obvious to onlookers. If the shaman somehow has a way of doing this trick without it being obvious how it's being done, then the camera crew could be genuinely amazed (and the shaman would have quite a good road show). I was simply saying that I doubt that's the case, since I can't think of how the shaman could have done it without an onlooker being able to see the device behind it.
Aren't  Endorphins produced in the pituitary gland?
Pretty accurate statement. Far more UFOs are seen than ball lightning. It might explain a few, but very few. It is a very rare phenomenon.
Oh I absolutely respect her hesitations, and would never drag her along to satiate my own desires.\n\nAnd yeah, the only reason I am hesitant to actually go through with it is that you always hear the guys mention how something from Bobby Mackeys stuck with them. Aaron claims it ruined his marriage, and both Nick and Zak have had things happen to them while at home that they attribute to that place.\n\nIt's all very daunting.
Thanks for video. On it I can clearly see that whatever that was, it was inside the ship, or at least very near the camera. Keep looking at the part of spaceship on the left, you'll see a light-grey speck, which then moves diagonally upward.\n\nIt's not UFO, it's not debris, it's a damn piece of dust in the cabin.
So how is somebody like me supposed to decide what is a good argument and what is not? I can’t research everything myself. Am I expected to take this on faith? Surely people like Davies don't gain their qualifications by being bad scientists - if they can then who can we trust?
That guy owns a museum where they "educate" people, that dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time..
Yeah that's what I meant by "basically" - the only measure with empirical evidence are the I-E constructs, but they even fuck them up. 
Interestingly, a lot of the time that he tells you how it's done, it not how it was actually done at all.
> She just politely listened to it\n\nAnd that's about all you can ask of a person.\n\nIf satisfaction only comes if you can browbeat someone into thinking as you do you won't get satisfaction very often, nor will you be very effective in urging people to be more skeptical about nonsense like astrology.\n\nAnd isn't that what it is all about? Helping people see through nonsense and evaluate the world with reason?\n\nBesides, this person didn't merely listen politely, they expressed admiration for his passion and knowledge, and admitted that they don't have the same knowledge. They may believe in nonsense, but they also showed a spark of an open mind there; they showed that they're a person who may one day come to appreciate science and skeptical thinking. Casually dismiss that -- or even worse, rudely dismiss it -- and you help ensure she *never* comes around.\n\nIf we'd like people to have a more rational view of the world, we also need to remember that we're ambassadors; the way we treat people matters. It doesn't mean we respect their views mind you. That's not what I'm arguing. But it does mean we don't unprovoked treat them like trash, especially when they show a willingness to listen.\n\nOf course, if all we're looking for is something with which we can bludgeon others with our intellectual superiority, then none of that matters.\n\nPersonally, I do not fall into the latter camp.
Yes, vampires should avoid garlic.
Twist.
I'm pretty quiet in person I guess. It's one of those things that irks me inside...
Looks like a job for the karma police.
The point is that many of those who belief there are risks to vaccines can not be convinced that they are wrong. So this could be a way to challenge their decision without needing to overturn their false belief.
Is it ok if I say "cool story bro" and really mean I think that is a really cool story about something that happened to you?
My only thought is "What the hell are they thinking?  24 hours straight?  Are they nuts??"\n\nI guess we'll see how it goes :)
It's shit like this, that we can't take UFO videos for real.  OP, do me a favour and hand in your internet pass.
Holy crap, I found my future job. Look at pictures of butts and make stuff up? Where do I apply?
I suppose it depends on which kind of thing is producing the blue.  [More from ask science.](http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/pxxyq/concerning_hair_color_how_is_it_that_there_are/)
haha. Reiki's very appealing, especially when it's hot women doing the "energy work." other than that, I'd guess that some people want to experience that. I fully agree with you, but take into account this. If your oncologist thought it would help while you were diagnosed with terminal cancer, would it be a bad thing to have some hope? I know if I was diagnosed with terminal cancer tomorrow, I'd probably be smoking a ton of mj and going to kundalini and reiki workshops, even knowing that the facts they base their treatment on are bogus.
Well there ARE sunken U-boats out there and I am sure they will be finding more too.
Actually not any harder then setting up peer reviewed human trials (very hard, look into it.  human trials are terribly unrepeatable) or psychological studies. That said the taboos limit funding and resources to a high degree.  
Thanks, a bunch man. Wish I could upvote you twice...
Good for you, not everyone works that way. Just a guess, you're thin/fit and have been your entire life, right?
[Oh yes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suprasternal_notch#As_a_zone_of_eroticism). Doing it in public is especially fun.
If you read the blog post the OP submitted, you will find that the paper Watson uses to substantiate a very similar claim to yours actually attempts to show the opposite, namely that division of labour among gender lines was the advantage "we" had over Neanderthals. Until recently, I argued similar to you, but I've since seen a few papers that suggest that "labour egalitarian" societies are an exception due to specific ecological circumstance, not the rule.
It is completely harmless in and of itself (because it does absolutely nothing). However, if it prevents someone from seeking real treatment for a real medical problem, it is very dangerous.
i never thought of this sounds good ill try it thanks. And as for that link on the phenomena I just noticed a word I learned yesterday...
Not a complaint, more of a request. I'll check those out though. Upvotes for doing a good job on the ghost stuff though.
If life exists on one measly planet, then life has to exist elsewhere.\n\nIf the big bang happened 14 billion years ago, we came to be 200,000 years ago. Then there is certainly going to be older life than us. It's simple maths (with some presumption.)
Lower a video camera with a light into the hole.
You do realize that organic farmers are allowed to use pesticides, right? Organic pesticides are some of the most ecologically harmful pesticides used today. Synthetic pesticides are designed so that they aren't mutagenic. The one's we've been using for a long time now are less mutagenic than delicions mushrooms or a cup of coffee. 
Well its probably ran by some newage hipster. Probably sells crystals and all kinds of crap as well.  
Ive got one for you :)\n\nYou know why there are no chiropractor's in StarTrek ?\n\n.....Because it takes place in the future. \n
People should have a right to stab themselves in the face, therefore self-face-stabbing should be allowed and non-self-face-stabbists are fascist.\n\n/s
The how isn't as important as the why.\n\nCorrect me if I'm wrong, but the idea is essentially that of a revolution or coup that results in technocracy. If the people support the new form of (or lack of) governance, why do you need any framework at all? Wouldn't we just naturally form up and do cool shit?\n\nThere could be singular private groups, or private voting places. There would be no reason to have a single, standard portal.
By what mechanism would sesame oil "pull" toxins out of your body?
[Times Atlas apology note.](http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/20/times-atlas-incorrect-greenland)\n\n>For the launch of the latest edition of the atlas we issued a press release which unfortunately has been misleading with regard to the Greenland statistics. We came to these statistics by comparing the extent of the ice cap between the 10th and 13th editions of the atlas. The conclusion that was drawn from this, that 15% of Greenland’s once permanent ice cover has had to be erased, was highlighted in the press release not in the atlas itself. This was done without consulting the scientific community and was incorrect. We apologise for this and will seek the advice of scientists on any future public statements.  
I think it's the coat in the background but whats creepy about that? 
I had a run in with a shadow person tonight. I have been helping a good friend move into an apartment over the past two days, and have been jamming after we finish moving for the day. All the tunes we have jammed on have felt forced and taper off after no more than 2 - 4 minutes of repeating chords. The song we started playing tonight was different though. \n\nRight from the get go it had a rapturous feel. We played the first part for what seemed to be 3 - 5 minutes and then transitioned into a different key. The transition was flawless. Typically when one of us tries switching keys, the other stumbles and has to find the tune. Not so with this time. We literally changed at the same time to the same key and maintained the same mind enveloping, rapturous tone.\n\nWhere I sat in his apartment, I could see through the kitchen, straight to the back door. At the moment of transition, a shadow entered my vision in the fashion of someone walking through the back door. I didn't look up or deviate my attention from the notes my fingers played even for a second. I noticed the shadow moving closer to me. I rationalized this perceived motion by thinking it was his girlfriend or downstairs neighbor creeping in to the room to hear us play(he knew the neighbor before he moved there, so it's not weird for him to walk in).\n\nEventually the shadow was next to me and literally cast a shadow over my right elbow/forearm area and I got that "sixth sense" you get when someone is too close. At this point I looked up because I could not understand why whoever had entered the room would get so close to me. As I looked up in the direction of the shadow it flitted out of sight. The song wrapped up no more than 30 seconds after I lifted my eyes and I mentioned what had happened to my friend. We both acknowledged a distinct cooling of the room as we laid down our instruments and called out to the shadow to reveal itself. Nothing happened.\n\nAs a side note, this is not the first time I have encountered shadow people.
I understand that, but it feels like a rationalization to me, used to justify farmed foods after the fact. It seems to me that by this logic, it would be better to eat hunted wild meat, because that only harms the animal killed; they don't eat farmed grains. The overall price in suffering is far lower.
LOL the cigar lighter is just for power. It doesn't do anything else. All that device can possibly do is beep or flash some lights to make someone think it's doing something. 
Never before has an upvote been so justly given.
Holistic psychology is to psychology as alternative medicine is to medicine. \n\nThe basic [idea](http://www.yourfamilyclinic.com/pro/holistic.html) behind holistic psychology is that the 'whole' of a person is more than the sum of their parts. This cliche is fairly meaningless and would probably be harmless in and of itself, except that (like claims made by many alternative medicine devotees) it specifically includes the caveat that because science "can't measure everything", therefore their methods are "outside" the scope of science because it is something unmeasurable, or "beyond" science. This attitude creates the *potential* for a therapy that is wacky at best (the Wikipedia page on integral psychology just strikes me as jibberish), and at worst, useless, explotative, or even dangerous, even if its pratitioners are very well-meaning. For example, some holistic psychologists provide nutritional advice (in addition to aligning your chakras and doing energy work and whatever), and psychologists have zero training in nutrition.\n\nWhile 'traditional' psychology (and psychiatry, an entirely different discipline BTW) backed by science is not perfect by any means, at least it has a method (science!) of correcting errors and moving forward. \n\nAs for your question as to whether holistic psychology actually "helps" people, well, that's a difficult question. The placebo effect is so strong that just about anything -- seriously, almost anything that the practitioner and patient believe in -- makes the person report "feeling better," at least temporarily. Whether anyone *actually* gets measurably better over and above the placebo effect is not something that has (or is likely to be) tested. To this psychologist, though, saying that you are treating someone with holistic psychology sounds a lot like you are saying you plan to treat someone by cleansing their aura.
This guy does a decent write-up [here](http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4083).
penn & teller bullshit has some  segment about it.\n\nVarious people with hidden cameras tested them.\n\nfind it all on youtube.\n\nSadly quite commonly **they failed this test**: the **patient complains about back pain**. ANY responsible massager **MUST send such a person to a doctor** first. almost all of the tested **chiropractors did not care** for that, or for the patients health, only for the patients money.\n\n\n---\n\nscamming people for money and claiming health benefits that dont exist, while the patient should just see a professional doctor. well, that can only go wrong.
No problem pal! You seem to be having some knowlegde aswell! It was nice speaking to you! :)
Not all Creationists, just that one guy in that one place.
I saw something like this Monday afternoon around 3:45 in Houston. It looked like a star in the middle of the clear blue sky and it got really bright then faded out then really bright again then faded out again all with in 2 minutes.It looked like it was in the same spot in the sky. Very strange!
Sounds about right.
Good photo, but it seems to only be either light play or a reflection, go back there and get some more photos! 
Technically, a placebo effect is a real effect. You simply cannot claim that a medication is responsible for it, because it can be reproduced without the medication.
Bitch be crazy. One too many coco's over her cocoa puffs.
He's grouped with magicians, which is exactly where he belongs.
it's at the top of this comment chain....that you are commenting in.
I dunno, from the "technology" part of the site:\n\n*PowerTrekk uses eco-friendly fuel cell technology which cleanly and efficiently converts hydrogen into electricity. The ability to simply insert a PowerPukk fuel pack and add water provides users instant and limitless power on the go.*\n\n*At the heart of PowerTrekk is myFC’s proprietary FuelCellSticker technology. Made from foils and adhesives, these FuelCellStickers form a flexible assembly less than 2.75mm thick. Since the hydrogen fuel can be supplied from several alternative sources, the system is “flexifuel”.*\n\n*The fuel cell inside PowerTrekk is a completely passive system. Without fans or pumps, the fuel cell silently converts hydrogen into electricity via its Proton Exchange Membrane.*\n\nThe section on usage repeatedly describes the disposable silicide cartridge as a "fuel pack".\n\nCertainly a lot of bloggers are making laughable claims it's water-powered, but the site seems up front about the fact that it's a hydrogen fuel cell to me.
No, there isn't any noise to accompany it.
Im "really surprised" the "divers" didnt do this live with cam.... now they can make up anything they want.... whos gonna go down their and disprove them ? 
That was pretty bad, but I think [this video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewjAITNWrjU) takes the cake. Watch the kid's facial expressions.
$7,000 camera and a beeper @1:16? Nice  
Possibly, but the way most people sound when they discuss the issue is that somehow effects on *me* are a concern for *them*. My problems are not their problems, so you can understand how the issue frustrates me. 
I'll comment as opposed to the downvoters... mostly cause I'm bored and don't wanna do any work.\n\n> photo,video or radar then that means something physical was there, right\n\nWell not necessarily no, radars can be tricker / pick up something they werent intended to.. but yes probably physical. photo,video are just light recording devices, so not necessarily physical, but sure, 'Something' was there, now get someone else to identify it...\n\nTricky thing now becomes (in many instances) 'what is the grey shape in the sky'... I'm sure people could tell you what it *could* be, but with just a photo / video etc, noone can definatively tell you what it *is* - though in some cases they might be able to. \n\nSummary: You may continue discussing "Wouldn't it be cool if:...", you may not however say what you / any others *think* it is, as if it was a fact.
You...you....YOU BASTARD!
So it's a movement that concerns itself with these topics, but a movement of atheists, is that what the name is supposed to imply? \n\nLike you'd say "Catholics for equal rights"?
Still not an ad hominem.
Fair enough. My mistake, but the general gist of what I said still applies. Or maybe you disagree?
Don't we already do that here?
if you truly advocate skepticsim you would be sitting at home in a rocking chair screaming "I DONT KNOW ANYTHING"  for the rest of your life.
>So it's the deniers that are trying to make fortunes through carbon taxes and carbon credit trading schemes? \n\nNo. Those pushing the denialist propaganda are already making fortunes through the exploitation of fossil fuels. They're trying to to protect their profit margins, and they are very, very, very rich.\n\nNow, you seem to be conflating carbon taxes with cap and trade. The two are quite different. Cap and trade is a market-based system to incentivize lower carbon footprints; such a system worked very well with regards to acid rain, IIRC. Despite what Big Oil keeps saying, it's not a money-making ponzi scheme, it's a simply system whereas those who take step to release less CO2 are rewarded financially.\n\nSeriously, you criticisms sound like talking points from the Climate Denial Machine...you may want to re-evaluate your assumptions, because they are not supported by facts.
A distributed visual sky watch program could have potential somewhere down the road. Individuals could shoulder the bulk of the processing and equipment costs (not terribly unlike SETI@home). However, it seems impractical without some sort of automation to detect possible hits. Even then, you would have to manually sift through tens of thousands of hoaxes, bugs, leaves, airplanes, meteors, and satellites for every potential legitimate hit.
Hey, if Witches have figured out a way to part fools with their money, then good for them.
Pictures have been lying to us since 1988 when photoshop was invented
If you think 6 million is implausible then you'll probably be surprised that the total death toll for WW2 was much, much higher.  I haven't looked into this subject for years so I'm only going from memory, but iirc Germany killed about 25 million and the USSR bloc closer to 100 mil (take these numbers with a grain of salt - like I said, it's been years, but 6 million is only part of the much larger equation).  
I really do think he is mentally ill. Non mentally ill people don't act like that and he seemed as serious as he was trying to get everyone to be. 
Every single person who has died from cancer has been found to have high levels of di-hydrogen monoxide in their system. Why don't we ban it?
I say prove it.
I know a few racists who don't believe in violence. Does that mean all racists are non-violent? Does that excuse the core ideological deficiencies of racism?
The best thing to do here is get your serving of veggies in a day. That way you get all the phytochecmicals and (extracellular)anti-oxidents you could possibly need.
Speed limit is only one of many obstacles to an interstellar civilization finding ours. Others include:\n\n* The sheer size of the universe. No matter how fast you can move, the universe is unfathomably huge, and so finding the one planet we exist on out of the trillions that we don't exist on is quite the long shot.\n* The fact that such a civilization would need to exist in the same time as ours. \n* The possibility that such a civilization, if it existed, would't even be interested in our planet. \n* Probably a bunch more that I can't think of right now.\n\nI suppose it is true that finding a method for FTL travel does increase the likelihood of a past alien visitation, but there are so many other factors to consider that there's really no way to determine how much it increases that possibility, and the fact remains that we have no evidence that any such visitation has occurred. \n\nIt's fine to hope an speculate, but there's not much we can do outside of that. 
Why would a non-nutter become a chiro in the first place? He would become a PT. The very fact of choosing chiro over PT is confirmation of nutter status.\n\nTLDR Every Chiro BY DEFINTION is a nutter.
Your smug is showing. You can disprove their claims without lowering yourself to the level of condescension and name calling. It only detracts from the message. If you call her out, fine, but there is no need to talk down to her. Even if you can't reason with her to get her to understand the false nature of her claims, being an asshole won't persuade her or others towards your point of view. You just look like an asshole.
Wow that was a cool story. I scared the crap out of some friends at my old job when I described to them family members that had already passed away and were always lingering around them. 
Tell him to read up on umami and glutamic acids. The compounds not only exist in nature but are prevalent and ubiquitous. As any chef will tell you, they are also a key ingredient in flavoring.\n\nIn fact, one of the easiest counters to the "obesity is caused by glutamates" crowd is Japan, where umami is a culinary tradition and has been for a very long time. Obesity is exceptionally rare though.
I don't really see the problem with a comic trying to raise awareness about what it's like to suffer from a mental illness and have people think that it's "not a real thing" or something that you can "snap out of". Why would you say that asking for better understanding of mental illness in the public means that those who supported that post are people who know nothing about psychology?
I BELIEVE IN YOU. I also think that aliens are waiting for a sign from humans to show that we recognize their signs and are ready to move on in our evolution as a planet & species. Plz post your theory on initating contact because I AM VERY INTERESTED. Its Time To Awaken!!!
Interesting. Both my girls got chickenpox at ~4 after being immunized at 12 months (give or take, whichever appointment fell close) and both got it quite severely (one of them inside mouth/throat). I figured it was because immunity wasn't especially good prior to the second shot, but by these numbers it looks more like both were pretty unlucky.
I went to a Catholic high school in Maryland and was properly taught the [modern evolutionary sythesis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_evolutionary_synthesis) (a.k.a. "the Theory of Evolution").\n\nWhat the hell, man.
I didn't dismiss the entirety of crop circles in my post.
Is it just me, or does the 'angel' seem falsely pixelated? It seems like it was some sort of high-quality animation and it was edited in and made more pixel-y. There's just too good of a contrast between the 'humanoid' and the rest of the video.
The trouble with HFCS is that it isn't sweet enough. You have to put a lot in to equal the sweetness of cane sugar or honey. So you end up with a lot of extra calories packed into the same portion size. Just read the labels and adjust your diet accordingly and you'll be fine. HFCS is great in products you want to keep soft and chewy so they tend to put it even in products you don't normally add sugar to. 
To claim that vaccination has dangerous side-effects that can cause "life-long suffering" in anything like a significant portion of otherwise-healthy (IE not already immuno-compromised) people is a claim that requires evidence, especially since it entails a call to action. I'd say the burden of proof is on those that claim it, not those who say that there isn't convincing evidence of it. Thus far, claims like "Vaccines give kids autism" have been thrown around, and never once backed up by reputable science.
Hitchhikers?
I think just the honest attempt should be deemed a crime. In my country trying to incite violence through speech is forbidden (if I remember correctly in the US it isn't).
I think the best answer is that I'm open to the possibility of anything. Sure, they COULD exist. Do they? No idea. Keep in mind, that whole list thing was just my opinion.. should be taken as such. Mileage will vary.
And so you QQ and downvote.\n\nBut you know it's true. It's why feminism has made so little progress in the century or so we've had it - women have such negative attitudes toward themselves. It's a gender-wide inferiority complex.
this is what is supposed to happen when a building is gutted from below:\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjNhseQ7GfU&feature=related\n\n\n...and here are some more (building 7 -- clearly resembling the examples posted above):\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8InITc81do\n\n...and here are a few more \n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwFHEoiUZ7o\n\n...which resembles WTC1 & WTC2 more closely (except, in the event of WTC1 & WTC2, the demolition didn't stop... it just kept going in-spite of 80+ floors of resistance -- physically impossible unless you introduce an artificial propellant.\n\n
She's a shitty psychic if she claims to have been Diana's advisor.
> underground buildings are vastly more expensive to build and maintain.\n\nThen, if people were not so greedy, prehaps we would need no currency and resourses for such things would not be a problem. A 'Give and take world' if you will.
Did you believe in the energy meridians stuff ?
Does Micho Kaku really deserver a mention considering his 'futurism"...might as well add Kurzweil.
It's Sunday, September 11th, 2011. I'm sitting at home, watching football with the family. I just realized I'm out of Miller Lite, a commercial beer I enjoy drinking. I can't buy more. I'm legally not allowed to buy more. It's no great violation of my rights. It's just an annoyance. An irritation. A bothersome restriction. It reminds me of the way Chik-Fil-A, an American fast food chain, is closed on Sundays. No big deal. Just an annoyance. Repeal the annoyance. 
What they should have thought is "Why the hell am I sitting here in this tin can that I have to drive manually, that burns hydrocarbons and fucks up the planet, in a queue with other people in their own tin cans, many of which drive abysmally poorly and cause accidents like the one that probably caused this queue, when I could be sitting in an automatic personal rapid transport pod by myself in air conditioned splendor and playing a game on my computer going 150 mph with the next pod in front and behind 5 inches away with full safety?" ;)
I'm more I interetested in a long term enthusiast's opinion on this subject matter than I am someone whom is peddling a book or other material.\n\nLike you, I've been researching this phenomena for many-a-year and have seen little in the way of *hard* evidence. Unfortunately, the majority of the "evidence" is anecdotal or second/third party testimonials, discredited accounts, or hoaxes.\n\nI've seen enough to know there's more than meets the eye, but to find proof to convey this to others is a daily effort that usually ends in motivating myself to continue digging further.\n\nPress on, Reddites.
Except that the law of similars in this case would rely on a completely incorrect and superficial assumption of the causative nature of ADHD. It's not that the child is overstimulated, the effect of ritalin is to stimulate the hypoactive striatum.\n\nBut investigation be damned, of course. I'm surprised (not really) that a GP doesn't understand neurophysiology. I guess that given that this one can't discern active medication from placebo shouldn't be surprising.
Idiots are everywhere. Don't be ashamed of where you live.
I think this may be a case of selective hearing. Any time you focus on something else intently, like the mirror in this case, you can eliminate sounds you're no longer paying attention to. Like for instance if I'm reading a good article on the computer I can completely forget the fact that I have the radio playing on another tab.
Check out *Mistakes Were Made, but Not By Me,* by Tavris and Aronson.  It discusses various ways in which our brain can alter our perceptions and memories, and has a whole chapter on "repressed memories." It's a great read in general, and is certainly relevant here.
>"He questions why, if UFOs were piloted by aliens, no “intensive radio listening searches carried out by reputable scientific organisations, particularly in the US, have intercepted some of the transmissions between spacecraft or between spacecraft and their base”. He concludes “claims of thousands of visits in the last decade or so are far too large to be credible."\n\nHmmm
The thing is anyone who has 'faith' will just argue that you are just testing their faith and ignore any amount of evidence short of their chosen deity coming down and agreeing with your side. 
A much better way to express yourself would have been to explain why you didn't think this was a good movie and why you think the show isn't good, not just some ranting words insulting it. People I know who ghost hunt like Paranormal State and dislike some other shows, while I hear from others, like you, who don't like PS and maybe like some other shows (or maybe none at all). I disagree with your assessment, but you have the right to it. An actual response will get my respect rather than calling something "fake ass drama" with zero expansion on your thoughts.
Yo, I never said personality types are science. I think that would be a silly opinion. I merely think that like many ways of viewing human action, they provide a useful way to understand general concepts about human behavior, providing a tool for introspection and development. They're not perfect (far from it!) but neither is any other study of human behavior. If a test suggests ways that people with similar personalities to myself commonly have problems (for instance: procrastinating), then I can use this to modify my behavior and try to avoid pitfalls. Just because something isn't science doesn't mean it is worthless. Philosophy, art, and music can all be useful to people for personal growth.\n\nDon't bother to reply because, no worries, I have no desire to argue with someone who, despite claiming to be on the side of logic and rationality, must resort to ad hominem attacks in order to make a point. Maybe if you took a personality test it could help you understand on why you feel the need to be rude to others and refuse to listen to their full point in order to justify your own views.
You haven't provided any evidence of what you said, and no where have ai wished you ill health, but yes, you are being a jack ass. 
The information surrounding your sister hearing the TV turning on tidbit is something I experience regularly, since I'm often home alone as college student. \n\nI'll start to hear noises in my house often in my parent's bedroom, which has a door to our patio. That bothers me, because it makes me think someone could be in the house, so I check it out. In addition, I'll hear a lot of movement in my attic and "tapping" at my door, which I would attribute to natural phenomenon, but it bothers me that it occurs in time with the other noises in the house. The worst of which occurred once when the internet and phone in my house quit working, thereby causing my house alarm to beep periodically.\n\nI'd like to think that in a heightened sense of awareness or increased sleep deprivation from being home alone causes the kind of things your sister claimed. But, I can't speak for the TV turning on. As far as odd, noticeable occurrences when alone, I've only ever had a lamp cut off, not burn out, while I was watching it. \n\nDefinitely spooky, but there's more than likely a reasonable explanation for both of us.
So this is a variation of True Scotsman known as Typical Scotsman?
There is no proof, but that does not prevent you from playing with the idea.
My husband once told me about a great exercise his high school biology teacher did to illustrate what natural selection is and how it works. The teacher took a pack of multi-colored overhead transparencies and a hole puncher and made a big bowl of confetti, then tossed it on the floor and told them they had 30 seconds to pick up as many pieces of confetti as they could find. At the end of 30 seconds she had them look at their piles and sort them by color, and asked, "So how many of the clear ones did you get?"\n\nI feel like that's a perfect way to sum up how natural selection and evolution work--the clear confetti just happens to have a trait that means it doesn't get picked up, or picked off, just like animals have traits like camouflage. They're suited to their environment. Animals who aren't suited, like rabbits with black fur who live in snowy areas, get picked off by predators very quickly, so they don't live long enough to pass on the "dark fur" gene, and the population naturally balances out in the other direction because, well, that's who's left!
)Your allright,
>Do you have any experience with lucid dreaming?\n\nYes, I went through a time when I was a child when I was fully aware that I was dreaming and could control everything that I was doing. It was wonderful. I was particularly fond of finding the highest building/mountain and jumping off of it, so that I could wake up with that "HOLY SHIT WHAT WAS THAT" jumprush.\n\n>Furthermore has lucid dreaming ever lead to astral projection for you?\n\nNo. I'm not aware of astral projection being an actual, real thing, or of any experiments that verified the claims of a person who announced that they are able to do this.
[Logical fallacy - Ad hominem. ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem) I personally don't know how different types of radiation affects the body differently, but calling people stupid won't help...
You'd think that banks with that much money could afford better assassins. 
Oops, deleted the comment instead of editing. But, yeah you are free to believe what you want.\n\nedit: The above comment was just: "Metallic? Really that looks like metal?"
None of his hypothesis have been experimentally disproven. We've never actually played with heavier elements that are stable. It very well may be that the size of the atom's nuclei causes the gravity force to extend outside the atom, etc. And we know we can create anti-matter by just slamming particles together. His explanations are implausible but not impossible. \n\n/devil's advocate
Never had a flu shot/snort. Primarily because I don't work around children or the elderly, so I'm not a risk to them. Secondarily, I am miffed at the idea that I'd be charged $35 for something that I'd otherwise get for free (ie exposure to the virus).\n\nLastly, I can't see how inoculating against [3 strains](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza "According to Wikipedia anyway") of the virus doesn't simply provide more traction for the other mutations among the population.
[Relevant.](http://hermiene.net/essays-trans/relativity_of_wrong.html)\n\nJust because we don't know, doesn't mean we know nothing.
The problem is that if they give up proven medicine in favor of woo for non-serious problems, soon they will be using woo for serious things.  Bullshit like homeopathy needs to be called out so people are not fooled by this snake oil when they (or their children) actually need medical attention.
If it happens again, try setting up a pen and paper next to a video camera, have her ask it to leave her a letter. Leave the dwelling for aprox 2 to 3 hours. If you have nothing, you lost 3 hours of video tape. If you have something, the evidence can help figure out how to get rid of it. 
Dont believe or disbelieve.  Those are roads to insanity.
Thanks!
Taking out the 'U' in UFOs :D
Especially when you are apparently thinking of something else. :D
That's... exactly my point. You're confusing the placebo effect with "natural healing". If those were the same thing you wouldn't need placebo controls, and you could use cheaper and safer null controls. So you use placebo to measure the placebo effect. Everyone will benefit from "natural healing", and because that effect varies at different times and for different individuals, you make your study group as large as you can to average it out.
What can an average person do to help develop native bee habitat? Not being sarcastic, just curious.
He did testing at multiple concentrations; I couldn't say exactly, but I'm assuming at least one was fairly high (at least as high as would be used in commercial products). Triclosan is a very effective killer of complex bacteria, though, since it kills most of what it comes in contact with. The problem is that it fails to kill everything and the leftover bacteria increases exponentially each time exposure happens. At least that's what all the data I've seen suggests, which consists of my friend's research and some other articles. I'm no expert, to be sure, but this sort of resistance is very common, in my understanding (e.g. penicillin). 
Of course it'll survive, it'll just change\n\nExegesis is really easy to tinker with\n\nReligion changes the same way bananas changed
Yeah, that's correct. I'm opposed to forcing as well as forbidding people from doing things without good reason. Wanting to forbid people from marketing their food as GMO-free is totally ridiculous.
I think it's cool that people want to do this, but I'd never stand for it. Mainly because the amount of regulation needed to make it safe is simply not there.\n\nAnyway, check this out:\n\nhttp://hurtbyhomebirth.blogspot.com/2011/05/angelas-story.html\n\nRead the end...SHE IS AN MD!!!\n\nThat's how she knew something was wrong. So I guess even if you do go to hospital, you could get someone like her =O\n\nMy first kid got meningitis from the hospital...I mean, there are risks being in a hospital as well. I almost died from a hospital infection myself, so I know firsthand how that goes. But if your kid is having trouble in the homebirth...they're going to hospital anyway.\n\nI'd like to see midwives have their own ambulances for newborns, rigorous training that is certified by the gov't and extreme accountability measures for them should something go wrong.\n\nYou can do this, but not the half-assed way it gets done now.
Yes wtc7 accelerated with the rate of gravity for over 100 feet because there was no structure to stop it. FEMA admits they can't explain this.\n\nBut as soon as the falling section of the twin towers hits an intact floor, there is an impact force that goes in equal and opposite direction. That is te whole point, there should be a force upwards as soon as the floors impact. The official story by NIST denies pancakes floors explaining the destruction of the entire building because the core columns would have still been standing. NIST claims the lower 70-80 floors offered no resistance even tho they were completely intact structural steel. The only way that intact structure could offer no resistance is if they were being removed because the pancaking floor slabs wouldn't and couldn't take them out. 
...and I'm saying that that is a overly simplistic and silly way to put it.\n\nYes, this country is completely fucked up. It's not news. Pretending those people are just bystanders, though, is silly. Some of the people who died are probably not just bystanders (they build their *own* house without any regard for safety), even, let alone any government official in the past 50 years.
But what's insightful here?  Is he inferring that there's a correlation between religious patriotism and 911 anti-truthers?  Should I jump on the conspiracy theorist bandwagon in order to avoid being associated with conservatives?\n
Ever had any trouble making friends IRL?? I can't see why.
thanks for sharing your story. as you might have noticed many of the UFO encounters have psychological effects, where fears come to the surface. Sorry to hear it affected you that way.
Holy crap, forget Elenin.  Venus on a collision course!
I don't think they've been approved as medicine by the AMA and, despite my general bias against institutions, I tend to have confidence in that.
anymorepics?  if there are no scrapes and he doesnt seem to have any idea of lost time, maybe gravity reversed or something and in the split second that it took to fix itself the car had already flipped.  either that or there is a parallel universe mirroring ours to balance everything out
Duh! Of course his magic is going to stop working after he *dies*.
Also assuming they were here in the first place.
It was totally normal for Spartan men and the young boys they mentored to bang each other... prison rape... samurais did each other in the butt... ann heche... 
Yah it looks pretty thick to be a Cheetah body. Wouldn't be hard for someone to simply put a cheetah face on there. \n\nAll the other animals really weren't special at all. Just weird looking bugs that most people wouldn't know about, but have been discovered long ago.
>For the placebo effect to take place people need to believe that it does\n\nFalse.\n\nhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/dec/22/placebo-effect-patients-sham-drug
> from horse and buggy days.\n\nDude, in PA, horse and buggy days aren't bygone.
that doesnt mean the soul cant stick around before finally accending
You're conflating UFOs and aliens. He's saying unidentified flying objects exist while believing they are not of alien origin, or at least haven't been proven as such.
My pleasure.  And I apologize in advance for when I later forget myself and say something douche-y.
Much of the "billions of dollars of wealth" the Vatican owns is in the form of priceless pieces of antiquity. Much of the property they own is hugely valued but it is because it is the site of over 2000 years of heritage. Not something you can easily pawn to feed people. I am myself an agnostic, but I cannot deny the power many of the icons owned by the catholic church brings to many, many people. In the same sense the letter describes how scientific wealth is accumulated through NASA's actions, the same goes for a spiritual wealth provided by the Catholic Church. For every story you can show me of the church displaying bigotry through history, I can show you hundreds of stories of people whose lives were shown a light in the darkness, especially by the nuns. For lack of an alternate term, people do have souls; a heart; a conscience. It needs nourishment just as well as the muscles pumping your blood, moving your limbs, and flexing your lungs do. People find that nourishment in many forms- art, literature, architecture, science, and yes, religion. People are generally good. It is easy to find apathy in today's society; believing your way is better than someone else's. You are not alone. People have thought that since the beginning of the human race. What you would call hypocrisy of those in power- be it a religion, government, or cult- I call it a catalyst for change. Human nature is to continue to work for something better. We all feel it- you are not where you should be- you could be better- you should have done *this* when you should have done *that*. Welcome to the human condition. There is a small minority with very big voices that is sensationalized by media, but in your heart, you know most people do not think that way. The ones that do are following another path- greed.\n\nI admit, there is a danger to zealotry. While us Anglo-Saxons (I assume you are a U.S. citizen due to your attitude) were rolling around in the mud and chopping each others heads off (admittedly, much of which was due to the church) during the Dark Ages, the Muslim people were inventing chemistry and algebra. Today, the majority of Muslims are presented to us in the U.S. by large voiced minorities that have nothing to do with the original ideals of the Muslim faith. This is something that should be held in check, but unfortunately, meddling by the U.S. and her allies has greatly exasperated the situation.\n\nYou have to realize, it is not religion causing these problems, it is IDEAS. Ideas are the most powerful currency on the planet. There is probably not one single idea adopted by a majority of people that has not been perverted to meet someone's or some organization's need. But, ideas are flexible, they change with the times.\n\nWhen you complain, I say where the fuck are you when we need change. You bitch and complain when you get out of college (again, making an assumption) that the world does not fit into your pre-conceived notion of what it should be. But you do nothing, not even vote, when it is time to change.\n\nTL:DR: When you say an idea that has been carried for thousands of years is completely wrong from your perspective (at max, 100 years of existence), you are an egotistical asshole. If you disagree, then get out there and spread your ideas. If others follow, you win.
Maybe your monitor is too teeny to see that it it is anything else besides a flare... Just sayin'. 
I have unfortunately had sleep paralysis while sleeping on my side.  I must admit though, it is a lot less common and also a lot less scary, as usually visual hallucinations are impeded by blankets and pillows.
In my city we have a lot of orange trees. They used to have people pick the oranges in set them in crates beside the tree for anyone to take(they no longer do this though). In general there is plenty of fruit availible to the homeless and they know where it is(according to the Fallen Fruit group which picks public fruit, and originally thought the homeless would be interested but found out they weren't)\n\nHomeless people need hot meals, coffee, socks, soap.
Haha,he sounds like a sarcastic guy XD\nThanks for sharing!
Someone put the ball back in my pocket at my house. Better change the alarm code than. 
another well recognised incident is the Kikoura Lights in new zealand. Unidentified lights were observed by five people on the flight deck, were tracked by Wellington Air Traffic Controllers, and filmed in color by the television crew. There is footage here www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q3iq4R8MgM\n\nwiki article here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaikoura_lights\n\n
What the...?
As somebody that was also accused of being the same person as macwithoutfries here are my two cents - /r/climateskeptics is a place where no skepticism can be seen and where retards camp together to bash science and any form of environmentalism (and Al Gore) - the funniest thing is that the only two places on reddit where I was banned is /r/climateskeptics and /r/RenewableEnergy/ (by the other type of extremist - BlueRock).\n\nmacwithoutfries is one of my close friends and I follow his posts - just as I follow posts and comments from many, many other people like in the old times snowhare and still active [thingsbreak](http://www.reddit.com/user/thingsbreak/), [greenfyre](http://www.reddit.com/user/greenfyre/), [thoughtso](http://www.reddit.com/user/thoughtso/), [fastparticles](http://www.reddit.com/user/fastparticles/), [JRugman](http://www.reddit.com/user/JRugman/), [archiesteel](http://www.reddit.com/user/archiesteel/) or [counters](http://www.reddit.com/user/counters/) (with the last one we also know that he is in real life a climate scientist - even if apparently some of the retards constantly debunked by him [try to attack that](http://www.reddit.com/r/climateskeptics/comments/kv7wr/video_analysis_and_scene_replication_suggests/c2o2otq) ).\n\nI also follow [BlueRock](http://www.reddit.com/user/BlueRock/) - and I find the funniest thing that very long ago when macwithoutfries first started to post he was also accused of being both me AND BlueRock :)\n\nSo now you have it - and if you are a real skeptic interested in what science has to say and on debunking the anti-science rhetoric of any kind you will find that type of skepticism here but in no way at /r/climateskeptics - and what I find troubling is that now the anti-science crowd from there is clearly trying to manipulate and influence this place - not with science and peer-reviewed links (since they have none) but with accusations and personal attacks !!!
..and yet all grocery stores usually carry them.
I like this. This is better than mine
You'd need to have an approximate size and distance away from the camera to calculate it's speed, no?
I love Tim, but it's a shame he didn't get to rip the spoonbender a new one.
That isn't the case in Asia- how do you think Buddhism pays for their beautiful statues/monuments?
Doesn't look much like a missile to me. I might be wrong though.
That's not helping your case, friend.\n\nBest to just lie, announce yourself as a rambling drunkard, and cut your losses!
It's a rogue brown white dwarf planet star black hole!  That's like, three celestial bodies of three colors!  Three times three makes 9!  \n\nRUNNN!  
I know.  I don't expect anyone to believe. Just like I don't believe that extra hand photo on here.  But I figured it's still fun to share.  I know it's real, and that's all that matters.
Now the UK gets to see what it feels like to be American.  /hugs  Sorry Britain.  ):
It doesn't mean there were. In other words, it doesn't mean anything.
Best quote: "Believing that Osama bin Laden is still alive is apparently no obstacle to believing that he has been dead for years"
LOL, "The Man" cured AIDS. I stopped right there. Homeopathy is retarded, but so is his stupid rant.\n\n"The Man" doesn't profit off of healthcare that fixes the source of the problem, such as obesity. Therefore, it is better to fix the side effects of said condition.\n\nAlso, marijuana is still illegal.
I really don't mind your theory, maybe you can write up a comedic short story and submit it.
With no plate tectonics, why are some mountain tops weathered to all hell (Appalachian) and some very fresh (Rockies). As a geotechnical engineer, this is why this theory is complete horseshit. If all mountains where always there, or eroded from something, they would all be at the same state of weathering, which I can assure you is not the case.
Exactly.  It's impossible for me to see how something streaking up vertically perpendicular to the earth's surface could be mistaken for a satellite in low earth orbit.  Are we watching the same video as this guy?
I'm sure you guys have forwarded this landmark date to CNN .... here's hoping they mention it tonight.  
~~Do you have a link?  I'm interested in seeing this.~~\n\n\nActually, are you talking about [this interview?](http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/theresa-caputo-10412/1419729)
[Relevant discussion](http://www.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/10zmry/unemployment_falls_to_78/) of terminology and interpretations in /r/Economics.
That's BS man. You know it, I know it. I would see where she was coming from if the dreams had anything to do with anything that ever happened, but they are random, weird, and only make sense when you get to the scene you dreamed of. Just from my perspective anyway, all of my premonitions have been of events I couldn't have imagined because I hadn't seen them before.\n
Yeah I can't even see what this is. The photo is like the size of a postage stamp. Can't help you, sorry.
Sigh. That isn't an indictment of a philosophy. \n\n If naturopathy rejects vitalism and the natural/synthetic division, it is redundant. Those qualities make it distinct. \n\nThat is also what makes it a pseudoscience. \n\nA mix of truth and nonsense is just as dangerous as nonsense. 
it's best to be constructive, rather than calling names. it doesn't do anybody any good really.
Don't know if you were joking, but I can't see anything. Post a link if you can of whatever you see
I think s/he meant that the Mom would have male friends over when s/he was at the grans house, but the dudes would see a kid as though s/he was at the Mom's house and not at the grans. 
I haven't read through the whole thing yet, but at first glance, this seems to be a lot of conjecture. If we had some genetic predisposition to thinking about dragons, how come I don't have an embedded fear of dragons? ... how come most people don't?
Quantum immortality?
I disagree that there is NO demonstrable benefits.  Numerous studies have demonstrated equal improvements compared to NSAIDS and other 1st line therapies for musculoskeletal pain and problems.  Given the risk factors of certain members of the population with these extremely common medications spinal manipulation is often a very good alternative.  Also alternative does not mean that it is better but that it is a different option.\n\nThere are several well respected sources that would disagree with your assertations, [webMD](http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/chiropractic-pain-relief), [the Mayo clinic](http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chiropractic-adjustment/MY01107/DSECTION=results), and [the NIH](http://nccam.nih.gov/health/pain/spinemanipulation.htm).\n\nI would suggest you be a little more skeptical about the supposed non-benefits of spinal manipulation.
i love your username 
Thanks for posting this. It's disheartening to realize that a given community (especially a nominally rational, progressive one) can be baseline hostile towards a whole demographic (women) but it's unfortunately common. Shitlords exist everywhere and I think part of the problem is a lack of responses such as this one.
Pretty interesting links sent there.
I read this also. I wonder what kind of quackery they will discuss.
No, I believe attention was to the asteroid between the sun and us, or however 
I said a confession.  I didn't say anything about truth.
Me too, but as I noted, self posts are always safe, so I'm a bit stuck on this one.\n\nI understand that Sexism is a problem, don't get me wrong. But I don't know that all of this drama is the healthy way to deal with it. I really don't feel like either side is being rational anymore, it's all just a screaming match, and it makes me sad.\n\nSkepticism is about -- at it's core -- fairness. Fairness to the convinced -- who are unfairly lied to. Fairness to the true believers, who've been led astray. Fairness to the conmen, who should get what they justly deserve. Most of all, though, it's about being fair to other people. Skepticism ought to be one of the best, most fair places of them all, because we pride ourselves on critical thinking and unbiased evaluation. We pride ourselves on taking in _all_ the evidence, and making our judgements not on who it comes from, but it's own merits. \n\nI think that there are obviously many people who make other people feel uncomfortable. Sometimes those people are men making women feel uncomfortable, sometimes it's women making men feel uncomfortable, sometimes it's men making other men feel uncomfortable, and other times women making other women feel uncomfortable. It's -- sadly -- unavoidable that this will occur. But as a group -- a group of Skeptics -- we can overcome and reduce those instances _together_. No amount of bickering and blaming will solve the issue, Slate articles won't help, what _will_ help is Skeptics like us rising above the intolerance and getting over our collective selves.\n\nI think, also, that many people have been unduly insulted and hurt on both sides of the debate. Frankly, it's to be expected, no one in a mudslinging match comes out clean, and sadly, that's what much of this fight has become. I, for one, hope that people start to realize that both sides are right, both sides are wrong, and we've been slinging some serious gray-area mud around and it's not really helping anyone.\n\nI dunno. I guess I'm just a hippie? I'm the kind of guy who says, "Why can't we all just get along" -- and really means it.
No, that's not how atmospheric refraction works.
You stated pretty clearly that DDT was the only "really overly harmful pesticide." I was just clarifying that there are plenty of nasty ones and, as you say, plenty of non-nasty ones.\n\nYou're right, too, that the organic ones aren't necessarily better. There are some good synthetic pesticides. Glyphosate, for instance, is fantastic compared to most others - it breaks down quickly and it has very little impact on animals or non-target plants. The problem is that Monsanto is pushing farmers to basically apply the stuff on all fields all the time, which is hastening the emergence of weeds that are resistant to it.\n\nSorry, I'm rambling. The TL;DR is that while pesticides are necessary, some are better than others, and the overuse of even the good ones is a problem.
I genuinely can't tell if this was sarcasm or not.
I agree. I would never try and confront my more unstable sister about this. I agree that she probably needs an evaluation. These situations are always difficult. And delicate.\n\nMy other sister is much more stable right now. She's the one that I'm seeking studies for.
> but they love the ellipsis...\n\n… so much that they fake it with three periods (full stops).
Especially when it comes to pregnancy. An ex recently had a kid, and it was the first time I've really been around "pregnant culture" for such an extended period of time. Even otherwise sane members of her family gave her some of the most batshit retarded pseudoscientific bullshit I've ever seen. She's the type of person who would believe a rock on a string can determine a babies sex. But other members of the family really surprised me in that they should have known better. There just seems to be something about pregnancy that has the ability to toss people back to a more emotion based way of thinking. 
Well, a one, two or three year example of weather is not indicative at all of *climate* change, either way.  The sample size is simply too small.  I believe it's supposed to be ~30 years.\n\n(just like how you can find extreme examples of cold temp's in the last few years in certain places; but that doesn't mean that the global climate is cooling.)\n\n
The only slightly good thing about it is that I have an easy example when trying to make a point that the far right and far left both share a hatred of science. 
I can tell you the skydiving one does not include any student jumps. That number is based on licensed experienced jumps. (24/3million was the number for 2010) I am also skeptical of the BASE number, I personally know a handful of people with more than 60 BASE jumps I have no idea where they got that number. Just overall being familiar with those sports, that doesn't seem right. BASE is actually probably the most dangerous thing on that list though.
Thinking about it a bit more, I now ponder the thought that perhaps "stupid" is a basic universal force ... and that it tends to attract even more "stupid".\n\nIn fact I'd like to go 3D and suggest that this is spherically stupid ... (no matter what direction you view this from, its idiocy incarnate)
[these people](http://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/research/rcts_in_homeopathy/) list some studies which are probably those not accepted by conventional medicine. [Here](http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:a_wpCO-e1ygJ:www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx%3FID%3D16095+http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx%3FID%3D16095&cd=1&hl=de&ct=clnk&gl=de) and [here](http://www.alternativevet.org/outcomeanalysis.htm) is some study on animals, but i suppose it is not a controlled study. Again, you may be right when suspecting psychological aspects, i just find it hard to believe to be present in animals, yet it may be possible.
At first I thought they were tribal tattoos. ;)
Didn't think of a balloon until you said it. Now that I look at it I can't shake the idea out of my head anymore.
The window is down 
goddamnit. actually not, yet still.
History channel is now doing more to fuck up history education in the United States than creationists.
Are you a whale biologist?
Yea I know lol... It's still the best footage of all the components of a UFO scenario I've seen... Just peeved that everytime he focused on the UFO he would shake and zoom out... \n\nHe will still be famous and invited to all the conventions, write a few books and retire.
It is strange that people spend all this time looking for dinosaurs that look exactly like those that died out millions of years ago when I can't look out my window without seeing modern dinosaurs all over the place.
I believe it was in the Lancet that there was a paper published which claimed that homeopathy seemed to be effective. It did come with a note from the editors pointing out what this would mean if true for our understanding of physics and other sciences.\n\nThe real tests are when such experiments go on to be replicated and having their methodology critically analysed, peer-review as it's normally defined isn't about replicating experiments, etc.
Are we no longer talking about the application of occam's razor? How do these things affect the assumptions?
So much wrong one doesn't even know where to start. 
That's why I asked.  I said something about it being quackish to someone one day, and they responded as if I said dentists were snake oil salesmen.  I wanted to double check myself, and the internet is obviously split as far as 'opinions' and 'evidence.' 
You sir have an ugly ass finger.
: temper or disposition of mind or outlook especially when vigorous or animated <in high spirits>\n4\n: the immaterial intelligent or sentient part of a person\n5\na : the activating or essential principle influencing a person <acted in a spirit of helpfulness> b : an inclination, impulse, or tendency of a specified kind : mood\n6\na : a special attitude or frame of mind <the money-making spirit was for a time driven back — J. A. 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"there was a pertness about her that attracted him"\nairiness, delicacy - lightness in movement or manner\nalacrity, briskness, smartness - liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"\nvim, muscularity, vigor, vigour, energy - an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"\nelan - enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication"\nesprit - liveliness of mind or spirit\nbreeziness, jauntiness - a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner"\nirrepressibility, buoyancy - irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor"\nhigh-spiritedness - exuberant liveliness\nebullience, enthusiasm, exuberance - overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval\npep, peppiness, ginger - liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"\n\t8.\tspirit - an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"\nheart\ndisposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"\nVerb\t1.\tspirit - infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"\ninspirit, spirit up\nliven, liven up, enliven, invigorate, animate - make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"\n\n
There are tons of deer at lake travis, maybe it could have just been one of those at an odd angle.
Martyrs, Inside, High Tension, The Horde.
Or Ceaser's gravity theory
Or you just shouldn't post smug Facebook crap on r/skeptic in the first place.
It all depends where you are.  In my hometown the cops were kind and helpful-- however I lived in a smaller town and knew them all by their first names. Still, calling in to a local radio station isn't a dumb move at all.  
Minsc?
"Secretly the master mind fucker" heh.
I like to explain it as having 8-bit color vision in a 24-bit color world.
why the hell were they on fire?
Well sleep paralysis could be stemming from sleep depravation, and of you are deprived of too much sleep one of the side effects is paranoia which may account for the feeling of being watched. It's also possible that your entering into a half awake/asleep state that's causing you to also have mild hallucinations which are also a symptom of prolonged loss of sleep. If the paralysis continues on a regular basis I'd check with your doctor so he can forward you to a sleep specialist.
yet more indoctrination :p
http://www.hoaxorfact.com/Health/graviola-tree-10000-times-stronger-killer-of-cancer-than-chemo.html
Have you tried sniffing around [the IPCC's Website](http://www.ipcc.ch/)? 
Booooo!
I am having trouble understanding why this is posted in /r/skeptic.
That GPs and parents and teachers aren't _relevant_ to the question.  Dr. Anderson, for example, is a pediatrician.  Not a psychiatrist who specializes in children.  Or that teacher reports aren't used by medical professionals who diagnose.  Or that parent perceptions are discounted or minimized in diagnosing.  
Well dear sir, congratulations, you've completely missed the point.\n\nIf you want to understand **what** a RBE is, you read everything related to that, and you'll find that information mostly via TZM and TVP.\n\nIf you want to understand **why** a RBE is possible, you read everything else.\n\nGood luck.
Excellent! Guess your quick action paid off :). Kudos!
Well, I won't be sleeping at all tonight. Thanks, reddit!
Yeah, please specify what you mean when you use a term to describe something.\n\nAnd by 'bunnies', I mean the cloned army or Roseanne Barr stand in ass doubles.\n\nYour initial use of demons as the identifier of what you think they are is pretty misleading and useless since you later specify it means something completely different than what people might think, and that term is also vague.
Oh, THAT'S one for /r/quotesporn!\n\nEdit: And Lo! It did [come to pass.](http://www.reddit.com/r/QuotesPorn/comments/13m7c4/i_once_talked_to_a_10_year_old_well_golly_reddit/)
Who's they?  Specifically?
> If memory serves, Cooper says he talked to the undertaker who in 1947 was tasked by the Army Air Force (there was no USAF when the events at Roswell occurred) to build custom coffins for very small inhabitants\n\nHAHAHAHA WHAT
Pray tell me, who put a gun to your head and forced you to read and respond to a discussion that "ran its course days ago?"  Insinuating that I'm here because the OP is a friend is a silly straw man argument, not just untrue but distracting and completely irrelevant.\n\nYou're employing logical fallacy when you claim that serious/fatal pit bull attacks are more numerous because most pit bulls are owned by "irresponsible" owners (and who defines irresponsible, anyway?) Even if that were true it still wouldn't explain the extreme disparity in the severity and type of damage done by a pit bull attack versus an attack from a similarly-sized dog. That disparity is explained by the tendency of pit/bull dogs to sustain attacks despite pain or exhaustion, as well as grip and shake while biting, a behavior which has led pit bull rescues to urge pit bull adopters to carry "break sticks" in order to be able to pry their dog's mouth open in the event of a bite. The "break stick" phenomenon, as near as I can tell, is exclusive to the owners of bully breeds. Also, it's too easy for pit bull advocates to simply disown any owner of an attacking pit bull by saying that he or she must have been "irresponsible." That's ad hoc. Moreover I have found absolutely no non-anecdotal support for the very widely-peddled theory that most pit bull owners are ex-cons and dog abusers and rednecks, and that's as suspicious as it is hypocritical: pit bull advocates demand that people lump all bite statistics together (regardless of the fact that dog bites and fatal attacks are in no way comparable) and bemoan what they believe to be untrustworthy or biased studies demonstrating higher actuarial risk for pit bulls, yet make no effort at all to determine the truth behind a highly dubious claim such as "most people who own pit bulls train them to be bad" or variations thereof, such as "pit bulls attract redneck ex-cons."  So where is the support for this idea? Is there any substantiated demographic research to support it?\n\nWhile I was in college I worked as an animal caretaker and had the opportunity to interact with lots of pit bulls and their owners. Additionally I am active in the domestic animal welfare community, companion animal rescue, and human-animal studies/anthrozoology. I'm also a dog owner and dog park user/attendee of social dog events. So I have a wide range of experience with owner-dog relationships of all kinds. In all of this experience, I have found that pit bull owners and advocates increasingly tend to be white twenty-something and thirty-something females. Is that anecdotal? Absolutely, but I believe it can be extrapolated and substantiated by examining the base of support for the pit bull advocacy movement -- look who shows up at the pit bull advocacy walks, look who joins pit bull groups such as BAD RAP, look who donates to these groups -- it seems to be the same demographic throughout North America -- white, middle-class women who love animals and who are attracted to a "we shall overcome" cause. Pit bull advocacy is clearly well-organized and well-funded, indicating a substantial base of support among people who are financially able to organize and donate and lobby on behalf of their pets.\n\n*Edited to correct typos.
Cliff Mass explains why you should be skeptical of Hansen et al.\n\nhttp://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2012/08/climate-distortion.html\n\n> But what they are not telling you is that the very warm anomalies we are seeing today would have been nearly as large if global warming had never occurred.  
The best part is the way that the guy that introduces the video can't stop smirking.
OMG. France, Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, and a few other Governments have recently released their UFO files. 10,000+ cases = EVIDENCE. Especially when backed by such reality affirming things as radars and photographs.  So, there is no evidence to you, unless a UFO lands on the White House lawn, and you can touch it???? Don't become a historian. 
Personally, I don't see what the problem here is; If people want to piss away their money chasing a legend, that's fine, but this guy might discover something legitimately interesting in Africa. or, he might just get shot in the Congo. So either we get some interesting new species, or we're out one more kook. I think we win either way.\n
Wow, that head-to-head duel was just... *incredible.* ಠ_ಠ
Are misquotations always a problem?\n\nTake for example the famous "elementary my dear Watson", something which Holmes never actually said. It does nonetheless convey quite accurately the way that Holmes often spoke with Watson, asking him for his thoughts on a case, then pointing out his mistakes and showing with seeming easy how obvious the real answer really is.\n\n*Addendum*\n\nAnd quickly checking the page and searching for "Holmes" brings up that very quote. Will read the article later anyway.
Will do. Since we live apart, it might take a while. From what I remember the packaging wasn't much. It didn't even look like a legitimate product, but then again, a lot of stuff here don't.
Mostly, it measures the resistance of your arms. Add to this the fact that you unconsciously clench up a bit when asked something painful or difficult, it's easy to see why the emeter would go up during questioning.\n\nAt least, that's how we learned about it during a comparative religions class. We had a lecturer who made it to OT 3 (yes, he read the Xenu documents) as a researcher lecture us about what goes on within the religion. It was quite interesting, to be honest.
Thanks!
Why don't you try taking a look in /r/mensrights or /r/LadyMRAs once to see what kind of shit we get thrown at us?\n\nUnless you want to continue believing the lies and misconceptions that keep getting thrown around about it. I'll tell you this much, when feminists (including women) take an honest, objective look at what is being talked about there, when they see the problems that men face and see that we aren't trying to tear down women's causes, a lot of the time they switch sides.
What makes him think the energy is free? Is he talking about a perpetual motion device of some kind?
You had me until the t-shirt comment. But if it's true, I like your style.
Metal springs inside mattresses are INCREDIBLY common. I can't remember ever seeing a mattress that didn't have metal springs in them.
[http://www.reddit.com/r/UAP](http://www.reddit.com/r/UAP)
Maybe I'm missing something. Other candidates basically saying they talk to god and are the second coming (George w bush said he was a messenger of christ)  is fine and normal, another candidate simply saying "I saw something strange that I can't explain" is laughed at as a crazy person? Maybe if it was a UFO piloted by Jesus he wouldn't be so crazy. Honestly....\n\nThe world I fucking live in. Can't make this shit up
[Relevant](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster#Pirates_and_global_warming)
If you're scared that something might happen to you, I wouldn't worry.  
Reddit adds rel="nofollow" to links in comments, but not to links in posts.\n\nDonotlink goes a bit further than nofollow, and actively blocks any known bots from finding out what url is linked to.\n\nGlad you like the idea :)\n\nI like the idea of backupurl too, but for different purposes: Countering the slashdot effect (is it still called that?) and having an instant mirror of the content before the original goes down.
Well said. 
How many subreddits do we need for government shilling?
Are you wanting a discussion of the roots of sexism is the skeptic community?  Maybe they aren't talking about it because they're very similar to the roots of sexism in the culture in general.
Wow!\n\nYou're a kook. 
shai halud?
Possible "Waking" dream?
I don't get it.  Sometimes there just aren't cars. This sounds like a pickle glitch to me. \n\n>Today I ordered a sandwich with pickles,  but when I got it, it didn't have any pickles. :O 
"teasing the elephant in the parlor" ...quick takes on relevant topics for the attention challenged anti-euphemist...
Not casually, I'm just telling you that it is.\nYou believe that psychics are somehow researching themselves. This is not even close to the truth. But that is what popular media is conveying. So, yes, I deducted this from your wording. \nIf you had put thought into that sentence you wouldn't have asked, because it is pretty weird. If you don't believe there is science done, that's fine... but then just admit it. And don't go all booboo when I call you on it.
You'd be surprised the sheer number of doctors who are like that. And for high blood pressure, it makes sense to give you medicine, because high blood pressure is a significant danger. The treatment is stopping immediate danger.
Anything is a UFO if you don't know what it is. So of course Unidentified Flying Objects are just that: unidentified. Huffington and OP sensationalize the article. I agree with him. Are we visited yet by Aliens? Probably no. Does he endorse the idea? No. He says that we should continue to look into U. F. O. s. Using the words 'flying saucers'  is a disingenuous way to present the article, IMO. All i'm pointing out is that this kind of condescension does no one any good. 
In the article, the writer references an email received from StatsCan saying that (apparently) the number in the table is liveborn babies and not including stillborn. Although I don't know if I believe that since I can't think why that information wouldn't be included in the table itself.
I almost felt sorry for him, but then I though that this is what he deserved.  He has been coddled by his students and his surroundings for so long that he believes his lies.  It only took a punch to the mouth and a kick to the face to expose him, his school, and his achievements as a "fighter".  He got exactly what he deserved.
One of the *Freaks*?!
It's a shame to say, but I think that one may actually be a weather balloon bro.
lol. I think you're in the wrong subreddit my friend.
This is spooky... any more information on this? Somebody has to know about this and be studying it in more depth.
As far as I know there are only two reasons to consider fluoride an issue in water:\n\n1) If you cook with copper pots, the fluoride makes heavy metals like copper more soluable in water, which could lead to coper toxicity. (You know, if you ate out of them every day for years. Technically acids in copper pans pose the same risk.)\n\n2) There are conflincting results when it comes to the effecacy of fluorinated water for tooth health. \n\nAs far as I'm concerned... meh. The evidence for both sides doesn't convince me either way. I suppose I'm a fluorination agnostic.
Would have been nice to see their responses!\n\n[edit: removed needless bitter sarcasm]
What your friend is referring to is the concept of "hidden variables".  In an experiment, where unknown variables are not controlled, the results can defy rational explanation.  However, this does not invalidate the result.  In the past hidden variables confounded the discovery of things that today we take for granted.  For example, the field effect transistor was first theorized in the 1920's but it took almost 40 years to figure out the hidden variables that prevented their fabrication.  \n\nToday hidden variables cloud the field of high temperature superconductivity in a similar way.  No one can accurately describe how high temperature superconductivity works.\n\nI am also a chemist, I have studied chemistry for decades, hold patents in the field of materials fabrication and have an advanced degree.  I can tell you that some very complicated and well controlled experiments in cold fusion have been carried out recently by NASA, Toyota, and Mitsubishi among others.  Experiments that a lay person can't even really comprehend or critique effectively.  It is my professional and well researched position that cold fusion is not pseudoscience.  In fact a tipping point has been reached.  NASA has patented a cold fusion device and the chief scientist at NASA's main research facility has recently admitted that not only are they currently performing successful cold fusion experiments, but that they replicated the Pons and Fleischmann experiment way back in 1989.  They recently made public some of their old data showing excess heat.\n\nAs someone who works as a professional scientist.  I can tell you that all of the scientists I know who have read the recent publications in refereed journals on the topic do not consider it pseudoscience.  In fact the data is significantly more solid in many of the publications on cold fusion than in my own field of advanced solar cell fabrication.   \n\nAs a skeptic myself, I find it disheartening that the topic of cold fusion is generally considered to be crackpot science conducted by woo spouting fools in a garage.  The truth is that many recent experiments have been conducted with multimillion dollar instruments by extremely accomplished professional people.  \n\nThe attitude among the preponderance of skeptics highlights the incompatibility of science and skepticism as it is practiced today.  The greatest achievement a scientist can ever hope for is to generate data that withstands scrutiny but cannot be explained by existing theory.  People have been churning away on this experiment for 23 years now and the results have gotten better not worse.  For most people the topic of cold fusion begins and ends with a single result, the P&F experiment, this is a disservice to an increasingly interesting field of study.
Link Please.. If its only a LED Kite .... PROVE it 
Is it still there now?
It's like watching a film school project, right?
Wow. Amazed.
> If unrestricted free markets worked, the world would be full of them\n\nThat's incorrect.  Controlled, regulated markets abound because they provide much larger profits for those that control the regulations, such as corporations (via lobbyists) and gov't officials.
What....the ...... fuck ........did.....I ......just .......read......\n\nWow bigtree, wow. I wonder why your instructer was so pissy? "My friend got shot so I will give up my identity to shut theses little fucks up"\n\nWhat about that kid that went up to him and said "you had enough" or something? was this guy a Gaelic chanter too?
Well, I can certainly rest easy knowing that this man is [educating the next generation of surgeons at Columbia](http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/facdb/profile_list.asp?uni=mco2&DepAffil=Surgery). 
Well, it's who I call whenever my car breaks down.   He then comes out and puts this magical fire-water (but it really tastes terrible) into the side of it.... and the car then starts to magically work.  I tell you, I think the paranormal expert is a potion making wizard.   
Massive, widespread denial, people sticking their heads into the sand all over the world. "It is just Venus behind a cloud" and the like.\n\nAfter all, we have been doing this for decades.
I had a professr for my electronic devices II course who talked about a way to figure out how much you're being charged for that you're not using. Something about a 20 amp average, I can't remember, but it was fascinating to hear.
I read this post, I know more than all of you!
You don't seem to understand that time *isn't* necessarily a thing. Or, even if it happens to be an extra-universal truth, that it need not behave in any manner familiar to us.\n\nEdit: Incidentally, I find this pretty funny:\n\n> He demonstrated this with a thought experiment, showing that we cannot meaningfully conceive of an object that exists outside of time and has no spatial components and is not structured in accordance with the categories of the understanding, such as substance and causality. Although we cannot conceive of such an object, Kant argues, there is no way of showing that such an object does not exist.\n\nIt sounds like Kant is on my side, not yours.
Yup in Australia when we do it we buy from a major pharmaceutics company as we know we are getting just a sugar pill. I have seen homeopathic sleeping pills with crap in them!
My dad thinks the Egyptian pyramids were built by aliens.\n\nMaybe they should hang out.
it just proves chi. and there is already lot's of stuff that does that. This is just a easy personal demo that anyone can do, with a little practice.
Like [this thing?](http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2012/10/26/ufo-spotted-over-kentucky.wlex)
Thanks! I'll check the podcast out.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
I use to be a 'truther'. I think a big part of what draws people in is the idea that they are personally part of solving a mystery/crime. You have all this "evidence" of 800million+ hours of documentaries, each one pointing out some new thing or a different camera angle. Then you get caught up and what appears to be this global spiderweb of corruption that apparently leads to the conclusion of a "New World Order" that controls every event in history. I think what finally got me was my irreconcilable beliefs that government couldn't tie a shoe-lace without a committee and the belief the same people could pull off the greatest hoax in history. Oh, and all the actual science debunking the conspiracy theories... 
Read the book "Dark Object". You can find it at TPB
It most certainly is ugly. Never judge a book by its cover.
I had the same problem. Location based maybe?
I've seen his show a few times when I go home and my mom has him on.. I have a science background and I have never seen him say anything crazy.. most of his program is about dieting and for what I could tell is more or less informative and correct. Maybe his newer shows are crazier? Anyone have video of him saying crazy?
Good that you joined this sub-reddit. You have a lot to learn about rationality.
Hello! I should interview you - are you available via Skype?
Occam's Razor states that the most likely explanation is the one that requires fewer assumptions.  God-did-it-with-magic, is a much *simpler* explanation than the volumes of scientific literature that explain the state of the world today, but it's far from a checkmate for Creationists.
Lol. Come on, there are *really* interesting delusions. I'm going to share something with you that I haven't even told my *wife*. I used to suffer with the Capgras delusion. Now *that* is interesting. Freaky, but interesting.
[Mystery solved!](http://imgur.com/NaKpT) Taken in my house using the Android app "Ghost Cam"\n\nEDIT: [For reference](http://imgur.com/UJTJT)
RAEG!
>I've stated clearly my objection to the models.\n\nClimategate isn't about the models at all, it's about temperature reconstruction. Your attempt at changing the subject has been duly noted, as is your lack of evidence that the science is incorrect.\n\n>Because it doesn't excuse their behavior.\n\nSure, but why not condemn the harassers - unless you already have a bias against the scientist, which is quite evidence from what you write.\n\n>Yes, they do get quite a bit more flak than the CRU.\n\nPlease provide us with the figures that allow you to make this claim, thanks.\n\n>He pretty simply laid out his intentions.\n\nWhich, again, were taken out of context. Next!\n\n>But since the science of the models is unfalsifiable\n\nPlease stop saying this. It makes no sense and it makes you look like an idiot.\n\n>I'm not the one that's bending over backwards to ignore what was plainly stated by the perpetrators.\n\nNo, you're the one who's ignoring the context for these e-mails, and who are indulging in conspiracy theories regarding the inquiries.\n\n>Actually, I know quite a bit.\n\nYou claim to do, but you clearly don't.\n\n>The models are the very crux of what's wrong with climate science: they're where it crosses the line into speculation.\n\nHere's the nail in the coffin of your irrational distrust of models:\n\n"While there are uncertainties with climate models, they successfully reproduce the past and have made predictions that have been subsequently confirmed by observations."\n\nhttp://www.skepticalscience.com/climate-models-intermediate.htm\n\n>Attempting rational discussion on the topic or in any way questioning the dogma is of course ruthlessly punished by the hivemind\n\nYou didn't attempt to have a rational discussion, you simply regurgitated debunked denialist talking points. Your entire argument is based on a false premise, that "models aren't falsifiable", which is thoroughly rebutted in the link I just provided.\n\n>Actually, I'm done with this thread.\n\nI wish I had someone to bet with right now, as I'm almost 100% positive you'll continue responding (out of a misplaced sense of pride).
And please, why the need to have a planet at the transmission location? Afaik, it can be a satellite robot linked to a bigger comm grid or even a small moon...
The only statement I'd take issue with is his statement that science doesn't care about appeals to authority/credentials.  Ideally, logically science doesn't necessarily give you more credence if you have a PhD/etc. (this is what he seemed to be suggesting).  \n\nHowever, the reverse, that you'd be listened to if you had no credentials (even with evidence) is somewhat dubious.  In practice, neither completely works.  There is something of a publication bias in favor of more established researchers as opposed to newer ones, regardless of the quality of the research.  \n\nThere's also a bias towards positive results.  The file drawer problem in general is a shortcoming of modern science. (Publication bias is something he hits on pretty well, though the line plots of trends in the studies are relatively weak, imho).
>And 9/11.\n\nHahahahaha.
Food of the Gods was an excellent read.
Is there no possibility that he saw your videos and heard your songs?
I've seen this video before, and this shouldn't be collecting downvotes on /r/skeptic. If you have a quibble with this video, at least make some argument that counters it.\n\nHere's one: most of the negative effects described in this video (particularly "myth #2") are likely due to the physical act of smoking cannabis, but he doesn't spend much time addressing alternative consumption methods like vaporization or edible-products (largely because research on the subject is ongoing and there isn't much existing literature available) that may mitigate these impacts.\n\nOr regarding "myth #4"--there is no direct evidence that it is possible to achieve a lethal dose of THC via vapourization or any other commonly used technique. Taken in any oral/inhaled form and using the [lowest reported LD50 value on the wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrocannabinol#Toxicity) (42mg/kg, obtained with rats via an unreliable source, and in contrast to most other reported LD50s that are >400mg/kg), a 60kg individual would need to consume ~2.5*g* of THC, or roughly 50g of actual cannabis (typical doses are <0.5-1g) in a single sitting, which is implausible at best. If someone ever dies of cannabis use, we can probably safely assume that they tried very hard to achieve just that, since doing so would likely require an extreme intravenous dose. As the author notes, there is not a single recorded case of a death attributable to cannabis, and highlighting cases where it was considered to be a contributing factor due to asthma as worthy examples is (IMO) inappropriate, since it was the smoking that caused an issue and not ingestion of cannabinoids--to me it seems akin to citing wood as a contributing cause to death where the smoke from a fire affected an asthmatic individual.\n\nOr "myth #5", where he vastly overstates the case for mental disorders being correlated with cannabis use ([[1](http://www.springerlink.com/content/a321772xw6056h34/)], [[2](http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.org/content/38/2/316.short)]), and fails to review responses to the studies he cites (e.g. [[3](http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/193/5/357.short)], [[4](http://journals.lww.com/co-psychiatry/Abstract/2007/05000/Cannabis_use_and_psychiatric_and_cogitive.10.aspx)], amongst others), or to mention how rare these problems are.\n\nRegardless, most of his material is spot on and accurately reflects the available literature.
Well, there you go. Problem solved, (if you buy your eggs). 
So much muddling in these waters on this now, I'm still considering this firmly in the scam category.\n\nI liked the objection by the safety engineer (I think it was) that setting up a 1MW plant by the end of this month is totally unrealistic and probably illegal. In the end it's a steam-plant (if it works) and steam-plants of that capacity are dangerous things.
I'm just curious as to why the district attorneys are pressing charges before the lawsuit can commence. Let him be proven wrong in court, then file charges.
Thank you for that. Of course we don't know if that melted because of jet fuel or burning plastic or burning something else caught by jet fuel or due to sudden extreme forces caused by collapse, etc. \n\nEven so, take a torch, heat a wire, bend it. It doesn't have to melt to lose structural integrity. It doesn't even have to get to the glow point to do so. \n\nI don't entirely care if it was a conspiracy or whatever. If it was, it was damn convenient that it worked out the way it did and that nobody involved in the conspiracy had the basic human decency to stop it before it happened and so on. I mean, really. Money is apparently easy to make if you're already into big business. Why would multimillionaires want to devalue their home currency just to earn a few million in government contracts? 
We are all just guessing....
I mean a reddit person. Unfortunately, and I am using my own mother as a template, the sort of poeple who will read this will think it is all true. Which is sad.\n\nJust talking to my housemate, and I commented that at this rate the, unfortunately, the only way these anti-vax'er will wake up is when we have an outbreak... 
Here is a [link to the paper](http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic889975.files/May%202nd/May%202nd%20papers%20to%20be%20presented/Roskies%202010.pdf) that Massimo mentions at the start.
Yep. Saw a group of kids with something similar to these, trying to "trick" people. Might be going to far, but sometimes I want to bring a pellet gun with me and shoot them down :P\n\nBasically people should be paying just as much attention to the movement, as they do the appearance. Something that just floats along a lazy, linear path, should set off warning bells. 
Do AA rounds explode into fireballs or are they just larger shells? If they explode, I'd say it's plausible but it still doesn't answer the question as to why an alarm was sounded and 1400+ massive rounds were fired into the sky. A few people died as a result, which I think makes the idea of it being a training session, accidentally taken seriously, not so plausible.
Not for nothing, but with the way our health care system works, calling yourself a "Doctor of Naturopathy" is the *least* of our concerns.
at 2:46 - "Capable of technical feats we can hardly imagine."\n\nThis is the soft spot. If there are sentient beings billions of years more advanced than we are, then they probably have worked out how to do a bunch of things were think are "impossible" and then a bunch more things that, as Sagan himself puts it, we can hardly imagine.
Really?  I thought it was pretty well known pain release endorphins and endorphins prevent nerve cells from releasing more pain signals.   [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin) seems under the same impression.  I've never done acupuncture, but I'm assuming you feel pain when they shove needles in your hands/feet/torso/whatever.  I'm certainly open to being wrong about this though.\n\nNow you'd get the same result from stubbing your toe, but then you lose the placebo effect.  If someone is in pain, and traditional medicine can't manage the pain very well, I'm fine with them trying acupucture, starting a fight club, or whatever it takes to help them feel better, so long as they understand it isn't curative.  
His nonscientific opinions make his scientific opinions irrelevant?
Are you really sure?
touche' sir, touche'
On December 3, 1967, around 2:30 a.m., in the vicinity of Ashland, Nebraska, police sergeant Herbert Schirmer claims he was abducted by extraterrestrial beings.  This case remains one of the best documented alien abductions.
I made that post when I had received only one response and a multitude of downvotes. I suppose to a certain extent I should retract that, but the point still stands that I'm being downvoted a by a lot of people just for asking for help understanding an issue I've had little success researching. \n\nI still view that as hypocritical on the part of the majority of the people visiting this thread, though perhaps I drew my conclusions too early as since then I've received a lot more valid responses.
You need to read up on [Project Blue book](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Blue_Book) and the subsequent follow-up studies done on the UFO phenomena.\n\n> Project Sign's initial intelligence estimate (the so-called Estimate of the Situation) written in the late summer of 1948, concluded that the flying saucers were real craft.\n\nThere are several examples in which the Air Force has acknowledged the phenomena, ordered official research projects and released public statements on their findings. I'm quite sure that ghosts don't get the same treatment by our military. 
Do you have any opinion on the Nazi Bell machine? True/False? If it was true, they were definately up to something sinister.
I don't think luck is some kind of force or substance, or magical woo-energy that makes things go your way, if that's what you mean.  But it is a convenient way to refer to chance going your way.  
These guys again?   And just happen they are going to appear when we're supposed to have some solar storms rolling over us...what timing!  *eyeroll*  
I bet you nobody at that company knows what an ion is.
You're right...
hahhaa
Sadly I no longer live in that house, and my dad doesn't know how to operate a camera, so hopefully next time I'm in Modesto I'll be able to get something on film :) I currently live 1600 miles away. 
Talented, experienced outdoorsmen can still be wrong about things.  I enjoy Stroud's show, and I adore Attenborough (someone mentions his musings on the Yeti below), but their personal accounts are not valuable pieces of evidence for a primate cryptid in North America.      
I'm not mad this is hilarious. With a comment like "dude bro why you so mad lol." you should fuck off back to youtube commenting or keep it on facebook.\n\nYes, I make sport of getting people to delete threads and comments.  \n\nIt was sweet of you to go through my posting history, you care. D'awwwww.  \n\n>im leaving this thread. faggot.   \n\nDon't let the door hit you on the way out. Are you going to delete it too so I can chalk up another one ?
BPS used to be "Are We Alone?" but they changed it, because there isn't enough SETI news to drive a podcast.  It was either widen the scope or change the name to, "As Far As We Know, We're Still Alone."
It does display a real problem we all know exists, the two different definitions of skeptic.\n\nsome folks might come in here expecting the former and getting the latter due to this fact. And it really isnt exactly their fault.\n\nThe media tends to use the term exclusively to mean "disbeliever". WE tend to use the term to mean "questioner", or someone who demands evidence to back up claims and who generally knows what acceptable evidence is.(in theory anyways).\n\nIts a real problem. I would love to take back over the word but it may be too late. Perhaps we need to always augment it with "scientific". So people get to know scientific skepticism is different from "disbeliever".
DID WE JUST BECOME BEST FRIENDS?
Well, those quotes would be a good example of why his name is mud in scientific circles; those quotes are not supported by the evidence. \n\nYet he presents them as a representation of the science. Scientists don't, generally, like to see their work misrepresented.
Yeah, I agree with all your concerns, I have thought about them before myself. Most solutions to overpopulation would be better than a virus. But I think a virus would eventually begin to look better than doing nothing if the situation got really bad, and no other solutions worked. If the symptoms of overpopulation became global instead of local they could threaten civilization itself, although that is a long way off. \n\nI don't think you need to worry about [richer majorities having more babies than the poverty stricken minorities in America](http://hailtoyou.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/usas-total-fertility-rates-by-race-1980-2008/), they have less than replacement fertility rates anyway. But I'm not an American, so I'm concerned with world overpopulation not just America. Most people live outside America anyway. (I'm from NZ, our overpopulation problem is mainly concerned with possum and rabbit populations haha).\n\nI picture some bio-hacker designing and releasing a virus and also releasing a moderately priced cure. Ideally anyone who could feed their children could also afford to reverse the effects of the virus, but they would also need to think ahead, so no more accidental births.
I saw something weird once, it was triangular and low and it stopped and hovered after coming from far off: it was a UFO.  I dont know if it was an alien or some sort of VTOL plane, but I was in NC not too far from an Airforce base.  I think it could have been aliens, but is that more likely than a new Military UAV, probably not.  I do believe aliens exist and have been to earth but I dont like to speculate too much, I just know the government puts a lot of attention into alien related studies.  Also, if Buzz Aldrin says aliens exist i'm not gunna argue.
Start with basics like, "How do people feel about being sold placebos?  Do people know that homeopathic products contain no active ingredient?"
Skin conductivity, breathing, heart rate, and motion if I remember correctly. It is a fantastic tool that I'd love to see a commercial version used for biofeedback. It'd be great to learn to handle stress better. I think the research shows that they are good at detecting lies but they also detect many other things. 
I find it amazing that people don't know this.
google for "teflon coated neodymium magnet" or similar, look around a bunch, find one you feel is appropriate, drink a few shots of bourbon, grab an exacto knife, grit your teeth, cut a whole in your hand, insert the magnet, apply pressure until the bleeding stops, wait for things to heal\n\nmine is under the skin on the back of my hand between my thumb and forefinger, so it was a little more manageable than if it were in my ring finger
I can't believe even /r/skeptic thinks a 1 page article written at a 6th grade reading level squelches all the countless reasons truthers have to question the official story. This article didn't even address any of the [20 biggest reasons to question the official conspiracy theory](http://www.scholarsfor911truth.org/IntroductionToS911T.html)\n\n\nTruthers are the skeptical ones. [This is the official conspiracy theory](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuC_4mGTs98) that you find no reason to question a single part of, whereas truthers simply pile up mounds of evidence that they cannot believe this wild conspiracy theory. *Truthers simply want an independent investigation that actually follows national standards, because they are skeptical of the official conspiracy theory.*  \n
"Look at the shiny keys!"
I wouldn't put anything past the un-skeptical anti-vax parents out there.
According to what? The US Constitution?
'cuz it takes a lot of back-and-forth, and most people on reddit lose interest before anything useful occurs.  Believe me, I've tried it before.  =/
Really?  I could beat that with a grain of salt.
Just sent this link to my mother, an avid fan of the Dr. Oz-type woo. I've given her some background on the problems with his methods - curious to see if Novella gets through to her.\n\nHopefully it isn't edited too heavily.
>Places like Florida, with maximum air conditioning needs, clearly use more electricity because of daylight saving\n\nI don't see why this is true, anyone care to explain it to me?
r/MR has historically been very hands-off when it came to moderating out "bad opinions".  That sort of moderation can be, and frequently IS abused, especially when it comes to such subreddits.  Here's a good article on why that sort of hands-off moderation is preferable:\n\nhttp://lesswrong.com/lw/lr/evaporative_cooling_of_group_beliefs/
I have also had my shoulder taped but it was many pieces of tape done up in a way that I could no longer pull my shoulder blade down and continue to tear ligaments. If you took a picture before and after my shoulders went from being uneven like a seesaw with a fat kid on them to nice and level. If you look up what they are usually doing here when you see just a piece of tape or two it is in fact a bunch of woo.
You are a very close minded individual.
This was [posted before](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/ozg0o/study_finds_positive_correlations_between_beliefs/).  The study does *not* conclude that individual conspiracy theorists hold patently contradictory beliefs.
I'm curious.. What wouldn't you question?
That was my thought process!!\n\nI really hate people who use their professional credentials to give credibility to bulllshit theories.
When mountains are heavily eroded by glaciers they can develop a signature [pyramidal peak](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramidal_peak).\n\nI'll go out on a limb and assume this research team didn't bring along a geologist. 
What city? That sounds awesome. 
>He's constantly looking down to read his script.\n\nAs I mentioned before this isn't really indicative of a hoax or not. A lot of people on youtube, or other broadcasting mediums, write notes or a script to keep on topic and reduces pauses, ums and uhhs.\n\n>The script is clearly written by a fictional author or script writer.\n\nWhile a lot of what he says sounds fantastical I don't see how the entire topic couldn't sound that way even if it was 100% factual. Communicating with another intelligent life form isn't exactly something that happens everyday.\n\n> His pauses and tone indicate he's reading a story instead of telling his own tale.\n\nI interpret this as somebody trying to be concise, gathering their thoughts and remaining on topic rather than some mumbling schizophrenic. "Aliens were talking to me and um man the earth is totally going to um reverse polarity uh yah so pineapples are evil."\n
Try telling that to Stephen Colbert.
I don't agree with your contention at all in this regard.  If you were to accept a lie as truth, even in a practical sense (though I'm not entirely sure what you mean by this), then any further endeavors in that area of thought are hampered by the fact that one of the things by which you value new knowledge is wrong.\n\nThat is to say, if you are basing your system of thought on incorrect axioms, then you are necessarily going to end at further conclusions which are erroneous.  One lie begets many, even without intent.
Can't they do both? Teach the scientific method/critical thinking and use Evolution as the context?
Yeah, I'd read some papers on the heart-related issues. And it's more common practice for 5-HTP to be taken with carbidopa in Europe, but that brings with it its own set of side-effects and problems. The heart-related issues seem to be pretty rare. Tryptophan sounds like a safer bet, especially if it were going to turn into long-term usage. No point risking anyone's health, especially on something that most studies haven't really shown has any drastic effect over that of a placebo.\n\nI'll probably have to mull it over some more, but I'll probably grab some Tryptophan off Amazon and see if she notices anything from taking that for a week or two. If not, then I'll forgo the whole thing.
I guess it really does rain a lot there. Seems silly to have an interview program in a car without first doing something about the windshield wiper noise.\n\nNice job by Rebecca, though.
Strangely enough, I'm not spitting mad, but super inquisitive. My questions above we're not rhetorical questions due to anger at your beliefs, but a genuine desire to untangle the implications of your theory, because (although I never took it as far as you did) I also subscribe to the idea that thought is a quantum event.\n\n\nActually, now that I look back, your post doesn't directly say it, but it is implied. \n\nAnyhow, your post made me think about my theory of thought in further detail. For instance, until last night I thought that a choice was a single quantum event, and that making a choice split the universe into two parallel universes. In other words, we exist in a reality of our own making. But here's what occurred to me last night: a single choice is not the result of a single quantum event, but of thousands: it is the end result of synapses firing in our brain, making their own decisions, many of them done at the same exact time. Not all these synapses's choices will result in a different final choice, meaning that there are now several billion different realities with the same exact final choice you made as a result of this one choice.  Each of those realities is independent of each other, and can result in completely different futures.\n\nSo... What your post did was open my eyes to the question, "what about other people and their quantum states created by their decisions?" One person is enough to make a complex tapestry of future events. Add another, and this tapestry's complexity is squared. Add a third, and then it is cubed. Further, if your thoughts and decisions affect your reality enough that it requires affecting someone's decisions to the beginning of time (like your "hi neo" anectdote), is that person created complete with his or her own complex web of reality? \n\nBut this then requires us to then ask, "what about the other people on the highway?" unless their perception had been changed by your decisions, the cars would appear to materialize out of thin air for them. This then leads to the next question, "can we alter other people's perceptions based on our own thoughts?"\n\nSo, rather than being angry, I'm seriously intrigued. This is a fun little thought experiment. \n\nPS. I'm not sure if you meant the movie or the actual location and occupation when you said "wall street", since the last time I saw Gordon Gecko was in my teen years in the 80's. But, if you meant the location and occupation, then no, I don't work there, but strangely enough, my career sort of started related to it. I'm an enterprise software architect, and in the early years of my career, I was working for a company that wrote a combination portfolio and contact manager for brokers. \n\nEdit: added response to wall street question. Also, fixed a lot of sentence structure for clarification. 
Apporting cardigan - cool or perhaps I should say, warm :)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/23/britannica_wikipedia_nature_study/\n\n6 years on and you're still not skeptical of that nature study?\n\nFurthermore, even if the study were good science to begin with, *one* study is not sufficient. In science, we require verification of a claim multiple times, so no matter what your opinion is on the study, if you consider this issue settled and don't demand more, you are scientifically illiterate.
In This article the author seems to use a large helping of  “Appeal to Accomplishment”:\n\n**Appeal to accomplishment** is a fallacy wherein Person A challenges a thesis put forward by Person B which criticizes Person B because Person B has not accomplished similar feats or accomplished as many feats as Person C or Person A.\n\nFor Example, instead of dealing with any claims Meryl Dorey makes, the author spends almost the entire article claiming that only the opinion of experts is valid thus people like Meryl Dorey's stance or arguments are not valid, and should not be heard.  \n\nNow, none of this speaks to whether or not Meryl Dorey's arguments have scientific validation. Maybe they do, maybe they don't, but the article certainly doesn't seem to do a very good job approaching any arguments.  Instead it just uses Appeal to Accomplishment to shut down debate before it takes place.\n\nA bit unbecoming of skepticism, IMHO.
To make it a little bit clearer, there are really two effects at work here. The "control effect" which is the effect that results from the human body healing itself whether it's treated or not, and the "expectancy effect" which is the effect from the patient expecting to be healed influencing their perception of their well-being. When you add both of these together, you get what's together known as the "placebo effect" or the effect you get when you take a placebo. A little bit of just getting better on its own, and a little bit of feeling better due to expectation. BUT, according to the article that I linked: \n\n>Those studies where there have been an active treatment **[drug + expectancy + control effect]**, a placebo treatment **[expectancy + control effects]** and an observation group **[control effect only]**, have demonstrated no difference between observation and placebo **[i.e. the expectancy effect is nil]** (1). To summarize from the conclusion of the compelling NEJM review:\n\n>>“We found little evidence in general that placebos had powerful clinical effects. Although placebos had no significant effects on objective or binary outcomes, they had possible small benefits in studies with continuous subjective outcomes and for the treatment of pain. Outside the setting of clinical trials, there is no justification for the use of placebos.”\n\nBrackets are my commentary. Also the terminology "control effect" and "expectancy effect" are my own as far as I know. So basically, the biggest part of the total placebo effect actually comes from the body just doing it's thing and not from actually taking a placebo. It's the use of the terminology of "placebo effect" and the thing given to you being called a "placebo" that causes people to think that it's the placebo itself doing something, when it's really not.
For music buffs, there's a Mogwai remix of David Holmes' "Don't Die Just Yet" which has a sample at the beginning (and end) of someone reading the comms as well as some other quotes around this event.  the sample is heavily processed with delay and the only phrases I can remember with clarity are "We also have the booster in sight" and "Ironically it was Lovell"\n\nHere's a link to the track for those who are interested (warning, Feedback heavy noise is present) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P1yGE91cq8
Be it a failed rocket launch or a crashed UFO, this is pretty slick. The skip then smash is really sweet!
choose one: lightning storm (event hasnt happened since) make it literally rain (did it the other day), or wind (haven't tried for a while, but worked last time)? you have been unspecific as to which event you are talking about. you say "this" and "that" but i listed 3 events.
Um...have you ever read a newspaper?
> The statement “Black people are good at basketball,” is a stereotype. So is: “Asians are good at math.” But “Black people are less intelligent than other races” is racist because it makes a value judgement.\n\nWhat the hell?  "Black people are less intelligent" is not a [value judgement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_judgment), and a value judgement is not a requirement for [racism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism).  All of the author's examples clearly exhibit a "belief that ... racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race".
Ideally skepticism is about defending reason, and not about attacking unreason. "Don't be a dick" and all that.
Not if the "Oddities" trend keeps up. They already have two reality shows, and they advertise them constantly. I don't think it will last long. Some of the stuff from Morgan Freeman's Wormhole is What-The-Bleep-Do-We-Know-ish too.
What took them soo long to get these photos?
The most essential aspect of healthy activity. They can also be tested by the ion tester, a device they didn't make up.
here is another video from the telegraph which makes no mention of a UFO but has the same object as seen by Sky News..\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtoZSiDZ58k&feature=player_embedded\n
The result of applying Ockham's Razor is by default false if you misunderstand the criteria you are using to apply it to.\n\nJust FYI.  Some people take the simple application of Ockham's Razor to a problem to imply that the result is true, **just because they used it in their reasoning**.\n\nTherefore… aliens!\n
I think, if they were using the REST of their "religion", it would have something to do with the chakras. Ya should have grabbed the book. Hard to say how effective it is without reading their recommendations. 
>The whole "uploading your brain" idea is a little ludicrous since if both copies can coexist, the backup is not you.\n\nI always felt the same way. It seems that people who talk about mind uploading have some kind of flawed/dualist view of the brain or think that the self is something other than what it actually is.
Yes. Yes, because that's the point of an IAmA. It gives people another perspective. Even though the woman is clearly batshit crazy, is it not an interesting perspective? I'm sure many people would like to know "why do holistic practitioners believe this shit?" at least. By downvoting and making rude comments, you discourage people from participating when their views differ from Reddit's. The upvote button means "this is relevant and interesting", and downvote means "this does not add to the conversation or is off-topic". I have a hard time believing there is ever a legitimate reason to downvote the OP in an AmA. All of the OPs responses, regardless of content, are highly relevant.
definitely a ghost
Wouldn't it be perfectly logical to take the test if he got to pick the guy who reads it?
The stability is fine, actually quite good.  The problem is the low resolution.
This post title sounds like it came straight out of a comic book.
He told you that there was no evidence to support Christianity's claims?
It's on my list, my very very long list of things to read.  Thanks
> One possibility is that the tasty reward of "hot action" somehow got passed backwards through time more effectively. (Don’t laugh: **The hit rate of those shown non-erotic picures, at 49.8 percent,** did not deviate from chance. Curious.)\n\n.\n\n> Already one attempt to repeat Bem's work has failed.
Ok, that's a fucking bullshit statement.  "Fuck the haters" needs to die.
Have you ever had that "bad feeling", but then nothing bad did happen (within the usual time period)? \n\nHow long do you give it for the bad event to occur to fulfill that feeling? \n\nI've had bad feelings of impending doom (usually first thing in the morning upon awakening), but then nothing terrible happens and I figure it was just a passing mood or feeling. \n\nProbably like most people, bad stuff just happens to me out of the blue, but also the occasional good thing, too. Sometimes I think a warning feeling might be useful, at least for the bad stuff.
Sorry but homeboy is full of it
Then it's a good thing historians didn't (and still don't) simply use numbers on plaques to determine their estimates.  The overall death toll estimates by legitimate historians didn't change when the museum replaced their plaque because no serious historian ever used it as any kind of reliable number in the first place, disagreed with it from the beginning, and used their own research to arrive at reasonable estimates of the total number of people killed.
Exactly what I thought when I saw them. I live in China and have seen the first model on sale at many stores for just a few yuan.
The Pigasus award is too good for Wakefield. He needs a turd in the mail.
I don't know of a single instance where Dawkins has gone after individuals. I just know that he likes to use language that presents atheists as inherently superior to theists. It may be true that atheists have a superior belief system, but that does not make any individual atheist better than any individual theist.\n\nI guess it could be likened to feminism, where in the battle for equality and the new-found confidence it brings, you're bound to get women and atheists who believe themselves to simply be better than men and theists based on that one characteristic. Dawkins himself has recognized that there are several great christian scientists today, but he describes them as being great despite their theism, which I find disconcerting.
Very erie stuff. I want to see this film.
You are correct that pesticides rarely kill human end users, but they have a [known deleterious effect](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_pesticides) on rivers and other ecosystems.  Additionally, nitrates from fertilizers are known to cause [massive algae blooms and dead zones](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fertilizer-runoff-overwhelms-streams) in rivers.\n\nI don't think I need to mention that [rivers are important](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_ecosystem) to many other terrestrial organisms and ecosystems.
If evolution states we came from Africa, why are there still Africans ?
I think many of us on reddit are evidence to the contrary.  
Looks like they aren't trying to pass it off as legit though, hence the quotations. "spoon that won't fall into jam jar" just didn't fit on the sticker.\n\nThat said, I want the spoon. I like it.
I asked for evidence, not proof. You're arguing with a straw man by misrepresenting the issue.\n\n>We're talking about general perception, so what the general populace thinks is the single most significant part of it all. \n\nDo you have evidence that the majority of redditors believe /r/atheism is a circlejerk? Probably not. Regardless, general perceptions can still be incorrect. That was my original point.
The perfect storm got her, how sad.
No you. He does not assert that the story is false because he heard it from an unreliable source. He suspects that it may be false because it came from an unreliable source, provided further evidence that the story is questionable, and followed up by asking for our opinions.\n\nThis is no fallacy
Wow chef you just brightened my day a little.  You're right.  At any rate that is basically how I talk about it, matter-of-fact wise.  thanks dude
Whatever their next project is, I hope it's better than their stint on Discovery channel. I've only seen season 1 as that's all Netflix has to offer on them, but they certainly weren't nearly in-depth enough with their investigations, didn't capture much evidence, used flashlights and normal camera mode when they clearly had night-vision cameras available.... The generic "Discovery channel southwestern country music" soundtrack didn't help either.\n\nI mean, it isn't *terrible*. You could certainly do **far** worse as far as paranormal shows go (Paranormal State, Dead Files). Honestly, like 'em or not, I think Ghost Adventures has the format right for paranormal investigation television shows. **Only** cameras are the ones the three investigators are carrying and some static cameras they've set up; no external camera crew or fancy "cinematic" camera angles or fake interlacing lines that serve no purpose but to make the whole thing look fake (see: Paranormal State, Dead Files). A bit less "mess around, see place" at the beginning and a bit more "show the damn investigation and evidence", and you've got a perfect format.\n\nSorry, think I got a bit off topic there. Also, considering the show seems to have been canceled, I wonder if they're going to continue showing their investigations through some other medium?
Also, hot water and fresh ginger root is a gift from heaven if you're having a sore throat.
I'm sceptical that this actually happened, what with all of the nuts and dummies out there. 
A satellite wouldn't be visible in the sky for more than a few minutes.
>"I can definitely tell you we were up in the air for the entirety of the opening ceremonies. I can't speak to what else was in the air, but the blimp was certainly up there during the fireworks," said Goodyear U.S. public relations manager Doug Grassian.\n\nhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/31/olympics-ufo-goodyear-blimp_n_1723201.html\n\nGuys, can we please put this to rest? It was a blimp. Even Goodyear admitted that it was them.
The [medium chain triglycerides](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-chain_triglycerides) in coconut oil are easily converted to [ketone bodies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketone_body) which can be used by the brain as an alternative to the standard glucose metabolism (the brain can't usually use fat as a fuel as it can't pass the [blood-brain barrier](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_brain_barrier)). Which means it can possibly help if the problems are cause by some glucose related issues, giving some theoretical credence to as why it could be helping with neurological diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc.\n\nSo with that in mind, I'll add some comments on the warning signs.\n\n**Warning #1**, selling books.\n\nMary Newport is a physician at a neonatal ward, not a researcher. How likely is it that she could get funding and arrange proper trials?\n\nShe did a case study on it in 2008, and she put up all the information for free online.\n\nAnd the book?\n\n> Publisher: Basic Health Publications; 1st edition (October 7, 2011)\n\n[Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Alzheimers-Disease-What-There-Cure/dp/1591202930/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317249951&sr=8-1).\n\nAnd on her homepage:\n\n> September 27, 2011 marks the date of the release of her book, Alzheimer's Disease: What If There Was A Cure?\n\n[Biography](http://www.coconutketones.com/biography.html)\n\nFive minutes of using google would tell anyone this.\n\n**Warning #2**, The ketone esters are 10x as powerful. \n\nThis is only for easing the dosing, taking in enough oil to raise blood ketone levels to where it can adequately supply the brain might be difficult for some patients. Normal coconut oil has adequate effects, [in this study](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8806933) 86 ml of coconut oil raised blood ketones to 1.5 mmol/l. The Ac-1202 study below showed significant results at [about 0.35 mmol/l](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2731764/figure/F3/)). As a reference, in epilepsy treatments the level of ketones is [around 4-6 mmol/l](http://www.gosh.nhs.uk/health-professionals/clinical-guidelines/the-ketogenic-diet-in-the-management-of-epilepsythe-ketogenic-diet-in-the-management-of-epilepsy/).\n\n**Warning #3**, Money.\n\nCoconut oil and coconut milk is sold in regular stores (as people use it for everyday cooking), you can easily pick it up anywhere, there is no money to make in the "alternative medicine" camp. Isolating the ketone bodies isn't that profitable as most people can stomach ingesting 80 ml of coconut oil, which explains why there's no commercial funding for the ester research.\n\nWhy there's no public funding for it I have no idea. Dr. Veech who's done lots of research on ketones works at the NIH: [Richard Veech MD., PhD. Chief, "Laboratory of Metabolic Control"](http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/IntramuralResearch/AboutDICBR/LMC/Pages/default.aspx), might be that they prioritize more clear research (or claims that are easier to disprove).\n\n**Warning #4**, Saturated Fat.\n\nA meta-analysis of 21 studies:\n\n> A meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies showed that there is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD.\n\n*Siri-Tarino PW, et al.* ["Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease"](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20071648) *Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Mar;91(3):535-46. Epub 2010 Jan 13.*\n\nI won't go into detail on this, check [this other post](http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/p2s9c/ok_everyone_help_me_win_a_debate/c3mewys) if you want more details on studies on it, or [this one](http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/p1qc1/rant_overweight_mother_now_eating_more_carbs_than/c3mdb0h) for problems with observational studies and the issue with using LDL as a measure (and [this for LDL subpattern](http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/p0awj/keto_and_cholesterol/c3lnary) in relation to fat).\n\n**Warning #5**, Other diseases.\n\nIf the core issue with Parkinson's, etc. is the same as with the cases of Alzheimer's, then it's likely that it can help.\n\n> Thus, consistent with previous studies, we find evidence that the presence of an epsilon4 allele results in significantly earlier onset of PD and a greater likelihood of dementia. It appears the similarities between PD and AD may be due to an overlap in the diseases' genetic etiology.\n\n*Pankratz N, et al.* ["Presence of an APOE4 allele results in significantly earlier onset of Parkinson's disease and a higher risk with dementia."](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16116614) *Mov Disord. 2006 Jan;21(1):45-9.*\n\nAnd guess what type of Alzheimer's coconut oil seems to be most effective in:\n\n> Effects were most notable in APOE4(-) subjects who were dosage compliant.\n\n*Henderson ST, et al.* ["Study of the ketogenic agent AC-1202 in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial"](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19664276) *Nutr Metab (Lond). 2009 Aug 10;6:31.*\n\n**So my skeptical bells are ringing, but…**\n\n> Then I searched for research connecting coconut oil and Alzheimer’s, and got zero results.\n\nAside from the study above there are 3-4 more that I've seen ([discussed in this thread](http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/owvkg/miracle_remedy_for_alzheimers_and_others_in/c3kskjs)), and I haven't researched the subject to any great degree. To find the results you usually have to use keywords related to coconut oil, like "ketones" "medium chain triglycerides", etc. So I'm guessing this "skepticism" is a failure in research capability and not a lack of studies confirming that coconut oil potentially helps with *some* forms of Alzheimers/Parkinson's/etc.\n\nMy guess is that it's not a magic cure for everything, but it's not snake oil either.
Basically, it's your brain being out of step.  Something you're experiencing is going to your long term memory before, or instead of, your short term memory.  The prevailing theory is that it's caused buy chemical imbalances.
Looks more like a rhesus monkey to me.
I know. As you can see that is clearly what I put and I totally didn't just edit it.
You'd think people who believe in remote influence would hire a web designer. It's the face of your company, Kreskin.
I must admit I did not read them all yet. I pick one up once every while. Between other books. Against a dark background is my current.\n\nIt's not that I can't read english. I feel I do quite well, but use of weapons had such bizarre layers, combined with a not extensive enough vocabulary, that I could not grasp it yet, back then.
Yeah. There are two skydiving places on Long Island, and at least one in New Jersey. The closest is 75 miles away. I'm not saying what it is, but I can with almost 100% certainty say that it was not night skydivers.\n\nNewark, Laguardia, and JFK airports are all very close. There's also a significant airport on Long Island, MacArthur, that's decently close. If anything, I would have to assume that it's just a plane or aircraft from one of those airports.
In theory - yes, it's just a bit of an exaggeration to get my point across (something I should be careful of given the Watson camp's reaction to the last time that tactic was used). In practice, I'm not so sure it is a bad representation of her position, given her history of extreme reactions against everyone who disagrees with her and her quickness to call someone a misogynist for, well, simply disagreeing with her. 
Personal experience is the very definition of anecdotal evidence.
Of course you can question the personal decisions of grown-ups.\nYou can't force them to change, but you sure as hell can try (and should try).
Ah, ok, so there's a magic EM vortex that is feeding energy into the system.  From nowhere.  Got it.  They must have had beers and shared notes with the zero-point energy guys at some point.
That province in china is about the size of the whole southern coast of England. No such luck. 
this is my new account\n
modern technology today and all we get is a crappy photo. at least it was not in a chest with intestines draped over it.
stoners will say anything and overhype any study to make weed look like a miracle drug
> Lindberg said his team has neither the interest nor the resources to further investigate the anomaly.\n\nYeah, cause what could be more interesting than a crashed space ship from an other planet.
People have been saying this since the beginning of civilization.
That's much better. Thanks.
It's probably still pretty good for him- it's got tons of vegetables and the only fats look unsaturated.
calm down.  smoke a joint.  have some cake.  \n\nblinding rage?  really?  \n\nwhen something actually worthy of outrage happens, be sure to stay indoors, and turn off the tv and the internet.  \n\nyou don't want to suffer an aneurysm from apoplexy.
Same here. Seasons 1 through about 5 or 6 are my favorites. They're my favorites because they generally take a silly concept from childhood and make it hyperbolic. Most of the older episodes I can relate to from my childhood in some way, which is probably why I find it so hilarious. Examples include the home school kid episode, going to the planetarium, new kids in school, substitute teachers, etc.\n\nThe newer episodes are extremely hit or miss though. If I had to sum up the plots of the newer episodes it would be: "The boys uncover a government conspiracy and also there's a bunch of pop culture references."
And people still ask, "What's the harm?"
Where have you been?\n\nAudiobook published: **October 1, 2007**\n\nHere's more:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_McCarthy#Publications\n\nShe has 8 books out, 3 of which are specifically about autism.
are you gay, black, and jewish too?
I watched loose change before being a skeptic and found it unconvincing. Now I find it laughable. It worse than moon hoaxers. We have literal tons of physical evidence,  as well as third party video and testimony.
Upvote for fixing 'breath'..
To be fair, it is considered suspicious to have large values of cash. In Texas, infamously, you can get your money stolen by the police simply because you have a lot of it on you (and therefore must be involved in drug related crime).\n\n... or did I miss a sarcasm mark?
I'm very proud of you, ButtFartMcPoopus.
yes Art Was the Best, although it is starting to get dated.
No, the answer to that would be "non-existent" wouldn't it?
4 times the coils for only 40% more money!
Does taking antibiotics make someone a mass murderer?
How the hell could vaccines cause inflammation of the brain?
I would be wary of the suggestions to start with a list of logical fallacies, or that "learning more about science itself is just as, if not even more important." It's logic that gives you the tools you need to evaluate science more effectively (along with statistics, which I admit were mentioned in the same post). Start with the foundations. Start with logic. [Here's](http://editthis.info/logic/Main_Page) a course based in part on the textbook I used in my logic course (Hurley), which was very well-written and easy to follow. I don't know about this course though.
Really? That didn't happen to me. Perhaps it's been fixed?
Perhaps we were mistaken all along. Perhaps, PR departments (while often talking heads and down-players of mistakes) serve as a last-line of sensibility. \n\n"Hey, guys, are you sure this is a good... fu--"\n\n(Theoretically this is what legal is for.)
Except for the card thing, that sounds like an old Twilight Zone episode. 
Wasn't there a case like a few months ago where the parents were charged with manslaughter for refusing to treat their daughter's leukemia and instead praying over her? I can't remember the facts of the case, tbqh, use your google-fu.
This guy is like 2 steps away from getting his own [Wisdom of Chopra](http://www.wisdomofchopra.com/) generator.
I wrote this about the Burzynski Clinic who threatened to sue me for libel last November for an article I wrote which was critical of their treatment.\nThis post explains my feelings on Burzynski's (lack of) morals.
> By the way, "accepted fact" is not necessarily correct.\n\nAgreed.  But statistically, it has to be a reasonable first approximation.
ha, we ran because of the sheer intensity of the situation at hand, and then someone just screaming to run. Didn't stop to think. Just had to get out! haha
And then some idiot on the Liquor Control Board of Ontario trumps him and [bans](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/ontario-bans-dan-aykroyds-skull-shaped-vodka/article1573490/) it.  
Where is your other friend? (Taking the picture?)
Also found this that you might want to read over:  http://www.ourultimatereality.com/the-ouija-board-and-its-hidden-dangers.html
They are using children as age 0-19.\n\n[Look at this source that breaks it down by age ](http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/data/protect-children-not-guns-2012.pdf).\n\nUnder 15 less than 408. \n\n[for drrowning kids under 14 it is about 700](http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/water-safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html)\n\nSo if you want to talk about children younger than high school age the stat is right. When we all talk about this massacare what hurts is that the victims where pre pubescent. \n
why do you give a dripping shit what your dad thinks?\n\nheres an idea: mind your own motherfucking business.\n
I'm a plus member. Hi Ben and Aaron and also the new guy, who's name is escaping me.
I really can't watch this. I've known about this kind of thing for years, but it still scares the living hell out of me.\n\nJust let me know when they're gone, ok?
I would be very interested to know the location you sleep in. Meaning what is the history of the place? Does your bed lie in a nexus point. Which way does your body point when you sleep, north\\south,east\\west. I have never head of anything like this, and I like to think I would have. May be the craziest thing I have ever heard in relation to lucid dreaming. So much so, I doubt the truth of it.
The documentaries are for people of average intelligence. If, after seeing the documentary, they want to know more, they can certainly look it up. And there are documentaries that go into a great deal more detail.
I hate to tell you this, but you need to go to a doctor! I had a friend who had this happen to him, it turned out to be a tumor. 
I can't help but wonder if the boss noticed OP just standing there blankly for 30 minutes and not working on pizza, or if everything appeared normal for him, meaning he would have skipped the same 30 mins.
>Once you decide what you want your society to focus on\n\nThis is a nonsensical answer to a nonsensical question.  Who the hell gets to decide what an entire society should focus on - as if an entire society could focus on *something*.  It's like OP asked "How do I fart the moon?" and you replied "First you have to upgrade your unicorn."
nice\n
Persinger is a quack and his paranormal claims are quite easily [debunked](http://forums.randi.org/archive/index.php/t-162459.html).
I can use a hammer to kill and I can use a hammer to hit a nail, both would suit my purposes if that's what I want; I could use hammer to hit a nail and hit my finger instead, it can fail. This can fail too, or be completely wrong since the beginning and in both cases put someone in undesired trouble, but, as an example, what if someday the skeptic community puts an end to homeopathy? How may jobs would be lost? In countries where homeopathy is a big thing this would could cause a big economic issue, undesired trouble. The end is a more rational world, but in our why to achieve this bad things will happen to good people, whatever our means are. \n\nThis is a complicated matter so I will stop here and take some time to think more about it, thanks anyways for your time.
Thanks for that, its now in my bookmarks
There's a group of people (such as Mercola) who like to claim that corn syrup is the cause of obesity.  Not because we consume too much of it, but because it actually is "worse" than other sugar.
Illusionists are still wizards, they're just specialized wizards. These days he might be more of an abjurer?
I was hoping he'd get to this eventually.  I'm certainly no fan of most of the things energy companies do to the planet,and there are plenty of legitimate criticisms, but it really doesn't help environmentalists to spread misinformation.  Once it's debunked, it ruins the movement's credibility when they could be fighting against actions taken by polluters for which there is plenty of evidence. 
http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2012/03/cspi_overblows_the_cancer_risk.php\n\n
Nice to have a normal conversation about this.\n\nI admit I have a different level of proof for me to believe. I'm not saying the witnesses are mistaken/liars/hoaxers. I would think that one, just one of them would have had a camera..? You'd think there would be something on the internet. \n\nI am sure most of them are correct in saying they saw something, whatever it was. I even saw a light seemingly lift up behind some trees and slowly cruise overhead. My first thought.. get the freaking camera. Got the camera but it looked just like a light. So I just watched. It was very cool. \n\nYou have much more faith in our gov't than I. I believe they can keep a secret *in* the gov't sometimes but when you involve the public, I dont know.... \n\nI respect your opinion and I wish it would take less for me to believe but it just does..
>I know this is not a good thing to do\n\n"It's immoral to let a sucker keep his money." -Canada Bill Jones
Actually it now officially always does. There's no more ADD, just ADHD but the hyperactivity can range from nil to crippling.\n\nAt least, that's what it was when I was diagnosed a few years ago. I'm not hyperactive at all.
Could it be possible that they planned to give them aid already but moved the date ahead?
I couldn't help but upvote something that refers to both James Randi AND Halifax.  
Well yes, he could have been much less confrontational.\n\nTo me, it doesn't really matter how 'important' it is. If I was trying to propagate something untrue as fact, I would hope to be corrected. No matter how meaningless the fact really is.
Sorry sir I cannot make something out of nothing.
Me gusta.
I forget who said it but, \n"Homeopathic treatments are treatments that science hasn't yet proved to be effective. Or, that have been proven by science to be ineffective. And, of course, the ones that have been shown to be effective, we call 'medicine'" :)
Physical therapy fixed my back problems quite nicely.
I was just thinking today about referring to thorium as "fission energy" when talking to people rather than "nuclear energy" to help eliminate some of the baggage that comes with that term.
If your having issues with your frequency, there are some yogurts out there that Jamie Lee Curtis recommends.
Wow, thanks for replying even though my post is over a month old. Glad you liked it!
being the subject of a paper doesn't mean you're a scientist!
Good idea, poorly executed. But I'll still applaud them for the subject matter. 
Thanks for this. Very interesting indeed...
We don't want our brain tissue demagnetized! Then we couldn't stick paper clips to our heads. 
>Sexuality and gender identity are two heads of the same coin. I can't tell you how many times I've been asked if I want to become a woman because I'm gay.\n\nIf anything, that's a misconception about you personally, not transsexualism in general. It's a question specific to you and you alone. There are people that would answer yes to that question.\n\n>Cross-dressing, drag performance, and other gender non-conformity is the same thing as transsexuality.\n\nThat is extremely hard to believe.\n\n>which is to explain the differences between biological sex and social gender roles and identities.\n\nWhich is exactly what I said:\n\n>high school style descriptive essay
Well, the Catholics have no official problem with evolution.    The Catholic Church does a lot of good science and history research.   I don't like the Catholics totally (especially since they denied the whole "we have guys who touch the little boys" thing for so god-damned long)..... But I have a lot of respect for some aspects of the Catholic Church.   Some aspects.  
It's a very important point to note that atheism/agnosticism/belief isn't a single attribute - everyone has different degrees of each for any given deity.\n\nThere's a wonderfully insightful quote from Stephen F. Roberts:\n\n> [I contend we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.](http://freelink.wildlink.com/quote_history.php)\n\nMost people on earth (including religious people) are atheists regarding most of the gods humanity has ever conceptualised.  The only difference between religious believers and atheists/agnostics is that religious believers make a special exception in the case of one of them... and usually for no good reason they can explain.
The first appearance of it, and the one Hitchens mentions, is from Twilight of the Idols: "Out of life's school of war: What does not destroy me, makes me stronger." What you're thinking of is from Ecce Homo, which came later. Perhaps Hitchens was not familiar with it.\n\nStill, this article frustrated me. That many words written about how a fucking *aphorism* is stupid if you take it to the most literal extent?
I think this is overkill. Many Greens were really unimpressed with this and I don't think it's going to go anywhere. Seriously, the only reason anyone's paying any attention to it is for the ridiculousness factor.
You did better than me -I started mumbling vague obscenities, and loudly exclaimed, "what the fuck kind of pseudoscientific faux science  bullshit are these fucking retarded imbeciles trying to peddle?! Jesus mutherfucking Christ!" (much to the chagrin of my neighbor who was watching T.V. at the same time in the other room)\nThis kind of shit makes me want to shoot myself. 
I don't see anything weird at all.
Technically what the chiropractor posted is correct, [here](http://www.livestrong.com/article/76622-flu-shot-ingredients/). They are other links, you can do more research for yourself. I don't take any medicine unless I absolutely need it anyway so I'm not worried about flu shots.
Who said it was perfect and who said to not do anything about it?? 
moomie was blind and she fell into our pool when my brother was inside getting stuff ready to bbq.  he didn't notice that she had followed him outside until he found her in the pool :(
Well yes, there's that too.
She says "cases for which they could find no other explanation"\n\nYawn. She's also talking about a french report that skeptics panned for a lot flaws in their methodology. I've spoken to you about this issue previously. \n\nThe JREF forums have done a great job fielding a vast quantity of [these claims.](http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=156375)
It's to make the car lighter.
I'm not so sure it's one single object. Maybe it could have been separate objects in a triangle formation?
Atheism deals exclusively with religion / theism. Homeopathy, while it likely has some practitioners who have spiritualised the content, is not off-limits to an atheist; you would be perfectly justified in calling yourself an atheist despite your adherence to homeopathy so long as you believe there is no god(s). Sceptics, on the other hand, don't demand proof merely for god(s), but for any factual claim. You cannot be a sceptic and rightly accept the claims of homeopathy, because the claims of homeopathy have not been sufficiently demonstrated.\n\nThus, a proper sceptic will not say 'there are no ghosts', 'there is no god', or 'homeopathy cannot work'; a proper sceptic would say 'the best evidence we have for ghosts, god(s), or homeopathy are anecdotal and non-reproducible, and are therefore insufficient to support the claims of their supporters'. An sceptical atheist would say: "There is not suffient evidence of god(s), and I do not believe god(s) exist(s)," thereby acknowledging the tangible nature of evidence and the ephemeral nature of belief. This distinction is the crux of the article that OP linked to.\n\nA theistic sceptic, therefore, is conceivable - contrary to the David Silverman's claim - as they would acknowledge the lack of tangible evidence for God, but believe due to evidence that they acknowledge to be personal and anecdotal. They would say "despite the evidence of God, I have 'felt' or 'experienced' Him/it/Her/them (etc.) in certain ways that have led to my faith."\n\nThe purpose of the article that OP led to answers your question sufficiently, and highlights the reason that David Silverman's assertion that sceptics should call themselves atheists is wrong: atheism is only valid in a spiritualistic, and specifically religious, context. Scepticism is valid in any domain that makes factual claims, including religion, but also including health care.
I wouldn't say that people aren't conscious of liars. I think we know damn well that people are lying, but are too cynical to think that anything can be done about. Of course there are probably a few honest, or at least mostly honest, politicians, but distinguishing fact from fiction takes so much effort and research that I really can't be bothered with it. I've got other things to do.\n\nI wish there were a reliable resource out there for people who want facts and not ideology. The majority of politics involves adherence to ideology despite the evidence. At least that's how I feel about it.
Well, you found them when you went back. Maybe you could try again and get better video. It could be your personal investigative project. Document everything and build your case. I'll be your independent link to to the outside so if you get abducted the information won't be lost. 
I wonder if she ever advises people to become a "career psychic?"
I don't mind when people spout nonsense.  It lets you know they're idiots straight away.\n\nMuch like ghetto wheels on a car.
You can certainly make a tree that will grow lemons and limes.\n\nhttp://www.ehow.com/how_2051060_bud-graft-fruit-tree.html\n\n
i'd prefer an informed witty retort ;p\n\nEDIT: yikes it is facebook, i'd prefer not to write a 1000 page essay on the topic. But I do take your comments on board about getting a more informed opinion.
If you show me a shred of credible evidence for reincarnation, I will read it with a skeptical mind and if it is convincing and sound and repeatable and proveable, I will revise my position. My last post was a result of the frustration of being on the skeptic subreddit, and you're here telling me that reincarnation is real because...? Fine, biology hasn't "disproven" anything, because it cannot prove or disprove anything. It is an abstract word to refer to the scientific understanding of how organisms and life works. There is nothing in this that allows for "reincarnation" as defined by these religions and "beliefs." \n\nAre you really going to straight-facedly argue that there are souls or some other fantasy mechanism to allow for human memories and personalities to be preserved and later injected into a new organism? I am not being unobjective and your ad hominem does nothing to make you sound less like some gullible person who is emotionally invested in the reincarnation concept.  Continue making obtuse and pedantic arguments about my syntax, and address the real concern here: There is no evidence to support reincarnation, no known room for such a mechanic, and it relies entirely on supernatural magic that cannot be tested, observed, or proven. Please, discuss something with me here besides pedantically objectionably uses of abstract language and phrasing. \n
[I can browse whatever sub-reddit I want.](http://i.imgur.com/loAqI.jpg)
Or you thought you were going to get easy karma 
I'm not suggesting that he is a snake oil salesman. I like his podcast, even when guys like Graham Hancock are on. I posted this here simply because I don't know enough about supplements to make an educated decision. I thought I would share with my fellow skeptics on reddit, and hope that at least one knew something about supplements.
I used to make a dick of myself all the time. The technique I've used that seems to work better than what occured at your party OP is firstly don't be the one to bring up woo.\n\nSecondly, If it comes up I feel I have every right to engage and stop the spread of misinformation. And more often than not can't stop myself.\n\nFinally, the method I use to avoid seeming like a dick is to not be combative or confrontational but instead use questions to make their ideas seem unjust. After all for me it isnt about changing the mind of an entrenched person but making sure the other people listening hear both sides of the controversy and hopefully can see it's silly for themselves.\n\nSo for example rather than saying "homeopathy is bullshit" I might say something like "Are you aware that homeopathic pills have NO active ingredients and are shown to have no medicinal affect?" Or, "how do you feel about the overwhelming base of scientific evidence that shows homeopathy has no medical efficacy?". Or "I don't doubt that it appeared to work for you but are you familiar with the placebo effect? It is very understood and in the right circumstances can be very powerful". etc.
[Here are several](http://www.ghosttraveller.com/ghost_photos.htm), mostly of dust, that various people sent me 8-10 years ago for my site - this was before digital cameras became the standard that everyone had, mainly because they were so freaking expensive and sucked up batteries like no tomorrow back then.\n
after talking to my wife I've added more details to the above post.  My wife is happy to answer any questions.
Sample size, 626.  12 zodiac signs.  Zodiac groups are cut down to sample sizes of 35-44 people.\n\nI would be shocked with such small samples sizes that they did not see one group being different from the other.
"Snaps his palms?"
It's supposed to assist in identifying scam websites, apparently no one appreciates that.
So, Hand Sanitizer Cocktail, eh? 2oz is like two shots of vodka you say? Thanks Doc.\n\nNow seriously. Everything from here is a joke. Show me a kid who was "cheated" into drugs, and I'll show you the thousand reasons why they got addicted to them.
It was a number quoted in my NERS 250 class at the University of Michigan.  The course was taught by Dr. David Wehe, but if you'd like to message a plasmas expert in the department, it may be wise to drop an e-mail to [Dr. Alexander Thomas](http://www-ners.engin.umich.edu/people/thomas.html).
No I'm saying it's highly unlikely that they can exist in a capacity to travel vast distances and then want to visit us. 
Just a note on terminology: "Elective surgery" is not the same as "medically unnecessary."  For instance, removal of a non-cancerous mole because of a possibility of melanoma in the future might be called "elective" but it is medically indicated. \n\nOtherwise, carry on.
It's sound (physical vibrations).  According to the above, 18Hz vibrations cause your eye to jiggle back and forth.
pics or it didn't happen (regarding the dog in toy chest :) )
There's no PM pain relievers at your pharmacy?  There's Tylenol PM, Advil PM, and a bunch of others.  Basically any pain reliever with diphenhydramine in it does a pretty good job at lessening the pain and making ya drowsy.  In the odd event that those aren't available, a lot of allergy meds have diphenhydramine in it, since it's just an antihistamine.
Gotcha. I presumed I was in store for the fake answer. And yes, it's a bit funny to me that the only thing getting mentioned here is my use of the word girl (I suppose it's an issue in and of itself). Let's bitch about the NCCAM, people! ;)
So there's non hoax alien UFOs?  Wow, please show me. 
It doesn't imply causation any more than being related to someone implies that you're their father.
Yeah, hard. I thought he was the man until he said that he would eat his hat if there was not a hurricane on what was my wedding day. There was no hurricane and he still wears that cuntface hat.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Or some assholes could be messing with you using [voice-to-skull technology](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1AVSX_enUS387US387&aq=2&oq=voice+to+skull&gcx=c&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=voice+to+skull+wiki#pq=voice+to+skull+&hl=en&sugexp=kjrmc&cp=13&gs_id=d&xhr=t&q=voice+to+skull&tok=GiZEGx4mxvoiLdISnuuuYQ&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&safe=off&rlz=1C1AVSX_enUS387US387&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=voice+to+skul&aq=0&aqi=g4&aql=f&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=5048dfd409056b82&biw=1680&bih=935&bs=1).
definitely a ghost
haha i agree with you! i'm just being nice to the haters :P I don't think anyone can really tell me what that was...
Not a problem.  It just seemed like you were saying the first chart made gold look too good and the second chart made gold look too bad - so i was not sure of the point.  The explanation helped a lot.  Thanks
Well, the unfortunate truth is that they get paid because people value their service and believe that it is helping them. If their patients saw no benefits from seeing the chiropractor, there wouldn't be a market for chiropractors. Compound this with the fact that potential chiropractors spend a lot of money to go to school to learn their trade, even though most of what they learn is bullshit, and you can understand why they feel justified charging the rates that they do.
Yeah I did see that. A reflection of a shadow in a mirror is not a ghost. There are many ways that this can be recreated. If this were my photo, it would be dismissed. 
Exactly, these weather radar patterns happen from time to time, yet they only show up on radar, not satellite weather images.  They also tend to have the radar station at their very center.
I'm pretty sure several different branches of the government have had (or currently have) some form of space program of their own. The military supposedly used to have their own fleet of shuttles that launched out of Africa.
I was being facetious about the death by fire. For the record I don't wish that upon you.\n\nAlso, perhaps you and I use the word "Fan-boys" in different ways. To me when you say you or someone else is a "Fan-boy" it is not simply "Liking a computer." That's a Fan. I am a fan of many, many things. Including the video you made.\n\nNo, I have no problem whatsoever with Fans.\n\nA "Fan-boy" or girl at least the way I have heard the word used the most is a person who has an undue allegiance to a company or product.\n\nA "Fan" of Batman for example will buy the comic books, watch the movies and cartoons etc. A Batman Fan-boy will argue with you for hours about how much better Batman is than any other superhero, none could possibly be better, the superhero *you* like is lame and retarded (unless its Batman).\n\nA Fan of Nintendo will buy Nintendo games etc. A Fanboy will ONLY buy Nintendo games. Sony is THE SUXXORS!!!! Microsoft is THE SUXXORS! and no Sony or Microsoft game is anything but shit.\n\nA Fan of computers will buy computers. A Fanboy will pay twice the price of a normal computer because he thinks that the people who see him using it will feel that he is a hip young professional.\n\nA Fanboy will put up with things like Non user replaceable batteries, lack of SD card slot, Non-standard USB cables and corporate censorship and even explain to you why there are actually good things. \n\nApple products are expensive, so its become a sort of (extremely lame) status symbol. College kids nowdays if they see you with a laptop that doesn't have an Apple on the front will just assume that you are too poor to afford one (as opposed to being too wise) and actually judge you to be inferior based on the make/model of laptop or cell phone you carry.\n\nApple fanboys are especially insufferable because of this and its actually creating the opposite effect in some people. If I see some cat with a Macbook, I don't *immediately* assume he/she is a doucebag, but it *is* the first sign.\n\n
Or a UFO evidence subreddit, with up = real, down = fake\n\nBasically this subreddit, but more specific.
Well, I know it's another anecdote but I too have lights in my house, and I find it is way better than not having lights.\n\nIt gets fucking dark otherwise.\n\n
Trololol
I was sleeping on my side.  I rarely, possibly never, sleep on my back.
NEVER use a ouija board. it straight opens a door to hell and demons will come out til you shut it. and that is hard.
Well said.
Tell her "How could you say such an awful thing‽ Cancer is *not* fun....and my name is not Gus." Omit that last part if your name happens to be Gus. Make sure to intonate appropriately at the interrobang.\n\nThis probably won't convince her, but you'll feel a lot better.
  Trigger points are real.  They are knots in the muscle (or adhesions) that happen to form near a nerve...  when pressed, the nerve becomes impinged and pain is referred to another part of the body (like a shooting pain down the arm)... Massage can break up these adhesions and end the referred pain.  Nothing hokey about it.
Did you get off from just sitting there?
Great story. Sounds like a probable event was manifesting in that area. You dodged the bullet. A similar car in similar circumstances was not so lucky....\n\nOPs story is more strange. May be that he died but "reality" was stitched back together to exclude that event from the timeline.   Or something else strange. :)
Wow, for a second I thought the whole world record thing was going to be a massive misdirection and he would have a different tshirt on or something... cool video though...
I think so. It's what I think I will try when I get a camera. 
He's too normal and he has opinions.\n\nI love the guy because he started HDNet to give MMA and kickboxing more exposure.
Sometimes, just sometimes, I am sorry that I don't subscribe to r/AMA.  Oh well.
But there is *evidence*1
Given the generally negative energy that has already been present in this conversation, I'd actually rather not extend it to actually talking to you in private.  I have no problem with conversing and sharing with someone who is knowledgeable of how little we as beings know on this planet, but with people who express a general air of condescension and seem committed to simply assuming that their view is "the" right one, I'd rather just as well leave that energy alone.\n\nI've no problem with acknowledging that I can be just as nasty in my retorts as the next person, however, as I can be a bit of a fiery type on occasion.\n\nI've never had an interest in *continuing* unnecessary hostilities, however - especially on some anonymous and ultimately inconsequential online forum.
That doesn't mean that you suddenly know things that you don't. It's certainly true that there are a great many things about which we cannot be certain. You don't increase your knowledge by moving the goals, you do the best you can to figure out what you can and admit what you don't know.
If your DVR is provided by your television provider, your television habits are being microanalyzed. No Nielsen box required. This probably applies to some non-DVR cable services as well.
of course its fake
Can we put this in the sidebar? It gets posted every other day.
I remember that! I listen during my daily commute so there have been many times when I am alone in my car, cracking up, and looking around to see if any other drivers are looking at me like I am nuts!
Maybe it is time to admit that Velikovsky is the author of more than one book/theory and that you are a retard without a clue:\n \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velikovsky\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worlds_in_Collision\n
Are you Jenny Mccarthy??????????????? SUPERUNSCIENTIFIC
the ufo thing is not hard to understand, but it shatters our perception of reality. it's hard to reconcile normal, daily life with the idea that there is all this bizarre stuff going on. this cognitive dissonance makes a lot of people dismiss it, sometimes violently, in a way they would not dismiss something easier to digest.\n\nalso, parents often want nothing more than what is good for their children, and good in many cases equals normal. an experience like this shatters normality and complicates things, it can bring disrepute to the family and so on. in that light, op's father's reaction is not surprising (though there may be other issues not touched upon by op).
I would hope that a real doctor would be ethically bound not to give placebos to patients, except in the context of ongoing research.\n\nHaving said that, you *should* get medicine, whatever it is, from as reputable a source as possible - e.g., a pharmacy, not the local hippie who grows herbs on his porch.
From a class I took five or so years ago, you can keep cutting up people's brains (see experiments with trauma patients and epileptics) and consciousness remains, until it's doesn't. No one even knows where consciousness is, let alone what contributes to its emergence.
The brain has a very flexible perception of time passing and though it usually stays within certain parameters, sometimes it can go way beyond what is normal.   \n\nTachypsychia is the term for what you experienced. I experienced it after hitting my first baseball in a real game. Everything went into slow motion and it took forever for me to get to first base and I was out. If I could have learned to make that happen before the pitch came, I would have been the worlds best hitter. \n\nIf a chemical could be isolated that triggered that experience for a few hours, that would be some trip. 
I've actually been wanting to get a CAT scan for a while now. Just to see how everything is looking. Hopefully it's not though =)
Holy crap -- Make Alan Moore the Earth's Ambassador to ET, please!
I believe in the evidence present in climate change.\n\nI, on the other hand, do not believe that the official story of JFK's assassination is entirely accurate.\n\nI am a conspiracy theorist I guess.
Huh? Did you even look at the fucking article? There are two people. One of them is a physicist the other is a doctor of medicine, an MD, with a doctorate degree. How fucking stupid are you people? Either take the time to present legitimate criticism or shut the fuck up.\n\nThis sub is so full of itself. I'd love to hear someone actually *address the topic at hand and the 17 years of research that went into it, but the fact is you're all a bunch of fucking morons compared to the people you're trying to bash. But durrhurrhrhr souls r dumb, consciousness doesn't exist, quantum physics? what's that, im a doctor too cuz i said so hurrduhdurr
Right, I see. I agree that his personal vs. political views is an important distinction.
There are several russian strength athletes that have consistently been on steroids or other similar kinds of performance enhancing drugs, been tested, never been caught. The same goes for quite a few of the top cyclists. They are caught when they get sloppy. I don't think "he has been tested and found to be clean" is a sure indication on anything. It DOES make a good argument for his case, but it is not conclusive. 
How do you explain Clanzer himself saying that his device eventually stops?
This is a valid, albeit sad, point.
Wow, Canada isn't the only commonwealth country with a\nnon-scientific  science minister!
Erm, Keep your disease carrying Typhoid Marys away from my kids? Too harsh?
What are your thoughts on Gould. He's come up in so many weird contexts in my studies.
If anything, he changed the subject from Conspiracy Theory to [Milgram's Obedience Studies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment). Unless he has an example of where the authority interjects a wrong, then his example leads nowhere.
> What's untrustworthy about Project Camelot?\n\nProject Camelot is sort of a personal documentation of the testimony of people who claim to be contactees, aliens themselves, government whistleblowers, and so forth. I think they are doing something very valuable by getting these people on camera and setting their testimony down. On the other hand, Project Camelot doesn't provide context or analysis. And they certainly don't fact-check. \n\nWhat I am arguing against is using Project Camelot's interviews as your entry point to UFO studies. And I certainly don't advocate putting any particular trust in Project Camelot. I'm sure dopp3lganger will supply specific examples, if you're looking for specifics. : )\n\nThat being said, I've watched almost every video of thiers I can find on the internet. But I like to be comprehensive. And for what it's worth, I wish I'd spent some of that time with more rigorous sources.
What a grym hok attack :(
I had a problem with these in school, but it was due to them running at too-low a frequency, probably around 60Hz. Any fluorescent fixtures you buy these days generally run over 100Hz, but schools tend to have older ones still.
Probably the worst I saw after a quick glance\n\n>so far, nothing....but i remain hopeful that this will help.\n\n"I still haven't received my package yet, but I'm sure it's coming. A++ Would buy again."
Audiophile tweaks. There's some *hilarious* shit out there. \n\nNo, it makes *perfect* sense to pay over a thousand dollars a foot for speaker cable...
and then there is the larger community of the ever looming "FRONTPAGE" which has many more magnitudes of "bad" members.
[Blue Monday (date)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monday_%28date%29)
nice design though
I agree, but the third one has a different approach and makes a lot of statements about human psychology and economy, and i was interested in what the skeptic community has got to say about it. Of course you are free to repudiate it if you want, and i'll not blame you much for doing so.
Thanks for sharing experience.
If video games affected behaviour then anyone that used Facebook would be a farmer. 
It was a simple mistake, why are you being so hostile about it! Politely correcting could have done the job.
Well, at least the placebo for reiki is nice.  You get to sit and relax for a while and have someone touch you.  It's beats a sugar pill.\n
>Reiki has positive effects on pain relief even if the reciever is not aware if he/she is or is not recieving reiki.\n\nAwesome. Wave your hands around for me, my neck hurts.
apparently alot of people think hes full of shit, i personally havent been following him or reading about him so idk the story but this quote comes from someone who has seen something horrible imo, i have personally witnessed a ufo sighting and its kind of a similar feeling, its liek an awareness to another consciouness and its frightening 
Rebecca Watson gets a bad wrap. It seems to me that half of the skeptic community wants to demonize her because they disagree with her.
whoa, meta.
Thanks!
Roundup is, but the law wouldn't require labeling of plants that were sprayed with Roundup. It would require labeling of plants that were modified using genetic engineering.
Well I'd say he's showing some great technique here.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJNUP9HsZAc
[this is my stock response to all chemtrails claims.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnPY8sCSHzw)
Most people were smokers, huh? That explains away half the cases. Case closed! And the other half, non-smokers? Sorry, its too late, I said case closed, so there must be nothing worth investigating there. \n\nSceptic logic: Explain one case and you've explained them all!
I really hope this is real, but I'm gonna call BS until there's some corroboration or other reports of this. The movement of that object just seems way too good to be true.
Do they also recommend throwing the little plastic containers on the road 50 feet from where they're sold? Or maybe it just says that right on the bottle.
Most likely you're sensitive to energy in some form.  It could have also been to try to ruin your faith, or that of those around you. I don't have nearly enough info to give you a solid answer. How long has it been since this happened?
I'm afraid I am not educated enough on the subject to present any evidence as conclusive. My attitude then, is to go in the direction of the wind of scholarly studies; In this case, studies in Historical Jesus and in Biblical criticism. The existence of Jesus (a Jew, around 2000 years ago in Galilee, regarded back then as a sage and healer by a sufficiently large group) is a research hypothesis, but a commonly accepted one. Scholars have however rejected pretty much every magical aspect of his life.\n\nedit: What is the problem with Josephus? Is it specifically about his writings about Jesus? It was my understanding that some his contributions are considered as real historical facts that have been helpful to archaeologists.
Bearing could be very smooth and heavy, making it easier to sustain rotation inside a glass.
When the claim is "conventional potatoes will not sprout" a single case of a conventional potato sprouting is enough to falsify the claim.
> What if there were 4 particles you could put together that interacted with the Higgs field in such a way that a 5th particle would pop into existence... then 2+2 could be said to equal 5.\n\nAnd what if... magic.\n\nBecause even if those two thing and those other two things did things that caused a fifth to appear, then your equation is no longer 2 + 2, it's something else entirely. Just because you started with four physical objects doesn't mean that you are simply adding.\n\n> And 2,000 years ago, if you tried to explain microscopic organisms, you'd hear they can't exist, because it's impossible.\n\nStandard cop out. "Things are impossible until they are done." No, some things are just impossible. Free energy for one. Unassisted human flight.
Whatever
None of the 200 game cameras has caught an image of the evasive creature - there can be only one explanation: they recognize and hide from cameras!  \n  \nIn other news, another one of those dinosaur bones Jesus buried 6000 years ago was found .... 
Compare that to what other political/prolific/influential figures believe out there...yeah, I take Greer's sci-fi awesomeness any day. Beam me the fuck up.
This.  Providing there are truly unexplained aerial phenomenon, they must be so exceedingly rare, the odds of seeing one could be similar to winning a lottery jackpot for example.
Within regulatory limits dude! Guess who sets the regulatory limits? The folks being paid by and formerly working for the companies that develop the pesticides. I feel like just as much bullshit there is for pro-organic, there is as much anti-organic, just because someone doesn't want a bunch of crunchy hippies telling them what to do. It would be hard to argue that feedlot farming and monoculture hasn't fucked some serious shit up - it's terrible for the environment and our health. Bees? We need bees. Pesticides are killing them by the millions. Here's a talk by Michael Pollan on why monoculture is bad for us - http://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/videos/michael-pollan-the-problem-with-monocultures . There is more to diet and health than calories and macronutrients.
nice dude! it wasn't the bugs but the birds hunting them. Makes a lot more sense especially with the movement of the lights.
I grew up with 2 cats who would snuggle together sometimes at night on my bed.  After the first one died at age 13 (her age, not mine) I used to feel an extra weight jump on my bed if my other cat was there.  This weight would appear right behind my knees where she used to sleep.  This carried on until the other cat died 5 years later.  By that time we'd also gotten a dog, who was a couple of years old when the cat died.  About a year later we got a new cat who quickly became very close friends with my dog.  They used to play together all the time.  Anyway, she died at a good age for a dog her size (she was a large german shepherd), but it was still kind of sudden.  About a week after her death I was sitting in the tv room with my cat watching tv.  My parents were upstairs asleep (this was night time).  Suddenly I heard a jingling sound which sounded exactly like my dog's collar.  My cat jumped off my lap and raced up the stairs to the living room and sat in the doorway staring at the bay window seat where my dog used to always lie.  He sat there for quite a while, just staring at the seat and I think he had heard her collar too.  The odd thing is that this happened...about five years ago, I think it's been that long.  But only a few months ago I had a dream that I was back at my parents house and my dog suddenly appeared.  We had a great day playing together and then my mom said "It's time to say goodbye to Goldie, she has to go".  I followed my dog downstairs to the spot I had taken her when she had suddenly become ill and she looked at me and faded away.  I think that was her way of saying goodbye and letting me say goodbye to her.  I've had very similar dream experiences with a couple of other relatives (human) of mine who had passed away and given me a chance to say goodbye or to let me know they were ok.
>The waiting time is often used to get personal information, that's why you have to book 3mo in advance.\n\n\nExcellent, this is the sort of thing I want. That's a very likely explanation for the waiting time, I may have been unclear but there WAS a waiting time for Mum's appointment, but no waiting time for my sister (who the medium didn't know was coming). It may also lend credence to the private investigator theory if they somehow got hold of our full names and so on.\n>Just because you (or I) can't explain it doesn't mean there isnt a good scientific explanation.\n\n\nA great analogy. As I said, I feel like a fool for even giving this a lot of thought, but there was just too much detail for it to be cold-reading and she didn't get a single thing wrong. She mentioned something about my mother's father (who died at a young age) almost drowning as a child back in Italy, which Mum initially thought was rubbish but upon asking several old Italian relatives (without mentioning why she were asking), they thought back very hard and recalled it did happen. It just seems hugely unlikely that a private investigator could dig up something that was obviously undocumented and forgotten by just about everybody until she (allegedly) was told it by the dead man himself. I feel stupid even typing that.
I dropped 20 pounds by starting Adderall as a treatment for my ADHD, which gave me no appetite whatsoever that would make me want to stuff my face all day. Not that I recommend this as a diet.
I thought it was going to be something about our horrible grammar and spelling. =) \n\nI kid, I kid.
This is extremely disrespectful and low.
My favorite is still [A Proposal For an Official Procedure for Banning Authoritarians From /r/anarchism](http://www.reddit.com/r/Anarchism/comments/d96li/a_proposal_for_an_official_procedure_for_banning/).
If they could actually be convinced, they wouldn't be deniers. That's the difference between a skeptic and a denier; a skeptic will be convinced by evidence.
Ugh, chemtrailers are my argument spinach.  I turn into Popeye and argue with them till my eyes are all squinty and my forearms bulge.  I've been trying to stay away from anything chemtrail and have done so successfully for a couple of years now.  They are beyond ridiculous.
The greatest pleasure in the world is admitting, with good reason, that you are wrong. Or, it should be, because that's when you know you've learned something. Few people understand this; many feel the urge to *claim to be right* more strongly than the urge to be right.\n\nIt's a kind of intellectual, philosophical inertia: an opinion, once asserted, tends to remain asserted. Newton's first law for the mind. The skeptic community is every bit as susceptible to this as others.
Ill tell you whats paranormal down there We were out doing some photography and were looking at some old graveyards. Ran into a place where the tombstones looked like they'd been clawed and chewed apart. The markings were really weird... it wasn't erasing the names or anything just the outer edges of some of the older stones like something was trying to eat them. I'll post the pic if I can find it again. It's on my old computer. 
Most everyone knows who did 9/11 and how. Go educate yourself, idiot.\n\n\nThat screenshot is from digg circa 2008. It's been years since that link has even been viewable. All I did there was google someone's screen name. You collect links and screenshot and shit like it's your job. You're everything you falsely accuse me of being. 
ha, oh right!\n\nYeah, I never said milk causes cancer, and that wasn't my point of the discussion - I was citing a documentary that stated a correlation b/w meat consumption and cancer.\n\nAnyways, I'm still looking for that paper on the study of the baking soda/vinegar volcano. I know, I know, straightforward video evidence doesn't convince you, so I'm sure a peer-reviewed paper, will.\n\n\n\n
But it's not like the mechanism behind dielectric heating is unknown. For water, dielectric heating occurs around the region where microwave ovens operate. A microwave oven has several factors stacked in its favour for utilizing dielectric heating (cavity resonator/magnetron, high frequency, and also in dielectric loss region of water)
Right I sleep through them too, and maybe I was (and still am) just being paranoid. But it was creepy and coincidental. That's all I'm saying.
Wouldn't this make more sense as an anthropic argument (akin to the [Sleeping Beauty paradox](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_beauty_paradox) ), rather than positing time travel?\n\nIf the LHC causes (for example), the universe to be destroyed, then clearly there will be no observers in a post LHC-activation universe.  If we take the many worlds hypothesis, that meanst that those universes where nothing interfered with the LHC no longer exist, and thus the fact we exist to even consider the question is solely because we are in a universe where the LHC failed to activate.\n\nThis has different implications than a time travelling pariticle - it means that going forward, there will be nothing to prevent the LHC activation, and so (if it destroys universes), we'll destroy our universe and the only people left to consider the question will be those in universes diverging from our own in ways that leave people puzzling over yet another failure of the LHC.\n\nWhich leaves us the question of whether we should consider a sufficiently large string of coincidental failures sufficient to believe that the LHC will destroy the universe - a logical process rather similar to the one Sleeping Beauty makes to determine whether the coin landed heads.
I honestly have a hard time believing anyone would sell out that hard.  It isn't like he doesn't already have a terrific income.  Does he owe money to the cartel or something?
>Earth is merely a gateway planet.\n\nEarth= not even once. 
yea you're right. how could anyone who talks about ufos not be mad? fuck him right
Because we live in a world in which nothing unscientific is happening.
This is amazing: You've found every single paranoid batshit conspiracy theory being spewed simultaneously.
You're asking for something silly. Firstly I haven't read about all of them, and since I'm not convinced there is anything of interest I'm not likely to bother. Secondly, each NDE story is likely to require a different explanation.
As a librarian, I had to do a quick shelf-read to make sure you didn't fuck it up. (the Hunter Davies book is out of order, btw.)\n\nBut there's a larger principle involved here, having to do with the purpose of a library. There's a great deal of thought behind librarians' professional ethics, and they hold that we do not dictate what patrons read, but aim only to provide the information they want. And if they want bullshit about psychics, we give them bullshit about psychics. It's the same principle that makes sure that GLBT teens have access to *It Gets Better* whether their parents like it or not, or that kids from fundamentalist christian homes can get access to Dawkins, or that you can walk up to a Muslim librarian and ask for a book of pictures of Mohammed. Freedom of speech and freedom of access to information works both ways, and a good librarian will make sure that it's as equitably provided as possible. \n\nWhich is to say, thank you for your service to the library. Now STFU and just shelve the damn books.  \n
I'll have 20 pieces of alkaline and 1 hit of acid, please.
To me, you can't get any more credible than an astronaut.  Doesn't matter to me when the site was originated, the stories are the same.
Ever since middle school (in highschool now) I would every once in awhile have very vivid dreams where i was seeing a normal day or in rare cases an event (friends breaking up, a fight etc.) then I'd wake up, weeks, sometimes months would pass and then all the sudden the situation from my dream would occur. \n\nTL;DR-I know that feel
> It is not the fact that Magnus is using a virus to deal with cancer that makes his investigation potentially so valuable, but the novel way he has devised to get round this problem of instant elimination by the immune system, and enable the virus to spread through tumours in other parts of the body. \n\nNot sure whether that's accurate, only noting that you appear to have skipped parts. :P
Huh, I hadn't thought about it that way, but that's pretty much it exactly.
*insert clever Sam and Dean Winchester / Dick Roman reference here
It looks like... *a wedge of cheese, with a bit of mold on the side there, and a couple grains of salt.* SO THAT'S WHAT IT IS! PROOF!
Not that one.  It's on Netflix 
She said that i had been in her house the best part of the day.\n\nI'm pretty sure i couldn't pull an all nighter, and  i'm pretty deep sleeper.\n\nDidn't feel any of the above, just my usual morning pee.\n\nMileage had changed, was low on gas.\n\nMy phone had 2 missed calls and a text from Friday night.
Its tiring to watch high content shows, that's why.
>I really don't want to use the internet as a source, but here\n\nOMFG.  Are you *seriously* suggesting that isn't a (bad) fake?  LOL\n\nSeriously - when you can provide peer reviewed evidence that supports the existence of the supernatural, get in touch.  Until then you are simply making things up.
It's green-light, so no. 
Uri Geller owns no one. \n\nHe's been bitch slapped so many times by skeptics that it isn't even funny.\n\n[Randi](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9w7jHYriFo) exposed Geller's stage magic for what it was, however, his real undoing was on The Johnny Carson show, (at 6:00 minutes into the video) Geller was shown for the fraud he's always been.\n\nWho ever thinks Geller actually guessed 911 has taken magical thinking to a more idiotic level than usual for incurious minds.
My favorite version of the JFK conspiracy is still limited to only Lee Harvey Oswald, but that he was aiming for Connolly (the other male in the car, Texas governor at the time, and was a former member of the military who Oswald blamed for his dishonorable discharge).\n\nBut as far as "wild conspiracy theories" go, I was staggered at a party I was at a couple months ago. None of my very close friends were there, but the party was full of college graduates. And somehow the conversation got onto the paranormal. Every single goddamn person at the table except me believed both in ghosts and that aliens had landed and are actively interfering. One told a tale about his animal psychic friend to which the others sat enraptured. I didn't even know where to start.
This is no place for science!
Yeah, it's like in some games when your connection to the server breaks, you can still walk, but once the connection resumes, you're put back to where the server last saw you.
Mmmmm Astro Boy
Update: I'm still getting the same error trying to watch your video.
Because you run into the paradox that if you did tell your past self these incredibly detailed actions, that it would affect the future-self, therein no message is ever made. I'm not saying it's aliens but...
**[The Answer](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hVvJb2A9e6I/TVyw9J9jB5I/AAAAAAAABYQ/e5G8A_IIzhg/s1600/PT+barnum-MONEY+GETTING+Poster.jpg)**
"rods" are a much more recent phenomenon, I don't think you'd find mention of them before the 1990's.  It's a fairly well understood phenomenon in optics.\n\nThe reports of cylinder and cigar-shaped ufos go back much further than that.
yep.\n\nThe angle on the left has a red glow similar to the rear lights from a truck or something.
Yeah, they denigrate people who quit drinking without their religious nonsense.  It's sour grapes.
I dont see how this has anything to do with privacy.
Well, what is "proved"?  Stan Friedman is a good enough source, but Lazar will counter-claim that his records were erased by black ops.  ;)  Let's just say his claims were always highly suspect and couldn't be backed up by documentation or credible witnesses.
I mean, the illness goes away, the symptoms are cured. 
>In one case in 1982 a group of military divers training at Baikal spotted a group of humanoid creatures dressed in silvery suits. The encounter happened at a depth of 50 meters, and the divers tried to catch the strangers. Three of the seven men died, while four others were severely injured.\n\nDied/injured by what? Underwater alien karate moves? Sharks with frikkin' lasers attached to their heads? Running out of air?
Oh hey, it's this guy. The anti-feminist conspiracy theory dude.
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Suggestions? The idea was to remove the brick, figure it out, replace the bricks (since the other one couldn't just be replaced probably) then resell the house, unless of course, one of my siblings take it. My sister has already stated that she WILL NOT take the house because she doesn't trust it. My other siblings (except one so far) have all  gone different ways (One in Minnesota, one in Madison, Sister in Marshfield) there is no one that could practically use the house to live in (unless my other brother doesn't move on to a career elsewhere). We have no Paranormal team in the area, is a really small town. Any idea on how to get more info on things that happened there? I have heard of people doing research of their houses in r/paranormal, how do you do that?
I don't think you need to be a physician (which I am) to immediately recognize this as 101% pure bullshit.  For god sakes if your going to fake a disorder do some research first, maybe watch some videos on You-Tube. Honestly I was embarrassed for her. I leave you [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6sRyrB_UMA).
I tried, but it just says that it's not a real phone number.
>isn't that exactly what down-votes should be for\n\nI agree that's what down votes *should* be for.  Unfortunately, the reality in /r/paranormal is that down votes are most heavily used on comments that are in any way questioning or critical of anyone's paranormal claim, no matter how implausible or unreliable the claim.  The result is that any honest critical discussion of a topic gets down voted into oblivion while those 'hysterics who are obviously hallucinating' remain at the top.
Haven't looked into most of these, but I can tell you off the bat that the one on Nazi Germany is highly misleading, if not flat out wrong. The Nazis only restricted gun ownership by way of permits for handguns, and denying guns to "undesirables." Compared to the laws in force before them, they were relatively lax (ignoring the whole "undesirables" part).
I can too right?
Excellent point(s). Is there a video of Chopra crumbling? I'd love to see that and share it with a certain someone who shall remain nameless.
I agree with this: *a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind.....*\n\nBut not this: .....*caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.*\n
Until they publish a peer reviewed article showing that it works, it is just another money grabbing alternative therapy scam.
From Wedding Crashers? Soooo cheesy :)
You must be the most vegetarian person in the world then.
So getting your irises scanned is just a gateway to make you want to get other tests done... one of which might happen to find a problem that you could have found otherwise had you simply gone to a regular doctor.\n\nSomehow I'm reminded of a dialogue on "House MD" explaining that it's useless to do a full-body scan, because everyone will have a dozen "anomalies" that cost a huge amount of time (and other resources) chasing down, and it's always a benign cyst, or a lump of scar tissue, or something else equally unhelpful.\n
I've gotten these quite a few times. But if I look in a mirror while I'm experiencing them, I don't recognize myself. It is like a stranger is in the mirror looking at me. Once I look away form the mirror, I'm back to normal and can recognize my face.
This was the part where I had to make sure I wasn't on The Onion.
Euthanizing. 
> "Yes, boys and girls, men and women, are different," she states in a recent paper in New Scientist. "But most of those differences are far smaller than the Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus stereotypes suggest.\n\n>"Nor are the reasoning, speaking, computing, emphasising, navigating and other cognitive differences fixed in the genetic architecture of our brains.\n\n>"All such skills are learned and neuro-plasticity – the modifications of neurons and their connections in response experience – trumps hard-wiring every time."\n\nhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/15/girls-boys-think-same-way
If you had a proportional system it would be a great idea to vote for them, but I agree that in a winner-takes all it's not useful.\n\nThere are many things you can do locally, check out what Boulder is doing.
>I am aware that it MIGHT be a problem from the camera lens or something.\n\n*Might*? It's a lens flare. ಠ\\_ಠ\n\nAlso if you take a picture of the sun without proper filters, you will probably fuck your camera up.
And, when the government does anything `curious' -- it deserves notice.
Vitamins being essential? Vital Minerals are essential?! Amazing...
No. If such a thing were true it would seem like a very good contender for group selection.
So basically you have shitty evidence for a vague but damning speculation, and now you're going blame the other person for not finding better examples.
I think "The Secretion" is an interesting twist.\n\nInstead of, "Your city was destroyed by a tsunami because you/your neighbors angered God," it becomes "Your city was destroyed by a tsunami because you/your neighbors had negative thoughts."\n\nPERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!  \n\nFor your thoughtcrimes.  
I came up with 3.43 x10^-9 atoms of arsenic. Which, unless these dilutions are being prepared in a nuclear reactor, is the same as 0.
Nice catch on the follow-up entry.  I can't believe how abysmally bad science reporting is.  I mean, take a moment to ask, "Did you continue your scientific medicine treatments as well?  Like, say, a mastectomy?"  Why would people credit the little damn dolls?
And also assuming that it was the pancreatic cancer which actually killed him. There was no autopsy performed, and the direct cause was respiratory  arrest. \n\nHe had a liver transplant and people on immunosuppressants are particularly vulnerable to infections. 
i dont know what you did saw?
you know it?
I'm happy to say I was there for this talk. He was, ahem, amazing.
I suggest doing an EVP session, perhaps when your wife is not there. If you are unsure how to approach it and fear provoking, contact a local paranormal investigator. They'll try and debunk anything (carbon monoxide, etc) and help alleviate any fears you may have. Also, start keeping a journal of these happenings. You may find it helpful.
Where is Encyclopedia Brown in all of this? Those books and logic grid puzzles made a huge impact on how I evaluated statements and compared information as a child. 
Texas has nothing to do with it. My stepmom from Brooklyn believes the same shit.
Thanks!
I was thinking that higher diversity communities would be lower income which could account for lower community engagement. Since ethnic minorities are less numerous they are more likely to be part of diverse communities than homologous ones.\n\nBut it seems he's spent some time thinking about such concerns and that both our propositions are not supported statistically:\n\n>After releasing the initial results in 2001, Putnam says he spent time "kicking the tires really hard" to be sure the study had it right. Putnam realized, for instance, that more diverse communities tended to be larger, have greater income ranges, higher crime rates, and more mobility among their residents -- all factors that could depress social capital independent of any impact ethnic diversity might have.\n\n>"People would say, 'I bet you forgot about X,'" Putnam says of the string of suggestions from colleagues. "There were 20 or 30 X's."\n\n>But even after statistically taking them all into account, the connection remained strong: Higher diversity meant lower social capital.\nminorities tend to be lower income earners and being 
[This](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=IjR7AWSmI6o#t=235s) scares the shit out of me - that our system is so broken that complete morons are elected to create the laws of the country.
The flu shot is actually pretty damn effective, or it would be if 90%+ of the population would get vaccinated.  Instead, in any given year only about 70% of Americans get vaccinated.  The MMR vaccine would seem pretty worthless if only 70% of people got it.  Some years are going to be more effective than others, but that's just the nature of the flu virus and the technology currently required to mass produce the vaccine.  They also don't generally make you sick.  If you get the shot, they don't, that's dead virus.  If you get the live attenuated vaccine (the mist), it's more effective, but there is a small chance of developing the flu.  But, if you're worried about that, don't get the mist.  Lastly, the swine flu was not less deadly than a common cold.  It was not as serious as it had the potential to be, thankfully.  However, it was pretty much as serious as the seasonal flu (out of season).  So, thanks to the swine flu, there were roughly twice as many hospitalizations and twice as many deaths due to influenza that year compared to normal.
13,000 cases of whooping cough? That's at 22,856,252 people who didn't get whooping cough. At least some of those must have used the homoeopathic vaccine, so it can't be that bad!
Holy shit. That was really cool, don't think you're going crazy just a coincidence. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG-3S2WKP6Y
I want to drown them in their own product just for their website design.  Do they think their arguments will be more effective if I can't increase the font size?  The more whitespace a page has, the more potent the content!
the simplest truth, they are powerless to do anything and that scares them.
Or it could be Hallucinations
> Jody Sharpe is a writer and former teacher of students...\n\nI'm not sure this woman should be anywhere near children.
Because people weren't much brighter in 1928 than they are today.
Skeptics, I think it's time to START preaching. \n\n[Science needs better stories](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGeQmX-b6yc#t=04m30s)\n\nUntil now, almost all I saw were facts! Facts are not enough. 
You always only say that, though. What does the fact that they maintain formation "tell you"?
"Vaccines have caused every case of Autism."\n\nThat is a pretty stupendous and ridiculous claim. That "doctor" was absolutely off her rocker. I think it she is a good indication of the type of people involved in the anti-vacc movement.
A good smack upside her head would also be in order. Perhaps with the latest medical journal.
MY B :(
FYI, the military spent decades funding physic programs. Look up Project Grill Frame.
Nothing on that web page is real. I promise. I am saying this as a perfectly normal human being, like the rest of you and not some some weird looking reptilian alien HA HA HA!\n\nReptilians don't exist and if they did exist, we wouldn't want to travel 248 light years to Earth, all the way from Chi Tauri B, in order to subjugate the dominant species of this planet and turn them into a slave race/various food products. HA HA HA!\n\nGet real, guys!
Yeah, a friend was over and playing with it. It's childish, and a bit inappropriate, but it made us laugh which is (as far as I can tell) the most good one of these bracelets has ever done.
Tineye is a web app, I thought...
... this not only is creepy but just very weird.\n\nIt took a phone call for your parents like a freaking answering machine?  Almost funny
Yeah, but now it's re-occurring while the internet is available. Average Joe like ourselves has access to a lot more information and people to discuss it with.\n\n
i don't know what to tell you man. i can't vouch for what they claim to happen to them (honestly, who can other than themselves?) but i can 100% vouch for their recorded evidence (EVP, Pics, Vid)
Don't worry, it's the best kind of silly! :D
They are certainly subjective and usually not useful at creating new agreement.
Kind of? He's utterly a quack. This is wonderful, though. Fuck that guy. So many people watch his stuff & are completely filled with quackery and fake science. They can't know it's not true, so instead he is just making science harder and more confusing for a majority of the populace who find it too hard and too confusing already. Ugh! 
I see two major problems to be concerned about. Both are forms of a [Malthusian Catastrophe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusian_catastrophe)\n\nThe first relates to [trophic levels and biomass transfer efficiency](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophic_level#Biomass_transfer_efficiency). A basic heuristic is that about 10% of the energy produced at one level reaches the next level of consumers as biomass, and the rest is "wasted" on metabolism, reproduction, lost as heat energy, etc. In natural ecosystems this limits the number of tertiary and quaternary consumers so that their overall biomass in the ecosystem is relatively small compared to each level below them. The amount of meat that's consumed in developed countries is, from this perspective, a huge waste of energy compared to what we could derive if we, instead, ate the plants we feed the livestock. As more countries undergo rapid industrialization, this is a trend which can be expected to continue and put more stress on the overall ability of the biosphere to meet this demand. This is the basis of anticipated food shortages as the human population continues to grow.\n\nThe second, related problem is the limited availability of fossil fuels able to produce cheap energy. Petroleum, coal, etc are finite resources that cannot be replaced at the rate they are consumed, and are becoming more scarce even as demand increases. This may be a blessing in disguise, as this is also what's driving the accumulation of greenhouse gases which is arguably the largest anthropogenic factor in global warming. We need to make the transition to renewable energy sources well before we run out of fossil fuels, or we'll face an energy crunch. Stephen Leeb posited in [The Coming Economic Collapse](http://www.amazon.com/The-Coming-Economic-Collapse-Thrive/dp/0446579785) that the worst-case form of this scenario would be widespread de-industrialization by many developed countries as the centralized urban production and technology centers become unsustainable in the absence of cheap energy. This is analogous to the collapse of the Soviet Union as their reach exceeded their grasp and they were forced to decentralize and take a major hit on overall quality of life.\n\nBut there's hope! As countries develop, there is a recurrent theme in their [population pyramids](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/DTM_Pyramids.svg). As birth control and technology-driven commerce become more available, people often wait longer to have children so they can pursue higher levels of education. Many choose not to have children at all. You can see this in many countries with a [high median age](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_median_age), which reflects decreased reproductive output.\n\nAt present I'm not aware of any countries who's population is actually in decline for good reasons (though some are in decline due to increased mortality and emigration, as in many former Soviet nations). The challenge for the human race will be to survive this period of rapid development without trashing the planet to the point that it's unsustainable for future generations of all species.
What took you so long?
I was a little nervous at his first mention of atheism; it seemed like he was trying to distance himself from the movement.  But he didn't shy away from praising Dawkins/Harris/Hitchens, so I guess my concern was unfounded.\n
The truth is all is subjective and what is real for one person doesn't have to be real for other one. We create our own personal reality using our consciousness, then we create a shared reality through sharing consciousness between different persons and finally we create an established reality (common for most/all of us) through the consciousness of all of us together. And as WE really create our own reality we can get to do amazing things in it (just being aware and totally convinced that this things are real). Which is really intriguing is that through the shared reality some people due to different reasons sometimes can influence/impose/show/share some of that things from their personal reality into others realities. It's like a clash of consciousness and the result depends on how possible is the thing you are doing, in the other person personal reality.\n\n  I hope this can be understandable someway. It's not the best explanation I have done of this, but I am not too mentally focused today.\n\nEdit: added a word.
Yeah, confidence intervals and p-values are different things.
Are you saying that you witnessed the first link you posted as well?\n
This is not a study and New Scientist is not a peer reviewed journal.
When my friend was a teenager, his mom's chiropractor told him he was having chest pains after he ran because his rib had shifted into his lung.  Silly chiropractors, you're not doctors.
> I don't think anyone has (seriously) advocated we instantly abandon all fossil fuels.\n\nWith "instantly" meaning "in a couple years", that's what always would have been necessary to avoid serious long term effects. It's what was universally advocated by interventionists up until 2005.\n\nDue to the successful campaign by obstructionists, this sort of intervention is no longer on the table since it's too late to largely avoid the effects of climate change.\n\n> The costs of inaction are usually estimated as being greater than that of mitigation.\n\nThe costs for both are estimated as very high with very high uncertainty in the estimate. Further, the estimates generally ignore the bureaucratic cost and risk of implementing a global policy entirely. Without basically re-doing the estimate ourselves, it would be dishonest to judge the costs on both sides as anything but "similarly huge".\n\n>  Furthermore, the fact that fossil fuels are finite resources means a transition away from them is inevitable (and gets costlier the longer we delay it).\n\nWaiting only causes the cost to increase as a function of the amount that fossil fuels are subsidized over alternatives. Further, burning the fossil fuels as quickly as possible may lead to economic benefits if the energy is used to build more infrastructure and industrial capacity.\n\nUnfortunately, peak oil neither saves us nor screws us. There are enough coal reserves for another couple hundred years, and coal liquification puts a price ceiling on gas / diesel at around $8 per gallon.\n\nSo the only way to really fix things would be some radical global fossil fuel ban. Unfortunately, actually implementing such a ban is basically politically impossible. We'd get some other policy that looked vaguely similar but ended up giving a few companies exclusive access to cheap fossil fuel energy without significantly decreasing emissions. If that doesn't match your intuition, look at the rules on negotiating prescription drug prices in Obamacare.
Or dumped to the bottom of the sea, a la Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Totally!
So much stuff... I am convinced!
He's proposing that we solve some very specific problems with the medical licensing system by eliminating the system altogether, and he either hasn't thought about the consequences or doesn't think they matter. How is that *not* reactionary?
Also, Gödel's incompleteness theorem. BAM^2
Yeah, it sounds like you hit it on the head when you described him as 'religious'.
I watched the first part and neither of them rejected the possibility of biological influencing behavior (which a blank slatist must), but both held to the position that there is currently no convincing evidence to suggest that biology is necessary when considering gender differences. (And by biology, they're referring to specific innate mechanisms, like boys have an area of their brain dedicated to them liking trucks over dolls). \n\nI'll have to watch the rest to say whether I agree with the comment applied to Part 3. 
Sure, I go to massage school. I've called out three of the teachers on the subject of energy work. The school doesn't officially teach energy work, something I made sure of before entering the program, but a few of the teachers have mentioned it in digressions. I've gotten into long discussions where I explain the meaning of the word pseudoscience, why things like Reiki would fall into that category at best... There's a few students who take issue with my beliefs and find them "offensive" (especially the 24-year-old Reiki master who goes to school with me), but I maintain that if somebody brings up the subject, I have a right to state my opinion.\n\nOne of my favorite things to point out, people in the class who've tried Reiki once or twice will be like "I think it works." I'll ask them, so if you got cancer would you skip going to the doctor and just go to a Reiki practitioner? The answer is very telling.
Think you might want to actually look at the graphic right around the middle. Mainly where people were doing the same thing on the placebo in equal numbers.\n\nVery high chance you psyched yourself out is all.
ad revenue? you're kidding , right? like several others on here have said in message to me, this reddit is run by a bunch of kids
Blobsquatch
Me, I don't do drugs. I have had most of the mystical experiences, but none of the reality shifting experiences. They happen at random times.\n\nDrugs are fine for learning what is possible, but you should learn to do the same without them. It is a matter of taking your mind to the same state...
Don't forget that many of these people also argue against the theory of evolution.  Discrediting science in general is a way of indirectly supporting their religious views.
Technically, that's not a Catch-22 situation. It's simply unfortunate.
I found the source:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anus
I really like this post, thanks!\n\nI'll have to coordinate with someone to try to debunk the headlight theory, I was really quick to discredit it, but to be honest it's probably the most viable as there's a window on the wall that I believed the light to be from. The light I saw was pure white and had no typical yellow hue to it, however I'm well aware there are less common headlights that are white LED headlights (I have them on my car). The big problem with that theory is the road bends where that window faces and headlights go from one side of the room to the other. This light illuminated the entire half of the room, which allowed me to see myself and everything under that window illuminated.\n\nI honestly thought it was her phone initially because it was the kind of pure white light that comes from a flash camera, although what I saw might have been too bright for most camera phones. I turned to M after and seeing her asleep I looked for her phone (iphone) which was face-down on the nightstand, and my phone was was left in my computer room which was very far away.\n\nI would love to be able to reach back in time and tell me what the winning lotto numbers are or anything like that! :] But then that would cause the butterfly effects and I might not uncover the secrets to time travel!
No problems.  One of the joys of text based communication.  Thanks for clearing it up.\n\nSo what is the matter at hand?  Are you trying to prove a negative (that something doesn't exist)? 
One mainstream scientist decides this and people are supposed to take it as fact even though there is an ongoing investigation?  I wonder who he's working for.
Cut his brakes, see if he "plumbs" them before driving off. I bet a fiver on not.
Why didn't you post any evidence of doctoring yourself? Nothing in your links is even evidence of what you're saying. This is like a weird amalgamation of unrelated trivia combined to form the mother of all confirmation biases, and your post is the best example I've ever seen of it.\n\nYou need to reexamine your logic pathing.
I'm sure other channels have the same problem, I don't mean to pick on CNN. But I think your average person doesn't understand fallacy of moderation by not pressing politicians hard enough and they try to apply political correctness to avoid any sort of criticism or confrontation of themselves.
Oh, and they think the Beatles 'imposters' were a series of Reptiloid Aliens!\nHow could I have forgotten to mention that? And they call them, "The Fabricated Four"...?!? Oy.... 
Oh no you are withholding the secret proof from me because my doubt has offended you.  I must repent.\n\nIf you can provide no evidence, you cannot claim to have it.  Welcome to science.
Only two of them, but those two people are so fat that they screw up the arithmetic average of the entire Korean population—as your mom has does to the world.
Just here to say that I'm a huge TON fan. 
If thats the case then where did the red ball go? Did it happen to get stuck in the exact same way the blue one was?
The deal is, *you* try and put this in a grant proposal.  :)
My bf got taught this by his school counsellor for social anxiety/depression. Worked great for him :). 
You need to show that the Ferrari is faster. I doubt the Ferrari's top speed would be needed.\n\nYou should be more concerned about being blindfolded while driving.
The former is someone who holds a particular viewpoint on a single topic, the latter is someone who follows a particular way of reasoning. \n\nEquating the two words is sloppy thinking- something skeptics are very much against.
IMO anyone who doesn't know the difference between power, energy, and... whatever the hell a "gigawatt per hour" would be, should not be participating in energy policy discussions at any level. Tell them to go back to grade school.
I can't overlook the criticisms, made by people who are not Putin apparatchiks: \n\n[The]  "lack of transparency makes it difficult to read it as more than conspiracy theory;"  and the book "is essentially a detailed polemic against Putin and the Kremlin's hardliners in their pursuit of power. Most of it was written before Litvinenko's death and for a Russian readership; it was designed primarily as ammunition for Berezovsky's propaganda war."  \n\nAnd no skeptic would accept as proof of the truth of the thesis the fact that the guy was assassinated.  Putin seems to have people (journalists, liberals) killed on a regular basis because they are potential sources of annoyance.  I am willing to accept for argument's sake that he had this guy killed,  but not necessarily to suppress the story.  Since Putin isn't actually answerable to any legal authority I doubt that he cares enough to concoct a cover story for the Chechen incursion.  Why bother?  \n\n
I don't get hired because I'm not a woman AND I have to pay for drinks at the bar. As far as entry-level goes men get grunt labor work outside and in warehouses whereas girls get the good office jobs.    \nThe gender card doesn't really work because each has its advantages and disadvantages - perhaps the lower pay is due to factors other than sexism. If you get rid of a genders disadvantages you will still have all their advantages. That said, it obviously isn't appropriate for women to get paid less just because they are women - but it seems doubtful that 2 very large separate groups of people work the same.
definitely a ghost
So I will throw this tidbit in here.\n\nI do jiu jitsu and Joe Rogan trains with us on occasion. He's a very interesting individual, love his comedy, listen to his podcast and us incredibly versed when it comes to debating. \n\nThat being said, I cannot be around when he starts going off on various theories: anti-vacc, 9-11 debates, moon landing hoaxes, etc etc. \n\nLess so because of the subject matter but more to do with the fallacies in logic and critical analysis. It is like nails to a chalkboard. 
Yeah, I wonder why the hell she's on the show.  I can't stand her.
A true skeptic questions and continues to question.  littlegoddess seems to fit that description. You do not.
Who said your dues were going toward this? She opposed *voluntary* contributions collected by unions or corporations being used for free speech.\n\nReally, you hate freedom, except for people you like.
I listened for as long as I could, without hearing a word about who actually said what.\n\nExactly what did this guy say that got him kicked off?
But in the end it all depends on the TOPIC of conversation.  A neurosurgeon is an expert in neurology, but not necessarily in atheism or non-belief.  I'd rather hear a journalist speak about Russian politics than an American lawyer.\n\nWhen it comes to skepticism, what qualifies an 'expert'?  It's not exactly something you can get a PhD for - though it would be interesting to have a skeptical equivalent of theological programs ;)
Right on. Huffpo at #10. First site to cross my mind when I read the title. \nI find Huffpo to be the most damaging because unlike conservapedia actually has readers who are not total fuckwits and it will corrupt them. \n\n\n
Run the math, they'd need 294 of the best ones available and then they'd need to transition between each of them seamlessly every thirty seconds.
I'm disappointed that it doesn't even mention that Darwinism doesn't explain why the sky is blue. Clearly it's a faulty theory. 
........
Did not seem to have one for the most part. \nJust take a buncha fancy science words and tie them all together. 
You bet!
While this is something the skeptic community would frown on, it is verifiable false. It is true to the point it might have made her feel better about her situation, but there is absolutely no rational basis for believing homeopathy provides medical benefits in the reality we live in.\n\nHomeopathy (like prayer) is always defended with things that tend to get better on their own. Homeopathy can't cure a virus or grow back a limb. Homeopathy is NOT the same as "natural" remedies, which can have proven medicines in them. Homeopathy is a very specific term for a very specific type of utterly disproved bullshit.
Nope, that's .nu. You're thinking of the act of trying to gain love or affection from someone.
I'm not sure why you're browsing this subreddit if you don't believe in ghosts. 
Yet he has the Streisand effect on his side.
She did not. She recommended her fellow countrymen to run to the hills. Even when she was apparently right, she was wrong.\n\nIf she really nailed it, show other examples of "nailing it".
Yeah maybe. 
Uprate?
My mycology professor in college was very serious about the dangers of stachybotrys.\n\n\nMost black molds that you find growing in your house aren't stachybotrys, but some are.  If you're worried about mold in your house, get it tested.  If you have access to a microscope, stachybotrys is pretty easy to visually identify.
I'm intrigued.
Explain to him that what you are having is not a [rational discussion](http://atheismresource.com/wp-content/uploads/Debate-Flow-Chart1.jpg).
you said "governor of pheonix". "pheonix" is a city in the state of "arizona".  cities have "mayors", states have "governors".
How is that relevant?
Sorry, but you seem to have forgotten, that there are loads of alternative energy sources.
/r/trackers and /r/baconbits
Awesome stories, thanks for sharing.
>There are videos that show it almost collapse a while before it totally comes down.\n\nSo?  This explains nothing.
Well said.
Yeah, that occurred to me after the post. Thanks.
I don't know if you saw my other post, but I may be in the wrong here, I think I misunderstood this subreddit; it seems to be in the vein of r/nosleep, where one just experiences the stories, without caring as much about their authenticity.  For this error I apologize, as I undoubtedly broke the etiquette here.  I stand by my argument, but will admit it looses footing in the context of a subreddit such as this, more so than a hypothetical one that demands to get to the bottom of evidence/anecdotes.  I guess I just believe the paranormal community could be *so much more* if we didn't embrace every story, picture, and shaky video...  Best of luck to you.
there's a similar thread below your posting about "shadow people".
upload it to imgur.com and post a link.\n
The very data used shows that a certified nurse midwife is safer than an MD. Direct Entry Midwives aren't allowed to do much by law and are about as good as having a friend there. What should be looked in to is why women are so opposed to giving birth in a hospital that they use a DEM. Using a CNM, by the data presented in the linked article would be a logical choice. The article doesn't expound on a lot of the data and concentrates on that single point but fails to point out where the data says that the DEM births were homebirths. They could have been birthing centers or otherwise. The data presented is in no way complete nor does the author bother to address the difference between the mortality rate between CNM and MD but hypes the DEM mortality rate, which is indeed disturbing, but nonetheless shows a bias on the part of the author. \n\nWhat we should be addressing is why, with the amazing medical system we have, women are choosing to use DEMs with the obvious dangers. 
Good to hear that you don't think that's how pH works, but I'm sorry to tell you that while it is obvious you were being facetious about drinking bleach, there's no way to tell from what you wrote that you weren't being perfectly serious about thinking that "5 sodas @ 2.3 pH = 11.3 pH".
>Both of these are just trusting the government to limit itself.\n\nWhat is it about separation of powers that you don't understand? Do you really think elected representatives can do whatever they want? You *seriously* overestimate the actual power each individual player has within the system.\n\nWhat *has* happened is that powerful private interest have succeeded in concentrating so much wealth that they can exert undue influence on the political process (through lobby groups) and the legal system (by outspending others on lawyers). In Western Democracies, the problem isn't despotic governments oppressing their citizenry (as in dictatorships, theocracies and other authoritarian regimes), it's wealthy private entities subverting the public good to serve their own interests.\n\nIn both cases, the solution isn't to remove governments, but to improve them. People who live in *actual* dictatorships understand that, as they don't want an absence of government but rather to replace the ones they have with better, more just ones.\n\n>We can see today how this doesn't work.\n\nActually, in many cases it *does* work, and in general the situation is *improving*, not getting worse. Countries that have stricter regulations on lobbying and campaign finances do much better in that respect than what you have in the US.\n\n>And if people are trained that the method of that overthrowing is by voting in elections that are run and counted by government, then the people have very little recourse indeed.\n\nAgain, separation of powers. I know it's not as romantic as imagining oneself rising against perceived tyranny, but that's what the real world is about.\n\n>it's a resource for the government, for the monopoly that the people need protection from.\n\nI don't need "protection" from my government. I need it to be less wasteful and serve me better, and I need it to abide by the rules it has set up for everyone, and I need it to provide mechanisms through which these rules can be improved.\n\nI don't think some Libertarians realize how *extremely annoying* their persecution complex is. The government isn't out to get you. Taxation isn't theft. Your freedoms aren't under attack - and if you think they are, then work within the system to better protect them.\n\n>To oppose that business with violence would immediately out the bad company as totally illegitimate.\n\nYeah, because sabotage and assassination are always done overtly, right? Please don't be so naive. A Libertarian society would be the rule of the strongest, which encompasses both the ruthless and cunning.\n\nEven without resorting to violence, it's relatively easy for a company with talent and resources to play their cards right and amass a war chest big enough to drive other companies out of business through price dumping, or to buy them out.\n\nSimply put, Libertarians have failed to make the case that monopolies cannot arise in free markets.\n\n>Throughout history this most typically happens in the most regulated markets. \n\nObviously, since there have been very few unregulated markets. The few unregulated markets there have been have tended to crash on speculative bubbles, indicating that unregulated markets do not work in real-world environments.\n\nI'm sorry, but this is /r/skeptic. Your whole ideology rests on the belief of some "invisible hand of the market" that regulates it. There has *never* been any empirical proof to support this notion, and thus it is unlikely to exist, which means the your arguments ultimately rest on an illusion.\n\nI've talked with enough Libertarians to know that majority are too wrapped up in ideology to look at these things rationally, so I'll limit it that this single concept: until Libertarian and Austrian-school economists can provide actual evidence of this "invisible hand", I'll remain unconvinced. You are obviously free to believe what you want, but the skeptical position on Laissez-Faire doctrine is that, *at best*, it remains unproven as a viable economical model.\n\nHave a nice day.
Sarcasm?
the two mentioned in the article and three mentioned by @handen (John E. Mack, Phil Schneider and Karla Turner plus the many most never hear about make very many.
Good. My burn was pretty bad (you could see the ridges from the cast iron pan reflected in the palm of my hand, and I had no visible fingerprints on three fingers). I was convinced it would blister over most of the palmar surface. I kept it bandaged with the 2nd skin pads, and a week later it was fine. Only a couple small areas actually peeled. I was amazed. I was also lucky to have a stash of painkillers and some topical Xylocaine to get through the first 24 hr.\n\nI hope yours turns out as well.\n\nAs a side note, WTF would a homeopathic burn remedy contain? An imperceptible quantity of fire?
>Being a skeptic doesn't mean you're suddenly super sensible and immune to your brain giving you emotional responses you know are nonsense.\n\nWell said. Have an upvote.
I am interested in hearing more details about the segment you keep experiencing.
Size of the precinct/area/ward/district in question.
Start paying attention to this when you dine with others....perhaps you do this yourself.\n\nIn a restaurant or when others prepare their meal, do they salt their food before they even taste it?\n\nI never got that......how can one know it needs salt if they didn't even taste-test it?\n\nI think this is dangerous over time. :/
Ah, same kind of UFO I've seen.\n\nHave been living in China for a while now, and saw this light way up high in the sky, no idea what it was, thus a UFO to me, it was then pointed out that it was a kongming deng. Legend has it that they were used by a Chinese general, which is I think where the Chinese name comes from.
[Something interesting](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NofBgeNklA) and relevant.
Partly because of some personal experience. Partly because the term Eastern medicine is a broad enough one that there is likely to be some validity hidden in there, even if the rest is hogwash. The East was around for a pretty long time before the West came along and I don't see it as likely that there was nobody smart enough to figure out some effective treatment for some condition somewhere.\n\nFor example, there are plants that have natural analgesic qualities, and functionally taking one of these may help with a headache. I don't think that stork spit or whatever is going to do anything for anybody.\n\nEven coming from a massage standpoint, there are several different modalities from the East and West that all achieve the same goals, albeit using different techniques.\n\nMaybe saying "I'm sure" was the wrong choice of words, but I meant it more as a colloquialism than a pointed statement that I had strategically removed all doubt.
"The problem is you have a bad attitude about starving to death!"
Exactly.  Considering that witness testimony, scene evidence and photographs are enough to convince a jury to put someone to death you would think that mainstream scientists would accept the same as enough to delve into the greatest mystery of mankind.
Your answer seems a bit too founded in "personal experience" for this subreddit.
..... Matt? 
>If we used clean energy sources, then no pollution and no harm would result from such behaviour.\n\n>Of course I support saving energy when it does not reduce quality of life, but that does not need to be done by some bureucratic limits. Simply making people pay for their energy is enough - if you want to save money, you will use less energy.\n\nYou haven't answered the question and are now trying to divert to something else.\n\n>Why not? I would argue that it already happened - most of suitable rivers are already dammed.\n\n>Besides, hydro is not exactly ecological - it damages natural river ecosystems. So I would prefer not to expand it much.\n\nYou don't need to build damns to take advantage. Underwater turbines are feasible. So any location that has flowing water would work.
Anecdotal as well, but a good friend of mine has an amstaff and she is so passive and gentle, its ridiculous. The poor thing has some kind of genetic mange (at least i'm pretty sure that's what it is) and she just wants to be around people all the time. That and cats. She fucking loves cats, it's super adorable.
The left one in [this picture](http://aliensandchildren.org/images/hybrid1.jpg) *does* look sort of like Kip from Futurama though...
Some of the footage is interesting but the the thing with those guys shooting laser pointers at it and the crowd cheering seems very fake to me.  If the crowd can see it without night vision why is he using night vision?  The guys shooting lasers at it make me think it is just radio controlled toys that are being controlled by them.  The crowd is taking it very nonchalant an cheering I would expect a crowd to be more amazed intrigued or scared of they were really witnessing a real UFO. 
Whoever said anything about the stereotypical standard of female? I don't think you could make the claim that suicidegirls are promoting femininity.\n\nAlso, I think you'll find feminism is about gender equality.
How come no one ever listens to the prophets who get it right?
Dr. Oz was a respected cardiac surgeon.  He has published many papers in top medical journals.
what is the tehran incident?
This is going to be terrible. There's no way this will be edited in Dr Novella's favor. Dr Oz is a menace. Still exciting though, like when Gandolf fought Saruman. 
I heard from one report that there were tons of people at the event, so they had multiple rows of hot coals, and it sounded like everyone got burnt at the same time.
this is paranormal, not a glitch.  think "de ja vu" shit, seeing a black cat twice, something being there then being gone, remember something from the future/before you were born.  
>They may not be UFOs\n\nBy definition and in context of this conversation they are definitely UFO's, these are objects that are flying and also unidentified. As far as space aliens are concerned... well that's a completely different topic.
Hey I predicted this outcome ... so can I claim the $1 million now?
Here they are \n\nPreface by Cardinal Levada: http://www.doctrinafidei.va/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20111214_prefazione-levada_en.html\n\nFull text of Norms: http://www.doctrinafidei.va/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19780225_norme-apparizioni_en.html
You committed a false dichotomy fallacy. Just because someone is anti-nuclear power, doesn't mean they are pro coal. That's a pretty retarded thing to say honestly.\n\nOther than that... You should know better than to try and argue things with Rogan. He's a tool.
Augh. Reading this just made me mad. It's making it look like there are more 9/11 conspiracy subscribers than there really are. It's a limp, dying movement. I'd say it died around 2009, frankly.
I actually didnt know that.  Thats crazy.  Do you have a source? Im not doubting you or anything.  Im just really interested to read about this.
Baseball is a whole hot mess of superstition to me.  I have to wear a blue cap to games, I take the cap off for the last two innings, I bring my childhood glove with me, and I don't take photos.  Hot dog at inning three, soda at inning five.\n\nBaseball is my religion of choice. 
I went there the next day. Nothing seemed weird, the guy behind the counter said nothing happened in the store last night. Either way, I rather be safe than sorry.
Ah ok.  I have to conclude the definition of the word *proof* you're using is very different from the one I use.\n\nThis would also explain the lack of Nobel prizes awarded for confirming the existence of the supernatural.
Wow, you are making quite a few assumptions.\n\nYou don't know what the Huffington Post has or has not reported on. I am sure they run a lot of articles from people that believe in chackras and shit like that. They also ran [this](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-mnookin/need-for-reliable-science-journalism_b_1183429.html) article about the need for responsible science journalism. And guess what? It's an **editorial**, just like all the other articles on the front page of huffpo/healty-living. Which, by the way, didn't include a single article that I could see that pushed alternative medicine over science-based medicine. A lot of hippy-dippy spirituality, but no dangerous mysticism.\n\nYou also don't know the religious views of the people that run the Huffington Post, so I'm not quite sure why you went there. And they ran this story because they thought it would bring people to their site. Period. Also, it's laughable that you think you can predict what kind of story would be run, based on the religion of the hypothetical victim. \n\nA skeptic should be concerned with only the truth. If you are willing to dismiss a truthful news article based on your own obvious political bias against the site that ran it, you have failed.\n\nAnd stop using that retarded word 'woo'. It doesn't impress anyone.
Here we go again.  Third time's the charm, right?
I'm really disappointed that people are wishing she was raped again.
[Dr. Jennifer Luke's research from the University of Surrey in England](http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/pineal/luke-1997.html)\n\nI love a good conspiracy and read about this study a few years ago. I haven't used toothpaste or drunk water with fluoride in it for about 4 years now. I'm not sure I notice a difference, but at the very least it's definitely not good for your teeth or bones - and potentially the pineal gland.\n\nThis one says there's no scientific proof it improves teeth, in fact it's opposite:\n[WHY I CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT WATER FLUORIDATION\nJohn Colquhoun*    © 1997 University of Chicago Press](http://www.fluoride-journal.com/98-31-2/312103.htm)\n\nWeird how this came up. I watched a program the other night about girls going through puberty at a younger age.\n\nedit: [and this one](http://www.icnr.com/articles/fluoride-deposition.html)
Every article posted in here usually shows an example of people falling for things they shouldn't fall for if they were to use logic and reasoning. Why is this a surprise?
>[petroleum stove](http://www.sunjoy.co.kr/eng/product/eco-friendly-heating.html)\n\nwho has that anymore?
Even though it is really hard to tell it does look sort of like the drone that crashed over there a while back.
I never heard of MSG being considered that dangerous either, and while it kinda gives me a headache, so does anything with high salt (like canned soup).
Now you're just being pedantic. I'm asking you guys to show that information. I haven't read the anti-vaccine material either if it makes you feel any better.\n\nSuch superiorist assholes in this subreddit sometimes.
I must have done something wrong...
Tolerance in the name of ignorance, superstition, and delusion is no virtue.
> Does anyone see any hope, or are we going to be drowned in homeopathy, copper bracelets, iridology, and ancient aliens?\n\nI've kicked around these thoughts for a while.  I think we are running into some cultural blockades.  The crowds who bump around with the bracelets, homoeopathy and what not tend to live in a positive culture of 'Yes.'  Skeptics tend to run in a negative culture of 'WTF!!? -No!"\n\nSo the question is, do the benefits of living in a positive, affirming 'Yes' oriented culture outweigh the benefits of living in a negative 'No' debunking culture?  Unless, you are praying your kids to death, I suspect that the costs of a $60 bracelet, or the occasional homoeopathic cold remedy is so minor that they would rather live in a magical world.\n\n<Devil's Advocate> So what if someone really believes in ghosts?  Or ancient alien ancestors? The negative impact on their daily lives is negligible to non-existent. And on the plus side, they are culturally seen as quirky, fun and interesting. </Devil's Advocate>\n\nI think for reason and logic to win out, we have to find a way as a skeptic culture to come across as more positive and fun.  I know this though may grate against many of you, but this is essentially an advertising point and we are losing the advertising war.\n\nPerhaps, instead of telling people all of the time what doesn't work, we start offering more positive solutions as to what really does work! We need to find a way to come across as more positive.\n\nIt's a tough nut to crack, but I think we need to rethink our public image and how we come across to people.
Very impressive!
Well he sure wasn't psychic when he had his hair cut. Should have seen the bowl coming out of the cupboard.
At least I learned how to read. Which is a lot more than I can say for you.
[Analysis of that clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU10LTfF9UQ&feature=related)
Fish have teats? THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
So we're in Imaginary Land then? Because if you think the average person is going to suddenly be swayed by evidence-based arguments and peer-review rather than the partisan bullshit that we have now, you're dreaming. 
Actually in this case Qss is right. Hummingbird (and bumblebee flying) couldn't fly if we treated their wings as rigid aerofolds (simplified aerodynamics) like on a plane or other birds. They fly by moving their wings in the complex plane, in a sort of figure eight fashion. This creates lift a little differently and allows them to fly and hover. They get to fly because of something called "dynamic stall" which creates a vortex above the wings, producing more lift. 
I think the thing I keep banging into peoples' heads is not that there aren't herbs and things that work, but that this does not automatically make them safe for everyone to take.  Asbestos is natural, too.  \n\nFrom my experience regarding this particular group, Feverfew can treat migraines, it's true.  But it causes terrible terrible dependence and rebound migraines.  It was not for me.  And regarding the above note I made - sure it might work, but it's also counterindicated during pregnancy because it's considered an abortificient - by the nature of the way it works.  You just can't have things that work and expect them to be magically safe for everyone.  (On the other hand, don't get me started about stories of people calling poison control when their kids ate too many Hyland's Teething Tabs candies.)
Yup, Minchin is one of my favorites. He might have crazy hair but he also has some good ideas. My favorite video is probably [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBUc_kATGgg).\n\nEdit: wrong link.
there is nothing wrong with debunking. i'm being attacked for calling the object unidentified. 
oh that guy
... gay marriage rights? Civil Rights?  The United states has been a *very* well educated country for some time.  Being a literate country just means that the bigots can read too and have their own newsletters.\n\nI will agree that democracies, or even better constitutionally limited republics, are the type of government that works best on average.
Obviously swamp balloons or weather gas.
Mirrors don't reflect 100% of the light.\nMirrors are not perfectly flat, meaning light will not bounce perfectly even with a perfect attack angle will eventually bounce on the "open side".\nLight is fucking fast.\n\nAs you finish constructing it, light will leak out faster than you can put the last panel in place. The inside of the box will be perfectly dark.\nPhysically impossible to make.\n\nOnly way this could have any effect is if someone explain demons have a fascination for troll science, cubes and mirrors.
Everyone here should check this out: http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=CA#/watch?v=U8lrTy5mrZY\n\nWatch the North Tower collapse: we see the core of the building still up after the floors have fallen.\n\nEverybody has been assuming that the core had come down with the building : video evidence that it is false.\n\nEDIT : "Everybody has been assuming" including me.
1. What does she think fungus is? Why is it most other fungal infections are fairly limited where they strike, but cancer-fungus can affect every organ of the body?\n\n2. It's true fungal infections can occasionally seed infections elsewhere--but not at the rate that cancers metastasize in their natural history. Why?\n\n3. Cancers segregate by risk factor and age. Fungus shouldn't.\n\n4. Cancer is often detected by biopsy that shows malignant cells without hyphae or other fungal elements. Does she claim these diagnoses are all bunkum?\n\n5. There are new and patented chemotherapeutic agents, but many are available generically and are quite old. The high cost of chemotherapy with these agents comes from hospitalization, administration, and costs of complications, not because the pharmaceutical company is making a bank. If Big Pharma is trying to maintain income, why aren't they pushing all-new drugs on all cancers?\n\n6. What about leukemias, which aren't like fungal masses at all but simply huge numbers of abnormal blood cells? There's usually no mass at all to speak of but huge blood counts and symptoms referable to such.\n\n----\n\nThe scientific consensus is that cancer is caused by a mass of cells which have lost their normal regulation and begin to reproduce without external controls, usually losing their regular function and tissue structure and invading other tissues. There are nearly as many causes of cancer as there are cancers, though fungus plays little to no role. It's not one disease, really, but hundreds of diseases; enough that there's an entire medical specialty devoted to it.
Mind: blown.
> Does testing a completely unknown food with animals increase the chance of correctly telling whether it is toxic or not? Yes it does.\n\nFrom the Facebook post, the assertion was that if animals *don't* eat something, then it *is* toxic. That is, they were observing what animals *don't* eat, and using that as their basis to determine toxicity. But in the example given, neither of the three spreads were toxic. There was in this instance a secondary factor, that the ants were eating the butter because they were attracted to the higher fat and sugar content - it was more appealing than the other spreads (which I'm betting was the case). I'd like to test whether the ants would have eaten the margarine if the butter wasn't present. If they did eat it because there was no superior alternative (the butter) then this test would prove nothing at all.\n\nAnd, the facebook poster is female.
I'm inclined to think that the human ear just has a fault that causes it to sometimes send a signal to the brain that there is a very low pitched noise, when there isn't any noise at all.
In your mind, is it reasonable to choose not to weigh in on a positive or negative opinion based on the lack of physical evidence we have been presented with? To be clear, I am NOT saying the government is lying with this statement. I am strictly saying that I can not choose a side until hard evidence is produced to back up the analysis that they are reporting.
It is a real issue, I know, and as another redditor pointed out earlier, there's "doggie Zoloft" that is actual medicine for that. Homeo-Pet is a homeopathic... concoction. It has no active ingredients and doesn't work. Hence my rage at finding it being sold in a food co-op.
Im not dismissing or ignoring anything, im simply saying with all the hoxes out there we have to question and not just assume people are telling the truth. Im looking at things from all sides, not just one.
Two good ones beat a thousand shitty ones.
sage is an herb that you can find right in your grocery store(although it may not be dried if its intact sprigs, or intact if dried) if there isn't an herb shop nearby.  It's burned to cleanse energies off of your person or out of a general area.
I thought I was the only one who remembered this!\n\n
I work in Urology.  I am so glad I can confidently tell my patients that their saw palmetto is a waste of money and totally ineffective.  People feel safer with herbs -- and saw plamento has almost no side-effects compared to alpha-blockers like Flomax which cause fainting, decrease semen and floppy iris syndrome.  But if the herb is proven not to work, the decision is a hell of a lot easier for my patients.  And the herbal producer supplied the herbs to test.  So this study could have been biased toward the herb and it broke through that risk!  yeah.
Familiarize yourself with common logical fallacies. Familiarize yourself with common psudoscientific arguments (chemtrails, UFOs, fluoridation, creationism, et cetera) and conspiracy theories, then research the shortcomings of the arguments. You will find similar themes and weaknesses in the arguments as there are certain commonalities to them and your familiarity with them will help you recognize the shortcomings they have when new arguments come about.
I value life, but not universally so. I don't think we should harm those people, but they are essentially, at best, worthless to the world, and at worst a plague that needs to be eradicated. \n\nMy point is I think ignorant peons such as that are not really worth worrying about if one of their first reactions upon us trying to help them is to react with anger and/or violence. I really have no sympathy or emotional attachment to such a situation and would prefer to wash my hands and not worry about it rather than waste time helping.
So your argument is that, since humans are part of nature, then man-made climate change is natural? That would seem like playing on words, wouldn't it? In that sense, everything that man does is "natural," and the word "artificial" loses all meaning.\n\nI think it's safe to say that "natural" in that context is taken by most people to mean "not man-made."
And for a healthy dose of hilarity, it will be the same food that was claimed to cause cancer.
I'd have to see videos of those things people say, because it actually looks like lanterns to me. They don't float straight up, they blow over (unless you're at the launch site. \n\nIf you find more videos put them up. I'm interested to see them.
Fantastic analysis of tropes if nothing else. Interestingly, the only series mentioned in this article that's bothered me by having a "top-down" view of self-fulfilling morality is Star Trek. Kirk (and other captains, Janeway the most particular - and insane) often act rashly and without proper information, rushing headlong into situations and winning due to their sheer self-confidence. I always felt this perpetuates the "cowboy" mentality of stories, the same mentality (work with me here) that allows us to invade sovereign nations because we can put a moralistic narrative over it.\n\nIn reality a belief that all peoples are inherently equal and believe in more or less the same values that we do prohibits this type of thinking. After reading the article (and rethinking some of what I remember from the original series) I may have to rethink some of my philosophy - Kirk really *does* think things through and win through sheer audacity, but he doesn't necessarily win *because* of this audacity but generally through surprising people and refusing to follow Starfleet protocol. He may be more deserving of his protagonist status than many others. Janeway, on the other hand, is still a bipolar fruitcake.\n\nEDIT: As a result of this article I had a very thoughtful discussion with a friend regarding my preference for more secular storytelling and *his* preference for mythic supernaturalism in stories. As somebody who loves all types of stories when handled well (and doesn't necessarily ask them to conform to some philosophical ideal) it was quite enjoyable.
Hopefully this makes them conform a bit more to standards of rigour. Their extreme bias is quite clear in many episodes of Bullshit. 
> "Most people are not aware that diseases which need surgical correction can also be cured through homeopathy. In fact, there are diseases, in which homeopathy can avoid surgeries. For instance, ovarian cyst, tonsils, kidney stones, *breast tumour*, to name a few," Shah adds.\n\nWoahwoahwoah, not cool. Don't go around saying your shit can cure cancer. The general medical society doesn't appreciate that very much. In a "don't bullshit people and give them false hope and some water, diluted with more water and then send them home to die" kind of way. After taking their money of course.
I forgot to add this to my last post. Here are the CDC's guidelines: \n\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/default.htm#adolescent\n\nAlternatively, if you're an adult, or near enough, you can use the CDC software to determine your appropriate vaccination schedule:\n\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/Scheduler/AdultScheduler.htm\n__________\n\nThe notion that the health departments of every single industrial nation in the world, and all the Doctors, Nurses, PAs, Public Health professionals and research scientists on the planet, are all collectively involved in some global conspiracy to sell you an $8 vaccine, is no more preposterous than the notion that Aliens planned 9/11. The idea that they are all collectively incompetent, but Playboy model Jenny McCarthy saw the truth, is comparably laughable.\n\nYou will not find one peer-reviewed scientific study that shows any link between vaccines and autism. There used to be one, a single study that nobody could replicate, but it was scrapped when shown to be a fraud. The author lost his license and faced criminal charges.
I was not saying that any government was involved with the 7/7 bombings. I personally don't know too much about them.\n\n>Yet you would have to be out of your damn mind to think that the British gubmint blew up some buses and tube trains.\n\nYou are directly involving a personal attribute in your argument. Your argument does not provide any evidence, but the idea that only people 'out of their damn mind' would believe such a thing. Given that this is your only evidence for the idea that the government was not involved involved the the bombing I assumed that it was an ad homineum.\n\nThis is a pointless comment tread, no one is benefiting from it.
You're absolutely right however, all science is based off of hypothesis. I said\n\n>...science *currently* can't explain.\n\nYou definitely don't fill it with stuff pulled out of some guys ass, but some guys head. You take educated guesses, and speculate.
*Shocking*\n
Thin human figure under a bridge? Obviously it was a homeless person. If it was someone short (5 feet) they were most likely wearing a jacket too big for them, giving the apperance of longer arms.
This is total bullshit:\n\n>“Airl was, and still is, an officer, pilot and engineer in an expeditionary force which is part of a space opera [i] (Footnote) civilization which refers to itself as “The Domain”.  This civilization controls a vast number of galaxies, stars, planets, moons and asteroids throughout an area of space that is approximately one-fourth of the entire physical universe!  The continuing mission of her organization is to “Secure, control and expand the territory and resources of The Domain”.\n>\n\nYeah, because an ancient alien race billions of years old still has a need for physical resources. 1/4th of the entire UNIVERSE, guys!
The decelerating and turning, if I recall correctly, was caused by the shuttle itself making minute burns to fix orbit and re-adjust position. Though with the camera being on the shuttle and seeing an all-black background, it gave the illusion that the UFO's were making insane aerial maneuvers. 
Correlation != causation.\n\n\nMy aunt's breast cancer went away after she started driving a Subaru. That doesn't mean Subarus cure cancer.
I do believe that I see what you're seeing in the photo. The problem is, since it's through glass, it's very difficult to say that it isn't a smudge or a reflection. The angle of the daylight changes constantly, and taking another picture from a different angle, even a couple inches to one side or the other can change what one sees in the reflection. I'm not saying that this photo doesn't show something paranormal, but I will say I have my doubts. 
Nah, respect isn't ritual, it's being a good, game and giving training partner. I think I mostly do it so I can set an example for the kids, so they don't run out onto the mat and get crushed.
Actually, you don't have to go to the moon to get helium-3. It's the daughter product of the decay of Tritium, which has a half-life of 12 years.
the problem with lens flare is that it is circular on the top and left but only half a sphere when it is "in the sun" and the half is facing the direction you would expect if it was in the sun.\n \nNot saying it is a UFO, just that it does not appear to be the common lens flare, not to mention that those million dollar telescopes would be tuned to avoid any such thing.
I will have to check out Wagging the Moondoggy. Thanks for the reply!
Oh yeah, definitely. Everyone in the military knows, and we all knew 9/11 was an inside job. We got a brief a month before, so we all knew. Then we laughed and laughed as the planes hit the buildings. Nobody was really in there, everyone who supposedly died is actually living in Tahiti.
you can give fish to a hungry man and his hunger is satisfied for few hours, but if you teach the man how to fish, he can satisfy his hunger whenever he wants for the rest of his life\n\nYou've done good job. The kid would be thankful to you.\n\nthis was stolen by the way.
It would if people actually cared about science.
You make too many assumptions, the chief of which seems to be that UFOs are attempting to be stealthy. \n\nSecondly, we don't know the purpose of the light emitted by these objects, it could be connected with the propulsion system. \n\nI agree that in general it seems as if they have blinking lights on some UFOs. This would indicate a signalling system. The purpose of it is unknown and any assumptions are going to be flawed due to limited data. 
I started listening to the skeptics guide to the universe podcast and realized that for the most part that was how I always thought and it encouraged me to read more about skepticism.  It wasn't a gradual process nor a sudden realization.  More a gradual realization that that's what I've always been.   
>Nowhere does it explain the descrepency in the death totals. \n\nYes it does.  There's more than one page to the article.  I'm getting the feeling you didn't hit "Next" at the end of the page.  I got that feeling because of the way you mangled the word "discrepancy".
Yea I agree.  It's really despicable. 
Ah, of course I do. But, if free market firefighting is not any better, why even bother? I think we need a system that can be proven to be better, otherwise, if we can't do no better than what we have now, then we are forced to conclude that this is already the best (I really hope not, it would be very sad).\n\nSo I guess my question is: can we prove that the "free market" would be better? Can there really be a "free market" in practice? (I haven't really ever seen any evidence of it, they always degenerate in one way or another...)\n\n(My personal "answer" is that it would be better to have _many_ [probably smallish] societies with different organizations and the freedom for people to move to the one they like the most; it is probably possible to have what we want if it is done with a small group of like-minded people. But... I don't see how this could be realized either.)
>Adults can still catch it, and the effects can be devastating (coughing so hard you break a rib).\n\n...or [burst a blood vessel in your eye](http://skepchick.org/2011/07/helping-to-make-the-world-safer-and-whooping-cough-a-case-study/) and a whole lot of other unpleasant things. 
AHH FUCK I WASN'T READY FOR IT. I was so prepared for the normal one. ; - ;
imkind of curious, can yousendme the link?  only if you arecomfortable
Airport terminals.
lolmy ideaof bab saget is a funny white guy that enjoys doing lines of cokeoff ofstrippers that he didnt have to pay
Venus or Sirius.
Yeah, I think she used a mix of natural remedies and homeopathic solutions and pills. She bought those little round homeopathic [sugar pills](http://www.safbaby.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/homeopathy2.jpg) (the ones that have the dilutions dripped onto them) and she'd have us dissolve them under our tongues. \n\n\n\n 
Is there a way to track how many readers we have had join over the past 2 months?
@23:25 there is an Alex Jones clip, made me LOL.
Didn't you read the stories about The Borrowers or The Littles when you were a kid? There are little people who live in your walls and take stuff. :) 
Your skull imploded due to a strong vacuum. FTFY
Wow, that was really easy to understand, although maybe the measuring device being near the electrons brings order to them through adding its own interference. 
Holy Shit! It's [Batman!](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31XPshShySL._SL500_AA245_.jpg)\n
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You mean you're not allowed to say 'Alton Towers'?
What's the question?  Of course the placebo effect is real and is powerful; all the scientific research confirms this.  If sham acupuncture is statistically indistinguishable from "real" acupuncture then what other explanation could there be than a placebo effect at work?  What is there to reconcile?\n
You're missing the point. 
It was usually shortly after I crawled into bed. Probably about 10 minutes after. The first time it happened I remember it was shortly before my birthday, I was was pretty excited, so I am pretty sure it wasn't a half dream thing.
Do you object to pepper? salt?  garlic?  I don't really get this argument.
I like to think of it as if its an Attenbough nature documentary, but they are studying us, but not getting involved for the most part. If we discovered primitive life in our solar system, we would study the crap out of them before moving on.\n\nOr somthing like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5kW74Er_4o 
6:19 for me
I can't speak for every area, but I think that's mainly a city regulation. In the country, there's absolutely no way you could enforce that, even if were a law.
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here in Guangdong we typically eat meat only if it was just recently killed. there are exceptions, but if we are making a huge meal or buying meat from the countryside, we would typically buy the animal. \n-fellow Guangdong Chinese man
The studies that have been done have not been well controlled and their sample sizes have been far too small. I'd really like to see a large-scale animal orthopedic disease study done. \n\nLook, I'm not a crystal healing fanatic. I'm just not yet convinced by the extant literature that acupuncture is useless.
Some of it was freaky.  The majority of, I've got my doubts.  Nothing is creepier, real or fake, than the mirror reflection that won't turn round, though...  shudder
Could we have a bit more context? Is there a website or something? Are we talking about [this Turbofire](http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/turbofire.do), which appears to be a cardio workout routine?\n\nAlso, whatever the case you probably shouldn't just destroy your mother's property, even if it turns out to be some bunch of nonsense.
Eggs are pre washed and covered in a protective mineral oil. 
So IMHO, honesty implies no ethical problem. Actively telling patient that they are getting medication and selling them a placebo is the big question. I believe it to be unethical.
But then there wouldn't be anything for your cam subscribers to pay to watch. 
No reason to be afraid of UFOs.  They will not scare you, if they present themselves to you it will be in a form they know will not scare you.  Or they won't even show themselves, just show you a video of earth dying, thats about it.  Its called an information session.  They only want to help us not destroy our planet.  But just to scare you a little bit, there are probably different races of aliens, and some may want to scare the fuck out of you.\n\nThey aren't going to harm you, if they wanted to, you would already be dead.\n\nIf there is anyone to be afraid of its the bankers/polluters/industrialist/narcissists that may kill everyone on earth in our lifetime.\n\n
Interesting
Why thank-you, sir.
What especially pissed me off was his "bit" on how the abductees should grab an ashtray from the spaceship.  How many trapped and tagged wild animals, for instance, ever come away with a field scientist's belongings (other than, of course, the tag itself which we don't try to hide)? 
Turns out you can fairly reliably predict the level of bullshit of a product by it's name. 
You are not a lawyer, so stop pretending
Even so, I'm still curious how they do it.
Also just found [this](http://www.keshefoundation.com/pdfs/Prof.Van_Overmeire%28VUB%29.pdf)  \nNo mention of a second opinion by an actual expert in the field though.
[Colds respond quite well to placebos.](http://www.commoncold.org/special.htm)
You loaded your question with the lifespan part, a totalitarian system and a democratic system are completely equal until the people who make the laws get involved.  \n\nI would much rather live under a monarch that subscribed to the NAP principle than live in a democracy that forces catholic values on to all of its citizens. 
Do some research.  Plenty of studies, straight from the horses's mouth:   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/acupuncture.html
I will be honest with you - I haven't bothered to do much research on my own. Here's my perspective on the subject:\n\nIn my geographic area the anti-chiropractic sentiment doesn't seem to exist (or is in the minority) among lay people. I grew up understanding it to be just another form of medical care. I have only ever been to one chiropractor in my entire life - he treats me for free (member of the family) and has never once suggested that his skills are valuable for most of the things that get people around r/skeptic so upset.\n\nHonestly, I agree with many of the sentiments here - see my original comment for the sorts of things for which I would seek chiropractic treatment. \n\nThe research I have seen isn't strongly indicative one way or the other. There are a few studies here and there, but in the absence of a significant body of work clearly indicating a risk, I'm predisposed to rely on my own experiences. I believe it works because I have had significant, long-term positive experiences with it that I have not had with medical doctors when dealing with muscle, joint, and head pain. \n\nAnd as far as referring to them as "pretend" doctors goes, I'd advise you to look into the extent and nature of training that chiropractors undergo. Here's [one source](http://mymemphischiropractor.com/en/chiropractic/chiropractic-education/dr-of-chiropractic-education-vs-medical-doctor). That level of training hardly constitutes a "pretend" practitioner. 
Well done.\n\nAlso worth mentioning:  A great deal of exurban new developments are placed on subdivided unused farms, so it's not like that land was unbroken wilderness before they put houses there.\n\nStill, Penn & Teller's season 7 episode of "Bullshit" regarding lawns is worth watching.  Speaking as somebody living in a suburb with a big yard, I fully agree that manicured single-species lawns are STUPID and any laws regulating them (beyond those that limit development to encourage proper flood drainage) are ridiculous.
I've always thought the meyers briggs was bullshit.  There is a gradient of human behaviors, so classifying it based on 4 or 5 binary factors is pretty ridiculous.
What a lovely gift, to know your grandfather is there with you!  Crows and ravens are very cool totems.  Ted Andrews "Animal Speak" is very good, as midnighttrix recommends.  Wisdom, foresight, resourcefulness, they're also the trickster (illusionist).
Don't get me wrong, I don't disagree with you.  The issue isn't that government wants/doesn't want to control birth rates and such, because they often do, but that the current debate on marriage and associated rights doesn't have much (if anything) to do with government's desire for that birth rate.\n\n> Government control of marriage is actually a pretty ineffective way to encourage procreation.\n\nIt depends on how you view it.  Having a codified system could be good, in the sense that contract enforcement helps businesses be able to deal with one another.  The 'extra layer' may help create the conditions that allow people to raise children in extra safety or whatever.  My comment should only be taken in the context that making absolute statements (government does not want to, government does not help) weakens the overall argument.\n\nFundamentally the argument is flawed because gay and lesbians probably won't have kids outside of marriage, but could (at the very least) raise kids in marriage.  Allowing them the same rights would increase their ability to 'have' children, either by proxy, adoption or some other means.
How could that possibly be legal?
I did try that.  The response was to shrug and tell me to take something... Which didn't help the pain.
I've thought about doing this. Just stay up as long as you want, and then sleep as long as you want once you're tired. You could probably do 20 hours on, 8-10 hours off comfortably. I have a feeling it could hurt your social life though.
I'd consider bigfoot to be *way* more likely than UFO conspiracies, although it depends a little bit on what that means exactly.\n\nBoth have the trait that there are beings that have somehow escaped detection.  Beyond that, bigfoot merely requires the existence of a north american primate, which is not an outrageous concept.\n\nUFO conspiracies, on the other hand, require another planet supporting life, an alien intelligent species, and a transportation technology (probably faster-than-light drive) which places the earth within reach of their planet, and that's not even touching on the "conspiracy" side of it, which could include government or military cover-ups, reverse-engineered alien technology, bizarre abduction activity, cattle mutilations, or crop circles.
>It's to the point I wonder why they even subscribed to it if they won't even try to believe in some things\n\nThat's called faith. You should not expect others to simply believe in something just because you do. It's an emotional stance. Many people want to discover evidence that there is something beyond science, as this will lead to tremendous enlightenment. To them, the faith stance is nothing more than infantile. They have a point.\n\n"try" to believe? I'm reminded of priests berating children in Sunday school. People shouldn't have to *try* to believe; come up with something truly anomalous and they surely will. \n\n>or admit that something is just plain unexplainable.\n\nMost things are explainable, that's the point, and much of the content posted here is not very impressive. 
Righto, missed that. Edited
Well to her I say, "You say that because you sell ~~black cars~~ natural child birth."
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TIL all documentaries are automatically wrong.
http://www.google.com/search?q=stargate\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate
Before I learned how to critically think, I bought into tons of shit.  I think if you show her the pride you take in the beliefs you have, you can teach her how to think skeptically too.  Show her not only the level of evidence you require for a belief, but also your open mindedness and willingness to change if that proof is offered up.  \n\nI've gotten quite a few interesting reactions when I've explained this to loved ones.  Some eventually changed their beliefs (in time), some stuck to them, but for most, it seemed pretty eye-opening to see that someone had a logical process for determining if something was real or not.
One problem I have with world-end dates is that the world could end before the date as well.
The VAERS is not a useful resource.\n\n[This man successfully submitted an adverse event claiming his daughter was turned into Wonder Woman by a vaccine.](http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2006/03/14/on-using-vaers/)\n\nVAERS is for normal people to submit symptoms they think were caused by vaccines, not a medical resource where confirmed adverse effects are submitted. You cannot use it as proof that vaccines cause any of the adverse effects that are submitted there.
I love long winded BS. The more someone writes, the more they must obviously know, thus, I trust them.
But what if you lose your first game? Shouldn't you wear the same clothes that you were wearing for your first win on the season?
That is a very cool site.\n\nI wish it was also broken down to group together multiple sightings of one craft. That would be interesting to see what the flight paths were and the amount of time between reports from one city to the next. Of course there would have to be some assumptions made grouping sightings together. It would just be interesting to see.
What time of night, what time of year? Are you sure about the 60º angle (90º is straight above your head so 60º is fairly high)? In three hours it should have moved about 45º if it were a star. Stars, due to atmospheric scintillation, can twinkle blue and red.
"Organic Foods" really annoys the hell out of me, kinda in opposition to what you say. The use of the word "Organic" consistently referred to a way of growing foods, but really that infers that the alternate to "Organic Foods" is "Inorganic Foods" - which would be, what.. plastic tomatoes and PVC beef? To me, that is a fallacious use of the word. \n\nThe fallacy lies in associating "Organic" with Natural, unprocessed, or minimally chemical/hormonal grown foods. It's a bad association by the very use of the word.
Oh I've tried changing the stuff that's happening but the ending outcome is always the same. So I gave up after 10-12 tries. 
His voice is so odd, but you are right, it's a great podcast! 
I agree 100% with you.
Good job, Ontario.
This thought process completely fails the burden of proof request. You're taking a *completely* arbitrary statement and trying to apply critical thinking and logic to the nonexistant side of the argument.  \nReductio ad absurdum is undoubtedly in a skeptic's arsenal: if you're as vehement a one as you claim, use it.
From the article: "This is an important campaign because generally the public lacks awareness of what homeopathic products really are. Most people I encounter have no idea what the claims of homeopathy are, and assume that homeopathic means “natural” or “herbal.”"
Then I guess you have the answer you want. 
The Earth's atmosphere prevents astral entities from penetrating it easily.\n\nSee? That's how easy they have it. They make up whatever they need to to keep their beliefs intact.
Because it's really, really, really funny.
There must be some sort of bulk buy discount for crazy
Aside from what I described, seeing depressions from unseen fingers in my skin, I haven't really seen a lot that's all that shocking. I see shadow people from time to time, or movement from the corner of my eye, but it's very rare to see an apparition in front of your eyes. I've seen objects move, I've seen doors open and close, I've watched faucets turn on and off, but never an actual apparition.
> That "single object" needs the information/intelligence to create everything else, so it is more complex that all existence together.\n\nNot really.  Of course if this "single object" doesn't have intelligence, it begs the question what distinguishes it from the rest of existence?
Hop to it.
she looks like she had an obvious bad nosejob. its freakishly thin
I agree. I think it can help some what but it is not a miracle cure for anything. 
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Glad to see that TED still sometimes have something worth watching, though it's not common.\n\nAnd damn are the comments stupid. They're worse than youtube comments because everyone there thinks they're so damn smart.
I have actually delved into the law of attraction stuff, and couldn't watch the secret past the first couple of minutes. It was too cheesy for me to handle. My understanding though is that the principles are pretty much the same as most other manifestations of the LOA stuff. The idea is that reality is essentially manifested by the collective beliefs of everybody, that if you have faith or a belief that you are going to acquire prosperity or that you are going to achieve some goal or another (so long as it does not conflict with any other beliefs), and apply energy or motion or activity or something like that, then it will manifest in your life. You express an intention, visualize it happening, and take notice of synchronicities that guide you to your goal. There's more to it, and different approaches occur in different philosophies (wicca, new age, new thought, generic magic, etc. etc.), but that's the basics.\n\nedit: I hate using words too often in a single bit of dialogue. In this one, the word manifest is pissing me off, and I don't feel like rewriting the whole thing.
If it's not something vital for you, you could try doing a blind trial.  Find some fake pills that look like your current ones, have someone close to you switch them randomly from week to week and see if you can tell the difference.
Bullshit.  Why wouldn't you film it flying away?
I used one with my parents once, it was kind of a joke. I was never sure what to make of the information and none of it ever came true and it was all so generic. The concept of it creeped me out for a long time though. Nowadays I just feel it's a game and that more often than not anything that does happen because of the board was probably going to happen anyway. But there's room for my perception to be changed...
Fake psychic readings are very much akin to astrology readings (which are, of course, also fake).  They are formed of various, often contradictory generalizations.  \n\nWhile there were only 9 persons who had completed the survey at the time, I scored with the majority as I expected.
do you feel drained of energy the day after you have these dreams? if so it is probably an incubus if not then it could be the spirit of a man who has latched onto you, this could have happened for any reason for example you look like this spirits wife or child and they are trying to protect you or if your want to stretch a bit it could be the spirit of somebody you knew like a childhood friend or family member that passed away.
I think skeptics tend to like him because he does do some stuff for the promotion of skepticism and his programs (which have comparatively big audiences) do explain basic skeptic ideas to lots of people.\n\n That said, I think he misleads a lot of people into believing stuff that just isn't true and his vague defences about being a magician/entertainer seem like having cake and eating said cake.
thats a good question, to be honest ive never seen a ghost as a actual person before, ive seen them as round spheres and black mists like you describe. there are so many possibilities, perhaps only the stronger ghosts can form features and the lesser ghosts can only muster black mist. \n\n\n\nbut like i said ive seen them as round balls of light a couple times what makes them a light source and other times pitch black? there was this one time me and 3 other people saw a sphere shaped one, it was a dull light source, much dimmer then a light bulb, and my husband and best friend has seen the black mist one when they slept in the same bed with me, which makes me feel better that these people can confirm this because like your story, if we were the only ones who saw it we would think were nuts lol 
what about the particular phrases like "God created man from his own image" etc... this suggests that for some religions out here, man has to be the greatest of them all. In that context, what happens if we have to admit that there are more intelligent species than us ? (if they contacted us first, that would be the case) what is the place of Christian/Jewish/Islam God then ?
A hypocrite would mean taking advantage of people using trickery.  He doesn't.  He states openly that he's an entertainer.  He uses a specific misdirecting patter for his act, like every magician.
Cheers for the links.
Maybe a past life memory, if you believe in such things.
does believing = understanding?\n\ndo they believe in climate change or understand demonic possession.\n\n
Do you thing he really understands what's in the paper?  Is your intent to convince him that evolution is real?  Do you think your friend is really open to a discussion in which his mind *could* be changed?\n\nIf you're interested in evolution and want to have informed discussions about it, I would really suggest The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.  It gives a great explanation of how gene selection really works.  I read it and realized that evolution doesn't work the way I had imagined it.
In the mugshot he looks extremely sleep deprived (or possibly strung out, don't know enough about him to say more than what I can gather at an initial glance coupled with a familiarity with drug addicts). The yearbook photo would have been professionally lit, not so much the case for the mugshot. Smiling in the yearbook photo makes the lips look thinner. Skinnier in the mugshot. Elsewise, to me, it looks like the same guy.
The first one made me giggles. \n
Shes psychic.
Um yah, so that means it works, right?
I just caught this site via Bad Astronomy earlier in the day.  What a great set of resources in short, concise form!
just because some people are really shitty at making crop circles doesn't mean other people aren't really good at it. It's absurd to think that just because it's "really sophisticated" means we couldn't make it.  (i.e. the Sistine Chapel paintings are way too sophisticated and on a ceiling, therefore man didn't make it). \n\ningenuity, people.
I've had cats my entire life. Years ago (maybe six years) I would sometimes be laying in bed and feel something jump on my bed then walk over my legs, or up and over my back. Always felt like when our cats would do it but there would never be an animal in my room at the time. Used to hear cat food being eaten in another house we lived in. I always thought I was crazy when I'd look and see nothing until the day I saw the cat food moving with nothing near it.
Thanks, I love this stuff!
> 1. Vitamins are bad for you, while synthetic pharmaceuticals are good for you. \n\nVitamins aren't bad, but most western diets get all you need in all but vitamin D.  Assuming you eat a veg once in a while and such.\n\nPharm are usually good if prescribed by a doctor with clue.  Once in a while, there is an unacceptable count of side effects.  Vioxx, for instance, would raise one's risk of stroke from (guessing) 1/100000 per day to 1/99000 per day.\n\nIf we had the same high standards for diet, we'd have recalled and banned bacon and most beef ages ago, for their side-effects.  But those are "natural", and too many idiots think that nature and natural things are automatically good or neutral.\n\nThe "synthetic"/natural dichotomy is a false one.\n\n> 2. The scientific consensus is always right, while conspiracy theorists are always wrong.\n\nWell, this is almost chasing its own tail.  When there are "conspiracy theories" that have any merit at all, they become scientific consensus.  Any scientist would love to upset the apple cart and revolutionize his field, and claim his spot next to Lister, Einstein, and Hubble.  Scientists are the most likely to want to adopt new Scientific Theories that make sense.\n\nSo, the answer is no to both.
Thanks, that's the start of some real scientific information.\n\nSo I have some skeptical points:\n\n* The virus triggers apoptosis, but ["Defective apoptosis (programmed cell death) represents a major causative factor in the development and progression of cancer."](http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/2/6/573.abstract)\n\n* Breast cancer isn't a single disease. It's better to think of it as [at least 10 distinct diseases](http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/19/breast-cancer-cancer-research-uk-disease-10-categories-dr-harpal-kumar_n_1436498.html). So which one(s) were they targeting?\n\n* The virus may not affect normal mammary epithelial cells, but it may affect other normal tissues.\n\n* If 80% of humans already carry the virus, are 80% of the population immune to breast cancer? Is it not normally found in breast tissue? Is it modified or activated in some way by the experimental methodology (intentionally or otherwise)?
I think I speak for everyone in r/skeptic when I say this topic has been done to death. It stopped being interesting years ago and it actually annoys me that this conspiracy just wont die. \nThat being said, you have been polite and therefore I will respond with some links you have hopefully already seen. \n\n1) http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4085\n\n2) http://www.debunking911.com/pull.htm\n\n3) http://www.csicop.org/si/show/skeptical_look_at_september_11th/\n\n4) http://www.csicop.org/si/show/the_9_11_truth_movement_the_top_conspiracy_theory_a_decade_later\n\nEDIT: Links\n
When I first seen it, I HAD to get it on here as fast as I could. Hoping someone might have some answers.\n
We're all suffering from this, not just the Irish.
i shared my personal "cool story" with them,  maybe some of you would be interested in reading it. Did something like that happened to some of you? If you were part of the occupy movement at one point do you have a story regarding some interactions with paranoid conspiracy theorists?
There's a video of it somewhere. And still no explanations as to what it is.
I think parents who don't' vaccinate their children should be forced to stay medicine free when they grow old and sick. 
There was a big thread on this whole issue a few days ago. Personally, I think Phil's way too extreme here (I'm male, so I have to think of myself as a potential rapist whenever I see a female - that's almost what he's saying).
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From the article:\n\n>One Morrison expert PPS attorneys have had to depose is Barrie Trower, who claims he worked on a “stealth” microwave warfare program for the British Navy (noting he had no rank because he refused promotions) and was assigned to a secret British prison housing “spies, dissidents, international terrorists [and] gangland killers.” \n\n>Trower claims a bachelor’s degree in physics earned in night classes, has been repeatedly turned down by Ph.D. programs, and says he recently traveled to consult with “the king in South Africa” on Wi-Fi dangers. (South Africa abolished the monarchy in 1961.)\n\nAnd this is one of the "experts" hired by Morrison to defend the case in court. The degree of batshit crazy in those few sentences are astounding, and so easily debunked, starting with Trower having "no rank" in the British Navy because he refused promotions. Someone should explain that the military doesn't work that way.
Did you read the OP? That lawsuit never happened. A few farmers did get sued for replanting blown over GM pollen, but they didn't do it accidentally. They sprayed the part of their field that was adjacent to a field with GM crops with roundup, killing their own crops and deliberately selected the roundup resistant GM crops. They were fully aware of what they were doing and did it to get the benefits of GM crops with out paying for them. Like I said, thats basically the same as software piracy.
I agree that wasn't nice. But I hope it shows how sharp my disdain for Ancient Aliens is. \n\nI do also appreciate /r/UFOs, and I continue to hold hope for it. I have nothing against crazy theories. I have some crazy theories of my own. But there's a huge difference between proposing and arguing in support of a theory that accounts for UFO reports and asking, "how come the reptilians control the greys?".
I deal with the skepticism by keeping my interests and hobbies on a strictly private basis.\nPeople who are aggressively "skeptic," or willfully ignorant, I try to avoid. I don't need to be all rude and in their face about it, I just slowly phase myself out of their sphere of influence.\n\nUntil we understand the exact nature of the universe, and all of the material it contains, we can never fully "rule out" ANYTHING, all we can do is make assumptions based on the possibly flawed data that we have so far witnessed.\n\nI do think it is important that some form of evidence, beyond anecdotal, be presented and tested though, if something is to be established as a FACT.\n\nSince what we term "paranormal activity" has an obvious effect on the electromagnetic spectrum, it should not be beyond our ability to come up with a device that can test for these disturbances. Whether they [the disturbances] are in the environment or the person being affected. We just haven't. Or, to be more precise, those of us who are not NikolaiTesla haven't. \n\n
Ok... take me, or anyone else with a similar injury. I have no cartilage in my left ankle, and damaged cartilage in my right knee; in a connected injury, I have 4 pins in my left ankle, shattered tarsus & tib & fib, so osteoarthritis. my lower extremities swell if I walk, and sometimes when I don't. Anti-inflammatories and lots and lots of painkillers, combined, is the only way I can remain mobile.
Supplementary, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
She stayed with her while we were at the resort. My mother-in-law lives in another town about an hr away. They had just flown into town from PA I believe and they came to pick her up before we headed out.
That's okay, just crosspost! They'll love it!
That is an excellent question.\n\nThe entire institution of science, as it stands today, is built on the concept of reputation.  In practice: the higher a scientist's reputation, the more more valued their evidence. \n\nFor better or worse, the reputation system provides a context for how we look at the data being presented.\n\nAnd unfortunately, if you look at the actual content posted on skepticalscience.com, you will find exactly what publius described.  They have a reputation for being biased.  Hell, that website actually describes itself as being skeptical of skepticism.\n
Negativity breeds...
http://bigthink.com/ideas/40723
Coast to Coast reminds me of driving north to visit my family, tuning in to whatever the closest station we could get it on in the car was.  Man, road trips with my brothers, parents and good old Art Bell talking about fantastic things in the middle of the night...good stuff.
Tjomlid just blogged about this:\n[http://tjomlid.com/?p=5890](http://tjomlid.com/?p=5890)\n\nBasically, there probably is a link that seems to cause narcolepsy, but only in very rare cases - so rare in fact, that it would not be statistically significant unless several hundred thousand people testet the vaccine first.\n\nThe norwegian authorities [can document](http://www.legemiddelverket.no/templates/InterPage____83425.aspx) 35 cases of narcolepsy in the vaccinated group (45% of the population), while only 4 in the non-vaccinated group. Further testing is needed to establish a causal explanation, yet the link between Pandremix and narcolepsy in very rare cases seems likely.
Except they aren't about women's rights. The modern feminist movement is nothing more than a way to elevate women above everyone else. If you were talking about *early* feminist movements, such as those in the 1940s and 1950s, then yeah, I would agree. Modern, though? Nope.\n\nPeople should stop aligning themselves with such vile groups if they don't want to be grouped in with those people.
Looks like a piece of wire floating around...
I wonder what quantum immorality might refer to. Having searched google for it, it seems that I wasn't the first person to make such a typo. Hah.
He also has the swell subreddit /r/BitterOldMen. The guy is obsessed with being mad at people.
I'm going to have a quick look through the "positive" radio papers and weed out any obvious BS.\n\n>Sirav B et al, (2009) Radio frequency radiation (RFR) from TV and radio transmitters at a pilot region in Turkey,\n\nShows no effects, just that the radiation level is high. We're already being lied to.\n\n>Viel JF et al, (August 2009) Radiofrequency exposure in the French general population: band, time, location and activity variability, \n\nAgain, talks about exposure level.\n\n>Hallberg O, Johansson O, (July 2004) Malignant melanoma of the skin - not a sunshine story!\n\nWut. Who names a paper that? Anyway, it doesn't seem to account for better melanoma diagnosis techniques, rather saying it can't be explained by increased UV exposure.  \n\n> Hocking B, Gordon I, (September 2003) Decreased survival for childhood leukemia in proximity to television towers,\n\nDamn, pay-walled. I wanted to see if they accounted for social factors.\n\nWell there's quite a few, so I'm giving up for tonight. It would be nice if someone else had a quick look and point out any obvious problems with any of the papers, I'm not an expert on medicine or power lines.\n
Skepticism in principle is really not that hard. Just keep asking yourself a one word, three letter question:\n\nWhy?
"No one in his family has ever been that sort to come back ater death." This made me laugh pretty hard. I thought everyone had zombie relitaves.
Somebody seriously needs to tell Roger Ebert.
If water has memory, wouldn't it kill us when we drink it?
Thanks for clearing that up. I wasn't sure how remote desktop apps work.\n\nThat one press of the "printscreen" key could've changed the world. Too bad.
Hahaha, okay. My goal was achieved. You keep going on being sarcastic and doing whatever else it is you do. 
My brother had a ghost friend when he was a tot. They'd play together in his room. It was a little boy, mum actually saw him once when she was walking to the kitchen at night. I dunno if he still remembers it, but it seems like the ghost boy was harmless.
Bread has starch in it even if no extra sugar is added and begins breaking down into sugars in your mouth.  Also, should we ban fruit?
ttSeriously? This fucker killed a ton of people (literally quite more than a ton of people, excuse the macabre measurement). There wasn't even an event to "draw your attention away from." Exactly what issue was on the table that's been slipped through the gates while we were distracted? This is an actual issue that's been important to people so long that they gave up on it. Again, you're doing it wrong. There isn't even a motive to lie here, you're doing it wrong.
Kind of looks like an old Ford truck.
Ooohhh fascinating! You should get cameras set up and recorders etc..\nIt'd be interesting to see what else you can find that he does to you guys.
I think his point was is that it is not an absolute and that people who are skeptics do believe in any number of things.  A case by case basis rather than a blanket term.\n\nIt is such a general term and movement we have, and I think a perfect example is by the amount of conspiracy theorists that are drawn to the skeptical movement.  Who are the ideal example of skepticism as a position.\n\nThat's just how I took it anyways.
so a UFO with a combustion engine shooting flames out the bottom flew through the window, but didn't singe or light anything on fire, and he made it go away by blowing on it?\n\nthat's a dream.
I would love to read some more!
I like to just replace "Zodiac sign" with "derogatory racial epithet" in my head and let the laughs roll in.\n\n
Maybe your point about Toronto. But that Urzi stuff looked very fake to me...after I waited a full minute of video to see anything, and all the stuff for sale on the page finally loaded.
A non-peer reviewed and flawed study: http://where-is-the-beef.blogspot.com/2010/11/is-high-fructose-corn-syrup-hfcs-eviler_22.html?m=1\n\nIt's good to google a little more.
I tried to read that page but all the animated gif ads were too distracting.  \n(Why doesn't <esc> work with chrome like it did with firefox?)\n
Thanks!
Perhaps the website threw me off.
Why the hell are you getting downvoted?  This is as science-based an approach as you can get to this shitstorm!  Population dynamics, FTW!
Yeah, OP really turned a question of resource allocation into something... darker. 
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5NHGWLH5 mirrored the sendspace link below
Once again, no rational response. Mature, reasonable people realise that insulting your conversational partners gets you nowhere.\n\nAnger has it's place, but improperly expressed it is a barrier to communication. Mature, reasonable people realise this. Your responses so far have been more akin to a tantrum than any kind of adult argument.\n\nIf you care at all about getting your message across, dial back the personal attacks and simply state your case. If all you care about is feeling smug nd superior, continue with the insults. Just know that very few thinking people will ever take you seriously with that tactic.
> Does that make sense as a question? How can you simply outweigh the "universe" of humans with an enormous number of "fake simulations" and then afterwards claim "Oh it's really likely we're all fake, just look at how few of us there are". It's like a problem is created, then perverted with an absurd solution.\n\nIt does, but I think you're coming at this from the position of someone who is certain he is not a simulation.\n\nLet's look at it this way. A guy walks up to you and says, hey, look at this, I have a bag containing five dice. All of them are red. I'm thinking of one of them. What color do you think it is?\n\nWell, duh, it's red, they're all red, that's not really hard to guess.\n\nNow let's say the guy comes up to you and says he has a bag containing a lot of dice. There's a 99% chance there's a thousand dice, and a 1% chance that there's five dice. However many dice it contains, five of them are red, and all the others are white. He's thinking of one. What color do you think it is?\n\nWithout any further information, you've got a pretty good guess that it's white. Yeah, you don't know what die he's thinking of, and you don't even know how many dice he has, and you're not even sure he's picking randomly. But "random" is the most accurate assumption you have, and if it's random, you've got about a 98.5% chance that he's thinking of a white die.\n\nNow what we've got here is the guy walking up to you and saying "there are a bunch of red dice in my bag, what color am I thinking of", and you say "red, duh", and he says "aha, but also, it's just come to my attention that there are *probably* a thousand times as many white dice! Plus or minus a million times that many! I don't even know, but chances are good it's almost entirely white dice!" Yes, he just added a huge pool of white dice, and you don't even know how many white dice he added, and you don't even know how many red dice existed in the first place. But that doesn't mean your red-die guess was accurate. It means that, while it seemed logical at the time, it was ill-informed, and now you have better information, and that die is probably white.\n\nSo I guess what I want to know is: *if* you are willing to admit that, given 1 and 2 being false, we can conclude most intelligences in the universe are artificial . . . then do you object to the claim that a randomly-picked intelligence is most likely artificial? And if not, then how can you object to the claim that *you* are probably artificial?\n\n> But he did not present an either or argument that held any water. You did. \n\nI think he did, but you kind of have to read between the lines a bit. However I think you're still mischaracterizing his argument.\n\n> 2. a reasonable percentage of civilizations that become technologically mature create ancestor simulations (Okay, I don't see where this comes from or why it would be so, but let's assume they do? Okay fine again.)\n\nHe's *not claiming that 2 is true*. He's claiming that, if 2 isn't true, then it implies that either 1 or 3 is true. 2 might be false! He's okay with that! It doesn't disprove his argument at all! It would make his argument somewhat uninteresting, but still quite true.\n\nBut worse than that, you're repeating his *premise* without paying attention to his logic. Right after he introduces those three points, he spends two entire paragraphs explaining why he believes his logic is correct. It's the same logic that I'm using (I'll admit I'm writing it in more detail at this point) but you keep skipping over his actual explanation of why he believes it.
...the [rules](http://www.reddit.com/help/faq#Whatconstitutesspam) which say, "It's not strictly forbidden to submit a link to a site that you own or otherwise benefit from in some way." Those rules. I said this to you in a post, and reminded you of that post twice. What is this horizontal line streaking unto infinity? Why, it's Caerbannog's learning curve.
dang. at least some others remember it, so i know i didnt just imagine it
San Francisco cockusucka?
Of course, and that's the hypothesis I use as well when my keys seem to have vanished. But that's no reason to ignore it, especially when you're a self-proclaimed champion of reason and objectivity.
There are contemporary accounts. Scholars discuss their reliability. As much as it is accepted that the magical part of it is baloney, the trend (as far as I know) is to accept the fact that Jesus has indeed existed.
Thanks!  People like you are the only reason I posted this.  I wanted some insight on what I should do.
I don't like Oz, but I like circlejerking less so I took a minute to do some basic sniffing around. Many countries used to use lead arsenate to kill off codling moths and similar pests in fruit orchards, and some of that leached into the soil (check pubmed searches, wiki article sources, etc). The US stopped using lead arsenate in the 50s, and most apples processed and/or sold whole there are domestic. So I think it's would be a good null hypothesis to assume that most apple juice in the states meets established regulations, but there may be some [worry](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17412902). An increasing share of the crop is coming from Chile and New Zealand. NZ stopped using LA in the 60s and has low incidence of arsenic groundwater contamination. I have no idea about Chile's LA use, but it does have a record for arsenic poisoning in local water supplies. So if there's anything meriting concern, I'd look ask/look for a study regarding water conditions in Chilean orchards...\n\nedit: read chocolate's comment as well
Excellent link! \n\nAnd while we're on the subject, some accompanying links:\n\n* http://herebedragonsmovie.com/\n* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OLPL5p0fMg
The formal meaning of organic is that... often when people talk about organic meats in lay conversation they are actually talking about free range, grain fed cattle, things like that. In fact I have done that myself. Whether or not it's healthier, it tastes a shitload better.
I'm lost on it was trying to get feedback 
> decades even\n\nNo, the first Disclosure Project [press conference](http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CEEQtwIwBA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D7vyVe-6YdUk&ei=WJPNTauRJOLo0QHAv9ngDQ&usg=AFQjCNGH8DinrHiRStVSXu5hhU3A1xTr0g&sig2=mURW8s3v4kaHy4md2yJMyg) was held in 2001. \n\nI think many, many people in the Disclosure Project have divulged whatever evidence they have, including [John Callahan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_w1OPgoR5M). There is surely no 'smoking gun' but to say they haven't put forth any evidence is a bit misleading.
Thanks for the Info and Links! Sorry I haven't been back in a while but you guys gave me some good places to start. Just what I was looking for. Thanks r/skeptic!
But they are not Holy Water in the religious sense. Some of this water is from some folk-religious place [something that is huge in Latin America and the Church tries (albeit not very hard) to inform the populace 'we didn't okay this]. \n\nSo none of it is "technically" holy water, nor do they advertise it as such. 
I don't think it's fallacious at all. There are means and methods of *how* to think. Indeed, some people spend years in philosophy classes on this very subject. Telling people *what* to think is entirely different. 
Someone just seen the Last Rite trailer. 
Clicked to see the crazy hair. More than satisfied. 
Check out this video (and the rest of the inFact series). It's excellent and just might be the thing you're looking for.\n\n[New Age Energy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0vvmers-YQ)
> The nonskeptics won't be persuaded any way, so you gain absolutely nothing from calling them names other than an ego trip.\n\nActually that might not be entirely true!\n\nFirst of all we should remember that we have definitive proof that just facts will never convince like 99% of the poorly-educated people - which will ignore in certain conditions the cognitive dissonance - see the creationists which might still count among them a few geologists and paleontologists!\n\n(and among the deniers in /r/climateskeptics there might be only two which are scientific and curious enough to ever be able to comprehend enough details of climate science).\n\nBut apparently the way they cope with cognitive dissonance is by having a mostly-closed social group where they evade any ridicule and instead get strong group reinforcement - see:\n\nhttp://hot-topic.co.nz/how-to-believe-in-impossible-things/\n\nThe same is generally confirmed here on reddit IMHO by the impact that the strongly sarcastic and ridiculing approach from /r/atheism was proven to have - yes, some of that goes beyond good taste and enters circlejerk territory, but at least inside reddit it seems to work!\n\nSo we should first try to debunk them with science but IMHO ridicule is still an essential weapon at some point especially with **known deniers**  - we should never be the first to slip into clear insults but it is easy to see that (on reddit and in real world) neutral people 'get' much faster a short witty answer (and still scientifically very relevant - see Dawkins) than a very long and detailed purely scientific explanation (which clearly is beyond the normal interest of maybe like 99% of the people here).\n\n**EDIT:**\n\n> Then spam them with science!\n\nYou will see at some point that you will be banned without any explanation even if you have perfectly valid submissions!\n
How about the crop "circles" themselves? They are usually separated by few meters, like the ones in OPs link that shows two different pictures close to each other without no easy track for people to walk between.\n\nAlso the one that has multiple circular shape separated far from each other is pretty convincing, since it would either require tens of collage kids working together for whole night (or more) with a well made plan for months and nobody coming out with the information or showing a youtube pic of it later on.\n\n[Here is one with multiple parts that are not connected](\nhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IuvbZYJ82Jg/TkQ2lVXATqI/AAAAAAAAAKA/-KLVlIvSRBc/s1600/milkhill-2001.jpg)
I think it's just typical Government thinking. Why buy and store two different kinds of ammo when one will suffice? It may be more expensive, but your typical beaurocrat is more interested in making his job simpler than in saving taxpayer money.
LoL, anti-fed gold standard hysterics are now invading /r/skeptic and downvoting these posts.\n
http://coffeelovingskeptic.com/?p=731 Psychic ability and talking to ghosts? You’re either a fraud or mentally ill.
So when Nixon was plotting and someone said "I think he is up to no good" it would have been a CT until they actually proved it.. how do you prove something if no one has doubt to start with?\n\nI think there is danger in jumping on the "don't be a conspiracy theorist" bandwagon and being afraid to doubt something because you might get called out. 
I think it was meant to be a joke.
> When news from the British Medical Journal emerged last week discrediting the notorious Wakefield study as “an elaborate fraud,” I expected a chorus of celebration from the vaccine community, but what I observed was relative silence.\n\nI think the reason the response has been muted is that the lack of a link between vaccines and autism is old news. The results of Wakefield's preliminary research were never replicated, despite over a decade of research. That Wakefield is an outright fraud has long been suspected, but really has no bearing on the debate about vaccines. The only question that remains is whether someone will step up and charge him with some crime.
>I generally find the left-wing conspiracy theories to be related to 9/11\n\nAnd the far right
Ship design and shape may be fluid based upon the specific function needed at the time. Many people report UFOs that change shape repeatedly. It isn't beyond the scope of highly advanced technology to come up with a fluid vehicle design. That is, if the pilots are even from this spacial dimension, which we don't know.\n\nPicture a suite of extradimensional software; each 'program' loads a different ship design into this physical reality based upon need. The passengers may have some way of dematerializing or moving to another dimension temporarily while in transit and then re-materializing as the ship design needed becomes physically solid again. Or, they may not even have physical form, but be composed of energy.\n\nWho knows if aliens think their ships are awesome. They may not even have emotions, or they could have emotions completely foreign to our own. 'Alien' means exactly that.
Dino gave me a boner. I get it now!
Check the CD, it could be a scratch or possibly your CD player messed up and burned the disc with its laser.
http://m.quickmeme.com/meme/3q9c77/
>>Specifically, alpha EEG is associated with restful alertness.\n\n>I think that you mean alpha waves, as an EEG is a tool used for measuring such things. This makes me think that you're a little fuzzy about this because you're mixing things up, but I get what you're saying and wikipedia seems to support it, to quote:\n\nI think you're being a bit anal here. Informal discussion conflates "EEG" and "EEG data" when the distinction is clear from context.\n\nEEG, informally, can refer to the measuring device, the measuring procedure or the data obtained.\n\nConstantly inserting "device," "procedure," or "data" into an informal conversation about EEG is clumsy and adds nothing to the discussion.
Thanks!
Don't say that outside of /r/skeptic... http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/dgrrr/several_nuclear_missiles_simultaneously_and/c103nut
He might have seen that light at the end of the tunnel effect that people see when their brains are shutting down, but it's fairly obvious that his *Pastor* father has put the rest of the words into his mouth.\n\nFrankly, that guy is a despicable liar and should be called out on it. He doesn't deserve children.
Right Click somewhere that isn't a link -> Inspect Element. Then select the  to elements that are above the video, just click them, and hit the delete key.
/r/Vetting was recently set up to tackle how credible things are. Do give it a visit or post a question regarding someone credibility. Hopefully we can have a place where we know what sites/people are credible and we give everything a fair chance - and we'll be able to stop things like the "Kony 2012" fiasco. \n\n**On topic:** I personally try to look for a few things. \n\n* Video quality, are there any websites who try to analyse the footage?\n\n* Motives, if a good percentage of pilots in project bluebook report seeing UFO foo-fighters, why would they do that?\n\n* Is the website/person getting any financial gain?\n\n* Things to look for in videos, high speeds, acute manoeuvres, credible witnesses (such as trained observers). Videos that feature multiple objects.\n\nFor example a great credible report is the 'rendlesham forest incident'. Trained observers in aircraft who where pilots and officers report and document a UFO landing. Physical remains where observed and recorded of the landing gear, multiple eye whitness accounts describe a consistent report of the landing taking place. Investigation's revealed high readings of radiation at the site previous to the event. \n\nWhat's vital to remember is, it's **ok** to discredit rubbish evidence, because out of the thousands of UFO reports we get every year, only **one** needs to be proven or true for UFO's to exist as a reality. Other than that, continue to delve into research - making it habit to read multiple sources and get used to googling "<some sighting> debunked" and see what the counter argument is. I think many people naturally form their own filter nets. 
I don't know, it was 1928 so it could have been a [vacuum hearing aide](http://www.hearingaidmuseum.com/gallery/Vacuum%20Tube/index-vacuumtube.htm) instead of a [carbon one](http://www.hearingaidmuseum.com/gallery/Carbon/index-carbon.htm).
When I got there not much was really asked, there may have been 20-30 comments.  \n\nI asked her a single question.  I don't feel I degraded her at all.\nI agree its not the way to get things done.
Oh, MU is waaay better IMO. I'm an old-school Art Bell listener. These guys are more skeptical and cover a wider range of topics. It's free and there are no commercials; you honestly can't lose.
You ate it on auto pilot and then put the bag into the microwave without thinking
>You are simply denying the evidence presented in the OP and the FOI research about real world performance of real dogs.\n\nNo, I'm assessing the evidence in relation to the cumulation of evidence we have on the detection ability of dogs.\n\n>More than 3/4 of them failed. You keep pretending this isn't significant.\n\nIt is significant, I've said that it's significant, and my whole position hinges on the fact that it's significant. What we are disagreeing over what it what it signifies. \n\nScience is about falsification, right? The claim that dogs are only alerting as a result of the Clever Hans effect is **falsified** by the fact that a 1/4 succeeded. If it were the Clever Hans effect, then they all should have failed - because in order to solve the task, they must be using a method other than reliance on the trainer/owner. This means that we need another explanation; for example, poor training methods. This is consistent with all the literature we have on the issue.\n\n>Dogs have great noses. Theoretically, it is possible for them to act as highly accurate detector dogs. That's all your cited paper shows, it does not show real world performance.\n\nThe generalisibility is the same as the Lit paper you are using as evidence (well, technically, the paper I presented is better as they control for more variables, but that's not important for now). This means that if you think the Lit paper from the OP damages the claim that detector dogs are more than just probable causes, then you must necessarily accept that the paper I presented demonstrates that they can detect drugs and explosives. Both are controlled conditions that have implications for real-world applications.\n\nThe Illinois data you keep bringing up is **one** dog unit. I don't know where you did your scientific training, or earned your "skeptic's badge", but a sample of one is generally frowned upon.\n\n>It's useless arguing with a believer.\n\nI'm beginning to see that. 
He was awesome in Lord of the Rings.
I just saw one 5 minutes ago looking exactly like it.  That was also a commercial jet.
Atheism is just a natural bi-product of proper skepticism.\n\nAnd there's more than enough of The Amazing Randi to go around.
Thanks!
I believe I understand what you're talking about.  Sounds interesting, I'd like to try it.
Well, that's why context is important.  If you're resorting to name calling in the midst of what is supposed to be a logical and reasonable debate, then I believe that would qualify as an ad hominem fallacy\n\nIf the name calling is done outside of the context of a logical argument, then it may not be a fallacy... though it could still be termed as an "ad hominem attack", since "ad hominem" just refers to attacking the person rather than an argument.
Of all the superstitious behaviors that people do, this is one that I actively do from time to time. Can't really explain why, but it's usually when I say something like, "I am a good driver. Ten years and wreck free. Go me!" I then proceed to knock on wood, as I just did. :-p I think it's only because making those kinds of statements seems to just tempt the universe. haha. No, I don't actually believe any of that, but I still do it anyway. :-\\
Do you really?\n\nDo you...really?
Though with omnipotence you wouldn't really have free will, because you know what's going to happen and if you didn't know because you had free will then you wouldn't be omnipotent.
I think thats the first images ive seen of him not looking really old...
This: As well as his Mother being a natural born U.S. Citizen.\n\nFrom Wikipedia:\n\n'even to alien parents (other than to foreign diplomats serving their country), the children of United States citizens born abroad, **and those born abroad of one citizen parent who has met U.S. residency requirements**.'\n\n 'Barack Obama (born 1961), 44th president of the United States, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, **to a U.S. citizen mother** and a British subject father from what was then the Kenya Colony of the United Kingdom.'
The fact is that censoring opinions in a community about free thought instead of criticizing each other like adults shows that FTB is neither free nor possessing of free thought.\n\nThunderf00t is known to be a bigot at times. Then again, so is PZ. \n\nA pox on both their houses.
[http://www.reddit.com/r/UAP](http://www.reddit.com/r/UAP)
I fail to see the relevance. \n\nThe OP is asking for opinions on how HE should handle HIS chosen job, in which HE works to sell books HE knows to be fraudulent and damaging.\n\nIf he were a "true believer" in the woo, then there would be no ethical dilemma.  His actions would be consistent with his beliefs.  He has stated that his actions are inconsistent with his beliefs.  \n\nAs someone pointed out, the fact that he's asking strangers online for their opinions should tell him that he already knows the answer.
they must have some badass super secret alien tech that the gov't is hiding. we're still 20(?) days away from Curiosity landing..... 3 hours? we should already have a base there if it were only that long of a trip.... IMO.
No offense to the videographer, and I know these things happen without warning, but I really wish people would *place their camera on a stable object (car roof, etc?) and prop it to get the object in view.*\n\nDistance zoom just makes holding still enough impossible.
Creation science is an oxymoron.
Exactly my point. 
There are different methods, I suppose leaving it in a box would work for a recorder left alone to be retrieved later. I've just got strange noises from that, and am not really a fan of that method. Usually leaving it out next to me while I'm talking works the best for me, I prefer EVP that responds to me and my questions (and I can make sense out of) but everyone has their own methods. \n\nSome people use white/grey/pink/brown noise, I usually keep it quiet as reviewing with constant static drives me a bit crazy after ten minutes. Sonya Rinaldi even uses crowd babble, since it is recorded she knows there are no words prerecorded, but it is in the correct range of the human voice. It is true, they can distort sounds into their voices, they've done that with the chime of a grandfather clock and a guitar cord, even distorted my own voice! It helps, but isn't necessary. I have gotten many voices in complete silence, and this has helped quite a bit as I can amplify my audio as much as I like without amplifying a competing background noise. There's nothing wrong with experimenting and trying different things to find  out what works best for you.
Are you aware that "anecdotal evidence" basically means that there is no evidence?
Interesting case, horrendous article.  For starters, it happened in 1988, not 1994.  Much better coverage & additional photos [here](http://www.reocities.com/aliengrip/Mutilations/Guarapiranga-En.htm) and [here](http://www.reocities.com/aliengrip/Mutilations/Guarapiranga2-En.htm)
we gain attention to ourselves. The arbitrary numbers that reddit gives us to make a good post is the incentive, along with regard from fellow redditors. The problem is that for some, any attention is good attention.  
You do get a vision of sorts, the magnet vibrates in response to the electromagnetic field produced by electrical currents. You can easily test it yourself: glue a small neodymium magnet to your finger. Even with it just being glued you can "feel" different fields from transformers and and AC wires. \n\nThe magnets don't need to be very large, but need a biocompatible coating to not be broken down by your body; there is a popular particular 3mm x .5mm stirrer magnet that is coated in Parylene(biocompatible, used to coat some medical implants) that works well.\n\nThe magnet has to be placed in the finger tips as it's the only practical place with enough nerve endings. The area around it needs to heal for a few weeks for full sensitivity. What makes it work is that your body doesn't heal to the material itself, leaving the magnet free to vibrate very closely to the nerves. Strong permanent magnets can rotate the magnet "the wrong way" which can be uncomfortable/painful.\n\nMRI's are a problem. Keep a card in your wallet that says "DO NOT MRI".\n\nMaking the incision with a scalpel hurts, a large gauge piecing needle is easier as you can make one steady push instead of a bunch of little cuts. A single stitch at the end of the incision is recommended  as it can get pushed out as it heals.
i see what you did there.
source? sounds interesting
_I can't even imagine the backlash she's going to get for saying she's entirely uninterested in a drug-free delivery. **These days, it seems like unless you're planning to have a doula-attended home birth on a pile of organic alpaca wool (harvested without human intervention so as to remain vegan friendly)**, you may as well turn in your motherhood card before you even change your first diaper—which by the way damn well better be cloth._\n\nhttp://thestir.cafemom.com/pregnancy/134306/snookis_shocking_pregnancy_comments_make/\n\nHippies are crazy. I see little reason why they are in any way superior to the Tea Party nuts.
The picture is from some [anti vaccine site](http://www.whale.to/vaccine/gardasil66.html).
That is the trouble with tribbles....  
Sounds like an basic example of correlation not equaling causation. 
Thanks!
If you look at it in Google Earth, it will let you see all the different images taken of that area over the years.\n\nThere were several images taken between 1998 and 2007. Turns out the bright and dark objects are in the exact same place in every image. Either there has been a UFO hovering there, completely motionless, for a decade, or it's just spots on the ground. [This isn't the first pair of objects mistaken for a flying object](http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/01/flying_car_not.html).\n\nAs long as you're there, though, there is something interesting to look at in that area. A mile and a half to the south is the Sedan crater, from a 100 kiloton nuclear test in 1962 that exposed 13 million Americans to radioactive fallout.
Im from kentucky, or i would help ya
Well... 'sugar' pills, I assume. Although, speaking of placebo. Since babies are, well, babies. Do babies "suffer" from the placebo effect?
UL has been around for over a century and is well trusted. There are often licensing schemes that are created to keep out competition. Most redditors seem to think that doctors are some sort of public commodity and their lives should be more subject to government intervention, so you won't see parallels here, but hair dressers, florists, and cab drivers are great examples of the power players of corporations using regulations to stifle newcomers.\n\nI would love to see more private licensing, even with the regulations we have in place.
I'm not going to defend this guy.  I wasn't there.  I was just proposing a potential scenario (as "likely" as any of the others proposed by people who weren't there).  Would I have done this? Definitely not. Should he have? Definitely not.  Once Rebecca confirmed that he wasn't a threat (i.e. she turned him down and retired to her room alone), why wasn't that the end of it?  Why did she need to turn it into a teaching point, and go on witch hunts when people disagreed with her assessment?\n\nI hate this attitude that men are predators.  That a drunken sexual advance is a *potential sexual assault*.  
Thanks! My friend is on a sage run right now. I know that I shouldn't be scared as I felt no threat at the time. It's dumb of me to feel scared. But, I'm so distracted by the incident that I'm a nervous wreck! I have all of this homework to be done this weekend while my son is at his dad's but I'm unable to concentrate and I'm getting so stressed out! I spoke to a friend who told me about a "ghost hunter" group here in our town (Lincoln, NE) so I may try to find out more about that as well.
well, the part about the process is true.  This guy made some at home:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LJto1D0iPs\n\nI don't know about the nutritional or cost parts though.
Very interesting. This is actually new to me as I have not taken a look at science regarding animal minds yet. I will look more into this, thank you.
I have to ask: Why is Cracked suddenly beating up on psuedo-science and woo with such regularity?  Does one of our own work on their editorial staff?  Is their head writer Brian Dunning in a fat suit?  Is Randi controlling them telepathically?
"Knock on wood."
The downvotes are not surprising.  There's an activist subgroup within [/r/skeptic](/r/skeptic) who find it difficult to construct a response  without reference to one of the box-mix arguments at [un][SkepticalScience.com](http://www.populartechnology.net/2012/03/truth-about-skeptical-science.html).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzUfsPdNv_w
Really? If I was dying of a terminal disease I'd want to try anything and everything to save myself. Even drugs that might be "risky." Life saving drugs are stuck in a ten year pipeline of red tape. \n\nEdit: I would not suggest accupuncture, astral projection or voodoo. I mean actual drugs the pharm companies have developed to cure a disease that the govenrment won't let come to market.  
You sure love hyphens.
> £30 rubber band\n\n£30?  **£30?**  Dear holy fuck.  People are even stupider than I realised.
Well, I suppose it could have happened, but that relies on the story being passed down for hundrends of thousands of years.\n\nBut, almost all societies form near fresh water supplies, primitive societies attributed natural events to divine beings, and all religions include punishments for transgressions; why could these facts not lead to similar myths throughout society?  All regions have creation myths with deities creating the universe and people, should I regard this fact to mean that this happened?\n
She wants to impose her personal hangups on others. She doesn't want to be asked out because it makes her uncomfortable. Well, we don't have the right to be comfortable. If we're ~~callow~~ frightened and skittish, we ought to hide in our homes rather than try to force everyone else to treat us like the delicate and unique snowflakes that we are. Nothing bad happened to Rebecca Watson in that elevator, she's got nothing to complain about, and it's wrong for her to expect people to walk on eggshells around her.\n\nShould people pinch her ass without her implied or express permission? Of course not. Should men rape her in elevators? Of course not. Should people be allowed to address other people, ask them questions, invite them 'round for coffee? *Of course they should*. \n\nEDIT: The real irony of all of this is that I almost never hit on women; I would have been too nervous to follow her into an elevator to chat her up, and yet I *still* think she's being unreasonable.
If those "illusions" include the ones from the list you posted earlier: \n>We all are selective in the evidence we choose to listen to, we are all biased in how we weigh evidence, we are all invested in things that blind us to these. We are all irrational.\n\nThen I maintain (as I have already stated) that it is incredibly straightforward to train oneself to not fall prey to these biases. As I have also stated before, it is not my problem if you hold to the mistaken belief that these are inevitable and immutable *even after one has been made aware of them*. I'm baffled that you continue to ask me this when I have made my position on it quite clear. \n\nEven a barbarian like Odysseus knew the basic principle behind this when he escaped the lure of the sirens. We have come a long way since then. As more and more of these cognitive traps get uncovered, it takes only a person with a modicum of willpower to avoid them (and if that fails the first time, to not fall in them *again*). \n\nAs for your perceived persecution complex in this set of threads (many of your posts fairly reek of it), please think back to my very first post. Homeopathy is old news. It's not even a serious issue anymore, just something to fight with canned arguments because the h-community doesn't even bother (like religion) to come up with anything new anymore. \n\nIn conclusion, and so that there's no mistake about it: \n>So, are you willing to admit that there are cognitive illusions you can not escape no matter how hard you think you have trained yourself?\n\nI'm willing to admit that there are cognitive illusions **you** can not escape because **you** seem to believe that they are the shared and inevitable burden of all humankind. The day you realize this is demonstrably false is the day you'll stop trying to universalize your faults by unjustifiably externalizing them to humanity as a whole. 
Maybe not on gun control, but certainly on bullshit arguments about gun control. Just like bullshit arguments about anything.
what is this a picture of? a doorway? i cant see anything 'spooky' \n
I don't think you don't know what Ad Hominim means.\n\nI am not saying they are wrong *because* they are UFO fanatics on the skeptic board but rather because the OP is incoherent crap.  We cannot even get to the substance of the argument because no believer here is willing to support the OP.\n\nNote: Complaining about personal attacks is a common tactic of believers who have no substance to add to a conversation.  Pointing out this, is also not a personal attack.
I knew someone who had something like this, too.  I tried it once and found it relaxing, but no more relaxing than staring at a lava lamp.
A bit off topic but,\n>You might want to call yourself a "skeptic" (and make sure you spell it with a "k").\n\nIsn't the proper British spelling "sceptic?"
Combine harvesters.\n\nIf they're space ships, let's see them depart by flying away. Oh, wait, they can't, so they don't show that. \n\nIf you're filming amaaaaazing UFOs, you take footage of the most important aspect, don't you? The part where they fly away really fast or go through a wormhole or whatever it is they do. \n\nYou don't film them manoeuvring around then stop filming before they fly off. "Oh I've got enough footage of this earth-shattering unknown phenomenon now, so I'll shut off my camera and stop watching." Right.\n\nAlso they dubbed the audio in an obvious attempt to deceive. 
What I'm telling you is that they've captured Santa and we've declared war on the North Pole!
It might not be significant fluctuation? 
Tesla's work on zero point energy and technology suppression by TPTB?\n\nHi, welcome to /r/ufos  this is 101 level stuff.
Were you on fire, by chance?
Massachusetts law states that all businesses besides gas stations have to be closed on thanksgiving. So, the shopping feels kind of fishy to me unless it wasn't actually on thanksgiving day?
I'm with you on the word "toxins." I hate that word because it's thrown around so carelessly. I also get pretty annoyed when people appeal to anonymous authorities and they say things like ["studies show..."](http://holisticnutritionscam.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/quack-nutritionist-sign-9-studies-show/)
Yeah, but that's way too long for a username.
Pics or it didn't happen.  \n\nYou know the rules.
So watching this got me into some further episodes. Watching the one about video game violence...[Holy shit is that the Aurora shooter at 10:30??](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaF9nbLo8as&list=UU6ZqejFWuazWiTuXI4bHPlQ&index=29)
No, you need a magical silicone collar for that.
Well, I can't speak for the other Horsemen, but Dawkins has called himself, in essence, an agnostic atheist, saying that if he were shown proof, he would convert on the spot. This is pretty much the same stance I take, since there's no real way to defend the "100% sure" stance on either side. I'd be willing to bet even most militant atheists would fall somewhere in this area as well.\n\nAs for the certainty that religion is not a force for good, I would think that most skeptics would be right on board with this. As rule, it teaches that we should acquire our information on morality and the way the world works not through honest investigation, but through revelation and blind faith. From this, you get people burning their children as witches because the church told them that they should not suffer a witch to live.\n\nEven putting aside the direct evil, there's still the fact that religious reasoning leads you to just being plain WRONG about how the world works, which leads you to make bad decisions about how to deal with problems in the real world.\n\nNow, one could call this "militant skepticism," trying to get everyone else to view the world the way we do, but we do have the backing of evidence and a damn good track record. Skepticism/science are overwhelmingly more right about most things than any other method of understanding the world, so I feel justified telling people it's the "right" way.
I'd suggest that engineers want to control their environment more than an average person but what they want to do with this control is up to them.\n\nOf course it could be that skeptics tend to like science and as such are stronger in all the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields whereas, as stated in the article, creationists and terrorists like it because it's the most sciency thing they can get into without having their beliefs challenged.
"Yo, dude, it's Greece. Just gimme one more day, I promise you'll get your money back."
My dad lied to me my entire life up to I was 6 years old. Dammit. 
I like how he obviously believes events in the Bible are true, but refers to THE METEOR as "unfaltering belief in the invisible."\n\nHe is to archaeology what 9-11 truthers are to anti-terrorism.
[First part of his video interview](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzQTqGOlcWc)
But we weren't wrong about our observation though: that there were only white ducks. Given the knowledge we had at the time, that was true. Until the point of the black duck appearing, we would have been correct. Granted, the issue here is that no one would actually say that all ducks were white without having more concrete evidence rather than just "anecdotal" ones of seeing it. I would think the scientific method would help with that.\n\nAlso, astrology is great at predicting the movement of celestial bodies (or was at least).  It was the only source of knowledge for determining where stars were before had more sophisticated methods of analysis. </unrelated> \n\nAnd I would say in the context of the scientific method, that yes astrology would be a good source of knowledge until it doesn't work. Then we have to amend our claims but still incorporate why it could have been right the first time.  Obviously in this case, someone would have to say that clearly astrology cannot predict someone's life and that it was simply coincidence (or some other reason) that the prediction turned out to be true.\n\nI guess what I'm trying to say about this is the facts of the past did not change. Our understanding of why it happened did though.  The fact is there were only white ducks seen before the black one. The fact is the astrology prediction just so happened to be true before it was wrong.\n\nThinking it over some more, I don't think I have a point anymore related to your OP.\n\nTo try to get back more to the point:  would you say that knowledge is derived from observations?  It seems you indicate that in your OP.  If so, how would you describe math or the discovery of the Higgs-Boson?  While we did have to use observations to make our first conjectures in physics, we've gotten to the point that we are able to predict what particles should exist at certain energy levels and how they would behave and interact.  I would say that our knowledge is not based on observation anymore.  Though of course, we now use observations in physics to confirm or disprove our theories.
Read the thread, she explicitly said she doesn't talk to the surviving loved ones and she abhors people like John Edwards that do this.
There are some (like that one) that are just so huge and done with such precision AND with abnormally high levels of radiation and anomalies in the crops themselves, that I can't accept humans stomping around in a field as an explanation.
Whatever.
Also, [Naive Realism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naive_realism). No one should trust their own perception.
I lucid dream. They are so vivid sometimes I can smell or taste them when I wake up. Next time try relaxing and accepting that you're in a dream. Being aware will give you control and dreaming will turn in to another plane of existence or level of reality. 
Violins are priced on perception.  \n\nA popular violin maker can ask huge amounts for his violins.\n\nBut here is a secret:  The best makers don't always do all the work.\n\nFor instance, it is popular to import an unfinished violin from China for less that $100.  Do some rework on the violin in the US (or Europe) and then finish it, adding the makers label.  \n\nA maker might have 3 levels:  totally imported, imported-reworked, done by the maker/apprentices.... just add a zero to the price for each level.\n\nRight now you can buy (wholesale) nice violin kits for $200 (or less), which would sale retail for $1000+.\n\nConcerning the high-end:  Consider that a maker might spend a couple of hundred hours on a violin, over months.  In business, 100 hours of some consultant might be $10-20k, do you think a maker, who is essentially an artist deserves any less when making your once-in-a-lifetime instrument?
And the prize has proved useful again.\n\nYou are obviously a con artist since a person who thought they actually had these powers would jump at the chance to get a million dollars and be recorded in history as the first person to prove some kind of medium powers.\n\nHow is going to a bunch of scientists so you can help them understand how the world works by proving that your "gift" is real like making a exploitative TV show?\n\nHere is a response from someone who either actually believes or is a better actor than you: http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/rfwhh/whats_legal_that_you_think_should_be_illegal/c45tl19?context=3 so take notes or something.
She should have kept the 4th for the ignored apple.
Someone once told me I wasn't a skeptic just because I believe in Bigfoot, ghosts, UFO abductions, homeopathy and Mitt Romney. \n\n(I don't actually believe in any of those, just making a point)
#6 Auras\n\n>The electrical photographic method actually just brings out the outline of whatever it's observing in a beautiful neon glow. In the case of human beings, it also captures the cloud of sweat floating around the filthy, filthy hippie in question.\n\nI laughed my ass off.
> does not absolve them of the responsibility to provide any evidence at all.\n\n...? I never implied that it did?\n\nI was merely commenting on the fact that no matter steps are taken to provide evidence of these events, there will be a subset of people for whom no amount of evidence will matter; ergo, we will be hearing conspiracy rumblings no matter what happens.
This is probably my biggest peeve  with the denialist movement. Well besides they tend to believe in money over what is right, but that they get the media to call them skeptics. How do we go about reclaiming the term, and get the media to quit misusing it so badly. I know the opposition would have a hissy fit if the media started to call them denialists, but we cant go on calling them skeptics.
I have migraines too, as well as scoliosis that causes me nearly daily back and chest pains that can be quite debilitating. If my doctor recommended that I have some quack shove needles into me when he just as easily could recommend something nice like therapeutic massage, I'd be quite perturbed. 
There is a concern that we will not be able to feed the 9 billion people expected to be on the planet by around the middle of this century unless we make some major breakthroughs in food production.  More affluent people in China and India will demand food from higher up the chain, i.e. more meat, which is much more energy and land intensive to produce than fruits and vegetables.  As oil becomes more scare and expensive there will be a push for more biofuel production which will take place of food crops.  Also, with global warming and the severe flooding, droughts and heat that it may bring our crop yields could fall dramatically.  More people also bring more industry which brings more carbon emissions and pollution.  I think it is wise to be concerned.
Nicely put. I get a kick out of the truthers and the anti moon landing people. The truthers are simply lacking knowledge, the anti moon people are just plain nuts.
If it takes a minute to tell a lie, it takes an hour to debunk it. There's a lot of bullshit in those shows. 
Me and my canine teeth disagree strongly with the article.
And they die... to them, what's the difference?\n\nUntil you have evidence of something outside, what sense does it make to take anything about it into account?
so did he shoot him again?\n\ni need to know how this ended.
Eh, as much as I'd like a working cloaking device, there are significant issues with developing/using one.  We have gotten close to variations of an effect which bends light around an object ([article](http://today.duke.edu/2006/10/cloakdemo.html)).  However, so far we do not have anything that redirects visible light around an object.\n\nThe issues with using one are somewhat intuitive: if light is physically bent around me to render me totally invisible, it by necessity also redirects light away from my ability to sense it, and then not only am I invisible, I am also now blind.  The Duke cloak, linked above, gives hints that you can tune their metamaterial cloak so that you can only block certain wavelengths of light, meaning you could then sense based on parts of the spectrum not being blocked, but then you run the risk of being detected using those parts of the spectrum.\n\nWe've been working on this issue for a pretty good chunk of time, and barring some exotic method of sensory outside of the hidden area, a "one-way" cloak is likely infeasible.  I suppose you could do something with drones and tight beam lasers outside of the blocked spectrum, but again, you run the risk of detection.\n\n[Edit] Upon rewatching, I see no distinct features, and the trailing "wisps" look an awful lot like atmospheric turbulence of some sort.  I'm pretty sure this is a natural phenomenon, but even so it looks pretty cool.  Might x-post it to /r/astronomy or /r/space to see if someone there knows what it might be.
I don't understand why it took so long to test this.  It seems fairly easy to test just ask the patient something about their life the "communicator" wouldn't know. I think when this is exposed the communicators should be arrested on fraud charges.
most probably, the image patching/sewing algorithm using a set of images of the mars surface is probably just generating artifacts...or thats what they want you to think ! :) also, to clarify by artifacts in this case is just a graphical anomaly, as in it is trying to make a complete image out of 3 images and this is its best solution
Lol, responses at the blog  claiming its "disinfo".
OK, I'll give you guys this one. Admittedly, I was in a bad mood when I wrote my previous comment, and I should know better.\n\nHowever...while I totally "believe in ghosts", and have several experiences that I could relate, I view stories that I read online with a skill set heavy on critical thinking. For every valid "ghost story", there seem to be 10 exercises in creative writing. That's OK, too, however I prefer the ones which are seemingly valid to me. I suppose that if a person can have an adverse reaction and die in a dental chair, something similar could happen in an office-based minor procedure. While European medical standards may vary from those in the U.S., I have to view this incident as a minor procedure (or something done by a physician in way over his head, which can happen anywhere.)\n\nI simply do not buy into the mindset that I have to accept everything I read verbatim, nor do I subscribe to the mindset that if I think something is BS, that I keep it to myself. I call things the way that I see them. My apologies to anyone who I may have offended. I certainly do not wish to discourage anyone from posting their experiences. I will close by simply stating that readers take the entire story into consideration, and not simply buying into something lock, stock, and barrel.
I don't usually como, but when I do it's while I'm viewing this subreddit.
I agree with your larger point about debunkers, but stories under hypnosis isn't worth that much compared to physical, measurable evidence.
You just don't say anything.  Its really none of your business.  
Alcohol does not kill brain cells. 
This! I'm a vegan and I can't stand PETA. 
I can say, personally, that skepticism is what led me to atheism. I was already a skeptic about everything in my life *except* religion. When I finally allowed myself to look at my religion with the same skeptical eye I looked at everything else, the walls came crumbling down quite quickly. I don't regret it though. There's a certain freedom that comes with being completely intellectually honest with oneself.
Now exclude the ones who are already known to be dead\n\nNow exclude the ones who are still alive and accounted for\n\nNow exclude the ones who are female\n\nNow exclude the ones who don't look like Osama\n\nNow cross-match with the identity of the other people found in the house (claimed to be his wife and at least one son).\n\netc.
Well, Orac has watched the movie so you may find his views on it interesting.\nhttp://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2011/11/burzynski_the_movie_subtle_its_not.php
The obvious next step is to reconstruct this in Minecraft.
I was wondering the same thing. May be they like to put out the news that gets the most public views.
Start with [The Skeptic's Dictionary](http://www.skepdic.com/antivaccination.html), get quick notes of common misconceptions from [Quackwatch](http://www.quackwatch.org/03HealthPromotion/immu/immu00.html), and if you want to get a larger history and blow-by-blow rebuttal, get Paul Offit's [*Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All*](http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Choices-Anti-Vaccine-Movement-Threatens/dp/0465029620/ref=tmm_pap_title_0).\n\nBiased sources? Certainly, from the names of the sites and the author (Offit co-invented the rotavirus vaccine, which is estimated to save hundreds of lives worldwide, every single day). But every claim is backed up by peer-reviewed, evidence-based studies. To refute these sources is to refute the modern scientific method.
He's also from Israel - just like Uri.
I agree. They should, but there are atheists who say they don't.
Prime example of me not reading the title of your post OP: I read the article then came back on here gunning for you for posting something so daft - then I realised you were against it!! Stupid Bouffont.\n\ntl;dr - I'm a dunce and don't read things properly, viktorbir is awesome.
Logical explanation would be that it's a [balloon arch] (http://www.cameronballoons.co.uk/UserFiles/image/TestInf1.jpg) or something [like this](http://www.balloon.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/10-spiralarches.jpg)
Im gonna go with the Uggnaut guys from Cloud City in "The Empire Strikes Back"
Wow, you're an idiot \nYou are also a perfect example of the why this talk is silly and how it empowers tone trolls. \n\n-HEY GUYS SWEARING AT GRANDMA WON'T CHANGE HER BELIEFS!!!!!!!    \n- Thanks, I was assuming it would!!!!!!!!!\n\n-WHILE BROWSING YOUR COMMENT HISTORY, YOU USED "FUCK"... DON'T BE A DICK!!!!!!\n-Good idea big guy!
I really don't disagree with any thing you've said (not that I agree) except the last line:\n\n>You need to show that your "will" can override thermodynamic laws and chemical equilibrium.\n\nthis is assuming 'will' is a singular thing. what your missing is we have free will in a way that is morally significant. this can't be explained by the propensity for neurons to fire in a certain way. 
I used to listen to Art Bell on a sleep timer. It was awesome to fall asleep to. Loved that show. I loved how he had on so many fringe ideas and unscientific beliefs, and just gave them a voice and let the listener decide. The bad ones hanged themselves with their own rope, and the good ones made you think of crazy shit in spite of yourself.
It isn't the change in pressure at high altitudes that affects thinking, it's the change in the amount of oxygen. This is a well documented effect among climbers and astronomers. Where did this video come from? Everwell.com's website claims they produce "unbiased, engaging video content" reviewed by "a panel of physicians." The stuff is shown in doctors' waiting rooms and is advertising-funded.
I think this criticism is misguided. It would be irresponsible for researchers to hypothesize a causal relationship without proper justification. There is value in understanding correlations and there are ample studies (not only in medicine but in a broad range of domains) that appropriately report such relationships.
I'm dialing 1-800-555-0022.\n\n
It's easier to just buy a watch with a wristband. Why would he break his watch just for that?
The first time I went on a thrill ride (the kind that drops you from a few hundred feet) the moment I dropped everything was slow motion, I was still thinking coherently but everything was clear, but those 2 seconds felt like a good 30 seconds. I think those slow motion effects are just how the brain processes information when we are under some kind of stress.
DrPhilly - "For clarity, are you the creator of this series or are you just absorbing the tosh?"
I have had it before and went in with the mind, "hey if it works, great, if not, insurance is paying for it."\n\nIt would work for the time that they needles were inserted but after that nope.  So that led me to believe that the relaxation and the concentration on what was going on was basically guided imagery.
>Even in the debate you cry for special consideration for your ideals because they involve issues that have an emotional effect on you. It's all about how it makes you feel.\n\nThis more than anything demonstrates you are not reading what I am saying.  None of what I am saying is based in any sense on what I "feel". Like I said, you are not paying attention AT ALL.  I do not value one life over another, and I have never said anything remotely like I am "unwilling to remove instances of disparity that can't be attributed directly to gender issues".  Nor have I ever said that "All other forms of discrimination are of a lesser evil then gender discrimination."  I do not believe any of that.\n\nI will leave it up to anyone who wants to read what I've typed to see that you are making assumptions that simply are not true.\n
> I don't believe in the idea that a community has more rights than an individual\n\nWhat is a community but a group of individuals?
This made a very interesting read. Providing sources and still summarizing everything so I can choose whether I want to follow up with more details but still feel quite knowledgeable without.\n\nThank you, for content and presentation!
The people on that show are so rediculous it makes it entertaining. 
-_- I've seen too many horror movies to try that.
>You know what a straw man is?\n\nIt is just how I perceived her words. Which is what counts. \n\n>if the guy had asked in an appropriate manner. \n\n\nWhat is appropriate varies from person to person. Most people don't mind being asked in an elevator.\n\n>, I'm sure you can see, that it makes a difference where and how you ask women out or for sex, can't you?\n\nIt makes a difference where I ask each particular woman sure. But as I said many women find different places appropriate. Most prefer to be asked in private in my experience to avoid slut shaming from their friends. 
The problems is that *they* can bog him down with having to prove every last of their ridiculous claims wrong instead of them having to prove them *right* themselves.
No, you directly compared atheism to obesity and I pointed out the flaws in that comparison.  You then attempted to suggest that atheism is a component of facism and socialism, which is not only false, but totally unrelated.  You then said that atheism was not related to obesity after you were the one who made the comparison, and now you are claiming to not know what I am talking about.
India's problem is the Babas telling people they can vaccinate children by standing on their chest while chanting for a few seconds to a few hours. This video is a bit tough to watch at times.\n \nhttp://www.dailymotion.com/video/xi9t16_indian-behari-baba-stands-on-children-to-cure-them_people
Failed Camera's what?\n\nDon't put random caps on the beginning of a word you want to be important and don't put an apostrophe on a plural.
Do they actually do anything? My friend recently bought Skyrim and is experiencing motion sickness. Someone recommended [this] article to then and(http://xbox.about.com/od/buyersguide/a/vgmosick.htm) the line "[The wristband puts] pressure on a nerve in your wrist that sends the motion sickness signals to your brain" sounds extremely fishy.
So what is your definition of gender equality then?
How dare you bring perspective into this subreddit.
I'm hypoglycemic. Enough sugar pills could definitely land me in the ER. Will that win me the million?
Might have been true until the inevitable herbicide resistant weeds. So far GMO has failed to deliver on smarter farming, it's just been more of the same with no foresight.
Make him watch 'The Craft'.  He'll give up that shit for good after watching that garbage.
Yea this is how I feel. Unfortunately this person is my friend's sister.
DM;HPS
Fish are not stupid:\n\n> Fish capture by anglers has been shown to cause decreases in catchability. This therefore indicates that fish use their memory of negative experiences to associate capture with the stress response and therefore become less easy to catch.\nThis learning has been shown not just in carp but also paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis) which avoid places where they have experienced a single attack by a predator and continue to do so for many months. Also, several fish species are capable of learning complex spatial relationships and forming mental maps and integrate experiences which enable the fish to generate appropriate avoidance responses.This means that a fish can exhibit strong aversive behaviour if exposed to tissue damage or a predator. As a result, any reduction in the stressfulness of a capture by an angler, should be beneficial to angling in the long-term, since recapture of the fish should be less difficult.\n\nFish personality:\n\n> A 2007 study by the University of Guelph Scientists in Canada suggests that fish may have their own separate personalities.The study examined a group of trout that were visually identical. The study concluded that different fish within the same group exhibited different personality traits. Some fish were more willing to take risks in unknown waters than others when taken from their environment and introduced to a dark tube. Some fish were more social than others while some fish preferred being alone. Fish were also shown to have different preferences as far as eating habits.\n\n
Ok, I'll bite because no one else seems to be.  What are we displaying ignorance about?
A chemist told me that your body has trouble dealing with too many different vitamins and nutrients at one time.  Maybe that's why it hasn't worked out as well.
[This cartoon](http://www.google.com/url?q=http://darryl-cunningham.blogspot.com/2010/05/facts-in-case-of-dr-andrew-wakefield.html&sa=U&ei=ZTzPUJqkEo_68QS7qoGoBw&ved=0CBcQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNETAIbb-VXdOP4z2JpfgdVwcmKMgQ) is a gentle and entertaining way to tell your friend that Andrew Wakefield is a sleazy scam artist. 
Thats what people are scarred of? I feel like I could punt that thing across a field
> For them, finding objective facts is like looking for a needle in a haystack.\n\nYES. :[
Take a look at new agers for an example. In my opinion, it's a potentially scary situation. While not always true, there is a pretty heavy tendency for people to fall into other modes of magical thinking when religion is removed. Homeopathic medicine being a big example. It's often worse than religion. Because at least religion has priests who are often more sane than the crazier fringe of their church, and who will step in to give a firm "NO".
[Special pleading](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_pleading)
I'll agree with that entirely! :P
I think the skeptics are being to hard headed in their skepticism - should not one be open to ideas, but distrustful of their truth until proven valid? Why then are so many 'arguments' with skeptics seemingly one-sided and full of condescension?
Then at the very least specify in the title that you are talking about manmade global warming.
Warmer... Warmer... Hot! You're burning up...  Cold. Freezing cold. \n\n"Damn you and your practical jokes, ghosts!"
Oh yeah, I remember that the first time I saw that one I went searching for "doppelgangers" on the web, it made that video much more creepy, also "child demons"\n\nThis video actually shows several kinds of situations (fake or not) that incited me to "search" for a more in deep explanation of the paranormal phenomenon, that's why its one of my favorites.
Air current?
Extra bonus for the part at the end where he describes how he was involved in a BBC action that exposed the company selling the dowsing (fake) bomb detector!
Concise and admirable, but he leaves out that several of the support beams were taken out by debris from the North Tower--and he leaves out a cute tidbit that I find to be curiously ignored: the rather _un_disputed fate of WTC 6:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6_World_Trade_Center\n\nThe twoofers seem to have _no_ problem with believing that WTC 6 was destroyed via debris from the North Tower, but the building right across the street from WTC 6...oh no no no no....\n\nGood on Mr. Currant for calling bullshit on this truther sacred cow, though.\nI like Skeptoid's debunking a bit better...for those that might be interested:\nAudio:  http://hw.libsyn.com/p/e/5/1/e511e5148ae8fea6/skeptoid-4085.mp3?sid=ea99f7ce4bfa041eaa35e1769eac98bb&l_sid=17974&l_eid=&l_mid=1406413\n\nTranscript(for those that like sources):  http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4085\n\nThe "no steel building has ever collapsed due to fire" thing still pisses me off....see, there was this German city called 'Dresden', right?.....\n
Bingo!  This whole thing pisses me off.  He didn't use violence or the threat of violence.  All he did was say that he's psychic.  If the women were gullible enough to believe that, then they should take responsibility for their actions.
That is not confirmation bias. \n\nThe evidence is not sufficient to support the claim. It's as simple as that. An attitude of disbelief is the rational response.\n\nIt could be true, but there's not enough evidence for it. \n\nAlso he's citing Timothy Good's "Above Top Secret" as a catalyst for his research, which, while an important book in its time, is obsolete as a lot of the stuff quoted in it has been shown to be fake.
Your words were: "Think about all of the things that the government does and tell me what society would be like if there were no entity to serve those functions."\n\nThat sentence is a straw man argument. The quote I posted is a direct response to it because even without a state, there would be entities to serve those functions. If the state disappeared tomorrow, the demand for such services would not magically disappear along with it.
There was no correct option in that poll. I'm against circumcision, but feel it should be an individual's choice. That is, if an adult male (or female) wants a circumcision, he (or she) should be allowed to get one. Just like any other cosmetic surgery.
Oh wow. You are a hopeless fool.\n\nWhat you just said is true about literally anything you can imagine. Thanks for offering a bullshit moot point.\n\nI guess there must be good reason to believe there is an underground city of dragons, because, after all, I don't know whether anyone *can* prove it or not.\n\nYou have moved the goalpost so far back that it is meaningless. Congratulations.
Tummo besides thermoregulation, can be used to control the immune system. \n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRsNh0eB-Io\n\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22685240\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nThere have been studies that demonstrate the ability of qigong (similar practice but circulates this energy rather than storing it)  to generate huge bio-electromagnetic fields during meditation. \n\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1353653\n\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9051169\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAlso about Chang, he has demoed abilities nude to students who requested it, he's also demoed a whole lot more than he was willing to let the researchers see. \n\nAlso he was wearing sandals.\n\nAlso students training in his practice all have the same experiences in their training and meditation. \n\nThe ultimate bullshit test is to see for yourself. \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n**P.S.**\n\nRemember that Chang never once charged any of his students.\n\nHe also never once charged for healing.\n\nHe never accepted gifts or donations either (I do hear he cheated at gambling a lot though lol)\n\nAfter this last video aired, he got a huge influx of western seekers.\n\nHe closed the school to westerners,  turned it over to his top Indonesian student, and went to go focus on his own training in seclusion. 
Good point - I don't have any source handy, but have the idea that elite athletes are far more superstitious than most.  However, placebo should not be a bad word.  If acupuncture is a reliable way for someone to reduce inflammation, for example, although it's totally by placebo, they should probably keep doing it, certainly in preference to any meds.  If they're fooling themselves, and it's not actually "working," that's another story.
I'd go for psychic octopuses.
[✔] Childish generalizations\n\n[✔] Snarky attitude in entire comment history\n\n[✔] Obligatory NYC'er hating on everyone outside his little bubble\n\nSummary: Yawn, downvote, move on.
Wow... just wow.
Well, radioactive water.
Were there UFOs in The Matrix?
And expensive mousse I'd bet. 
I'm simply trying to defend the good points about it and saying it's not all bullshit. Sorry that bothers you. 
You could also try smudging. \nIt seems to help my house a bit. 
This is SCIENCE ROCK & ROLL!
Maybe your cat is astral projecting, and you're somehow aware of it. The fact that she seemed to be at rest both times would support the idea.
[This...just...I...dear christ. I just...fuck, I've got nothing.](http://i.imgur.com/kpTtT.gif "If I could, I would pay reality money to make this be a hoax")
Like moths to a flame. There's life here, so why not? Rest assured, if *we* had the tech to randomly go wherever we wanted in space, the ***first*** place we'd go is wherever there's life to explore.
>This is no way to treat a former ally.\n\nProviding weapons to fight a common enemy does not equal an ally.  But that is something for your history class.  Something that foreign policy makers can look at and learn from.  However, it is completely irrelevant when it comes to how it is childish to bury his body at sea.  You've done nothing to refute any of my previous points. 
So, do you personally believe in an afterlife?
Inconceivable!
fwiw, a relative of mine works with CPS (as a lawyer), and she says that when JWs need a surgical procedure or need a blood transfusion (which is forbidden to them), they will say "We can't allow our children to have the procedure/transfusion, but if you get a court to order it, then there isn't anything we can do to stop you (wink wink, nudge nudge)." I find that fascinating on many levels.
She's actually an accounting major, this is just a required kines credit.\n\nI don't know why her book doesn't bring the hammer of justice down on the bullshit that is homeopathy and naturopathy; I was furious it was even mentioned without a cautionary notation in a textbook used by a first tier university.
Stay away from the headlights.
I certainly hope not.... That sounds like The Onion article about intelligent falling, where God holds everything down, or the flying spaghetti monster who uses his many noodlely appendages to stop people from floating off.
If TF or other skeptics receive mails from trolls saying they will be murdered. Does that means that there is a rampant murder culture among skeptics that need to be fought?
That is summed up absolutely *perfectly.*
The Earth is a cage. We are like lab mice in some sort of cosmic experiment. They are up there watching us for whatever purpose. They fly over our cities paying us no heed. We are insignificant to them. The only thing the governments of Earth are covering up is their total powerlessness in this situation. \n\n I don't buy the whole reptilian thing. Its just too absurd really.  I don't buy UFOs being advanced military aircraft either. These things were far more advanced in 41' than anything we have today.
I had done a report on the original papers (the pro and con ones both) a few years back. Later, I was by chance in a classroom full of science-teachers-to-be (I'm a cell biologist and wanted to improve my teaching skills) and the professor (an evolutionary psychologist) decided to use menstrual synchrony as an example of something, I don't remember what. That was fine - it is a commonly belief, albeit poorly supported. I politely raised my hand and said its existence is controversial and talked about why (although the statistical arguments were a bit tricky to get over in 1-2 minutes). The prof was pleasantly surprised and it turned into a good discussion - between us. \n\nMost of the rest of the class verbally attacked me for suggesting something so obviously true could possibly be false. It continued the next class when I came with all the original papers to show and discuss. The prof himself had done the same research and backed my claim. Didn't stop the vitriole I endured from some obnoxious people too set in their beliefs.
Well, then, I guess you've got it all figured out then.  That takes care of that.
That's the one, but I think it was 6 kids and 2 adults. I could be wrong though.
Human's can't digest grasses or leaves. Seriously, if I could, I'd be chomping on grass and leaves all day
>Pain is an everyday occurrence, which is where the needles come in.\n\nWhat? Placebos can be great for pain relief, I don't think anyone would dispute that. That article is awful, it's far too credulous.
This is the first AMA I've been genuinely interested in. This is because James Randi is fucking awesome.
Do you really think peeing on fires helps your hunting?
I agree, video 2 seems to be the odd one out here, but I thought the news coverage was noteworthy. Judging by even the formation and elevations of the lights in video 2, it's safe to say it probably wasn't the same phenomenon caught on film.
That was my favorite part. They basically said:\n\n>Source: Medical science, look it up. It is surely there somewhere.
It would actually be very beneficial to me if you could tell me who was recommending it.  I agree with you - if you're getting tumors removed you've got much deeper problems than a little skin brushing is gonna fix.\n\nIt would also be interesting to hear *how* exactly they're selling it - skin brushing is very much a DIY treatment with minimal buy-in.  It's not exactly a profit center.  This kind of stuff is something the naturopathic community fights all the time - the fact of the matter is, the basic modus operandi of a naturopathic doctor dealing with a chronic condition is to help the patient help themselves as adjunct care with their allopathic doctor.  \n\nI also understand your frustration with the insistent attacks of the scammers.  In any form of medicine or commerce, the ones pushing the hardest are the ones with the least evidence to back their claims; the rest of them can sell on word-of-mouth and letting their products speak for themselves.  This is absolutely true of alternative medicine.  That said, I [don't find many links](http://www.google.com/search?q=%22skin+brushing%22+pain+relief&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a) relating "skin brushing" to "pain relief."\n\nGood luck with your condition.  I have no suggestions for you, woo-woo or otherwise.
I'm sure that you don't.
Another question:  Does boiled water act as a homeopathic treatment for burns?
At this point, I'm thinking you're just trolling. It was amusing, thanks. :)
Thanks!
Here is a personal experience I posted on r/creepy...I'm Lazy...I got rid of mine, you might want to try the same. \n\nThe apartment I live in now was built in the 40s. There was obviously something there when I moved in that would give you goosebumps without the feeling of having goosebumps (no shivering feeling or cold). Third night there I was in bed with my dog trying to sleep. My dog starts shivering and staring at something just over my head, then starts following something around the room with his eyes, still shivering the whole time. Eventually I feel something sit on the bed next to me, the sheets pulled and everything. I got up and turned all the lights on. I went to the bathroom and there was a roach on the wall. I smushed it with a piece of toilet paper and it popped dark red blood all over the place instead of your normal tan colored roach guts.\n\nI was freaked, but managed to sleep with the lights on and tv going. Though I was scared that night, I was mostly pissed after that because I just signed a year lease on the place. The ghost was not really evil or anything, it was just there. I stopped being afraid of it pretty quick and was just really annoyed with it. I smoked the whole apartment out with sage a couple times, installed a couple of night lights, and had plates of salt everywhere, and even some holy water sprayed over the place. I also got an air purifier with an Ionizer (I read they don't like negative ions). The ghost finally left and I have the place to myself again (it was persistent).\n\nIt didn't like my dog. The dog hated going through the hallway from the bedrooms to the living room because he would literally get kicked accross the wooden floor. It is really strange seeing your dog slide 6 feet on it's butt without it's feet moving.\n\nIt is more scary typing this than how I really felt. I was really just pissed off at the thing.\n
Thanks!
Moving the goalposts is similar, the same bad faith used to reach a preordained conclusion.  \n\nBut it doesn't quite capture the argument as munition aspect, where arguments that miss there mark are forgotten in an almost Orwellian fashion.\n\n[The Parable of the Pawnbroker](http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=230) demonstrates this argument a lot better than I did.\n
I thought it was pretty much decided that the Roanoke settlers were carried off by the Croaton (I think, can't remember off the top of my head) Indians, based on the name of the tribe being found carved into a tree.  \n\nI'm sure I read somewhere that there was a tribe in the area much later that displayed European characteristics, but I can't remember the specifics.
It's fine, I didn't even really get into Star Trek until college.  The common theories behind saucer propulsion state that they would likely use some type of gravity generation engine, locking onto some large mass and manipulating the amount of pull it has on different parts of the ship to move through space.  Whatever propulsion system they use, it would be highly inefficient to have combustion, exhaust, or many moving parts.  We don't make form without function, as it causes drastic waste and can be of hindrance.  If efficient enough, they would have no need for any other shape than a saucer.  Maybe a sphere, but we have reports of triangular ships, cigar shaped ships, and sphere shaped ships.  There's no real definite answer to your question, as no one here has experience with extra terrestrial engineering.  The best we can give you come from eyewitness reports(the majority who say they see saucers or triangles)and deduction.
> Downvote me all you want, but...\n\nGladly.
Fake, cause security cameras don't usually have audio.
The Skeptical Inquirer and Skeptic Magazine are the two main skeptical magazines that I know of.  IIRC, Discover Magazine is also friendly towards laymen.
As mentioned, she is staring at it, which is interesting. But it's a blurry picture and there isn't a second one taken right before or after, so there isn't anything to compare it to and I can't really give my opinion definitively.
So by admitting that you don't know what is true that you can tell what is not true based solely on math that is formed to fit our limited understanding of a vast universe?  Preposterous.  Sounds like a nerd wang measuring contest to me, and to a lot of other people.  You dismiss unlikely but possible scenarios for equally unlikely but possible scenarios based solely on mathematical models when the only thing we know for a fact that we know next to nothing.  The only difference is that I'm not discounting either sides ideas.  The idea that the universe is not just expanding, but accelerating in it's expansion shows this.  What we assumed was wrong, and what was impossible is now possible.  You can continue to attempt rewrite the rules every few years and tear your hair out doing it because there is just too much to quantify, or you can just assume that no one knows what the fuck is going on and not be wrong.
Oh sorry dude. No when I made my account it was set on Arcaninemaster then my buddy's dad asked for my help to fix his drum kick pedal. So I left the computer for not even five mins and my friend added the 69 and set the account lol we were in the middle of a prank war anyway
Alex Jones is such a joke. I find the segment where he goes on and on about the purity of his genetic line especially hilarious. He claims he is related to Captain Jones of the Mayflower, which I can't really disprove, but I highly doubt. And even if that's true, it means absolutely nothing in regards to his quality as a human being. The man's only good for a laugh at his expense. His conspiracy rants are garbage.
Surprised dentists aren't pushing for reduced fluoridation in the water supply to increase their customer-base.
but you've provided no evidence of this. you're just stating your opinion.
You are really taking this out of context. It WAS meant as a joke. So many people say this line when asked to revel a secret. Do you take those instances to heart as well?
*The album Ride the Lightning\n\nFTFY
Agreed but these are relatively new vaccines and these cases are the kind of things that show there effects, just like some children have vaccine allergies, we use these to study and make better medicine and take these cases into account when we vaccinate people because here we have clear evidence of a link unlike the Autism/vaccines "link".
Sorry that the link is short.  Apparently there is a whole world of Japanese UFOlogy that has barely grazed english-speaking internet sites!\n\nJacque Vallee's books are much more thorough and have a lot more details... but I can't find a link to that.\n\nIf anyone can find a decent website that covers this in more detail, then it would be much appreciated. 
> Whether it "works" depends on what you expect it to do.\n\nHeal people of the bullshit they claim it would.  It does not.\n\n> Guess you better not take your kid to the dentist, he might get AIDS from the plaque scraper!\n\nI agree, but a dentist is a medical professional and an accupuncture witch doctor is a bullshitter.  I trust a doctor more than a bullshitting hoo-doo seller.
Okay, this friend of yours is not what we around here would call a skeptic as such. She's probably just not hugely gullible, but that doesn't make one what we'd call a skeptic.\n\nIf she reads, give her Carl Sagan's The Demon Haunted World.
Solution: don't publicise your private life on Facebook.
As a proud African American, I fully support this.
yeah, but you have to ask what type of problem they are trying to "solve". In the context of ourselves building a craft that "flies" there are all types of considerations based on aerodynamics, weight, strength and so forth. We don't know if *any* of those things apply to UFOs. \n\nAnd I have listened to a channel that described *their* type of UFOs as dual resonance chambers that are connected with a rod through the center for the purpose of creating a toroid energy field that both rotates left to right and also top to bottom at 333k cycles per second, which is a threshold vibration....\n\nI don't suggest that as meaning anything aside from an amusing consideration.
They can always go back to their usual nonsense of reporting about Kim Kardashian's cat dying or Kate Middleton's pregnancy.\n\nThis type of garbage is how mainstream news sources make money.
Found the 'skinny jeans' defense used 3 times in [this](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1270113/Youre-guilty-rape-Those-skinny-jeans-tight-remove-jury-rules.html) story. Sydney, Seoul and Italy. The case in Italy was actually the only of the 3 that didn't get the defendant off. 
Well if you had told someone 50 years ago that the US government were considering [blowing up aircraft to blame it on the Cubans](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods) they would have said you were crazy. Or 57 years ago that the US conspired with the Brits to [overthrow a democratically elected government to get their oil](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d'%C3%A9tat), they would have said the same, or maybe [giving syphilis to US citizens](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_syphilis_experiment), or [pretending you were attacked in order to start a war](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonkin_Gulf_Incident), or [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_WASHTUB), or [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavon_Affair) or any number of other incidents that show that you *cannot* trust your government, not saying they were responsible for 9-11, but ask me in 50 years what the truth is, although I'll be well dead by then.
In that case isn't their great power within the Darkside as well?  \nMaybe Reddit could power itself with self-righteous cynicism ?!?
Oh relax, it's a god damned metaphor.
I had my fingers crossed...
Why CO testing...?\n
...Has prisoner zero escaped?
No, it takes four years to learn to convince someone that what they're drinking *isn't* water but contains one out of a long list of supposed remedies.
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That's what adrenaline does to you. 
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As I am also active in this subreddit, let my first specific advice be this: If you want to help people with their nutrition, you want to become a dietitian not a [nutritionist](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutritionist):\n\n> In many jurisdictions, including the UK, parts of Canada, and most US states, the term is not legally protected; **anyone may call themselves a "nutritionist", with no qualifications required.** The term "dietitian" by contrast, can be used only by those who have met specified professional requirements.
yeah even with news cast grade camera equipment it's still not good enough lol, but im sure they are usually not filming things a mile high in the sky =/ \n\nedit: just a thought, but maybe there is a reason they always appear blurry. as in, something to do with the way they move - perhaps it IS very difficult to get a clear shot of these. food for thought
In the same way, I'm fond of dice superstitions when I'm playing games. I know (and believe) that they don't make any difference, but I like them. It's like a game within a game.
Give me your phone number so I can investigate. 
That's the same video that's in the blog post.
HAARP myths\nhttp://skeptoid.com/episodes/4122\n
i think it may be photoshop
Here's what I think happened based on his statements. His jet car made the paper at just the right moment for Dr. Edward Teller to see the story right before meeting him. Although Bob may not be the best physicist in the world, he's a tinkerer and inventor. To Teller and the old guard types, this could be exactly the kind of undiscovered genius they're looking for. They don't want people who are the high profile physics guys. This is a secret program. They want a self-starter and free thinker. This is what Bob clearly is. There's no resumé in the world that can prepare you for working with extraterrestrial vehicles. They're so far ahead of us in technology that we're lucky if we can turn the damned things on.\n\nRight before Bob was hired they lost one of their teams. For some idiotic reason they were trying to open the power source while it was in operation, and the detonation killed the entire team. Maybe they thought they would be able to see something with the naked eye? If anything it sounds like the previous team was dumb as dirt. It also sounds like the program itself was being run like complete shit. They were giving them MK-Ultra style mind control crap that smelled like pine and screaming in the faces of meek scientist types to maintain authority. According to their documentation there had previously been a program of cooperation with the greys, but the security people in the building refused to relinquish their weapons in an area where a test was going on that would have made the bullets in their firearms explode, and when they refused to stand down a fight ensued and all human personnel on the base were killed by head wounds caused by some unspecified weapon. This was an end to peaceful cooperation with the greys and it was a major setback for the program, which is another reason why they needed new people.\n\nI don't think he was being fed disinformation. Among the briefings were apparently alien documents on the human race which consisted of a type of book we may still be incapable of printing even today. It had within its pages what sounds like very high tech photographic layering techniques that could represent advanced holography. I don't think they would go to this much trouble to do a disinformation campaign to protect... what? Black programs? They're already well enough protected. A fake alien menace to get the human race together like Reagan suggested in his famous speeches about Russia? I doubt it. \n\nI think Bob is honest, and Gene is honest. I think Travis Walton is honest. I don't think Stanton Friedman knows what he's talking about, and I think he has an ego and likes to mouth off about things like this. He's even openly admitted that he has never met Lazar, but he hasn't admitted that he's not qualified to do a background check on anyone.\n\nI am concerned that our secret programs are probably run in the most conservative, primitive, pathetic way, and we need to open up those programs not only to the scientific community, but also to the public. They can still keep the sensitive stuff secret, but I think it's time for them to end UFO secrecy generally. The whole human race wants to move forward and join the intergalactic community. This may be part of why the United States foreign policy seems unfathomable to the casual observer. It's time to clean house so we can advance as a species.
The FDA doesn't require testing of drugs marked as "homeopathic", so you can have a drug that still has a non-trivial amount of some ingredient in it, and as long as you get the homeopathic seal of approval, you can bring it to market without testing it.  Which, at least according to [this blog post](http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=530), is exactly what happened with Zicam.
"well there wasn't a dog there... that I recall. So, definitely must be a demon! Couldn't be anything else... Wait, Honey, did I have a raging mullet back then that could have gotten caught in a breeze?"
Thats pretty creepy.\n\nFirst thing that came to mind is an Argopelter (or the real thing the funny story is based on) But shadow people and stuff doesn't really mesh with that.  \n\nI'd be inclined to say some sort of fay or class of fairy (Don't know how familiar you are with creature myths but when you see fairy or faerie here it doesn't mean Tinkerbell, fairy is a class of mythical creature rooted in European folklore with MANY MANY sub-classes from  elves, pixies, brownies to ogres and giants, headless horsemen, goblins, elementals, gnomes, and pagan deities.) Sounds like a Puca maybe? But thats celtic and wouldnt make sense without a history of Irish or Scottish immigration\n\nOR possibly something more extra-dimensional just kind of bleeding through to ours and that's why they are shadows.  If this were the case you'd just be seeing through the semitransparent wall between the two dimensions and on the creatures side it just saw its own shadow person laying in the grass next to a creek sit up, I imagine that freaked it out.\n\n\nIt would help if we could see the picture, knew what kind of trees there were around that area, the type of immigrants to that area, and maybe some local history on the spot?
Oprah makes me especially irritated, because she is clearly trying to help people. It's just that she's so painfully ignorant of anything science related, she can't distinguish good medical advice from complete bullshit.\n\nI feel like she could do so much more good if she just learned enough to tell when a guest or whatever was feeding her complete horseshit. 
What's magic is how anyone could have liked that fashion back then. 
This seems to have much more to do with perception than anything else. The fact is that Organic costs more and is somewhat of a status symbol, and yet another reason why I don't like organic. Also most large corporations contract out their food service work, and usually have very little control over how that stuff is run as long as it stays within budget and their employees are happy.\n\nAlso evidence other than something posted on facebook using what looks like quickmeme.\n
No, what happened here was you ripped away all the context from a situation in order to make it something that it's not, then continued to build a strawman that you attacked in such a cliche sexist way, it revealed your intentions to be pure sexism.
You'll be forced to do nothing other than make up your own mind however you feel.  I have no direct sources, just what I've read in passing over years of casually researching on the internet; I will attempt to drag for sources this evening when I get home.
What are your thoughts on this, /r/skeptic ?
It is impossible to live a life where you don't have belief without evidence.  We all have faith in varying degrees.  Like I said before religion =/= faith.  \n\nAlso, faith and trust are synonymous.  It is not trust when concrete evidence exists.  We don't trust the fact that gravity exists.  We know.  (If all the people you knew were assholes you would think all people are generally that way, but that is just a logical fallacy.  It takes faith from each person to person unless you take time every time to investigate into them.) 
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If most never hear about them then how does anyone know they happened?
Any possible proof? I'm going to assume you're telling the truth, HOLY SHIT lol.
While we are at it we should demand that non-organically grown crops be labeled as such. What about the people who don't want all of those pesticides on their food? They have a right to know when their food is grown with pesticides so they can make informed decisions on the food they eat.
You're more than welcome here. We don't claim to be experts, and when people present what they feel is evidence, we voice our honest opinions. Sometimes those opinions are hard to accept for the person presenting the evidence, but we voice them anyway. Personally, I'm open to any questions or discussions that you might want to discuss. Let 'em rip!
I enjoy a good ghost story but I'm skeptical of their actual existence. I've spent a lot of time hanging around "haunted" places and I've never seen anything that couldn't be explained. Since there are no credible scientific examples of the phenomena I'm going to have to say it's all just people's imaginations. Until 1)I see something with my own eyes or 2)a peer reviewed scientist affirms their existence I'm going to have to remain a nay sayer. 
Bug. next!
I recommend reading \n\n>Schick, Theodore and Lewis Vaughn. "Near-Death Experiences." In How to Think About Weird Things. New York: McGraw Hill, 2005. pp 307-323\n\nthere is a torrent with the eBook out there
To be fair, the one honey based product may help sooth a dry throat if it contains sufficient honey. But it makes many other claims it can't deliver on.
He's a magician. He's supposed to be doing something that looks unbelievable. That's his job.\n\nHe often precedes his shows with the fact the he has no powers and just uses suggestion, misdirection and trickery.\n\nHe is skeptic himself and dedicates many shows to debunking/exposing various psychic claims, including faith healing, ghost hunting, psychic reading, etc.\n\nHis live performances are very impressive, and I recommend downloading them if you can.
Seems unclear to me how much [cargo cult science](http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~slu/on_research/fayman_science.html) there still is.. Plenty, probably. [Other link](http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/cargocul.htm), can't seem to find a decently formatted one..
James Randi tried [this experiment](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dp2Zqk8vHw) with horoscopes.
 One of my favorites is [Encyclopedia of Haunted Places](http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Haunted-Places-Ghostly-Locales/dp/1564147991/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324957713&sr=1-2). Then, if you want a little more than just hauntings, there is [The Encyclopedia of the Paranormal](http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Paranormal-Gordon-Stein/dp/1573920215).\n\nBoth are good books with different perspectives.
I think it comes down to what a person is willing to accept as evidence (for whatever). What *facts* are available to indicate whether or not something may be true? In the article posted by the OP, Gordon Cooper claims to have seen UFOs. That isn't enough *truth* for me, even if I disregard the fact that he might be mistaken, or simply unable to explain something that someone else could. \n\nAs for Edgar Mitchell, if you do a bit of reading about him, he's said plenty of things in the past that could well place him in the 'crazy', or at least 'questionable' pile. Did you know that Mitchell claims to have been healed of cancer (despite never having being diagnosed) 'remotely'? Read about some of the things he's said, or institutions he's formed. He may be a "great American", but he might also be the most gullible too. Again, where are his facts? He has multiple 'sources' but doesn't name any, and has personally never seen a UFO or 'smoking gun' documents. He's been 'briefed', but not officially (had a chat with his mates?). As fascinating as his comments are, and as sincere as he seems, that's not good enough for me. Other stuff is, but this post by the OP doesn't contain what it claims to. That's all I'm getting at.\n
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I've always found the Taman Shud case to be interesting. Also, the Oak Island money pit.
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I saw this on the NBC Nightly News last night. At least they said it was probably an early hearing aid. But wow, I was surprised to hear that people could be so gullible. 
Holy fuck.
You missed the sarcasm. Look at the author. Look where it was published. \n\nHe's a physicist who was involved in fighting some creationists in court. This was a parody of creationist writings.
Does anyone really think all calories are created equal ?  \n\nPersonally I've always found those in cakes, chocolate and cookies far more appealing than those in "healthier" foods.
I call bullshit. It's not hard to observe just how active the subreddit is, and I saw some stats that seemed to indicate 1/3rd of registered users are subscribers to r/atheism.
Man, the comments on the Gazette are depressing. Why are people so bloody stupid?
Sure, the diet soda doesn't lead to weight gain in everybody, and it probably depends on what exactly the soda is sweetened with. If you took two groups of soda-addicted people and only allowed one water and the other diet soda, which would gain/lose more weight? I suppose that's not final. I think that diet soda should only be used as a stepping stone toward cutting it out completely though (along with sugar and processed carbs in general!).
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We lived in a house that had "minor" spirit activity. \nThings would fall off shelves (well they were thrown really) at random times, feeling like someone was looking at you when no one was there etc. \nOur Husky would be playing in the house and suddenly stop and stare into the kitchen at nothing. \nYou could call her and she wouldn't even look at you (usually she comes right to you).\nAfter a few seconds she would suddenly just start playing again like whatever was there was gone now. 
Yup! It actually killed Jenny McCarthy's attractiveness for me, even her old stuff I can't look at without thinking about how dumb she is. Although if I wax revisionist for a moment, I'm not certain if it was her lack of intellect alone or the fact that she stood on a podium with her 2nd only to Hillary Clinton in shrill voice and succeeded at persuading other mothers to join the blame game with no other credentials than taking it in the pooper on film. \nNevermind, I usually find porn stars less attractive as soon as they open their mouths to speak.
here here.
Excellent idea.  This should be applied to jewelry as well.
Healthier only by replacing something that they consider to be worse.
Perhaps, but it's a) funny, and b) true.\n\nThere is ample scientific evidence supporting man-made climate change, and virtually no evidence against it - therefore AGW theory is very likely to be true, and very unlikely to be false.
ZOMG you must be psychic!
Do keep in mind, that regrets and "feelings of doubt" can come from complications of the surgery, missing support infrastructure of the individuals afterwards, remaining structural discrimination, failure to be seen as [cissexual](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cissexual) in day to day life and other things I can't think of at the moment. Without an appropriate breakdown these number don't say much.\n\nOn the other hand, I would call a procedure with an 92% success rate quite not bad at all.
You know, you don't act like a scientist.\n\nThey're usually pretty stiff.\n\nYou're more like a game show host.
Nice to hear that somebody actually did this :-)
Kind of hard to double blind the stuff. It has a distinct flavor and viscosity. \nPlus, I don't even have the stuff anymore. 
Goddamn mobile reddit. This is in response to the Dudley rd. post. 
I got a 404 
Well, when someone uses flawed science to back something up, that's what most rational people think.
Magic tricks are often difficult For the audience to explain. \n\nI'd have asked her factual questions, not to relate events which, even to people observing them, are relative and open to interpretation. \n\n"what was his phone number" is a good one. Either they know it or they don't, it doesn't rely on interpretation. If they don't know it, they aren't in "contact" with your dad. 
I've done that far too many times, sometimes it happens!
I'd like to know this, too.  Was there something specifically different with the WA batches?  If not, it seems suspicious that WA is having a large outbreak.
The amount of times you said "First off" is monumentally disturbing.
This brought tears to my eyes. Something very similar happened to me. \n\nI was going over to my friends house to sleep over on a Friday night. I had recently sensed that Betty's (my cat) time was near. I loved this cat. When I was depressed and suicidal she comforted me more than my dysfunctional family. Every night she would sleep with me, licking my sweaty armpits and making me giggle. Betty and I had a deep relationship, I don't know how to describe it. Betty was laying at the top of the stairs, so I go a few steps down, and sit down. I cuddle up to her before going away to sleep over. I hug her saying "Betty, if I don't see you again, I love you." Plant a kiss on the top of her head, and walk over to my friends. I come home the next morning and there is no jingle of her collar as she runs to see me at the door. My step mother relays the sad news, she had to be put down, she was paralyzed and was in agony. \n\nI cried my heart out that day. A 6'3, 250lb, 16 year old cried til he shuddered. I cry even now, writing this out, recalling all the memories. 
I haven't watched it, but if the basic premise is that humanity is dependent on a functional ecosystem, that premise would be based in reality. 
Glad you got that out of your system?
It was done on April 1, so by definition it was a hoax.
Wow, that is incredibly strange. Did you keep them?
[I found a decent article](http://www.thebiggestsecret.org/home/index.php/articles/ufo-et/meier-hoax/60-meier-hoax/76-meier-smoking-gun) debunking his 'wedding cake' photo. It seems, though, that's the only photo that's been debunked and I believe he had produced many. Hrm.
Probably the South African stuff. White people are getting shafted pretty bad there. Most of that stuff is crazy though, not Neo-Nazi. Not to split hares, but being a Nazi and being racist are not really the same thing. You know grammar Nazis? I'm like a historical fact Nazi.
A good idea, but if a Muslim or Jewish scientist deserves this award, will he still award it and possibly cause a great deal of extra and unintentional offense?
I am waiting eagerly for the year he wins the Nobels, Turing, and Fields medal in sequence. A clean sweep would be great to see. This presentation felt like a fast forwarded Deepak lecture.\n\nUnfortunately, I can find absolutely no trace of his "peer-reviewed papers." Nor can I find him as an author in online mathematics libraries or computer science. \n\n
Yes it does.
It's like when you're looking through someone's internet history and find out that even though they were browsing from 11pm to 2am there is an hour gap with nothing recorded.  
And your science to base any claims about this is....? What? Can you show me your research and the data you used and the models applied?
OP. No offense but this thread is pointless.  The entire subreddit is your question. Just saying.
It's a "some else's problem field", while fictional in inspiration (Hitch-Hikers Guide to Galaxy) it is also right on. Some people disregarded things that are so far outside their belief system as to require a complete rearrangement of their perception of the world, and thus of themselves.  In other contexts, I've witnessed people selectivity forget things that happened, or not see something that is right in front of them, becouse of this. I even have strong suspicion that it has happened to me a few times, and I generally remember the wacky stuff. 
Don't forget the homeopathy. It "works" on canines too.
Thats my point, people think its some organized network of internet freedom fighters.
Arts... That does seem to help explain it.
Correct, I'm not looking for guesstimates... I'm looking for hard numbers that have some sort of empirical backing. 
Reverse is generally accepted as racism directed toward a group that is traditionally the majority group by the minority group.
Haha Yea, those guys always have something to sell...\n\nIf it were perpetrated by "The Cabal", I think we'd see a larger media presence and it would be taken much more seriously, imo... The fact that it is now slipping away into the forgotten is kinda weird, tbh...
I got a bunch of shit for trying to get a flu shot from my doctor, what was explained to me was that I was too young and healthy and old people needed it more.
The US government spends *billions* on "climate science". These guys work with mere millions.
I'm the same, it is really hard to believe that no physical evidence has ever been found. Right now we have only as much evidence as we have of demons or fairies, I.e first hand testimony by "credible" people but nothing tangible. 
I have chronic shoulder pain and I've always wanted to try it. Supposedly it increases blood flow and depending on which nerves are poked it can bring some relief.
Pretty sure those little trivia tidbits they post on the site are based off of users' answers to the questionnaires that the site is built around.\n\nSo basically they're not put forward as "scientifically verifiable fact," it's just fun based off of common correlations they find in what people report about their own tastes.
I was sitting here thinking of logical rational things and came up with nothing. I personally look to logic first because you are right, some people get tunnel vision. That's why I asked if anything else has happened. If it was a one and only event I'd lean toward natural.
It doesn't help, though, look at evolution deniers, there's less scientific controversy over that, yet they still claim it's there. People are just to invested in these ideas, no amount of proof or consensus will change their rhetoric. 
Wait a minute... how is fish oil a 'dragon'?  Are they saying vitamins/supplements don't work?  \n\nedit: and they are also attacking organic foods?  wow
I agree. There are some people who still want absolute certainty. Skepticism doesn't provide that, and it's a good thing. Having doubt, being ready to change your mind if presented with a convincing argument/evidence is a good thing.\n\nThere's also a tendency to just automatically assume that if something sounds like pseudo-science it must be. I remember a while ago the online skeptic community went into a small frenzy when Bill Nye helped to advertise an ionizing spray bottle, claiming that it helped to reduce water's surface tension and clean better. Bill wrote on his website after people started criticising him that he had performed his own experiments, baking cotton buds to try to sterilize them, cleaning surfaces with a normal spray bottle and the ionizing bottle he was going to help advertise, and growing samples in petri dishes... I myself simply asked if ionizing the water could actually reduce surface tension because I honestly didn't have any idea, where as many people seemed to just have a knee jerk reaction as "ionized water cleans better" does indeed sound like many quack claims.\n\nNow I don't actually know if the ionizing spray bottle he advertised actually does help with cleaning or not. But if it does, I haven't seen any apologies made to Bill, and being a good skeptic should really mean that if you're wrong and you've been claiming someone else was, you should apologize and admit it.
Cole, Dennis, and your friends-who-thought-corn-stealing-was-so-uncool all teamed up to freak you the fuck out.
What's particularly creepy is my bedroom was at the top of the stairs and directly above the piano room and I would have a recurring dream where I was looking for someone, look into my room and see no one.  But when I turn to the stairs, some pushes me and I tumble down to land in front of that room.  When the assailant reveals his face, it's me.  I pushed myself down the stairs.  Also, the first me (the one experiencing events first-hand) dies within in the dream.\n\nSomething strange going on in that house.
"We must preserve the American way of life."
This tape is prolific in the CrossFit community, the testing ground of **so** much monetised pseudoscience and sports superstition.\n\n*Edit: Cake day!*
My wife says I don't listen...or something like that...\n
>It is highly politicized all over the world. For example, the climategate emails at UEA in the UK.\n\nI don't understand how this is an example of politicization?  In the UK it was mostly covered as a data hacking (except of course in tabloids where they did the classic cherry picking to make it seem like there was something sinister going on).  It got much more press coverage in the US.
You should be skeptical of any product that you have to buy which is referred by a doctor. 
...OK, at this point you're pretty much spewing forth as many random non-sequiturs as you can fit into a post.  (Barrett can't question the products Sahelian's hawking without having specialist training in internal medicine?  Even though Sahelian can formulate and sell them without such training?  That's even more bizarre that the articles claim that he can't question the products without a degree in nutritonal science...).\n\nSo I'll skip to the point: the argument "Barrett has no specialist training in internal medicine / nutritional science / whatever, therefore he has no right to ask me what evidence I have for the claims I'm making about the products I'm hawking!" is flawed, not because I'm claiming Barrett *does* have such training, but because *it's a complete non-sequitur*.  \n\nIn other words, Barrett's qualifications (which seem to be perfectly normal) are completely irrelevant to the question of the efficacy of Sahelian's products.  The only reason I can think of to write an article attacking Barrett on the basis of them, if you're Sahelian and have just been asked by Barrett what evidence you have for the claims you make about the products you sell, is to distract people from the fact that you don't have any such evidence.\n\n(Oh, by the way, your tl;dr has nothing to do with your post.  You don't mention the guy's intentions).
You seriously linked to someone describing natural selection, as "worship of science", you've got to be retarded.\n\nStrawmanning by pointing out real examples where religious people have started protests over?\n\nThe point of ridiculing religion is to get them to stop getting so offended by it. Similar to how people use to make fun of people who got angry in school when someone insults them, the solution was to not be so offended by it. That's the goal. Religions are so easily offended by everything, and that's only going to lead to violence down the road.\n\nAnd you dislike atheism because it used popular memes like advice animals and facebook pictures to make a specific point or bring to attention a specific issue. \n\nLet me tell you, a lot of subreddits are about to disappoint you (but it's funny that you directly go to magicskyfairy which has all of this).\n\nYou dislike /r/atheism because people show respect to something said by the Dalai Lama? Really? REALLY?\n\n> strict interpretation of the same holy book that they forgo belief in\n\nWell that's why religious scripture was created, to be strictly followed since they are divine texts by God. If we went back in time to the 12th century, they'd hang you for saying you want to interpret a line of Bible as a metaphor. Today's Christians are a lot more modern, so the point of quoting Bibles to them, is to show them, they are good because of modern moral zeitgeist, not because of the Bible (since they don't strictly adhere to the Biblical laws).\n\n>superiority complex\n\nSuperiority complex for believing in evolution, the scientific fact, and being upset that they met people who don't believe in it (AKA uneducated ignorant people)---that's superiority? \n\nNext you'll tell me your math professor has a superiority complex for grading you badly on a math test.\n\nHey [this](http://www.borderofinsanity.com/assets/2012/01/Atheism-vs-Stupidism-atheism-26693291-500-417.png) was on the front page of /r/atheism today. I bet you're gonna tell me that it's offensive because people who think atheism is stupid should not be called stupid because that's offensive. 
Ask her how two people born on the same day, only minutes apart, half way around the world could have completely different personalities.\n\nHere is a study about time twins (as they are called)\n[link](http://atheism.about.com/b/2006/04/20/time-twin-study-discredits-astrology.htm)
Do you know why you should always take two Baptists with you when you go fishing?  If you only take one he'll drink all your beer.\n\n
For what purpose was the hurricane turned?  And if we had the technology to turn hurricanes, why isn't it used all the time to prevent the massive damage they cause?
*sigh*\n\nThe reason I chose to believe the OP's story, and ability, is because I have a similar ability.  It's nowhere near as strong as it once was, but I still remember it when it was at it's strongest.\n\nI only saw the shadow people.  And I'm talking full-bodied silhouettes floating, *right in my fucking room*.  I couldn't talk to them, didn't want to.  I was so scared out of my mind (I was 8) that I pretty much shut them out.  I wish I'd understood it more, so I wouldn't have shut them out as bad, but it was the choice I made. \n\nThough the fact that I can't see them as good *now* may just be due to my being older.  Either way, now all I see are brief (but highly detailed) glimpses.\n\nSorry I offended you for quote, "Being a moron." 
Thanks!
APPLEPIETINI
Not a glitch.
> What is the energy input\n\nThere is no energy input. Magnetic fields trigger the mechanism. \n\nMagnets have a half-life of about 1400 years and so the energy used to make a magnet doesnt count as input energy. Magnets are not energy storage devices.
The left would argue that capitalism is a problem itself.  There is a famous phrase that many pro capitalist economists echo "Capitalism is the worst form of economy, except for all the others".   \n\nIf there was not a problem with Capitalism, Marx wouldn't have been able to write more than 4.000 pages about it.
Let's not outright abolish "radiation", is my point. If it's under control, it helps us harness enormous power.
>Wow, you really think they have some knowledge of "energy" and "mass"?\n\nI wasn't having a go at you, I'm as blown away by this as you are :)
I know we should be undermining the "conspiracy theorist", but look at what they say the solutions would be.\n\n   - Get informed, speak up connect with others.\n   - Bank locally.\n   - Buy and invest responsibly.\n   - Move to audit and end the fed.\n   - Keep the Internet fair and open.\n   - Support independent media.\n   - Support organic, non GMO farming.\n   - Campaign finance reform / paper ballots.\n   - Advocate for renewable energy.\n   - Come together in mass action.\n\nNone of these sound unreasonable to me. \nIt's not like they're telling us to duct tape the widows, hide in our basements and wear tinfoil headgear.\n
I'm losig tem all, oe by oe!  elp!
As is the [fallacy fallacy.](http://www.fallacyfiles.org/fallfall.html)
That's fascinating. I've never tried to change what I saw previously. I'll have to try that next time.
This sounds like a job for logical fallacies. She might not be able to counter or refute them all.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies\n\nYou can not win with truth, evidence or facts. Maybe you can win with deception and guile.
He raised the money to preserve Tesla's lab so it could be made into a museum. How is that a bad thing?
"Are you fucking kidding me??"
And here is where your arguments break down.\n\nYou are implicitly saying that believing in faeries, yetis, flying saucers, and (working) homeopathy is absurd. But you say that you are not an atheist because you don't believe "god doesn't exist".\n\nNow, in order to be consistent, you have to consider the fact that faeries, yetis, and flying saucers may exist*. Because you don't have evidence they don't. You shouldn't be able to come out on either side of the belief divide. Someone who strongly _doesn't_ believe in all of those should be just as weak of a skeptic to you as one who does strongly believe.\n\nWhich is the core problem of this whole "agnosticism as a middle road" bullshit. No one is that indecisive on any of the minor woos out there. But people are inherently scared of saying decisively that they don't realistically entertain the notion that god exists in the same way they say they don't realistically entertain the notion that we have been visited by aliens.\n\nIf you were just as agnostic about all of the supernatural woo that is equivalent to deities on the evidence scale (none for the existence, but can't absolutely prove non-existence), you'd have to make small concessions in your life for ghosts, faeries, yetis, and aliens. Why? Because you just don't know and you wouldn't want to offend them just in case they do. Just like you do with god.\n\n*I've purposely excluded homeopathy because that can and has been systematically disproved (mainly because all of the others are about the existence of physical objects and homeopathy is about the efficacy of treatments).
[Jeeves & Wooster!](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098833/). That's what they were doing about 20 years ago. In the UK they were a double act for very many years.
Change anything in the universe and we wouldn't exist. #chaostheory\n
I disagree.  A con in which the mark doesn't find out they're being conned is still bad.\n\nIn this case the OP is helping to perpetrate a con.  It doesn't make him/her bad with a capital B, but it sure as heck ain't good.
Thanks!
Yeah, but you burn way more calories while jacking off. 
Awesome, thank you.
People become skeptics?!  Not trying to be condescending, or anything, but I've just always been like this.  I use logic and reasoning all the time for every occasion.  
Am I taking crazy pills? Why is everyone downvoting this?\n\nWe have all of **ten days** of winter left in 2012, the rest already happened months ago. We have more cold weather ahead of us before 2013, but how the hell can you say that winter hasn't already happened this year?
[Part two](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tl3tUQng9Q&feature=related). 
Echoing the SkepDic:\n\nhttp://sciencebasedlife.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/the-multi-vitamin-fallacy/
Yep, just the one. On most other things I either disagree or ignore it. This is the only thing about them that actually bugs me.
I saw "out of the blue" pretty good
Fuck knows, luckily it's a load of bull anyway
Seriously? just 12 kids? how's that supposed to be statistically relevant? or is it a typo?
It's pretty impressive when you can make me do a mental double-take every 5 seconds.
which other one is there ?  UAP is pretty dead
> are there intelligent beings visiting earth? \n\nNo.  If there were, one of the world's billions of cameras would have gotten a picture by now...\n\nEDIT:  Notice how I get immediate downvotes - but none of them post a legitimate picture that proves me wrong???  That's because I'm not wrong...
Well, you know what they say...\n\nWhen life gives you corrosive toxins, make lemonade!
Look at the last one...
I'm gonna call yo Momma.
You can place the blame for all the prozac in the waste water on me.  Sorry guys, I'll try no to pee anymore.
Where's the title claim in the article? I can't find the word "precedent" or "consequences".
I wonder if the Obama administration gets a kick out of these. "Hey Joe! Did you read the one about me marrying a Pakistani?" 
Medicine should be everyone's pet cause. It's never too soon to remind people that science works.
You know what, I was brought up Presbyterian and my parents are very religious....when shit started hitting the fan, I really tried to jump back into religion...slept with my bible open on my bed next to me, but none of it seemed to help.... chanting scripture usually turned into a creepy  experience in itself
I haven't found any posts talking about this rationally. The top three rated comments all include the word 'bullshit'. Considering the amount of factual evidence about the benefits of masturbation is nearly identical to the amount of factual evidence about not-masturbating (that is: hardly any, on either side), claims of 'bullshit' are therefore irrational.
Nope. There are good reasons why both of those would occur more often in populated areas.
>Wait hold on, the whole point of the original post was about a claim that music has gotten worse since the 30's.\n\nI agree. I think you and the OP were both operating under that same flaw. It's very difficult to judge art across decades.\n\n>In any case, it is preposterous to claim that music of a mere few decades ago is incomparable to the music of today.\n\nOf course you can compare them. But you can't hold them to the same standard and use that standard to compare them anachronistically.
I work in human services, and we have one of these kits. It's for "personal medicine," which is described as something that one does to feel well.\nin-depth description here:http://www.patdeegan.com/commonground/tour/personal-medicine\nMy agency has completely bought into this. Don't get me wrong, I think the concept is common sense and a good thing, but I think it's silly to charge 500 dollars to teach people about it. Also, interestingly, I can't find any sort of research that says the kit helps in any way at all.
I love Waverly and have experianced the the shadows myself and have had many more experiances there. It's worth getting some people together and paying for the private over night investigation. With it you have full run of the place with only a "guide" taking you though the walk though and then checking on you every few hours.\nI go 2-3 times a year and never leave disappointed.
Do you know why there is such a sharp fall and rise at the 40ish mark?
>I'm surprised a link to Wikipedia is the highest upvoted comment on a skeptic subreddit.\n\nWhy? As long as the citations are there I don't see a problem - there's been a few studies on Wikipedia & they're very favourable, one said it's as reliable as Encyclopedia Britannica.\n\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4530930.stm
If you zoom in really far it looks like two spheres. I dunno lol.
Oh, whoops.  During his lecture, he spoke about PhDs and I thought he said he received one himself, but I must have misheard.  I suppose I should delete this post due to the mistake..
I had both in mind - at least to the extent that the OP was treating climate scientists more like theologians who must not be questioned by lay people, and not like scientists.
WAT.
You were, as you said, dreaming. 
Free market capitalism decides the technological progress.  We have fancy computers and phones because people like to buy them.
A lot of people hear the myths of detox and cut out a lot of foods like meat. The irony is that the liver needs meat to do its normal job of detoxing the body.
Maybe, as dumb animals, they were considered free of sin and were all accepted into heaven. Whoa, that would be a catch 22.
More *green, leafy* veggies. We already have WAY too much corn, peas, and carrots.
Agreed.  Also, given his political stance, he would be open for people to choose asbestos air filters for their home furnaces, or wine fortified with wood alcohol, or expensive but untested prescription medications . . . all without any requirement that the sellers educate them on the risks involved.
Plus from what I hear, a class on muppets! Listening to Jordan Jesse Go has made me really wish I'd gone there. It sounds like a pretty unique experience. 
Ah, ok.  I blame the sudden influx of men's rights people for my assumption that you were serious.  That and my recent switch to the graveyard shift.  \n\nI thought the stereotype was that if they drew hearts over their 'i's they were in the closet about something?
That is not what feminism is about. Feminism is about advancing the interests of females, at the expense of males.
suicide is the thirteenth leading cause of death, claiming over a million people a year, plus an additional 10-20 million non-fatal suicide attempts. additionally, a lot of times the cause of suicide is not listed as a cause. dolphin suicide seems legit.  
Ummm I think this might be POE and it is definitely not pareidolia the cross is really there. It is an artifact of the process to cut the chips from a whole sheet of tortilla or potato. Imagine 4 square sheets with perforated edges on where they are supposed to be cut. It just so happens this chip made of the 4 corners of 4 separate chip sheets.
Besides the clear nonsense of her idea (which is a total abuse of what is known about QM), the fact that she's driving while holding a phone to video herself (and can be seen letting go of the wheel several times) makes it seem to me like she's trying to manifest a car accident.
Doesn't Matter; Part of the Conspiracy\n/tinfoilhat
No mater the product, I am always skeptical of something be sold in a multi-level marketing scheme. 
It's a cheap laugh, but I'll take it.
how come?
Thanks a lot! Replies like this make this site great. I bow to you, sir.
Here in Australia guns became rather difficult to acquire legally. Since then the gun related crimes haven't gotten any lower.\n\nDoes that mean the laws should be relaxed? I have no idea.
Well said.
If they're talking about residents within our planetary sphere, that would be referring to the Agarthans which is in fifth density, inner earth.
Not a bad argument, but this ISN'T 'NAM, THERE ARE RULES!
In hunter gatherer tribes it's woman that have the role of care giver. For the gay uncle hypothesis to be plausible the other care givers and hunters would have to be particularly incompetent in order for the role of the gay uncle to be of any significance.\n\nAll we need is for the nieces and nephews of the gay uncle to survive. This is why I think that the focus on the gay uncle as being the reason *why* they survive is actually just flattery, rather than a good argument.
INCORRECT.  31.1%.
Thank you very much for this post. I've heard the same logic being applied to mental health conditions as well, like clinical depression. People who suffer from these so called "controversial" diseases are often ridiculed by their peers for seeking help. The consequences of not gettign the help they need can be dire. I was reading a paper a while ago on the elevated rates of suicide in people with chronic pain. Scary stuff... 
Maybe I'm a flake but this isn't working... And its really bothering me.  What kind of phone do you have?
Wake up, Jangotat.
Your characterizaiton of the philosophy of science is flimsy to say the best. Though I can imagine how you might get some positive feedback in a collegiate setting to your gobbledegook.\n\nI recommend **not** writing a book about UFOs. Or, if you insist, I recommend you write a book, burn it, then get started on a second book that might actually be useful to someone else. 
I know when I try to sneak into a secret military area my clothing of choice is a short skirt and high heel boots. 
So it was a crackin', not a Kraken?
I'm afraid if that's what you believe about this very serious illness, then you don't understand how easily it can go bad in children. It's not, nor should it be looked at, as a right of passage. \n\nMoreover, your statements about only trying to prevent it in the elderly are also ignorant: stopping the spread of the virus, whether in children or adults, helps everyone.\n\nI understand that you and these parents don't really think this is a big deal, and it _is_ true that individual instances of this probably carry small risk to the individual child. I don't think that parents should be left off the hook for it, though. They _are_ playing with fire, even if they don't realize it. When it comes to communicable diseases, it's smart not to underestimate nature.
Does the UK have like ten citizens or something?\n\nIt seems like *everything,* even the most random, insignificant stories involve Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry.  Plus, there's the Queen and Princes.  \n\nYeah, pretty sure it's about a dozen people, but they all seem quality and those guards are cool. 
damn it, I've even seen this before and new to watch for the changes, and I still missed the table cloth. 
But we also have people like you who are better then everyone else to point these things out to us yet post nothing themselves.  /s\n\nI might add you are either a troll or have a very slanted view of /r/skeptic lots of discussions, Lots of posts like these also but sometimes ridicule is whats needed to open peoples eyes. \n\nNot happy then post topics more to your liking. \n\n\n
What a [bitch](http://famewatcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sylvester-stallone-botox.jpg).
Alright.
Not checking if you're not posting misleading information has nothing to do with intelligence. It's the matter of laziness and lack of respect to your recipients.
The error is not in whether they're dead or alive, but that "The Health Nerd" claimed they were in the US, and that "organic" pigs would be treated any differently.
What's this about burning a dropped flag? Never heard that one before.
do you realize how huge of a constant, unending flame war this is going to spark over the next year if it goes completely unanswered??? \n\nhaha every comment thread will end with everyone arguing about this sighting... :P\n\nIf i were a producer of one of the big Alien movies this summer, i'd just take credit for it at this point :P free marketing!
Each chunk of bandwidth tunes you into a station. If a station wants to, I believe they can change the range of the signal. They're supposed to keep it to the bandwidth they are allotted, out of fairness to other stations but I'm not sure they always do that.
Looks like a person wearing a black hat of some kind, looking down at the ground, and what we're seeing is the top of her head.
People won't believe in Bigfoot until we have a body...
I thought the same thing. They could well end up in court for trademark infringement or something I imagine.
You'll note a lot of the responses are in the affirmative and correspond mostly to childhood memory. This is because our brain fabricates most of our memory (i.e., memories are facsimiles of events, a lot of stuff gets filled in so to speak) and will use third party accounts in doing so (allowing for gaslighting). Since our childhood memories are largely inaccessible most memories you have from that period are largely based on this party accounts.\n\nIn summation, you remember it in third person because relatives fed you information in the third and your brain constructed it on those grounds.
Thank you for the info, I really appreciate it and I understand that it's a sensible form of insurance. What I'd like to know is how likely these things are to happen in my county in Colorado. 
That made my brain hurt. I must be suffering from EM-emitting DNA bacterial whatsits. 
[Jewel Staite](http://www.masteemag.com/wallpapers/img15081.htm)
Uses *various* sensors to detect the paranormal. Ah-ha! It was just that easy, folks. 
I like to clarify that I don't do massage.  I am not a licensed massage therapist.  There are often preconcieved notions related to massage and I try to remove those from my population.  I treat using either stretching, patient motion, and/or handheld instruments to present a finer treatment edge which I have never seen a massage therapist use.  Nor do I believe they can be certified in the techniques I utilize.\n\nSome massage therapists will perform fascial release/fascial stretches but again I want to avoid the connotations associated with massage, patients are never nude, rarely have more than their parts of their clothing upped up to expose the treatment field and are usually not just laying there having the treatment done.\n\nHope that helps.
Call it sleep paralysis or w/e you want to call it. If it happens, it happens. A rose by any other name....
Oh man,...preparing to get downvoted into oblivion,...BUT,...\n\n\nTo answer your question with another question,...Do all of these men and women have to be telling the truth to legitimize the Project?,...answer: yes.\n\n\nI love the concept of Disclosure, but seriously doubt the veracity of SOME of the witnesses. I think some of the camps in the movement are most definately full of BS,...and because of the unwillingness of certain leaders of the Project to leave some of the more questionable witnesses out, their inclusion is highly suspect to the overall legitimacy of the movement. I know for certain some of the original witnesses have distanced themselves from the movement and no longer want their names associated because of the direction(or lack thereof) of the Project.\n\n\nThe man himself [Steven Greer](http://www.ufowatchdog.com/steven_greer_2.htm), who offers $1000 weekend camping trips for CE5 contacts including an NDA, metaphysical mediatative seminars, rents his buildings to his own non-profit companies,...and is still trying to muster funding so he can develop zero point energy, despite the fact that hundreds of others are coming forth with the tech simply by opening the dialogue that this tech has been developed and canned(or exploited in blackbudget industries) for decades by independant cartels.\n\n\n[Clifford Stone](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W_3aneRPOg) the man who knows of 57 aliens species and has his own invisible EBE friend that only he can hear,...\n\n\nThen theres the claims by John Alexander that the Project actually sewered his attempts to get a congressional inquiry started again,...\n"the result was that his proceedings(Greer) held at the National Press Club destroyed any possibility of hearings on UFOs for the foreseeable future. Those Members of Congress who quietly had been supporting the process made it known they were out. They wanted nothing to do with a high-profile circus that could have adverse impact on their potential for reelection."\n\n\nThen theres the fact that, since Disclosure, politicians cant even admit theyve seen a UFO without being ostricised ala Dennis Kucinich, whos name is rarely mentioned in the media without the caveat,...\n\n\nRegardless of your impressions of the Project you certainly have to suspect the enire movement now that 10 years have passed and there is no discernable difference in the amount of verifiable info coming out of on the subject.\n\n\nQuite the contrary, the issue seems more muddy than ever,...\n\n\nI must admit I was first impressed with the concept of true Dislosure(although I dont see how it can ever happen more than it already has,...), and the Project has done much to bring the subject to a new generation of enthusiasts, but at what cost?,... leading to the question; Was the objective Disclosure or Confusion?
Yeah... I mean I guess the guy was a little creepy, but  not worthy of an internet crusade.  Yeesh so it was all just a stupid cluster fuck of drama?  Sounds like both sides overreacted WAAAAY more than was warranted.
I thought the same as you until I heard the shit in Colorado. I was in Estes Park in November and some freaky shit happened. My husband was fishing and I was at the cabin. I went to sit in the swing and watch the animals and smoke a joint. I started to feel it more than hear it and then that night we had the worst wind storm I've ever been in and I was in South Carolina for Hugo, not to mention numerous tornado's I've had the pleasure to be too close to hear. This was horrible and I do not know if there was a connection. It was like a 4 and 1/2 hour tornado. Here is a picture of a [tree](http://i.imgur.com/OnYE5.jpg) that was snapped. I just don't know what to think anymore.
hey-kudos for being that guy. everyone needs a critical eye- i dont like to follow anything blindly. the evidence will always point my way. keep on questioning and learning, fratella mia
>By the end of my tirade, I had her pretty well convinced that this was all nonsense, although she felt like Dec. 21st would be "weird".\n\nI'm fascinated by this mentality. Even after having been shown to be factually wrong, people still _want_ to believe so badly. "So it's all bogus? But... can't it be just a _little_ bit true?"
honestly? dude, come on.
> I said that no skeptic thinks in that way.\n\nBut you're still somehow saying that all skeptics think the same way, as if you're all connected to some kind of hive-mind. Is that so, or do at least some skeptics think a bit different from the others?\n\n> Checked those three links... And the brain as a receiver? Seriously? That's an old crackpot theory, and it still explains nothing. It just pushes the problem back.\n\nYes, seriously:\n\nhttp://www.scienceandtheneardeathexperience.com/pages/Does-consciousness.pdf\n\nhttp://www.scienceandtheneardeathexperience.com/pages/Augustine%27s-article.pdf\n\nhttp://www.scienceandtheneardeathexperience.com/pages/Rebuttal-to-Augustine.pdf\n\n> I find that hard to believe. The computational theory of mind is not the default anywhere, it takes a lot of study to understand it. The default position even in secular countries like Germany, or New Zealand where I'm from is that there is some kind of ghost in the machine.\n\nGah. That may be the default position in the public at large, but it's not in academia or intellectual circles, which is what I was getting at.\n\n> Anyway, is this the kind of evidence against physicalism?\n\n> Because if it is it's bullshit.\n\nOMG YOU'RE RIGHT! THAT WAS THE MOST LUCID REFUTATION OF THE PROPOSED EVIDENCE I'VE EVER SEEN! WHY DIDN'T I THINK ABOUT THAT BEFORE? GO THROUGH THE EVIDENCE BEFORE SAYING IT AIN'T SO? NAH; JUST CALL IT BULLSHIT A PRIORI AND MOVE ON! :D:D:D:D::D:D:D:D
I didn't find it a very good argument to be honest. It starts by discussing the problems with omnipotence without reaching any initial conclusions.\n\nIt then conflates all powerful with all controlling, suggesting that free will can't exist where there is an omnipotent entity, not an argument I've heard before, not successfully anyhow.\n\nThere's also an assumption that belief is based on rationality, where as the far more popularly argument is that it's based on faith, e.g. irrationality.\n\n2/10 *try harder*
Use your camera phone. Next time you see him, snap a picture.
I meant as pertaining to the movement this subreddit encompasses.
Not really, I kinda felt it's like "[Aliens](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/)" - nothing new there.
inb4 airplane formations
isnt this a repost. I swear i saw this months ago on r/wtf
Skeptical dog investigated your claim to have thrown the ball, found no evidence that the ball had in fact been thrown, and returns the burden of proof to you.
Right, that was what I was getting at.
The visual evidence is the most striking, you have to see comparisons and give some of the theories in the video some consideration.\n\nWhat I'd recommend is to see the video in small pieces over a few days.
Cooper road sounds about familiar...And is that really a true story about the car in the tree , head in a tree? I heard a story that was about 98% similar to that, but pertained to clinton road
how is that an argument against my point? If you can't convince adults to do it because of the medical benefits, it's especially wrong to do it on someone that can not decide for himself.\nIt's debatable if the overall benefits outweigh the possible downsides or not, but it does have long term effects on you. You should be able to decide for your self.\n\nOn a different point: You say circumcision could prevent AIDS in africa. Ok, that seems to be the case, but what do you suggest on how to get people to let themself/their kids get circumcised? Mandatory circumcision? Or education? Why should that work any better than current Sex-ed campaigns promoting condoms?
batshit crazy
While I agree that this is a minor study, a multitude of larger studies have examined the risk of stroke in cervical manipulation and agree with this sentiment.\n\n[one](http://www.neurology.org/content/45/6/1213.short)\n[two](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21923248)\n[three](http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/32/5/1054.short)\n\nThere are plenty more, and I've left out a major one (wine and exhaustion have enervated this mind, tonight. If you would like more for the hell of it, do bug me in a day or so---I'm entertaining a frenchman this week).
Cool deal.\n\nBeing skeptical is totally cool in my book.\n\nYou should be.\n\nBut if interested in these things there does seem to be a pattern or some semblance of rules that they follow.\n\n\n\n\n\n
Just once.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_of_Calanda\n\nI though it was obvious I think this a fake, made by an impostor who got discovered and told a fantastic tale that was believed.
Wow.  I'm exasperated with the awesomeness of this.  Thanks. :)
If you already agree with them, that's probably true. Some politically-charged episodes off the top of my head that are of questionable veracity, not scientific, or simply charged with appeals to emotion:\n\n* global warming\n* recycling\n* disabilities\n* organic food\n* hybrid cars/the one with the prius and the lesbians\n* death penalty\n\nThese are episodes where they took a promising premise for a show -- debunking woo and magical thinking -- and turned it into a soapbox for Libertarianism. They are not *factually correct* when they say recycling is bullshit, considering most of their reason is "it's bad that the government makes us sort recycling into different bins", and they're not *factually correct* when they say the death penalty is bullshit, even if I happen to agree for most instances. If they'd've stuck with aliens and ghosts, that show would be more of a legacy.\n\nHere's a hint; if the show features someone from the Cato institute, their bias is showing and they're almost certainly making fun of the "other" side and/or calling them "assholes".\n\n 
This is front page material.
It *is* good; statistically, you made out like a bandit!
Gah, sorry - I have no idea how this works, but your work was appreciated. :)
Didn't I just say we have to be realistic?
Yep, that pretty much covers it. We're done here, everyone take the afternoon off.
Lol.  "Yea bro they're great... want proof? check out the Pro Gmo subreddit, they're not biased or anything"
RADAR data is not the kind of evidence I'm talking about.  At best, RADAR could show the presence of an object and give basic data about it's rough speed or trajectory.  It is circumstantial evidence, at best.  Even if it was shown to be completely legitimate, it still would not be evidence of an alien craft, merely an unconventional or unknown one.  \n\nIf this is the best evidence that these people can muster, then I'm afraid that they are still on shakey ground.  Do they have any biological material?  Fragments of the crafts they have claimed to see?  Do they have examples of alien language or technical knowledge that surpasses anything we currently understand?  \n\nBeing willing to testify in front of Congress that what they claim is true isn't a claim that carries much weight; sports stars testify in front of senate committees that they don't do drugs, and we know that they are blatantly lying about it.  Testifying to congress about their claims is no different than talking about them in this documentary; all it shows is that they either believe what they say, or have a vested interest in convincing other people that they are right.
I relish the failures of frauds. 
Not sure if sarcasm or whuuu  lol
Christ guys this is the camera strap hanging down in the picture. They don't realize it when taking the picture because the viewfinder is above the actual lens on a camera like this. it's not paranormal. I've seen this way too often in amateur investigations or pictures of "ghosts" that uneducated people find on their pictures. 
C'mon, give the OP a little break. I've seen MUCH worse articles from them. This one was actually informative. The fact they haven't latched onto or mentioned the HPV scare yet is at least...well, I wouldn't say admirable but at least above sub-par for The Daily Fail.\n\nAnd unfortunately the fact that these girls don't have the vaccine in common will not stop Meryl Dorey and her ilk. It's almost a sure thing with a group that has never had a problem with the pesky facts that get in their way.\n\nBut I do understand the sentiment about The Mail. Just a step above naturalnews.com.
This is along the same lines as Bloody Mary or having a backwards supper. It's just superstition/mind fuck. \n\nDarkness plays with your mind. Candle light makes all kinds of crazy shapes and candles are prone to "blowing out" if you are moving around a lot.
Yes, but they're usually *correct*.
I see in your comment multiple straw man arguments, multiple ~~ad hominems~~ insults directed at me, a general misunderstanding of my points, and several emotional words than are useless in a skeptical argument. I think we're done here.
[r/conspiracy](http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/)
"*Stars and planets do twinkle and flash colors when low on the horizon.*"\n\nSince when?
It's not fasting, it's plain starvation tactics. 
Really, if people are ignorant enough to believe this they deserve to be scammed, so long it doesn't affect someone innocent.
I think they missed off the end of their url - it was supposed to be dealextreme*lydumb*.com
Obama's election as U.S. President heralds change for many Americans, but will this include changing the veil of secrecy and disinformation on UFOs and extraterrestrial visitation with transparency? Between November 5th 2008 and January 20th 2009, you are invited to take part in the biggest global effort to convince the American government that the people are ready for the truth -- the Fax On Washington UFO disclosure campaign. It's the initiative of the Paradigm Research Group, established in 1996 by political activist and consultant Stephen Bassett.\n\nSimply send a letter, fax and/or email to the senatorial office and transition headquarters of the President Elect Barack Obama calling (politely) for UFO disclosure. Letters, handwritten or typed, are preferred as all are opened and read. Most faxes are as well, but if you send an email you're rolling the dice and will most probably end up caught in a spam filter. Do not send your letters to the White House, only the senatorial office and transition headquarters:\n\nThe Honorable Barack Obama\nPresident Elect of the United States\n713 Hart Senate Office Building\nWashington, DC 20510\n\nFax: 202-228-4260\n\nWith John Podesta head of Obama's transitional government team, this is a golden opportunity to influence and inspire positive change. The goal of the campaign is not to convince the new government that UFOs are extraterrestrial. The goal, as John Podesta makes clear, is "to provide scientists with data that will assist in determining the real nature of this phenomenon." No more secrecy, no more lies, no more ridicule, just transparent, impartial scientific study, and honesty with the public.\n\nRemember, the Government works for us, not the other way around. People have the power. By inundating Obama's office with letters calling for UFO disclosure, we can affect change through sheer numbers. The truth is out there, and we can handle it.\n\nImportant. Please notify Paradigm Research Group (PRG at paradigmresearchgroup dot org) when you send a letter/fax/email to the President Elect. This will help PRG to generate media interest in this effort.
A lot of people were paranoid at traveling abroad afterwards.
Yeah I think he has more a problem with the header than the hack.
So money, power, land, those are all different things? Peoples sick obsession with any of those things make for just as corruptible a world.
Do you drive a car?  Bear with me - I know this seems like an absurd comparison.  But car traffic is really dangerous.  It kills thousands every year and maims others, it pollutes our air and our water supplies.  It is nosy and smelly and contributes to a disintegrating sense of community.\n\nBut we allow it.  I have asthma and I am directly effected by this pollution.  But my needs do not trump your right to choose to drive a car.  In this same way, your needs for herd immunity do not trump others' rights to choose for themselves.\n\nThis is not ideal, but it is how society functions.
same with [THIS GUY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHU2RlSCdxU)\n
The problem with the "Life Coach" classification is that there is no consistent definition for it.  If you go to a board-certified therapist or psychologist, some relative commonality of training and quality.\n\nLiterally anyone can call themselves a life coach.  If you hire one, you might get a skilled and well-read practitioner, a wank with a mail-order certification, or a well-meaning fool that could ruin your life.  It's a pretty big "buyer beware" situation.  Maybe the term "life coach" could someday drift toward a consistent meaning, certification, or set of practices.  At present, it is meaningless.
No offence but this is quite old news, and it was blown a bit out of proportion. 
> Apparently the girl wasn't able to express any thought at all\n\nThen she was probably in special ed, doing addition and subtraction.  You don't put a kid who can't talk/write in calculus class.
>Being faced with mortality is a mother bitch and is not conducive to rational and subjective decision making.\n\nWhich is exactly why allowing alt med is a bad idea. Taking informed decisions isn't as easy, as you point out, so why should people be offered clearly fake treatements in a time of shaky reasoning ?\n\n>Oh, by the way, proton therapy rocks!\n\nProton therarpy sounds like a good therapy against Romulans also.
I read about half of your write-up, and it looks pretty damn solid.  Well done.
and a third, late to the party.
I had this too when I was about 14, was watching Donnie Darko with some friends and I remember saying something gibberish, my friends prompted with "lolwut", I blinked, and suddenly it was dark, about 3 am and the lights were off. Apparently, I fell asleep mid sentence when the film was on, woke up and carried on, but only when my friend responded did it all click.\n\n
Where did you get attacked for being a "poor cisgender white boy", or something similar?\n\n
The history channel logo has become a taint.\nI cringe when it appears on documentaries like 'Countdown to zero'.
I've done the same.  I do suspect you're right on the generic "it's acidic" explanation though.  I'm sure normal vinegar would work the same, it would just be stinkier.
Great story, I wouldn't call it a glitch though, I think your grandma really visited you to say goodbye.
*points to tv*
Thanks for sharing Agnoistrology.com, OtterSide. Here's the new official Reddit page - http://www.reddit.com/r/Agnoistrology/
I really hope [Richard Saunders](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Saunders_%28skeptic%29) gets paid well for that show. Put in the role of the naysayer, trying to inject a little skeptical thought in the program, but by the end the show's still promoted almost a dozen nutters and awarded one of them the deceptively positive title of "Australia's Most Gifted Psychic".\n\nPlus it seems to only promote "psychics" that have [paid their dues to a specific organisation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_%28TV_program%29#Controversy).
This. I would never give Monsanto the benefit of the doubt. The refutable scientific claims are bunk, but everything else is in all likelihood is true.
I wish they had 3 selections for voting. Real, Fake, and Alternate Explaination Probable.
This is actually the only thing that explains it for me.  It almost looks like it's changing shape.  So if it's was a balloon with red flashers attached that is caught up in wind..  I could see it looking a bit like this.\n\nEDIT: on second thought, it looks too rigid to be a balloon.
Looks [really similar](http://youtu.be/-3s9cBPMvlI) to this video.
To be fair, police officers aren't astrophysics professors or cosmologists. A lot of the dumb shit people report would get reported by a cop too. There have been a ton of cases reported by cops that were easily debunked as natural phenomenon. \n\nGrain of salt man. Grain of salt. Take it on a case by case basis.
"If I ever want a psychic, call me."
And please let me know if any of the guys are responsible as you have me intrigued. The thing is, as somebody pointed out, this is not in fact a pentagram, which are used for protection and are harmless, but rather the symbol in question may have a more sinister connection therefor this story might well get a whole lot creepier. I sincerely hope for your sake that it doesn't, honestly. 
Crap.  Oh, well.  Science moves on.  :)
No. See [here](http://www.ncahf.org/articles/j-n/naturo.html) as to why being a licensed Naturopathic Doctor is meaningless. Basically, the schools are for naturopaths, by naturopaths and the accrediting boards are run the same way. They have no idea about meeting a scientific standard, and no requirements regarding becoming actual licensed medical doctors or having any real medical knowledge. However, many licensed naturopaths parade around pretending to be something just as good. 
That's not a good reason to see a chiropractor. Actually, there is no good reason to see a chiropractor. I would recommend a physical therapist.
Interesting, but... time traveler? Extraterrestrial? How does one come to those conclusions?
[/r/nosleep](http://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/) is that way. 
i was expecting the csi trick where they zoom into the photo and keep showing more detail
Facebook posts are bad and you should feel bad. Go back to r/atheism
I learned nothing from this article. I subscribed to /r/skeptic to learn, not to pat myself on the back or watch others congratulate themselves for knowing that homeopathy isn't medicine.
> ...they need to accept the consequences ...\n\nIn other words, "deal with it".\n\n> You can't hire 100% female security staff...\n\nWho suggested this? I sure didn't.\n\n> It's people like you that turn women into professional victims.\n\nI'd be thrilled to see solid proof of the existance of this profession, a rational explanation of how it works (backed up by proof), and a breakdown of the benefits gained, economic and otherwise (yes proof please).\n\nSo, where can I read about it? Surely it's not a *subjective* opinion based on *anecdotal person experience*, in /r/skeptic of all places?
Its fake, somone posted this a while back. Its a puppet, which is why its filmed in a darkened room.
He linked an image in the final edit to a trollface.
It was OP, saying that often they would see "dead people" in their dreams, then wake up and see them in the obituaries in the paper, complete with photographs. I called bullshit, because most papers don't print photos with obituaries. The OP then claimed that it only happened once, and I called them a liar again. \n
[Here's a link](http://www.iris.edu/hq/files/programs/education_and_outreach/retm/tm_110823_virginia/082311KMSCStation.jpg) to a more complete seismograph showing the earlier waves. \n\nConspiracy theorist cherry-picking data? Imagine that...\n\nThe epicenter was in Mineral, VA- for anyone who was curious.
>A wise man told me when I was new to the industry, "The house is built on logic, but pays the bills on superstition..."\n\nI love this quote.
During your talks about homeopathy, did you tell them of the [only homeopathic substance that actually does retain its properties as it's diluted](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax)?
Yeah.  That one broke my bullshit meter. I think I'll have to get one with a higher top-end ;)\n\nFWIW, feeding your dog "whatever you eat" is a terrible idea, especially if you like things like onions and chocolate. \n\nI don't even believe the part about the dog not wanting them to clean out her ears. Dogs LOVE it when you dig around in their ears because they can't scratch there very effectively.\n\n
It's only not funny if you take yourself too seriously.
Because they are actually not bad at what they do. They don't "detect lies." That's not even what they're really called. They are polygraphs.\n\nWhile not fool-proof, they can be used to quantitatively observe attempts to deceive. As the article points out, people also feel more pressured when they know something is measuring their unconscious responses and are consequently more likely to admit to something.\n\nSome years back when I was an undergrad, I worked at a police department over the summer doing tech support. They had a polygraph. It was rarely (if ever) used on suspects. However, everyone they interviewed for a job (interns like myself included) had to go through a polygraph. It's an intense process that takes a couple hours. I can understand why it's still used... just keep in mind the scope of what it can and can't do.
I had an experience at 5...I've always, ever since I can remember had the feeling that something was watching me/with me..even 21years ago.. It was so bad that of course I would feel frightened to go to sleep at night but I'd picture Jesus sitting in a wooden chair right in the center of my bedroom..I'd lay, the blankets wrapped up around my face, not even moving a muscle, flat on my back, still as a board every night until I'd fall asleep. I just remember this night for some reason I felt the urge to move my eyes toward the dark hallway..and in a way, appeared this image..the head...it was darker than the dark..but I could see what looked like a night gown..and then about to the knees down...black.. I assumed it was my mother there...I wondered why she stood there just staring into my room. I say "what mom?...What?" And then it was gone...just sorta vanished before my eyes.. Something that has stuck with me ever since.. I remember every detail about the situation as if it were yesterday..  I didn't feel as if I would be harmed..but something wasn't right...just an eerie vibe came away with it.. 
It can be a very strong treatment provided it stays under strict control but the thing is majority of the people don't have much medical knowledge and so will probably see the negative aspects of it more than the positive ones.
Interestingly enough, tigers prefer to attack their prey from behind, so wearing a [mask on the back of your head](http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/maneating11.html) can be a useful deterrent to attack.  At least until the Tigers get used to the ruse.
I heard a similar story and what the guy did was he said out loud "OK, if there's anybody there, please make yourself known, because you're driving me crazy right now..."  That guy is [David Icke](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HAN57I-lnE). 
> That's true, but it's virtually a moot point, because the number of people who actually exist who think that way is almost zero.\n\nWell, we don't really know how many, but it certainly is [moot](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moot).\n\nOn a related note, what would it take for an agnostic to "believe"?  One possibility is for the supernatural being to produce a supernatural event on demand under strictly controlled conditions. The problem is that the being would need to continue to produce supernatural events repeatedly in order to convince other agnostics who did not trust the others. I know that I wouldn't automatically trust some arbitrary person who tells me that a supernatural being exists.
On the brighter side the whole spherical Earth thing is really catching on, even among members of the Tea Party.
The only reason we have so many animals that need to be taken care of is the meat/dairy industry, so it doesn't really make sense to say that we should keep them around just to continue to exploit those animals and make new ones for them to take care of. If we were interested in doing the ethical thing we would just take care of our existing animals until they die and not breed any more. I'm not actually a vegan, but I get sick of all the vegetarian hate and nonsensical pseudoarguments against vegetarianism that crop up on reddit all the time. The 'who will take care of the animals!?' argument is just one but there are many more. example: 'plants are alive too! why don't you care about murdering them?'. If you want to keep eating your bacon weave, go ahead, I'm not judging you, just don't pretend like you are somehow doing the pigs a favor by doing it.
One finger response.
I prefer to give a damn.
To be fair, i have no intention of surviving this full century.
Hmmm very good point, atheists do try to separate itself from being a religion but it definitely is a group of it's own beliefs. I'd like to think what when we die we leave our electrical energy (be it ghosts or just some sort of energy) and at a certain point in a baby's development our energy is attracted to it and we find a home in it's developed brain. I'm sure there would be slot of crazy science to do that but it's a nice thought. But who knows, I'm more agnostic then atheist though. I don't refute the idea of a god I just highly doubt the existence of one. For that matter it really depends what are what we call "gods". A species more advanced then ours could have set the motion of events to our creation. Are they gods? Could be...
Curses, I was presuming you were familiar with Limmy's Show. 
What does Scientology have to do with religion? Its a straight up scam.
Sounds like you were high and forgot you put the key behind the microwave. Or your friend put it there as a joke.
The future GOAT always gets my upvotes.
I took a look at his website and latest news in particular: http://www.nickpope.net/latest-news.htm\nTo me he seems like a reliable researcher, he is skeptical to the point and fairly objective. There is nothing bad in selling books and being a TV personality, Neil deGrasse Tyson does it...
Well, I see now that I was completely wrong on a few of these. Thank you guys for helping me finding this out!
thanks i also seem to calm poltergeist and sometimes they say "fight me" but lets keep that a secret\n
That's the way it goes. Being a skeptic isn't an inoculation against being scum.
haha, you actually think there's such a thing as a hipster
Anything special about the old ladies death? What room she was in? Was it natural?\n
Is that your expert opinion?
>but still, I've read articles claiming there is an estimated 800 million people starving.\n\nOut of the over 6 billion people. Yes. Africa is a BIG place. So is India.\n\n>so how does it account for the millions of people that have been starving for years and years?\n\nIt's not necessarily the same people. And some people end up in poverty and start starving.\n\n>Are there millions of parents that have just enough food for them to scrape by but keep reproducing and letting their children starve?\n\nThey HAVE to reproduce, because they need another person to help them get food. The solution is also the problem. You can't escape this cycle unless you have better technology in order to increase food crop yield. In other words, population is going to explode until it reaches a certain point. They cannot sustain enough food for that point, so they will keep approaching it, starving, and then going back up, and back down, etc. It's called the poverty cycle.\n\nWhat I'm saying is definitely a simplification, but if you're really interested, read [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty).
You've never heard somebody speaking in tongues, have you?
This file is the original file straight from the phone, the one that I enhanced just has more emphasis on the louder parts to see if I could pick something up from the spikes. I uploaded the original so that anyone else can play around with it.
The "in vitro" part is a big red flag. Lots of things have been found to kill cancer cells (or any cells) in vitro. It's killing them while they're attached to you that's the hard part.
[Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc#t=11m0s) is that section of the speech.
Because you don't understand how these people work or what they do.  It's akin to the secular work a cleric does outside of the actual church -- all the community support, counseling, personal advice, etc.  \n\nAs with anything that relies less on doctrine and more on personal touch,  most of these people are successful because they are very, very good at reading people and giving them the advice they need (or at least think they need).  \n\nIf someone is willing to pay an "angel guide" to help them figure out their life, rather than visiting a religious figure or a clinical psychologist, well, I don't see the harm as long as the advice is sound and they aren't actually dispensing medical treatment.\n\n[Edit]  To clarify:  I personally know some of these people.  They are neither delusional or stupid.  They honestly believe that there are intangible forces at work that have direct, measurable effects on human life.  As a **skeptic** your first question should never be, "Are these people insane?" but rather, "Can they **quantify**, **measure**, and **validate** their systems?"\n\nFor example, let's say the rate of improvement for a particular ailment is 25% higher when treated with traditional medicine.  If someone comes along and says angels can help her cure this ailment, and empirical evidence suggests a rate of improvement among her patients that is comparable to the increase seen with traditional medicine, skepticism must give way to *qualified* acceptance.  Maybe it's angels, maybe it's just the placebo effect -- but *something* is going on that produces a tangible benefit.  From there you could investigate into the source of the benefit.\n\nThe problem with empirical measurement of medical benefit in these cases is that it's often like the subjective assessment of pain.  We have no Star Trekky instruments that can directly measure pain so the only way to assess improvement is to ask the patient directly if he feels better.  From the view of traditional medicine, the pain (or whatever) reduction produced by angel healers (or whomever) is just quackery *despite* the fact that the benefit can be quantified, simply because there is no traditional scientific explanation for the cure.  But this as the kind of typical turf-guarding that Reddit always seems to rail against -- disdain for an effective solution in order to protect the group's own monopoly.\n\nAgain, the primary question is whether the treatment is effective.  Patients who pursue an angel healer do so with the expectation of results.  Without results, they will (usually, eventually) take their business elsewhere.  So it's the free market at work, and I see nothing wrong with it as long as it's their own decision.  Many of them experience real benefit from this treatment, even if the benefit is purely psychosomatic.  If they didn't get benefit, the "healer" wouldn't get referrals and would quickly be out of business.\n\nAnyway, as a skeptic who is willing to question anything and only believe in what I can observe, that's my answer to the OP's question.  
It's as real as Most Haunted...which is basically a bunch of people walking around n the dark freaking themselves out, while Derek Acorah tells them he's communication with spirits in the house.\n\nUtter bullshit.\n\nEarly in the morning + old house + pitch blackness = scary show...but not paranormal.\n\nI have yet to see one of these shows actually consistently capture any ghost footage.
[Here's an interview with Shostak](http://www.astrobio.net/debate/3036/technology-worlds) where he goes more in-depth and mentions Seyfert galaxies.
Herpes rarely causes genital sores, and when it causes genital sores, they rarely recur. The vast majority of people with HSV-2 don't know it because it never had any effect on them. And even in the worst case, you'll get sores that are slightly painful for a few days every year. People are afraid of it because it is a scarlet letter, mainly because of a massive advertising campaign done by drug companies when they started producing anti-virals that fight it. \n\nMeanwhile, Gonorrhea can cause extreme pain during urination, its curable but you usually don't know you have it until you have the extreme pain (if you're lucky the person you got it from will tell you they have it and you'll get it checked out before the pain starts). \n\nSo the choice is between having a small chance of getting recurring mildly painful sores for a few days, versus a few days of extreme pain. I think I'd take herpes, I could easily already have it and just not had any symptoms. Though there could be extreme social consequences if you're unlucky and have recurring sores, sadly a lot of people will leave someone they love if they find out they have it. So in a universe filled with rational people, I'd go with the herpes, but we don't live in that universe so the question is complex.
I've read about how rudimentary circles have been shown to be man-made, but how would you explain ones like [this](http://www.botimi.com/g-hy0hSA_mI.jpg)? This would take a pretty sizeable team and would need to be done under the cover of darkness and completed overnight because you obviously can't leave it half finished and come back to complete it the next night. 
I totally agree, one must be able to pick out the truth from whatever he reads or listens to or sees
> This is obviously a product they didn't want to get out and so how good could that be.\n\nThe question is whether they didn't want it to get out because there's something wrong with it, or because people are stupid and overreact to everything.
There's the type of yoga that is about relaxation and stretching and exercise, and then there's the type of yoga that is about aligning your chi and harmonizing your body's frequency and relaxation and stretching and exercise.
In roughly 2001, I set a "New Years Resolution" to never set another New Years Resolution again. Still going strong.
Clear fantasy isn't what I'm talking about here, either.\n\nI'm more talking about shite like "Angels and Demons" with its gross misrepresentation of antimatter in a "real world" setting, or "Mission to Mars" and its fapping to the Hoagland "Face on Mars" drumbeat (among myriad other problems).\n\nEDIT: Corrected the title of Dan Brown's book.
The source of the problem is considering these people "otherwise intelligent".  Just because they're not visibly mentally retarded or something doesn't mean they're intelligent.
l agree on the fact that the original *Battle of LA* is one of the strongest UFO cases, l can't see how it could be made into a good, interesting movie.\n\nThis Battle of LA movie, l do have great expectations. What l imagine it to be is a mixture of Band of Brothers in aspects of realisms with hostile aliens instead of the Nazis. l do not wan't anothe Independence Day, l want something of that nature but more real.
I dunno, I've read that before too, but I can consistently win. 
It is a bit different to clothing though, it is a medical procedure with possible (even if only perceived) lifelong consequences. I do agree they should have to segregate themselves if it is a choice, but if it is for medical reason (there are legitimate medical reasons) that is the reason for herd immunity. I wouldn't have an issue with (which I think they already do) encouraging day care/pre-school and school to not allow them to be enrolled. For some reason enforcing by law medical procedure on any child makes my skin crawl, maybe it is the whole circumcission thing or branding I don't know.\n\n\nDamnit I have to wear clothing in public, bugger.
hammerpanstime should be reported to the JRF...thats a scary prediction...how could he have known?
My brothers and I started messing around with hypnosis in our late teens.\n\nThere's nothing woo about it, but it does cause your mind to play tricks on you.  \n\nIt's one thing for skeptics to sit here and say that it's a simple matter of people willingly doing whatever the "authority figure" says.  I'm sure that's true for some people's experiences, but it doesn't cover everything that happens.  \n\nI can truthfully say that while hypnotized, I experienced visual hallucinations (for the only time in my life).  So it's more than a simple matter of "Simon says".  I don't believe healthy people can simply will themselves into having a drug-free visual hallucination, otherwise there would be no need for internet porn.\n\nPeople have described it as lucid dreaming, I'd say that's about right from my experience.
There was an older post he'd made when that paper came out about atheists and liberals being smarter. I think the conclusion was nonsense, but his article was pathetic. He was asking, though he probably meant it rhetorically, things like 'is IQ a measure of anything meaningful?', and 'how can a difference of 6 IQ points make any difference?'.\n\nIQ as I understand is a very good predictor of success in life (now I'll be asked to define success, a reasonable claim but I think we all share a fairly common idea of what it means), and he also seems to be ignoring that that difference was an average which means at the tail ends you will find much larger differences which is important.\n\nHis rant sounded a lot like what I'm familiar with from Stephen J. Gould and his campaign agsinst socio-biology. But PZ should have known better, though I share his frustration with how uncritically so many atheists accepted the study.
I'll tel you why.  By comparison to Obama, the republicans look BATSHIT FUCKING INSANE.
all of the voices are the same, and way too clear. I'm calling bullshit.
Check out "Astral Dynamics" by Robert Bruce, a well known teacher of OOBE. There are some paragraphs on experiencing the reality in sleep paralysis, and basically it is NOT the brain hallucinating.
Hey, just FYI, when I was in the military and deployed I had some experiences with the supernatural.  Your dreams, however, indicate that you have a special sixth sense.  Sometimes tragedy opens doors to other realms...
For some reason this reminds me of something i've heard before...
That's actually how I got to this video.\nFrom the cass material
The US military employs thousands of Americans, both directly and indirectly. Also spurs scientific resrarch. 
good. now maybe he'll go back to making movies with his talking ass.
Explain to the person how the scientific method works and why evidence is necessary when making a claim. She says it's "proven by science", eh? Well, ask her to show you that study. Explain that you could make any random claim as she's doing but that without any evidence it means nothing. If she doesn't get it, then there's not too much else to say!\n\nWe don't need to go around digging up evidence to refute every random claim, in cases like this it's best to explain what is used to determine why something is *true* rather than unknowable or false.
[Does this count?](http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/kpn3t/well_tesla_saw_it_coming/)\n\nA lot of you know all the bullshit floating around Tesla, I'm talking about free energy and those kind of things, probably that quote will awake some charlatans.\n\n
Thank you for your knowledgeable answer. I worry sometimes that if I continue doing it, I will start to lose control. I have to be able to catch myself for my own safety. For example, there is a staircase right out of my door. I certainly wouldn't want to walk down the stairs in such a state.
The opposition is not to the fact that science can be used to control people, the opposition is to the act of controlling people through those means.\n\nImagine alternative sapient beings for which, by displaying specially constructed sequence of images (suppose they are AIs that were badly programmed and have a buffer overrun in their QR code recognition, permitting remote code execution via QR code). Those beings can live happily unaware of this flaw, have their own constitution, guarantee the freedom of speech and expression, but once those beings discover this security problem in their image processing, they would have no choice but to try their best to limit exposure to such imagery.
"Food processing is the transformation of raw ingredients into food, or of food into other forms. Food processing typically takes clean, harvested crops or butchered animal products and uses these to produce attractive, marketable and often long shelf-life food products."\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_processing\n\nYou mean the act of dehusking, degerming and grinding are NOT considered processing? Even just grinding whole grain manually (which is a labor intensive) is processing, Patius. Yet the additional step of bleaching is?\n\n(edited to remove histrionics, caplocks and extra question marks - they were silly and unwarranted)
good point
I avoid HFCS because of ethics. Corn production in USA is not incredibly ethical. Corn is overproduced and then put in EVERYTHING (a corn allergy here would literally kill you as quick as a bullet, I bet).\n\nI don't like sugary things much at all anyway, but when I indulge myself, I go for foods with real sugar because typically the other ingredients are of higher quality as well.\n\nPeople shouldn't be eating sugars like they are, and the abundance of cheap HFCS is the culprit. It won't kill you immediately, but it will ruin your metabolism and your waistline, and probably won't even fill you up.
You've never seen a cow egg?  pfft...
One mistake the post made was that the EPA drinking water standards is based upon total arsenic not just inorganic arsenic.  See http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/arsenic/Basic-Information.cfm\n\nDespite the criticism I still think Dr. Oz is whoring for attention.  The average arsenic are well below 10 ppb so it seem irrational to make people afraid of apple juice.  Even if the average were slightly over 10ppb it wouldn't be rational to fear apple juice.  Before 2001 the EPA standard for drinking water was 50ppb.  The health risks for drinking water with 20-30ppb aren't that significant otherwise the stricter rules would have been put in place many years ago.
The US. Imperial units are still used here in the UK as well.
I don't have the numbers for this particular case, but often here's how it usually works:\nTake 1000 kids.  Say 950 have been vaccinated, 50 not.\nAn outbreak occurs; 50 vaccinated and 30 unvaccinated kids get sick This is trumpeted by anti vaxers as proof vaccines don't work, as more vaccinated kids got sick than unvaccinated.  If one looks a little closer, however, one sees that 5.2% (50/950) of vaccinated kids got sick, while 60% (30/50) of unvaccinated kids got sick.  The vaccine, in fact, made kids 12 times less likely to get sick.\n
My landlord asked about the star sign of my newborn daughter. I told him that since my wife was Japanese, that it wouldn't be the stars that mattered to my daughter, it would be her blood type that decided her fate. I then got to explain how the Japanese didn't believe in astrology, but about how the different blood types all gave you different personalities, and decided your compatibility with your future loves.\n\nHe didn't seem too convinced that the blood type thing was valid and I think he learned a different perspective to his own beliefs.
Sorry, I don't need to listen to someone who calls names. Good day.
I saw something years ago where a 320 LAME MP3 was indistinguishable on a waveform from the CD.  I'm pretty sure most people couldn't tell a 192 AAC from the CD even on very good equipment.\n\nThe only downside of compressed files is that if some new format comes along, re-encoding might introduce artifacts that wouldn't have happened if compressing from the original.\n
Awesome job. I can totally see the wheels in the reflection now!
I hear what you're saying, but I think we need to make a distinction between living a healthy lifestyle that is supplemental to doctors and dismissing medicine altogether. I understand you think he just got a little carried away, but the message is completely different. \n\nAndrew could have written, "A great way to stay healthy, including help ward off cancer is to live this lifestyle". But, he didn't say anything like that. He's not even initially talking about *prevention*, he's talking about "curing" cancer. \n\nThe danger in what Andrew is saying is that people choose not to go to the doctor and get treatment when they buy into the "I'll beat it with diet changes". He doesn't say diet, sleep, etc. are good ways to *supplement* any medical treatment, he says it is the "simple" answer. This is dangerous misinformation.\n\nHe goes on to imply that having a medical degree and common sense are equal. This leads me to believe Andrew does not have a lot of respect for modern medicine. He does respect clean living. It's really important, in my opinion, that we respect both. And encouraging people to give up medicine for healthy living when they already have cancer is wrong. \n\nFinally, Andrew is being an incredible asshole to any cancer patient reading what he wrote. Some of them probably did have bad lifestyles. But, some of them did not and they don't need some Google M.D. blaming them for something they potentially had no control over. For one thing, he's completely ignoring genetics. \n\nFor the record, I eat almost exclusively whole foods. I don't eat preservatives, refined sugars, or anything processed. I exercise three to five times a week and I don't smoke (okay, I smoke weed, but not cigarettes) and only very rarely drink alcohol. I'm disclosing this because I want you to understand that I don't discount living a healthy lifestyle *at all*. I do agree there are things that we must do to help stay healthy and lower our risk of all sorts of ailments and disease. But, if tomorrow I get cancer and chemo is recommended, I'm going first to the doctor and then to Whole Foods. \n\nEdit: Left out an apostrophe. A reddit cardinal sin. 
>Controlled demolition theory\n\nThis one I'm unsure of. I've heard this claim and seen some of the reasons given for them, but I've not investigated the responses from the other side.\n\n>Missile hitting the pentagon\n\nI haven't heard this claim\n\n>Flight 93 shot down\n\nI haven't heard this claim.
The thing I think you're glossing over though is that he says sugar is just as bad.  Ie, there isn't a significant difference between the two, just that we eat far too much sugar in general.  I believe HFCS is slightly worse in that it's 55% fructose instead of 50%, but it isn't a huge gap.
As an engineer, I suspect we have many similar reasons for that bother.
No, it was around 9.  Not to mention, below the cloud cover.
That's very interesting. Any more details on the appearance of the thing you saw, apart from the eyes?
The power of words combined with pictures is not something that should be taken for granted. It's the reason I want to make comics- not to draw standard muscular superheroics, but to show people more interesting and relevant stories like this.
It's looks like a boat to me too.  What you're noticing is likely someone with a portable lantern moving on the boat.
so sorry, it wasn't private when I first posted it
Well, technically you could say that the Earth is still and the rest of the whole Universe is rotating around it... although that is not what this guy is talking about.
The screwy system we have in this country invites the conspiracy theories.
Klingon Bird of Prey
I'm not entirely sure we should - people eating more bananas could be a good thing...
I should've said it minimizes all other forces save for inertia. Anyway, you'll see when I reveal it.
This is great. Dumb scammer comes onto reddit... gets treated like a dumb  scammer. 
That does not look a rock or anything remotely like space debris to me.  My 2 cents. 
As a long-time paranormal researcher, I can honestly say that this is more true than most people know.
It's the moon. It has bern very bright in CA the past week.
[Sidney Frank](http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/bizfinance/biz/features/10816/) knows all about that. The story behind Grey Goose and the notion of "super-premium vodkas" was entirely fabrication from the start, simply because he knew that if he charged more and said it was worth it, people would buy it to look cool and feel better.
what about theory and opinion?
And people aren't allowed to test medicines on themselves, its pure supposition without masses of people actually trying them.  
My friends cousins girlfriends little brother knows a kid that knows another kid on facebook that says this is true, he heard it from the nighttime 7-11 worker in his town
If Les Stroud says it is possible there ia a bigfoot/sasquatch.. i believe 
I really enjoyed that article. Thanks for sharing it with us. 
That image is horrifying... Also, can barely read the facebook conversation, not that I really care though.
It happened to me once too, to a lesser extent. I was reading aloud in our English class, and had a sudden wave of "wait a minute, i can think clearly while still reading this out..." and then continued to let my mind wander while outwardly it looked like I was just reading. I then thought of something funny and had an uncontrollable fit of laughter. It was embarassing.
because people steal other peoples videos or TV footage and re upload them to ponce views.  The original owner then gets them taken down for copyright infringement.
Yes, it is true that placebos vary in efficacy based on a large number of variables (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo#Expectancy_and_conditioning). That, however, does *not* mean that acupuncture is anything more than a placebo, which is what you were arguing above. Sham acupuncture (both with needles in the "wrong" points, and with fake needles in the right ones) works just as well as "real" acupuncture.
Do I know you, bigot?
The most insidious reason: suggestibility.  \n\nHere's the case of [Paul Ingram](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurston_county_ritual_abuse_case#False_memory_hypothesis), a man who was convinced by a therapist *that he had molested and raped his own daughters, then forced them to have abortions.*  He was convicted, despite medical evidence that neither one had been abused in the manner described, and both were virgins.\n\nEdit: I don't remember if it was mentioned in the story, but he was in fact convicted based on his confession, despite the fact that these crimes were *medically impossible* for him to have committed.  To this day, one of his daughters still believes he did it, while another one has come around to realizing that they were all duped into believing this story.  Ingram now knows he was innocent.  \n\n
Actually the scary part of this article is where people are **sending *pathogens* through the US mail**.\n\nY'know, if I was an asshole who wanted to whip up some fear, I'd respond to one of those chicken pox ads with a sample of something a little more intense. \n\nLike smallpox.
Ugh.  That was horrible to read.  Here's a more recent breakdown -\n\nBates Motel - Very good attraction, make sure begin with the hayride, then the corn "maze" (not a maze), and finish with the walkthrough.  Also, when going through the walkthrough, move as slow as you can to separate your group to be the brunt of the scares.  Fun, but I wouldn't say it is quite worth the price.\n\nPennhurst Asylum - Obviously this guy didn't attend the event this year.  There are four attractions total.  Ghost Hunt, Pennhurst Asylum, Dungeon Of Lost Souls, and Terror Tunnel.  Ghost Hunt was a creepy flashlight exploration of one of the old dorms on the property.  No actors, just scaring yourself with your imagination.  Pennhurst Asylum had the most money put into it and was fun, but not very scary.  Dungeon Of Lost Souls was, without a doubt, the best damn walkthrough I've ever done.  They had me in the fetal position screaming like a little baby.  Terror Tunnel, well, read the last sentence.  Fucking fantastic and the best haunt in the world aside from Universal's Halloween Horror Nights.  I also went on opening weekend when there were no lines.\n\nEastern State Penitentiary - Boooooorrrrrrrrring.  Sure, it is cool to walk through an old, condemned prison, but when you pay $40 and the entire attraction takes 15-20 minutes, there's something to be desired.  Especially when they hardly scare you.  It is a decent haunt, but it is WAY too overhyped.  They advertise having 5+ attractions, but they're all one big walkthrough, one following the other.  They aren't separate at all.  The only separation is the saunter through the courtyard after exiting one section.  Avoid it unless you get a severe discount.\n\nHorseman's Hollow - Never been, don't know.\n\nCorner Of Chaos - Decent.  Not extremely scary, but you can tell they put a lot of heart into it.\n\nNot mentioned - Field Of Screams in PA - This place is awesome.  It isn't as good as Pennhurst, but it is still a lot of fun.  They have a hayride and two walkthrough houses on the property.  The hayride is the best I have ever been on.  The walkthroughs were pretty damn good, as well.  They got me to fall into a few walls, as well as trapping you in a room while a guy with a chainsaw chases you down.\n\nOverall, Pennhurst and Field Of Screams are the best.\n\n\n\n
Notice the reflection off of the domes when it shoots upwards on the "fourth" video.
Shit flying around, mostly. I've seen a lot of objects do things they shouldn't. \n\nWhen I was about twelve, I walked into my bedroom once and a pair of shoes came flying out of the closet. They landed a full foot in front of the door, they had originally been on the floor inside.\n\nI was lying in bed one night when a VERY heavy, square, completely closed, normally placed dresser suddenly decided to take a dive to the floor. The damn thing was probably 300lbs and it just went over right in front of me; I was using my laptop and saw something moving in the dark room, looked up and saw this huge dresser leaning lazily forward like something out of a horror movie. As I watched it tipped and landed with a monstrous crash, scaring the hell out of me and my boyfriend (who'd been in the other room). \n\nA nearly-full container of coffee flew off of the top of the fridge in that same apartment, landing in the middle of the kitchen floor and getting coffee everywhere. It happens, stuff falls, but this thing landed a good four feet from the fridge with coffee in a radiating blast pattern, and it was stored at the top back of the refrigerator next to the cabinets.\n\nMy boyfriend has been attacked by two falling light fixtures which were secure for many years until the moment he stepped beneath them. One of the two was my mother's, in the laundry room, and I know for a fact that thing was unremovable and had been there for 20 years: the other was a securely-screwed fixture above the toilet that I'll never know how it fell. It screwed on with a bolt that held the glass fixture to the base, the glass part fell on him (he was fine, just startled). 
Yep, you're right. Struggled to fit it all in that title. 
Why are they waiting?
Nope. If you read my original point it is directed at someone who is claiming with certainty something they absolutely cannot know. I am not positing any claims - please check my other posts for said assertions and I think you won't find any - but I am just not shutting anything out until I have evidence otherwise.
You must be talking about Edgar Mitchell, who conducted ESP experiments during his trip to the moon to see if the results were affected by distance.  He believes in a wide range of paranormal phenomena, and after leaving NASA founded an institute to investigate things like meditation and remote healing.  His claims about UFOs are not based on his experiences during the flight, but on information supposedly given to him by an intelligence officer in the Pentagon.\n\nSmart people (Mitchell's got an ScD from MIT), even smart people who've been to the moon, can believe very strange things.  I have a lot of respect and admiration (along with a bit of jealousy) for anyone who would get on top of a 350 foot tall stack of fuel and oxidizer tanks and ride them to the moon, but how does that experience qualify him to judge the evidence associated with UFO sightings or the alleged coverup?  The fact that the person claiming alien craft are visiting earth was an astronaut shouldn't give extra weight to their claims.  The fact that someone believes in a lot of pseudoscientific ideas on the other hand, may put their judgement about such matters in doubt.
Well you do NOT start a thread just to complain about it. There's enough trivial shit to wade through without you adding more. Grow up, move on.
No kidding.  like she's too fucking busy to spend 6 minutes spouting her shit in her house?? unbelievable 
If only we had an /r/skepticirclejerk...
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2012/12/26/some-post-holiday-antivaccine-science/
I was considering tearing your entire worthless argument apart.. considering that you are making _no_ sense at all, use no sources for your claims of faulty studies and the fact that you ignore the _huge_ industry that would _pounce_ on any study showing a lack of correlation between second hand smoking and cancer... But I digress, I'm just going to point you in the direction of \n\n>"Bartenders' Respiratory Health After Establishment of Smoke-Free Bars and Taverns"\n\n>"Siegel et al 1995, Tobacco control, vol 4, 22 - 29: Effects of separately ventilated smoking lounges on the health of smokers: is this an appropriate public health policy?"\n\n>"Mannino et al 1997, Tobacco control, vol 6, 296 - 305: Environmental tobacco smoke exposure in the home and worksite and health effects in adults: results from the 1991 National Health Interview Survey"
According to the [Society for Integrative Oncology](http://www.integrativeonc.org/), he's supposed to be using botanicals, etc as "complementary" treatment, which I would take to mean, along with conventional, proven methods. \n\nAlso:\n\n>It makes a clear distinction between "alternative" or unproven and "complementary" or tested useful therapies in cancer care.\n\nIt looks like "complementary" treatments and "alternative" treatments have been lumped together, though clearly the second seems more dangerous than the first (since the placebo effect of alternative treatments may well have a positive effect on the comfort, pain relief, and mental/emotional state of the patient).  I don't understand how any proper doctor with proper training would eschew proper treatment for crap like Ayurveda.
>they're mostly twenty-somethings in search of new age spirituality whom, I suspect, are trying to find a good philosophy to back up their heavy hallucinogenic drug use.\n\nWilber technically isn't New Age.  New Age is magical thinking.  It's Tarot Cards, spells, etc...  This is mysticism, which involves peak experiences not beliefs.  Not that the two can't coincide, but if you look at Buddhism for example, it has an agnostic attitude towards magical and mythological beliefs.  The ontological status of such beliefs is irrelevant to the subject.\n\n\n>Thanks for your hefty responses; I will bug you if I find time to research this more, so we can have a more fruitful conversation.\n\nThat's cool, hit me up if you want to have a dialogue.
What is your preferred medium?  How else would I get access to this material?
When I first clicked the link I didn't realize this post was from r/skeptic so I read some of the posts. I swear I was waiting for the line "my mom got scared and said you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air."\n
The Paradox of GOD and the Science of Omniscience -Clifford Pickover\nDemon Haunted World- Carl Sagan\nGod is not Great- Christopher Hitchens\nThe End of Faith- Sam Harris\nFreakonomics- Levitt and Dubner
It doesn't seem too promising as something that's verifiable. There are things in the story that are very unbelievable. \n\nAre we supposed to think that within 2 minutes or so adult swim was getting phone calls? It took me 10 minutes to not succeed at finding a point of contact. \n\nIn the same kind of vein, if this was so traumatic, how did the associated soundclip not get hunted out and mirrored a thousand times over -- seriously we have mirrors of dozens of alleged numbers stations with geographical data and the supposed burst transmissions -- point is, ad-hoc crowd sourcing is way more effective than this story lets on and, to my opinion, that equates to a skeptic heuristic. 
It would also be wise to take in to consideration that high amounts of salt affect the nature of processed foods: the more salt is in the food, the easier to disguise the poor nutritional value and lack of proper flavour caused by inferior ingredients. Furthermore, high salt content makes food more addictive and contributes to problems caused by over-eating.    \n    \nI for one try to eat healthy, keep control of myself, exercise and so on. But if for some reason out of my control I end up with a pack of Pringles, I will rape it. I will rape the entire packet in one sitting, even if I'm not remotely hungry. That ain't right.    \n    \nFor these reasons it would seem prudent to regulate the salt content in foods.
Let us know what it says. 
This is a terribly written title...
Actually, building 7 isn't that weird at all. You do realize it was burning for *7 hours* before it collapsed?\n\nCheck this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFJa9WUy5QI
I don't even know why I read the comments on these videos anymore. Always the redundant "Yep, Chinese lanterns. Case closed." Who are these mysterious Chinese lantern worshippers who also fly LED kites (in various formations) throughout different cities all over the world just to fuck with us? 
>The same information Dr. Rosen gave to GMA also appears in a blog post for Kiwi Magazine. A magazine that promotes environmental, green and organic living. His treatments include probiotics, Homeopathy and Elderberries.\n\nWell that explains the smell of his mother.
My ancient browser at work won't load the site properly, can someone fill me in on what this is about? Of course, I can just read it when I get home, but where's the fun in that?
Ok will do look out for the stories I'll write skinwalkers\nI have some very interesting ones!!
A few people trying to make ALL the money.
First thought I had was http://dave.zfx.com/nav.html\n
I'm getting sea sick watching this.\n\n
I'll take eight!
wow... so maybe your younger siblings actually believe in catholicism and they are seeing what they have been subconsciously taught to believe.  must mean we are all in like a shared dream or something.
I've listened to Darkness Radio forever, I love it
I'm aware.
Try it straight from the teat... mmmm!
Yes, I sometimes remind myself that as absurd as I find cold-reading, It is part of their healing.  It's a slippery slope.  Thanks for the advice.
I heard the new Line 6 Spider 666 amp model has those same features.weird.
This quote comes from an era when heroin was sold over the counter. I will grant that harmless (and benefit-less) homeopathic solutions are a better choice for managing your cough than China white. Our knowledge of pharmacology has advanced a bit since then.\n
lmao
It wouldn't have been MMR.  Some measles immunity is passed on from the mother and usually lasts 8-12 months, so vaccinating them for measles before then isn't as effective.  
Gotcha.
I'm sorry I can't help with regard to your mother. I am too emotionally involved in the issue and have nothing but contempt for her attitude. Not that I think being reasonable would help, but I certainly cannot be reasonable about it because I nursed my younger sister through her ten months of dying from cervical cancer and it was a horrorfest.\n\nI think I probably second the suggestion that you turn your good efforts toward your sister. Speak to her about the risks, about what she needs to do to protect herself. Remind her that while contracting HPV does not automatically lead to cervical cancer, it does increase the risk.  \n\nPlus there is the side-benefit that if you can get your sister to trust you on this issue, and therefore distrust your mother on this issue, your sister may grow up to be an adult more inclined to believe in reason and science-based medicine and less likely to buy into woo.\n\nEDIT: spelled out "with regard to" because the common abbreviation for it was turned into a broken-page link by reddit.
Robert Herjavec started on the Canadian version of Shark Tank (Dragon's Den) and he slammed a couple of scam artists too. The one I really remember was a guy pitching a free energy machine and Robert was all over him. Sad part is that too many people are happy to rip off the gullible, kudos to a guy like Cuban or having some ethics.
That they're visiting Earth? Contact. Explicit contact. Photo's, video and plain audio of non -contact sightings are too easy to forge. And because of a lot of stuff out there, it's obfuscated what could be genuine sightings. \n\nI'd like to believe, and I do feel there's alien life out there somewhere, but I'm skeptical we've been visited due to the unbelievably vast distances they'd have to travel. \n\nNow, I know people will suggest they - the aliens - may have tech to travel far, far faster than the speed of light, may be able to fold space time, may be able to skip dimensions to arrive here within a nano second. But I believe if they were able to,theyd be advanced enough to where we are no threat and theyd try communicate with us somehow. \n\nCrop circles, night time fly -bys and mysterious things like that that have been happening for some time now, all seem to be rediculous ways of saying "we're here". Even if they dont speak our language, math is universal, as is sound and aural presentation. They have plenty of ways to communicate. \n\nAnd if they have been visiting as long as we believe (at least 3000 years) they have, and abducted and probed as many folks as is suggested, theyd know our physiology enough to know how to sit down and have a chat over a cuppa. \n\nI want to believe, but its going to take world-news breaking contact in front of millions of people simultaneously. If not that, then Im sure Ive articulated myself enough to suggest how much compelling evidence and what sort Id need. \n\nI want to believe. Have no doubt about it. I have an open mind. Have no doubt about it. But I have a scientific mind and I need all the info I can before something can be proven beyond a theory. 
If I have to choose between the world ending and going to Tampa, I'll need to think about it for a while. 
It's Professor Falken up to his tricks again. 
>I used hyperbole to show what kind of "men's issues" will get you banned, and also to point out that the lack of skepticism goes both ways.\n\nSo in your opinion, what part of ops comments were ban worthy?
Space ladders.
Well, you hit the nail on the head. The idea is to help people take a step back and think before they draw conclusions. Before saying "X is the answer", consider whether the answer could be "Not X". If it's not X, what is it? Does anything *besides* X make at least some sense? Maybe you should consider other conclusions as well, before making a decision. You just might find that there is a much more likely conclusion!
> I am amazed at how much philosophy becomes impractical at the very low-level of "something exists other than the 'I am'".\n\nYes, I find it a bit bizarre that it's so foundational, and yet, somehow, so irrelevant at the same time.
A simple explanation for Roman artifacts in America would be a Roman ship is swept out to sea, it drifts for awhile and washes up on a beach in America. Native Americans find the hulk and loot it, they then trade the statues and such with other tribes, spreading them across the country. As for the cocaine and tobacco mummies, the Chinese and Polynesian peoples have always been excellent seamen. It would not surprise me if they made it across the pacific ocean and brought back trade goods.
Did they have a contract to be together 24/7 in the 80s?
It was posted on CFI.  At least in that regards it's a skeptic issue.  Not sure if it fits as a "philosophical" issue to skeptics.
Nobody said pimp'n was easy. 
Nope.  The stream was broken when I tried to watch it early on.  Then I was at work for a while, followed by sleep.
Chopra is absolutely full of shit.\n\nSo is the Dalai Lama.
I'd*\n\n    id = the part of the mind which holds innate instinct\n    I'd = I had or I would\n\n
Martial arts are useless?  Oh sure, when you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after YOU with a bunch of loganberries, just follow T&P's advice... sure that'll work out just great. ;)\n\nJust because P&T have an episode you don't like doesn't mean the rest may not be helpful.
>For nine months he refused and instead deployed an alternative medicine diet that did nothing ... if he had the operation sooner before the cancer spread too far he might have had quite a different outcome.\n\nI'm tired of people dismissing Jobs as some sort of clueless hippie who had no idea what he was doing with this decision. Operating on the pancreas is risky, and the decision to hold off on it was likely well-considered. It is not some zero-sum decision where he could not both have operated and eaten a better diet. I am skeptical of the claim that Jobs' choice of nutritional therapy is somehow responsible for stealing nine months of his life. \n\nThe article is also quite propagandistic. It uses a very narrow definition of medicine. Saying that modern pharmaceuticals "have been proven to work" is naive because we do not understand why many of them work; presumably this would be based on observed curative effects. By such a metric a placebo would also "have been proven to work". \n\nWhether or not a special diet or an herbal remedy contains pharmaceuticals, it still contains compounds with a biological effect. The effects of naturopathic medicines have been proven through observation. However, because no company can make money patenting and selling a diet or a wild herb, little research has been put into anything that does not contain an easy isolatable active ingredient. \n\nIt is dogmatic to suggest that medicine can *only* be the pills the doctor gives you. \n
Nothing for me. Not a thing. It's a shame too because I'm such a ghost nerd. Ideally, I'd see something at a place other than my house. I don't think I could stand living in a home with weird stuff going on. \n\n
For me, it's identical to gawking at roadkill, or a strung-out homeless junkie on the subway. It's abnormal behaviour you don't get to see every day, and consequently there is some degree of macabre entertainment value.
There is a difference between tomatoes and other sorts of fruit.
My irony detector is all confused!
OK - zero detrimental errors, forever.
Funny you say that. As that money goes away, so does the cost of that student. That school is needed less with every student that no longer attends. How do you determine how much "need" a school has anyway? Why are private schools automatically less needy? If a public school has parents walking out, does it really need more money, or does it need a kick in the pants? I can't think of a better way to make schools accountable than to let the money walk.\n\nNow, you could say that allowing state money to be transferred from public schools to parochial institutions is unacceptable, and I'd agree with you. Again, the problem isn't vouchers. The problem is the schools they can be spent on.\n\nWhen I went to public school, the problem wasn't money at all. The problem was policy and attitude. Students were treated with distrust and disgust. Many teachers were too comfortable and incompetent. (One English teacher would regularly sleep through class or spend ten minutes arguing with me that "galaxy" rather than "solar system" more accurately described "a collection of planets revolving around a central star".) Were his livelihood on the line, he might've shaped up, but he was entrenched in that school. If anything, the school had *too much* money for its own good.
>Hi, I'm on the autistic spectrum but I blame my superior thinking.
I've just spent the last three days asking for evidence of a one world government, and I got everything but.  \n\nI was expecting the person either to come up with the evidence or admit that there wasn't any.  WTF was I thinking?
When I was a young kid in my mom bed, I swear I saw a little girl playing with blocks in the corner.  Didn't register as "scary" until many years later thinking back to it. 
Simply put, if you believe the government/corporate media's version of events in every instance you are as far away from a skeptic as that word could ever possibly mean.
This title is misleading.
looks like a beautiful home, by the way. 
$43!  $-fuckin-43!  It is beyond ridiculous.  How do we (as a society) expect ignorant people to "do the research" and "check the facts" when we keep the research and facts locked up in an ivory tower?  In my opinion, published scientific papers need to become free after 10 years or so.  (i.e. 2 funding cycles)  The journals will lose approximately zero money*, because the only "people" who subscribe to these things are institutions (and rare individuals) who MUST keep up-to-date and can't allow themselves to lag behind.  Meanwhile, the general public gets access to all but the most cutting-edge research.\n\n*Okay, they'd probably lose a little, but the government already funds research, and I'm betting that 1% of that would fund that mandate and more than cover the journals' losses and additional expenses.\n\nedit: I should add, just for the sake of perspective, that I actually do have institutional access to most journals, and I have had a few peer-reviewed papers published.  I don't really think that adds or subtracts any legitimacy from my point, but that's where I'm coming from.
can i get a better readability for this site!
I'm aware of the forum. I've used it occasionally, but I think reddit is much better suited for discussions and debate. You should try mentioning the subreddit in the show and you'll probably see the value in it.
so no evidence.
the yellow lights was about the only thing i didnt have experience with. ive seen figures at various times, from childhood through my 20s. it all stopped just before 30. there's a lot to type out, but i've got to go to bed. i'll say that some of what i experienced was anxiety, some was spiritual in nature, and some was just plain unexplainable (and in some cases verified by other witnesses). Im older now, and don't experience much anymore, which i'm fine with. Above all else i just want you to know other people have gone through that stuff and you're not alone, not crazy (that i can tell), and that things can get peaceful and calm with work and time.
Unfortunately they were able to quit their plumber jobs.  They just had a marketing deal with Roto Rooter.  
I sometimes like to get my tarot read when I go to a local renaissance fair for funsies. The first time I had gotten my tarot read, the guy didn't tell me anything about myself that I already didn't know. I was skeptical about most of what he said because it fit most people. There was one thing he said that did give me the chills. He told me I had a deep separation from two people from my immediate family and he told me that I emotionally cut them out of my life. \n\nMy grandmother was completely gone from Alzheimer's and my uncle suffered a stroke that deteriorated his brain as well. I've always harbored a lot of guilt for not being able to talk to them more often. 
No he said the opposite in the full message on Facebook that was only partly quoted. He said incidents may have occurred.\n\nHe did say he got no reports of any harassment from anyone at TAM while he's been in charge at the JREF. The woman who alleges being harassed did not inform DJ, TAM staff, or security. The guy was asked to leave the room because he wasn't meant to be there and was drunk.
You think they aren't looking into them anymore because they're not a threat? I never thought they were, but maybe the MoD has realized that.
I like the idea of alternate realities. :)\nI'll try to pay closer attention to record. Problem is, I never notice until after the fact.
Be careful with Timothy Good. Always read his end notes to see if his source is a personal interview. While I agree that ATS is a very important UFO book, Good accepts some pretty extreme testimony as being true. A considerable amount of what Good says would go into Dr. John Alexander's "if you believe" file - totally unprovable, but very evocative if you take it at face value.\n\nAlso be aware that Good has since changed his opinion on the MJ-12 documents:\n\n> As I have stated repeatedly in my books subsequent to Above Top Secret, the MJ-12 papers are forgeries. The purpose, in my view, was to smoke out some of the real MJ-12 members or those who were knowledgeable about the organization. The ruse worked. Several former military and intelligence personnel - e.g. Dr Eric Walker, a British-born scientist - have confirmed that MJ-12 existed (see Need to Know). \n\nhttp://www.timothygood.co.uk/latest.htm
It was my understanding from the video that aluminum adjuvants have greatly increased since they're no longer allowed to use thimerosal.
Fortunately I haven't had to deal with any dark entities. I'm curious, what's been happening? 
It's extra funny because 'allopathic' gets the red underline treatment in my browser - you know, because it's not even a real word.
A likely response ಠ\\_ಠ\n
My first reaction is just to remove this, seeing it's clearly someone facing the other way, you are seeing the backside of a person. These are garbage posts and in my opinion not relevant to this forum. 
"Got Jews? Got problems."\n\nIndeed. They aren't even attempting subtlety.
yes, just yes. 
>The original study was deeply flawed, not having a control group.\n\nI'm not sure that makes the study "deeply flawed" as such, since a large number of studies don't use control groups (and, although unrelated to this issue, many research designs don't need a separate control group). The study would still be worthwhile without a control group, as long as it's interpreted and understood to be weak evidence - so weak that it's, at best, pointing out a possible correlative relationship that might be worth more investigation. \n\nI can't remember the original paper, but the only flaw in regards to the "control group" issue would be if the author tried to argue that his data demonstrated or proved that homosexuality could be changed through therapy. If he didn't claim that, then there is no problem at all with not using a control group.\n\nIt's probably also important to keep in mind that his paper, even if he interpreted his results strongly, is not extreme or unusual in the world of science. Pick out any journal at random, and any issue, and chances are you will find at least one article that is as weak as (or weaker than) the paper in question.
oh yeah, i know its just a story but its fucking freaky deaky
That's a bold statement for such a phenomenon. Do you think it's likelier that it's little crafts made from reverse-engineered alien tech? Ball lightning? Remote control "fireballs"?      \nTethered lights (able to float with properly weighed balloon) would make sense as a method of spotting enemy planes at night. Then your AA guns have something to fire at.        \nBut you know best. You obviously have read many articles and some books. Maybe even wikipedia. Can you please tell me what these are?
Fuck, 4 years for a Cryptozoology degree and it's already useless.  
And you've never had another experience like this?\nIs today your first recent recolection of that event?
Yep, all that extra light comes with extra heat. *rolls eyes*
This is a good story.. should be up higher.
> any idea that they are anything other than man made has sailed\n\nDoes that mean we stop analyzing and ask questions about the anomalies found in *some* crop circles?\n\nedit: I fail to understand why asking a simple, direct question deserves downvotes.\n\nedit2: /r/skeptic, the place where inquisitive minds go to die.
I think taking a deeper look into some of the information presented by modern feminists would be a good topic of discussion for /r/skeptic.
Ugh, That's terrible! How could anyone in their right mind think tetanus is better than vaccines. Or any other disease for that matter. I cannot wrap my head around it.
[Full text of the paper available here](http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/12/70)\n\nNow, I'm no expert on health issues and reading medical papers do boggle my tiny little mind but it seems to me that this paper is investigating the usage of NSAID on patients who may be at risk from known side effects of NSAID usage.  Please do correct me if I've misread that wrong.\n\nAnd if I am right, then surprise surprise a chiropractor's website has mis-interpreted data to suit their own cause
I wish that the 70 year old guy would have accepted James Randi's challenge. Then he could starve to death in front of TV cameras.
 There's a NIAC report on space elevators that is worth readig. ([phase 1](http://www.niac.usra.edu/studies/472Edwards.html), [phase 2]( http://www.niac.usra.edu/files/studies/final_report/521Edwards.pdf))It discusses in detail the technical issues. \n\nFrom a purely technological perspective, aside from issues like political will there are a lot of problems.  The lower part of the cable will be subject to high winds while the upper part will be subject to space debris. The space elevator will also need to go through the Van Allen belt and naive designs have the elevator itself go through slowly. That's not good for living cargo (generally when astronauts have gone through the belt they've done so quickly).  Even if one were able to make carbon nanotubes of the requisite quality and consistency, the total amount of material needed to put up a space elevator by an optimstic estimate is more than the total amount of mass that has been put up into space in total by every launch, which means that launch costs need to go down a fair bit before you have a space elevator. That's a lot. That said, these are still engineering issues and may be beatable with enough technology.
There has been research done on NDE's\n\nThere are two camps. One is that they claim it is a pure 'brain' thing. The other is that consciousness is outside of the brain. The latter is considered 'paranormal'. But research is decent and done by respectable people from both camps. One of the latest 'controversial' papers was done by a Dutch cardiologist P. van Lommel. [Here is an interview](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOeLJCdHojU). \n\nHis response to Shermer (a sceptic) is an [interesting read](http://www.nderf.org/vonlommel_skeptic_response.htm). Where he explains in detail why it is impossible to have any conscious experience after about 20 seconds after the heart stopped, if we keep to the model the first camp uses (our current knowledge). This makes consciousness outside the body a more likely hypothesis. Especially when you couple it with veridical information gathered during NDE's. \n\nIf consciousness outside the body is more likely, things like ghosts, mediumship, clairvoyance, etc. become more plausible. This is why NDE research is sort of a spearhead for the paranormal community. We are finding good studies, by respectable people in valued peer reviewed papers more and more. We are slowly moving towards this new paradigm, it is taken very serious by many respectable scientists. Even though it is still taboo in both atheist and religious camps, seen its implications I don't even blame them. 
"you are soooo good looking"
What industry is it they keep referring to when they say something is "industry backed?" Is there a Big Fluoride I've never heard of, or something?
Exactly. You're an atheist *because* you're a skeptic-- not the other way around.
Back in the old BBS days I used to get in arguments with vegans about this sort of thing.  I would point out that the phosphorus in CRT monitors comes from cow bones.
If it's a UFO, how do they know that they are extraterrestrial? Or have they forgotten that UFO stands for *Unidentified* Flying Object?
Nah, they just love watching our TV. Gliese-581d is just getting into Seinfeld, and  Friends should reach them in about 3 years. They love our sitcoms even more than we do.
you can double the size of your brain cavity by squishing your skull with boards?? ಠ\\_ಠ\n
What's the harm? http://coffeelovingskeptic.com/?p=711
Call it the POO, tell people who ask you that you don't believe in god, you believe in POO.  Instead of redefining an overused, oft misunderstood word like god, use words that accurately describe what you do or don't believe.  Use the word god in it's popular common meaning, not in one tiny esoteric aspect or with some definition that isn't likely to show up even at the bottom of the list in the dictionary.  This is being intellectually honest with yourself and others.\n\nA lot of religious terminology is actually just ancient placeholder words for the "unknown" or whatever they didn't understand at the time.  Spirit - breathing, soul - personality/consciousness, god(s) - Unknown cause(s) for just about any and every natural event ( we no longer need a separate god for thunderstorms... )\n\nRather than using these ancient, misconstrued, placeholder words for things outside our understanding, better to simply be clear about what we don't understand, and use non-superstitions / non-mystical terminology.  
It holds the pattern of a kite (sort of) but is to high up for a kite IMO. It's to irregularly shaped for a ballon ( although a ballon could reach that type of altitude easily. It's not even a classic saucer shape with which most people associate a UFO with. I'm on the fence with this one till some one steadies the video and sharpens the image. \n\nNice find though. \n
Do liquids have a natural frequency though?  I thought that it was just solids.
> but there is no portion of humanity that would benefit from perpetrating a false myth of human-caused climate change.\n\nThis is rather silly to claim. Not only because it's mostly irrelevant at this point, but also because it's wrong. If AGW were a myth, plenty could profit by perpetuating it. i.e., alternative energy firms. Not to mention the groups that exist sole to promote environmental health for the sake of doing so.
Thanks!
>This difference wasn't even predicted from 'theory'. It was rather just "let's try to find something that differentiates these people".\n\nClaiming that theory doesn't predict pure consciousness is an astounding assertion to make since it is traditionally described as THE fundamental state of consciousness upon which all other normal states (e.g waking, dreaming and sleeping) are built, in the upanishads, and much discussion is found in various sanskrit texts on the hows and whys of the state.\n\n> It's certainly not evidence of anything supernatural or paranormal.\n\nWhere did I claim that it was? In fact, I said, IIRC, that the presence of pure consciousness at all times, whether awake, dreaming or asleep, is considered a hallmark of a reasonably stress-free nervous system. It is true that various paranormal abilities are associated with higher states of consciousness, which are all based off of "pure consciousness" in some way, but I didn't mention them because there is no published research on them, at least as paranormal phenomena.\n\nThe only published research on Yogic Flying (levitation) for example is in terms of physiological changes shown during the preliminary "hopping like a frog" stage of the practice, and no-one is asserting that hopping like a frog is paranormal by anyone's definition. \n\nWell, Yogic Flying is part of the meditation program of the people who are hired to meditate for world peace, so you could say that there IS a paranormal claim being made, but that's a separate discussion from this, I would think.\n\n\n
 I had a girlfriend once who was a psychic:\n\n We broke up before we met!\n
There's a pretty good Skeptoid on this crap:\n\nhttp://skeptoid.com/mobile/4139
Is it really in any way scientifically plausible?
Its in this subreddit somewhere... cant find it D:
I didn't find him to be that beautiful.
I don't own a TV. I am very thin. And I don't wander around subs I don't belong on being a dick.
Maybe she turned around to do something and then came back and you just didn't see the stuff in between?
Sorry if I missspell things as I am posting from my phone.\n\nI don't think confronting someone requires being a jackass. It is just a whole of a lot easier to be a jackass while confronting someone.\n\nAs per your view on younger generations: I disagree with this sentiment. My group of friends and similarly aged people (20-30) dont particularly care about other peoples feelings. However, it is likely that both our obsevations are not very accurate.\n
They were on a break!
http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/os7b2/emfs_are_bad_for_you_at_least_it_seems_that_way/c3jnmoh\n\nIn case it's not clear, I smell a scam.
Yeah - Colorado Springs.
Are you sure you understood the article?  It concluded that these rumors were merely unfounded rumors and nothing more.
there's a 20K rounds per minute helicopter gattling gun that was introduced 40+ years ago IIRC. I wouldn't be surprised if that figure has gone up a good bit since then, but 60K rounds per minute would be pushing the envelope, I agree.\n\nEdit: and see Mandinder's post below: 16K rounds PER SECOND is available.
wait, what? hammter?
So, um, there's a giant bubble in the middle of the earth now?  And all the surface water came from where?
> The idea is that fructose is worse than glucose since it metabolizes differently in the body.\n\nThe other way around, fructose produces a lower glucose response, and thus is 'slightly' better in terms of risk of diabetes, damage to diabetics, or for those trying to lower their weight than glucose (assuming an equal amount being compared).\n\nThere again, HFCS isn't particularly high in fructose compared to table sugar anyway.\n\nThe problem with HFCS is that it's cheap, and you can stick loads of it in a product to make it taste sweet, and people love sweet stuff so they buy more of it, and so on.\n\n\nSource: my dietician - I'm diabetic and on a 'as low as possible GI diet', pure fructose (ie fruit) is considered a low GI/GD food stuff, and thus 'ok' for diabetics to eat without too much concern, HFCS and table sugar are considered equally bad on the GI/GD scale.
That "sounds" reasonable, not "sound" reasonable.
An excellent idea, we'll likely make this or a similar change. I have been away for some time, and things have rapidly changed it seems.
Here is the email I sent to her, the managing editor, and the publisher:\n\n*Ms. Bahr:*\n\n*After reading your recent article "More medication means more autism," I am immensely concerned for both you and your readers. The misinformation and misguided opinion stated in your article regarding modern vaccines is apparent, especially in light of the amount of easily-accessible and well-cited medical literature on the subject. Your piece is extremely unprofessional, as it provides no citations or references to trustworthy sources, and it will be directly harmful to the children who may die of preventable disease after their parents take your dangerous advice to heart and opt out of vaccination for their kids.*\n\n*As a journalist with high-level access to written and other media sources, you cannot claim ignorance regarding the proven safety and value of vaccines to modern society. Furthermore, you have a professional and ethical responsibility to speak truth with your words and to promote the public interest.*\n\n*For your sake and the sake of the children who may die of measles, pertussis, and other diseases of a bygone age because of your article, I hope that you and your supervisors will publish a retraction of your article and a full correction that cites reliable and peer-reviewed research results. I urge you to search your conscience, ignore the pop-culture ignorance driving anti-vaccine campaigns, and do right by yourself, your children, your readers, and your readers' children.*\n\n*Thank you for your time and attention in this matter.*\n\n*Sincerely,*\n\n*TheShittyBeatles*
Apology accepted. I apologize for thinking to much inside the box. I like to be a skeptic since so much of this field is filled with what is IMO bullshit. But we could all use some out of the box thinking now and again. Sorry for being so hostile. 
I play D&D with my friends. I follow the superstition that if I treat my dice with love, they'll roll high numbers for me. 
[christiannewswire.com is more like a PR firm](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Christian_Newswire). For money they'll publish your bullshit claims and present them as news.
>I think this say[s] something about how even a skeptic like me can be caught by popular beliefs.\n\nThis is an important point.  I don't think it's even reasonable to subject every belief you have to scientific scrutiny 100% of the time.  As a human you just don't have enough waking hours in the day to do that.  It makes sense that you would prioritize which beliefs you check based on how relevant they are to your life.\n\nThe important part is that once you see there's a serious question about one of your beliefs you're willing to go check up on it and discard it if needed, moreover you actually know how to go about doing that.
It's a television show. Analyzing it is pointless. They aren't going to air what really happened-- a bunch of idiots with expensive equipment they don't understand detecting nothing. I bet that wouldn't do too well in the ratings. 
That almost sounds like what we are subjected to right now... That's the whole point. What if ETI is waiting for us to show the required maturity to enter the greater community? It's like that douchey friend you had growing up that you had to keep separate from your school friends cause he would hurt your stock... We are that guy.
Wish i could've seen it either way. I have anderson set to record and todays episode is a completely different subject. Wondering when I'm going to see this episode pop up
That's because it's super duper secret.
Great point. If anyone knows of a kid that was sent to treatment for being gay, please contact me: reddittroubledteens@gmail.com. I may be able to help with resources.\n\nYes, there are a lot facilities in Utah, [Montana](http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1430387622/) is a hotbed as well. \n\nAs far as studies, this is from my OP:\n\n>There has never been an independent study that shows residential treatment is effective for children. The [APA](http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/12/troubled-teens.aspx) does not recommend it, neither does the [Surgeon General](http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter3/sec7.html), the [FTC](http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/products/pro27.shtm) has issued a warning, and the [GAO](http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-10-boot-camps-main_N.htm) has found widespread abuse.\n\nAnd on your anecdotal info, I can back that up. I personally know many kids that went to programs fairly innocent and came out tainted. Kids spend most of their time around other program kids, parents who think they are separating them from danger can actually be exposing them more.
I'm surprised to find that it's not listed in any dictionary anywhere. I hadn't looked it up previously, just based on the assumption that it was a real word.\n\nYou seem to have two problems with the term "denialist":\n\n * It is used as an excuse to not debate someone, and rather dismiss them as hopeless.\n * Skeptics fit the semantically correct definition of "denialist" (i.e., "one who denies" -- although it is not a word, technically), so can be always labeled as such and thereby dismissed.\n\nFor the first problem, why not just say that we should always debate and defend the truth when it is attacked, and show those who are wrong to be wrong? Why attach this separate issue to the non-word?\n\nFor the second problem, just make the important distinction that skeptics are not denying for the sake of denial -- that we have, in the cases where we deny, facts to back up our position of denial. Then it should be clear that the term "denialist" is not sufficient to describe a skeptic.\n\nWhy all this specific animosity toward one term? I'm simply trying to point out that there are bigger problems to rant against.
Rebecca is, it seems, burning out.  She is not becoming the female Dawkins she wants to become.  The attitude she exudes seems to center around being petty and belittling, not level headed skepticism.  She is irrelevant and every time she is on TSGTTU I cringe.
That's not true at all. The world is a hugely confusing and complex place. Even just the subset of the world that is human society. That's because each individual is complex, and we've got close to 7 billion of them now.\n\nThe "sciences" that try to study society are pathetic compared to physics for example. This is because physics studies things that are much more simple.
My claim is that Republicans were the more progressive party circa 1912 and it switched. And your rebuttal is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?\n\nYou might be off by some fifty years.\n\nObvious troll is obvious.
After looking into the flag it looks like it was just is an old flag with a lot of history http://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/6557663195/
And this folks, is actually a really good example of correctly using Ad Hominem. 
Bears are natural. 
beyond all else personally, I don't even bother taking a closer look at these things that are such terrible quality. 
Except the girl is Johnny Depp.
He's not saying anything about how we should disagree with everything he says, he's saying that he shouldn't be praised because he's an idiot.
Following a sighting by two boys in June, two fishermen in a boat 300 kilometres away were terrorised by a sea serpent a month later. They resorted to shooting at it to make good their escape. Nearby, road builders clambered down to the shoreline and attempted to capture the serpent using heavy ropes and a draught horse before deciding it was probably far more sensible to leave the creature be and “not curtail its liberty”.
mylar balloons.
OP, DECEPTION? The question is, why would a government agency want to fake crop circles?\n\nGoing through the trouble of faking an (amazing) crop circle, just to announce that it's fake? Doesn't sound like the typical circle hoaxer M.O. to me. This smells like the work of a disgruntled peon deep within a large, clumsy bureaucracy.
Sure it's a real thing.\n\nI'd like you to take a look at how men are utterly destroyed in the family court system and justify the claim that women have no privilege.
Why do people keep trying to turn r/atheism and now r/skeptic into fora for trendy lefty causes?  
Nah if it was the federal government's org. then when the gov told them to implement something they'd have to do it. Right now every the gov tells them anything, airline companies start bitching about how they'll have to pay for it. Even though we did give them billions of dollars a few years ago.
Looks like the sun glinting off a high altitude aircraft. It "disappeared" when that stopped.
"Oh shit, I look like a complete idiot. Better ramble off some actually true stuff, just to be safe."
lmao
Come to think of it, none of that quote sounds like Randi. "Fundamentalist thinkers"? I call shenanigans.
I'm just saying what I saw. I'm not lying or making it up.
Start shooting video of this. Collect tons of video. Post it online.\n
followed the link-hell I would have wet my self!!!!! Another Irish tradidtion? when I was a younger lad I heard a lynx? and it sounded like a baby being hurt! It did scare me as I remebered the stories of banchees! Ive got to wonder if these old folf lores are in our DNA as reminders to guide us ...of course I may be a wee bit over thinking this!!! 
Duh, it's 2012 next year, this is the "previews of the forthcoming attraction" on a planetary scale. 
I've been to shades of death, but what is jenny jump?
:| the entire point of the voucher program is to funnel money into religious schools. It's always been a boondoggle for the far right and requiring higher standards of accreditation would defeat the point.\n\nBeyond that, for pay schools are wrong on so many levels and charter schools routinely fail to meet even the most basic education standards, even if they meet all the standards of accreditation. They're held to the same (already incredibly low) standards of what determines quality of education with a fraction of the oversight.\n\nI get what you're saying and I understand that the underlying idea of vouchers is good, but in practice they've never been useful to anybody in the US, except the people cashing them in. It's fantastic for the catholic church, since they're the onse who make the most money off it, and we already know how the catholics feel about abortion, sex education and evolution.\n\ntl;dr - education spending should be spent on education and there's no amount of accreditation that is going to make voucher recipients have any end goal but recieving the money of voucher holders. that is counterintuitive to education.\n
It isn't "open-minded" to continue to accept an implausible modality that has constantly failed to show any repeatable or reliable evidence in a clinical setting for over 200 years.  That's called "credulity."
Totally. Someone should make a band that plays skeptical punk music and use that name.
>Most commenters have taken both sides of the question, validating the poster's framing of the inquiry in terms of the position with which he/she didn't agree.\n\nFair enough, I see your point, We *will* have to agree to disagree here, I think. I just think that the poster's framing in terms of absolute right or wrong was a bad idea. Peace.
I get them frequently, usually coupled with the realization that I'll be dead someday.. It's such a weird sensation. 
Come on /r/skeptic, you guys are meant to be more informed than the fools you are critiscising. Yes this article is badly written and unsourced but so are some of your replies. The Acid:Alkaline diet, medically known as acidosis has been well studied and body acidity does have an affect.\n\nHere are some sources (I haven't seen one study on acidosis cited by you guys, for shame)\n\nAlkaline diets favor lean tissue mass in older adults\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2597402/\n...acidosis causes muscle catabolism (breakdown) and some bone mineral loss.\n\nChildren with a higher dietary PRAL(potential renal acid load) had significantly less cortical area (P < 0.05) and bone mineral content (P < 0.01). Long-term calcium intake had no significant effect on any bone variable.\nhttp://journal.shouxi.net/qikan/article.php?id=206948\n\nMetabolic Disorder\n\nLower bicarbonate and higher anion gap are independently associated with insulin resistance. Further research is needed to elucidate the relations between organic acid production, insulin resistance, and the pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes.\nhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02471.x/abstract\n\nBoth hyperglycemic and euglycemic clamp studies indicate that impaired glucose metabolism following metabolic acidosis results from impaired tissue sensitivity to insulin. \nhttp://ajpgi.physiology.org/content/236/4/G328.short\n\n\nLeptin & adinoceptin ( the hunger hormones)\nAcidosis Downregulates Leptin Production from Cultured Adipocytes through a Glucose Transport-Dependent Post-transcriptional Mechanism in vitro\nhttp://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/14/9/2248.abstract\nMetabolic acidosis lowers circulating adiponectin through inhibition of adiponectin gene transcription\n\nAdiponectin decreased significantly from 10 623 to 9723 pg/mL (P < 0.005) after a 7 day course\nhttp://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2010/07/12/ndt.gfq410.abstract\n\nIn contrast to these findings, metabolic acidosis may be associated with a decrease in hyperleptinemia associated with CRF. Several studies have shown that correction of metabolic acidosis among MD patients is associated with modest improvements in the nutritional status\nhttp://www.nature.com/ki/journal/v64/n88s/full/4494213a.html\n\nThe preliminary results suggest that hyperleptinemia in patients with CRF may be masked by metabolic acidosis and that metabolic acidosis may inhibit leptin synthesis or secretion. \nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11680001\n\nAcidosis causes rises in cortisol( the stress hormone) production too.\n\nBoth metabolic disorder, stress and homocystein are associated with heart disease. Homocystein is a toxin produced when the body metabolises proteins and other acid forming foods, so it is associated.
Re all the downvotes: People are depressed (mood/affective disorders) and cannot admit it (Mental illness has such a shameful connotation - which it shouldn't) so it manifests itself in physical pain. Of course there is no organic root so in order to appease the thousands of mentally ill/in denial (mostly white middle/upperclass female) patients, some doctor somewhere made up the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. And it has bloomed like a lovingly tended flower. I'm not suggesting there is no pain, more at the root cause has been grossly shunted from psychiatric to physical.
Their argument isn't based on some magic woo woo thinking.\n\nReading a book like "The Paleo Solution" shows that the mainstay of the diet is to avoid proteins that can be harmful, like Lectins and  Gluten. These proteins are in most grains and legumes, which are therefore to be avoided. \n\nIt's easy to attack the soundbyte, but I haven't seen a good rebuttal to the research they cite for Lectins and Glutens being harmful. 
Wasn't really thinking about corn, more like rice, beans and vegitables. All of those are more efficient than beef and (when balanced) are a good diet. Of course some amount of meat is needed, just less than your average Westerner eats.
It definitively happened, I'm not questioning that. I just don't know if this is necessarily a picture of what stalled up traffic. Why only one? Not a series, or a short video clip, or anything else? 
Just today?
The Dunning-Kruger effect was vividly featured in the movie, Idiocracy. Average guy Joe Bauers wakes up 500 years in the future to find that, due to de-evolution, he's the smartest man in the world, and everyone he meets calls him names like "dumbass."
A good speech, although I for one have grown a bit tired at what seems to be a confounding connection between skepticism and libertarianism.
we do
So, in Sept of 2001, you were 7? What do you personally remember of the day? Not the emotional response and such, what do you remember of it?\n\nAnd, I want to ask you, to ask yourself "why is it so important to me that this is a conspiracy"
I should be clear that my information wasn't a statement for or against UFOs.\n\nI've seen some weird shit in the night sky, too, but I'm also extremely skeptical and scientific. Our senses (even with aided by tools) aren't actually very reliable, and there are a lot of strange but natural phenomena, especially when it comes to light, optics, sight and perception.\n\nHow often do people not find their keys or glasses when they're sitting right in front of them somewhere?\n\nWhich is why it's really difficult to scientifically prove UFOs. Scientists know our powers of observation are flaky and limited. That's why they operate using the scientific method, to double and triple check things and have calibrated observations and repeatable experiments or experienced phenomenon.\n\nOne of the reasons why pilots (and astronomers) may under-report is actually plain old professionalism, not simply fear. If they can't reproduce or prove or accurately record what they saw it's scientifically useless.
I have a feeling this whole subreddit isn't for you.
Yeah, it's cool to see how open-minded we are, us Skeptics. I mean, when someone exposes an idea, we can clearly sense he is being listened like he should be. A scholar's behaviour, no dout about it.
Did you get to keep the five? Sounds like you were the only beneficiary of this glitch.
That definitely is creepy to say the least. Not sure I hear it say anything per say but that guttural grunt scared the shit outta me lol. Don't think a little kitten could do that could it?
CO2 levels are rising.  CO2 is a greenhouse gas, as [this](http://sanjeev.sabhlokcity.com/co2/index_files/image013.gif) graph of absorption vs wavelength shows [(context)](http://sanjeev.sabhlokcity.com/co2/).  Human activities, especially burning fossil fuels and burning forests, release CO2 into the atmosphere.  I don't really see how there's any dispute there.
Juries out on this one.  If it's a fake, it's a damn good one. \n
yea its really easy to tell the vid is altered
Everything BUT aliens... got it. Thanks again.
Ancient dentistry is pretty cool. 
For the 'sleep paralysis' like hallucination, I recommend just practicing (something like meditation) being emotionally/intellectually dead so that you can only sense and perceive.  Most of the time the time the random voices will become more clear (and slow them down) and they won't be so deep and heavy (or screechy or creepy).  You have to manually control the speed at which they come to you.  
So...  Anything specific you wanted to discuss about it?
Sorry, it's just douchebag me that assumes everyone on the internet is just as old as I am :( I'll just go downvote myself now.
Religion is like history class, but without the facts.\n
Solar flare. There has been a few of these threads going.
Silly DHMO. So many poor people are addicted to that shit. It's sickening.
Nice comment.\n\nAnd I can only say that about a few books; Ishmael by Daniel Quinn and Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins
> NoScript is better, FYI\n\nNoScript is different, not necessarily better.  I don't want to block *all* JS, just opt-in to Flash.  Maybe NoScript can be that selective, but my experience is that Flashblock is much less obtrusive; NoScript always used to open up big, flashy tabs when it updated itself, and there was the whole [feud with adblock plus](https://adblockplus.org/blog/attention-noscript-users).
ಠ\\_ಠ\n\n[citation needed]
Getting to the truth (oh please don't call me a truther now) often requires questions. Like trying to ascertain who killed someone. "Where were you at the time of the murder?" "Why did you buy a gun the day before the murder?" "Why can't you tell us where the gun is?" "Why were you googling 'ways to dispose of bodies' the day before the murder?" are all valid ways of getting to the truth. The fact that certain things are framed as questions does not mean that there isn't evidence associated with them. In this example: a gun was bought by him the day before the murder, he can't produce the gun, there are search logs relating to him searching for ways to dispose the body. I really wasn't asking for answers to these questions on 9/11. In your words "smarter people than me have debunked your debunking". Nor am I concerned about the fact that some of these questions have valid answers. What I was pointing out is that these questions are reasonable and labeling anyone who wants answers to them as kooks is not being a proper skeptic/debunker/rationalist. There are rules of debate and name calling get's you laughed off the podium.
Except it's not cheaper than real medicine, many times it's even more expensive.
He looks like a toilet-bowl scrubber.
Well apparently Madame Pele lives in my toaster. Freaking burns my toast every morning. Oh wait that's not her. That's my wife's cooking.
The chain reaction is just releasing more nuclear bonds. There's nothing overunity about it.\n\n>You can help yourself to highschool physics on your own.\n\nMaybe you should follow your own advice.
My grandfather was a moderately successful  chiropractor. Based on my experience with chiropractic I think it's perfectly fine to see them if you suffer from back or neck pain and traditional medicine has been unable to cure you. For example, if you hurt your back lifting weights you should go see an MD first to make sure there's nothing seriously wrong with you. if the MD is unable to relieve the pain then seeking help from a chiropractor is fine. Some MDs will even recommend it and most insurance plans will pay a percentage of the chiropractor visit. Don't go to the chiropractor expecting to be cured of anything else despite the crazy claims some of them make. There is no credible evidence that spinal manipulation can cure disease. 
I just want to point out that the content of this site is mainly anecdotal evidence. It seems like an odd choice for r/skeptic.
There are people that acctually know vast amonts about the body too. \n(In Sweden I have not seen the Quack-version).
Science FTW!!!
> I think what GMO farmers do is apply a liberal amount to their crops because they don't care to figure out exactly how much they need to use.\n\nAnyone who handles controlled pesticides, Roundup included, must be certified and trained: http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/safety/applicators/applicators.htm\n\nThere are also many different methods available other than just crop dusting which is one of the least effective methods. Do you have evidence to support that GMO farmers are using more pesticides than normal because of the GMO status? I am not being argumentative, it's just a claim I've heard a lot, but never experienced despite growing up in the coast of North Carolina and participating for years in FFA and studying these methods of application.
I couldn't read very far. It was like watching someone plot to torture kids.
It kinda implies that witchcraft is real
>Wow, that's...really not a lot of birds. So, a small figure that will continue to decrease as birds learn to stay away from large turbines.\n\nYou must have not read my comment.  That figure is expected to *increase* to at least one million birds killed by wind turbines each year:\n\n""A 2008 Department of Energy report calls for the U.S. to generate 20% of its electricity from wind by 2030. By then, wind turbines are expected to be killing at least one million birds each year, and probably significantly more, depending on the final scale of wind build-out."\n\nhttp://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/collisions/wind_policy.html\n\n >birds learn to stay away from large turbines.\n\nBirds don't "learn to stay away from wind turbines".\n\nThe Altamont Pass wind farm has 5,000 wind turbines and has been killing Golden Eagles for over 30 years.  On average, 67 protected Golden Eagles are killed by the Altamont Pass wind turbines every year.\n\n\n\n
Darkjediben, could you tell me whether I am right or wrong, give me the location of the reasons as to why that is the case, and then provide me with some kind of closing emoticon please?
If only *that* was my problem. \n\nIsn't the whole point that the powers-that-be make sure the guys at the bottom of the pyramid have too much shit to worry about in their day-to-day lives to go peeking into their secrets?
I believe that if the US and Russian navy were indeed in the area prior to the arrival of this recovery vessel they would have identified anything worth calling top secret and told these folks to turn around and head home. I want to hold out judgment for later but so far I'm not holding my breath.
This makes me feel very untalented and boring.  
Fantastic! I know a lot of English speakers, like myself, have been waiting for this for a long time. Can't wait to read it tonight. Oh the fantastically weird world of UFOs!
<3
its close to real, the song should go science is theory 
This has got to be the best comment I've read today, "educational lemon party" could have way to many meanings depending on context.
I wish I could go back in time to check them we were both kinda confused and freaked out and never thought to look at receipts. 
yes. Either 8% less fructose or 5% more, depending on the type of HFCS. HFCS-55 is really only used in soda, making the HFCS-42, which has less fructose, the more common one by far.
Skeptical and libertarian.
On top of what others have said (Skeptoid, QuackCast, Monster Talk, Geologic, Point of Inquiry, For Good Reason, & Infinite Monkey Cage) I also listen to:\n\n* Skepticality\n* Astronomy Cast\n* Dr. Karl's Great Moments in Science\n* More Or Less (BBC statistics show)\n* SGU 5x5\n* StarTalk Radio (Neil DeGrass Tyson's show)\n* The Straight Dope\n* Radiolab ( very This American Life-ish, but more science-y)\n* Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (just funny)\n\nand really non-skeptical, but awesomely fun none the less:\n\n* The Smartest Man In The World (Greg Proops Vod(ka)cast)\n\nI hear good things about Mr. Deity, but haven't tuned in yet.
...OR MAYBE THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO THINK WITH THEIR JEW JEWWY JEWWINESS!!11!! /s
Actually there is no evidence that other people than I are conscious. They could all be mindless zombies, a bit like NPCs. That's how fucked up consciousness is. \n\nSee Hard Problem of Consciousness.\n\nRegarding NDE, it is impossible to test except as anecdotal. If we do not know the mechanism of action we can only rely on individual account.
If God is all-knowing and all-powerful, God would not have had to meddle with the world and alter it after the big bang. The world would have been made properly in the first nanosecond to evolve naturally as it is today.
If god commanded you to kill your girlfriend would you?
So, Chupacabra is a coyote?  These pictures are either horrible quality or have already been debunked.
And these are the points you friend exaggerated. \n\nIt's hard not to be concerned when antipsychotics and benzodiazepines are the most frequently prescribed drugs. 
Sex with someone who has had nothing but beans to eat for 7 or 8 days?\n\nYou're gonna have a bad time.
IF this was real you honestly think communicating in our language would be difficult?
I wish they'd have focused more around the taste tests. And double blinded it. And given more of a look into how people rationalized it when their mistakes were shown. 
We weren't ignoring it.  It was just a level of stupidity we couldn't comprehend.
floating predator hunting ground!
Promoting unproven--or in some cases, proved ineffective--treatments in lieu of proven treatments?  \n\nHighly unethical.
Probably the best dictionary definition of circle-jerk ever.\n\nThat being said, I thought it was great. Personally, I think it should have been recorded in some quiet public bar. Just my thoughts.
I've been debating the same awful article on FB since last night. I posted the SkepChick link that **thejmii** linked to, along with the paragraph that the CDC has on their site regarding breastfeeding:  [CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) is committed to increasing breastfeeding rates throughout the United States and to promoting and supporting optimal breastfeeding practices toward the ultimate goal of improving the public's health.](http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/index.htm). I then added this at the end "The people at NaturalNews have no science to back up their claims so they have to bend the truth, omit facts, lie, or just outright make stuff up." That was three hours ago and I haven't had a reply yet.
Uh.  This IS healthy debate.  But since it doesn't appear to be going your way, you'll try to shut down the discussion by implying that we're somehow trying to shut you up.  Good one.
That would be science, which P&T aren't very good at. They're fantastic at other things, but they're not scientists. The whole Bullshit series is basically one long opinion piece.
It's a fuzzy poll because of some false assumptions. The truths:\n\n* There is no single historical document of "The Ten Commandments". In fact, there's at least [three different versions](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments#Two_texts_with_numbering_schemes) that are relevant to different modern Judeo-Christian religions.\n* The Ten Commandments have nothing to do with the development of law in the USA. The US legal system is based on English common law. [As Thomas Jefferson explains](http://www.nobeliefs.com/Tripoli.htm), this dates back to the 5th century CE in England, two centuries before Christianity was introduced there. (And of course there's [the Establishment Clause](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Establishment_Clause) of the US Constitution.)\n\nSo the survey's options provide a false dichotomy. The only "no" answer is:\n\n> No, the Ten Commandments is religious and the government cannot promote them in a monument, even if other documents are included.\n\nA better "no" would be that it's simply irrelevant to US law.
Yeah yeah I guess. They were borderline skeptical, they questioned institutions more than observations and science.
No, I looked back and it was still old and decrepit. 
I do know that "transcranial magnetic stimulation" has been shown to have specific effects on neural activity...but we're talking things like "you suddenly get weird sensations and memories"-type effects, not long-term "enhance learning" effects. Basically, acute effects from turning on or off clusters of neurons, not effects that actually last past when the device is removed.
definitely a ghost
You've got to make the meeting happen. Maybe even an AMA!
You're most welcome. Bare in mind though that I'm more of a witch doctor then a doctor so do seek the advice of a medical professional that deals with sleep disorders like sleep apnea.
I always thought to travel they used some type of anti gravity or used magnetic fields. With all of these sightings, a lot of them being very similar looking to each other people have to start catching on. i worry that they see what bad shape this planet is in and maybe they want to give a few tips.
True, but if you really want to you, then you can sometimes follow the chain. I think the OP is complaining about when it's more like **Article** via **?????** and it's near impossible to track down the source.
Morrissey is super gay, but he'll disagree publicly and that's cool.  Apparently he's not familiar with his own work.
Thank you for your kind words and support. I really need them after this exchange. I'm mentally drained.
Right, but it sounds too similar to paedophile - for a Brit like me, anyway - I don't know how Americans pronounce the two words.
Have you ever viewed a memory from some one else's perspective or something like that?
The moon base is for the warp gate. Titan's where all the Vespene is.
Definition of LEVITATE  \n  \n  intransitive verb  \n  : to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation  \n  \nSource: [Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/levitating)
Wow, Sensationalist titles misses the point. Correlation is not causation... Maybe people that are more likely to take vitamins, are those in poor health.
I think our "visitors" are terrestrial and we've been sharing the planet with a highly intelligent species for hundreds of thousands of years.
This saves me the effort of riding Epona all over Hyrule field.  A steal, I say.
Please tell me your title is meant as satire :)
That's ridiculous. \n\nFor the same reason that Occam's Razor is but an intellectual short-cut that's helpful but not canonical, so too does recognizing the limits of one possible explanation of an unknown phenomena by no means imply that one must offer an alternate explanation in it's stead. \n\n"I don't know" suffices. Frankly, it's usually best. \n\nRe-read Kuhn. 
Does anyone have a suggestion for a scarier clip/compilation?
Clearly gun ownership levels aren't going to be the only influence or even the strongest influence among any given set of populations. It's impossible to control exactly for other socio-political factors but looking at the group of countries I'd be interested to see the data reduced to roughly comparable "Western democracies".\n\nAnother criticism would be that you're mapping *firearm* homicides to gun ownership. I'm not convinced that could stand alone as an argument for or against reducing levels of gun ownership. Mapping to overall homicide and overall violent crime would be more convincing (although such numbers are notoriously difficult to compare across nations or even across time in the same nation as data gathering and categorisation techniques vary). 
That is some grade A conspiritard crazy right there. Santa as harbinger of the New World Order. \n\nI have read more insane conspiracies, but not many. 
This will be the replacement: http://gizmodo.com/5723577/
Sue, or at the very least fire the morons in government positions that approved this purchase. Fuck, calling them morons would be an insult to morons.
Thank you for posting this, and including the book by Barbara Bartholic as well. There's not a lot of information on her out there, and I've been intrigued by her since I discovered Karla Turner. Cheers!
I agree with you completely.\n\n>Some even say all human decisions are based on emotion.\n\nI agree that there is a point where, once dug into deeply enough, logic eventually falls back on emotional determinations.  I find that frustrating to no end (100% pure logic would be more weighty as a debate tool), but inescapable; Godel's incompleteness theorem supports this limitation as well, I think.\n\nEven my desire to use logic is still a desire, and emotion of craving to be effective in solving problems I am presented with in life.  Problems make me unhappy, I enjoy the act of solving problems, and hopefully doing so measurably reduces my difficulties in life.
If she's being secretive, it's because she's already been in trouble for this nonsense.
If it's being sold in America, it hast to say it on the box.
Well where is the proof? The guy is asking for a youtube video or something of people doing it, as claimed in this thread. He's not saying 'but aliens.' He is saying 'show me.'
Check the guys other videos. He does set up several cameras for some. 
Sounds like Mythbusters Brand Science\n\nMy mom is battling cancer right now. Actually, as we speak she is getting a treatment that is in a clinical trial. The science behind this shit is extremely elaborate. Today, she will have her blood drawn 20 different times over the course of the day, for example. She has a port from which she typically has blood drawn, but they won't use it for these blood draws because that introduces another variable in an equation that already has hundreds of variables.\n\nIf he was doing anything "for science", well...this wasn't the way to go on about it and any "discoveries" he would have made would not have been taken very seriously in and of themselves.
Lolz, I posted exactly that in another thread about this yesterday.\n\n[Linky](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/iit8l/after_rebecca_watsons_letter_to_dawkins_let_me/c244uyq)\n\nSeems some agree with me. It IS however a very loose association, and I could be completely wrong. Though, I do not think so.
>A consistent Humean skeptic would not accept this as a legitimate argument (due to the problem of induction), and thus the only science that could be accepted would be Popperian falsificationism (proving things wrong rather than confirming things to be right).\n\nGood call, but two quick pointers: \n\n(1) you can't 'prove[] things wrong': you can only tentatively reject a theory after provisionally adopting an existential statement that contradicts the theory; \n\n(2) it's perfectly possible to 'confirm[] things to be right', in the sense that they're provisionally adopted: they'd just have to be existential statements, like "this here is a brown bunny".\n\nYou know, just nitpicking ...
Yes I get that, but when the object was close enough to discern an approximate diameter, shape and physical attributes, you should still be able to hear the chopper blades. Thanks for the downvote though. 
I never said it convinced me, just that I found it to be an odd coincidence.  \n>Clever-hans trick\n\nHm that's interesting. Thanks for throwing that out. I've got a pretty good poker face though; in fact my girlfriend often complains I'm hard to read (diagnosed aspie). I'll blindfold her next time so this doesn't happen.
That's the /r/skeptic spirit! 
So, it's like how I'm not allowed to wrestle because it can cause materiel harm to another human being?
Try to confront this.  Your fear is ecstasy to them, so if you can find the courage to stand against it you will have less problems. 
Australia inflicted him on us, they can have him back. :) 
> you know what I mean?\n\nI picture it as a kind of refereeing, in which I would mark some comments as inappropriate, misleading, or irrelevant. Perhaps this would hide them from the first view?
> Herk, why are you on r/skeptic?\n\nHe's [another High-Priest of the *Faith of 9/11*.](http://www.reddit.com/search?q=herkimer%2C+9%2F11) For example, here's [how he treats famous people who don't fully believe the Bush/Cheney/CIA narrative (in the process declaring the entire "Left" to be antisemitic).](http://www.reddit.com/r/NolibsWatch/comments/sw8wr/herkimer56_edward_asner_is_so_far_to_the_left/)\n\nedit: added the first link
*/r/skeptic*: This memo is proof that Aliens didn't crash at Roswell!
> This sort of smug, condescending pseudo-intellectual behavior is exactly what we don't need.\n\nThank you for that.\n\nI hate to join the chorus of people criticizing the OP for his approach, but I have to concur.\n\nAn extremely important thing to remember when dealing with someone holding different beliefs is to ensure that you understand them and are addressing them head-on.  The first commenter said "vaccines aren't one size fits all" - a fairly reasonable statement, though admittedly embedded in a lot of more emotional language.  This person seems willing to concede, at least, that vaccines sometimes work.\n\nThis could have led to a reasoned discussion about which vaccines do work, and which don't, how to figure this out in an objective way, where the evidence lies, and why some should or should not be trusted.\n\nInstead, an immediate attack steers the conversation away, provoking a "circling of the wagons," and bringing in the group owner, who evidently has a much harder line ("Which vaccines are you against?" "All of them.").  At this point, it's nearly impossible to bring the conversation back to a reasoned exchange of ideas in which people might actually consider alternative views.
Won't happen to me. I get all my daily homeopathic goodness through drinking water during the day. \n\nWhy pay someone to dilute medicines when surely the water in the tap has been in contact with all of them over time? And given the amazing properties of water memory, I can get them all from a few glasses of tap water.\n\nThe fact that I occasionally get sick is due to weakness of faith, not to any flaw in the Science of Homeopathy. I am such a bad homeopath sometimes. 
Seriously why do you need to ask if it looks like a 90s Geocities site?
I'll try, although I'm not really a MRM.  I tend towards gender equality as part of my philosophy.\n\n>  How do you feel about this artwork? I was happy to see that a thoughtful critique had been upvoted to the top of the comments.\n\nInteresting critique that's upvoted.  Quite a few of the top comments point out that women are frequently not treated the same as men for the purpose of military service and the draft.\n\nAs for the image itself, obviously the top is supposed to be a peaceful, beneficial world for all.  While the bottom shows soldiers engaged in bloodshed, dying, and supporting the world above.  It seems to be justifying combat as necessary for a peaceful world.  Considering that all the soldiers appear to be one gender, I'd say that it was reinforcing stereotypical gender roles that the role of men include being willing to fight and die.  The exclusion of any apparent women as soldiers also appears to reinforce the role that women are unable or unwilling to fill the same role.\n\n>  How do you feel about articles like this?\n\nMainstream news writes inflammatory headlines and includes faulty logic.  I didn't check all the comments in the MR thread, but I checked the top ones, and it is a shame that nobody pointed out the flaws.\n\n> In your view, why is /r/MensRights so obsessed with the male birth control pill?\n\nMen only have one form of birth control that is considered reversible (the condom).  Wouldn't you be obsessed if there was only one form of reversible birth control available to you?\n\n> How do you feel about the not-even-anecdotes on /r/MensRights? Are they valuable contributions?\n\nHypothetical situations can be illuminating.\n\n> How about claims like this where none of the linked articles actually matches up with what the poster is claiming, but everyone acts as if it is gospel truth anyways?\n\nSeveral posters did point that out.  So not everyone is acting like it's gospel truth.\n\n> Have you seen Kerbal Space Program yet? I fscking love this game!\n\nNope.  :p
I'm skeptic about this article ..
Look up Edgar Cayce or go visit his museum/library.  He predicted this a long time ago.   
The terms 'liberal' and 'conservative' are pretty sloppy at this point, especially as vocal groups stray towards the extreme. Radicals and reactionaries line up on certain goals even though their motivations are vastly different. My guess is that this will happen more and more as social and economic beliefs become more independent in the public's eye. 
Thanks for pointing out facts. Sorry you are being downvoted by the Watson brigades.
>The thing, is, of course, is that we don't really have to worry about deciding how risky chiropracty is... that would put us in the territory of a risk/benefit analysis of the procedure, and we already know there aren't any benefits (other than maybe for treating mild back pain).\n\nBut that's the point. If chiropractic causes any serious injury (and even death), with absolutely no known benefit, then that is cause for alarm. It may only be one in a thousand or one in a million, but without any benefit then any risk (no matter how unlikely) should be enough for a practice to be stopped.
Check out the video info on youtube. \n\nEspecially the link to www.GalacticFederationofLight.info\n\nUFO nuts. 
don't do it!!  the world can't afford to loose all those rational people!!!
Separate incident, but both excellent sightings.
Yes, those are mostly construction/maintenance accidents. Theoretically (I'm not sure about this part of the numbers), it should also include deaths resulting from processing of the raw materials used to make wind turbines. \n\nEven still, it's extremely low. 
>That is a society wide issue, it concerns the majority of men throughout society, not one or two people. Just what exactly do you mean by society?\n\nThe patriarchy does affect men, absolutely, and it impacts practically all men (e.g. men aren't viewed as nurturers, so it's harder to get custody of children, or men who aren't interested in sex are viewed as 'weird' or 'gay'). By society, I just simply mean a group of people. I'm not aware of any non-patriarchal societies in the world, so talk of 'society' in this discussion applies to all societies in the world. \n\nIn the following sections of your discussion, this part:\n\n>To take your wheelchair example: it is more likely that buildings do not have wheelchair ramps and elevators because those things are extra expenses which serve a vary small population of people, the goal of the architect is to make his building accessible to most people whilst conserving his budget, the lack of wheelchair ramps is caused by this and not the fact that most architects are not disabled. Even a disabled architect with the same goals would come to this conclusion. \n\nis in direct contradiction to your following sentence:\n\n>The lack of dominance of the disabled in the field of architecture is incidental to the issue, the lack of disabled people in the population is the causal (loosley) part. This is still a problem for disabled people but the cause of that problem is not their lack of power.\n\nThe fact that it is cost-effective to design buildings to cater to the average person is a brilliant example of privilege. The only difference your explanation makes is that mine was assuming ignorance, whereas yours indicates a conscious and active decision to maintain the societal dominance of the able.\n\nI understand that the concept of privilege is difficult to wrap your head around, but I find it helps to first understand that it's not an insult. I get that nobody wants to think of themselves as unfairly receiving benefits that other people don't get, and everyone wants to think that their achievements are based entirely on their own merit and their hard work, but unfortunately that's just not how the world works. \n\n>P1. Those that are in power got their by doing whatever benefits themselves the most. In this case whatever alots them the most amount of power.\nP2. Power is predominantly a zero sum game. --- I'll argue this point if you want me to.\nC3. From P1 and P2: In situations where one must delegate power, the delegator, who is invariably the powerful party, will delegate power in such a manner that they attain or retain the most of it.\n\nYour logical structure is a little strained here, as what you're stating as a conclusion must either be a premise itself, or you need some implicit premises to reach that point, but either way the problem with your argument is that C1 is a red herring. There is no "delegation of power" in the concepts of patriarchy or privilege, so the rest of your argument is a non sequitur. \n\n>This is why male privilege strikes me as an inaccurate and misleading concept, its a concept that does not extend to the vast majority males.\n\nAre you suggesting that if a man and woman, both with equal qualifications, backgrounds, personalities, etc, were to apply for a position as a builder, that both would have the exact same chance of getting the job?\n\nIf you suggest that they would have an equal chance of getting the job, then I would simply wish that I lived in the same world as you. \n\n>Ok, but society is comprised in totality of members of both sexes, both of which are people who are overwhelmingly not in positions of power.\n\nNo, but if those who are in power are largely composed of certain subgroups (white, male, able, etc), then those in power will reinforce what should be considered the norm. \n\n>If you want to generalize about a society its best not to focus on a non-randomized sliver of its population (i.e. selection bias, small sample size, etc).\n\nIt's not a generalisation, as we aren't making claims about the whole based on a small group. It's a description, all men are privileged. Undeniably. It's important to understand though that being privileged does not mean your life is rosy, or that you always have advantages, or that you aren't privileged in other ways (e.g. being gay, or black, etc), but it's certainly true that being male provides privileges which are not granted to women.\n\n>What is the mechanism by which making the "powerful" more equal, in terms of sex ratio, that will create social and legal equality among the sexes through the rest of the population? Or is it some sort of trickle-down economics type deal?\n\nThere is no implication that equalling up the sex ratio will have such an effect. As I mentioned above, there is no problem with the positions of power being dominated by certain subgroups - the problem is when these people in power aren't aware of their privilege, and aren't aware that what they are promoting as normal or standard is not what applies to all subgroups. \n\nThe point of the feminist movement is not to make it so that every position of power has an equal sex-ratio, and I don't think any aspect of the feminist movement has attempted to push for such a thing. \n\n\n\n\n\n
Here's a good book from Dan Sherman, Above Black.\n\nhttp://aboveblack.com/\n\nYou can find it online.
well as a heavy milk drinker if milk is deadly (we get many gallons a week) I should be really sick or dead.... I'm well and good with little wrong with me at all.
Sounds tough man.  I'd just keep doing what you're doing and remain calm.  Usually when people feel they're being attacked they tend to close their mind because "you don't understand them".  It's human nature.\nWhat may help is use an example that similar to that stuff but they also think is nonsense.  Like Homeopathy is pretty blatantly BS.. if they're not indoctrinated in that yet, that may light a spark.\nJust try to find common ground somewhere and make connections to what they're into.\nIt'll prolly take some work since there is an investment already made.\nAnd also it'll hurt their pride & be a little embarrassing especially coming from an offspring.  Don't expect quick results either.  Keep fighting the good fight.
I had a phone in 2002, sprint service but can't remember what kind of phone it was. Whenever I would receive a call it would garble my radios. They were basically stock radios in a 1979 Cessna 172. 
That's true. I was misusing 'placebo' in place of bias.
Why do you believe there is one ultimate right thing to do? What evidence do you have for such a thing? Gravity is objective, physics and science are objective, but morality is not. There just are no moral facts. Can you explain why you believe what you do?
Your parents didn't go online, they DID lines! 
WHO is the WHO?  HAAA!\n\n(Warning: exposure to this joke may cause rectal cancer)
Wait a sec, read down near the end; \n\n" … or they have mercury fetishes, so they get flu shots like crazy. Which is weird, because…. oh, I’m not going to get into it; just stop hogging all the vaccines. People need them to save lives and shit."\n\nThis happens?
The dog in debate, I thought was APBT, the american pitbull.  Stafffordshire terrier owners and breeders have fought to keep these species considered separate.  Whether or not there is any creedence to these dogs being different breeds is debatable and therefore a can of worms.  
This is interesting to me. Are you male or female? I usually like to spend at least an hour or two, but only do so every few days. Maybe I'm unusual? 
Just checked out your profile ubernewt, great submissions all around!
Some examples from the geothermal industry.  Fairly small magnitude stuff but sure causes a media uproar.  \n\nhttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=geothermal-drilling-earthquakes\n\nand a great map feature from the Geysers field in N. California which has had a history of problems with local communities.\n\nhttp://esd.lbl.gov/research/projects/induced_seismicity/egs/geysers.html\n\n\n
I'd argue no to adults, and yes to children.  For exactly the same reason the state can compel celibacy for children, they aren't yet old enough to make that sort of decision.\n\nAs far as vaccination goes, it isn't just the unvaccinated person who suffers.  Vaccination is only partially effective, some people who are vaccinated are still susceptible to the disease.  Moreover there are people who can't be vaccinated due to immune system problems.  But if everyone is vaccinated herd immunity protects those who either have ineffective vaccination or those who can't be vaccinated.\n\nWhen we start getting large numbers of people dropping out of the vaccination pool it decreases herd immunity and endangers others.\n\nLike drunk driving, the problem isn't so much that the person in question is causing harm to themselves as it is that they are increasing the risk to others.
Yes, robots landing, approaching and then running away from some hikers. Lights in the sky that are only reported by Indian news sources, with the Chinese being mysteriously quiet. I mean, you would think that the Chinese would've noticed UFOs on their border.\n\nMaybe the explanation is much simpler? Maybe these UFOs are Chinese lanterns and the Chinese didn't say anything because these lanterns are common enough to be able to recognize?
Ioannidis is right, but the Atlantic's spin was misleading. This post explains how:\n\nhttp://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/lies-damned-lies-and-science-based-medicine/
Watch the clip.  Address what he points out instead of building straw men.   Stats and studies used by the body count video are discredited by Kennedy. 
Looks more like someone tossed a stuffed toy horse to me... 
No, go write angry letters. 
I did not make strictly a semantic difference, I made a practical one. Sure, you wanna go kill ignorant people? That will temporarily reduce the number of ignorant people. But since IGNORANCE IS NOT HERITABLE, UNLIKE INTELLIGENCE, it would be a very short-term effect.
Dohhhhhhhhh I hate myself
It'll have to be an easily remembered name.
Leeches went out of style for a long time and medical science has started using them again after seeing the benefits they provide to recovery.
I will agree with you there. We went definitely, but I still feel there are things we were not told. Besides who'd want to get punched in the face by Buzz Aldrin? 
Because one is the result of societal pressure (so is the 40 hour work week) and the other is the result of biological imperative. You can make some pretty tremendous leaps in logic once you start associating societal advancement with evolution. \n\n
Better still, repeat the experiment three times - one with religious/superstitious people, one with skeptics, and one mixed, so you can properly differentiate general superstitiousness from the degree to which we're influenced by people around us.\n\nI'd *guess* that the religious group would get more scared than the mixed group and the mixed group more than the skeptical group (due to the "mass hysteria" effect where people freaking out around you tends to freak you out more), but it would be a fascinating experiment to do...
Well, probably not very if it was anything like the entity I experienced. Mine actually went away for good when I prayed it away. It stopped abruptly once I said amen and its been gone ever since. I kinda regret that though, at least without having recorded it first.
And here I thought that jumping to conclusions was the cause of radiation.
But then when it did happen she could say 'see I was right!' and gain some serious cred.
whoa, not sure\n
Well said.
Not all their anecdotes:\n\n>I have never had any problems.  2 of my kids have had Rotavirus(one hospitalized) & they have all had the flu......maybe even swine flu, that one year, who knows. I didnt bring them in to be tested.
I'd love to believe he's just stupid, but you have to understand what you're doing to blatantly ignore as much as he did.
this is insane!!!!
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You clearly need to get reading lessons.\n\nYou quoted my response to the original post. In that post you state that you brought your daughter to the doctor and the doctor gave you a homeopathic remedy for your daughter. **Obviously** I was referring to the act of handing **you** the medicine to give to **your daughter** in the quoted section.\n\nYou then reply to that by saying that **you** don't need a placebo to feel better when *initially* **you** claimed that it was for **your daughter**.\n\nYou then accuse me of not reading *my own* post!
http://www.in5d.com/all-about-1111.html\n\nan interesting relevant article about 11:11.\nyou're certainly not the only one who experiences this phenomena. 
There are 3rd party accounts. My brother don't remember it, but my mom does. But that just implies that a) I was there and not a dream, b) I did fall and and sprained my right ankle, and c) there was no other damage to my upper body that would associate with tripping and falling down the stair. I do distinctly remember running to that corner, turning around to face the entrance while thinking "yep this room is dark enough, [my brother] won't find me here."
TIL the Dalai Lama thinks blowjobs, handjobs, and anal sex are improper.\n\nWell, there's another religion I'm not joining.
What you described wasn't the state changing laws, it was electors making the decision. If the states do it, it isn't a problem.
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who wonders about stuff like this. Too bad nobody jumps on these kinds of posts. It's a great way to find new music. \n\n[SLEEP∞OVER - Outer Limits](http://youtu.be/iZjbaE4C9T8) to answer your question.
Are you sure that's not just for phone calls?
My secular Jew SO (who grew up having christmas trees and exchanging gifts on christmas day) just says "We celebrate winter."
Pics or it didn't happen
I see your Ann Coulter's Mother and raise you [Tsoukalos](http://i.imgur.com/aLX46.jpg)
It's not that stupid is it? The 13 thing is of course just superstition but the things that companies and people do because of it are real, I don't see anything wrong with doing a feature on that
Someone accidentally left their ice cream out. Someone not you also sees this. Said someone tries to pay it forward by replacing it. You ruin fun for two people :P
The burden of proof lies with the one making the claim. 
In the seduction phase, there is always a bit of manipulation going on, afterwards, in my opinion, that's when people really get to know each other, a bad start doesn't always mean losing the race.
They made a mockery out of the search for Mongolian blood worms!
Water hammers can have amazing force behind them(enough to destroy pipes). I'm not saying it's 100% that this is what you heard, but it's the best explanation I can think of. 
When it has been effective, it will be at the point where more repetition could be considered 'overplayed'.
Came expecting pics, left disappointed
Also discussed some years ago by David Gorski's "friend" [Orac.](http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/09/the_cranks_pile_on_john_ioannidis_work_o.php)
Really r/UFOs,...? 45 ups on this steaming pile of an inference that most commenters here think is questionable at best,...wtf, I give up,...
Holy Shit
That's one of the most honest answers I have ever heard to this questions.  Bravo, Sir. 
Fluoride does build up in the body. It builds up in the teeth. That's the whole point. It can't kick around the body very long before reacting with something and mostly what it reacts with is your teeth and bones. The resulting structures are stronger than they would be without the fluoridated compounds there.\n\nYou don't have fluoride building up outside of the teeth though, no.
Why the hell would you tell us how much money you make in response to a comment about nutrition? I've seen this a lot with these guys: "This person is awesome. They're way up in the company, really smart, and they make $110 000 a month. And guess what. They drive a BMW!" \nWTF. Where else do people talk like that? What does that tell me about someone? That they are money hungry, like to show it off, and care little about people. I don't want to be associated with a company that stands on those values.\n\nAlso, I can reasonably tell by your grammar and random capitalization that you are not highly educated, and know little of nutrition. Have you seen what soy can do to people? See all those vitamins on the back? They're all synthetic. Do you know what that means? Do you know why Synthetic vitamins aren't the same as getting them from real food? Do you know why MLM is a crooked business practice? No, because you're a tool
Is there a chance he knew he was spewing bullshit.
No, but it probably does eat its own.. \n\nYou never ever get that in Easter bunny stores, a picture of him eating his own poo because he couldn't digest his food the first time round..
I posted the same inane line a dozen times because you're a pscho who won't quit. The message was left after you A) lost the argument, B) refused to accept that you had no case, and C) would not shut up about it.
In this case it seems highly appropriate.
What would be a better strategy knowing that they are fake? To tell them straight out that you know they are fake and laugh? Or to pretend you think they are real and maintain your innocence?
I love your source.
So, you were possessed?
>Unless it can be shown that these objects are produced by humans, and are under human control (it can't) then the ET hypothesis is valid.\n\nThat's like saying God exists because you can't prove that he doesn't.\n\nEdit: a valid hypothesis needs to have a bit more than "we can't explain it, therefore aliens!"
I agree.  I like the cases, but the team drives me up the wall.  They put so much emphasis on the lead guy being a former FBI agent.  So what?  Does that mean he's a expert on the paranormal?  And the experiments are just absurd.  Half the time I'm just shaking my head wondering what they are doing. 
I think you need to expound upon why you don't think it is a valid analogy.  Your statement by itself doesn't illuminate anyone to your point of view.
Hmmm, I wouldn't use the edge of a non contrasting wall at night with a moving object (in focus) in front of it as a point of reference. The jumping very well may be due to focusing effects of the camera. The bottom of the wall (that is, the corner of wall-to-floor, or the bottom-lip-of-the-top-blocks-of-the-wall) should be used, it would have much much less noise as they are more clearly defined. \n\nI'd wait for a more in-depth photogrammetric analysis where they at least do some gradient or laplacian edge identification. Otherwise the effects are negligible and the amount of noise is very high.\n\n
Edited film as you can see the break before "Oh shit", and faked "Oh Shit" as sound over was too loud for outside microphone.
>I am of the opinion that nobody is immune to criticism.\n\nSure, but if you're looking for the enemy of reason in this scenario, it's not the parents. Yes, it would be *nice* if everyone kept their rational hat on when under extreme stress, but it's pretty obvious that most people don't. Yes, using a psychic is a waste of time and it'd be good if everyone acknowledged off the bat that the use of a psychic isn't going to help and got back to methods which could have an impact on whether the child is found, but the person to blame for that in most cases isn't the parent. They're being offered an option and may feel obligated or pressured to take it for no other reason than that it's being offered as an option. The person to blame is the alleged psychic. They're effectively endangering the child by drawing resources away from legitimate search methods in exchange for a paycheck/self-aggrandization.  \n\nIt's the same reason I don't buy into arguments about appropriate punishment for criminals that start with "Well, what would you do if your child/spouse/partner/parent was a victim of X?" Probably not what I'd do as an objective, rational observer, which is the reason that I'm the *last* person to consult for what to do in that scenario.
Why is it that on reddit porn doesn't mean porn but space means porn?
At 0:25 there is a woman talking. Is she the "glowing jet propulsion?"\n\nEdit: What you refer to "glowing jet propulsion" is actually sunlight shining off the insect/object/whatever you want to call it. It's distorted in some places due to motion blur and degradation caused by digital zoom.
That bro is really well spoken
To be fair, Alex Jones does not accept the David Icke reptilian hypothesis. David Icke has been on his show several times, and the closest Jones has ever come to endorsing him is basically, "Things are so crazy, who knows?"
Honestly, you're more likely to get Aaron to come on here, than Zak. Aaron is huge on media stuff.
nope, family and boyfriend.
I know two people who believe that 9/11 was "an inside job". Both also have a tendency to believe every other conspiracy theory out there - one believes that the moon landings were faked and the other believes that crop circles are made by aliens. Rather than healthy scepticism, these people manifest an uncritical readiness to believe anything that contradicts what authorities tell them (in some cases, even if these beliefs are mutually contradictory). Of course, that's very handy for politicians who would like to label any story other than their own as crazy. Real critical thinking is hard to do, especially when there is so much noise in the debate.
Ah so basically you just didn't read it or watch the documentary of the experiment being performed, therefor it's bullshit. \n\nI love your logic.
You seem to be alone in your train of thought on this one buddy!\n\nBetter not mention that it's also a re-post from [/r/WTF](http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/145yim/nasa_photographed_ufo_during_space_shuttle/) yesterday too eh?
I'm not saying aliens are subscribed to [/r/skeptic](/r/skeptic)...\n\n...but in the absence of any evidence either way...\n\n...ALIENS, dude! ;-)
I really hope you take a look at how ridiculous this community is here before taking any of their advice seriously. Please look to see what they think skeptic means in the context of their posts. They're not skeptical because they've actually sat and thought about issues, but because someone else they follow is against it or the cause goes against the mainstream. 
That's the thing about climate, it's dynamic.
I agree, I'm seeing canvas lines. It looks like a painting.
Oh I do. I am the king of tact. Or at least the Duke. But in the end most people don't like to hear that their world might be partially made up of biased delusion.
What the fuck?
This one is pretty good. The moonlight reflects nicely off one side of the pyramid and the lights at the base are eerie, especially with their non symmetrical configuration. Also, the pyramid's base does not seem to be parallel to the ground. Instead, it appears to be pitched at a slight angle. Haven't seen one like this before.\n\nEdit: also, check the uploads and favorites on Youtube from the uploaded. Nothing UFO related, just bits of a life lived in Turkey. This lends credibility.  
Well yes I don't know what to think of him. \nBUT what blew me away in this interview, was the remark he made about what would happen in july/august (in actually happend in september) 2001. How this would change the world and become a self fullfilling prophecy.\nScary shit!
Doesn't the skunk ape kind of resemble a 'big foot' type creature? This thing was very thin and hairless.\n\nEdit: it's noteworthy that this creature was quick. very agile.
I guess you're right.  I was just thinking of homeopathic first aid as sprinkling magic water on someone while they waited for an ambulance to arrive.
But wasn't it much warmer when the dinosaurs were around? On the other hand there were a lot of mega-fauna - e.g. giant sloth - around during the ice age that became extinct when it warmed up. I'm confused.
I have to thank you, this is the first reasonable argument I've seen from the anti-GMO crowd in a while (though I'll admit I haven't looked very hard).\n\nI'd counter by saying that if you're concerned about pesticides, surely it would be better to regulate or label food based on the amount of pesticides used, no? This seems to be a stronger argument that Monsanto shouldn't be allowed such control over the seed market, rather than that GMO food is fundamentally bad.\n\nIt would probably be possible to produce GMO crops that are resistant to pests and thus do not need liberal application of RoundUp, but that wouldn't increase Monsanto's profits as much so it hasn't been pursued. I think there are some very interesting discussions to be had on the subject of reforming the intellectual property law and various other regulations that leave Monsanto in such a position to abuse its monopoly, but let's not throw the baby out as well. GMO crops have a great potential to benefit humanity, and it would be a terrible shame if we ignored that potential on the basis of some outdated legislation and a handful of abusive corporations.
Interview with the Prof. here, but it's pretty disappointing. Seems likely he's being conned by this other person: http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1976112/pg1
It's basically a big panel with oodles of potentiometers and switches - I'd likely attach an auxillary box to the top edge and fill it with banana jacks patching to and between various switches and knobs on the device. Besides the addon, I think it'd look pretty much the same from the outside.\n\nAs for scale, it's about the size of thick briefcase.
Belzer isn't know for his rational views on reality.
Okay, seriously was that music *really* necessary? \n\nEdit: And that flipping pointer. Yes I *can* see the three moving lights thank you.
Did you get a photo? Do you have a cell phone? Did you think to run inside and get your cell phone? What about the CELL PHONE THOUGH? :)
What's wrong with that? I'm not convinced that we should cater society to the lowest common denominator, but if it was really felt that Brand A was implying Brand B was nuclear waste, I'm sure Brand B could sue to get an injunction and sue for damages too.
The smell of alcohol and the sounds are because the mice are throwing a party in your walls/attic.\n\nBlack figure sounds like infrasound jigglin' your sightballs.
I was responding to someone's comment. They said that they would love to see evidence that meat wasn't an essential part of a diet.
Sorry, I didn't see it. 
It looks like somebody has already answered it, and was promptly accused of being a shill.
If it makes her feel good, sure. If she thinks silly non-truths about it, it's pretty much up to you to decide what to do about it.
"Deform" is a better term. 
I am pretty sure that sugar doesn't come from cow bones
Big deal, it's just dudes working on the roof of the building.  Besides, how'd the cameraman know to zoom in on that spot?
I do believe that spirit are the souls of formerly living humans. I do believe in negative energy, but I do not believe in demons. Look around on any given day, or watch the news. We are constantly surrounded by terrorists, murderers, rapists, thugs, people who shoot up schools and movie theaters. I believe that these heartless, angry people maintain their personalities after death, and they are the negative energies that we as investigators sometimes stumble across.
Well as I tried to explain its the doctor that does the lying. So unless you want autistics feeding other patient placebo medicine I don't see your  reasoning. Placebo doesn't work if the patient know its a placebo.
The number of existing papers may be reason to do more research but it is not a reason to trust that there is something beyond 'magical thinking.'
Me too. The more extraordinary the claim the more robust the proof required - repeatable experiments are.the key.
Free energy!\n\nSee all these old people being told to heat one room in their house and live in it? Would never be a problem again. The oil giants would no longer control money.
Fair enough, I just wanted to clarify that. I wrote my reply with a slight suspicion that you were asking a loaded question, and that you would say "nuh uh, science can't prove it doesn't work!"\n\nBut, since you're honestly looking for the studies that have shown homeopathy to be ineffective, well the best place to start is [The Skeptic's Dictionary](http://www.skepdic.com/homeo.html).\n\nThey cite many of the most reliable studies, and have done all of the legwork as far as showing why it's a bunch of horseshit.
I can't wait until someone tortures and murders Rhonda Byrne, because it will be attributed by her fans to her negative thinking.
Why all the non UFO shit?
Blech. A nothing study from 2008 of 7 whole people. Just think Linus Pauling and vitamin C. Being a Nobel winner is no immunization from forming wrong theories.
Yea! Apparently a cubic foot box is enough but some ponder what would happen on larger scales. 
Two simple points: Nowadays many in China consider acupuncture peasant medicine, and many who can afford it choose evidence based medicine. \n\nBe careful as well not to fall into the trap of the argument from ignorance, if  a proposition has not been disproven, then it cannot be considered false and must therefore be considered true.
I'm reading this, but pretty much you linked to the same source twice (Cole & Ohanian)
It looks like a big ape from what I can see, I imagine it walking on its front fists as well as its back legs... but thats pretty scary, they have cloak..
why? 
Not *exactly* the opposite... perhaps it's more accurate to say that voodoo is the homeopathy of acupuncture. (the substance has the opposite effect when it's weakened, either by dilution or by distance and not directly touching the subject)
I have more stories from the nights proceeding this one. We hit all the old floors. These all happened right after the patient move to the new building. So the old floors were untouched, and freshly vecant. I almost cant resist going back haha. It's so exciting!!
Probably a correlation with the increasing popularity of fire lanterns too. 
> But as with any "movement", the few will always represent the many and the few will always be the blowhards who say outrageous things.\n\nCan you give some examples of PZ or Dawkins saying some outrageous things?
Unforunately, many "paranormal" investigators out there are less than scientific. There's a similar group here in Montreal. They've got expensive gear, geiger counters etc. They also talk new-age strangeness, etc. I do trust people like Leslie Kean. She sticks to the facts, and her co-horts are Dr. Richard Haines, Bruce Maccabee etc.
Ya know, I don't know what a snicker sounds like.  What I imagine when I hear that word is a type of laugh I've never heard someone make.  This information is useful to nobody.
I also find this happening to me a lot this past year.  I sometimes get paranoid that I'm stuck reliving this life over and over again...
This revision kind of sucks with GIF animations disabled. \n\n(The older one with a bunch of newlines followed by "\\*crickets\\*" worked better.)
Amarillo, TX.\n\nKeep in mind, this was after one of the local radio stations faked it. I never believed it until I heard it. \n\nI haven't heard a noise for about three weeks now. 
Ghosts don't cast shadows........\n
Well, I'm certainly not going to complain. :-D
No it doesn't. 
The best way to deal with the Shadow People is by going to a properly trained and licensed doctor.  He will help evaluate your perceptions towards reality and hopefully will start you on some sort of treatment to better your mental state.  Remember, superstitious people with extraordinary health problems or mental illnesses often never realize they have them.  Would you blame a heart attack on a small troll living in your chest?  It sounds silly when it's compared to a more common medical disorder.  Please get checked out before trying any of the nonsensical voodoo these people often suggest.  You have nothing to lose, everything to gain, and if the doctor clears you then you can still attempt whatever rituals you want.
Thank you. I dont need to sleep anyway.
Why do you feel the odds of aliens visiting us is small?  Alot of people claim that we are just too far away from a another inhabited planet and that the energy and time it takes to travel here is just too much.  What do we know about interstellar travel?  100 years ago we were just learning how to fly and now we send craft to the mars.  Makes you wonder what another species, that could be thousands of years more advanced, could be able to do. 
Nice to see Benjamin Radford's book getting mainstream media attention.  If you're not aware, he's a co-host of the [MonsterTalk](http://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/) podcast, and they dedicated a [recent episode](http://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/11/03/02/) to his book.
Not to mention that different branches of Christianity cherry-pick whatever they prefer to have in their doctrines. Omitting scripture and interpreting theses differently from other branches of Christianity is also making stuff up.
Oh. If that was the point, than I failed. 
Fantastic claims require fantastic evidence.\n\nNo singular human beings or group of human beings absolutely qualify as fantastic evidence.  The most that could be said about human testimony, assuming they are not outright lying or mentally inept, is that they are interpreting data in a similar way.  Since most humans are not scientists and use a variety of alternative methodologies for their analysis, the results need to be interpreted with respect to that fact.
I don't see why this is a facepalm situation, he knowingly entered the world of horribly uncomfortable dysentery to get the change a janglin'. Honestly, I'd try that stuff out, its not homeopathic, its virulent!
Yes, and am I the only one who's a little annoyed that the decades of people laughing, and rolling their eyes, and throwing quotes around the word "evidence", anytime people mentioned the thing, have just dissappeared from memory. Nobody seems to remember the Giant Squid being considered a ridiculous myth. It was right there next to bigfoot. \n\nNow? Well... we've always thought it was there....
Not at all. I don't bother with anything outside of my friends and family, a few posts on the net, and the occasional letter to elected officials, but coming to communities like this are what keeps me informed. Most of the consumers of pseudoscience are just misinformed. I don't see much utility in arguing with the practitioners, but I've personally convinced a friend and a few relatives to ditch homeopathy by basically just having them look it up on Wikipedia.\n\nI just think that there's a need for organized skepticism, and that those who feel so inclined might be able to help out. For example, skeptic groups are doing as you suggest and trying to change science standards in schools and keeping certain officials in Texas from using textbooks as propaganda. Australian skeptic groups have also had recent successes exposing homeopathy in the area. 
Its just copied and pasted from another thread. I'm not the one whining, the op is. durr
The brands are all owned by a small group of larger companies, though. There are still fewer players in the market.
I think it's from an interview by this Dave Serada(sp?) guy.
I wonder what would happen if you walked over to such a stall with a dab of peanutbutter on your forehead and a pencil in your ear, saying that does the exact same thing as those bracelets and asking him to prove his remedy works better than yours.
Given the possibility of a multitude of "out there" realities through quantum mechanics and the fact that truly anything may be possible, it would seem being agnostic is the most sensible choice to make until conclusive proof is found to settle the tired argument.    
That doesn't sound very equal, it sounds like religious people get privileges. I'm sure they're very accommodating to Muslims.
GMO Panel deliberations on the Austrian report "Biological effects of transgenic maize NK603\nx MON 810 fed in long term reproduction studies in mice" as adopted at the plenary meeting of\n3-4 December 2008.\nOn 11 November 2008 the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health, Family and Youth released a research report on studies in mice, which were conducted to assess the impact of genetically modified (GM) maize NK603 x MON 810 on reproduction (Biological effects of transgenic maize NK603 x MON 810 fed in long term reproduction studies in mice, Dr. Alberta Velimirov, Dr. Claudia Binter, Univ. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Zentek).\nThe report includes three studies, a life-time study, a multigeneration study (MGS), and a reproductive assessment by continuous breeding study (RACB). According to the authors the life-time study showed no statistically significant differences in survival between mice fed with kernels of maize NK603 x MON 810 and the controls. They also reported that, in the MGS study, no significant differences in reproductive traits were found between mice fed with kernels of maize NK603 x MON 810 and the controls. In the RACB study, the authors used a modified protocol of the original RACB study developed at the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) for the testing of chemicals. Male and female mice were housed as breeding pairs for approximately 20 weeks and allowed to produce litters continuously throughout the cohabitation period. The authors identified differences in reproductive parameters between mice fed with the GM maize and the controls. They reported that there were statistically significantly fewer pups born in the GM group in the 3rd and 4th delivery and fewer pups weaned in the 4th litter compared with the control group.\nThe GMO Panel considered this report and came to the following conclusions.\nRegarding the RACB study, the summary Table 59 contains calculation errors and inconsistencies in the treatment of the data regarding the 3rd and 4th litters. In addition, it seems that the authors have calculated the number of pups at birth per pair and not per delivering pair, which is standard practice.\nAlso, there appears to be methodological deficiencies in the statistical analysis that seriously\ncompromise the interpretation of the data. For the reasons stated above, individual data are required for a proper assessment. In addition, more detailed information regarding the breeding scheme is needed. In particular, it should be clarified whether in the 3rd and 4th pairing the same or different pairs failed to reproduce.\nInformation regarding the normal variation of the parameters examined in this study for the mouse strain used (historical control data) is required before any conclusion may be drawn on possible alterations in reproductive performance. In addition, further information on the estrous cycle and histopathological parameters including spermatogenesis, follicle and oocyte counts is essential for assessing the claims of reduced fertility.\nThe GMO Panel also notes that information on the genetic identity and characteristics of the tested materials is not sufficient.\nOn the basis of the data presented the GMO Panel is of the opinion that no conclusions can be drawn from the report.\n\n[http://gmopundit.blogspot.com/2008/11/full-report-of-austrian-study-on-gm.html](http://gmopundit.blogspot.com/2008/11/full-report-of-austrian-study-on-gm.html)\n\nedit: [Additional analysis](http://pubresreg.org/index.php?id=68&option=com_content&task=view) of the flaws in this study.
Steve Jobs didn't believe that computers operated on inexplicable magic, though.
I've done that on the secondary/public school level.  A previous (and forward-thinking) principal allowed the faculty to develop & submit proposals for electives, and then the ones that were approved were given the green light for curriculum development.  I was able to write curriculum for a Critical Thinking and an Intro Neurology class (I'm a biology teacher) and those have both been extremely successful.  They're now offered on alternating years -- this year I have 49 students in CT (two sections), and that's even considering that I teach in a small school (350 students total).  I know that you're shooting for college teaching -- but just so you know, this sort of thing can be done on a variety of levels.  Good luck!
Has anyone found the primary source? I can't find anything about the Institute's contact, Manfred Möller, nor anything about the study in any of the traditional biomedical literature databases. 
Hey Jay, big fan, I silently laugh when other podcasts make excuses for missing episodes and think of you guys, you guys are amazing.
If you already agree with them, that's probably true. Some politically-charged episodes off the top of my head that are of questionable veracity, not scientific, or simply charged with appeals to emotion:\n\n* global warming\n* recycling\n* disabilities\n* organic food\n* hybrid cars/the one with the prius and the lesbians\n* death penalty\n\nThese are episodes where they took a promising premise for a show -- debunking woo and magical thinking -- and turned it into a soapbox for Libertarianism. They are not *factually correct* when they say recycling is bullshit, considering most of their reason is "it's bad that the government makes us sort recycling into different bins", and they're not *factually correct* when they say the death penalty is bullshit, even if I happen to agree for most instances. If they'd've stuck with aliens and ghosts, that show would be more of a legacy.\n\nHere's a hint; if the show features someone from the Cato institute, their bias is showing and they're almost certainly making fun of the "other" side and/or calling them "assholes".\n\n 
Wow... You have quite a bit of faith in the average person. 
I hate those damn shows, they are never scientific and the host is always some giant clown of a presenter.
I'm all for giving him more air time.  Lets make his ideas as popular as possible.  That way, when they fail, more people will be skeptical in the future.
I've found the forums much easier to use, and much more interesting, than reddit.
I consider the whole "spiritual" vs "religious" debate to be meaningless, as it usually implies that people who don't believe in the supernatural dimension to be somehow spiritually deficient.\n\nHowever, I do strongly suggest that you look-up Ray Mears as another useful survival teacher.  He is a Brit, but he's also done an excellent [video series and book](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Mears%27_Northern_Wilderness) on the Canadian wilderness. He's very laid-back and gentle, but is also very informative, even for this crusty and experienced old Canuck.  [Here's a great video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE1W7XwYGKk) in which he drags the ever-game Ewan McGregor off to the Mosquito Coast.\n\n\nEdit:  Oh yeah, [here's the line from Les Stroud's Snowshoes & Solitude](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lUWcsLJPVnk#t=433s) that I found to be rather insulting to me as both a believer in science and a lover of the natural universe.  He's allowed his opinion, but I believe he's *way* off-base and is missing most of the broader picture.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The same could be said for homeopathy and psychics.
*SHARP TOOOOOOOOTH!!*
You aren't alone.  Came for the story, was entertained by the, "Well, helloooo" picture.
Are you assuming that milk means cow's milk? Plenty of cultures drink milk from other mammals: camels, goats, sheep, for example. I'm not sure you can equate "Milk" with milk from all mammals. I developed an intolerance for lactose late in life, so I'm pretty much milk-free nowadays.\n\nAs for a caclium-cancer connection, I recommend reading [cancer.gov](http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention/calcium)'s page on the varying results of different cancers, vis-a-vis calcium. Note that our government says calcium is an essential mineral in everyone's diet.\n\nI would question all resources that claim connections between calcium and cancer, whether as cause or cure, because of so many bogus claims from people who want to sell you their product or agenda. I include in that skepticism claims from our government; you can look into the research yourself, so make informed judgments as to what claims appear to be reliable. Don't rely on web pages without knowing the sources of "research."\n\nThe NIH has a [bare-bones page](http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002412.htm) on calcium and it's need in our diets. Her statement that our body doesn't need calcium appears to be unfounded.
so your 80 years old? and you facepalm?
I keep forgetting we've cured cancer. 
At least there was a bit of a public backlash on him when he "predicted" another quake in christchurch.
That blows my mind. I feel like more people should know about this.
Try to get your bosses to stop selling it?\n\nIf you approach the situation calmly with well-prepared information, you might be able to influence someone at the top of the hierarchy.\n\nIf your company's CEO doesn't care about selling people sham "medications", perhaps you should seek employment elsewhere.
If i was in a good mood, this would have given me a goooood LOL. But im not, so just take my fucking upvote.
>Another fallacy. It doesn't exist yet, therefore it cannot exist? Pah.\n\nNo this is a fallacy... If unicorns don't exist yet, therefore it cannot exist? Pretty much yes, it cannot exist, who are you to say it can if it never has before. How come every attempt has failed ? Because it's ludicrous and everyone knows it except teenagers and idealists.\n\nCorporations exist on their own, call them groups if you don't like the word corporation, but every group usually has a for-profit agenda or self-interest (usually resources/money/lust/land), and as such, by eliminating states you would only open the door to gang warfare and tribal fighting as was the norm in the dark ages.\n\nWe live in a world of countries fighting, but at least much of the time they can sit at a table and sign treaties. Gangs hold grudges.
I am not arguing against him, I am against the way he argues. I am not backing up anyone's claim nor am I making my own claims about this argument. For crap sake's here, this r/Skeptic and this guy is getting positive feedback for getting on a microphone and stating what he FEELS and what his OPINIONS are. Then you have all these folks backing him up like he is making a difference. This belongs in r/Circlejerk. His argument is lame, it has no merit or meat, he has flip flopped his opinion based on emotions, not fact. And yeah, who gives a shit about this guy? What is he doing in r/skeptic, and why should I care about his feelings on this matter? It seems you should check your emotions at the door and replace it with some reading comprehension.  
I was listening to a political opinion piece and essentially they said (with stats to back it up) that between celebrities and politicians they do more harm than good whenever they talk about Vaccines or other types of medical fields.  See Autism and MMR.  Lets ignore all the good mandating Polio shots did...\n\nI'm all about free speech but if America is going to fine you for cursing on TV or Radio than we need to fine these idiots for spouting lies. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=313vKNR3fkY\n\n^ this gnome video is pretty cool too. One of the top links on /r/Paranormal 
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Sorry but I have to disagree with you there. What's supposed to happen in your ideal society when someone randomly slaps you in the face?
Don't now why you were downvoted as confirmation bias is a very reasonable explanation here.\n\nI will also add that cultures tend to have a way of maintaining a shared pseudo consciousness, in the sense that ideas bleed through society. If I take an example...\n\nLet's say there's a culture of people who watch a specific TV show, and this group includes you. On that show, a character mentioned Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies. Some of the aforementioned group will have registered that, consciously or subconsciously. Now let's say you registered it subconsciously at this point, and that's why you ended up playing it. Ok so now we'll also say that same group are also typically redditors, and one (or several) of them post up Drunken Lullabies because it's on their mind like it's on yours (again, either consciously or subconsciously but the latter works better). The people who watched that TV show (ie. the first group) will be more likely to upvote that because it's also on their mind. Then, people outside of that group will begin to upvote when the post becomes popular enough. This creates an exponential effect which would then be likely to bleed outside of reddit and into other cultures.\n\nSo we've successfully bled an idea from a TV show -> viewers -> redditors -> globally. Of course this doesn't work every time, ie. if a song is bad then noone will even subconsciously wish to spread it.\n\nYour Elder Scrolls example is better, but is certainly well within the realms of coincidence and therefore cannot be considered a glitch.
Where the hell did I mention aliens? All I talked about was evidence and transparency. Im wondering if you even know what the term straw man means considering this silly response.
TIL that chiropractors are a bunch of quacks.\n\nIt certainly explains some of the plotlines in 'Two And A Half Men'.
/r/skeptic belong under fringe. This subreddit deals with the application of science and critical thinking to things like conspiracies, paranormal phenomena, and so on, to address those issues rationally. It's grounded in science, but it discusses fringe topics.\n\nThings that are purely science, without any debunking aspect, can go in [/r/science](/r/science).
It's been years, but the reason it left a strong impression was because of how consistently he was trying to force a diagnosis that the caller wasn't going along with. I never especially listened to the show, just randomly caught bits on late night car rides, and this trend jumped out at me. Sometimes it felt like a cold read and the diagnosis was kinda forced; just because someone has been abused and has a fetish doesn't necessarily mean there's a causal relationship between them.\n\nSo maybe I just had some bad luck, but between the tone and his adamant refusal to accept that some people just like their shit dirty I got completely turned off.
Here is the study http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(12)01009-3
I usually try to explain why what they said makes no sense mainly the reasons why the evidence toward the claim they are stating isn't really evidence. There is a big urban legend here in Canada about there being nicotine in Tim Horton's coffee. I have had actual heated arguments about it and why it's ludicrous but no matter how much evidence i give they deny what I'm saying. That urban legend is one of my biggest pet peeves.
Thats a tricky question. There are probably only a small number of people with that kind of information. \n\nTo be put in a position where you would have such info, you'd either have to witness an event like that yourself, or be in a trusted position to sit on it.\n\nMost of these blokes in the know have been chosen to be there, to guard the information. 
Might I suggest that you in future wait until the first real point has been made before judging something?\n\nI can assure you that throwing off an entire argument because the introductory spiel (which is usually designed to "grab" attention rather than portray the main body of the argument) Is not good practice in any situation. \n\nThe phrase "Judging a Book by its Cover" applies here, and I cannot help but feel that its that attitude that has led to your downvotes. \n\nGenerally the introduction of a documentary such as this is irrelevant to the overall point the narrator is making.
Brb, gonna go chug a bottle of Drano.
Also factoring in that stress hormones are pretty terrible for your health, and eating healthy, exercising, having the hope that these things will work, having a set plan and goals, etc, all of these can lower stress levels. But the variable is still the level of stress, not the berries and yoga.
It looks like it will be fun, but it's all bullshit, ya know.
hahaha you're the best... always good for a laugh.\n\nThanks for that. They are not stars, imo...
As a medical student who just finished hit Gastrointestinal and Metabolism exam fuck this. So goddamn wrong it makes my  brain hurts. 
It was like 10 seconds of research based on what I already know about astronomy and the orbits of the planets.  It would be NICE if people would actually... you know... research it themselves before freaking people out and attempting to scare people with their "SKY DADDY GONNA KILL US ALL" stories, but... well we'd be out of the skepticism trade if they did that, wouldn't we? ;)
Yep. I *believe*, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, that was the [Soyuz](http://bit.ly/LsZEuP). 
One interview that immediately comes to mind is the [Major Donald Keyhoe interview by Mike Wallace during the 1950's](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxkdCciZMhk). Keyhoe was a board member on [NICAP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Investigations_Committee_On_Aerial_Phenomena), as was [Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_H._Hillenkoetter), Director of the CIA. \n\nIt's not exactly an interview, but [General Samford's 1952 press conference](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcRtkA1Rmvw) in response to the public's concern for the purported 'flying discs' over Washington DC is also very interesting. In it, he clearly says these objects are not ours and we have "no idea what they are." The earlier historic evidence tends to be much less altered by mass media and pop culture (ie: little green men & X-Files theme music).\n\n> what exactly are we here to promote? \n\nI think we're here to (hopfully) weed through the bad information, the misinformation and put the subject on some solid ground through skeptical and scientific approaches, when possible. \n\n> Is this forum like, "Hey, here's some well documented and credible UFO cases for people to see" or is it like, "OK, we've all subscribed to r/UFOs because we believe there's a shred of truth to this phenomenon. We've seen some cases, and would welcome more, but let's take it to the next step and start talk about what this means for us."\n\nI would say it's a combination of both. 
> What you saw was no spacecraft, it was light reflected off of the planet Venus. And if you tell ANYONE that you saw anything other than the planet Venus, you're a dead man!
Sorry, just need to add that my brother and I live in different cities. He is a libertarian who hates to be called a centrist because centrists are pussies. He is fully rational and logical when I speak to him, and then this kinda shit gets sent my way? Really? I guess it's time for a long phone conversation, but I couldn't get more than 5 minutes in before calling this Zeitgeist bullshit what it is, a bunch of zeitgeist bullshit, and turning it off. I need someone who can google better than I. I have not dick. That's enough for now. 
I need more coffee.  Came here expecting "ironic" hairdryers.
Heh.... yeah.\n\nI was just an undergrad, and I was there with a grad student helping to do the color calibration on the mechanism that generated the press photos.  I also had converted some of the ancient VAX/VMS-based image processing software over to the "new" Sun UNIX-based systems, so I was there to support that as I could.\n\nNo... in terms of importance, I think I was one or two steps above the janitorial staff, and I think that the janitorial staff would have been missed more than me :)
"I don't even know what a drop tank is!"\n\nI bet your son does, considering the WEALTH OF AIRPLANE-RELATED MEMORABILIA AND REFERENCE IN HIS ROOM. I'm pretty sure there was an Eyewitness Book about WWII and airplanes of the era, if I'm not mistaken.
Rebecca Watson at last years TAM :)
And how is this different from the OFFLINE World?\n\nI telecommute and was on call 24x7 for much of the time.  I tended to have my laptop online and be reading (any redditors read reddit while watching TV and such?).  I have spent much of the past 10 years working at coffee shops, restaurants, etc.  I overhear and observe a lot of human conversations.  I learned a lot about society by watching friends interact with each other, be it lunchtime co-workers or friends after work.  Weekends are all relative to me, there are slow and busy periods.\n\nThe crap that people say to each other in offline worlds, even most retail store clerks - is far below the "average" of what I read on the internet!  the only thing about the Internet is the format it is in (typically text ) and how it gets there (deliberate, most Internet stuff isn't captured in the world, it is people self-publishing, submitting).\n\nMost one-to-one everyday conversation doesn't even compete with the people posting blogs or multiplexed conversations like here at reddit.
It's not only horse shit, but even if it was truly effective in any sort of way, it would *literally* be horse shit.\n\nOne staple concept of homeopathy is that water has memory.  If you put an effective medicine in water, and repeatedly dilute it in water, the water is said to still "remember" the properties of the chemical that was in it. Even if the dilution goes beyond the point where the PPM makes even 1 molecule of the substance a statistical improbability, it's said that the water has now "recorded" the chemicals abilities and somehow assumed its beneficial effects.\n\nThis raises the question:  What about all the other things that have been in the same water before throughout it's history?  Most of the water on the planet has been recycled and reused over millions of years.  It's been pissed in by the drunk guy at the beach and shit in by aquatic dinosaurs *and horses*.  If water has memory, then shouldn't we all be on LSD trips or gagging on cyanide while we simultaneously take our cure for our tummy ache?\n\nSo yeah, homeopathy is absolute horse shit.\n\nWhat's worse is it gives people a false hope in what is basically a placebo.  People have been known to neglect actual legitimate medical treatments for a couple ounces of water.  As you might imagine, that doesn't always end well.
Yeah, and I'm also not a fucking monk! I just like to remove the cruft.
Ghost App 100%. The fact that it looks like it was taken with a shitty phone camera make it 215% more likely a [phone app](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ghost-capture/id349479650?mt=8). I've seen **WAY** too many ghost app photos in this sub, time to unsubscribe.
You are very closed minded about this, we don't know that you cant. In my many years of experience stating this here will make it so and if you don't understand that i cannot explain it to you, a link karma level approximately 10% of your comment karma level will help explain this, but just how that happened we don't know yet. at this point you are thinking that there is a fuzzy line between a long paragraph and a rant, you are right or wrong. they are right about the medicinal herb [7] this conclusion is not logical  and just because day follows night doesn't mean it is tomorrow and just because i never get up before 10 doesn't mean 7 doesn't exist, if you believe this you will never go to sleep. If you introduce any kind of logic, this post does not hold up under close scrutiny, but you would say that. if you believe this it will be believed, for a given value of belief, if you think this is not a paragraph neither is yours, because of this the end has happened.\n\nTL;DR what kind of argument is that?
> But if I'd gone the AA route I'd still be a druggie.\n\nHow is that assertion any different than the hundreds of thousands of people who assert "If I hadn't gone the AA route I'd still be a drunk"?
I cringe when I hear "it's just placebo". Who cares if it's placebo or the Mother Goose? As long as it works, use it.\n\nWe need to learn to use the placebo effect.
How about just stop watching. They'll get the hint eventually. Only reason it's there is because some demographic is watching.
This situation sounds familiar to at least 2 other cases I have documented...more so to the 'Alien/Human Entity Activity' case. The videos with links to the postings are at Phantoms and Monsters YouTube. I have no contact information for this witness...hopefully she'll find us. I'm going to attempt to have the images enhanced and evaluated. The witness states she contacted Dr.Steven Greer and he never got back to her...well, he was too busy chasing and filming his own 'extraterrestrials'
The 2nd page has a photoshopped image of a horse that is pure nightmare-fuel.
Every time you go to the fair you eat four pounds of cotton candy.
Living standards have improved in Somalia relative to how it was doing under a government. This is dispite western government's piling millions of dollars into their favoured warlords in an effort to bring "stability" to the region.
Yeah, from what have seen here these couple days since I subscribed is that people want to read this stuff. But they only want to believe it, if it is written in a way that seems real, or if they already knew that this particular thing is true (from experience, or trustworthy news). Like someone quoted Frank Zappa here, people will agree with you, only if they already agree with you.
Can I come with you?
*if you're an idiot.
Just a pyramidonimbus cloud, move along people. \n\nCaused by the refraction of light through prismatic shaped clouds giving the appearance of a novel pyramidal or trapezoidal prism depending on conditions.\n\nOr a weather balloon filled with swamp gas.\n\n\n
So, my girlfriend had a brain hemmorhage due to [cavernous angioma](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavernous_angioma)  . She's doing really well now, but has made some big lifestyle changes to decrease the odds of developing another bleed in the future.  This cell phone scare has made me pretty nervous and I was thinking of broaching it with her.  From what I'm reading here, there really isn't any way for these microwaves to have any effect, right? My paranoia seems unfounded...
Right, though I don't know exactly how high it would need to fall to reach terminal velocity - dropping it from a tall building or tower would have sufficed. It's, however, much more flashy to say "from space"
Herbal medicine, unlike the practice of adding nothing to water, isn't all nonsense. Just because it hasn't been processed into a tablet doesn't mean it doesn't have medical value. Of course, some herbal remedies have more legitimacy than others.
Stuff like this happens all the time.  Even outside UFOlogy.  Giant, slow moving space debri burning up was ignored by an entire marathon.  If it wasn't caught on camera, by accident, then no one would have noticed.\n
difference between garden varieties and the commercial shit? One is grown for taste, one is grown for mass production. That makes two kinds of tomatoes totally different.
...maybe you should browse that link.\n\nOr read what I wrote.
Upvoted so everyone sees your stupidity. 
I didn't confuse you with the troll at all. 
not my photos, just found a link
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This. The article has little understanding of libertarianism.
>Couldn't of said it better my self. \n\nLet me be the voice of the *long-lost ghost of Aazav* when I say, *clears throat* "Couldn't *have* said it better *myself*."  Thank-you.  Thank-you very much.  ;)
The UFO footage on the video is 100% compared to a lot of the other stuff that's out there.  Good, good stuff that was.
> Did you know most of the water you drink every day may actually be damaging your health. And it's not just plain water, how about juice, tea, coffee, soda? You see, nearly everything we drink has water as its' foundation. And, this also includes you!\n\nThey are averaging over one grammatical error per sentence. Wow.\n
The strange thing is that Buddhists don't have any issues with western medicine and for something like this which was so clear cut.  That's really sad
Well, let's just say that if I were mr. Tyson, I'd rather be referred to as *People Magazine's sexiest astrophysicist alive* than as a well known sceptic.
They sure can.  My point:\n\n*Allowing an overwrought pet owner who thinks their dog has "sniffles" to buy a $7 sugar pill prior to heading into the vet for a $90 prescription for Doggie Zoloft is a venial sin at worst.*
The shits would have to have been moving *way* faster than the bird to be underneath it like that in the same shot.  Also they wouldn't be at the same height.\n\nAt any rate it's clearly a bird--well not "clearly" exactly but...
Just one thing: he says that osteopathy has "long shed its own mystical roots", but after reading the [Wikipedia article on osteopathy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopathy) I'm not entirely convinced that this is the case.
How is this in r/skeptic?  Since when does being a skeptic mean taking the government's word as 100% accurate?\n\nI do not profess to know one way or another what happened 9/11.  However, it is my experience that the government NEVER tells the entire truth.  (In fact, the 9/11 Report itself has long sections blacked out.)\n\nThis whole thing plays out the same way we are told to deal with politics.  Everyone line up on two separate sides, yell at each other, and get nothing accomplished.\n\nSeeing as how members of the Commission themselves have said they were severely underfunded, misled, and lied to, can we not all agree that the whole story has not been told?
I saw something mentioning interdimensional beings in one of those recently disclosed fbi papers, maybe thats partly where it stems from.
Every time I see a story like this, and hear a question like the one OP asked,  I'm reminded of Conan Doyle. He was highly intelligent, and he swallowed this BS whole. 
I guess, but the on-the-fence atheists and agnostics are going to take their cues from Dawkins and act like assholes as well. So now instead of people respectfully standing up for themselves we just have more assholes. I've seen some really nice, intelligent people who can't wait to say "I'm sorry you believe in something make believe, but that's your choice," whenever they discover they know someone who is christian. It doesn't matter how nice the christian person is, or if they've been friendly until that point, it's still the same bullshit.\n\nYou turn atheists into assholes and you're just going to encourage the nonasshole religious folks to be assholes as well. That's a vicious cycle where no one wins.
There would be no wifi back then, showing them a web page would just bring up a 404 ;)
I don't have any problems with my computer's sentience, it's the damn toaster that's a troublemaker.
Good.
That's certainly an interesting hypothesis. I'll check it out. 
This is another example of why cracked.com is one of the best *science* sites on the internet.  Who would've thunk it.
>Also, some doctors recommend their patient take homeopathic remedies after explaining to them how the placebo effect works and can help their non-specific symptoms. \n\nI don't understand how this doesn't violate the Hippocratic oath, but even if it doesn't.  I think it'd be much better to tell a patient to gargle salt water or take a multivitamin or something, it'll save them money and likely accomplish the same thing.\n\n**Edit**: Also, doctors already have placebos they can prescribe.  Citric acid is a common one here.
I am and am not.\nBut this doesn't mean that ALL of the people who work in the cancer research industry are consciously part of a conspiracy to hold back a cure for cancer. But it's damn close.  \n\nResearchers are like prostitutes. They also get cancer like you and I So it's obvious that these people are not consciously holding back a control for cancer. \n\nIt does mean, however, that the pharmaceutical cartel's medical monopoly has created a climate of bias in the university and corporate research system.\n\nIf the money is coming from drug companies, or indirectly from drug companies, the impetus is in the direction of drug research. That doesn't mean somebody blew the whistle and said "hey, don't research nutrition!" It just means that nobody is financing nutrition research. \n\nSo it is a bias where scientific truth often is obscured by vested interest in exchangefor grant money. If there is no money for the projects they are personally interested in (Nutrition, organic farming, alternative medicine?), they will go where there is money from ?\n\nTheir incomes come directly from their grants of big pharma, **not from the universities.** And they want to please the granting source to get more grants in the future. Their careers depend on it.  \n\nIt''s big pharma that have the business model of not curing.\n\n>"Everyone should know that most cancer research is largely a fraud and that the major cancer research organisations are derelict in their duties to the people who support them."   \n\n- [Linus Pauling PhD](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling) (Two-time Nobel Prize winner - which means he has been given at least $2m from the Nobel Committee, which means he doesn't have to research for big pharma to make ends meet, which means he's free to make such "open statements")\n
If no one was vaccinated, a minimum of 25% of people would die due to the viruses we vaccinate against.  \n\nYou're dead wrong about what you're saying, but I'm going to, for the sake of argument, assume you're right.  What happens if we don't vaccinate?  Our civilization would crumble into oblivion.  You can't carry on when a significant number of people are dying before they hit puberty. Do you understand probability theory, even a little bit? 
whoa! pretty interesting way to think about it. got me thinking critically which is what i love about reddit. my gut reaction is to say 'no way, sex is awesome' but you are right we are only programmed by our genes to get aroused and want to bust a nut. its the argument that if you didn't know what you were missing you wouldn't care. but where does this argument end. why dont we hook our bodies up to machines and just use our brains as pure computing machines stripped of any human traits. the beauty of nature is that it is so astonishingly complex and yet gives us such primal feelings like that achieved during orgasam. 
Can't help but wonder whether a guy who gets girls to have sex with him by lying in pubs about being a pro football player or a low-level member of the Royal Family would get convicted. 
Is it possible these mean something to city road workers. For example, lines running under the street after a locate was done.
You're not writing *several gigabytes of RAM*\n\nA snapshot is a few kilobytes of data that just tells the OS where it left off. \n\nPlenty of time. \n\nOtherwise, what's your explanation? 
And it's important to understand the ecological and pest-control issues that result from having, essentially, a monoculture.  Though, this is a problem if it's GM or not.
DeadPerfection gave very good suggestions and warnings. I would've told you the same thing, but you shouldn't mess with Ouji boards.. Most of the times things tend to turn for the worse. I've heard stories of people where they were being haunted after using the Ouji board or caused whatever encounters they were having go from bad to freaky terrifying because they decided to contact the entity.\nFrom how I see it the stronger the connection gets the freakier it'll be.
> you need to study some economics....\n\nI did.\n\nI highly suggest that, when you talk to me, you don't address me in a condescending tone of superiority as if you were trying to disqualify what I have said by claiming that I am ignorant.\n\nFirst of all, I'm *far* from being ignorant on the topics I like to discuss, economics included.\n\nSecond, you don't know me, my education, or my knowledge, so you have no excuse whatsoever to accuse me of ignorance.\n\nThird, the economic argument you made to disbelieve the economic argument that was presented to you is through and through false.  It's a studied, demonstrated economic fact that the bigger a company grows, the more inefficiencies it accumulates so, at some point, the economies of scale start becoming *negative*.  You just don't see this effect very often in a statist economy because when companies become large, they co-opt the available government violence to shut down cheaper competitors early.\n\nFourth, the argument you made addresses in no form whatsoever what I said.  Whatever market forces created the monopoly can also destroy the monopoly.\n\nBut mostly, save your condescension for your kids, OK?
naming the argument doesn't make it less valid.  If HAARP could actually affect weather, anytime there is a solar storm, which produces magnitudes greater energy, the world would literally end.
It doesn't have an effect on anything, but...\n1. pop culture is one form of entertainment many people enjoy\n2. It's fun to show evidence against conspiracies and expose them as ridiculous 
If you've got the fortitude to sort through the dozens of studies listed in the WHO report it will give you some clues to what's going on.  Many of the control groups in these studies are patients that are given "western medicine".  While this may seem like a fair comparison at first glance, it ends up lumping together two different variables:  the level of personalized care given by acupuncturists and the physical mechanisms for healing the body.  Many doctors readily admit the Alt. Med. community does a better job at interacting with patients than large hospitals and they would love to spend more time interacting with patients, but the question here is whether the science behind these alternative techniques work.\n\nWhen you look at the trials with a more appropriate control group - sham acupuncture - you  get a completely different story.  Many of these studies show very little difference between the two groups, or really vague reports of improvements without solid statistics to back it up.  When you take researcher bias into account the evidence is incredibly weak.\n\nPharmaceutical companies suffer from some of the same problems of setting up proper control groups and eliminating researcher bias, but at least they aren't 1000 years behind on biochemistry.
Nahh, the best way to describe it is the millennium falcon just instead of having a round out back? It was more square I wish I could show you guys the video but when I upload it to you be you can't see anything! I'll try again tomorrow maybe it just needed to process 
How in the hell did he get a PhD in cell and developmental biology while apparently ignoring the subject matter?
Did you realize that, other than nuclear_is_good, I can't think of anyone else that regularly uses the term "conspiritards?"   I'm sure there are some others who do use the term, but you use it a lot.
Chhhhapsssstick. This is how I always say the word Chapstick after seeing that horrid movie.\n\n\nEdit: autocorrect changed Chapstick to FHA. I don't know...
Yeah I noticed that.  The UFOs we saw didn't give off any light though.
http://imgur.com/eJFMD
People in Japan hate Groupon for ruining New Years last year. Is there anything this group has done right since making it big?
Dude I go to northwest :0
> The ZM is just more technocratic, arguing that all big decisions should > be made by AI \n\nSo, they're all Iain M. Banks "The Culture" fans?
I've used KT twice in the past, and it worked pretty well, in my opinion. The first time it was something wrong with my supraspinatus, I don't remember exactly what was the problem, and the second time I had a pulled quad that was applying too much tension on the knee tendons, leading to mild tendinitis. It was applied by my physical therapist in a very precise fashion, and, according to her, it was supposed to absorb (release?, I don't really know how to explain it) some of the tension off the quad so the tendons weren't absorbing it and could heal. It wasn't supposed to cure the tendinitis or anything, just to give the tendon some rest and let it heal, while I stretched regularly the quad to let it go back to its normal state.
Google, my friend...
I know what you mean.  About once a decade I try to get back into the local group just to see how things are progressing, and it's quite disheartening.  Don't get me wrong, there are some really good people doing what could be considered *good science*, it's just that those people are few and far between, and the cream - unfortunately - doesn't always rise to the top.  My last stint with MUFON ended when Carrion stepped down as director.  He was young, full of energy and had a good scientific mind.  He left due to politics and conflict of personalities at the highest levels.  I'm guessing at least *some* of that was a negative reaction to his being a critical thinker and taking more of a skeptical view of the phenomenon.  Too bad really.  If you get a chance, check out the failed discovery networks program "UFOs Over Earth" on which Carrion is featured.  It had the potential to be a really good program with a definite scientific bent - which is probably also what killed it. There are only a hand-full of episodes, so it shouldn't be to difficult to consume.
warm room could probably be caused by direct sunlight in the afternoon. The feeling of paranoia is easy to get once you start to over think, it's happened to me a lot. It's very similar to the horror movie feeling. I advise that you get more sleep, exhaustion does this to you :)
There's no such thing as an "alternative" to medicine that works. If something works it's just called medicine.
What are you talking about? I'm in tears over here... How the hell am I going to pay the mortgage next soccer season! *sniffles*
I have no argument with any of that, I was more asking the OP for clarification, which he did.
That's true, but you also have to consider the relative populations of both camps. Especially among young kids who probably don't have an accurate picture of how popular or widely believed different types of woo are in the real world.
This isn't about me. I suggest you address your comment to the OP.
My advice is to go looking. If you really want to experiance something don't wait for it to come to you.\n\nHowever do be careful. Always have permission to be where you are from the owner of the property. Tresspassing, breaking and entering, and vandalism are all serious charges plus you'll just ruin it for everyone else who may want to investigate in the future.\n\nNever go alone and always let someone off site know where you are going and when you'll be back. Many locations are dangerous because they are old and many are abandoned. Many places are structurally unsound and filled with mold, asbestos, vermin, and tresspassers. 
As is most everything in life, it's a game of trade-offs.  By foregoing milk, you might decrease your risk of something and simultaneously [increase](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypovitaminosis_D) the risk of something else.\n\nI'd say 'fuck it.'  Pasteurization kills bacterial growth--as if any bodily fluid is going to be 100% pure and unadulterated.  I have drank ~7 gallons weekly (strength athlete here) for *years* and have yet to see anything but positive gains from it.\n\nAnyone who's going to contest anything I've said needs to present a more economical alternative, period.  Of course, hardcore animal rights advocates couldn't care less about trivial things like the [affordability of food products.](http://youtu.be/-2ET7Xv2m9k?t=2m49s)
There is research that electrical stimulation can help with pain, called a TENS, but I don't have any experience with one.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcutaneous_electrical_nerve_stimulation
Maybe it was Fran Drescher.
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"shut the lights off....and settled down for some quality time with 'Rocky' our dog"\n\nI don't know what this means, but it sounds like something I don't want to know about.
What's wrong with PETA other than their extreme methods to seek attention?
You know what's gay? *Winking*
Has anyone seen this image before in another context?
>So the other scenario is far better? Let's just take the word of any woman who has a grudge, or bone to pick. Do I need to link to the story of the woman who lied about being raped in college and only after the man got out of jail was she willing to confess... But only to him. That is the door you open.\n\nSlippery slope fallacy much?\n\nYou're demanding the standard of evidence needed to convict an individual of a crime and send them to jail, when the people in question are _not_ naming names and are _not_ asking for punishment.  All they are saying is "a problem exists, and here are some common-sense measures that pose little inconvenience to anyone and  _that should already have been in place_ to help possibly address them".  Personally, if I have a handful of people come to me and say "Y'know, some things have happened at your convention in the past that make me feel uncomfortable coming back, but it would help matters a bit just showing you are aware the problems exist and don't condone them", I see no rational reason whatsoever not to take it seriously and do what I can within reason to see the situation improved, whether that's moving the smoking area twenty feet away from the main entrance or instituting a formal "no sexual harassment" policy and publicizing it.\n\nYou're acting like these women are coming forward and asking that every male attendee get assigned a chastity belt and handcuffs, or as if they're pointing fingers at someone and saying "Him! BURN him!" when they are not...and your over-reaction in this regard is a real part of the problem.\n\nI mean look at you - I say "okay, enough women are saying there's an harassment problem in the skeptical community that I think it is worthwhile to address it through education, awareness, and some policy changes making it clear these behaviors violate community standards", and here you are wailing "Witch hunt! Waaaagh! How dare you take their discomfort seriously!"\n\nSome rationalist you are.
>Your body doesn’t know the difference between cooked food and a virus.\n\nMy head hurts from the stupid.  \n\nI'm sure 51% raw food will give you a health boost, because you're eating 51% fruit and vegetables.
The length of, and placement of the apostrophe in, the first word narrow it down to "I've" pretty clearly.  How many catchphrases do you know that start with "I've," aside from "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts..."
I am sadder than you that I had to vote you back up to one.
Thanks bro. I fapped twice in GW already. It was awesome. Isn't the Internet just wonderful?\n\nI mean here we can share imaginary stories AND get bitches to show tits all in one place. Truly incredible.\n\nI'm not a Brit bro. Your psychic powers of premonition must be waning. May I be so bold as to suggest watching more bullshit movies and then imagining it's actually happening in real life and then coming back here and take another shot at it.\n\nIt's tough being lonely at the top bro. I feel you. Never stop believing or give up hope. 333 for life!
Kind of freaky (NOPE)
LOL, its not angels. You can google "playful ufos" to see some videos. 
I assumed the sign was referring to other grains in Kashi's products.
I'm no expert but looks like clouds forming. 
No problem. Thought that those interested might find some further info in that thread. Yours isn't a duplicate sub' but someone mentioned the military exercises in the one I referred to, so I thought it worth a nod.
If it were made by me or somebody I trusted, sure. [Cat-poop cookies](http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/cat-poop-cookies-ii/Detail.aspx) are a favorite at this time of year.
thanks, I was just taking shots of whatever looked interesting at the time. I use a simple canon power shot sx120. I only do it as a hobby, not ever anything professional. 
Graham Conway suggested just that, although he seemed to believe it was a genuine phenomena that appeared to be overexposed frames. /shrug
Try to remember that even though you're right, you have to be right in the right way. Too many people on the internet have so little sympathy for people that didn't have such an incredible tool for learning that we do. Be gentle, if they were really convinced that vaccines hurt you, then they only have your best interest in mind. \n\nGood luck, friend. 
The friendly and informative ghost of the late Judge Atlee will be having a word with you.  ;)
That's it... Stupid hiding behind ignorance. 
Thank you, we are really trying to make and effort on the look and feel of the project. Our aim is to make it as accessible as possible. 
If it was indeed an ufo, then I'd find this to be such a funny story...\nSneaking around with aliens in your trunk, looking around whispering "shhh, you didn't see anything; ufos don't exist officially, remember?"
it seems to be playful. i wouldnt go into anything further then that. dont talk to it and dont give it attention and dont be afraid of it. looks like whatever it is jsut wants to play but if you give it that attention then worste things could happen.
>..usually is true, which is what is more important.\n\nOther than in the instance of acute inflammation when are any of the other myths "usually true"?
I was joking about about that, though I never did finish cleaning...
Actually, I do have empirical evidence of non-local consciousness effects. I am presenting it next month at the [Towards a Science of Consciousness Conference](http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/) at the University of Arizona. \n\nI am skeptical that you have any qualifications to test or otherwise evaluate the validity of my findings. Are you a researcher in the field?\n\n>...revise our belief structures if necessary.\n\nThat is the pertinent statement. You have a belief system and you are closed minded to revising it. \n\nLook through the abstracts of the TSC Conference and you will see there is an amassing body of empirical evidence that challenges the belief that consciousness = brain. \n
What do you think about A&Es for 9/11 truth? 
And yet none of this has anything to do with the actual science and the empirical evidence supporting AGW theory, or to suggest that scientist have been biased towards making AGW real when it in fact isn't.\n\n> In the 1980s Margaret Thatcher, our then Prime Minister, was highly in favour of promoting nuclear energy, long before the issue of climate change came up.\n\nBS I remember reading about the coming global warming in 1978, in the French scientific magazine *Science & Vie*. In the 70s, there were already many papers predicting anthropogenic global warming.\n\nHeck, the theory that adding CO2 to the atmosphere would increase global temperatures dates back to the beginning of the 20th century.\n\n>Thatcher on the right of the political spectrum, and anti-capitalist environmentalists on the left. Thus, momentum gathered behind the idea. By the 1990s anthropogenic climate change was no longer a fringe idea, but a full blown political campaign attracting media attention and as a result, more government funding.\n\n...and the most logical explanation for this is that the *science is actually correct, and AGW is real*. The problem is that you're not looking at this from a scientific point of view, but from a political one. Hence, you look for conspiracies and external factors distorting the science, when there is in fact *no* evidence this distortion of science is happening.
Anti-GMO proponents, however, aren't saying that a gene has been altered to make the plant harmful or toxic, they're saying the gene-altering process itself makes the plant harmful or toxic.
I think Asok looks better with the new schnoze.\nScott should keep it.
You mean some /r/skeptic users don't apply scientific thinking? Yeah, it happens.\n\nSerious Eats recently did a blind tasting experiment and found that people find more intensely yellow eggs tastier, but as soon as food coloring was added, nobody could tell the difference between the eggs. Nothing suggests that cage-free or free-range or whatever chicken produce better eggs. It's just another ploy like "organic".\n\nThese commenters don't even think to control for confounding variables. We want to know if different eggs taste better, but what do they mention? Color, which is solely due to carotenes in the chicken's diet (many caged chicken produce orange yolks due to carotene supplemented into the feed). Mouthfeel, which is almost entirely dependent on temperature (suggesting that the different eggs tried were cooked to different temperatures). Consistency, which depends on the pH of the egg, and by extension, the freshness of the egg (eggs in supermarkets have gone at least two weeks through logistics and the supply chain).\n\nAnd yet zachm says that if we doubt his claims, we're all just ignorant.
They're ashamed they paid for a year up front, so they pretend it's real. 
It probably isn't, but the video does remind me of insects flying around looking all super fast and crazy on camera. \n\nThe object does look circular and metallic though. So i don't know. I just don't know. Since it's there all the time, can't someone with a highspeed camera go out there and take some good video?
numerologi is one of my favorit forms of fiction
[Just saying](https://www.google.com/search?sugexp=chrome,mod=17&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=define+damnit)
You've got it all wrong! It was SUPER MILITARIZED THERMITE. Granted, we all know thermite isn't explosive, but SUPER MILITARIZED THERMITE might be. They painted it on the pillars. Even though without something holding thermite in place, it will just burn out (away from what it's on) maybe SUPER MILITARIZED THERMITE doesn't.
Thanks for sharing, but next time please source the original video, which is in better quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2DVeil21gc\nAlso while searching reddit for STS-75 I found this article: http://www.rense.com/general/stsd.htm but I still don't understand how would particles from an earlier water dump move in such manner.
My wife is trained as a behavior analyst. Having watched her get her degree and practice her training, I have to say I am very impressed with how empirical and data-driven behavior analysis is. And because it deals more with observable behavior than other branches of psychology, and on a pretty small, manageable scale, the data-collection and analysis is very rigorous. I say this as someone who is trained as an empirical economist, and I've even started to wonder if economics is just a flawed, scaled-up version of behavior analysis (flawed simply due to the nature of the assumptions you have to make for it to work on a much larger scale)
Questioning what you believe, or what you've "accepted as [allegedly] true", whatever that may be (even if it's allegedly "supported by empirical evidence")...
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
So I basically live in Waco and I go to Cameron Park quite a bit.. I really want to find this area
Jesus, bro, taking him to Spellschwitz next time he makes a mistake??
Homeopathy is popular with some of my friends. One friend in particular tells a story of how her sons ear infection cleared up after seeing a homeopath when, after about 10 days or so of antibiotics,  the infection hadn't cleared. Of course, if she bothered to check, she would know that's about how long it takes for the infection to clear with the medication. It frustrates me because she's a smart person.
>I never did deny it you idiot.\n\nAd hominem.\n\n>You were saying, that when a person works hard, he has faith that his hard work would improve his situation, and I was trying to get through your thick skull that there's no need for faith in that situation because of all the evidence around us that everyone who works hard tends to do better than if they didn't work hard.\n\nNo, I was not; and it has become apparent to me that there is no use trying to convince you that the word faith can mean more than one thing. It has also become apparent to me that you will resort to personal attacks when your own logic displays fallacies. With that said, I'm *finished*; bugger off.
Those Youtube comments depress me. I know those people have the capacity to think critically and skeptically, but they just allow themselves to be fooled.
Well, chemicals interact via proteins that, in a way, interpret what the molecule in question is supposed to be doing in the body.  When you take aspirin (if you do) the drug inhibits a certain enzyme from doing it's job, which cuts down on inflamation (I tried to keep it very general).  The more of an inhibitor there is, the more the drug works.  \n\nIn signaling drugs, you need fairly large amounts of the drug for enough signaling to happen (10^22 or so molecules).  Homeopathy contradicts both of my examples by saying that there shouldn't be ANY of the drug in the drug.  There instead be a 'memory' of the drug in the water.  This is the antithesis of chemistry, and all of science as we know it.  Why doesn't the water retain memory of cyanide, then?  Statistically, every drop of water should retain the memory of a fairly significant amount of cyanide.  Homeopathic claims don't stand the test of *basic* science.  
**WHERE DOES IT SAY THE SHOW "BULLSHIT" IS ENDING, OR DID YOU JUST ASSUME THAT**
Do I need to quote you once again?\n\nKarsh
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Well this isn't her toy chest, but he chills here a lot, too. :P\nhttp://imgur.com/nvNr2\nYeah, I rotated it before uploading, but it's still like that and I'm too lazy to fix it. :B
Is that where Old MacDonald works?
Maybe I should have just said "less likely to be wrong".
Holy crap, you graciously agreed with a part of my point!  /jawdrop\n\nI just got home from arguing with my family over homeopathy and negative ions for hours.  Now someone listened to what I said instead of just waiting for their turn to speak, and respected my argument.\n\nMy god, man.  I think I love you.  I definitely love [/r/skeptic](/r/skeptic) .  Please post here more.
Ah yes, The Disclosure Project, whose founder believes in things like astral projection, levitating through meditation, and that the Government is hiding super-secret energy technologies from the general public.
UFO's are around every day...People choose to ignore what they don't understand.\nFunny, my ears started buzzing 2 weeks ago!
>Now this is desperate.\n\nIt isn't, it's a simple question.\n\n>Proving a negative is widely accepted by most people with half a brain to be an impossibility.\n\nWhy make a claim (i.e. that no one is able to replicate the results) if you can't support it? That doesn't seem like something you should do.\n\n>Aaand the strawman pounding goes on.\n\nSo then you are *not* saying that the adjustments are incorrect? If the NOAA people honest and they didn't do a mistake, then what is the problem?\n\n>Skeptical Science cherry-picks references to the scientific literature.\n\nAnother statement for which you have no evidence, I guess?\n\n>That's obvious.\n\nNo, it *isn't* obvious, because it isn't true. The references presented on Skeptical Science represent the current state of climate science, which overwhelmingly accepts that AGW is true.\n\n>They outright attack the scientists with whom they disagree.\n\nThey don't attack them, they list the various ways in which they are wrong. You only feel this is an unfair attack because you share the opinions of such poor scientists are Richard Lindzen, Fred Singer, Pat Michaels, Roy Spencer, etc.\n\nIt's not an attack to point out the glaring flaws in an opponent's argument. It's the very nature of rational debate.\n\n>Your double standard here is glaring.\n\nNo double standard here. I'm not the one making statements I can't support with evidence.
Please be aware of the power of editing:\n\n1. Ask provocative question.\n* Don't show the guy's original response.\n* Instead, cut to a different shot of the guy looking dumb (could be from a moment where Maher was actually talking but they muted out the audio).\n* Make religious guy look like an idiot.\n\nNot saying anything about the validity of Mayer's point. But the sudden switching of shots here should set off any skeptic's alarm bells.\n\nBring on the mandatory down votes for slandering Bill Maher.
That's funny, I've actually replaced Evian with tap water (always bottles laying about) and she drank for a few minutes, then said there was something wrong with the water. At that point I think I considered her to be a witch.
You said that there wasn't anything wrong with believing in a celestial teapot, so I'm pretty confident in my classification of you as someone who doesn't see anything wrong with believing in a celestial teapot. It takes something major to make someone so blind, and you don't seem to be mentally handicapped, so that pretty much leaves indoctrination. \n\nI apologize, but I still can't seem to find where you're being forced to believe something. A link or redaction would be appreciated. 
What about it?\nIts just pictionary except instead of drawing you have to create it with LEGO. Awesome sounding game imo, if a bit unfortunate with the name
That's what skepticism is all about ;D  The wait is because I'm at work on a cell phone and don't want to type a shitton of stuff.
OK, I see where you're coming from but, come on, Fox TV?! Their "unbiased news" is bad enough. That aside, I've seen many UFO documentaries and, I agree with you completely regarding the editing. But, arguably, those who tend to profit from such documentaries either aren't interested in being objective, or are incapable of it. That's completely different to running a project, the point of which (at face value) seems to be to deduce what's responsible for some phenomena, and demanding scientific enquiry, and some investment (which, for various reasons, isn't available via the conventional channels).\n\nRegarding your second point, I agree that there will be financial interest, but any scientist with integrity wouldn't give two hoots about killing a golden goose. In fact, I'd love to be responsible for authoring a paper which explained the phenomena and prevented the unscrupulous from deceiving others.\n\nIf you're interested in a good story, which demands critical thinking, and it sounds like you are, give that James E McDonald's paper a read (I linked to it in a previous comment above) -- it's written by a respected atmospheric physicist and talks about how this all kicked-off around the 40s. You'll find some truly compelling stuff. Also, if you're not aware of J Allen Hynek, given him a Google; the same goes for Peter Sturrock. Oh, and I'm not putting forward an appeal to authority there... 
I wonder if there's something easier to esitmate in comparison to the power-line. For example, my friend told me that he and his wife use an electric blanket on cold days. That's a low voltage but a high current and in very close proximity to the body. I'd expect that creates a higher EMF than a 4Mv cable 150m away... proving it, that's the issue.
Yep, it does: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylketonuria
Yeah real fruit would be cheaper and way healthier, but I guess if your homeless sugar and calories is the least of your problems.
This is an intriguing MIB encounter that I remember reading many years ago. I noticed it was posted on a few sites this week, this from 'Encounters of the Unknown', so I thought this may be of interest. BTW, for those "Fringe" fans, does the description of the MIB remind you of 'The Observer'?
I know it is under their weird news category, but simply repeating something with absolutely no critical analysis and ending it with "What do you think?" isn't journalism, it is at best a facebook post or a blog entry.
Probably a shadow but it still gave me chills. \n\nAlso, I think my Valve username is going to be Michael Jackson's Ghost for a while. If N. Korea will quit throttling my connection, that is. 
I'm sensing sarcasm here, and that this is probably a line used by naturopath sorts, but I'm afraid I don't know the standard response. Isn't that a legitimate enough thing to study? I think I heard something about different colored placebos being more effective at certain functions. Is there much study into how to maximize placebo effects and what their maximum potential / success rate is?
You should have taken a picture of the spot the camera was found. 
history smuggled in. History isn't the premise. I don't look at it as a history program worthy of a channel that calls itself the history channel.
You need to reread my original comment and your reply. Based upon nothing at all you raised allegations and challenged me to respond. I declined and tried to illustrate that there was no cause for your attempt to start a flame-war. I've been through those in the past and do not want to get into another when there is no point. Your claim to making innocuous comment to my inflammatory remarks does not bear out. As I said before, teachers advise people to read the question and answer only that question. If you wish to advise the OP that all opposition to the official 9/11 account is to be ignored then you have numerous forums to do so. I expect people to be reasonable and respectful. When they are not I make that clear. You're unreasonable. 
Speaking of unnecessary procedures, if you do decide to go to the hospital, I would suggest discussing use of episiotomy only if absolutely necessary with your doc.  They do have a tendency to perform that procedure at first and any sign of necessity.  It can make recovery longer and much more uncomfortable.\n\nI have never experienced that procedure, as I am a dude, but that is one of the things I feel most guilty for indirectly having inflicted on my daughter's mother.  
I sit corrected. 
I see that as an atheist pandering to the religious right of Australia. It's problematic (and being challenged in the high court right now), but it certainly doesn't put us anywhere *near* the position that some states of the US are. Our wingnuts are well and truly in the minority. 
I don't know why, but I found it funny that you're in a train station. Just made me laugh and talk to my dog in a english accent
What is this from?
Well, that's what I meant about the "proving" part.  After the fact, you can't prove there was no shaking or hat dancing or whatever.  So as long as you do the procedure whenever under scrutiny, you'd be safe, no?
I read a sci-fi short story once, I don't remember the title or the author, the aliens simply released an airborne "pesticide" that made all the men of sexual maturity attack and kill women on sight. No contact from the aliens at all, they'd show up after we'd all died lol
Colloidal silver has been [shown](http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=colloidal+silver+antibacterial+action&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5) to have some efficacy. It is incorporated into some wound dressings now. The jury is out I think. Obviously just buying a bottle from Sweden and applying liberally would not be advised.
Why is this being downvoted? It IS Randi.
> Speaking in a fundamental sense, you're saying that consensus does not equal truth. Correct?\n\nIt doesn't equal capital-T Truth, no. Only scientific truth. More fundamentally, I'm rhetorically pointing to the philosophical complexities inherent in even discussing the "validity" or "efficacy" of the scientific method.\n\n> > Or metaphysical properties that are simply closed to human observation.\n>\n> I disagree with you here, but I can understand why you include that.\n\nI'll just point out that "metaphysical" doesn't necessarily mean religious. It just means "at a higher level of abstraction than physics".\n\n> I suspect that there are Truths that cannot be proven, period. Speaking as a layman, I don't imagine that we'll ever be able to empirically prove that it takes an infinite amount of energy to move any amount of mass more quickly than c. We may be able to demonstrate it with all of our known measurements and formula, but actually applying that knowledge to obtain the result is probably impossible.\n> \n> ...\n> \n> This is an absolute issue. Another absolute issue is the finite amount of mass/energy in the universe (well, as far as we know) and the eventuality of maximum entropy, which implicitly limits the amount of computation we can complete. Nevermind the obvious self-destruction that we will probably inflict upon ourselves well before the universe does...\n\nAbsolutely agreed.
I read all of it expecting to be belair'd at the end
I think you're thinking of Elizabeth May in Canada... and yea, she's nuts. Completely turned me off of our Green party.
You don't die from heat exhaustion from being inert, as you would be by being tied up. Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke both occur when strenuous physical activity is carried out while under extreme temperatures; high humidity can help promote the effects of either. The younger you are, the more you're able to fend off either of these two afflictions, save infants, by 8 to 10 years of age most children of that era would be well adapted to the heat.\n\nI live in the south and have been on several plantation home tours, even in the sweltering heat of the summer (95 to 100 degrees at the peak) the plantation houses stay relatively cool, even in front of the windows.\n\nBeing in a house in front of a window, even on the hottest of days, is extremely different than being locked in a car on a hot day. No one has ever been "baked" by sitting in front of a window all day.
awesome, glad he's still watching over you guys!
But might doesn't make right, and making arguments not based on evidence is not being a skeptic.
I think it's funny that he looks like a wizard.
Nope, I do not. I know all of my neighbors. Directly below us is a family from Japan ( who don't speak english) and directly across from us is a Filipino family that talks as loud as possible. If they would have said hello back to me, I know I would have heard it. lol 
There is a fundamental flaw to this as an argument, in that the celebration of individuality =/= reason or rationality. None of the examples are actually examples of rational inquiry or reasoned argument, instead they are all simply examples of rebellion against authority of some form. What is portrayed may be a celebration of rebellion, or, as I think is more commonly accepted, they are examples of the fallibility of human nature that even Yahweh's chosen are doomed to fail him. None of these examples tackle the issue of whether religion does stifle rationality or reason, instead the examples show that humans are anti-authority. 
[Number theory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_theory).
I put a deshaker on it. My settings could have been more aggressive.\n\nhttp://www.dailymotion.com/jjreview#video=xuy83n\n\nThey look like Chinese Lanterns. \n
Not to be a bitch, but don't you think if that sinking feeling was because your uncle had cancer you would have felt it when he GOT cancer and not just diagnosed...
What's the problem. It's not like he's on Facebook. He's probably having someone killed or something. 
Doesn't Chomsky also have a PhD and is thus saying that he has imposed ignorance on himself by spending the majority of his life in academia?
GLP lol
Why is this considered crazier than believing a dude walked on water and rose from the dead?\n
In my school, there was a real science teacher, who had a doctorate, and there was a dumb kids class that was overseen by this woman who made basic science mistakes all the time.
You're driving down a dirt road and see a sign that says, "Road ends: turn back!" and then a short time later you see another that says, "Danger: There is a cliff here!" and continue to drive off the cliff to your death. The cliff still killed you (or the fall, or your car's momentum carrying you off the cliff, etc), but really you died because of sign denialism. \n\nIt's not poor writing, it's just a matter of what one considers the most important factor leading to one's death. In this case, it isn't a treatable disease (HIV, or the cliff in the story), it's the person's unwillingness to treat it. I gather that you think the fact that HIV kills people is the most important factor here - and that's fine! - but that isn't news, and the article thinks denial of the treatment is more important.
There is something weird about the formatting on this site. It always changes list numbers. It's there. There are just 2 #1's.
I'm going to sue my lemon tree.
Just reading that made my brain hurt.
First of all, The Onion is not parody. It's satire.\n\nAnd secondly, my comment was satirical. Therefore it should receive 900000000 upvotes, just like every single onion story posted to reddit.
Good catch! 
That's what coercion is. But who knows what the law is. 
Which explains perfectly why its the only social media 90%* of online people use.\n\n\n\n\n.^.^.^.^.^.*all-statistics-made-up-on-the-spot
I wish people would stop posting any shit on here.
Tether incident?  OK.  For one, you need to take advanced biology courses and #2, you need to see the video that shows how these can be reflections off a slotted silverish disk.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce6QUJ0idYo\n\n
I wish it was real. But in this age, even in China they would have a 1080p video of this.
Instead of "Time Gremlins", I find it far more likely that reality actually forms around our perceptions and thoughts. This perfectly explains the phenomenon we experience of objects disappearing, as well as the other phenomenon people report on this website.  \n\nWhen this sort of thing happens to you, I believe it's because while you are interacting with the object, you get distracted enough to cause what you just did to either temporarily not happen (causing disappearance) or happen in a different way (causing the object to move somewhere else).
I generally disagree with you, because we already have a very long history with genetically modifying food. Cross-breeding to combine useful traits, such as combining drought resistance with pest resistance, has been done for a very long time. The real world use of genetic modification is usually the same process, except with the assistance of insight into the genes involved.\n\nAnother point I think you're missing is that aside from unintended consequences, there's also massive benefits. GM crops save lives. Increased food production saves lives. Perhaps more importantly, resistance to hardships like drought and pests makes crop yields more consistent, and that saves lives. These benefits are immense. You must weigh the benefits against the risks to make an informed decision. Your counterexamples of kudzu and pythons had nowhere near the world-changing effects that GM crops do.
It doesn't matter because Josh Gates from Destination Truth has found both a Yeti footprint and a tuft of white hair in Mongolia that is from and unidentifiable primate that should in no way exist there.
>At the top of my list would be the willingness to withhold data\n\nThey were uncooperative with people that were harassing them. In retrospect it wasn't smart, but it was human. This, however, has no impact on the science itself.\n\n>smear detractors\n\nThere's no evidence of this. In any case, it's not as if deniers and contrarians weren't smearing climate scientists on a daily basis. How come you're only outraged when one side does it?\n\n>and alter the peer review process to their needs.\n\nAgain, there's no evidence of this at all. This is why *five* independent inquiries cleared the scientists.\n\nIn any case I don't see anything there that puts the science in doubt. You'll have to do better than unsubstantiated accusations if you want to be taken seriously.\n\n>All of which would be fine if it wasn't for the fact that the models involved are unfalsifiable.\n\nBS. Models are tested and refined all the time. The various elements that make up AGW are falsifiable as well.\n\nUsually, when people go around saying "AGW theory is not falsifiable," it's a sure indication they don't have a clue what they're talking about. Thank you for confirming this yet again.\n\n>
I can connect with that post.  I am skeptical of authority in general, and especially the military industrial complex.  However, I don't think many conspiracies the government commits if any, (depending on how you define it) are hidden.  They hide in plain sight.  Everyone can clearly see the biggest crimes in history that the government commits every day, and the details are studiously recorded by officials.\n\nFor example, printing money with the federal reserve.  Invading countries without justification.  Threatening/locking up innocent people who do drugs, or choose not to pay for it.\n\nYou can't hide stuff like that.  These kinds of things actually affect us and are much more relevant than some senator lying about some embezzled money or unproven accounts of killing some random few people 20 years ago.  Those kinds of conspiracies are not falsifiable, regardless of how anyone feels.  The crimes in plain sight, however, are not up for debate, and in my view the ones we should be focusing on.
You guys are just a bunch of BigPharma attack dogs, rabid with your desire to keep people sick on your toxic chemicals.
I will and always do remember that night.
"The truth is that no one without a vested interest in the profitability of vaccines has studied all 36 of them in depth. There are more than 100 vaccines in development, and no tests for cumulative effect or vaccine interaction of all 36 vaccines in the current schedule have ever been done. If I'm mistaken, I challenge those who are making such grand pronouncements about vaccine safety to produce those studies." ..................seem fairly level headed to me.
can I get some of what your smoking?  people not panic?  really? this is the most anxiety filled civilization ever.  half the people are medicated on prescription drugs just to deal with life, death and taxes.  you add aliens into the mix and they are going to have a full on psychological break.  \n\nmaybe you yourself wouldn't panic.  I know I won't panic, I'll be too busy packing my suitcase hoping to hitchhike backwith them.  but, the rest of people will panic.  are you not watching the asinine things in the news people panic over thst are really trivial compares to this. 
>Dimitrov, who died aged 31, had the mobile with him when he was shot while eating out with a model.  \n  \nHeh.
the foreskin, doesn't add to the sexual experience in the same way as the labia and clitoris. This won't for most people make it worth the health risk of the procedure, but there are much bigger reasons not to perform those procedures the for circumcision. 
I'm pretty sure it was when he proposed that continents were like icebergs of granite floating on a denser ocean of basalt that people that starting calling it pseudoscience.
A better piece of footage than most, but nothing definitive, so no opinion here. 
For fuck's sake, that stupid *What the Bleep Do We Know* stuff pisses me off.  I had some new acquaintances that my wife (a biologist) and I (computer science) were starting to become friends with.  One weekend, the invited us over to play some games and watch that movie (because they knew we were "into" science).  About 10 minutes in to the movie I realized I'd not be hanging out with them any more; surprisingly my wife had an even more negative reaction to it! 
Perhaps I need to check further? But according to wikipedia\n\n>The term vitamin was derived from "vitamine," a combination word coined by Polish scientist Casimir Funk (originally Kazimierz Funk) from vital and amine, meaning amine of life.\n\nSo vital + amine -> vitamine -> vitamin\n\nAt least that's what it looks like to me. I do appear to have been wrong about amine meaning life though.
AKA: The Crock Diet (btw, what is this 'propietary software' of which he speaks?)\n
Glenn Beck is stupid (and we aren't). Does this really belong in r/Skeptic?
 Yeah, it's not necessarily unusual. As far as the skin burning thing goes, I don't know about medical equipment but both pretty much any class four laser used in manufacturing and the ones in roughly lightsaber form factor that people buy from shady Chinese companies will do a pretty good job of that. 1 watt of 445 nm laser light feels very much like a bee sting after about half a second, for example. (Source: I know nerdy college students with $200 to spare and neither common sense nor a proper appreciation for laser safety.)\n\nThe point I was making was mostly that there is some significant potential for danger here if this stuff is misused, and powerful lasers should not by taken lightly, and I don't really trust these people that much.
It's people!
>Not many here really care about putting in the effort of GASP reading boring documents or studying decades of accumulated research, it seems.\n\nToo true. It's frustrating how many people just see what they want to see rather than staying objective and studying past research.
That's not the only problem. The problem with science is that in order for something to be solid and accepted, it needs to pass the requirements of repeated tests and needs multiple sources conducting them. That's kind of hard to do when the dead don't want to talk or you simply are in an area where there is no paranormal activity. You can't just sit in a lab, start your tape recorders and other machines and wait for something to show up.\n\nAlso, reality shows, hoaxes and simple liars really hurt the credibility of paranormal science. Many scientists are biased because of what they've  seen/heard/read and are not willing to go further.
Especially if it's their way of getting by. I'd rather be an acupuncturist than work in McDonalds,
I think the evidence available doesn't point in that direction.
yeah, 15000 years ago this would have been above sea level!
Can vouch for that. My Dad used to use that on me when I was a kid and it was permanent.
More shit. The Roswell crash was a plane carrying one of three atomic bombs that existed at the time. The government welcomed the alien shit to cover up the fact that they fucked up the delivery of the bomb to Roswell air base.
exactly...push towards their center of gravity, and you can't unbalance them
A cloaked alien ship. The size of Mercury. Why is there no other possible explanation?!? \n\nPossible? Maybe. The only possible explanation? No. It could be a magical planet dragon.
Why do you say that?
And where did these power balance conmen learn about the tricks to prove thier scams work ? Its called [Applied Kinesiology](http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Tests/ak.html)\nand its an old trick used by chiropractors to fool thier patients.
I'll politely ask sneezers "not to do that near me" after hearing the first one.  The confusion/panic is fun if what I say registers in time for them to consider it.  TIL how much attention I pay to people sneezing...
Not fake I'm afraid, 100% true! 
Happy cake day. Have an up-vote.
I know this is old, but I figured I would answer.  Gallstones can disappear.  I had gallstones as confirmed by ultrasound.  A year ago, I started getting what I thought were attacks.  By the time I got to the doctor they had stopped.  He did an ultrasound and no more stones.  He thought that was weird.
Today, I can share with you the insiders secret on this method: disease can be healed when walking on the ground with shoes *on* as well!
As a very, very, very good rule of thumb - if ever faced with deciding if something is a miracle cure or horseshit, just go with horseshit every time. \n\nWhen the world does find a cure for AIDS, you will not be hearing about it from a woo junkie in a PM. 
To play Devil's advocate, that is not necessarily prove a deity didn't hear their prayer. Said deity could deem such sports to be vain secular pursuits and not only have no desire to fulfill the prayer, but go as far as make an example of the team. :-)\n\nHopefully that won't happen again, now that it has been shown not to work.
Why do you think the debt has a negative impact on your life?  It's not like you get a monthly bill for it.
If man didn't cause it, then changing the behavior of man isn't going to fix or prevent it.
Print it out *then* burn it!
It depends. If the claim is that this demonstrates AGW is true, then it is *Argumentum ad Populum* and is fallacious. If the claim is to demonstrate there is very little debate among scientists that AGW theory is very likely to be correct, then the argument is valid.\n\nThis is an argument against the denier argument that AGW theory is controversial among scientists, not against an argument that claims AGW theory is wrong.
Is there something wrong with actual text, or did you just really want to make me scroll back and forth as I read each line which is slightly too big for my monitor?
Freedom gets tricky when you're actively disadvantaging your children. At what point does the state need to step in and protect them?\n\nAt any rate, there's absolutely no reason for these schools to receive public funding.
Completely agreed. I currently go to OU and there is a creepy aspect to a lot of the older buildings around campus.  
>Poop isn't sweet, now is it?\n\nIs it? No really, I have never met anyone who could tell me. \n\nDoctors only ever used the tasting of urine when they didn't have the ability to actually test the sugar levels. Feces contains so many other materials that unless you ate a bag of cane sugar, it probably wouldn't affect the taste.
It'd be nice to hear a recording of it, but the subject matter of your argument may have been intimate so I can understand if you don't want to. However, how did the recording sound?\n\nDid it sound like you were both speaking directly into the microphone, or as if someone left it on a nearby table? Was the sound of your voices muffled at all?
http://tomheroes.com/images/COMICAD%20xray%20glasses.JPG\nIt reminded me of this immediately.
Your comment is a mess.
Whats next?\n\nMaybe an advice column by Lance Armstrong on finding your inner Tour de France winner whilst taking your weekly ride to the local mini mart a half mile away from your house, to stock up on soda and cigarettes. \n\nIt's not like it couldn't happen.
Dude, you can't trust anyone. The AMA funds their own bias - drug companies with lobbyists in the FDA. You should be sceptical of chiropractors and pharmaceuticalists. I trust dentists, surgeons, chiropractors who don't philosophise - people who acutually do something tangible. These chiropractors fund studies to prove their hocus locus bullshit is real, not to find the objective truth. Same with any drug getting passed. Reedit had an article two days ago about 3 leading research MDs from Harvard and Yale taking kickbacks from big pharma. \n\nThere's a little validity to a lot of things, but nothing really compelling, IMO. 
A few things:\n\n1.\n \n>I'm not saying it isn't safe. But it is a chemical that gets sprayed on your food. And with the amount of people who believe it is bad, they should have the right to know that its being used.\n\nFirst of all I was referring to GMO in general, not round-up. Sorry for the confusion (prop. 37 had nothing to do with chemical herbicides). If we agree that GMO (or even round-up for that matter) is safe, but that food sold to people must also label anything used in its creation, where does it end? If some nutters think GMO will kill them then *they can farm their own food or buy organic*. Why put the burden on everyone else? If I believed that lettuce picked by people name "Jebodiah" would give me cancer, does the government have a burden to enforce labels on all lettuce picked by Jebodiahs? \n\n2.\n\n>Also, people do have the right to be suspicious, Monsanto does have a history of bullying farmers, cover-ups, and misinformation.\n\nNo one is denying that. But do not think that just because Monsanto does something makes it evil. Hitler was a vegetarian, are vegetarians evil?\n\n3.\n\n>Also, 'the farm hand that picked the crop'? That's fucking ridiculous, and it is not the same thing.\n\nI hope I explained that well enough earlier. My point is that there is so much information that could be gathered from the production of a crop. Soil type, average temp., the county the farm was in, what the arrangement of the stars were on the day the crop was picked, etc. Some of the information is important for consumers, like nutritional value and deadly allergens. Most of the information is not important. GMO and farmers names are equally arbitrary and unimportant for consumers. If someone is afraid of GMO they can either educate themselves or they can grow their own damn food.
if only your target audience had sufficient attention span to read that.
Listen to this song by the best band on Earth, The Books. A hymn in worship of the twelfth root of two.
This is turning out to be on of the best UFO sightings in ever recorded by civilians. And trust me I have seen plenty.\n\nFrom /r/ufos admin
This isn't classical conditioning, is it? Training a dog is classic conditioning. This is random. 
Of course.  Paul created Mulder.
Well, since people were not sure of what they saw, or heard for that matter. Perhaps they were curious about what exactly happened?
Love expresses itself in the cosmic consciousness of the infinite.
It's pretty dumb.\n\nBut you have absolutely every right to do dumb to yourself free of government intervention.  Especially when you seek out the dumb yourself, whatever your dumb reasons.  
Oh yeah, I totally agree with you. Like I said, when I looked through the articles, they mostly said that it had no clinical worth. And yeah, its proponents want to portray it as a miracle cure-all. Like yeah, it fucking cures everything, but doctors haven't figured that out yet. It's not like the medical field does research or anything.
> Considering this is at the treeline, and right around firework season, this is the likeliest explanation (for me).\n\nIs "fireworks season" the same in Australia as it is in the States?
What's your drug of choice mate? Mine's acid :)
I know germany doesn't use this, but there is a practical Baseload solar plant in spain run by GemaSolar which uses reflected sunlight to heat molten salts and generate power around the clock. \n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhV2LT8KVgA
>  but meanwhile, we have kids in our school that are being exposed to this six hours a day, five days a week for 14 years.\n\nI've been exposed since 802.1b and I'm just as stupid as I was then. I'd have to say that the long term effects are nil.
As a math major, I am displeased to hear that a skeptic believes that 100-65=45
I believe there are other benefits. Less exposure to chemicals for the farmers and consumers, fewer fossil fuel inputs, avoids the creation of super weeds and bugs through using high applications of herbicides or pesticides, less soil erosion.\n \nIf it's so much more efficient why don't small scale farmers farm conventionally? Wouldn't they want to make more money
So what if she likes pretending to be a psychic?  And it's only false hope or comfort if they think they are defrauded.  If they truly believe it then it is not false.  Maybe the psychic herself believes it.  That is the problem with beliefs: there are as many as there are living people and no way to call one right and one wrong.  The world is not black and white, nor even grey.  It's a kaleidoscope of colors and hues which look different to different people.
It looks like a Betty Boop poster in the background and the top and front of someone's head that is sporting some bangs in the foreground.
I concur.
Wow, hit by the great IP (intellectual property) firewall. Why do we use Youtube again?
The thing that really alarms me about this video is how professionally it is made.  
Top Comment:\n*the liberal bias of reality oppressing a christian conservative once again*\n\nHaha, I love this. I don't know about any of you, but I've felt more oppression and hate in my year as an Atheist than i ever did in my other 23 years as a Christian. Yet they still use that card...\n\n
"Ghost Cancer," only on Discovery.
according to Stephen Greer (Disclosure Project), we have ARVs - alien reproduction vehicles.\n\nIt could just be a cover for something else.. who knows.
Here is an [ELA](http://trixoo.com/check-if-an-image-is-photoshopped-or-modified/):\n\nhttp://imgur.com/a/0AY7a\n\nAnd in short, it looks unaltered.\n
An American Haunting was so loosely based on it there is absolutely NO reason to watch that horrible garbage.\n\nThere are many books on it including the one the stupid movie was "based" on that are far more intriguing.
>you reach a point where more income doesn't equate to paying more in taxes.\n\nYou didn't address my post at all did you? Taxing luxury items just brings them further from my grasp.
No, but that doesn't matter.  I personally don't believe that IQ is a valid measure of intelligence, or even that there is an objectively measurable thing along the lines of "intelligence", but as long as they used the same measurement tool in all groups then the change still indicates a decline in cognitive performance (which the test does measure, among other things).
i agree. i definitely wont be going out of my way to see if they are something more, but ill try to not make something of something that may not be lol\n
the idea is that you did die, but in a life review decided you had unfinished business and then came back to a parallel reality and changed the outcome.
I went to a few local freethinker meetings and we had a conspiracy theory guy show up not knowing what the meeting was. I assume he thought it was a conspiracy theory meeting.  He went on and on about the moon landing being fake, 911 was an inside job and a few others. Never have I seen someone's arguments get such a precise brutal smackdown. Ten or so very calm and educated folks debunking just about everything he said. He became upset and quite loud but all the freethinkers kept their cool in a respectful argument. He got up and stormed out leaving us in disbelief of what just happened. 
..but what if the dog knows it is a placebo?
Overly direct responses are often construed as thinly veiled attempts at hostility at the best of times. Combine that with a lack of other social information such as body language or tone of voice and it's very difficult to interpret a tone as intended by the author.\n\nThat said, scale down your tone professor. We get you're the most learned man here on the topic but let's spare a few moments for us remedials to catch up yeah? This subreddit is supposed to be a place for civil discourse that results in a benefit for all participants, let's take that extra five seconds needed to divest our messages of their excessively emotional content and try to be more neutral from here on out.
Well said. 
I believe she had some mass vs volume issues in her explanation.  That led to some math issues.  Not that any of those issues were really the problem.
At the molecular level, unless it's in some sort of ring without atoms off shooting from the ring there will be "sharp" edges cuz a single atom will always be at any "end" of a molecule. It makes literally zero sense to say that a molecule is "sharp". They probably think that a [benzene ring](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene) is the chemical equivalent of a ninja star.
Ok then. Assume its real. Then what?
If you think about it, what else are they supposed to do? Since around the 80's, evangelical christian fundamentalists have become the base of the republican party. They vote consistently, and donate heavily, so to keep their votes/money rolling in, candidates need to be public about their contempt for science and reason in favor of whatever the bible says. Show me a republican politician who doesn't openly capitulate to the christian fundies, and I'll show you someone who's unemployed. \n  
They did. My mom was watching some guy on Youtube (I think his name was Bruce Lipton, but she listens to so many quacks I might be mixing them up) and he started talking about quantum physics. He explained how [if you observe an experiment you change the outcome](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncertainty_principle) (I don't know too much about Quantum Mechanics, so forgive me if that link isn't quite what I was looking for, but the statement is true for quantum experiments. The effect is always there, but in larger systems becomes negligible.). He then took that, and turned it into "If you look at life differently, it will change". It sounded alot like 'The Secret' now that I think of it.
i hope your friend doesn't think you are insane. i've have had one of those moments.
On a societal level, a qualified yes (to be expanded upon below). On a biological level, no.\n\nThere is nothing particularly inherent in our biology that makes belief in a God a positive trait. However, as our societies developed, most (dare I say *all* until the very recent past) of them found tribal, cultural, and eventually national identity through religion. From a societal perspective, this made it advantageous to one to at least *profess* faith if one lived in faith-heavy society, as it would promote one's acceptance and standing both on a personal and societal level.\n\nNotice, though, the same effect could be achieved *without any actual faith*. This is key. At the end of the day, the most important issue at hand was (is, and shall remain for some time) adopting and conforming to social norms within one's tribe or society. What those norms happen to be are irrelevant, as are one's inner feelings towards them.\n\nThe offshot of all this, of course, is that one couldn't believe in just *any* God and have it work in their favor. If one were to openly profess belief in a God which ran counter to their societal culture, the effect would be the opposite. Again, *actual* belief has little to nothing to do with the question.\n\nSo, is believing in God evolutionarily advantageous? When the question is asked that way, it's rather a flat out "No." The more pertinent question would be: is the open *profession* of belief in a God, regardless of actual belief, evolutionarily advantageous? The answer: only if the majority of people in your "tribe" believe in said God, and even then, only if the God in which you claim to believe is the one believed in by the majority of your peers.
"I will defend homeopathy no matter what... wait 19 strips? Fuck that".
You reminded me about the ridiculous laws in India that try to have a child assigned to a religion at birth. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-27/mumbai/28082717_1_religion-certificate-baby-boy
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.\n\nHere's an article she wrote which reads like an excerpt from the book:\n\nhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/mar/03/chile-earthquake
Yes.  In almost every case where a charity is approaching you, overhead is eating into donation funds.  A lot of time they go into the red.  It's fairly common knowledge that many dearly-held events are actually ran at a loss - it's just part  of "friendraising" and maintaining a community presence; and if charities didn't participate in them they'd lose a lot of contact and recognition opportunities for big fish donors.  \n\nMost everyone in the fundraising chain doesn't realize how their cost of operations is impacting the bottom line.  It's not all bad, of course.  NPOs have to make money, and this is how they're expected to do it.  It's just quite a bummer when fundraising doesn't beat the rate of return of a decent investment portfolio, or worse, fails to beat inflation. \n\nEvents are often considered the most acceptable kind of advertising and marketing an NPO can do, though.  So even when operated at a loss, there can be a bright side.  But, that means that the small donations really only counted for brand development in the hopes of attracting a donation capable of funding some kind of core operations for the organization.  
This has to be a spoof/joke site.\n\nI dunno what "National Agenda" is, but his name isn't listed as a winner in any "Superbrawl" I can find.\n\nEdit: http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1093\n\nDear god, the guy might actually be serious!\n\nThe article itself: http://web.archive.org/web/20021204214030/http://www.bullshido.us/article_read.asp?id=100
Good. Until she says how he was all doped and shitty until she gave him herbs. Then it becomes magical proof of magic working.
I only say evidence is bullshit when it is bullshit. Do you blindly believe everything you see on the internet? 
Wishing someone good luck isn't superstitious, it's an affirmation that you hope future events work out in the person's favor. Nothing wrong with that.
That person probably wanted to get your attention on the issue by offering up a shocking fact. Using the word "hoax" was not the best selection but will do for the most part. Perhaps the point is best illustrated by pointing out that humans add about 2% above the natural output of CO2. We can look at that in a number of ways depending on the point we're trying to prove at the time.
Have a reverend come around and see what he can do.  Or some other religious figure.  Most catholic priests will come around and try to banish the demons.  
I must say you hazard a pretty good guess. 
I had some symptoms of this and started taking 15,000 I.U. of vitamin D every day. Now I don't feel like I'm wasting my life and that I should just kill myself. This winter is the best winter I've had for as long as I can remember. /anecdotal evidence. YMMV.
I think the point is that the statement of going down a waterslide is exactly as relevant to winning the argument as "It's sad how you buy into the official story so unquestioningly."\n\nWhich is to say, waterslide guy is responding to an absurdity with an equal absurdity.  \n\nAfter all, if the other guy doesn't want to argue the case properly, why should *he*?
Well said.
> No, effectively the same as in "no two chickens have identical DNA".\n\nYup. Pick a better definition.. such as genetic similarity and "can interbreed with modern chickens"... what ever.. ignore this and ....\n\n> Imposing rules as though there were is convenient for your point\n\nI'm not imposing rules on nature, I'm imposing rules on the semantics of the question. Moving on...\n\n> It doesn't matter what definition you pick, the egg came first.\n\n(Did you ever think I was arguing the chicken came first?)\n\nAs long as an ancestor of the chicken that did not lay eggs is not classified as "a chicken", the answer is clearly "the egg". (I haven't even googled the evolution of the chicken, I don't want to waste much time on this).
That wasn't a photoshop. It was swamp gas. 
It's clear that Christians don't believe that intellectual dishonesty is going to keep them out of heaven.
Thank you, I appreciate the information.  Seems others were not so impressed by my post :(
I suspect that you're big into MRA stuff and dismissive of men who are supportive of feminism.  I've never heard the term "White Knighting" used by anyone who wasn't trying to poison the well.\n\n
It's not really a story per se. Once a week I spend a few hours working in an office in town (a smallish town in northwestern Washington state). The building was built in the 1850s, 3 stories, smallish, mid-block. Maybe 30 feet wide x 100 feet deep, with 2 businesses on the 1st floor, 5 offices on the 2nd floor, and 10 small offices on the 3rd floor.\n\nOn Sunday afternoons, I am literally the only person in the whole entire building. It is locked at both ground level entrance points, and the business I work for occupies the offices on the 2nd and 3rd floors. It is somewhat possible that the business owners might come in and out of the 2 businesses on the 1st floor while I am there. But I know the people at both businesses, and this is very unlikely. \n\nAlso, I can hear cars pull up to the parking area outside. I listen for the arrival of the janitorial crew, who sometimes show up while I am working. It's easy to tell when they are here, because they are vacuuming and banging trash cans around, that sort of thing. They make a quick tour of the whole building in about 30 minutes and are on to their next job.\n\nThat's more info than you probably need, but I just want to set the scene. And to be clear about the fact that if I hear something that sounds like a person, on my floor, aside from the janitors, when I am in there on a Sunday afternoon... I can be 100% certain that it is not a flesh-and-blood human being.\n\nSo here is the thing: it took me a long time to admit to myself what I was hearing. I never really believed in ghosts until I started working in this building about 4 years ago. \n\nI think a lot of people dismiss ghost noises because they happen during the day, in the middle of the work week. If you're there on a Tuesday afternoon and you hear someone pick up a pile of paper and slap it down on a desk, you assume it's the person in the next office over. \n\nBut when you hear that noise on a Sunday afternoon when you know you're the only one on that floor... there just aren't that many other possibilities. I hear stuff almost every time I am in there. I have never seen anything; it is just auditory stuff. \n\nI know it's harmless, so it doesn't really bother me. People have offered suggestions for "getting rid of it," but I'm kind of a "live and let live" sort of gal. They aren't hurting anything, so what's the harm in letting them hang out if they want.\n\nHere's a list of some of the things I have experienced, off the top of my head:\n\n* The sounds of keys jangling and footsteps walking down the hall towards my office. Usually I can tell it's something "off" because it's only like half volume. A few times it has sounded normal enough that I have called out "Hi," assuming that a real person was coming.\n\n* A woman's voice that whispers something I can't catch. Once it whispered right into my ear as I walked down the hall. Another time I heard it whisper from a few feet behind me.\n\n* Lights turned on in locked offices, whose occupants swore they had turned the lights off when they left. \n\nThis once happened in an empty office. The person working in the adjacent office heard a man muttering in that empty office. They told the building manager, who called the police, who showed up to check it out, thinking that a homeless person may have found his way in. Surprise: the door was locked and the room was empty, although the light was on (even though it had been left off).\n\n* A sound I call "paper slap." It happens in one of the offices down the hall. It sounds just like someone picking up a handful of papers and slapping them down on the table in frustration. (No one has ever complained about stuff being moved, but honestly, a lot of those offices are pretty messy, so who would notice?)\n\n* The sound of someone standing outside the door to my office taking a breath, as if about to speak. \n\n* Knocks and bangs on the wall, as if chairs were being pushed back into it in an adjacent office.\n\nOther people have had odd experiences in this building over the years - mostly minor. I have found that people don't really like to talk about it. \n\nI should also admit, I usually don't really mind it. It's hard to get more than passingly frightened when it's a bright sunny Sunday afternoon. But I would be *extremely reluctant* to go into the office at night. In winter when it gets dark early, I try to schedule my time so that I'm gone before nightfall. 
Why isn't that a big deal? I can't understand that. 
I think you should go to the psychic and start pissing on their table. When they express shock, say "shouldn't you have known this was going to happen?"
We shoot it down because the film in question has already been debunked.  This is like the fifth time i've seen this.  
Video?
White priders get red for me.  Holocaust deniers specifically get purple.
> Actually, I'm not so sure. The nature vs nurture debate is still up in the air - there's no doubt that it's a mix of nature and nurture, but to what extent each influence different human traits is still uncertain. \n\nWell, you've just said it, there is no nature VS nurture (and the debate is only left for the extremist proponent of either sides) but nature VIA nurture. You should definitely check out Matt Ridley's Nature via Nurture book (also available on audiobook!) to understand my conviction :)\n\n> Many of the studies that attempt to examine it in humans look at identical twins separated at birth (there are a surprising number of those in the World), but the problem with that is, even identical twins aren't necessarily complete genetic carbon-copies of each other, so it doesn't really answer the question either way.\n\nThat is also covered in the book I just mentioned, but it didn't relay an important influence on the nature of the twins; the influence of nurture while in utero. See Gabor Mate for more information about that aspect.\n\nThere are though very curious similarities on the lives of those identical twins separated at birth. There was this example (don't expect details, its been a while!) that these twins ended up having spouses with the same name, having the same name for their dogs, both becoming (hobby) carpenters and both building a white bench around a tree in their garden.\n\nVery interesting stuff.\n\n> I'm not sure how it advances the argument either way. This experiment was a study of how people will obey authority figures contrary to their morals. It's not really a reflection of the current system, just human behaviour - it can happen under an RBE gone wrong as well.\n\nWell it supports the RBE argument because we're seeing very emotionally detached behavior (at the moment of the action; we're not talking about the emotional/mental breakdown after the fact) because of those authority figures "commanding" or "reassuring" them that what they are doing is ok; aka abusing power. There is no point in a RBE for authoritative figures (there's no need for police, but I'm talking about when someone takes the lead in a project, for example in the search for alternative energy sources) to abuse power, there is nothing to be gained from it.\n\nBut that doesn't mean it couldn't happen in a RBE, yes of course there will be problems in a RBE, it's far from perfect, but it's a heck of a lot better than what we have today!\n\n> Well, I know a lot of people who think they need expensive equipment :)\n\nTrue :) But you can't deny the fact, even in photography, that some of the more expensive equipment really is much better and can help you achieve the result you couldn't with other, (probably) cheaper equipment.\n\nAlso, even if you are an amateur, exploring the possibilities with more expensive equipment can be a good thing too!\n\nOn the other hand, there are those hobbyist that are much closer to professionals (or pro-pros) but just can't afford that expensive equipment even though they need it.\n\nThe point (in both cases) is that they just need access to it.\n\n> They have no motivation to achieve anything, nor the skills (reading that back, I sound like I'm dissing my friends and neighbours, but it's not meant that way ;) ). Education doesn't change that - society is set up to prepare kids for work as they reach adulthood, and to encourage them to advance themselves, yet they choose not to.\n\nI did understand what you meant (unless I'm still not getting it now, please let me know), but my point was that even though the system is set up to prepare kids (like you say), its not very efficient at it. And you've just given examples of failed "experiments". In a sane society (for example, a RBE :)) we would use the scientific method, you know, when you see something that isn't working, you don't just keep trying the same thing and expect different results (quote Einstein on insanity), no, when you try something and expect certain results, and seeing you don't achieve the result you were expecting, you tweak what you have tried, try again, and so on..\n\n> Cost isn't a factor here since in this country all education is free at the point of use, so there's no barrier to entry. So how do you solve this problem?\n\nI guess I can't because I don't know enough of the situation. Do you mean education is completely free? (Where do you live? Or are you referring to another country?)
Socialist. 
My father flew F15's in the air force and saw weird shit all the time.
I think it's a very good demonstration, I'm not too sure what the results are telling us though.  3-4% could be accounted for through stastical error, and I think the length between the two point would very slightly depending on how far away the camera is from the window, 3% difference could be as little as 1cm I would think.  this is another lateral movement that would be foward and backwards.  Overall I think this strengthens the idea that it's just dirt on the window.  I would be interested in seeing you try with teh cleaned up frames.
Nice, but I don't think the eye is and eye at the very least. As for the rest of it..
"Cookies without milk is basically the holocaust"\nI lol'd.\nYesterday something quite similar happened to me, I was eating cookies out of a bag, decided I'd had enough and put the half full bag on the counter. Later my mom came home and asked who ate all the cookies... They were gone, I mean, the bag was empty. I had been home alone and was pretty damn sure I didn't finish the whole bag.\nI also had smoked a bit, though, so there is a small possibility that I did finish the cookies and didn't realize it. \nFunny how the same thing happened to both of us.
So here is how I suspect Dr. Hall saw it when she decided to wear the shirt.\n\nPerson one:  "You all are making women feel unsafe here."\n\nPerson two:  "You all aren't making *me* feel unsafe."\n\nShe wasn't dismissing the concerns of women who don't feel safe, she was saying "we're not all the same, we don't all have the same experiences here, please everyone remember that women are individuals and not a single block."  That's why the back of the shirt says what it does.  It's not about invalidating the experiences of anyone, it's about reminding people that "some women have experienced harassment at conferences" and "there is a big sexism problem at conferences" are not the same thing.  I think she was frustrated with the way that some people had made this a men-versus-women issue rather than an issue dealing with individuals that needs to be addressed.\n\nNow, maybe you think that it is a men-versus-women issue, or maybe you think that no one is making it one, or maybe you think that it was only after the absurd reaction to Ms. Watson's original elevator-guy comments that it became one, and so Dr. Hall should be addressing those people and not the women complaining about harassment.  That's fine, you can disagree with her on those points if you want, but I definitely don't think Dr. Hall was dismissing the experiences of others.  She just didn't want people to assume that she shared that kind of experience because of her sex.
Thanks for the reply. I've never broke my ear drum, although my ears were very sensitive as a child. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.\n\n\n
Either one will have it's pros and cons. You're more likely to catch "orbs" with the digital cameras due to the proximity of the lens to the flash. Most people who have really looked into paranormal photography have no patience for orbs so avoiding them is better. \n\n35mm cameras will have issues with film that can look ghostly. If the film isn't handled or processed correctly it would be a big problem for you.\n\nIdeally, you would want either a video camera with a setting for night/low-lighting or a digital camera with an off-camera flash. 
Is it deja vu, or I've seen this story posted 2-3 times before?
We are a third sector (voluntray) org funded by the NHS and other sources. As such they are funded differently to my Job. I am funded to promote health messages they are funded to do different work. 
cmon fake!
I'm glad you didn't find my tone too harsh. \nAnxiety spreads easily in cases like these, and the only cure is to ground yourself thoroughly in skepticism and rationalism, or to accept wholeheartedly that maybe something that is potentially beyond understanding just occurred in your barn. I actually like the latter the most, but many people don't. \n\nWhat you definitely should do in any case, try not to fear it. So far it has exhibited no negative or hostile behavior, assuming it is even capable of doing so. It may be something like a residual haunting, in which case it's supposed to be energy left from a past life still stuck in the fabric of things. The cat may have lived there once, and when it saw your mother coming into the barn, it wanted milk or what have you. \n\nThere is nothing to fear. The unknown is an invitation to fear or to wonder, you chose. It comes down to which side of the spectrum you wish to be on, and this really is a decision one must make. Many default to the fear and anxiety, the panic and the fetal positions, but there is an alternative. \nLet yourself fascinate, inspect and accept the event in it's entirety. Be open to things that are stranger than you can imagine, because these things really can be from a world unlike ours. If you don't fear, you can take control and possibly get something profound and positive out of this affair. \n\nI only meant to comment on the cat, ended up giving you advice for life. I hope it's of use in one way or another! 
Apparently Major General Albert Stubblebine disagrees with you:\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNr_TrBw6E\n\nBut on one point, I agree you: It's not debatable.  Even the NIST has acknowledged that it is unable to account for the freefall speeds of Building 7 -- the "third building" experienced during collapse:\n\nhttp://www.ae911truth.org/info/49\n\n(yes, there were three buildings that collapsed in NYC on 9/11... but only two planes.)\n\n...in truth, there are so many links... i wouldn't know where to begin.  this one is always a good one:\n\nhttp://911-harley-shirt-guy.blogspot.com/2009/05/mark-adrian-humphrey-actor-is-harley.html\n\n...here is another interesting one about Larry Silverstein (owner or the World Trade Towers):\n\nhttp://infowars.net/articles/may2007/150507Silverstein.htm\n\n...and if you want math and science, try these links:\n\nhttp://911u.org/Physics/WTCenergySurplus.html\n\n...or this one is very good - goes into deep detail **(as someone who believes in math and science you might appreciate this one the most):**\n\nhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/11508952/911-Physics-Themodynamics-of-911-and-WTC-7\n\nBe well,\n\nPS.  I am sure you will respond to this most recent comment of mine.  And I will thank you in advance for your communication, but I will not be spending any more time on this thread.  I have reviewed the math.  You will too, apparently.  And yet, somehow, I am sure we will continue to disagree.  But that's what's so great about America:  Our differences unite us.  Cheers.\n\n
Thanks!
[Wiki page on Chemtrails](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemtrails), a great [blog which debunks all this nonsense](http://contrailscience.com/) 
Silver does have antiseptic and antibiotic properties that still make it useful.  However, if not administered by a professional, or used over a long period of time it has some serious side effects.  Some are purely cosmetic, like [this.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria)  Wikipedia actually has a [very accurate article on Silver's antibiotic properties and uses.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_uses_of_silver)  As for garlic, there are some indications it has antibiotic properties due to it containing [organosulfides.](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147487/)  Sulfides have been used for a long time for their antibiotic properties.  Sulfa drugs are often used if a patient is allergic to penicillin and its cousins, and in the case of specific infections which it shows to be more effective.  Ultimately though, as cybergibbons pointed out, most earaches are not caused by bacteria.  If the child improves, it might be because of a secondary bacterial infection somewhere in the body that weakened the immune system and allowed for the viral infection to enter, or vice versa.  A small child's immune system is still developing.  While many of us as adults may be exposed to the same virus, our immune system can easily eliminate it.  In the case of children, elderly, or those with suppressed or compromised immune systems, opportunistic infections are par for the course.  You get a viral respiratory infection, but because your immune system isn't functioning as it should, you get a secondary fungal infection in your lungs.  It's possible that the woman's child is experiencing something similar.  Especially if the child is digging at the ear canal with a grimy finger.  They're introducing bacteria to a moist, warm environment where it can thrive.  So, if she's seeing an improvement, it could be completely coincidental.  
I have seen a lot of those. In researching them, it seems like they would be explained by 'atmosphere interference'. The thing of it is the 'stars' surrounding the star I would see fluxing weren't doing same, so how can it be atmospheric? I would imagine it's more likely something in between the star and earth, but I have no idea. 
"Part of the problem with our food supply today is that it has so little nutritional value that we have to overeat just to get the bare minimum of nutrients that we need. This is why obesity has become such a problem, in my opinion."\n\nNo offense, but you are aware that you're in the skeptic sub-reddit, right? I'm not sure what sort of response you're expecting to get to unsupported statements like these.
You also don't know why somebody may be wearing it. My sister is a special ed teacher and was given one by one of her favorite students so she wears it to work. 
Wait...I just had some go missing! 😡
meanings don't have to be exact for metaphors to work, however...
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."\n\n- Bertrand Russell 
There is Fang Zhouzi over here in China, also known as "Science Cop". He has exposed quite a bit of shoddy science, people with false degrees, and other stuff... He has also been attacked by hired thugs for his efforts.\n\nhttp://newhumanist.org.uk/2365/lies-damn-lies-and-chinese-science
> Because I see two types of movies: fiction and non-fiction.\n\n...because you are largely rational and seem to refuse to accept that the vast majority of humanity...isn't?\n\nBesides...you're speaking in false dichotomies here anyway. Fiction > Nonfiction is a spectrum, not a duality, and stories fall in various places along the line, some closer to reality than others.\n\nWe class entire groups of lies (like self-aggrandizing autobiographies) as "non-fiction" even though they sometimes bear less resemblance to reality than many "fictional" stories do.  Fictional accounts can and often do contain factual information; I'd even say that for some classes of fiction, it's a requirement for them to be "good" (historical drama, for instance). Even the most far-fetched of stories need to tie back into reality to some small degree just so people can relate to them and enjoy them; who wants to hear a story about the Great Snarfblatt of Mummelcior and how he grambackled the wimblyschnook?  There's nothing there for people to grab onto or relate to; without some _hint_ of reality to seize onto in the midst of pure fantastic creation, it becomes no more than a meaningless wall of nonsensical text.\n\nI am merely taking the position that when fiction claims to be using science (explicitly or implicitly) as part of that necessary reality-grounding that all fiction must have...they _should_ try to get it somewhere approximately right, making allowances for plot necessities and whatnot. When a story is structured around a supposedly scientific premise and flies off the rails into pure fantasy despite it, it runs the risk that an uneducated audience won't spot the derailment and will walk away believing that some of what they saw did approximate reality.\n\n> I did not find the analogy apt personally. \n\nExcusing Mrs. Jones for spreading misinformation because she doesn't _intend_ to spread misinformation is a poor analogy to your excusing Hollywood for spreading misinformation because they don't _intend_ to spread misinformation? Who'd have thought.\n\nYour (EDIT: bloody homophones get me every time) argument that my friend shouldn't be letting fiction influence his real world decisions? Similar to trying to argue that no one should be turning to their uneducated neighbors for medical advice(EDIT: ...and malapropisms...*~sigh~*).  Yes, sure, that's common sense....but people routinely do so, and people routinely carry away bits of fiction as fact all the time as well.  Rather than saying "that shouldn't be so!" (yeah, it shouldn't...but post-piss drip shouldn't exist either, and all decrying it will get you is damp underwear), we should accept the reality of the situation and act accordingly, like, say, urging Hollywood to do a better job depicting reality when they make a movie supposedly in a real setting (or giving a good shake or a wipe after you pee!).
It's only because you care about her that you worry about these things: let her know that, and pick your battles.
I realised I forgot to respond to this, which is a shame because this is a good post. The criticisms you post are ones that are common in the scientific community, and you might like this article that goes into more detail: [Evolutionary Psychology and the Challenge of Adaptive Explanation](http://ldc.upenn.edu/myl/GrayEP.pdf).\n\nThe gist of the chapter is that there are essentially two major approaches to evo psych, one is denoted by capitalisation (**E**volutionary **P**sychology) and the other is simply lower case (evolutionary psychology). The former is where all the problems are and the approach is characterised by the issues you discuss in your post as well as some others, namely: the reliance on adaptationism, the environment of evolutionary adaptation, massive modularity, and the failure to test their hypotheses. \n\nIt's a great essay and it'll help you understand why your criticisms are relevant and accurate. Also, one of the reasons why I love the essay is that it isn't an outright attack on evolutionary psychology. The authors are evolutionary psychologists themselves and they go to great lengths to explain that there is good evo psych research out there, and they simply clarify the differences in approaches.
That was a while ago though. If Dan Akroyd does have the video, why hasn't it been made public yet? \n\nHe suppose to be a huge UFO buff, you'd think that he would jump at a chance to release this type of evidence.
Because kiddo could get a hand stuck between the necklace and the neck and accidentally cause a choking situation. Could get stuck on something, choke. Could accidentally break the cord somehow, swallow beads--the entire thing looks like a horrifying choking hazard and I don't even have kids. D: \n\nI wouldn't want my nieces wearing something like that. 
It is a thankless task, for sure.  you risk getting labeled as a "debunker" or "disinfo agent," which is high-larious to me.  These kids are so new to the game and they seem to have given up any sense of self-reflection.  Perhaps it is just their age.  I have seen some pretty convincing night vision video, but the stuff these guys are proffering ain't it.
Do you say faux pas and gauche a lot? Do you sit on dildos while browsing reddit?
Yeah, how dare we not doubt the Holocaust or 9/11... Fuck off with your generalized accusations.
Whoops. My bad. Damn post-op drugs are messing up my mind :P
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It helps if you're highly motivated - as in cokehead. You'll do pretty much whatever it takes.
Brilliant, hopefully he will start doing his Guardian column regularly again.
Why the fuck do people DO this shit?\n\nMan.  I really hate motherfuckers that cry wolf - especially when wolves (to carry the analogy) really *do* exist.\n\nFucking stupid.
Well said.
LOL.  Your favorite tobacco doesn't have a skunky aroma by any chance, does it?  ;)
I found out about Solar Warden a few months ago and Ive been going nuts trying to piece together stuff. PM me and Ill send you what I can. \nIn the mean time, check this out:\n[/r/conspiracy thread](http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/vaile/do_you_believe_there_is_or_isnt_a_secret_space/)      and this:    \n[a docu about it](http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/qbxdl/movie_of_the_week_the_secret_space_program_act_of/)
something near tampa. And Im sorry I didn't have my compass or my iPod out. 
I was wondering why all the other leakers were being kill. He must be taking their powers. In the end, only 1...
There has been a study showing that genotoxic stress (e.g. DNA-damaging stress, like ionizing radiation). In addition, there are hormone-induced cancers; suggesting that some (but not all) hormones are genotoxic; indeed, no direct link between any of the stress hormones and cancer has been demonstrated.\n\nNevertheless, there is some supporting evidence for stress causing gray hair; but not enough to prove or disprove the saying. The anecdotal evidence is, to some people, quite overwhelming; but in this particular case I think such observations are plagued by confirmation bias.
Neither is the guy in that video.\n\nHe talks shit about conspiracy sites and the penthouse. Someone from NIST edited the penthouse out of a bunch of videos and it was realized a couple years ago when NIST had to release a bunch of new footage due to a FOIA injunction.\n\nI'd love to hear his explanation of video evidence tampering and why someone in the government willfully corrupted the footage.\n\nThere's a number of things in this video that are worth debate.\n\nCalling people 'nuts' for being skeptical of 911 is a shallow and juvenile strawman argument. What exactly is 'actual evidence' to you?\n\nApparently it's some preachy religious guy's crap video with no evidence and a bunch of misinformed conjecture.
The myth being propagated here is that institutionalized learning is designed to efficiently teach people how to think independently.
Not sure what the laws are where you live but yes it is.
Quick tip on microwaves - be perfectly honest and explain that there can be a *slight* thermal effect from low doses of wi-fi and cellphone signals.  I've made the mistake of claiming there's no effect before and anyone that knows a bit about radiology will pounce on that.
yesterday I learned that karmasters is the guy who quotes top youtube comments
well said, but for those out there who are taking this as part of employment screening, whether for a bank, a federal job...  it seems to be an inappropriate tool.  I'm sure this works great if there is a focused investigation of some kind, but when it's used as a fishing net for information, its effectiveness has to be marginalized.
And I thought I was the only one. I got fed up with listening to the SGU. I was sick and tired of listening to her infantile insults, sex jokes and nervous/awkward giggling. I really wish they would've brought on a working female scientist instead of this sophomoric and annoying person.
> Natural selection stops influencing at the age people (back then) stopped reproducing\n\nI disagree.  The phenotype of a post-reproductive senior continues to affect the viability of their descendents' offspring by providing childcare and education, at least.  If children are even the slightest bit more (or less) likely to survive and reproduce when they have living grandparents and great-grandparents in the household, then those grandparents continue to affect the natural selection of that genetic line.
This reminds me of this product that is based out of my hometown, it has a similar name: Miracle II\n\nIt claims to be "god's idea" (the owner claims that god visited him in a dream, and gave him the recipe for it).\n\nSee here for the products: http://www.miracle2store.com/ (not the company site, but a merchant apparently)\n\nSee here for someone talking about (and being skeptical, but from a religious perspective): http://libertytothecaptives.net/miracle_II_real_master_soap_ingredients.html\n\nA friend of mine has used it for years, and *claims* it **is** a "miracle soap", but then again she has a long ass list of medical problems that could or could not have been exacerbated by this product.
"what is the scientific basis?" is likely to trigger red flags. Maybe something a little more subtle like "How does it work?" (explaination) "Huh... Can we try it out now?"
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My reaction: Picts or get the fuck.....HOLY SHIT. Everytime I hear this sort of thing I suggest seeing a priest. Even though you are atheists, I still think finding someone who is familiar with spiritual warfare is important. If nothing else, he could give you an idea of what you're dealing with. I wish you the best.
vicodin and nyquil make me fell all over the place.
Tell you that's a stupid reason to do or believe something. The classic line about if everyone else was jumping off a cliff, would you do it too? Link you to argumentum ad populum. And suggest that you're not what we would consider a skeptic if you're willing to believe or not believe something for such poor reasons.\n\nOf course being human we probably all believe things for bad reasons, it's just that we're often not conscious of those things. When we are aware of them though then a skeptic should do something about it.\n\nThere is a lengthy process of slowly ridding one's self of false beliefs or finding better reasons for your beliefs that is part of being a skeptic.
because a back rub can feel really good..and last time I check Dr. Feelgood is going to leave you feeling all right.
Baaaaad.
I remember when atheists had ***BALLS***.  What is wrong with you children today?  I remember when an atheist would stand up and say "THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GOD!!!"\n\nNot this namby-pamby New Age bullshit of "I'm an agnostic atheist and if someone comes up with something better I'll become whatever they say."\n\nPull your thumbs out of your asses, you damned-to-hellfire atheists!  Stand up!! BE ATHEISTS!!!  Cut the wishy-washy crap!\n\nFor fuck's sake, don't you realize that arguing over the definition of "agnostic" just makes you look fucking **STUPID AND WEAK IN YOUR CONVICTIONS?**  (or wimpy-assed lack of convictions, you slackers)\n\n***GROW A PAIR, GROW UP, AND GET YOUR ATHEIST STRENGTH BACK!***  You little wussy fuckers are making all us old atheists ashamed of you.
Whoa whoa whoa, the left is doing its part in attempting to stop research and do dangerous things just like the right. When it comes to GMO the left has taken a harmful near term and long term stance. With the fear mongering on GMO starving nations are now rejecting crops that can more easily be grown in arid climates. They threaten to actually [burn down a research crop](http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/05/activists-in-uk-plan-to-trash-crop-experiment/)  that ironically would require less pesticide use if it works. Some of the short term effects is research is halted or destroyed, people starve in the third world because some rich people think that GMO is a frankenfood. Long term effects are higher prices of food that is "natural" which somehow makes it safer, and a turning away from a science that can provide enormous benefit to the world.\n\nAlso, how can you assert vaccine denial is not harmful in the near term. Already whole communities are dropping below herd immunity levels and there are actual fatalities attributable to vaccine denial making in roads into our society.\n\nI'm not disagreeing with the conclusion of the book, however I think it is dangerous to gloss over the left's anti-science even though there is less of it, it is quite dangerous and destructive to both science and people's lives.\n\n*edited the 1st paragraph, didn't flow well and moved one sentence to later in the comment\n\n*Note I do not defend the practices of they way GMO companies do their business but that has no bearing on the science itself.\n\n
I agree with this comment. My wife and I were also planning a low intervention birth, but in the end she developed preeclampsia and she had to do a c-section.  It's true that pregnancy and birth are not a medical condition, but it s also true that the stakes are very high, and in the unlikely event things go wrong you really want to be near doctors with the right equipment.
Sounds about right to me.\n
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Unfortunately being war-like, violent and dominating is part of the reason human beings have survived and prospered in a very unforgiving, merciless natural world.  It is hard-wired.
sure, here are the photos. no flash, no sunlight in the sky, overcast day, i took a picture of one puffy white cloud that looked odd. this happened, nobody came up a viable answer.\n\nthat's the album\n\n\nhttp://imgur.com/a/1ynVc
Just read through the article and all I really have to say is...duh. It more surprises me that pain medication has *any* long term effect on pain than that neck stretches and neck manipulations do. Medicine is supposed to temporarily suppress pain and isn't intended as an alternative to things like neck stretches. However, I wouldn't suggest Chiropractic as a valid option because of the possibility of permanent injuries. Instead, stick with the neck stretching exercises, pain meds as needed and massages.
> Since I'm not a believer I attribute these experiences to stress-induced hallucination and coincidence.\n\nAnd perhaps a lot of other similar challenges, until one happened to go through. I know I did similar stuff before I dropped it.\n\nAs for hallucinations of that kind, yes, they are quite frequent. Have you thought of recommending Carl Sagan's "Daemon-Haunted World" to your cousin?
This should be the top comment. Helping the person see their flawed logic is the best way to teach them to avoid it, telling them why they're wrong just makes them feel stupid.
Then they would just be buying tickets to an R-rated movie.
I clicked on this thread thinking that *cupping* was some alternative to *spooning*.  \n\nMissed the *medicine* part.  
definitely a ghost
Perhaps another thing to ask is the relevance of it being real or fake.\n\nFanatics will twist what the bible says either way.  Confirmation of Jesus's existence will do little for atheists as clear debunking of the object as done little for fanatics.\n\nPhysical remains of Jesus or the apostles have little to do with the message they meant to spread.  Imagine a neo-nazi recruiting followers because they had Hitler's kneecap.
Here's more of his fuckpuppetry he tried to peddle.\n\nhttp://hot-topic.co.nz/nz-sceptics-lie-about-temp-records-try-to-smear-top-scientist/\n\nas he outlined here\n\nhttp://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/11/25/uh-oh-raw-data-in-new-zealand-tells-a-different-story-than-the-official-one/\n
I first came across the idea when I saw this; \nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXuEwOckwsA\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNnllwGmUB8&feature=related\n\nThen I heard Steven Greer was doing it, there's others too. I am not going to make any proof any time soon. I don't have a camera or can I afford one and I'm not really that experienced in it, and as I said I'm not totally convinced. \n\nMy success rate is about 4/5 which isn't really that reliable. \nAlthough where I live there was a "no fly zone" over my area for about a week and I tried it during that time and managed to spot a metallic object really high and not moving, it vanished after about 15 minutes so that gave me more confidence.\n\nSorry I can't be more help >_< my hope is, someone will reply with more information/experience! 
But that sounds even douchy-er than Vegan and Vegetarian combined.
Correlation is not cause. (this should be my mantra).\n\nHypercalcaemia i.e. high calcium is sometimes an indication that you need to go looking for the cancer, but that does not mean that high calcium causes cancer. And it doesn't.\n\nConversely, as previously mentioned here, hypocalcaemia is also a thing, and calcium supplementation is frequently indicated by various things e.g. crumbly little old ladies with crappy bones that don't get out in the sun enough, some thyroid things. But calcium is a necessary ingredient for bone health.\n\nIn terms of oral supplementation and/or milk, there is a thought that calcium as found in milk is structurally useless to humans because we can't absorb it, but this isn't something that I've looked into a good deal. Otherwise your body generally takes what it needs and gets rid of the rest.  
It would be really frustrating to be a researcher on this project. On one hand you have people saying to do more trials, and on the [other hand you have people destroying your crops when you do try to do animal and human trials.](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-14/20110714-greenpeace-gm-protest/2794272)\n\nIt's certainly possible that the concerns being expressed turn out to be something or nothing. But it will be difficult to know either way when people are opposing *any* research at all based on an idealogical objection to anything that is "genetically modified."
When you assert atheism is True (as opposed to theism being False) I think you are making a positive claim.
Just remember, the cyborg won't want to be you and won't want to be anything like the human you.
I'm upset I had to watch so much Larry the Cable Guy. Honestly, they don't even do that shit in Guantanamo. 
This has been hovering on the front page of the major news website in NZ for several days now. The lack of journalistic skepticism reflects both the crappy media source and the fact that EM sensitivity is on the fringe of acceptability in NZ.\n\nI worry that this only going to get worse as it's something that tends to be heard sympathetically by certain environmental concerned types, of which NZ has many. In fact, the Green Party includes mention of it in their [health policy](http://www.greens.org.nz/policy/health-policy):\n\n"19. Electromagnetic Radiation\nThe Green Party will:\n\n * Require New Zealand's EMF policy to be based on the precautionary principle, namely that protecting public health and taking preventative action before certainty of harm is proven must be the basis of decision making.\n * Take a precautionary approach to electromagnetic radiation regarding its possible effects on human health, and set up an independent committee to review the limits set by the National Radiation Laboratory for EMF, in particular for dwellings and schools located near high voltage transmission lines and for workplace exposure.\n * Minimise exposure to electromagnetic radiation especially for children and pregnant women. \n * No new unshielded high voltage power lines or towers to be built within 300 metres of any residential homes and schools.\n * Investigate how to deal with existing high voltage transmission lines located within 300 metres of any residential homes and schools.\n * Not permit cell phone towers in residential areas or near schools and childcare centres, and ensure communities get to decide where they go."
I was literally just watching this show because it was linked on /r/Documentaries. It got to the dowsing and I just about had enough.
Dear Indonesia: god doesn't exist. And you can kiss my balls. Sincerely, me.
Interesting catch. You might want to stop by r/Wicca to see if anyone there can help your friend out with the spell(or curse) that her husband cast. I'm only starting my journey into Wicca, but have been told many many times to never cast a spell or curse just to see what would happen without thinking about the consequences first.
I really have never tried or know the answer, but can one easily change their IP address?
Wow.  I'd definitely read screencaps if you want to follow-up on your convos with this person.\n\n
My parents and brother are really good about it; my mom has always been a firm believer in vaccinations and preventative care since I had a lot of health issues as a child. I have some other wacko family members but I don't see them that often anyway haha. 
I doubt it. That would also require directing the explosion.
It powers Protoss structures.
I've searched, based only on the demeanor of the caller, I believe him, but with that being said, with so many deaths to not be able to find anything is strange, to me it adds to the scope of the story. 
Talking about aliens and the possibility of aliens are two different things.
I don't know about a life sentence but she should definitely be charged with negligent homicide at the very least, though the post you responded to was saying the patient should share a portion of the blame. I personally don't think it helps anything to hold the victim accountable for being scammed by a con artist, I mean it's a shame she didn't know better but that doesn't make it her fault.
First one I even saw:\n\n> Maybe there's a spiritual reason for this since they have proven it is not physiologi­cal. It could be some spirits are taking over their bodies. They should try fasting and praying and see if that helps.\n\nThe stupid. It burns.
Yesterday when I posted, there was nothing in this thread, but it made me do a little research.  I've been taking Modafinil off and on.  I find it works as a concentration enhancer and I'm mostly satisfied.  Last month I had to renew my prescription and I briefly entertained trying out some various nootropics instead of the prescription.  I didn't, but now after looking up OP's suggestion, I've renewed my interest in building a stack.  I think I'm going to try a prebuilt one called Neuro1 by nutrition53.  I'll have report once it arrives and I've tried it.
You're right. For it to be science the trial needs to be repeated on a larger sample size.
+1 for "silly-billy"
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I can imagine why it would scare the chickens, though!
tyson is wrong because he has no idea. just like any of us. The common logic that we are like ants is so stupid. we simply dont know.
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>that sounds more like a political than an empirical statement \n\nThey're billionaires, their money made from voluntary trading.  How much more empirical can you get?
Well you're supporting mod censorship "for whatever reason they want". I think at least someone should own up to it in a comment reply and explain why it was removed.
It's not called MPD. It is DID, Disassociative Identity Disorder.
No science has supported that conclusion. And there's been quite a bit of science done.
What makes you think I am a female?
Yeah, Excedrin + Pepto isn't exactly a revelation.
I've read similar stories about the Air Force.
I'm glad the moderator was able to climb out of their aluminum-foil-safety capsule long enough to step in and correct this injustice.
This might have been a good argument in favor of this procedure... _if you were a nomadic bronze age desert tribe with limited access to water for bathing and a limited understanding of what causes health problems_.\n\nIf female humans can keep their complex, infection prone gear clean in today's age of indoor plumbing, hygiene products, and medical access, then so can intact males. 
[Here, let me help.](http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/28781298.jpg)
I've probably seen a hundred videos of Craig now... he has ten or so arguments, and he'll pigeonhole his ten prefab rebukes to any argument an atheist has to put forth, no matter how much he has to change the subject in order to inject his rehearsed answers, which by that time aren't even relevant to the point he is claiming to address. I have literally never seen him grapple with an atheist's retort in a straight-forward manor. It's just bait-and-switch, red herrings, and a lot of equivocation to gloss-over hard discontinuous details of his arguments.\n\nAlso, something about the way he talks makes me throw up in my mouth. I'm really not being a militant atheist there because other apologists aren't the same way. It's just this type of smugness that puts him between a used car salesman and a street peddler selling counterfeit watches.
Did you ask anyone outside of that class if they felt anything that day? 
There is ZERO evidence that someone was actually drinking. An officer claimed that one of the observers was "drinking", but for all we know that could very well be an ad hominem to discredit the fantastic story. I am not claiming that UFOs are the only explanation for this incident, I am simply making the case that any skeptic must be careful not to engage in the same tactics of those they speak against.
Sounds like a fun demonstration for parties!
This theory reeks of overeaching bullshit, but that said many people (including those skeptical of NDEs) see this field (the study of the brain, perception, death, and how they all interrelate) as one that is and should be ripe for continued study if only to learn more about how the brain and perception/memory/the mind are co-related. It's difficult to really design an experiment to test NDEs because of the ethical and logistical issues around rendering someone "brain dead" in a controlled environment; but the wieght of anecdotal evidence suggests that at the very least its worth coninuing to look at as opportunities present themselves.\n\nFor those here claiming that we don't have any cases of confirmed braindeath where experiences were reported, one of the more interesting cases is the one of [Pam Reynolds](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Reynolds_case) who was fully instramented while dead for over two hours during a complex brain surgery and who reported memories from that surgery. \n\nI'm not trying to make a case for NDE's as a some transcendental reality (personally I think that they're likely explainable by the natural narrative functions of the brain) but only making the point that there are people out there with strong scientific and medical advocates who claim to remember and percieve during brain death. And if that turns out to continue to be the case as more surgeries like Pam's happen, it's a phenomenon that would be well worth examining because of it's implications about our brains, minds, and subjective experiences. \n
But haven't we not seen a video in a very long time? 
ಠ\\_ಠ\nWatch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc and get an education. \n\nHere is the gist of my argument though.\nHave depression most my life.\nSeek multiple forms of treatment.\nUltimately, the only treatments that worked involved medication (which were tried last after multiple therapies did not work).\nDepression lessened (never went completely away).\nStop medication.\nDepression returned to pretreatment levels.\n\nClear indication of a biological component. And that's just my anecdote. However, my anecdote is also backed up by a large body of medical research. Whereas your assertions are based solely on your experience and anecdotal evidence.
I'm very sensitive to neutrinos. They frequently give me a vague sense of unease, and that demon at the center of the solar system never lets me escape. You have no idea what is like to live with this.
The problem is when Maher tries to cross the line from being comedian to being a pundit with his often very intelligent guests. In general Maher doesn't actually know what the fuck he's talking about.
Jeeze, I take a daily multivitamin to make up for the fact that my mass-produced vegetables *might* be sliiiiiiightly lacking in soil quality and it's not going to hurt me if I'm wrong. \n\n...I oughta be taking like fifteen multivitamins. How am I not a crumpled pile of weak, meaty, failing shit already? 
The pod delusion is a great uk based podcast. don't forget to listen to SGUs 5 x 5 for 5 minute hits of skepticism!
It took me a while to realize Jim Carrey and I had the same expression on our faces.
"Along with the briefcase with nuclear codes, the president of the country is given a special 'top secret' folder. This folder in its entirety contains information about aliens who visited our planet," Mr Medvedev answered PLAYFULLY. 
If you want it to be something extraordinary, that's just what you'll make of it.\n\nIf you want to start from the ground up, it sounds like you've seen a Chinese lantern, and all the people downvoting that suggestion are just fanatics who think everything is ET.\n\n
No, i seriously doubt you will be the one to bring forth the demon apocalypse in which it will destroy your family and friends by using a Ouija board. Its never happened before and there are MILLIONS of ouija boards out there. I own 17 that I have collected over the years. From the 1950's through the 80's.  No ouija board summoned a demon that killed anybody. Its paranoia. You're safe.
Yeah he is. Giant fuck-face. I used to work at DC in as a special ed teaching assistant. \n\nThat's pretty neat stuff you got there. I may have to check this place out. Whenever I left for the day there weren't any cars there, and it looked empty. Weird place. 
Oh yeah, sorry, I'll amend: Wrong on every level. You need to brush up on your everything.
If the shoe fits. Until people like you started arguing in favour of those things I thought you people might just be a little hasty in judgment. Now I see that you're all just assholes.
...did you see the top response to this? I couldn't help but crack up.
1) really?  that's a reason?\n2) do you really believe that? because I think you are fooling yourself\n3) numbers no, but it's all I'm hearing on the news before the fear mongering about all the outbreaks and such
hmm generally you start with an observation, yes? in real life that is.
I propose we ask the APS to trademark Quantum. A great deal of bullshit would be prevented. In other thoughts, I could claim I have a degree in Quantum Chromohealing of the Soul and make a killing.
Obviously anyone who hangs out in r/comics or r/webcomics will be familiar with it. I wasn't sure about this crowd, though.\n\nThere was at least one person here who didn't know about the red button.
[Qualiasoup's Open Mindedness](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T69TOuqaqXI)
But the fact that you have to wear a tie to work or get fired doesn't intercept with "freedom" or "liberty" I guess. 
> I wonder...If someone had indirect, unconscious contact with an ET, would there be any signs?\n\nAbsolutely.  It is a very individual experience, however, and I'm not sure if there is any tell tale sign that works for everyone.\n\nhlfempty's suggestion regarding hypnotherapy does indeed seem a good one, and one which I've been interested in myself for some time - although I haven't actually gone through it yet.
I do feel pressure in a sense of being pushed and pulled, but that's it.
I agree. Recently, my husband and I went on a ghost tour of a historic part of town.. the speaker directed everyone to take lots of pictures. She was explaining that people always capture orbs on photos in this area and that is how she knows it is haunted.\n\nI took pictures, and in fact there were orbs. because we were outside likely. I was amazed at the people who were "new" to ghosts or something. They got SO excited about every little spot. 
Well, I honestly don't see what's so compelling about your argument. As I have stated above, there is some overlap between what Naturopaths profess and what science based medicine says is good for you. For those things, there is no need to be a Naturopath to suggest that someone do those things. For the things that Naturopaths say is good for you, that they have not proven, they haven't a leg to stand on. \n\nI don't really care about why your wife chose to become a Naturopathic Midwife, or that she has to keep up her accreditation with a useless accrediting board. I think that before you keep defending those practices, and calling yourself a skeptic (I assume that because you are here, I could be wrong of course), you should think about the overlap between science based medicine and what Naturopaths profess. Then then about what falls outside that overlap, and consider why the Naturopathic movement refuses to commit themselves to scientific standards, and to put their ideology aside in favor of a search for knowledge through rigorous scientific trials. You are correct in that you are not under any obligation to defend your position, but you made the initial assertion that a licensed Naturopath is not a quack, and I find that assertion highly questionable. 
So, according to #8, the cake really is a lie.
Because there are situations whereby people were convicted of other crimes, based on 'probable cause' to search from a drug dog 'test'.\n\nWhile the 'well, they're still guilty of a crime...' attitude seems prevalent, that doesn't mean that we should convict people for things at the cost of proper process and cause. Being able to control a drug dog 'test' to the point where you can acquire probable cause on anyone that you feel you want to search is not very different from 'I don't like the look of you, so I'm going to arrest you and find something to charge you with later'.\n\nAlso, it's quite common for false-positive drug dog 'test's to result in the officers trying to find *anything* to justify their use, so something that might technically be illegal, but overlooked in situation where 'saving face' isn't an issue, becomes enough to arrest and try because it makes it look like the dog handler didn't fuck up.
I'm not saying the cheese is a magnificent specimen of dairy, I'm saying that's the *only* thing he said. I'm saying he spent at least a few minutes on just about every other state waxing poetic about history and culture and how they've impacted history. Yet for Wisconsin all he could muster was standing over some poor cheesemaker saying "Oh, this cheese is just horrible compared to English cheeses."
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Because I'm a retard and I don't understand science, if what everyone else is saying about me is true.
"Don't let anyone in the base."\n\n"Yes, sir."\n\n*Starts walking into the gate*\n\n"Sorry, Sir, I cannot let you pass. This is a restricted area.\n\n"Wait, what? That's ridiculous!"\n\n*Guard shoots him in the eyebrow*\n\n
Maybe you should try something nobody's even bothered to disprove. I was talking to someone yesterday who went to an alternative medicine guy who put some vacuum boots on him and recommended diet changes based on what colour his feet went. 
Because there are more media than the conservative ones
solid science!
From the comments:\n\n"But I am not surprised that you cited your comrades at Real Climate, who are the guardians not of climate science but of the red part of the watermelon."\n\n"And that reveals the theory of catastrophic anthropogenic global warming to be a greater scientific scandal than Lysenkoism."\n\nAs careful as Peter was writing that article, he just can't help himself in the comments section.  It's blatantly obvious why this is such an important issue to him, and it sure isn't science.
Ah.  I see that rather than debate the issue like an adult, you're just going to keep on with the insults and unsupported (and hence worthless) assertions.\n\nI understood I was conversing with a mature adult who could objectively discuss issues, rather than a rude, tantrum-throwing child - apologies for wasting both of our time. :-(
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I'm an avid skeptic, so... I hope people hear me when I say I'm trying to be even handed and be intellectually honest, and that I would hope our whole subreddit strives for those things.  Let's keep ourselves honest.\n\nI thought the scientific method included replication?  By this and other expectations, fingerprints are not science.  It's an untested, untestable hypothesis.  We'd have to fingerprint every human who ever existed.\n\nSame for global warming and evolution?
>Invisible Children has been condemned time and time again. As a registered not-for-profit, its [finances are public](http://c2052482.r82.cf0.rackcdn.com/images/737/original/FY11-Audited%20Financial%20Statements.pdf?1320205055). Last year, the organization spent $8,676,614. **Only 32% went to direct services (page 6), with much of the rest going to staff salaries, travel and transport, and film production.** This is far from ideal, and [Charity Navigator](http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=12429) rates their accountability 2/4 stars because they haven’t had their finances externally audited. But it goes way deeper than that.\n\n>The group is in favour of direct military intervention, and their money supports the Ugandan government’s army and various other military forces. Here’s [a photo](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-PnDZmngAhM/Sa_KBGNySiI/AAAAAAAAAJY/uBOfiAysghs/s1600-h/IMG_2941.JPG) of the founders of Invisible Children posing with weapons and personnel of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army. Both the Ugandan army and Sudan People’s Liberation Army are riddled with accusations of [rape and looting](http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17456%3Aupdf-in-kony-hunt-accused-of-rape-looting&catid=78%3Atopstories&Itemid=116), but Invisible Children defends them, [arguing](http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/qk0pd/kony_2012_help_raise_awareness_and_stop_joseph/c3ycvhb) that the Ugandan army is “better equipped than that of any of the other affected countries”, although **Kony is no longer active in Uganda and [hasn’t been since 2006](http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/qk0pd/kony_2012_help_raise_awareness_and_stop_joseph/c3ycvhb) by their own admission**. [These](http://books.google.ca/books?id=czMrNdvNuWgC&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=UPDF+rape&source=bl&ots=ci63KTOEn7&sig=YrY7g_wWwmmIEb0MmCkk398RhBo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yW1XT-m-MITW0QGywKG6Dw&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=UPDF%20rape&f=false) [books](http://books.google.ca/books?id=tVOCIHLqn6wC&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=UPDF+rape&source=bl&ots=QX7Q996i0Z&sig=BuQdCci0vmhaXicxSWqfa88rYJk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yW1XT-m-MITW0QGywKG6Dw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=UPDF%20rape&f=false) each refer to the rape and sexual assault that are perennial issues with the UPDF, the military group Invisible Children is defending.\n\nFrom this [source](http://www.sabotagetimes.com/life/kony-2012-why-im-opposed-to-the-campaign/) with my bolds. I also suggest looking through the same author's [Kony 2012 page](http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/) (it's packed with a lot of information). The video [created riots in Northern Uganda](http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1387926/-/aw2cd3z/-/index.html).  Personally, I think it's a shady organization ran by [shady people](http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/jason-russell-san-diego-invisible-children-kony-2012-142970255.html). It's just the typical [white savior complex](http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/african-critics-of-kony-campaign-hear-echoes-of-the-white-mans-burden/) organization ignorant of the [history of the country](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-deibert/joseph-kony-2012-children_b_1327417.html) and causes of the current problems. This type of organization is really not equipped to solve complex foreign affair problems, especially not with a video and incredibly uninformed followers.
Thank you, I pulled a page out of the art of attempting to explain the unexplainable using loose terminology.
Except *if* we are being visited, the Fermi Paradox is no longer unsolved. Just sayin'.
Hence the quotation marks around the word. It's basically referring to the fact that deniers often call themselves skeptics, when in fact they're not.
They don't know the relative magnitudes, so it's possible that the slower-seeming one is enough smaller than the faster-seeming one that it gets rid of the error.
An unrepentant atheist. I lost a good friend Dec. 1  His last words were O'h Shit. Thanks for sharing your IQ's Calvin and Chris. The world is a lesser place without you both. 
I prefer democracy to autocracy, which makes me anathema to libertarian money-fellators. Get your mouth off the cock of wealth, scumvermin.
Woah. Is that why Stoners watch it?
> This also tends to happen in Marxism. So I think the parralels are worth drawing.\n\nThis also happens in every system. Whoever is placed in charge and whoever has access to those in charge is never on equal footing with everyone else.
darity...
Because referencing the fact that she's a mother is a cheap ploy to gain credibility. Referencing that she is only a mother is a way of throwing her lack of credibility about biotech back in her face. If she didn't want to be labeled as a "mother," she shouldn't have used that tactic. She chose her identity in the debate.\n\nedit: Also, it's clearly mentioned that she doesn't have a degree, so I don't see why I should assume she has any other expertise.
Hurray for a thoughtful answer!
Yeah, I expect different things from this subreddit. I guess I just got tired of trying to inform people in the countless threads after the shooting.
Now that's an idea. We could build a machine that captures X-rays from the sun, to be later used in normal X-ray machines. X-rays for everyone, without the risks involved!
>I am anti-vaccine.\n\nWhy?\n\n>I think nutrition is a better form of protection in making my immune system strong\n\nDriving safely is a better form of protection than wearing a seatbelt (which does come with some risk) but we do both, don't we?
stay far away from huffington post "science" articles, the woo is strong with them
But what if it *is* his hair? What if that is his *real hair*, and it is *attached* to his *head*?
I agree! 
> I'm afraid they'd ask why wheat is a bad thing\n\nUnfortunately  true. I've had so many people call think I was a new kind of vegan or something, or insist that the sourdough they handed me was gluten free. \n\nGluten free only companies are showing up everywhere now, and restaurants are now handing out gluten free menus. Its been good :D If it makes it any easier, all of it is still way more expensive than normal products. So they're probably paying more for everything for no reason any way XD
I see. You are of the opinion that the people in the article were picked solely on "merit". I on the other hand, found a high correlation between political view and inclusion on the list. I'm skeptical that this correlation occurred simply by random chance. \n\n
No rebels out there?
I meant "why was this posted in Skeptic?" Not "why in the sake of all that is skeptical and cynical?!"
What do you mean by:\n>How can a person blink morse code when so few people actually know the code anymore?
> Doesn't have to be religion cld be AA\n\nThat was an interesting side-note. One thing that many people find surprising in AA's [12-step program [PDF]](http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_bigbook_chapt5.pdf) is step 2:\n> Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.\n\nThe step does not enumerate a specific religion's deity, but does allude to a general "higher power." Some interpret that as a (supernatural) god, others interpret it as some sort of universal (natural) order.
I can claim "people" if I know other people have made that interpretation. 
I agree. The European obsession with [controlled designation of origin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appellation_d%27origine_contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e) is just protectionism and chauvinism. Food isn't witchcraft. It's a science. You can make Camembert outside of an imaginary line on a map. 
I'm honestly having a hard time parsing out the meaning from your response. Maybe it's because I'm actually not a "vehement" skeptic.
Thanks!
> For (non-supernatural, alien-free) conspiracy theories, the same reasoning doesn't apply at all. \n\nI was with you up to this line. *Exactly* the same reasoning applies: extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.\n\nHow extraordinary the claims are will differ from claim to claim, but there is nothing intrinsically different between for example: an alien abduction claim, a 9/11 conspiracy claim and a claim about genetics published in Nature; all have different degrees of 'extraordinarity' and correspondingly require different amounts of evidence, and should be evaluated accordingly.\n\nClaims by conspiracy theorists share the same kinds of issues as pseudo-scientific and 'paranormal' claims: for example they are often unfalsifiable or involve extremely complex explanations when much simpler explanations are readily available.
Fred Hoyle also claimed this. Rather sad.
Utter nonsense, it is not. A great deal of nonsense has been published under the facade of truth, however the points drawn up here with the exception of the thermite claim are valid lines of inquiry. \n\nThe BBC did report on the collapse before it had happened - Ignorance perhaps. It is true that reporters are given a script to read from, who rights and "OK's" the scripts for production. Who was the source of the information that became this statement? Without that knowledge we have to postpone judgment. \n\nFar too much of this 'conspiracy' Is beyond our means to understand without access to a vast amount of knowledge we don't have. Don't be so arrogant to assume you know the truth when all your really know is what some other authority figure told you to believe. \n\nSkepticism doesn't mean you *have* to tote the party line as laid out by JREF and the forums *all the time*, this guy clearly is in the wrong subreddit to make such a comment however unless he is trolling. But you don't have to be rude, You should hold yourselves up to a higher standard of evaluation of methods and reasoning. 
Are you in the least surprised that the person who didn't read the article, and didn't read any of the other comments is uninformed about BT corn?\n\nIt's almost as though they are against something they are entirely ignorant about.
Er, yeah....   Neither Newton nor Kepler were astrologers...
I don't agree with this. Sources that havebeen proven untrustworthy should be dismissed in my opinion. It's simplynot worth it considering them for anything. As long as Infowars and similar sites are the only source for au theory, I won't waste my time with it.
Yeah I love science and all but there is way too much dismissal of the paranormal within science atm.
a UFO parked? lol if you try to fit the evidence to your believe you will always make it fit.
See it as Skeptical outreach. It's the perfect place to help teach people critical thinking.
Oh, I thought you were being sarcastic to begin with
Exactly!  lol...
[Darkness Radio](http://www.twincitiesnewstalk.com/pages/darknessradio.html)\n\nI LOVE Mysterious Universe but I tend to like to hear more on ghosts and the supernatural which these guys do a lot more of. They do cover all aspects of the paranormal though but tend to do more on ghosts and hauntings. 5 - 2 hour shows a week and all their shows are free. Although the older ones (over 1 year) don't seem to work anymore. They're professional broadcasters, show is aired on an AM radio station in Minnesota I believe. \n\nEdit: Podcasts are available in the iTunes podcast directory too.
>>When I committed the error described above, I disregarded the conceptual content: **Scientific American, reflecting what is probably the majority of scientific opinion, understands that homeopathy is not science.**\n\nThat's good to hear.  
What sort of religious rights do US soldiers have? \n\nI am honestly curious because I know you do give up quite a few rights when you wear the uniform.\n
Thanks!
~~I'm going with yes. If "Monsanto" were a [second-declension](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_declension#Second_declension_.28o.29) noun ("Monsantus"), then the accusative would be "Monsantium", and "*ad*" takes the accusative.~~\n\nEDIT: sorry, I wasn't paying attention at all. Should be "ad Monsantum".
That is actually far more likely. Not sure how I didn't think of that when running through the scenario.
I took their personality test while drunk. They said I might be management material.
Rather astonishingly, almost the entire show is available on youtube.  Start with [qi series a episode 1](http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=qi+series+a+episode+1&aq=f) and work your way through.
Funny that you posted the exact same thing, with the exact same skeptical response once already: http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/xqv5w/this_mayan_thing_is_starting_to_creep_me_out/
It is just the Australian distributor that is going out of business.  The "Power Balance" bands are still being sold in the US and other countries.  As the article mentions there is nothing precluding another company precluding from distributing them in Australia although I would bet few companies will be interested given that the current distributor declared bankruptcy.\n\nIf you live in the US I would recommend filing a complaint with the FTC using the directions in my other post.
Were it not for the "evidence-based" part (either you have it or you don't), you might be on to something.
Thanks for the rant, but I do have to say that your opening paragraph is quite offputting.  Do you really feel that you are qualified to judege the state of brainwashing I have received?  Nevertheless, I am still glad you took the time to share your perspective.\n\nI am in no position to doubt your interpretation of the major news several decades ago.  But I am in a position to remain skeptical since it is not major news that is most qualified to comment on climate trends, but climate scientists.  Had you been keeping up with the scientific journals, studies, and experiments, I would be more inclined to share point of view.\n\nThe picture you paint is one of a major conspiracy amongst climate scientists across the globe.  As a redditor that frequents /r/skeptic, it should not be surprising to hear that evidence that exceeding memories of news stores will be required for me, as well as many others, to be convinced.  \n
[Nick Redfern](http://therealmeninblack.blogspot.com/) is always publishing something MIB related.
"Win Ben Stein's Money" was bullshit?
Minister and medium?  Uh probably not a Templar.  It was a monastic order of knights that were the first of the warrior monks that pushed their way into the crusades.  Nothing mystical about them.
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HAHAHAHA Whenever someone tries to tell me something supernatural (or poor science) is actually real, I reply with the Homer quote "Lisa, I'd like to buy your rock"
Sure. Performing an unnecessary medical intervention without the informed consent of the patient (good luck trying to get that from a toddler) is malpractice. That believers say the creator of the universe wants it done doesn't change that.\n\nSociety has given religion a free pass for too long.
You are talking about Planet X/Nibiru which was due in 2003, re-scheduled for 2012; but has pro-actively been re-scheduled for 2019 (the 2019 things come from the A’shayana Deane interviews).\n\nI don't really buy anything she says, but since you got into all this coming from planet X, you [might want to have a look](http://projectcamelotproductions.com/interviews/ashayana_deane/ashayana_deane.html)
She has a doctorate in naturopathic medicine and a license to practice naturopathic medicine in California and Washington.  She also has a license to deliver babies out of hospital.  There are less than 400 of her licenses in both states combined, and she has one in each.  Her medical boards took five days of testing, administered by not only the state medical boards, but by the state *osteopathic* boards.\n\nI get sick of answering the same questions over and over and over again, particularly when they are phrased in a form of "how dare you..."  You presume that because I'm not answering the question it's because the only answer I have to give you is one that you will discredit... not that I'm not answering the question because I have to answer it six times per person amongst a hostile audience.
It was meters away, didn't even notices at first, the only reason I got interested in it was because I notices the change in "frequency" when it appears on video, then I did a little soom and notices it had red eyes.\n\n\nReminds me of the mothmen, that thing was full black with reddish eyes, I've heard those thing announce death, maybe my time is up.
agreed. good thing I only have 1 year left in High School
You still need to measure downvotes (ie your friends that do not support the shitty comments). And to expand on what instapunish said, isn't /r/atheism a main page sub now? In any case, each one of us is of course free to draw his own line.\n\nThat makes ms.watson's comment sound like a bit of an exaggeration for pageviews.\n
Why that moment though, why choose an event so mundane? That's what I was tossing around for some time in my head but now I realize what a profound impact it had on me. To not dwell on every little minuscule incident that doesn't go my way. Things that happened to my family and I after this, just months after, would have had a huge negative impact on my outlook on life. Now we weathered the storms and are in a much better place.
Hrm I've never met the grandma of my Mom's side, I do just know that she died early in a hospital. The only one I have is my grandma from my father's side. My grandpa died already 7 years ago because of cancer. But there I felt nothing. I think that was because I never had a really big relation with him, he was never talking much, just watching TV or sitting on his chair and looking out the window. 
Lol, good point.
fell to right side, landed on right shoulder on pavement, minor scrape to right knee, finger and elbow. Somehow left knee is scraped the worst of all and left hand has bruise. \n\nEither I ninja moved my knee under me to get scraped by the pavement just before I landed on my right side, or aliens.
If you talk in a constructive way, it's good.  This post offered nothing of skepticism, it wasn't even serious.  I can see a lot of people having fun at the expense of ignorance that they enjoy ridculing, but this isn't indicative of critical thinking.
I can see your point, but I don't think on package labeling is a good solution for informing consumers about patents. People can look that up if they care about it. It's just like people who want their meat killed in a certain way, companies do step up and make their own labels. I am certainly in favor of sorting all the patent BS, but it seems a weird way to go do it. \n\nAnother problem with the labeling is that it is more or less throwing GMO under the bus in the public eye, while not really solving any of the real issues.\n\nSo my two problems are: \n\n1)Patents and so on shouldn't really have to do much with the packaging.\n\n2)The GMO label will only encourage the anti-science behaviour and distrust of GMO itself. 
It's not really circular logic, just because they are using the same word twice. They are saying homeopathic tinctures are so dilute they can have no biochemical effect other than that of water. For the most part this is true, as most homeopathic tinctures have been diluted so far there is statistically zero original molecules left (just water). Homeopaths would then have to posit some unknown and novel biochemical explanation or admit they are dualists by explaining homeopathy's purported effects via non-physical "magic". 
I was referring to his anecdotal claims such as\n\n"I point out that at least 20% of the time the patient is not saying anything worth listening to."\n
Correlation does not imply causation. That's a pretty simplistic and true concept that takes out the implication your rhetorical question tries to lead the reader to.
Quote by [Tim Minchin](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtYkyB35zkk).
Oh, wow, so I was being **very** conservative with my estimates... as the amounts were like 10-15x's higher hundreds of millions of years ago.\n\nAlso, interesting is how it "debunks" the claim that the sun isn't having any recent affect on climate (in it's top 10 debunking points) - yet in this link it goes on to say: "why a runaway greenhouse didn't occur: with a dimmer sun, high CO2 is necessary to stop the Earth freezing over."\n\nSo, which is it? Does the sun have an affect or not. Clearly it does, (and yes, the "advanced" explanation of the article in the top 10 list mentions that) and just to note, their point about the sun is only measuring a time span of 35 years, which is nothing obviously, compared to the 1 million year timespan of the Ordovician glaciation period. \n\nI'm surprised they're using that 35 year time span as a sort of "conclusion" when, as they're well aware, that 35 years is not a an adequate amount of time to make any kind of conclusion. (as they say the 1 million year span of the Ordovician glaciation period is "short.") \n\nFrankly, it's just doubletalk, and it does nothing but muddy their POV.\n
I do not mind the rambling and you do make some good points. We should approach everything with the ability of trying to scientifically explain it. I think the only problem though is that most paranormal things can't be scientifically proven or disproven yet. I don't know if that will ever happen because the whole spirit world is just a theory essentially. There is a lot we still don't know of this world that doesn't have to deal with spirits or etc. So sadly, I don't  believe we will see outstanding evidence for either side in our lifetime on this.
Most higher dimensional phenomena and entities leak into our 3 dimensional awareness around 2-4 am...It is also easier to astral project or have an out of body experience around this time. There is a reason for this. ;)
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50% downvotes on /r/skeptic, huh?\n\nReddit kills me with the GMO hate...
did she just say Quantum Mechanics will prove it?
sorry if it's too long for some of you, I just didn't feel I could make this a "long story short" situation...
A modern building is a "curtain wall" structure, where most of the weight of the structure is taken on the central pylon that contains the elevators and service ducts, and the floors are essentially hung off of it like a Christmas tree.  The external walls are not load-bearing, they are simply a shell.\n\nThe floors of the WTC were supported by cables.  They didn't melt, they were weakened by heat.  If you've ever heated steel, you know that it softens and becomes malleable at a temperature that is considerably lower than the melting point.\n\nWhat is interpreted as explosions is the result of the internal structure of the building collapsing as the cables weakened inside that curtain wall.  The wall remains intact for a moment after the floor inside it collapses, and the collapse drives air and debris out through the windows.
It looks like a work of art to me; did they search for it the same day? If not, maybe there was an exhibit she was not aware of, and which nobody thought of after the fact.
Ah, being shot in the *kne* is twice is bad as being shot in the *knee*, from what I've heard.
Better then the ones just jumping with their legs crossed, I guess.
That's not what happened. (At least if this is the famous study). They were given wine that looked red and asked what wine it was, they all proposed red wines but said it was non-standard.\n\nThere is no reason for someone that drinks a red wine to think it is a white wine, so obviously they would try to guess which red wine it was. The first filter was "what red" not "what wine".\n\nA better test would be to just give blindfolded win tastes white and red wines and let them tell you which it is. If there are studies like that then I would love to see the results.
Sometimes it just frustrates me, like when the blackjack player next to me gets pissed off because I busted with a card they needed.  "You took my card!" Sure I did. 
I agree with Red on this one. The climate has been has always been changing. It was doing so long before we came into existence and will continue long after we're gone. I think humans are amazingly arrogant in this and most regards.
Sorry =( \n\nI always hate debunking these. \n\nWait for it to happen in real life, and then try again.
definitely a ghost
Passwords solve that problem easily, and soon every kid will have a smartphone with internet access.
Knock on wood.
Can't wait for the accurate [FIXED] with the third column, followed by "It was just a joke, nerd" replies to it.
I know the Nnnghk you're talking about, he's a little shit. Always stealing my tinfoil hat....
"as much as we can"\n\nso not at all?
The question about The Big Bang didn't have very good answers from what I understand. There was a BBC documentary a little while ago about physicists now wondering about what happened before the big bang, and saying that they think their old understanding may have been wrong.
Hello again friendly neighbor,\nIMO, words are symbols, and each person's definition of a given word, Nihilism for example, is interpreted differently and by degrees through each individual. If one were to factually state that they were a Nihilist, IMO it is similar to the religion model, where one imagines a concept in their mind and concludes it is the final word; rather than the model they've created.\n\n  I apologize for not recognizing the Big Lebowski quote, I've always enjoyed the work of Jeff Bridges.
I think it would be easier to stymie this type of denial if climate scientists hadn't also said 40 years ago that we were entering a new ice age.\n\nUnfortunately, past mistakes make for easy evidence for denial.
Catholics are the ones that normally prepared to do exorcisms, christians are the ones that don't deal with them
The issue with this is that there is no way he will understand it if he does not want to.
It depends on the type of procedure. I think, in some cases, shoulders are dislocated or detached so that the fetus can be removed without full dilation or a true "birth", as this is the widest and most rigid portion of the body.
Well, I guess when you have no argument, the best course of action is to post a 10 page essay calling someone a fucktard.\n\nPeace out, kid.
[The Amazing Randi!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Randi)\n\nWhat a great guy. Much respect. \n\nOne thing I'm always amazed by, though, is how high he manages to [wear his pants.](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=the+amazing+james+randi&hl=en&client=ubuntu&channel=fs&biw=1024&bih=435&tbm=isch&tbnid=p14jxGNCK5zNRM:&imgrefurl=http://nottotallyrad.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html&docid=RiPBrksHOOn1YM&w=363&h=400&ei=OZErTsjzF8fIsQKa1MCCCw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=766&vpy=85&dur=4546&hovh=236&hovw=214&tx=151&ty=197&page=3&tbnh=123&tbnw=132&start=20&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:20)
It seems to me that in this infinitely connected world, one shouldn't need to tolerate such friends. Finding like minded individuals should be easy enough. That being said, I still suffer the same group of friends myself...
okay, call names all you want and live a long and fruitful life. :)
Sounds like breatharianism. Well, Breatharians supposedly live on air rather than sunlight, but you get there by the same method.\n\nhttp://whatstheharm.net/breatharianism.html
I love that option. They just cleaved their own camp into "homeopaths" and "righteous, childish homeopaths". Way to split the vote.\n\n
Op is awsome. :D
I think they won't be books, maybe like PDFs.
Those look like flares that were dropped from an aircraft. The order in which they went out and the shape of the formation tells me that the aircraft ~~came toward the camera and banked right~~ moved from left to right in frame and then banked left away from the camera position, dropping flares as it flew. That helicopter may have even been the aircraft that dropped them and we are seeing it circle back.\n\nI'm not a pilot, have never been in the military, and know almost nothing about aviation or flares other than seeing a couple in my lifetime. But...\n\nThese are flares. It is pretty obvious.\n\n*corrected flight path
Man, nobody read all that. 
\n> This sub-reddit, by its very nature, goes against the grain and roots of the Reddit community in general. \n\nThis comment really nailed it for me. I find it so disappointing that there are so many closed minds here on reddit. This is my home on the internet; there are so many intelligent and thoughtful people here. It's incredibly discouraging that the 'cult of ridicule' is so pervasive, even here. I've been absolutely attacked over in the 'space' subreddit, and the resistance to even discussing UFOs really surprises me. And yet they sure love and believe in SETI over there! It's hilarious. \n\nIt leaves me wondering how people everywhere could still be so out of the loop about the reality of this. This shit's been going on now for 60 years at least. I think that science-minded and objective/skeptical people become overwhelmed and ultimately put off by the sheer massive volume of bullshit that has to be waded through to get puzzle pieces of the truth. Seriously, if 95% of what you hear is bullshit, it's fairly easy to just conclude that somehow it *all* must be. So the OP is right in demanding better from this subreddit. There are what? maybe 20 of us here who are pretty serious about understanding this.\n\nI've studied this extensively for years, and I have developed a fairly clear picture of what I think is happening... but I wouldn't represent that as fact; just present it for discussion and speculation. Even direct experiencers have no real idea what the truth is. It's very complicated.\n\nAll we can really do is try to post good solid information and objective analysis, while downmodding the pop culture conspiracy crap to oblivion.
Unsolved Mysteries, back in the day, specifically the Rendlesham Forest incident. Scared the crap out of me, but made me say, "huh"...\n\nThen, about a week later, had a discussion about the topic with family, which led to a relative's revelation about a personal experience, and from then on the topic always held an interest for me.
I love the way the left loves to try to pathologize those who disagree with them.
I imagine the reference is to the [Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth](http://ae911truth.org/).
No! He's an Aquarius!\n\n>Those born under the sign of Aquarius not only march to a different drummer, they make up new music as they go along. They are 'mind oriented' individuals, whose thoughts never stop tick-tocking over. Because of their high focus on intellectual exploration, many inventors, eccentrics and highly original trailblazers are born under this sign. Their intense ability to live on many mental levels, holds both pain and pleasure for Aquarians.
> I am careful not to cross any moral line that would take me into manipulating people's real-life decisions\n\nI think he may have crossed that line with these recent shows. Basing a show around the placebo effect without fully explaining it and selecting subjects who have subjective conditions has pushed him over that line.  People may start believing in the "Power of Positive Thinking" over professional medical help because of these shows.
Though CFCs are most known for their catalytic effect on ozone depletion, they are indeed also greenhouse gases.
> This fucking prick called Bill Nye 'Mr. Comedian'\n\nHe also addressed Bill as 'Pal' in that mocking and irreverent tone.
Or yeti?
You need energy to power the signal.  So if you less energy, how do you get more power.  If you were down to your last bar and your power was suddenly increased by 1000, your battery would deplete nearly instantly, so it would be pointless to not answer the call.  
There are people who think that the Olympics this year would bring about the arrival of aliens. How do they know this? The Olympic mascots are *obviously* designed in such a way to leave hints to aliens.\n\nThen there's also this thing called Project Bluebeam which includes giant holographic displays of the return of Jesus so the New World Order can introduce its own brand of Christianity and control the world. \n\nSuddenly, this Fake Mars Landing Conspiracy-parody and its "proofs" don't seem too crazy.
Great! I don't have to blame myself when I'm overweight!  (But I still have to eat less and/or exercise more to lose weight.)
The USSR was a big fan of an alternative to evolution called [Lamarckism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamarckism#After_1930) because genetics was supposedly in ideological conflict with its politics.\n\nBeyond that, they also saw fruit fly research as an indulgence of the bourgeoisie and pretty much trashed it.\n\nDon't look to governments for your knowledge. Science has always fought both state and religion for authority. But knowledge value is not conferred by god or man, so really it's only been shackled by it.
I don't know why it even matters.  Shit, let's just force them all to take drugs.
lolwut?  This video has too many oddities in it.  Towards the end of the video that glowing object that reminds me of a mushroom from super mario brothers doesn't exactly make any sense to me. It appears to be rising from the sun or from behind it.  Either way we would be able to see something that large and we should be affected by its gravity.  
>Our understanding is constantly growing and changing, to say "what he have discovered is really all there is" is just wrong.\n\nI'm with you on your entire post, and want to make sure you also know that I never claimed this. The framework of my post is: based on what we *know* of reality *right now*, how would interstellar travel work? I'm framing it as such because /r/UFOs will often (understandably) tangent into wild speculation, and I was hoping to avoid that, and just have a logical discussion.
It's probably swamp gas right?
What do you mean by how much truth? Yes, this is how search engines currently work and this is the consequence of how they work.\n\nI think the argument that this does matter is convincing, but there's no doubt that it's a real thing and has a real effect on what types of information you get exposed to.\n\n
The thing I don't like about this subreddit is the editorialising that goes on.\n\nInstead of "I saw something weird happen" it's "I briefly saw another dimension". It just sounds uneducated and made up when you tell it like that. Just tell us what happened.
The great part for me is that while I'm highly skeptical of paranormal activity and unidentified flying objects, I've had personal experiences in both fields that most would think give me a bias towards believing. As much as I try debunk my own experiences, I can't. Even though I can't, I don't 100% believe what I saw was anything astounding. It does give me hope that there's something out there, but the experiences I had aren't enough to convince me.\n\nI know it rubs believers the wrong way, unfortunately, but as a skeptic with a science background, and a solid amateur astronomy grounding (around 20 years), I tend to follow scientific methods for research. And in cases like these, the onus of proof or evidence is on the claimant. The skeptics can voice their disbelief, and it's up to the claimant to show documentation that what they claim is true. It's the basis of science. Problem is on the one hand you have folks saying this _is_ science, and on the other hand that scientific methods aren't applicable to this sub-genre.\n\nThere's nothing at all wrong with believing in this stuff. But you have to err on the side of skepticism - heavily - because these claims are extraordinary. 
I agree 100%. The only thing I would like to see banned is blogspam. 
But their slogan is "The World's Most Widely Read UFO & Paranormal News Site"... clearly they know what is going on.
Although there's still a huge difference between "We don't know how this chemical interacts with the body to cause this effect" and "We don't know any plausible biological or even physical process by which this homeopathic remedy could do anything".
You're right when you say the mind is no dummy. It's just strange how people I don't even know come to me and there dead to top it off. 
Name one substance on this planet that isn't "chemical-laden".
we live right in front of a graveyard and have two dogs who are constantly throwing fits over stuff we can't see.
I'm trying to be honest here and I pointed out that my issue is with his conclusion and stance, not for the claim of miracle status. I'm not arguing *for* coconut oil. I don't understand how you say it is entirely anecdotal when he referred to a study conducted with rats though. He just didn't elaborate on the subject at all because this post is more about proving his point than discussing the issue.
You should know that ЅubredditDrama has written about you.\n\n[A small war of persistence in r/skeptic when a defender of qi-energy shows up and doesn't leave.](http://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/11eyi7)\n\nAs of now, your cоmment has a scоre of -11 (2|13). The submission has a score of 25 (30|5).\n\nSRD has no enforced rulеs against invading or vоting in linked threads, and thrеads linked by them havе a tendency to suddenly acquire large amounts of vоtеs and derailing comments.\n\n^(Tired of SRD's invasions and downvoting? Join us at /r/SRDBroke!)
Fuck yeah Mysterious Universe. Ben and Aaron rock. Everyone on this subreddit should listen to their stuff, it's perfect.
Calling Rebecca Watson!
Do you think it could have been sleep paralysis?
the thread is about fluoride so how was his comment related to anything else? it still cracks me up that the guy dismisses fluoride toxicity but believes in the mayan calendar 
Which Hollywood Undead song was it? (I remember being SUCH a huge fan of them........ bad on me, man... bad on me...)
Proof? (hint: it doesn't exist and never has because you're falling back on your desperate "Nazi" smear yet again)\n\nPathetic, son. You should check out the fable "Never Cry Wolf".\n\nAfraid to answer my question?
Sarcasm?
[Play.com](http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/4-/8986299/X-Files-I-Want-To-Believe-Poster/Product.html?searchstring=I%27m+searching+for...x+files+poster&searchsource=0&searchtype=allproducts&urlrefer=search)
If you're interested in finding ghosts, the three most haunted cities in the USA are\n1. New Orleans, Louisiana\n2. Savannah, Georgia\n3. St. Augustine, Florida\nYou could also check out Alexandria, Virginia, but it's not as interesting.
the grant work i did was in behavior based psychology and also at the smart road in Virginia...had nothing to do with medicine.  and yes, I know most skeptics also view psychology as a pseudoscience as well but we do follow the basic paradigms of hypothesis testing.   the work i do with the troops is part of a study to examine the positive effects of Chinese medicine on ptsd and is part of a larger body of research in DC.  the work i do with the kids is to ease the pain associated with their cancer treatment (chemo and radiation).  it's crazy how well my witchcraft works in both settings.  but it's probably just placebo.\nwait, why the hell am i still here?\n
You know why they use placebos as a baseline instead of just using untreated people? Because it has an effect. Same reason studies are double-blind.\n\nThey don't do the studies to find out if medicine does something. They do it to find out if it does it better than a placebo. If you define "medical effects" as "effects greater than placebo" then of course placebos don't have medical effects. But if that's the case, you're using a definition that is in tension with thousands of years of practical experience and the everyday common sense idea that if you take something that makes you feel better, what you are taking is medicine.\n\nThe harm in homeopathy is not that it is only a placebo. The harm is that homeopaths convince people to take sugar pills *instead of* things we know are more effective.
She started talking about it about 3 months ago. It wasn't all that bad until her dad burned sage in her room without permission and then prayed to make it go away. That's what really pissed the thing off. It still isn't all that bad seeing as she was off balance and it only pushed her down the last few steps but I'm not about to wait around for it to get worse. 
I'll just leave this right [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz7sBTHtcLU).
What exactly was common knowledge? The general principle that you have to be careful about making mistakes, check your working for errors? Or that a simple mistake like that when processing large amounts of fMRI data can lead to plausible looking data?\n\nFor me the first part is common knowledge, the second is a bit surprising to me... Though it really depends what variable the value would be plugged into, maybe it would just invert colours (they said it was a value for contrasts, so I'm guessing it's something like that?) or something that wouldn't make a complete mess of the data?\n\nThe part of the ambiguity of neural activity and whether it indicates high activity or high efficiency is also fascinating, though not new to me. Synaptic pruning has been known of for a long time, where weak neuronal connections are pruned resulting in greater efficiency. What I would like to know though is how much efficiency in the brain can improve after the age of around 25.... There probably is research out there on that, so I'll have to take a look later.\n\nAlso his suggestions for what can be done about the problem should be helpful for the programmers who write the software, especially if they add a feature that will also report the settings that were used when analysing the data which would be helpful in pair review.... There's also the issue, which has become a hot topic, that for people looking at someone else's research often need access to the software (and even source code) that was used.... Hopefully that situation will change quickly, after all these companies are selling expensive equipment, they're not selling software, though they'll probably be concerned about giving their competition an advantage if they share their source code.
>2. There is a real possibility that the human mind can function independently of the brain. \n\nwell, yes. It might some day be possible to simulate the human mind using a advanced computer program which can absorb my memories and skills. 
>Questioning is was skeptics do, don't beat someone up because they are still questioning something you have already decided on.\n\nThe problem with such skepticism is that you are ignoring the meaning of statistics.  If you are a denier of some sorts, you implicitly accept one of the following positions:\n\nA: *the overwhelming majority of scientists in this field are wrong about the issue*.\n\nB: *the overwhelming majority of scientists in this field are not just wrong, but evil and part of a conspiracy to [whatever].*\n\n\n
That's hilarious :) Try r/missingashtrays. I think r/paranormal has given you all the assistance it can in your search.
The problem is, people think homeopathic means "natural". Few people know that it just means "extreme dilutions of random crap".\n\nIn response to some people's argument "hey, if people are stupid enough to buy it...": No. This is misinformation.\nPeople think it will actually do something.\n\nRegarding the placebo effect. You don't need hugely overpriced homeopathic pills for that. Just eat some fruit. You'll feel better and it's actually good for you.\n\nPeople need to be informed what homeopathy actually is, and why the concept is so enormously rediculous. \nOh how I'd love to see Boiron to become famous as a really expensive sugar company.
I find it pointless to argue with people that believe in those conspiracies. It's a waste of time. The reason they believe in that shit is because they REFUSE to listen to logic and facts, so they certainly won't listen to yours.\n\nA friend of a friend started going off in a frenzy about how Bill Gates has been secretly "vaccinating" Africans with AIDS instead of helping them. Now, being the strongly opinionated and confrontational person I am, I was about to start an argument with him, but then I realized that it was exactly what he wanted, and absolutely nothing I said would get thru to him at all. Sometimes, it's better to just leave these loons alone.
Yes.  Warmer water and warmer air over the water cause more evaporation, which results in more water absorbed into the air, which results in more precipitation, more severe weather, and more frequent storms and hurricanes.  Other changes influence the direction of weather patterns, causing some locations that were otherwise warmer to be cooler and vice-versa, while other places that were already warm just get warmer, etc....  \n\n\nSee more in AskScience posts, such as this specific, recent one here: \n\n\n[Is the recent Hurricane Sandy at all tied to man-made climate change?](http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/12d12s/is_the_recent_hurricane_sandy_at_all_tied_to/)\n\n\nor here\n\n\n[Why do global warming and green house gas emissions specifically increase the incidence of adverse/extreme weather events?](http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/yi3gd/why_do_global_warming_and_green_house_gas/)\n
I am so fucking jealous. If Penn and Teller are there, try to hug them for me. 
Go for the truth -- not skepticism or any other 'ism. If you're not sure what's true, just remember that you're not sure.
At the end of the day, we are probably better off without this guy.\n\nBut you are absolutely right - this was a living human being. It isn't something to celebrate, even if we aren't particularly saddened by it. 
I think that schizobrother just went "full-on ruhtard" on soulcaptain.\n\nWhy do I feel like I am writing a script called *UFO DISCO!*
The caps are way more expensive than syrup. If you're only taking 300mg, fine, but if you're taking 750+ mg you're going to shell out $15+\n
Bull.
Really and the crap he slings is so much worse than the crap we be hearing from the government....Would you say that? I wouldn't. Steven gets us going in the right direction instead of "stay the course". He may be flat out wrong but its better than the other shit I've been hearing. 
> It's rather bizarre to talk about rights in this context. He has the "right" to do what he did in the same way a person has a "right" to give a tourist wrong directions. Is what he did moral? Absolutely not.\n\nWhat elevator guy did was immoral? Jesus, what the hell?\n\n> This isn't even about women. I don't give a damn what your gender is, if some person was trying to ask you for some coffee at 4am in an elevator, that's incredibly creepy and wrong.\n\nI agree with you that it doesn't matter what gender it is. Maybe you should tell Rebecca to cease going after only men for a change. What is "wrong" with what elevator guy did? If you have a problem with me using the word "right", which is just me trying to point out that people can be free to do whatever it is, I certainly have a problem with your usage of morals and wrongs. This is probably why both sides will never see eye to eye on this issue, because we're obviously dealing with subjective concepts.\n\n> Misandry isn't an actual concept. Men are not systematically oppressed by women.\n\nI'm confused, misogyny is not the concept that women are systemically oppressed. Further, misandry is a concept, it's just the man version of misogyny, which is the hatred/dislike of women. Wiki it if you like.\n\n> No, it's not clear. And you would need to justify this. What, are you Fermat's Last Theorem now? Proof by assertion?\n\nJohn White was approached by a black guy on an elevator at 4 AM, the black guy asked him for the time. John didn't know, and, further, John knew that the black guy knew that John didn't have a watch. The black guy got off the elevator. John later goes on a vblog and say that what the black guy did was creepy, and tells black guys not to do that. He later says that what the black guy did criminally suggestive of a mugging. Further, that the black guy outweighed his right to ask for the time, over that of the comfort of white people. Because John generalized black guys as being potential threats, it's the job of black guys to show restraint.\n\nJohn's a racist.\n\n> There's nothing bigoted about referring to only one gender. The recognition that there exists more than one or two genders is not bigoted. Targeting a particular demographic in and of itself is not bigoted.\n\nI hope my John analogy can explain why the exclusion of women from Rebecca's criticism makes both John and Rebecca's view of men bigoted. They have only shown concern for the bigoted generalizations of black guys, or men. To not be bigoted, you have to express your concerns of a particular creepy situation without targeting a specific demographic. By targeting a specific demographic, you are being a bigot.\n\n> Don't play innocent. Get real. What man invites a woman to his place for some coffee at 4am with the intention of drinking a glass and then parting ways?\n\nA man who can respect women enough to be in their company for non-sexual reasons? Crazy, I know... :/ The fact that you find this an impossibility is extremely offensive to men.\n\nI care not to respond to your following incessant vitriol. We'd all be better off if people didn't bring such hostile attitudes and prejudices to every debate.\n\n
I considered replying to one of these wacko people in the comments to correct them as to why it creates immunodeficiency; but then I remembered I value my sanity and would rather not get into an absolutely retarded debate with a teen Mom.
Formerly paranormally inclined Ohioan (went to Ohio University-America's Most Haunted Campus), but now I live in DC>
I don't know that I was a conspiracy theorist, but I was a New Ager and the two have some definite overlap. \n\nI didn't believe any of the usual conspiracies surrounding the moon landing or JFK, but I did believe in Roswell, alien abduction, MIB, etc.
I stopped reading after the first line:\n>Put simply, Occam’s Razor is a principle which states that the simplest explanation is usually the right one.
You'll have better luck seeing a ghost if you just rent a movie.
It's true, but you can still tell the difference between Wizard and Nye.  Wizard didn't talk down to kids.  Nye totally did.  He gets points for the madcap absurdity, but loses points for glossing over the science.   I really don't think he's a very clear communicator.   YMMV.   Just a matter of taste. 
I have a friend that gives me "good juju" when I'm having a terrible time. Basically we lay in bed and she holds my hand in both of hers and we lie there quietly. It helps me reach a meditative state very quickly anyway. Usually we both fall asleep and when I wake up I feel like a trillion dollars. \n\nI know that physically between us nothing actually happened but just mentally feeling good has chased away back pain, headaches, the flu, anxiety, and other minor ailments. \n\nThe placebo effect is quite amazing actually. I know the good juju is a placebo but gosh darnit if I don't feel good afterwards. \n\nI think if it works for you great, keep it up. Although never replace medical science for mystic hogwash if you have something serious going on. And never trust in "god" to heal your fucking kid. I almost died from pneumonia that way.
wouldn't be a ufo video without a guy saying "what the fuck is that" now would it
>Acupuncture is one of the treatments that, from what I can tell, has made strong inroads into mainstream medicine.\n\nGood point, so evidence based vs not evidence based medicine.
Try 12 charges of causing ~~two~~ women to engage in sexual activity without consent between 2005 and 2009. \n\nEdit: Apparently it was more than two.
I assert that many people know both of these due to the skeptic reddit's posting history, and that both [TAM 7](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=TAM+7) and [JREF](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=JREF) are exceedingly easy to figure out for yourself. :-)
Fucking Light fucking atmosphere fucking hell Learn to fucking google http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog 
Don't forget that at least one sea shepard was sunk after it rammed a whaling ship.\n\neco-terrorism certainly still exists, it's just not as widespread as it was through the 70s and 80s. It's also not quite as life-threatening. Tree spiking is not nearly as common as it was.\n
It should be against the law to ignore scientific evidence while making decisions on behalf of the public. 
> As he watched her deteriorate he must of been aware what he was doing.\n\nYou may be giving him too much credit.
This really needs to be up-voted more, because it seems like a completely reasonable hypothesis.
the movie looks great, but who could sit through that much stupidity? At least with jackass it is funny. This just reminds me of how stupid people in the US are. 
Parts of it do. :p
Well my electrons make me happy. Without them I would be something else entirely, or nothing at all.
Let me ask you a question: When was the last time you heard someone contend that the Colosseum, Notre Dame, or St. Peter's Basilica were constructed by Aliens?  I'd bet dollar to pesos, your answer is "never".\n\nWestern society has a deeply engrained ethnocentrism and supremacist attitude that its populations unconsciously express in many forms.  This Ancient Aliens theorizing is a product of Western society and if you pay close attention to what comes out of the field, you'll note that all of the structures supposedly built by extraterrestrials were constructed by non-Westerners. Considering the aforementioned, it seems to me that proponents of Ancient Aliens theory do not question **Man's** ability to build wondrous structures, rather they question the abilities of non-Western societies to do anything without the influence of Western culture.
Im not saying you're wrong, im not saying you're right, but just think about this; \n\n"karma" are, pretty much, imaginary points on the internet. You gain nothing really valuable from it.\n\nIf everyone is making-up story's and everyone is upvoting them, let them be, if it makes em happy. Its not like it would be a "grave-injustice" right?\n\nJust relax a little, and stop worrying about things you cant (and shouldnt) control. \n\nYou're not responsible for people's behavior...however good or bad it is. 
[Relevant stand up comedy bit on "balance" in the news.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHVVKAKWXcg)\n\nAnd if you're guessing, yes, it's Dara O'Briain.
My girlfriend is a physician of internal medicine and convinced me to get a TDaP (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis aka 'whooping cough') instead of the routine TD (just tetanus and diphtheria). As others have said, it is believed that the childhood Pertussis vaccine gradually loses effectiveness. It is still rare for an adult to get Pertussis, but if there is an outbreak among local kids you do run the risk of catching it.\n\nThere is a very strong anti-vax movement in neighboring counties, and there have been two outbreaks in the last three years. Everything I've read about it makes it sound like a really shitty disease to have, and I really don't want to break a rib coughing because some asshole next door trusts Jenny McCarthy more than the CDC, so I paid the extra $10 for the TDaP instead of the TD.\n\nTetanus is very dangerous, so you really must have a TD once per decade. If you're going to get jabbed with a needle anyway, I see no reason why you wouldn't get the TDaP instead of the TD...\n__________\n**TL;DR:** Probably! You need the TD once per 10 years anyway, there is no reason not to get TDaP instead and protect against whooping cough too.
I just got banned.
Thank you. I'm at work, so I won't be able to watch it until later. I'll post my thoughts then.\n\nUntil then, are there *any* other sources for this information, or is the only source an episode of Ancient Aliens?
Theories do not graduate to become Laws. A law is an observed physical phenomenon.\n\nGravity is an observed physical phenomenon. Gravitational theory such as general relativity and unified theory are currently our best attempts to explain it.\n\nEvolution is an observed physical phenomenon. Evolutionary theory such as natural selection and random mutation are currently our best attempt at explaining it.
In addition, the symptoms of certain genuine neurological conditions (i.e., Tourette's Syndrome) worsen when attention is called to them. \n\nNote: This comment does not intend to support the idea that this woman's condition is neurological as opposed to psychological. Just putting that out there.
I just read this and about 5 minutes after my 6 month-old laptop just shut off instantly.\n\nI panicked when the power button did nothing to turn it back on again, when all of a sudden it just switched back on 5 mins later.\n\nNever happened before.\n\nNo, I do not believe in the paranormal, but some of you might think this is spooky.
It wouldn't take as many people as you think. The only possible conspiracy I can see is that maybe Bush and a couple others told Bin Laden to do it. There's certainly enough motive and even a previous plan saying an orchestrated domestic attack could be used to twist the public.
I think it's good to clarify this on the internet, especially on a skeptic board. "Studied" could mean anything from "received PhD from UCLA" to "skimmed Conservapedia".
The 1% is stuff we can't explain. Let me repeat that. Stuff we can't explain. Not necessarily aliens 
"the world was finally starting to warm to americans" .. 'And then you went and did this"\n\nI am sure the supporters of Bin Laden were all big fans of America before we did this.  \n\n/s --is it really needed? ..better safe than sorry
In less then 1,000 years, we've gone from walking to normally traveling 500mph, the next 250 we will be visiting Alpha Centauri.   I just don't think things will fail in the future, if possibly they did, you would have nanites(sp?) or something similar repair it instantly.  
No the issue was that she went looking for comments on the submission that were out of context and trolling to be misogynistic. \n\nIf you go look at the ones shes quoted, they were downvoted to oblivion. Apparently we're all misogynistic because a few decided to troll and got downvoted for it. 
yeah dude. if you have netflix streaming they have a mean documentary about him. also check out the book "rasputin: the saint who sinned" by Brian moynahan. it's a super looooonnngg ass book but i promise after reading it you'll basically be expert haha.
Excuse me, my first language is French. What is a crawl space?
You are (mostly) correct, sir.  Cynicism might be a better fit in that phrasing.  However, I think I do mean skepticism.  I should have said extreme skepticism.  There comes a point where the truth of a certain issue doesn't really matter.  The effective balance of ideas (and ignorance) might be more important than the absolute truth of the issue. \n\nOne (maybe bad) example is 9/11.  The government did not voraciously pursue the truth of the ties between the Bin Laden family and the Bush family, along with the network of other relationships between our government and the perpetrators of the attack(s), along with the myriad other overlooked inconsistencies and omissions.  This might be good for America in that we don't become extremely discouraged about our government, and leadership in general.  It might also have provided opportunity to spread democracy to other countries, and bring about an eventual one world government.  This could possibly all be good for humanity.  \n\nOn the other hand, those who believe Alex Jones' claims of conspiracy become angry and motivated to change.  They try to change the government, their beliefs, topics of discussion, etc..  They fund libertarian candidates and seek out new ways of thinking.  It inspires effort in the face of adversity, or might show us just how fruitless our efforts can be.  Allegorically, at a certain point putting additional effort into becoming the alpha male is counterproductive and it would be more wise to accept the situation and direct our efforts towards simple survival. \n\nMy point is: who really knows what the absolute truth is?  Maybe ignorance, in some circumstances, is a good thing.  Maybe the effort we put into one outcome or idea might not be worth the resultant knowledge.  Maybe the more important thing is to allow for as many different ways of thought as possible and balance of those ideas.  Maybe it was stupid for me to make this comment, or maybe I'm right. I'm not sure.  I'm just testing your theory; trying to be a good skeptic. ;)   and sorry for maybe saying maybe too much, maybe... 
Welcome :)
Cripes, not sure why you were downvoted. 
Because wind.
[here](http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/312-16/11795-5-million-farmers-sue-monsanto-for-77-billion) is an article talking about the serious effects of the enforcement of Monsantos intellectual property. Not only this but these systems of private property in the aggra business, help lead to the incredible abuses faced by migrant farm workers in the US. Monsanto is a literal characterization of evil. Skepticism doesn't mean you have to be apologists.
What country are you from?\n\nObviously, because this is reddit, I assume the U.S. I'm from Canada, so this question intrigues me.
Y U NO USE REAL LAUGHTER?!
Nothing like a good ol' fashioned straw man.\n\nFact is, religion shares all of its failings with assorted other groups and organizations, and certainly we can draw parallels between these groups.\n\nIf you believe religions in their current state are a danger to our society in some shape or form, then the fact that these same dangers might be presented by other organizations doesn't lessen the inherent threat of one or the other.\n\nJust because a campfire's hot doesn't make a wildfire safer.
Autistic fish was the best one. I can imagine antivaxers falling for that.
Just realised I didn't really answer your question ("Would it change anything if it was real?"). I'm not sure it would change anything - even if the footage were real, I think we'd have to look at what all the evidence says (especially the physical evidence). Can't really form a conclusion from a single video, seeing as that's only one point of evidence. There are other videos and the physical evidence that we'd need to look at. NIST did this (and to a certain extent, so did the 9/11 Commission), and I haven't seen any reason to doubt their conclusion.
Isnt it his choice to dismiss you or not?
im still confused.
you seem to be well informed regarding this subject\n\ncould you point the way to some of your most valued documentaries about the subject ? 
I'll have to ask him. Objective C.\n\nAndroid is easier to code in IMO. I know Java too but I'm a lazy ass xD
The photo taken by the hikers in Japan seems intriguing. Pity it isn't clear. This is the first time that I'm seeing that photo. Has it proven to be a fake\\hoax?
I accept your acceptance of my explanation. Metathanks
Or it may divert molecules so effectively, that sufficient friction to cause said *boom* is impossible.
Yes, this is the one I came to mention. It is by the guy who did Out of the Blue. 
It's amazing.\n\nThough is there a screenshot of the previous one ? So we could compare (not sure but wasn't the previous one amazing as well?)\n\nLoving the up/down-vote buttons too
Also, messages sent using flashing lights is how fibre-optic cables transmit data. A very efficient way of transmitting a signal/message. 
The fact that there is a UFO phenomena doesn't mean that it's extraterrestrial in nature. Assuming that it's extraterrestrial without considering all other possible explanations, as well as disregarding the fact that eyewitness testimony is not the most reliable form of evidence, is doing the study a disservice. \n\nUFOs =/= ET.
In fact forget the vimto!
Question: Why would the military divulge information to a public with no power? They treat information as more valuable than gold, and certainly more valuable than human lives. I would think that some part of their "inability to corroborate" their own comes from them not wanting to divulge potentially important, and therefore valuable, information to the public. Your "either or" statement is a logical fallacy. That's not trying to take you down. Not trying to insult you either. Look it up. You have literally posed an "either/or" fallacy. There could be many, many other reasons why there is activity in the sky and we have no way of knowing whether or not our airspace is under control. That's not information usually available to the public. I think if you step back and rein in some of your arguments you'll find more reasonable chunks in there you want to discuss. 
Thanks, thats awesome!
eat it Kevin you fucking vulture.
I generally think it's a good idea.  I don't think we're going to have an apocalypse anytime soon or anything, but a lot of it is basically just "disaster preparedness" and "self sufficiency" made sexier.  Some people take it too far, but I think that has to do with it becoming something of a hobby for a lot of those people.  
Me too. Can't really see anything for a long enough time to get a good look either...looks like there's something there too. Shame...
Yes, someone from my work believed. (Also that cells phones, Splenda, and Fluorine give you cancer)\n\nI was sort of looking forward to December, to get his honest reaction to the world not ending. But in May he quit work in the middle of the day. To start a "new chapter" of his life in some commune in Seattle. It sounded cultish. 
>The heuristics block 95% of Youtube comments\n\nWhy leave the job unfinished? http://www.tannr.com/herp-derp-youtube-comments/
I'm not an expert or anything, but this is my understanding of the way that altitude affects athletic performance. Training at a high altitude is hard, because of the lower oxygen concentration and air pressure. It actually doesn't take very long for your body to adjust to the altitude. I remember learning in biochem many years ago that this is because the oxygen affinity of the hemoglobin decreases, allowing more oxygen to be released to tissues (if I have this wrong, please correct me). So if you train at a high altitude, then your performance is improved when you get back to  sea level. But again, the body readjusts fairly quickly, so this isn't a long-term effect. It's more likely that an athlete would spend a few months before a big event training in the mountains, and then go back to sea level and out perform others who trained at low altitude.\n\nAs for this Altitude Inc thing, it sounds pretty implausible that it would dramatically affect your athletic performance. I don't see how 45 minutes of breathing oxygen reduced air is going to have any lasting effects. It also concerns me a lot that they're claiming this can treat asthma. Asthma is a pretty serious health condition, and encouraging people to stop using their inhalers (which are "full of chemicals," according to this website) is incredibly irresponsible.
Not really, there are elements that half lifes of hundreds of millions of years. The shorter decay times tend to belong to man made or more exotic elements. \n\nWe have an estimation of when we believe the universe began, (give or take a few million years) that most scientists would agree is correct due to our understanding of atomic theory. 
If it had no predictive value, it would be meaningless. That would mean that it tests you for something that probably doesn't exist.
[trans regret](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsexualism#Regrets_and_detransitions)\n\nThose figures are higher than I've ever seen before.  It's unfortunately a very difficult thing to gauge because the path itself is so rocky.  In a perfect world where people didn't suffer discrimination, rejection, loss or rights, risk of violence etc, I suspect the rates would be much smaller.  Historically some percentage of the people who transitioned were people who were really just gay males but who would only feel comfortable expressing that by becoming women to appear hetero normative in order to satisfy society and the social mores they themselves were indoctrinated with.  This is still likely to be the case in places like Iran where homosexuality is criminalized but becoming female is considered an "acceptable solution" and is actually subsidized by the state.
Aww, thanks. I was worried I came across as aloof but I just wanted to get to the point really. \n\nThe experiences have started to fade as I have got older. My Older brother hasn't felt anything for a while either. I guess as a child you get a little more sensitive to certain things. But my memories are nothing short of being wonderful and feel happy and privileged I felt them.\n 
Stan's the man!
Not that I'm aware of. Which of course I've been on county water for a while now. I don't recall there being any costs but that doesn't mean there wasn't.\n\nThough some places try to force people to hook up to city/county water and make them pay regardless (happened to my grandparents a few times).
Do you know that your dead?\n\n........ Shut... Up....\n\nI can see that clearly their writers are not jewish.
>Racism of any sort is not a good thing, but I happen to think that 'reverse racism', against the ethnic majority AND group in political and economic power, is a great deal less effective at inducing discrimination and socioeconomic hamstringing than racism against a disenfranchised minority.\n\nOkay, but on the individual level the "effectiveness" doesn't really matter. A group of black guys can beat up a white guy just as easily as a group of white guys can beat up a black guy. If you want to stop racism, then you can't exclude a race because it is the majority. For that matter, there are parts of the country where the majority is black or Hispanic.
The huge disconnect between conspiracy theorists and skeptics is *not* because conspiracy theorists are non-scientific.\n\nBoth skeptics and conspiracy theorists sit at a different position in the scientific method.\n\nConspiracy theorists question all underlying assumptions, and construct hypotheses to be tested, many of which will of course be garbage, which is also true with *most* hypotheses constructed by scientists.\n\nSkeptics evaluate hypotheses against the available evidence, and reject those hypotheses which do not fit the evidence.\n\nBoth approaches should be respected in their own way as different approaches for understanding the world around us.\n
Sure am.  Wow.  I wish I had been right.  
Motivation for posting:\n\nA couple months ago there was a link circulated that showed a massive lift of published studies (most epidemiological) of hazardous effects of different ranges of the EM.\n\nMainly just want to give this community a forum to discuss and append info to.\n\nCouple talking points:\n\n1. Can someone give an explanation of why it makes sense to say "Court rules..."? My understanding is limited and all I know is that the phrasing is meant to establish precedence. \n\n2. Supplementary studies (as opposed to just news reporting on the study)?\n\n3. Are there any studies that have linked use-duration or device-power to hazard?
Well said.
This is an interesting question. Muscles can obviously knot up with repeated movements and other physical stressors and cause intense pain, like in the mysofascial trigger points (although from my cursory read of several pages, there did seem to be a number of iffy, woo signs on the Wikipedia page, such as a study that had compared acupuncture points to trigger points and found overlap).\n\nHigh levels of anxiety can also cause aching, knotted muscles (neck and shoulders being the most common areas). The stress hormones released when we are chronically anxious seem to be responsible for this. In people with generalized anxiety disorder, muscle tension is a key symptom (Joormann, J., & Stober, J. (1999). Somatic symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder for the DSM-IV: associations with pathological worry and depression symptoms in a nonclinical sample. Journal of Anxiety Dis- orders, 13(5), 491–503.). \n\nSo, yes, muscle tension can be caused by psychological stress. For more on the anxiety disorders check out http://abnormalpsych.wikispaces.com/anxiety
for some reason your response to me minus the vague threats at the end is a really good comment you could have made instead of just proclaiming your saltiness with an off hand remark. just sayin. also dont worry about my head and whats over it cuz your mom has been handling that for awhile. [zing](http://bit.ly/ObZ82p) 
That is by the way a brilliant documentary. I can't for the life of me remember what it's called, but you get a lot of information about E-numbers. (which the documentary is actually about)
don'y light houses normally rotate the the light? or have they changed that now?
Apparently it is only in beta or something. If you try to log in is offers to request an invite.\n\nThat said, it does seem fundamentally flawed. The only way to settle debates such as these are with a neutral third party or some sort of voting system (like reddit). Both have obvious flaws, but there's more to it than "nobody responded so it must be true".
So? Who cares about the votes? In your head, you're competing against the most well-formed arguments you know from all of reddit, right? Are you smarter and more rigorous in your arguments than you were when you signed up?\n\nThen what does it matter how the newer users vote on what you say?
similar to that
You might eventually get some of them to grudgingly change their minds on one individual case, but they'll always just go "Oh yeah, well that one was just a plane, but what about this other one!"\n\nIt's a little like the God of the Gaps ~~phallacy~~ fallacy.  No matter how many of their cases you solve, two more pop up.\n\nedit for freudian
This is funny because this is my exact problem with organic foods. The regulation on it only covers how it is determined to be organic not how safe it is. I see organics as the dangerous food, as most of the time it is grown and produced under the illusion that just because it is "organic" or "natural" that that makes it somehow inherently safe. This is not only a logical fallacy but a dangerous one if followed too far.
all crop circles are fake. It is proven.
A medical service is a service provided with the aim to improve health or alter the course of disease. This would apply to dentistry, and veterinary and PT; service which improve health. This would not apply to personal trainers, or life coaches who dispense fitness advice (arguably both of those examples could fail at that task, the point is it is not a medical service). Chiro is either:\n\n* a medical service, in which case there should be a real governing body, actually concerned with providing appropriate medical over site, and actual measurable claims and results\n\nor\n\n* not, in which case it falls into the same category as palm readers, masseuses, prayer, video games, dancing, yoga, or yo-yoing. They may be fun, or feel good, but they are not concerned with health.\n\nBecause something is used by Medical professionals, does not make it a health service. For example, a doctor may suggest to an obese patient to exercise, this does not make Thai-Bo a medical service. Additionally, because something shares traits with a medical service, this does not make it a medical service.  Yoga may coincidentally mimic some aspects of PT, but that does not make Yoga a medical service.  The Yoga teacher does not have the training, or the legal responsibility to diagnose, and treat an illness, and **neither do you**.
Most of this subreddit is people beating their chests about how other people are stupid. 
No no. They are Illuminati Space Cruisers piloted by the Reptilian Annunaki. They're in orbit waiting for 12/21/2012 before they land and begin to eat our women.
I wonder if [Jill Greenberg](http://lookslikegooddesign.com/crying-children-jill-greenberg/) [almost at the bottom] is aware her photo is being used this way?
Nuclear power out of control is truly dangerous, both to your immediate health and safety, but long term health as well.  \n\nIt all depends on what kind of radiation, the dose, distance and about a million other variables.  \n\nThat said, the fear of nuclear power and radiation is way overblown.  When handled according to protocol it's perfectly safe. 
The movie Contact.  haha.
I agree—what I know of the FDA as pertaining to drug trials in the US, what you say aligns exactly to my experience. The FDA erects huge hurdles for new drugs which is why the vast majority of new drugs never make it to market.\n\nTo me this is more damning of the US's ubiquitous and ludicrous belief in private industry self-regulation (which allows politicians to do nothing and collect campaign contributions from Big Pharma and other corporate interests).
lol whales
Send them to me!
Studies show that players familiar with each other get ties really often.\n\n[Also you subconsciously mimic the other players.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14199110)
In his defense, little asian girls can be creepy.
Why would someone look outside, see spherical lights in the sky only to take a reflection of their chandelier?
Why are babies still around if we came from them?????
There are remarkably few cases of UFO/ET experiences that result in mutilation or death. As in: I have never even heard of any other credible cases in 15 years of researching about this stuff.\n\nIt seems far more likely to me that this was a human-caused torture and mutilation case, possibly designed to look like a cattle mutilation might. There is nothing to really indicate that ET had anything to do with this. \n\nThat said, there is also a lot of evidence ruling out human mutilation of cattle. The vast majority of cases have characteristics that would be impossible for a human to duplicate.
The amount of damage through similar tactics conducted by environmental groups that avoid facts in favor of manipulation makes this counter-manipulation fine, even if it is wrong. Much like two warring countries may intentionally or unintentionally create propaganda, doesn't mean there isn't a right or correct side. \n\nPropaganda and manipulation are always wrong. But don't assume that because this plant or whatever conducted an unethical survey, doesn't mean that nuclear power is bad or that they should be attacked for it, because it could be someone within the organization that has manipulated without direction or guidance.
I like this one, they do a lot of really fun topics, like Bigfoot, El Chupacabra, etc.    
Okay, judging by this, you've clearly not read my response:\n\n---\n\ndalix: "The analysis also completely ignores the fact that you can't see anything else but a small piece of the top of the cruise ship?"\n\n---\n\nrmstrjim: (from the very post you're replying to) \n"The ship is far enough away that he has to zoom to max to capture it, which could easily put the ship at the beginning of the horizon cut-off due to the curvature of the Earth, so you are seeing the partially obscured top of the lookout tower of the ship."\n\n---\n\nYou obviously also missed this photo:\n\nhttp://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/PunJedi/myship1.jpg\n\nThe shape isn't merely similar, that is a disingenuous statement.\n\nYou're also conveniently forgetting important issues like haze, fog, pollution, the curvature of the earth, atmospheric lensing and the fact that camera lenses themselves are imperfect devices. These could easily account for the obscuring of part of the ship, the appearance of it being higher than you think it should be. (How are you gauging distance, by the way?) \n\nOptics are hardly as simplistic as you're presenting them.
> Otherwise, postulating an infinite number of other universes that we can't reach in any way\n\nYeah, you're right, especially since we probably can only detect a finite number of such "collisions".\n\nI guess I'm just exited that there even is the possibility to test for evidence of other universes.
A good article on this is [\nScientists 'Convinced' of Climate Consensus More Prominent Than Opponents, Says Paper](http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2010/06/scientists-convinced-of-climate.html) and the paper it cites is [Expert credibility in climate change](http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/06/04/1003187107.abstract)\n
Love the commentary.  \n\nIf I had five minutes until the end of the world, I would do some nasty things to your ass.  So, I better get started, just in case.\n\nWhat would you do?
Oh bhahah I know I forgot to put "yeah" infront of my comment to acknowledge that I saw that in your comment haha. I was just pretty much agreeing with you.
Sorta.. The buddy I sorta knew for a short while was "trying" to become a christian because all his family and friends were.  He was having bible studies at his home and everything.  He was already a health nut, lean and muscular and free of drink/smoke/fatty foods, so he figured he was halfway in the door. \n\nWhen he admitted to me that he was struggling with belief he was sheepish as though I was going to berate him.  I said "Ah shit, I got past that years ago."  He responds only with a quizzical look.  "Look man, If it isn't offering your life anything then what do you want it for?  You already got this far on your own."  I could smell smoke and grinding gears as he appeared to roll this idea around.  I lost touch after a while, but in the meantime I never heard about him becoming atheist.  But I do know he stopped trying to chase jeebus.  I consider that a small victory in the right direction.   
Are the sonar images inverted? Because to me it looks like a dent on the ocean floor. Which could then be explained by a bomb/mine/torpedo explosion. The scratches could be from a salvage operation after the fact. 
All this blog sounds like is whining.
There is simply an inherent bias in modern skepticism, once one has become indoctrinated into the belief system. We all know about it, it is generally unspoken.\n\nSkepticism has the right idea, the right method, but somewhere along the way people like Truzzi were pushed out of 'mainstream skepticism', their ideas and philosophies dismissed. Skepticism has a unified ideology, you either get it - *all of it*, or you don't. There is no room for disagreement or a different analysis of the data - as can be seen in this thread, it is self evident. If you agree with 90% of modern Skepticism you still aren't in - For example if you give validity to Parapsychology, or UFO research - you are exiled from the group. There is no room for other perspectives within the collective that is Skepticism, if you're in for a penny you're in for a pound, and there is no room for dissenting opinion. \n\nThere could even be good evidence for a specific point of view, the one I have taken here, or UFO research (that is genuine research on the data set we have accumulated) - There is some great stuff going on overseas concerning this subject- but it isn't talked about here, and if it *was* posted about it would be dismissed first off just out of hand, however, even if credibility was assigned to the research it would be dismissed as being irrelevant. The common reaction would be "This isn't interesting, get back to me when you have some *"results"*."\n\n\nThe same goes for conspiracy theory - Perhaps you think that the CIA *was* involved in killing John. Sorry, you're now ostracized despite the evidence easily going either way. Often times there are assumptions made when someone mentions anything that could be considered 'conspiracy theory'. That person and the claims can be thrown out like so much bath water. You think the government lied about 9/11? Well we can lump you in with the 'no plane' people or the laser beam from space people. You are now discredited, *goodbye*. \n\nThe people who were free thinkers used to be skeptics, there are now multiple small factions that have splintered from mainstream skepticism - who call mainstream skeptics 'pseudo-skeptics', but honestly I haven't invested my time into that culture. \n\nI think for myself, I listen to the Skeptic movement, because generally they have enlightening things to say. But often I find them (especially here) simply pandering to a dogma and not actually looking at research or thinking for themselves. 
Life is shit for 99% of people due to overpopulation and misallocation of resources\n\nThe future has little in store unless we rein ourselves in\n\nReddit still needs work, I keep getting error messages every other post.
wtc 7, you can't explain that
just another fucktard selling supplements, by taking science and twisting it to benefit sales, and bilk morons out of their money.\n\nsame as lifevantage, monavie, ad nauseum....\n\nsomeone post this shit in r/science and watch them tear this shit up
Site is dead.  Anyhow, commenting on the title: they already said there was no radar reading.  What other evidence besides the pilot's testimony were we expecting to find?  Claw marks on the plane's wing?
I had a vision of a man with one human and one slitted eye the other night, not a solid foundation but worth throwing out there.
You bet your boots!
Coconut oil contains many different organic compounds, which certainly have the potential to be bioactive. Therefore it is possible that it would have an effect. Of course it is also possible that it had no effect, or a negative effect. Like anything else it should have double blind tests to establish if there is an effect.  \n\nIf there is an effect then it's probably only one or a few components of the oil. In this case it would be better if they were extracted and used in a way where the dose can be controlled. 
[This looks like a decent match.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/MotorShipZrinWithGoldenGateBr.jpg)
But you and the cargo cultist at least live on the same time scale.\n\nFor a space-faring civilisation that has been around for BILLIONS of years, what's a few hundred thousand years in a spaceship?  Especially if those piloting the ships are basically machines who don't mind the wait.
Don't forget Lady, the horse that got the whole mutilation fad fad started.  
what was the question?
"It is an"... followed by my op.
I was thinking a grease smudge, from a finger maybe, but would be water, too. Would necessitate a bright light nearby though. If the OP or his friend had a torch, I'd put my money on that. The camera flash wouldn't light something on the lens itself up like that.
The problem is if someone takes their sick child to see a witchdoctor/homeopath instead of taking them to a real health care provider then they aren't treating the illness. The homeopaths aren't stopped from pretending they can cure any disease like they are here so the outcome *will* be more pain, more crippled children, and more dead babies.\n\nI don't care how "nice" and genuine the homeopaths are; homeopathy is like shooting a gun into a crowd and saying you honestly don't believe guns are dangerous so it's OK.
That's why they use Bob Ross to calibrate chillness levels. Of course on the other end of the scale is Gilbert Gottfried. 
I'm not quite sure I understand what this has to do with skepticism...
Are you kidding me?
Hey look its Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins.
From the same article in the next sentence after the one you quoted:\n\n> Unfortunately, the poll didn’t try to find out whether there was a full blown Truther on the other end of the line, something it should’ve done to get an accurate proportion.\n\nThere's a clear distinction being made between someone who thinks that the government was simply incompetent with handling advance warnings and a full blown 9/11-was-an-inside-job conspiracy theorist who religiously reads everything by David Icke and Jim Marrs.\n\n> How are [anti-vac and CAM] specifically problems of the left?\n\nThe article doesn't say that they're specifically problems of the left but that they they're a rejection of good science on the part of the liberal end of the spectrum. Christian snake oil is different from CAM because it's based on fundamentalist faith healing rather than Eastern quasi-religious philosophy, and while anti-vax activists can be found on both sides of the spectrum, the vast majority of anti-vax activists are very outspoken liberals.\n\nBut again, there's nothing that says these are exclusively liberal issues.\n\n> The leftist as the stinky groovy new age hippy is an outdated caricature.\n\nWhich is why it's absent from the article.
No, I am equating it with Scientology.  \n\nXeno is watching.  Beware.\n\n
"God damnit, this was supposed to be the cure for the common cold and now it's solving differential equations.  Throw it out!"
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>You can't fix stupid. \n\nMy vet can. Of course, Stupid was my cat, so I'm not sure if the principle is universally applicable. 
So you're just giving in and enjoying Satan's influence on you? You should run to the nearest church and start praying!
Posts like these make /r/ufos worth the time. 
>If we had the same high standards for diet, we'd have recalled and banned bacon and most beef ages ago, for their side-effects. But those are "natural", and too many idiots think that nature and natural things are automatically good or neutral.\n\nI'm one of those idiots. I think that as a general rule of thumb, humans are more likely to be able to cope with what we were exposed to during the billions of years of evolution on planet Earth, than we are able to cope with the synthetic chemicals that surround us today. I don't think eating beef is a natural part of our diet. About as natural as drinking the milk of another species of animal.
I don't really know, but there is something. I was watching a video once and he mentioned how he took 60 pills, nothing happened but there was some acid or something which hurt his throat .
Indeed, there is no glamor in being published to the "Journal of Studies that Failed to Reject the Null Hypothesis"\n\nThis is quite interesting and I look forward to seeing psychology restored to a standard of scientific rigor.\n\nSociology next?
I think this is only used for hypochondriacs, as giving a patient a placebo when there's a real treatment available would be unethical
the idea is that all realities, all pasts, all presents, all futures all exist NOW. Time then is an illusion created by consciousness in order to have a specific type of experience. Drugs will alter the way consciousness experiences reality, so for you it stopped time. Others nearby would not have that same experience. Note that with certain types of drugs sometimes people can have the same type of trips.
Strangely, no. The vast majority of them were passed by Kennedy in 1962. I suspect it may have had something to do with the Cold War Heating up - 1962 was the year of the Cuban Missile Crisis. 
Oh, how needlessly confusing :-/
I know a lot of "college liberals," but none that would disavow the bible and then talk about auras. I know plenty of bible disavowers , and "aura" people though...
I think it's claims like these that make the OP and others skeptical of the MRM. It's blatantly false and totally unsupportable. 
It's apparently a secret, they claim a patent, yet the blogger in question found nothing after spending a good while searching for it. He raised more or less the same questions as you do.
Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't.  They certainly haven't done the necessary controlled experiments to test that hypothesis.\n\nAt best, I couldn't see it being any better/worse than an ice bath.  However, if it is more comfortable than an ice bath there could be some benefit.  It sounds to me like it is a bit of a luxury item for these pro athletes; kind of like the useless junk you find in the back of those skymall catalogs only more expensive.
Thanks!
I have seen huge differences in reflections based on changes in the angle, especially when using flash.
[for the science](http://www.bltresearch.com/plantab.php)
Pretty simple answer, I think:\n\n"I'm your teacher, not your spiritual adviser. I don't care what you *believe*, I care what you *know*. I am going to teach you the theory of evolution, and if you want to pass my class you will demonstrate that you *understand* (even if you think it's a crock of shit) the concepts therein. Now turn with me to chapter 23 of your biology text and let us begin."
What a helpful reply!\n\nPeople around here seems to be using a Plachette like you mention, we used a small glass when I was a kid. We had learned that you need to put a flame to the inside of the glass when you were done, to make sure the spirit was gotten rid of. \nI'm gonna read up on it some, thanks for not being a twat and downvoting genuine curiosity like people seem to around here. 
Thanks for the update :)
Oh yeah, this video makes that entirely clear.  
As I said, their methods are certainly up for debate, but I do feel that they are being represented a lot at the moment as somehow throwing 2/3rds of the money away and I don't think that's a fair criticism.
Yay, finally my master of fine arts in *healing touch*. Oh, yeah, baby
Heh reminds me of [this](http://youtu.be/n2k9JwGpm1w?t=47s) a bit.
Australian government to withold some tax benefits from families who refuse Adderall.
Idk man. Hate to be a skeptic but they seem like just regular street lights to me. 
Or someone can kick a football real high.
Deeper than Alex Jones?  That's insane.  Literally.
That goes for anyone who has had a positive influence on your life.
Has anyone bothered to point-out that if you were to take every observation of this protein and place them into only (2) categories, that roughly 50% of these views would be considered to appear as a conventional Christian cross and the other roughly 50% would be considered to appear as an *inverted* Christian cross? \n\nTherefore, using their same arguments, isn't it reasonable to deduce that laminin is proof of the antichrist as our creator? If something is 50/50, then there is no preponderance either way so whatever you 're referring to is just a crapshoot away from being completely real or completely bullshit. I wouldn't accept those odds as a confirmation for my religion.
Financial opinion can sometimes help: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116052181216688592.html?mod=money_page_left_hs\n\nAs can knowledge of multilevel marketing for when they try to involve that: http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/businessopprule/522418-12684.pdf\n
Oh well, I guess I'll have to grow old and die after all. \n\nUnless the AI singularity occurs and we have super science and practical immortality in the next decade! Yeah! Come on Asimov Robots! Booo Skynet robots!
Thanks!
>I don't see any indication about this hypothesis being more likely\n\nIf the article fails to mention the other hypothesis completely, then it is toting the "weakened vaccine" hypothesis more. Good journalism would at least mention the largest issue related to whopping cough in today's society. At least have a throwaway line saying "All of this in addition to vaccination rates being at a record low due to anti-vaccination groups."\n\nIt's a poorly written article about the topic, so I can see where Omegastar is coming from.
That was quite uncalled for.
Yes, I couldn't get past halfway down the first page.\n
I'm still a Creationist. 
Misapplication of antibiotics produces antibiotic resistant bacteria *fast*. Similarly when you take out non-price considerations for spraying Round-Up, you shouldn't be surprised that farmers essentially breed weeds into resistance (i.e. slowly increasing dosage).
Got any citations for us here skeptics to read?
What l actually meant was if the person controlling the security cameras pointed and recorded the object using cameras from other locations.\n\nl believe, in my humble opinion, that they prefer being hidden from view. They may be studying us and our behavior, much like we study other animals in their habitats. It really doesn't matter if a chimp or two sees the investigator watching their group.
>Learning theories are actually incredibly good at accounting for a range of behaviors, and are generally underestimated by a lot of laymen.\n\nCertainly, but the documentary was dealing with differences that are typical between the sexes, and there certainly are learning theories I've seen that could explain them, though they don't convince me when it comes to explaining a lot of the differences that typify men and women.\n\n>Even people like Pinker severely misunderstands and undestimates learning theories in his "Language Instinct" book, where some of his 'refutations' of the learning position are a bit superficial and in some cases blatantly false.\n\nI can't particularly remember him talking too much about learning in The Language Instinct, which is currently the only book of his that I've read. He does though say that he considers it impossible for a human child to learn that the word "rabbit" means what it means, and doesn't mean "rabbit foot" or "scurry" or "movement under bushes" or a whole host of other possible meanings that are in accordance with the available evidence, a problem that he said is called "the scandal of induction" (if I remember correctly), it's basically Chomsky's argument of the poverty of the stimulus (though in the new appendix of my version of The Language Instinct Pinker mentions that the philosopher of mind Hilary Putnam has shown that Chomsky's argument doesn't absolutely put the nail in the coffin on that issue).
[This is what "The Demon-Haunted World" looks like in Japan.](http://i.imgur.com/maqyU.jpg)
Anybody here have that post from the guy who ate a dozen bran muffins?
Thanks!
'No side effects, guaranteed!'
Go back to your corporate Big Pharma Paymasters, you Illuminati swine!\n\nSeriously though, reading their 'evidence' fills me with impotent rage.
Never believe any excuse for information suppression.  No one who lies will ever disclose the lie's purpose.  
"Eat off your knees"?
Thanks, more than sharing my experiences would love to know if anyone has the noise thing, all I seem to find is EMF or hearing voices and bangs
I can see that. The idea of like minded sociopaths actively conspiring with each other is certainly compelling. It makes more sense that a bunch of like minded sociopaths might independently do the same thing to take advantage of an event. \n\nFor instance they might see that nation A and nation B are about to fight each other over unobtainium mines. Does it make more sense that two sociopaths would cooperate to make sure this happens, or that they'd simply show up on nation A and B's doorsteps to sell them tanks? Or possibly offer to support one or the other for a chance to buy the unobtainium? Who cares if they fight or not, as long as you've made a profit selling them war materials. \n\nI realize there's a thin line between active manipulation and taking advantage but the latter seems far more plausible to me.  \n
The article is written entirely in the passive voice, which is great if you don't really have any sources.
A 5 hour commercial about energy!?!?!!?  Who would sit through something like that?  Oh wait...
>"We're not saying that Chiropractic medicine can't help legitimate back and neck problems, in fact it can help many who suffer from muscular injuries."\n\nAnd that is exactly what I'm talking about all the time.\n\nThey are not magicians who will cure everything. If they say they are, run the fuck away.
well you have a video of the first scenario and an impossibility for the latter. there's a start.
Dawkin's response is akin to: "What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? The Holocaust."
If paranormal stuff happens, it happens. You may want to explore your consciousness instead. Plenty of ways to do that. The easiest is just to start with dream recall and then see how they relate to your life.
Aside from avoiding obesity, general nutrition is only weakly related to cancer.  Walter Willett is the Boss of nutritional epidemiology.   He said the following in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute,\n >"a broad effort to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables will not have a major effect on cancer incidence. Such efforts are still worthwhile because they will reduce risks of cardiovascular disease, and a small benefit for cancer remains possible.Research should focus more sharply on specific fruits and vegetables and their constituents and on earlier periods of life. For prevention of cancer, the primary focus at present should be heightened efforts to reduce smoking and obesity because obesity in the United States has become similar in magnitude to smoking as an avoidable cause."\n\n[Link to editorial](http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/102/8/510.full)
Sigh ... the plight of the respectful skeptic:  How do we combat nonsense and pseudoscience while trying to be respectful of someone who is clearly mentally ill?
Did you mean to say inanely, insanely, or innately? Because now I'm confused.
Space whale.\n
Wow, how is this still legal?
I know this is reply is seven days late, but I saw that movie earlier this year. One of my old teachers showed it to us, since he was from the area it was made.
Executive order 10990 was signed by kennedy and was regarding the "RE-ESTABLISHING THE FEDERAL SAFETY COUNCIL"\n\nSource: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=58928
Near an airforce base? Yes it is a UFO,  most likely a test flight 
I guess it depends on your definition of demon. For me, a demon would just be a malicious ghost. It's likely that if ghosts exist there are both good and bad ghosts, just like there are good and bad people.
Evangelical implies blind following and absolute dedication to a single set of beliefs. That is not what atheism or skepticism is about. That's why I unsubscribed from r/atheism. Too many hateful atheists just bashing religion for no reason and warping biblical quotes. Makes them no better than who they are "fighting".
It's a dead link, what's the deal.
Anal probe?
I want to help as much as possible, but sometimes it's hard to realize the one's that don't accept it have chose not to at this time.  It's just aided in seeing things for what they really are.  Any "bad times" have been chosen by my soul and a learning experience and that makes them much easier to work through.
The problem is mostly that the concept the field is based on, subluxations (spinal misalignments), is metaphysical woo. They don't believe in *physical* misalignments, but instead it refers to a misalignment of your spirit and life force.\n\nThis belief was obviously stupid so recently some chiropractors have been trying to interpret it as a physical misalignment and this makes it sound like a more reasonable position. However, to date, no chiropractor has ever been able to provide evidence that the people they treat have misaligned spines, or that their treatment fixes it. \n\nSo what we have now is a field with no underlying theory and one that is based on demonstrably false claims (that they fix misalignments). But this might not be a problem if they could demonstrate that the techniques they use can help with some problems. Unfortunately, chiropractors have so far failed to provide any evidence at all that the treatments they use have any effect whatsoever. The techniques they use that do show some validity are physiotherapy techniques, and ones that they aren't trained to use correctly.\n\nThe problem with the way you've phrased your question is that you've inadvertently shifted the burden of proof - it's not really possible to show that a treatment doesn't work (as theoretically there are infinite problems and infinite techniques that could be said to potentially show some benefit and that science just hasn't tested them). What you need to ask if there is any evidence to show that chiropractic works: and to save you the effort, there's none at all.\n\nThe best evidence presented for chiropractic is for lower back pain, which is this study: [A Cochrane review of combined chiropractic interventions for low-back pain](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21248591)\n\n>**CONCLUSION:** Combined chiropractic interventions slightly improved pain and disability in the short term and pain in the medium term for acute/subacute LBP. However, there is currently no evidence that supports or refutes that these interventions provide a clinically meaningful difference for pain or disability in people with LBP when compared to other interventions.\n\nTo summarise: the best evidence ever produced for chiropractic is on a notoriously nebulous problem (lower back pain) where practically anything you throw at it will inevitably have a positive effect, and even then there is no evidence that it produces any clinically beneficial effects. This means that it is just as useful as massage, warm baths, exercising, aspirin, etc. 
"Most UFO sites look like they were made in 1995."\n\nHave noticed this too and I think we should really do something about it. Am planning on making one myself in the near future, just too busy with another site at the moment. We really need to get it sorted though. I think it gives an added sense to people unsure and checking sites out that Ufologists are a bunch of older people that don't even know what CSS is. That probably puts quite a few people off.
Holy crap I hate/love you Op. I spent 20 minutes straight reading that mini-booklet on Critical Thinking. TIL the specific terms and precise concepts, ideas, and terms of critical thinking. <3
My doctor told me to start taking about 2000 units of d3 everyday because the d3 level in my blood tests was really low. I live in Seattle and work at night and sleep during the day. 
Since the first time you could view a planet through atmosphere.\n\nYou know, after the first accretion disc did its job.
Yeah, I've noticed that this is a pretty widespread problem with free documentary sites. I'm not sure if it's because they have an agenda or because conspiracy theorist documentarians are more likely to license their work for free. Perhaps someone should start a site for skeptical documentaries.
I've had quite a few over the coarse of my life. I get nightmares mostly though. I can tell the difference though. Like being able to feel the wind,taste food or drink, ect. Almost all of them have actually happened within days of having them but a few have yet to happen but i see things leading up to them.
The way I look at it is that they're perfectly CAPABLE of interacting with us on a 1:1 basis, they just have no reason to. We have nothing to teach them that they couldn't learn by observing us from afar.
its been many  years since i did this, but was an avid reader as a child and still have issues 3-22.  live in ct now but i'dcome down for a meetup
You seem to have trouble keeping track of your novelties, dipshit. I know it must be satisfying to find an opportunity to act smug, as if you have some sort of wit superiority to hold over someone, but it's kind of stupid here.\n\nSorry for calling it a "field of medicine", it's pretty obvious I am not referring to a field of medicine conforming to scientific standards. I am talking about a field that some considered medicine, and thus I will refer to it as a "field of medicine". As a measure against snarky fucks like you I was so considerate as to even call it horseshit, but I suppose it wasn't enough. \n\nOr you were just taking liberties in an effort to act clever. Does it feel good, pretending to be clever? Do you feel smart now?\n\nI enjoy intellectual clashes but when a mongoloid challenges my intellect it really lights my fire. You're going to get crushed, kid.
Nice graphic.  I've explained the evolutionary record as the branches of a shrub where we can only see the leaves on the outside, which are the existing species.  That does a good job of presenting the same idea.
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/calendar/best-days/\n\n"Best Days Explained...\n\nAccording to Farmers' Almanac tradition, when the moon is in the appropriate phase and place in the zodiac, it's widely believed that activities will be more fruitful or lead to improved results. The period between the new and full moon (first and second quarters) is considered as the best time to perform tasks that require strength, fertility and growth. The period between the full and new moon (third and fourth quarters) is best for harvesting, retarding growth, etc. Consideration is also given to the relationship the moon has with the 12 ruling signs of the zodiac."\n\nSo yes, its full of crap.
First of all, at no point did I say that either Bill Maher of Jesse Ventura were wrong in their statements about religion because of their other beliefs.  That just flat out did not happen.  Now, what I believe you're actually accusing me (and others) of doing is poisoning the well.  I don't think the genetic fallacy applies here (though I could be wrong, that's just my interpretation of it).  And poisoning the well is a tricky situation.  When are you being unfair and when is what you're bringing up valid and important?  In this case I'd say the latter.  One of the main assertions of /r/atheism is that the religious refuse to apply logic and reason to their belief in God.  Instead they are dogmatic and stubborn.  If they did turn a critical eye to their belief, as so many atheists have done, they would realize the problems, the inconsistencies, the dissonance that exists between faith in a supernatural being and reality.  In the case of Maher and Ventura, in their positions on things such as vaccinations and 9/11 it's obvious that in at least some cases, they do not sit back and examine evidence rationally and logically.  And this in turn should make someone question their position regarding atheism.  It doesn't mean they're wrong, it doesn't mean we should discount them out of hand, but it I think it should temper our reactions.  In addition, however nice it is to hear the things they say about religion out in the public sphere, considering the message of logic and rationality espoused by most atheists, I believe holding up science deniers and conspiracy theorists as public champions of the cause is more harmful than helpful.  It becomes easier to dismiss them as just as fanatical as the very religious.  Logically, I believe my first point is much more important, but the way these individuals are perceived by the public at large is important in a practical sense.  My first point is also why your Jenny McCarthy example is a false equivalency.  I think there's a huge difference in how you come to those two conclusions, one by an extreme and willful misunderstanding of science and medicine, the other via basic human decency.  To state it another way, I see no reason to discount McCarthy's stance for the “It Gets Better” campaign because of her anti-vax actions.  However, if she were to come out espousing the virtues of a new medical intervention, her position on vaccines would be fair game and important information.\n\ntl;dr Poisoning the well is a murky logical fallacy and I disagree that that's what I was doing.
So the video of him with 2 of the the hijackers doesn't count? and what do you expect for evidence? intelligence papers that could be doctored up easier than a video? or should they give an independent organization access to all their intelligence information?
yep, he sent it to me last night and said, "this was not here, and I don't know what it is" figured you all would like to see it.
You're right, I should have been more careful about the efficacy of the saline spray. (I'm skeptical, because what would salt water do against a swelling, but I'm currently too lazy to look up studies. So I'll leave this unresolved.) What irked me was the pricing policy - water with actual medicine: $x, water with salt: $(2x)
I know now that the majority of astronauts probably fear being dealt with and keep their 'stories' to their grand kids.
If it were up to me, skepticism and critical thinking would be a required course in every High School in America.
Well, here's her problem.\n\n"I believed your friend, the ‘psychic’ and I believed your own ‘psychic’ premonitions about my health unquestioningly when you used it to dictate your line of treatment."
I very much like fruits and vegetables, but I am allergic to almost all of them across the board.  Sometimes I will eat them anyway and just deal with the reaction.  \n  \nWhen I tell people this, they inevitably think that I just don't like fruits and vegetables and make some clever remark about it.  In all actuality, it really, really sucks.  \n  \nThis is what I have, if you're interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_allergy_syndrome  \n  \nI could accept that my peanut allergy is an perhaps an intolerance and not a true allergy.
I believe that, one day, my belief may be substantiated but as of now they haven't. Something along the lines of antimatter which is theorized but not necessarily observable but my idea is related to how our consciousness works and may be interconnected through something similar to the neural pathways of the brain. I don't expect anyone here to agree which is why I say I don't wish to expand upon it. 
my parents are Catholic and their  chuchs' mission work involves opening a homeopathic clinic in Africa somewhere. When I didn't want to donate my secondhand goods to go to them, my mum mentioned this in an attempt to argue in their defense ಠ\\_ಠ. 
In addition to your list I would definitely add \n\nCognitive Dissonance ( http://dissonancepod.com/ ) it's entertaining and very interesting.\n\nIrreligiosophy was awesome but recently stopped making new episodes ( http://www.irreligiosophy.com/ )\n\nAnother podcast I enjoy but isn't skeptically centered is Caustic Soda ( http://www.causticsodapodcast.com/ )
Wouldn't they have the chance to witness said spaceclop in real life?
Apparently some Priests do too.
This is exactly my thoughts and is the most logical answer to all the mysteries surrounding artifacts/places (regarding the unexplainable construction of things). I believe the true history of humanity has been lost or destroyed by the Church during the Middle Ages. I think we have always been advanced (humanity) and it goes in cycles - rise/fall of empires and their technology. For instance, I believe it was concrete that the Romans used, but the recipe was lost for centuries after the fall of Roman. So, as an example, what does this imply? A cycle. A tech we use now, was lost and rediscovered. If something as common as concrete was rediscovered, what else has gone down this path? Maybe our ancient ancestors were quite advanced?
I can't wait for the added woo from Beauregard's response.
I've not read the article, I assume it just means checking Wikipedia or if that's too hard making any old thing up and passing it off as an informed opinion?
If she's denying you sex and making you sleep on the couch hasn't she just lost her bargaining chip?\n\nTurf her out of the bed. *She* can sleep on the couch.
Congratulations, you've just ignored about 60 years of medical research and spat out propaganda from Age of Autism.\n\n> Vaccines do cause death and health complications.\n\nOut of approximately 50 known deaths after vaccinations over the last half a century(!), none have been definitively linked to vaccines. Health complications from vaccines came in the form of Gillian-Barre Syndrome which can be treated by medical professionals and happens once in every 1.4 million vaccinations according to a very loosely monitored data set that is VARS. You're more likely to be struck twice by lightning and then stabbed by a serial killer than die of vaccination.\n\n> Studies on vaccines are limited due to patent and legal restrictions\n\nYes because you can't kill patients and expose them to deadly diseases because that's inhumane.\n\n> Vaccines do contain some nasty stuff that's injected straight into your blood\n\nAccording to J.B. Handley and Jenny McCarthy. Just because something has a scary sounding chemical name, doesn't mean it's bad for you or it's not already in your body in much greater amounts. Oh and by the way, do you know what's in your fish? Methyl mercury, a neurotixin that was never used in vaccines (thimerosal was ethyl mercury, a benign version of mercury). So eat up. Anti-vaxers even fought imaginary chemicals so that shows how much they know about vaccine manufacturing.\n\n> Big Pharma\n\nYes, because companies = evil and all businesses are out to kill you for not good reason. Probably because they hate making money from you as you live a healthy life that requires constant purchases of the products they make...\n\n> these are provable and scientifically valid arguments\n\nNo. They're not. They're arguments from fear, ignorance and conceit. Arguments that Big Pharma is out to get you with stuff that's either not in vaccines, or is as harmless as chemicals get are only scientifically valid in a universe where having a kid makes you a board certified pediatrician and funding organic food stores while telling scientists and doctors they're all stupid and worthless idiots makes you an expert in biochemistry.
Hey, pretty sure you staggered in to the wrong subreddit. /r/atheism is that way, and /r/politics is right next door to it. Thanks for stopping by to drop off the lemonade though, appreciate it.
Anecdotes aren't much 'round here (and for good reason), but when I was a youngster, I used to describe being in Las Vegas. In my description, I depicted "dancers" as well as a variety of gambling related ideas. My parents occasionally joke to this day that they seriously considered that it was reincarnation. I assume they ignored the part where everyone was a dolphin.
Preventing spinal decay is not some mundane thing and would fall under your "magic bullet" umbrella. The poster you're referring to stated that "no" longevity claims are verified, while you say they do. That's not saying the same thing.\n\nAlso, he provided a source.
Agreed.  My main points were just:\n\n1. I've never actually come across those scientific dogmatists as you describe.  Any proponent of science I've ever spoken to freely admits that scientific consensus and theories are never irrefutable (otherwise they cease to be scientific) and that current understanding can always be changed by future discoveries.\n\n2. I've noticed that mostly I only hear about these kinds of people (the scientific dogmatists) from secondary sources - from people, usually  promoting some kind of pseudoscience, making reference to them in an attempt to discredit any legitimate science standing in opposition to their ideas (rather than having to go through all the trouble of providing good evidence themselves).  \n\n>But by the same token, when people begin to treat science as ideology...\n\nI think your quote is accurate.  But I would argue the "people" who do this are by and large not the actual scientists.
Exactly! This isn't the first news from the Vatican about alien life.This pope seems conservative; why didn't the last pope take up an interest like this? \n\nHere's the 2008 article:\nhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL146364620080514\n
I'm a little weary about the Science channel when they tried to twist what ~~Neil Armstrong~~ Buzz Aldrin was saying about the UFO when they went to the moon.
Yah, I get it but the words "here is this thing that is pertinent for X reason" were notably missing.
Michio Kaku also believes in ufo's as alien spacecraft. =(
You're right. Though I haven't seen her in about 2 years now, the girl who posted the picture ("A") was one of better friends in high school. I'm not some stranger on the internet, we're good friends.
> But if I respect them as people, then they need to be held responsible for their choices, not simply dismissed as not capable of knowing any better.\n\nThis is a pretty wise philosophy, so thank you for that. Saying that someone is beyond saving is in some ways to dehumanize them, or at least abandoning them.\n\nStill, it's sometimes difficult to even think there is hope for such people, because you rarely ever hear anyone say "You know, I used to be in a cult, but I suddenly woke up and saw the error in my ways." I only know of two such people, and that's Nate Phelps who is the son of Fred Phelps from WBC, and Matt Dillahunty from the Atheist Experience show in Austin Texas.\n\nMaybe with more people telling their cult story, some needed faith in humans could be restored. It seems to me that many people are ashamed to have been in the wrong. I don't think I will ever understand that. It's a "the glass is half-full vs half-empty" kind of thing as far as I'm concerned. I focus on being proud of having figured something out, not that I was wrong before. I am i no way ashamed admitting that I gave some credence to the 9/11 conspiracies for a while in the early 2000s, until I investigated the claims and got wiser.
Let me guess: they are using things that have been enhanced to deal with the environment, and not something like Monsanto's cash cow of roundup ready plants?
A nice [example](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucia_de_Berk) of this fallacy having some serious consequences.
http://www.corriere.it/cronache/12_ottobre_22/sentenza-grandi-rischi_a6f15a5e-1c59-11e2-b6da-b1ba2a76be41.shtml\n\n> L'accusa nei loro confronti era di omicidio colposo, disastro e lesioni gravi, per aver fornito rassicurazioni alla popolazione aquilana, in una riunione avvenuta solo una settimana prima del sisma.\n\n[...]\n\n> Precisamente si contesta loro di aver dato «informazioni inesatte, incomplete e contraddittorie» sulla pericolosità delle scosse registrate nei sei mesi precedenti al 6 aprile 2009.\n\nWhich translates to:\n\n> They are being accused of manslaughter [...] for having reassured the population of L'Aquila in a meeting one week before the quake.\n\n> In particular, they are being accused of giving "inaccurate, incomplete and contradictory information" about the danger of the quakes during the six months before the event.\n\nI don't see how one can go from "inaccurate, incomplete and contradictory information" to "failed to predict the quake".\n\nYou can't say that the city is safe if most of the buildings are not capable of withstanding a magnitude 5 quake even, given that the probability of such a quake is known to be significant. We'll see in the actual documents how much of this (which is what IMHO they should be accused of) contributed to the sentence.\n\nIf it turns out that as some international sources say (where did they get the information from?) they are really being accused of not giving credit to Giuliani, then I'll agree with all of you that the judge is an idiot, and I'm willing to bet this will be easily overturned in appeal.
> Only when wielded by gay European gypsy asylum-seeking benefit frauds who are after **YOUR** pension\n\nFTFY
Hopefully someone can provide incite in to how it happened. It still has a negative stigma in the US. I have a shaker of it in my kitchen and when people ask what "Accent" is I tell them it's MSG and they're shocked.
Ha except Cole doesn't know about the corn stealing incident
they were flying over Iraq.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b_FIgH3LqU
try /r/alternativehealth  -- lots of vaccine scaremongering there.
Collins may be a religious scientist, but that doesn't mean that it works. He also thinks that humans are intelligently designed by a created who had us in mind when we created the universe, and is objectively wrong about many of the facts his faith has him clinging to. You would think that a man of his position would be more knowledgeable about science in all areas. He isn't. His faith impedes his science and his rationality.\n\nAlso, if you read his book, you will see that his "evidence for belief" is nothing more than anecdote and feeling, in short, not evidence.\n\nIt may say PhD after the name, but there's no degree in critical thinking.
Im pretty sure its the Black ops TB-83 Triangle "UFO" that they clocked. [see here](http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&biw=1280&bih=620&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=triangle+ufo&aq=f&aqi=g4g-m5&aql=&oq=) 
Im not for homeopathy. 
You initially claimed that you had many sources that would cast doubt on the extent of the Japanese murder of civilians in Nanjing. So far you haven't been able to give a single credible citation.\n\nYou've been unable to back up your original case and now you're changing the subject.\n\nIt's without doubt that US forces throughout history have also been responsible for many terrible things. I'm sceptical that they committed atrocities on the same scale as Japan did during World War 2, and it's laughable to claim that they're comparable to Nazi Germany or Russia under Stalin (I'm not from the US, just by the way).\n\n*Even if* the US was "as guilty" as Japan, that in no way absolves the Japanese government nor military of their responsibility for their past actions. This rhetorical tactic is called "tu qoque", and it's logically unsound.\n\nJapanese forces committed terrible atrocities during their invasion of greater Asia. Continually downplaying that fact is grossly disrespectful to the victims of those war crimes.
Hey, hey guys, guys, GUYS!\n\nWhat if James Randi is the only person in the world who actually possesses ESP and knows it because of it?
I was fixing my friend's computer the other day, and suddenly I recalled quite clearly I had dreamt it; it wasn't the same as deja vu.
Memes are definitely not the reason that /r/atheism sucks.
It all depends if you truly think it was haunted, What was the creepiest thing that ever happened in your house?
There are some bits of the story that seem odd. \n\n>“Such comets can break into fragments as they near the sun during their travel along highly elliptical orbits,” he told The Epoch Times via email. “These fragments can remain in orbit and later can enter Earth’s atmosphere periodically.”\n\nThis is the bit! Yeah, so its only happening in one city, Right? But its caused by the fragments of a comet crossing earth's orbit? Isn't earth constantly spinning? Why just the one city?\n\n\nHere is my attempt at a better logic for this.\n\n>This strange phenomenon was first recorded in Kerala a few hours after a meteor airburst in July 2001, when a space rock exploded in the atmosphere. More than 120 such rain showers were reported that year, including yellow, green, and black ones. \n\n\nThe cells have weight. I would go back and look at the time each color fell. I am willing to bet the black fell first. On a light rain day, your more likely to get yellow/green. It is possible that these cells have just been kicking around in the lower atmosphere for a bit. Cells take a long time to fall. We are use to comets falling like a sack of potatoes. But cells are more like little feathers. The rain mixes with the cells and pulls them down faster.\n\nI look forward to hearing more.
By divine intervention, no less.
Elaborate? I'm definitely open to discuss this.
You're kidding, right?
Auditory matrixing
it's so creepy/amazing. you should also check out the episode of futurama called 'reincarnation' if you like exploring your mind/the world. talk about alluding to the truth.
Unfortunately no one else mows my yard, or does any work in my back yard except me
Little late to the conversation eh? 
What do you think about vaccinations? Is it better to wait until the child is older to choose if he wants to be vaccinated? 
Yessss. I am *NEVER* washing this hand again.
He needs to stop trying to vaccinate himself from bloggers.
Historic circumstances and systematic racism have conspired to make it extremely difficult for them to be successful in a white world. Meanwhile their poverty resulting from this drives them to live in rougher areas and commit more crimes because they are not given any of the advantages given to those who were born with lighter skin. They are put at a disadvantage legally due to an intersection of increased poverty-related crime and racially biased white judges (and jurors) that come from a culture that says black people are criminals or deserving of their scorn. The system ensures that they will be prosecuted and charged in ways much harsher than what a white person, even of the same class as the black person, would be subjected to.   \n\n\nI mean, in a nutshell.
I've heard it referred to as evolution-denial, which has a conspiracy ring to it that I like.
Every instance of therapeutic touch I've seen -- not to mention its Wiki article -- has shown it and described it as *non-contact* therapeutic touch.  Whereas the site you linked displays pictures of patient and practitioner in direct contact.  While they could be absolutely interconnected and one evolved from the other and was re-branded, I do not see how they can be *exact same practice* if one involves contact and the other does not.\n\nI mean, don't get me wrong:  it's all bullshit.  Anything beyond giving the patient a tingly feeling or placebo effect, all the energy field malarkey should be downright criminal to claim.  However, Rosa's experiment debunked the ability of the practitioners of TT to detect energy fields without any contact; if the practice has evolved to include contact, her research -- as wonderful as it was to expose everything it did -- is no longer as applicable, is it?\n\nI dunno.  All this makes me feel like I'm defending something that I want to make clear I am not.  Let's put it this way:  if a nurse were to claim that "___ touch" was provided free of charge during my hospital stay as a purely supplementary service alongside *real* medicine, I would pass on the TT practitioner who'd merely be waving their hands over me, but accept the practitioner who would effectively give me a nice little massage.
>Given that some vitamins are linked with greater cancer mortality, I'd say quite a few.\n\nSorry, brah, not taking your word for it. You didn't even *attempt* to copypasta this time. Next\n\n>If I were you, I'd stay away from places of betting.\n\nAre you really claiming people are dying everyday from vitamins?   The onus is on you to prove it. Big Pharma hates the vitamin industry, these numbers should be easy to find.  They're not though, b/c they don't exist.\n\n>The US Department of Agriculture? Is this tinfoil hat day?\n\nWell, I guess that invalidates everything I say huh. I fucked up one of the names of the dozens of alphabet enforcement agencies of the US government. My bad - I was referring to the FDA.\n\n
I was responding to this:\n\n>How do we know this isn't the Earth doing it's thing.\n\n>You're telling me you think it's impossible that even if we weren't here the Earth would go through this climate change?\n\nThe climate changes all the time without us. The thing is, at the moment it should be cooling.
HE'S A "PSYCHIC" LOL!!!  they consented to give him money too, that's theft through consent, should he be in trouble for theft too?  yes?  then what about every other "psychic" who makes money off fooling people?  \n\nthis case is going to have to set a precedent.  either the government will have to PROVE that those girls didn't have to get naked for the psychic to use his powers, or all psychic everywhere will have to become illegal.  
I guess that's a good way to put it. It's a real shame though, isn't it? 
> "I think you're interesting, want to have some coffee at my hotel room?" - might have that undertone, but it is not explicitly so (and sure as fuck is not POTENTIAL SEXUAL ASSAULT a-la Drama Queen) Plait\n\nI absolutely agree that Plait and others exaggerated what happened. In fact, very few people except Watson herself seemed to be able to refrain from over-interpreting the events.\n\n>Sure, he could have been and likely was interested in her as a potential mate, but it does not mean that he was turning her into a sex-object or giving the code-word for humping.\n\nAt this point, we can both only guess. All I can say is that, personally, I can't interpret the events as described by Watson as anything other than a sexual proposition. We'd have to hear from the guy himself to at least have two sides of the story.\n\nRegardless of what _actually_ happened (and what that is we probably will never know), can we at least agree that _if_ the proposition was, in fact, sexual in nature, that guys should do it like that? Which is, after all, all Watson said? Are we really debating _this particular guy_, even though Watson was pretty specific in that the request was _general_ in nature?
whew, I was worried for a bit
It's not "hes".  "Hes" is not a word.  It's "he's".  The apostrophe matters.  We learned this in fifth grade.  
I think the alien is very clever. 
To big to be kites. It would take at least 100 kites. Objects in the air or underwater look smaller because they are farther away from you.
Well said.
he could have taken her to Tapateria for a date or met her there.
tldr
Can't recall, I think maybe I was checking the time but yes that's what happened. It's hard for me to explain, but the corridor between outside/inside is about 4ft narrow and only about 6ft long. When you come in from the outside area you have to turn 90 degrees left and step through into the main part of the shop. Once in the main room, I turned immediately right towards the main entrance and counter. One of my friends who was inside the main room, walked up to me and started speaking to me.\n\nI turned and replied to them and at the same time started feeling for my phone. This is when I heard it fall, seemingly out of nowhere.\n\nAt the time it fell I was standing facing the doorway (open) to the corridor, albeit at an angle. My friend Lucy was standing between me and the doorway facing me, but turned toward the sound when it happened.\n\nWhen it fell, I had had time to pass the point I found/heard it, grab a chocolate bar or whatever it was from the counter, turn and engage my friend in conversation and check for the phone. All that must have taken between 10 - 20 seconds atleast.
i can't even begin to refute this statement.  from the phrase "ancient wisdom doesn't mean anything" to calling my medicine "subjective"...you really have no idea how to argue a legitimate point.\nAncient wisdom still engenders our understanding of mathematics, philosophy, astronomy, and yes...MEDICINE among every other "scientific pursuit".  And subjectivity is cause for validity.  Self-report is the standard by which we measure medical progress.  If you actually had any experience in the study of medical effectiveness (as i have...I was funded by multi million dollar ABMRF and NIAAA grants) you would know that the strongest measure of health is "subjective" self report data.  so yes, "I feel better" is a valid statistic of effectiveness.    I've read "Science, Psuedoscience and Nonesense."...I've been skeptical as my first masters was as a psychologist and therefor trained skeptic.  I understand the proclamation that there is no know scientific process by which acupuncture is valid (despite the overwhelming proof that it is effective).  I must say, that from my experience with everything from Cancer to diabetes to lupus and even allergies...it works.  perhaps before staging a lynching party, you should try it.  
Anyone want some of this Koolaid? 
Well, he waters down his talk when speaking to New Agers. THis is talk to  a crew of TMers at the TM University in Fairfield, IA. From his perspective, they already know what he is talking about, simply by personal experience with meditation.
No, the answering part isn't that bad. It is just a shortened version of the post itself. The reason that you shouldn't is that you give them page hits.\n\nAlso, it is ingest.
Mixed with abductees, people with psychic ability, crazy people, disinfo people, science fiction writers, conspiracy profiteers, ancient myths, and a lot more.  It's pretty much a mixed bag.  
Sigh... I wouldn't bother. Perhaps I've become more pragmatic in my old [internet] age, but I doubt anything you say will sway her or anyone following her blog. It requires a certain mentally to be so willfully ignorant, and as such, she will never give any argument you present a fair chance.\n\nThis is a woman who does not recognize the absurdity of appealing to authority by quoting three physicians who happen to be on her side, while simultaneously disregarding the millions of health professionals that argue against her as quacks and frauds. If she considered all doctors to be untrustworthy, that would be one thing, but to make the claim that we should heed the advice of these folks because they're "experts", while concurrently discarding the advice of all of their peers, implies a serious cognitive disconnect.\n\nHer brain is not looking for information from which to base an opinion, it is seeking information to support her existing opinion, all conflicting information will be considered hazardous and discarded. You will have no more luck with her than you would with a young Earth creationist.\n__________\n\nOn a side note, I really think the effort spent by our elementary schools to drill into our heads the notion that "*everyone has an opinion and should be respected*" has harmed our society immensely. They really should have done a better job distinguishing between subjective opinion and objective fact; nobody is entitled to their own facts. \n\nEven worse, amateurs think their views on hard science deserve equal respect as those of legitimate experts, and even more horrifying still, a large portion of the public actually gives both sides equal respect. I cannot count how many people I have met who think that because they skimmed a few articles on the internet that they are able to refute the argument made by a Nobel laureate economist regarding job creation, or can stand and argue on equal footing with a team of University climatology researchers.\n\nAside from overconfidence, which can also be blamed on schooling and culture, I think this latter problem stems from an inability to truly recognize how little one knows (Socrates’ greatest lesson). Unless one has scratched the surface and been confronted by the frighteningly astronomical amount of knowledge mankind has accumulated, one can never really appreciate how ignorant they are. Frankly, I think this anagnorisis is the most valuable part of a strong university education. After four years of work, you finally get your BS only to realize that you're a child in your own field; then you realize that there are literally thousands of other fields, some you don’t even know the names of. At that point, it becomes obvious that you have no business debating with someone who spent 30 years of their life studying one specific phenomenon. But if you never really interacted with people like this and never really recognized how titanic their knowledge of the subject is compared to your own, it is easy to miss out on this less.
when i was about 8 years old, a sphere shaped orb was floating in my room. at first it appeared in the corner of the room, and the next night it would be slightly closer to me, as if it were slowly trying to get close to me. at the time i didnt know what it was, my dad thought i was dreaming and told me it was a satelite beam coming through my window (lol) which i bought because i had no idea what else it could be. \nwell one night i asked my dad to sleep in my room to see this thing because he didnt believe me, and when i woke up in the middle of the night it was 2 feet from my face, i wasnt really scared though so i kinda gazed into it to see if i could distinguish anything, but i couldnt, it was soft light slightly moving around inside.\n\n\n\nwell i shook my dad "wake up, wake up" and being as graceful as he could in his have sleep stuper he turns over with his elbow in the air and hits the ghost, and it immediately disapears. i was like OH GREAT, he didnt even wake up fully and fell back asleep not ever even seeing or knowing what he did.\n\n\n\nneedless to say i was still not believed and the ghost stopped appearing after that. my dad later in life confided in me some experiences he had later on and said he now believes my story. \n\n\n\n\nisnt it weird how the ghosts either disapear or run in some way when we touch them? for being so scary they sure dont do well to our presence 
The reason that I "highly doubt"(as anything is possible)that these are insects is that the [still frames](http://imgur.com/a/7seNu) from the video show very clearly that the object has a smooth definition to it and reflects much more light than a typical insect would reflect.
Personal ancedote: If I eat plain pork rinds, no problem. If I eat hot pork rinds (only red pepper and MSG added) I get the runs. Pisses me off because I love hot pork rinds! (Note: could easily be another additive not listed on the label)
You should xpost in r/berkeley and r/bayarea
Because when you vote for a third party, you increase the probability that Romney will be elected, who is *markedly* more anti-science and neoconservative than Obama, even if Obama hasn't been great either. one of those two men will be elected this November, you can lament for our voting system which all but assures a two party system, but that's where we are. And that has actual effects on actual people, more important than your feeling of superiority because you're more ideologically pure.\n\nSupport a third party if you like, just don't keep your head in the sand about its larger consequences.
ಠ_ಠ  It would be pretty helpful to script kiddies if they could guess a password right a whopping 30% of the time.  If you would win the lottery 30% of the time.. etc.  \n\nA 30% chance is huge.
uhhh what? balloons fly in perfect triangle formations over great distances when?
sounds like it's a good thing she's got you (and your sister). =) not all hope is lost. people have a hard time giving up anything, but she could come around eventually. would probably help immensely to have a scientist daughter - like, a person behind the (perceived) figure. =) so like, good luck. ;)
No no, to protect yourself from wifi radiation, all you need to do is send me £29.95 and I will send you my wifi radiation protection device! 
Which is why they have flouride free "training" toothpaste. But once you're over 8 years old normal toothpaste is fine.
regardless of legitimacy or not, it was cool
sweet, a dot of light
erm, the internet was beat a couple days ago.i think that might released the internets endboss... someone saw al gore?
Send it to me and I'll put it into Adobe Audition. I might be able to help you out. \n\nEdit: PM me and we'll go from there. 
Nuttery?
It's my understanding that things like corn are subsidized so that we overproduce, because corn can be milled and then stored for years at room temp.  You can't do this with most other vegetables or fruits.  This is protection against drought and famine.\n\nHowever, after we hit the "cap" (stored all we can), we're still overproducing.  I'm not sure what the solution is there.  But there is at least some reason to overproduce in the first place.
The grammar in that document is appalling.
but the same exact one?
Because things people don't understand are automatically ascribed to a higher power.  The most noteworthy example is [Chariots of the Gods.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariots_of_the_Gods%3F)
That's not an argument against GMO, that's an argument against being able to patent genetic information.
>where does physics say this? \n\ni over-simplified for the sake of argument.  my apologies.  since you have questioned the issue, please allow me to clarify:\n\nScenario 1:\n\n1.  imagine you have a sledge hammer.\n\n2.  now imagine the head of the hammer is made of cheese (instead of metal).\n\n3.  now imagine you have a stack of cement blocks (made of cement).\n\n4.  now swing and smash the cement blocks with your cheese hammer.\n\nQ:  what happens?\n\nA:  the cheese smashes.\n\n\nScenario 2:\n\n1.  imagine you have a sledge hammer.\n\n2.  now imagine the head of the hammer is made of titanium alloy.\n\n3.  now imagine you have a stack of cement blocks (made of cement).\n\n4.  now swing and smash the cement blocks with your titanium alloy hammer.\n\nQ:  what happens?\n\nA:  the cement blocks smash.\n\n\nScenario 3:\n\n1.  imagine you have a sledge hammer.\n\n2.  now imagine the head of the hammer is made of a cement block (made of cement).\n\n3.  now imagine you have a stack of cement blocks (made of cement).\n\n4.  now swing and smash the cement blocks with your cement block hammer.\n\nQ:  what happens?\n\nA:  both the cement blocks and and the cement hammer-head smash (in near amounts).\n\ndo you disagree?\n\n>for something to be deflected the resistance must me significant\n\n"significant" like 80 floors of one of the World Trade Towers' multi-pillar, steel reinforced concrete core? (not to mention acres of supporting structure).  now given the above example, why would the bottom 80% of the WTC structure NOT present sufficient resistance to the top 20% of the same structure (same mass)  -- just like our hammer example.\n\n>the mass must be accelerated in that direction by the impact\n\ncorrect.  but less and less each time.  each time the bowling ball encounters the soccer ball, the soccer ball provides at least an ounce of resistance; hence, slowing the bowling ball somewhat.  and when the bowling ball (now traveling slower) hits the next soccer ball, the same thing happens.  the blowing balls slows.  and again.  and again, until the bowling balls stops.\n\nbut in our case, we have two objects (the tops floors and the bottom floors).  and though they are of different sizes (the top 20 floors being 4x smaller than the bottom 20 floors), they are still (nevertheless) are made of the same material (cement hammer vs. cement blocks).  so in our case, we should have seen a tremendous amount of "slowing" of the top 20 floors (the cement hammer) as it hit the bottom 80 floors (the cement blocks).\n\ninstead, what did we see?  aside from the initial collapse acceleration (which in and of itself occurred long after the point of collision was passed), the collapse speeds of both towers remained effectively constant all the way down.  we saw near zero deceleration (which is NOT what we would have expected to see given a natural, gravity-driven collapse -- again, noting the applied examples).\n\n>again you have no clue look at conservation of momentum... again not teaching you phys 101.\n\nfor what it's worth... conservation of momentum states (essentially) that objects that traveling in a vacuum (i.e., objects that encounter zero resistance while they travel, will continue to travel at the same speed for ever).\n\nquestions:\n\n1.  am i wrong?\n\n2.  what does that have to do with our discussion.  Last i checked the WTC complex was not in a vacuum.  and the bottom 80 floors of each building certainly provided a shit-tonne of resistance; thus, should have "slowed" the collapsing floors.  that WOULD have followed the law "conservation of momentum".  right?\n\n>This same line of reasoning says that a car directly impacting another car will move around the sides. which is not the case (only happens if it is off center, and then is relative to how off center, and affected by the masses "sticking" together). Sigh again...\n\nexactly.  \n\nA:  what happens when two toyota priuses smash into one another, head on?\n\nB:  they crumple equally.  (same mass hitting one another.)\n\nam i wrong?\n\nand yes, you are right... cars will spin-off and get "deflected" towards paths of lesser resistance (lesser than head on -- the path of GREATEST resistance -- straight through the core structure).  right?\n\n>It fell to the side because that's the weak point there in the truss. It then recontacts the floors below it some falls off the side most stays on the top.\n\nhehe i understand why it fell to the side.  falling to the side is the path of least resistance.  by question is... why did it reverse course?  and then somehow destroy 4x it's own mass (at effective "free fall" speeds -- totally at odds with the laws conservation of momentum, since you brought it up).\n\n>Are you under the impression the building supports are as strong at the top as at the bottom? again I will point out that an impact is much harder to hold than a sable load. Think of a bridge holding cars. there is no problem for it to do this. Now raise all those cars 10ft off the ground and drop them.\n\nif you are suggesting that the mass is more robust at the bottom (vs top floors), then you are only working to prove my point.  how can 20 floors plow through 4x it's own mass (which may be even more rigid as it gets closer to the ground, according to you).\n\n>In conclusion...\n\nlooking forward to your response. thank you for your time.  (i know you "love this stuff" -- as do i.  cheers.)
Maybe coincidence but freaky none the less!
Reasons to not drink bottled water: \n\n1) bottled water facilities are tested every few years. Most major metropolises test their water several times a day, using a battery of tests. They usually test at every pumping station too. \n\n2) bottled water sits stagnating in plastic bottles for god knows how long, while chemicals from the plastic leach into it. While it's doing that, bacteria that were in the bottles at the time of bottling reproduce at will. That's why your bottled water tastes funny. That's also why it has an expiry date.\n\n3) Both Dasani and Aquafina get their water from municipal sources. They just filter it another couple of times. So basically they are selling you tap water that your tax dollars have already paid for, at more than the cost of gasoline. \n\nIf you're green-minded at all, here's another one:\n\n4) by the time a bottle of water hits your lips, it has consumed three times its own volume in water, 1/4 its capacity in crude oil, and has produced 1.2 lbs of greenhouse gases. \n\nSo if your mom is leery of chemicals in food, drinking bottled water contributes to the problem. 
They're fearful of vaccines because there are celebrities screaming bloody murder about vaccines turning kids into zombies. They're not fearful of them because something objective is obviously wrong. Noting that vaccines are not a poorly studied medical treatment does not make me a pompous ass.
l totally agree with you. Humans have shown a tendency to study all living things in the planet. We have even abducted some individuals of many species to conduct studies, sometimes implant some tracking devices in them and then released back into their habitat. We do this from a distance as to, as you mention it, not interfere with what they usually do.\n\nPersonally l would like to believe sentient beings are not a common occurrence in planets harboring life. lt is selfish to presume we are the only sentient beings in the galaxy, let alone the universe and even more to pretend that because we are not able to come up with a way to travel such vast distances in space it is impossible. \n\nIn the 1500's it would seem impossible to believe that humanity would travel across the Atlantic ocean in half a day, or that we would walk on the moon. Who knows what technology we could have in 500 years if we are still around.
It's the quality of evidence that's important.  Creationists think they have evidence, UFO believers think they have evidence, ghost hunters think they have evidence, the list goes on.  If you don't understand the apprehension of someone that doesn't believe in your pet theory, do you even understand scientific skepticism at all?  You can't link one article and expect people to believe it.  You may be completely and 100% correct in what you believe, but it's a red flag that you become defensive when others challenge it.  Could you be right?  Yes.  Do I need a ton of higher quality evidence to jump on board?  Of course.\n\nAlso, as a side note, "that's the goal of a conspiracy" is an "out" that you're giving yourself that you should not.  It's basically saying "if it's hard to prove/provide evidence for, that's just part of the conspiracy!".   That's just not logically sound by any standard.
Thank you for the recommendation!
Well-made point. I hadn't considered the parallels with the use of the word "gay," but I definitely see them now. Thanks for this comment.
They were both from xieish.
More than just that one study:\n\n>A randomized clinical trial of patients with whiplash found an effect that was statistically significant, but "improvements in pain and cervical range of motion were small and may not be clinically meaningful."\n\n>A study of the effect of elastic taping on baseball players with shoulder impingement found "elastic taping resulted in positive changes in scapular motion and muscle performance.\n\n>A study of the effect of Kinesio Taping on changes in the tone of the vastus medialis muscle during isometric contractions found an increase in muscle tone 24 hours after application, but a decrease to the baseline during the fourth day. The authors conclude "Kinesio Taping used shortly before the motor activity it is supposed to support may fail to fulfil its function."\n\n>A study of the effect of kinesio taping on lower trunk range of motion found an increase in range of motion for flexion, but no significant difference for extension or lateral flexion.\n\nSeems like if you use the tape like athletes do on TV (put it on during your performance, and then take it off), it works.
shit, $380 for a glass of champagne?!
Well of course you are the enemy you know that right? Admitting you go to college? Yep, "yer jus' a liberal socialist."
magicians have a rule: never do the same thing twice in a row unless you have a different mechanism for doing it.\n\nThere's very likely half a dozen ways the spoon bending can be done with volunteered silverware - it certainly doesn't say anything about his ability to heal, but you do have to ask what bending spoons has to do with healing people: yes, the average person can't do that and it's amazing, but it's way out in left field in relation to what they're asking you to trust them about.\n\n"of course I'm a great cook: look at this beautiful painting I created!" while we're arguing over the inkjet printer he's got hidden under the desk - it's just misdirection, which is another indicator that he's trying to deceive someone (and not just for entertainment purposes).
They're both out of focus. Speaking of focus, I think we need to focus on something other than the tether footage.
Go speak to some students in a scientific club. Computer Science, Physics, anything scientific. Some of these nut jobs might be willing to help you. Trying to do it all alone seems like a lot of work. If you get enough people or a couple of groups together they might be able to prevent him from coming.\n\nSend your email to the mailing list and the organizer and see if they offer suggestions on how to get him removed. Ask the organizer how someone could be removed.\n\nIf he does come, you need to be careful you dont make an enemy. Who knows, the guy could take your attack very seriously; adults tend to do that when people disrupt how they make a living. The best thing to do would be to recruit others to call him out, or stay anonymous by preventing him from coming.\n\nIf you dont care about him possibly killing you, get a hold of a newpaper, radio or tv reporter. Explain the situation. They might gobble this shit up.
If anything it is a USO (Unidentified Submerged Object) 
Have you tried looking up the official building plans? Not that you need to spend that much time on this glitch, but it couldn't hurt. Do they keep original building plans as well as remodels? Could be worth looking into for the sake of curiosity.
So does a lot of stuff I don't support. Like religious laws ಠ\\_ಠ\n\n
What if you are able to debunk what you thought were your own experiences? 
Good article, but I just wish they took a more rounded position.   \n\nLet me explain: Basically the whole article was a presentation of convincing evidence for "the backfire effect."  But what about the FACT that some people DO change their deep seated positions on topics.  Someone or something (probably a great many things) were successful in presenting arguments that did not backfire.  \n\nI wish they would have spoken about why some arguments change minds and others backfire.  Reading this article makes me feel like it is never worth discussing issue EVER because whatever set of beliefs a person is born with will just die with them.  So arguments are just a big waste of everyone's time. \n\nI mean, is it ironic that before reading this article I would have said that "yes, winning an argument does bring someones opinions closer to the winner" but, given the scientific evidence, my mind has now changed on the topic?
man i was hoping for a group meditation 
Mr White?
>Neither the state board of education, nor any public elementary or secondary\nschool governing authority, director of schools, school system administrator, or any\npublic elementary or secondary school principal or administrator shall prohibit any\nteacher in a public school system of this state from helping students understand,\nanalyze, critique, and review in an objective manner the scientific strengths and scientific\nweaknesses of existing scientific theories covered in the course being taught.\n\nThis basically says, if a teacher wants to teach creationism, nobody can stop them. It *also* implies that the same is true for a teacher who wants to teach evolution, but since the bill refers to this as a "scientific controversy," it's pretty clear that the intention is to protect teachers who want to teach creationism.\n\nThe last section doesn't change anything, it's just there to say "This doesn't violate the first amendment, 'cause we say it doesn't."
Please help me with science.  How would you "blind" an experiment with a plant?  You mean blind the person caring for the plant?
Or the people that say, "We should be evolved to not get fat from eating too much X".\n\n
Why thanks skipper.
[Doctors have the best method](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5rWs_tncktU#t=14s)
There is also a reflection in his glasses that looks like a flat-screen monitor.\n\nMy searches also keep leading me to a guy named Gerald Celente, which leads me to think this is a marketing ploy.
Don't you find it curious that _not a single lizard_ was killed on 9/11? 
I wonder how damaging it would be for him to stare at the sun during dusk or dawn for the few seconds a day he's talking about.  
So, actually, when I was overseas, the first time I went, I brought a video camera that had a several second startup time.  I missed a lot of shots.\n\nThe camera you have is the camera in your hands.  It had better turn on fast and focus quickly, or there is lots you're going to miss.
Ditto
Back in the days before cell phones were so popular, I hadn't gotten a phone call in a long time and suspected something was wrong with my telephone service; so while I was walking in the neighborhood (passing a cemetery along the way) I used a pay phone to call my number, leaving a message on the machine when it picked up. When I got home and listened to the message, an old man's voice was there along with my own; "please help me."
I'll bet they sequenced something that fell off their face into the sample and discovered there was mostly human DNA in the result.
I would like to point out that people don't die in graveyards, they are only buried there. If people don't die there why would they go there to haunt. This is why there is little credibility in paranormal research. "sigh"
it very well might not be complete BS.  The magic energy part is of course utter bullshit, but some studies have apparently shown there could be some benefit beyond the placebo effect, though I don't think the studies were conclusive.  A mechanism for the benefit has been proposed though, in that the tiny pin pricks cause endorphins to be released when the immune system heals the tiny punctures which could cause a mild anesthetic effect.\n\nThat said even if it does produce an anesthetic effect it certainly doesn't treat most of the stuff acupuncturists claim it treats, and an Advil(if the pain is physical) or a massage(if the pain is caused by stress/mental) would probably work better so its still a waste of money.
**TL;DW**: It's a lovely mix of a lack of understanding as to what mental illness is/how it's diagnosed, mixed with a rant against public schooling and an anti-psychotropic drugs message. \n\nThough he does manage to be not *entirely* wrong about some things in some places, it's still mostly idiotic. 
Those are kinda pretty - they'd look good in a bonkei landscape... which you could then sell to gullible people for far more than cost.
That guy is a real chore to listen to. 
It looks fake. The box moves as if it is being pulled by a string straight above the area where it eventually stays. The paper too...just isn't as noticeable since it glides around a bit more. \n\nAlso... I don't think you ever see the thing that is "thrown " at him ...
>A much more reasonable, rational and realistic pie chart would have no "shit you know" and would be all "shit you know you don't know."\n\nSo the new chart states that you don't know anything but that you know you don't know anything? Great..\n\n>I've attempted to explain something like this before, but apparently Reddit doesn't take kindly to Pyrrhonic skepticism.\n\nIt sounds more like "Reddit" doesn't take kindly to your intellectual masturbation. This is one reason why so many people consider philosophy to be full of shit: They encounter it in the form of people like you, who go around insisting that <unlikeable position> is correct but who neglect to mention that they are using definitions that are rigid, irrelevant, useless and/or completely disconnected from the day to day experience of the people they are talking to.\n\nThe truth is that once the semantic knots are untied it becomes apparent that you have no worthwhile insight to offer and that you haven't reached any particular conclusion that wouldn't be obvious to anyone who had spent 10 seconds reading <relevant Wikipedia page>.
Mhm. It was certainly up there. I was just hoping someone had some information for one or two points. I understand that there are too many variables (the other habits of those who choose veganism (health-consciousness, abstinence from smoking/alcohol). I was just wondering which were outright false. I commented on 20 in the original post as being absolutely ridiculous.\n\nThank you for your input!
Browsing through some of the other articles on this website, it would be really hard for me to take anything they said seriously.\n\nIf there are any legitimate facts on that site, I assume it was an accident.
>If we had such an effective vaccine in 1918, the 60% effective rate would have reduced the infection from 30% of the population to about 12% - saving tens of millions of lives in the process.\n\nIt bears considering that this is also dependent on the level of vaccinated people on the whole. While a 60% reduction is great, it also means that those now not infected will not be infecting others. It isn't linear (as far as I understand it and from what people working the fields tell me) in terms of "x out of y people are vaccinated, thus .6*x do not catch it" but a more complicated story depending on x/y as well as individual impact.\n\nOf course, I may listen more to arguments I like out of bias. I shoot up yearly (and.. any other vaccines I come across). 60% reduction is fine for me. I'm a little under 40, male and in pretty good health. It's simply because fuck it, I don't like having the flu. Even with a 2.something risk (though I'd wager us with children (aka vectors who didn't get the whole "don't eat other peoples snot" memo) have a slightly higher risk) I'm more than happy to cut it in half and then some for a reasonable price and a quick shot in the arm. I don't think I am, but.. full disclosure - I dig vaccines.
Why don't they come down and say hello? Do you go outside and try to communicate with ants?
Phoney baloney
> I don't give a damn about attitudes. I care about how people are actually being effected.\n\nSo why did you mention SCUM? It's a fictional story, not a manual.\n\n> All the good attitudes in the world doesn't change the fact that a woman can get any man thrown in prison over a false rape charge and destroy the rest of his life, even if he is exonerated.\n\nA problem overshadowed by actual rapists who are far greater in number and get away with their crime in the majority of cases. Sometimes they're even cheered on by people, like with Assange.\n\n> And don't get me started on cases where an adult women got pregnant via statutory rape on a teenage (or younger) boy and still was awarded child support.\n\nIf I did get you started, you'd stop very soon because that's hardly a common occurence.
They're all over Dallas, too. Hopefully some wealthy smart-ass will finance the continuation of one of them past the 21st, just submit the exact same design to the billboard company and pay to keep it up for years afterwards.
Disappointed,  not as advertised 
It's not the food.  It's the emotional connection to the 'organic' label.
I'm so sorry that is happening to you.   I understand the need for comfort and the (albeit false) comfort that a medium bring, but the idea of adding false quotes to the book of your father's life is disgraceful.  But, honestly, if it's not a rational problem, it can't be solved with rational thought.\n\nPerhaps you can reconcile your feelings of anger by reminding yourself that their ignorance comes from a place of love and unhealed pain.
I've been listening to the show for the better part of my life. Art Bell is the guy who made the show what it is today.\n\nIf you want to listen to Coast to Coast and actually learn something, listen on Saturday nights when John B hosts. I would listen to the show every night if John B was the host. George Noory is sleeping half the time during interviews, and he doesn't engage the guests. He lets people ramble on and on. I don't listen like I used to when the master was in charge.
A new photo of the UFO seen in the skies over the Chinese city of Hangzhou on July 7 has emerged.
The comments. They make me want to cry while hitting a puppy. Please make it stop.
I thought folks might like to know about the petition that has gone up on Change.org ... 
Maybe we should rename this subreddit to r/shittyjabsathomeopathy
"It had an engine" "unmanned" The it had an engine comment sounds more like a man made unidentified flying object. Unless more detail comes out not much to go on.\n\nCould be one of the drone aircraft from Iran. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11052023
Is anyone else thinking pokemon?
I was drinking when I read that. Thanks.
No offense intended, but you need to strip yourself of humanocentric bias.  If these beings are extraterrestrial, we can't anticipate their motives, morality, technology, etc., through our human lenses because we share so little, if anything, with them culturally, historically or genetically. All we can say is that there is a phenomenon here that seems to have an intelligence behind it.  Their motive and technology are pure guesswork, although interesting to speculate about.
Won't matter.  They'll just change the date like they do for every other missed apocalypse.  Something got mistranslated somehow and we'll keep pushing the date back before the next apocalypse story takes hold of the public zeitgeist and this one is marginalized.
[Here's how I feel about watching that gif twenty times a day.](http://dc544.4shared.com/img/_DQO5gfz/s7/AINT_NOBODY_GOT_TIME_FOR_THAT.gif)
Heritage Park Calgary has a few in the century old houses they've moved to hose grounds. Here is a great little article on other known haunted places in Calgary too http://www.avenuecalgary.com/articles/calgarys-haunted-houses  I used to work at the Ranche Restaurant and I can confirm as it says in the article the strange things that go on there. It's a beautiful place though and I highly recommend you visit.
I've only recently discovered reddit and joined nofap, but I've been cutting down on my masturbation over the past year due to disheartening sexual experiences. Not being able to gain/maintain an erection during sex, not being 100% erect or turned on by porn anymore, having to watch more extreme porn just to feel fulfilled... it's a downward spiral. These problems are caused by porn and not solely by masturbation. But for me the two go hand in hand. I don't find masturbation overly exciting unless I am masturbating to porn. So by quitting porn I'm also quitting masturbation as well. \n\nAt my worst I used to masturbate 4/5 times a day, each time to porn. I had to use porn each time because if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to orgasm. It clearly became an addiction for me and I didn't realise until it started having negative impacts on my life. I am by no means against masturbation, but I know if I masturbate the temptation to watch porn will be too strong.\n\nFor all the skeptics that are saying that all these benefits are bullshit, I believe these benefits are only experienced once you have hit rock bottom and you're slowly working your way back up to a normal state of living. If you think they are bullshit and there's no possible way they could happen just from quitting masturbation/porn, then you're probably normal healthy human beings. Good on you.\n\nBut for porn/masturbation addicts, giving it up does reap rewards. We aren't saying these benefits make us feel better than non-addicts, we are saying these benefits are real because we have been without them for a long long time and we are slowly starting to return to normal physical/mental health. \n\nMy longest strek without porn/masturbation was 54 days. In that time, I can honestly say I got a whole lot more energy throughout the day, I no longer had to have afternoon naps just to make it through, I found normal girls WAY more attractive, I started noticing things like smiles/eyes/hair/legs rather than thinking about their tits/ass and what they'd be like in bed and having confidence around girls AND your mates. It's really refreshing.\n\nBut for the skeptics, this is probably how you feel like 100% of the time. Porn/masturbation addicts do not and maybe haven't ever experienced these feelings seeing as many began their addiction at the age of 13, meaning it has taken over their teenage years (puberty) and for some many years after that.
> Bill Nye was not out of his element\n\nThe hothead has a phd in "Dramatic Art". Ironic.\n\n> Professor Jacobs is a professor at Bradley University where he instructs and advises radio/television majors. He holds a PhD in Dramatic art and graduated from University of California Santa Barbara. In the 1960s he was in the Air Force. He was the officer in charge of optical instrumentation and his job was to film ballistic missile tests launched from Vandenberg Air Force base in California. In 1964, during a test of the first missile they filmed, they caught on film a UFO traveling right next to the missile. He says it looked like two saucers cupped together with a round ping-pong ball like surface on top. \n\nhttp://ufosearchonline.com/ufo/2010/07/dr-bob-jacobs-ufo-expert-video/
I heard this won't work on people without a significant fecal blockage in the cavity between their ears.
Ye I agree with this. Started listening to SGU. Now I listen to like 10 podcasts, all science/skeptic based :)
And these chills on my arms are proof of the paranormal!
A little learning is a dangerous thing;\n\ndrink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:\n\nthere shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,\n\nand drinking largely sobers us again. \n\n-=- Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)
Absolutely I would. It's more relevant here than it is there I feel though. \n\nI'm more concerned with the people who place stock in looney conspiracy theories and use garbage video, picture, and witness testimony to attempt to solidify their beliefs while they simultaneously push them on others. \n\nWhen JohnnyUFOTruth or BillyBob2012 jump to conclusion that this video or that video is absolute proof that we're being visited, my head wants to slam onto my desk.\n\nThere is a reason why the UFO community is looked down upon, and those types of individuals are the reason why.  Being a proud member of this community, it worries me deeply that so many involved here are so easily persuaded by odd but often clearly explainable aerial activity. \n\nI suppose all I am saying is that we shouldn't allow ourselves to jump so quickly to conclusions without involving a little bit of reason. 
>I am always amused when he gets super specific about a piece of evidence-"Could this voice be the voice of the bride who died while waiting for her husband to return from war?\n\nExactly! It's also the cadence and intensity with which he says things like that that make me giggle.
>but I think you're missing out on an opportunity to discuss some very interesting material.\n\nI dont believe in conspiracies, except for one: intelligence agencies most likely spread misinformation and obvious bullshit conspiracies in order to muddy the waters.
[Zing!](http://instantrimshot.com/index.php?sound=rimshot&play=true)
Hmm, pure oxygen sounds dangerous; maybe they should cut it with some hydrogen?
it would be cool if you could instantly play Angry birds with it.
I fuckin' knew it.\n\nFUCK THAT GUY.
A Digimon was just Digivolving nearby, everyone calm down. 
A little confused... Are you suggesting that the only reason people speak out loudly against these people only do so for self-gratification? If so, I have to strongly disagree. This is blantantly untrue. \n\nI find it quite hard to believe that a reasonable person could honestly say that the direct approach doesn't have it's merits. In my experience more people are just surprised to learn that what they have heard from the anti-vax side is bullshit.
you are taking the crazies which are a small percentage and applying them to everyone. Remember, these people include generals, scientists, pilots, and entire governments. do not generalize.
Are they clones?
Yeah, that was just for general clarification.  I didn't know if we were on the same page or not, but in case you or anyone else were reading it, you'd understand that I didn't click the same link twice and go "oh, looks the same."  Yeah.
No, because most of them aren't really GitM worthy.
The zip of the pics 11mb...\nhttp://www.mediafire.com/?ru9a41oyksja8q4\n\nNever used media file. Let me know if it's not working.
I don't know how you can miss the point so spectacularly. Penn would say that people who care about the hungry who have food to spare should voluntarily  *provide food to those in need*... at what point do we need to posit a government who claims the sole right to *force* all people to go with whatever humanitarian project they happen to choose? That's immoral. What if the government chooses wrongly. What if I have X amount of spare resources and I want to use them fighting cancer and the government wants to use it to send money to Somalia. Who's right? This ignores the fact that of course the government wastes money far more than private individuals in the first place so for every $1 Penn spends helping people the government would take $4 achieving the same result.
Thanks!
No, I'm not willing to defend it. Because if I engaged everyone, it would be an army of ants. I simply am one person, who does not have the resources to drop what he's doing and engage everyone who says that "Well, because you won't argue with me, you must not have any evidence."\n\nI have a job. Okay? I have other things to do. People that depend on me.\n\nOr the other one: "Well, yours is not a predominantly-held view, therefore, lacking consensus, it's marginal."\n\nRead the reply I sent the other guy.\n\nIf you want to believe in the religion or cult of science, without questioning it, go ahead. \n
How does it belittle and dismiss people with different experiences to state one's own experience?  Are people who talk about not feeling safe at TAM belittling the experiences of those who do feel safe?  \n\nHonestly, I think you may be exhibiting the "with-us-or-against-us" bias that Sara was talking about.  She's not belittling anyone by saying she feels safe.  She's just saying she feels safe.
Scarce money is not good for an economy.  It leads to wage reduction (which is justifiable due to shrinking cost of necessities) and higher interest rates for loans, which only leads to more accumulation of wealth by the wealthy.
This doesn't sound like mormonism to me. I thought Mormonism believed that God spoke to Joseph Smith through an angel and some tablets? Sounds pretty supernatural to me. 
Thanks for the feedback. I will admit that I am new to Reddit and learning the rules. Would it have been more appropriate / useful to post this instead?\n\nhttp://skepticink.com/gps/2012/11/20/worst-way-to-treat-child-behavior-problems-evah/.
>I dunno, I don't think being a skeptic makes you an atheist. \n\nThen you're not a very good skeptic :)
True, but I didn't find his arguments compelling.  The point is, however, that those were merely examples - there are many more phenomena and questions where science simply has nothing to say on the matter.  Individual matters of aesthetics or taste, for example, or "which is better - chocolate or vanilla?"
It's ALL NATURAL, man. How can you disagree with Mother Nature?\n\nYou are clearly some kind of robot that wants to kill freedom, or a **SHILL** for big pharma.\n\nI'm going to name my firstborn Maggot, as soon as this damn colloidal silver stops making my nuts blue.
If it was American news all they would have mentioned was the cat. 
Interesting, my concern is that the person filming has a very steady hand until the lights move. I understand excitement but it also ends rapidly. Red flags...
As dormetheus points out, ecstasy is the word. And you know, you can both be in ecstasy and in awe… there's no need to compress or select. If there's nothing **spirit**ual about something, then please stop calling it *spiritual*. 
WOW HAHAHAHAHA AN ONION STORY ABOUT SKEPTICISM HAHAHAHAHA GOOD ONE SO RELEVANT! THIS CHANNEL DESERVES MORE SUBSCRIBERS HAHAHA
From what I've seen in the more, uh, controversial subreddits, it's mostly about the opportunity costs.  Also corruption.
about two weeks ago on a Sunday morning, my wife told me about a weird dream she had where she had got up during the night and had walked to the dresser on the other side of the room to pull out a pink pair of underwear and placed it under her pillow.  We laughed at the weirdness of it until she looked under her pillow and found a pair of pink underwear.  \n\nSo, it turns out it was not actually a dream but she had actually really gotten up to get it, however she wears a CPAP machine/mask and it is not something you can put on and off half asleep.  The other odd thing is that in her "dream" she was looking specifically for the pink underwear in the drawer.  I asked her how she could have seen what she was doing as our room is very dark.  It would be impossible to find it without turning on a light.  She said in her "dream" there was a bright light only surrounding the dresser.  \n\nThe really spooky thing is she says she remembers somebody standing next to or somewhat behind the door as she did this.  She assumed it was me in her "dream" but wasn't sure.  \n\nSo, the fact that we know her pink panties really ended up under her pillow shows that it was not a dream.  So how did she do this in in the dark and who was standing in the corner of the room?  I know I didn't get up during the night.  Just weird.
[In our civilized western societies, we don't sacrifice to volcano gods!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2bCz9gcvMfk#!)
Thanks for your help:)
This is /r/skeptic, can you try to be a bit less "BIG PHARMA PUTS CANCER FLUORINE IN OUR WATER" please?
Yeah... at the 33 minute mark the guy uses as a support against fruit, rice, pasta, and bread as being bad for diabetics because it was strictly forbidden 100 years ago. \n\nMaybe what he says is true, maybe they are bad... but he certainly has some poor evidence for it. Also, as you mention he uses an Ad hominem attack.
Like Neptune?
Thanks for pointing that out
I actually thought it was more of an American trait. I've only ever met one person who was lactose intolerant.
> drowned out\n\nI see what you did there
Altar by sunnO))) Boris is cool.  Also, Oracle by sunnO))) is super creepy.
er. - basic health - colds are caused by viruses . Echinacea is an immune system enhancer so has it's main effect on bacterial infections . Viral infections take longer to deal with . So basic fail npr .\n
Hey, don't buy any books. I posted a free logic class online taught by UCSD professor Rick Grush. Also there is a good video by Qualiasoup or theramintrees on YouTube about it. I'm in my lab right now but pm me and I'll send you links later tonight. Look in my link history if you want the logic podcasts now though. 
I would be much more worried about the pesticide Atrazine. It is a dangerous endocrine disruptor that can act like estrogen and cause infertility and feminization in amphibians and fish (possibly humans as well) infertile. The EU has already banned it, but the US continues to use it.\n\nThe notion that waste treatment facilities do not filter prescription drugs is legitimate, but considering how many tons of this stuff is mixed in with agricultural runoff, I suspect it greatly outweighs the damage done by the pill.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrazine\n\n[TED: Tyrone Haynes & Penelope Jagessar Chaffer - The Toxic Baby](http://www.ted.com/talks/tyrone_hayes_penelope_jagessar_chaffer_the_toxic_baby.html)\n\n*Tyrone Hayes is a respected scientist who has published quite a few peer reviewed papers on the effects of Atrazine exposure on amphibians. Not sure about the lady.*
...What's wrong with it?
True, but several of the top comments are questioning the legitimacy of the quote. More interesting to me is the second top comment, which instead of taking the quote as being "there is no Al Qaeda", seems to suggest simply that "Al Qaeda" is irrelevant, it is simply a conjured "enemy"; a name to try to define an incredibly complex set of religious and political issues as the work of a single, organised evil. I think the idea that "insurgents" and "terrorists" are not part of some organized evil but rather a spontaneous reaction to American imperialism is an idea that skeptics should take seriously. Maybe there is much to learn from subscribing to both subreddits?
>I'd love to see your proof for this.\n\nI think it's self evident that friends can't be bought at stores.
[So...](http://worldseriesdreaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dumbanddumber_small.gif)
I was the same way! Never believed in Santa or the Tooth Fairy, but was a devout Christian for most of my life. One of my first boyfriends who was an atheist told me "You know, you'd be a really good atheist" after telling him some view I had on something. That always stuck with me for some reason, and until about a year ago it scared the shit out of me.
>Is the Journal of american Osteopathy not a "reputable medical journal"?\n\nIn this case no.  If I was asking for evidence on the efficacy of homeopathy I wouldn't trust the Journal of Homeopathic Medicine.\n\n>Why does it matter what osteopathic medicine was based upon?\n\nMy specific issue is narrowing down to the inappropriate use of OMM (e.g. treating cerebral palsy).  Use that appears to be sanctioned by the AOA.  I never said osteopaths themselves were *all* practicing quackery (quite impossible given their status in the US) but OMM is suspiciously pseudo scientific and there are DO's using it to treat all sorts of ailments that have nothing to do with bones.\n\n>You have to remember that when Andrew Still founded osteopathy, there was no such thing as "double blind studies"\n\nWe have them now, and because of them we got rid of a lot of medical nonsense that would've been considered orthodoxy in it's time.  The stuff that was proven to work is called 'medicine'.\n\n>This, my friend, is an example of "pseudoscience", something that has been PROVEN WRONG through utilization of the scientific method.\n\nYou are almost right.  Something has to be PROVEN TO WORK before it can be considered medicine.  Stuff that hasn't yet been proven to work is just as bad as stuff that has been proven not to work.\n\n>And for me, the "jury is out" on whether OMM can be utilized to help cerebral palsy. \n\nYou can't possibly be serious.  How can you claim to be an educated human being and make such a ridiculous suggestion that spine manipulation has *anything* to do with neurological disorders in the brain?  The clearest example yet of osteopathic quackery.  If you truly hold that opinion you are a disgrace to the medical community and I have nothing further to add to that.\n\nA lot of the osteopaths here (or at least, Shane, the one osteopath) were defending themselves saying that they had moved on from quackery and you've just brilliantly proven them wrong.#\n\nEDIT:  Let's be ridiculously charitable and go into fantasy land where the "jury is actually out" on whether spinal manipulation can cure cerebral palsy.  Because it hasn't been disproven you think this is good reason to practice it?  You haven't disproven that a well aimed punch to the face can't cure cerebral palsy, maybe I should setup my practice and charge patients for such a treatment?  The jury is still out on it, you haven't got a study *DISPROVING* this do you?
What's the point in this?
Remember any dreams?
I actually want to try those.
On the plus side, that's a much cheaper scam than the $60 ones we have over here.
I think the hiatus itself fits I to this subreddit nicely..
I guess in the future they would not send an adult because that isn't what happened in the past. 
It's like -- I know she's completely illogical and wrong -- but she is in the face of so much complete and total opposition that I really feel bad for her. Her brain must be hemorrhaging right about now.
Dress came in today. Here is the video for the opening and hanging of the dress. I will be doing some tests on it this weekend to see if there is indeed anything paranormal about the dress. http://youtu.be/bNzS80QZI4A
I wouldn't call them simple. One would hope if the situation were simple, there would be a simple solution, and there isn't -or, at least not one that can practically be implemented.
> This was AMAZING and the odds were said to be 1 in 10 million.\n\n"were said" ... But it turned out the odds were actually 1 in 1. 
> energy vortexes close by creating small eddies\n\nCan you elaborate?
I wear a 2000 gauss magnet around my waist to be sure. 
Touché. But at least realize my point that humans were extremely marginalized in this short story. We were dumb, probably going to die, and not important to the god character. He spoke to other races at the same moment he spoke to the guy on the train. I would never call the story anthropocentric.\n\nIf a non-human god were to communicate in English (as the god character would have to for unilingual readers) you could make the same argument that it's English-centric. But it's a little absurd because the ideas need to be expressed somehow.
"I'm an atheist. So God, if She exists, isn't really part of my life." – Sir Ian McKellan, the best troll.
Hah, that's awesome!
>I don't understand why would you be secretive about it anyway. \n\n[OBJECTIVITY](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectivity_%28science%29).\n\nI can, and absolutely should, do science without revealing my religious or personal beliefs.\n\n(By the way, I'm onto you. Your agenda is completely transparent. You do not care about the science, you're single intention the whole time has been to promote EFT. If you could get a single skeptic to get some effect, you'd have orgasms all over your keyboard and wouldn't care about going blind. As I said, you are quite disingenuous.)
I would contend that her comment is the straw man. We'll have to agree to differ though.
Yeah it's possible that I am wrong but I find the similarities strangely coincidental. I am a believer in UFOs and Alien visitation btw, I just usually like to rule out any earthly explanations before coming to the conclusion that 'aliens did it'.  Anyway, you make some good points.
But that's not what it said in the article. It clearly said the hunter encountered the creature in person. 
> It can be easily cooked to still be medium in firm-ness with no pink in the center, which indicates it's cooked and moist. This doesn't solve the problem of flavor, but there's plenty of rubs and seasoning blends for that.\n\nI season it, cover it in coconut oil, bake in oven.\n\nI don't know if it is physically possible to, on 350 F, leave it in long enough to have it burn!
>C'mon.\n\nYou'll get what he means by that if you read more of his stuff. Often times when you hear a smart person say something outrageous, you really just don't know what they mean by it.\n\nHow is he wrong about the aliens part? Were you there for Roswell, or something? ;)
There is that distinct possibility. Was worth a try.
If only Americans could understand that homeopathy and chiropractic are practically the same thing.
A triangle of Chinese lanterns which moved across the sky in 9 seconds?  They must have been strapped to an experimental aircraft!
Oh, it's certainly not flat - but pretty much nobody runs equipment out of their house that's sensitive enough for it to make a difference.
I think, hope, that perhaps someday quantum physics will be able to explain just what a soul is.
> If you really believe that there is \n> life outside our planet, in a way \n> that nothing would convince you \n> otherwise, then I would say that \n> your belief is inconsistent with \n> skepticism.\n\nWell, when you say that I believe this "in a way that nothing would convince me otherwise", you're kind of being a little silly.  There is no other way to believe in alien life.\n\nIf you believe that aliens exist, then by necessity you believe so in spite of the fact that there is no evidence and the belief is, for all intents and purposes, unfalsifiable.  There is no other option.\n\nSo what you're essentially saying here is that a belief that aliens exist somewhere in the universe is inconsistent with skepticism. \n\nI'd wager that this is a belief that is shared by a significant portion of people who call themselves skeptics though.  And if you want to argue that a person can't call himself a true skeptic and yet believe in God, then to be consistent you're going to have to make the same argument about people who call themselves skeptics and yet believe in alien life.\n\nAre you willing to do that?
You probably won't change someone's mind with arguing, no.  But what you can do is leave little bits of information that they may remember later, or maybe even make them curious enough to start asking their own questions.  That's how it happened with me.  \n\nI used to be as devoted as they can come - I saw the Ray Comfort banana video in church and was never told about it being false.  I believed it.  It wasn't until much later after college that I became an atheist.  But what started my questioning was little things I had heard and picked up from various places.\n\nOn the topic though, I keep calm by remembering that I used to be just as confused as they are.  Brainwashing is a helluva drug.
It'll have to be an easily remembered name.
You mean like a sort of self imposed DRM (digital rights magician)?
>Then the astronauts would have **eaten** too much and been **too** heavy to return!\n\nFTFY
Well if it is fake I think its a pretty genius move on the drivers part.
I'd actually like to know how sustained release vitamins work, and if they would be more effective by ensuring less of the excess vitamins are wasted.
The problem with that idea is precisely what this article is about. The government is not the biggest force that influences your freedom, and in many cases is what enforces the freedoms we have. 
I like to use the term "sciencey," in the same sense that "chocolatey" is used: Kinda like chocolate- Isn't.
1 gram of carbon is approximately 50000000000000000000000 atoms.  
If he is, then you were born yesterday.
sweet addition. I wonder what your home life is like. oh wait prally a lot like this. you being snide and no one really appreciating it. 
When Gellar starting going on about spoons I couldn't tell if he was failing miserably at being funny or if he's completely insane.
This comment isn't needed 
This [linky](http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/rendlesham1a.htm) looks quite interesting. Supposedly from an original article in the Guardian in '85. I was just 3 then so I don't remember! I first got interested in ufology in the 90's and as a result of that, when I hear rendlesham or woodbridge I automatically think of Jenny Randles. I've never read her book but she was the 1st to look in to it I think. So, maybe worth a look.
What evidence is there to support that? Prior to the Cambrian explosion I thought that there was a lack of fossilised life, though there is some evidence of the kinds of life that existed before, but not much as they lacked skeletons.\n\nThe first cells would have to be simple, but it seems unlikely that they popped into existence as the first replicators.
Are you a paranoiac-schizophrenic? It's *obvious* that I am a muslim? I really hope my sarcasm-radar is on the fritz... 
> So you're saying... we shouldn't use this as evidence because astrology folks have co-opted the word "geocentric"\n\nI never said that. You're free to use any evidence you want. I'm merely pointing out that there are better arguments. Geocentric can be mundanely defined as: "measured from, or with respect to the center of the earth. Having the earth as a center", etc. And that would be necessary in astrology since nobody cares where the stars and planet where located on November 17, 1989 on Venus's perspective because nobody is born there. So yeah, Earth needs to be the center of this 'model'.\n\nI would also like to point out that it's not **my** example of 'theory'. The word does mean one thing in science and another whole different thing in colloquial terms and they are both correct.
>I won't start a conversation on homeopathy or chiropractic\n\nDon't lump all chiropractors together. A respectable chiropractor will state that their treatment is nothing more than physical therapy, and it won't fix anything other than your joints feeling shitty.
I don't doubt any groups methods, personally I have been in this line of work for 20+ years. I really want to dissuade common misconceptions however Reddit has proved reluctant and at times hostile to a challenging viewpoint, that and demands for a subjective proof. I find it all disheartening.
Not what the dude said:\n\n> A gun's only use is killing/hurting ***people***.\n\nAlso, if target shooting is practicing killing someone, then we should also ban martial arts for training people everywhere to beat other people to death. Do you really want trained killers walking the streets, ready to beat someone to a bloody pulp at a moment's notice?
If you investigate the practice for yourself by actually trying it out...\nnot so much. 
Two control groups - one male and one female. Each had ten animals.
It's called "fashion." It's not always practical.
The average position of skeptics isn't that complex. Hell, it's something you can find out in five seconds with Google. \n\n\nSo why do people feel the need to come in here asking questions that they should already know the answer to? It's like going to /r/mylittlepony and asking if anyone there likes ponies. It should be obvious.
It's creepy how the lady in the red dress [sidehugs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Oj0-splZw) him at the beginning and at the end of the video.
Major, exception to that rule: When the personal matter you’re bringing up is how the person has a habit of going into histrionics on the given topic.
Nice to see the science of sacrificial worship make a resurgence.
Right, it had nothing to do with the relevance to the story or anything...
I recommend [Don Donderi's](http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/faculty/donderi.html) iTunesU lectures available [here](http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/science-technology/id431862684) (numbers 48 and 49, or search UFO).
This is basically an advert.
hrm... I'm aware that hypnotic states aren't well understood, but i can only imagine any application stemming from hypnotic suggestion would be even more poorly understood, much less reliably documented.  correct me if i'm wrong?   
I wish I could find the source, but it was a comment on a message board c. 2002. However... the WTC was constructed like [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube_%28structure%29), which indicates that it was designed to resist airplanes running into it, but not the force of gravity pushing it down...
There is no such thing as the "U.S. Terror Attorney's Office". There is also no such thing as the "International Website Seizure Act".\n\nThis is a fake takedown page.
Fine but that wasn't the point of your post. 
My favorite part was "charged with the didgeridoo".
...Yes? I don't understand what you mean with this statement.
To be fair, it doesn't specify *who* respects her.
Regarding phosphoric acid, I thought there was a mechanism directly on tooth enamel. I don't have any sources other than a memory of my (admittedly fallible) dentist from many years ago telling me this. Do you have any information about that?
If it was *daytime* what would you expect to see in the same location?
Can we not do this? I really don't want to see this sub fall into the kind of lowest-common-denominator facebook circlejerking that has been the bane of so many others. \n\nAll this does is demonstrate that you friend idiots on facebook.
shoulda mentioned, that i do speak german...
SETI is a sham and a disinformation attempt...
My friend is an expert and a skeptic. [Here is all you need](http://saveyourself.ca/articles/trigger-point-doubts.php), fully referenced and cited.
About 15,000 fall deaths per year.\n\nhttp://www.soyouwanna.com/soyouwanna-top-ten-causes-accidental-death-america-4008-full.html\n\nI don't think walking under ladders should be people's biggest concern. 
Can you measure your thoughts?  Do you still trust that thought exists?\n\nQi is not necessarily an esoteric term - though it can be used that way.  I am not a Sinologist, so I can't give a really good explanation of how Chinese language differs from English.  \n\nBut it is important to understand that the word qi is used for different things, and must be understood in context.  Thus in medicine "qi" may mean breath in one context or the energy derived by the body from food and drink in another.  It may refer to the energy a body has for activity.  \n\nA person described as "qi deficient" in TCM isn't lacking some magical invisible substance; they are lacking energy for healthy daily existence. 
I'm more making fun of the idea. I first heard about this scam on NPR this morning on a show called Car Talk where a caller called in and asked about various forms of automotive woo woo shit. 
At first I thought you were talking about genetically modified orgasms, which sounds more interesting.\n\nAs for the other kind, it's probably safest to let others be the guinea pigs for awhile, although presumably food inspectors won't be letting obvious poisonous foods into grocery stores.
Same thing's happened to me. My dad is in the Army (Canadian) so his boots make a very distinctive sound when walking through our front entrance. There's been times when I would hear the doors open and the sound of his boots walk to the kitchen counter and the sound of keys being dropped. I'd go to the kitchen to great him and there would be nobody there. On more than one occasion has this happened. 
Just for valerian. I don't really want to go looking for citations for all the other herbals (well, some I know offhand, like Saw Palmetto is complete crap, but Cranberry can help prevent a UTI).\n\nIt's good to be skeptical of herbals, but too much skepticism can lead to some bad conclusions. As long as we keep an open mind (not the woo-version of an open mind, but the willingness to consider new data or ideas), these conclusions can be replaced with more correct ideas.\n\n>Well cited.\n\nPreparing for my DI rotation. XD\n\n\nAnyway... thanks for your time. ;)
I don't know what the physiological response to orgasm is from masturbation vs sex with another person. I figured they would involve the same chemical release, but if you know of studies that say otherwise, please share.\n\nI get a different psychological experience from eating a steak vs a ham sandwich, but my body digests them the same. \n\n"... something more concrete than science--our own sense of self."\n\nThis is pretty regularily shown to be the worst way to objectively judge anything. Read up on the effectiveness of eyewitness tesitmony an memory for an example of why.
I had a stupid roommate who claimed to be a vegan who "only ate meat sometimes," which by my estimate, was once a day.  I didn't have the heart to tell her that meant you just ate a slightly healthier than average diet.
>Being a "dick" is completely relative.\n\nThat's the point. Take a moment to think about how your words and actions look to other people. Saves a lot of energy that's otherwise wasted on miscommunication and assuageing needlessly inflamed emotions.
The health of our national discourse on climate change is that of a 400 pound diabetic, pounding his sticky fists on the floor, and demanding nothing but sweets. The BBC is just selling candy.
I wouldn't say I got duped. It feels really fucking good and it only takes 10 minutes and there's no cost associated with it beyond the cost of the appointment. \n\nAlso "electrode therapy" (actually elctrotherapy), specifically TENS, or trans-cutaneous electrical nerves stimulation, works by stimulating the nerves and causing the body to release an opioid to relieve pain. \n\nhttp://www.electrotherapy.org/modalities/tens.htm\n\nDon't know how legit it is, but it feels very nice. If it's a placebo, it works quite well. 
what are you implying?
Bigfoots not a dragon...
What is that video they are showing? It is mesmerizing.
UFOlogy : 'ologies ::\n\n\n(A) *2 and a Half Men* : television\n\n(B) virgin : sex\n\n(C) oarsman : regatta\n\n(D) bullshit : science
What?! I don't know that.
[This](http://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/wslim/going_to_bitch_because_i_can/) post helped but I still see it from time to time. 
I'd like to hear more about the person you followed into the house. Was it someone you knew or a stranger? Day or night? Did you watch them disappear before your eyes or did they get out of view and then disappear?
The smug part probably comes across.
NEVER look at comments from others and assume what they're saying is truth. Look at the video/image and make your own judgments. \n\nAlso, I would also look at official US Government archival data about UFOs, as well as foreign governments. \n\nBelgium for instance, I believe is one of few governments to publicly acknowledge that UFOs exist. Mexico might be another I believe.
Where are the sources on that site?  It's a lot more critical (and unsourced) compared with its wikipedia counterpart: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident
That's not too pleasant looking either.  
Fascinating... you should cross-post this to worldnews...with the disclaimer that the presenters are tools but the video is fascinating if not CG
its an interesting question.  
Gryffindor.
Comparing "traditionally grown" produce with vegetables from an "organic" system that is basically industrial agriculture with input substitutions... and things look largely the same?  Whoa.  Groundbreaking.
Well, I'm against censorship, so I don't tell anyone to "GTFO", however, I do wonder what some people are doing here. I came to /r/UFOs as a believer already, just based on everything I watch Sunday mornings. You know, Stanton Friedman, et. al.\n\nTo my surprise, I'd say the vast majority of this sub actually don't believe in aliens. They draw a line between UFO's and alien-piloted craft. With extreme prejudice. Makes me wonder... what are they doing here?\n\nThanks for sharing your sighting. I'm waiting for my first. Although when I lived in Tequesta, FL in 2005, I thought I saw something. It was just too fast to say what the hell it was.\n\nI was on the phone with my then-girlfriend (cordless) and went outside because I love the outdoors. Especially in Florida in the fall, when the sun is starting to set.\n\nIt happened so fast that I caught just a glimpse. It seemed spherical. Brownish-grey, like concrete in the red, setting sun. It had one orange light and one blue light. Kind of like R2D2, I think. \n\nIt was about the size of a basketball at arm's length -- big -- but it just was gone when I turned around to look at it. Had to be less than 1/3 of a second.\n\nI smoke a ton of weed, and I know something about hallucinations. One time when I was high, I could have sworn I knocked a glass of ice water all over my pants. But I just stood there looking at it, still in the glass.\n\nI wrote down my dreams every day for ten years, from 1992 to around 2004 or so (on and off). If you do this, you'll find precognitive dreams pretty common. And no, they're not confirmation bias, but pretty detailed. But that's off-topic.\n\nWhat I'm trying to say is that I still wonder what it was. I just didn't have any time to process it. I said to my then-girlfriend, "I saw a UFO!" But she didn't really believe me.\n\nTequesta is near a government satellite facility. You can drive by it on County Line Road ... let me see if Google maps has it ... brb...\n\nEDIT: It's removed from Google Maps, but [trust me, it's there](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=26.976928,-80.108617&ll=26.977253,-80.108099&spn=0.012143,0.019934&num=1&t=h&gl=us&z=16&iwloc=A). Arrays of very large satellite dishes.\n\nWhere I was at the time was [here](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=26.970674,-80.098862&num=1&t=h&gl=us&z=18).\n\nI can think about it for hours on end, and have, but I have no idea what it was or ...  anything really.
A still.\n\nEdit: oh wait, not going to cure dehydration... seems about right.
I hear ya - I do. I just don't want to lose the momentum and the UFO categories on Reddit are so sparse.\n
I guess he thinks there are [354 days](http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=30585600+seconds+in+days) in a year.....
I thought 3 was the worst, but *only* because of the ending. I thought they gave away to much information about the paranormal side of it, to the point of cheesiness.
SCAM !!!   Report the person to local TV station !!!
Also to add to my response, (I can't edit anything on my work's terrible IE6 only browser) ETs could not really care about us stupid humans and simply be using Earth as a base for whatever they have on their space agenda.  Our fleeting glimpses of them may just us seeing them coming and going from their bases here.
You do have a very good point.\n\nIt just seems really unlikely that with so many people using telescopes, they wouldn't capture more. \n\nI definitely see what you mean, but... it's a bit sketchy that with so many people looking 'up' there isn't more 'proof'.
They're only being denied treatment in a palliative or preventative context. Pediatricians don't treat serious conditions on the first line, nor would they refuse treatment in one of those situations.
Seriously.
It's a common tactic. When one argument is shot down in flames, up pops another one ("Yeah, but...!"). They are convinced they are right and just keep trying different arguments until they find one that you don't have a counterargument to, at which point they state that they are correct.\n\n> changed tack\n\nFTFY, BTW - it's an expression that comes from sailing
But that doesn't mean all synthetic pesticides are bad, and all natural pesticides are good. Pesticides should be judged on a case-by-case basis.
Yes, I did exactly that, and she says "never like...never like that." There is no cut in the audio.
[BBC Link](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14387365) for those who don't want to visit a right-wing scumbag shit-rag such as the Daily Mail.
Dreaming and a mild case of sleep paralysis 
You don't have any evidence to support that assertion, do you?
wait i'm confused, why are they recording themselves watching it in front of a screen???  huh?!!  
Sounds about right.
Hes an actual person\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Monckton,_3rd_Viscount_Monckton_of_Brenchley\n\n
> ... some reason.  \n\nWell maybe you just haven't studied him enough?
Belief plays a much bigger role in the perceived effectiveness (AND ACTUAL EFFECTIVENESS) of drugs than we assumed in the past.  Yes, it's just an unconscious triggering of endorphins etc, but they can be VERY effective.  In one study of the placebo effect, women taking placebos for a long-term multi-year study showed some women with severe withdrawal symptoms when the placebo was removed.\n\n\n> "What we didn't expect is that people who get better on placebo would actually show changes in brain activity, as well," added Leuchter. "Placebo is commonly thought of as an inert treatment. It's supposed to be nothing."\n\n> But, the new research suggests that placebos are not "nothing " in the context of a clinical research study, where placebos are commonly compared to medications to test the effect of these drugs over and above the patient's belief that they will work. "\n\nfrom:\nhttp://abcnews.go.com/Health/Depression/story?id=117057&page=1\n\nalso see: \n\nDrug and Placebo: Study Redefines Placebo Effect as Part of Effective Treatment\n\nhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091222121807.htm\n\n>  The publication is a product of decades of research in the emerging field of "psychoneuro-immunology," which holds that the ability of the human immune system to fight disease is closely linked with a person's mind. Thoughts and moods are captured in neurochemicals that cause the release of hormones which interact with disease-fighting cells.\n\n
Sleepwalking?  
I know it is anecdotal, but ever since I started nasal irrigation at the first sign of a head-cold or sinus infection, I don't get hit nearly as hard.
I used to come to this thread to post this video, but then I took an arrow to the knee.
That made me laugh harder than it should have. Upvote for you, sir.
good video. it points out that the practitioner - my professor - could be fooled by it too.\n\nor maybe she isn't fooled by it, and wanted to use the the arm raising thing to teach us to believe in our "energy"...which i never got...because its such a vague explanation for everything that it really isn't an explanation.
im glad you stopped arguing with the person who just worked there, bc lets be honest she didnt decide to have those things there and she probably doesn't care what you have to say.\n\nThat being said, HOMEOPATHY?? really whole foods??
Bad ideas are bad.
Ive long since come to term with the fact that there's nothing remotely rational in reddit's votes, I don't really care.\n\nI don't really see what could be seen as racist (the fact that some of the human population has an enzyme and the rest doesn't ?) but whatever.
It was the first page I got on google highlighting logical fallacies.  I'd never been to it other than that page.  Bad example.  So sadly no it wasn't facetious, but I don't support any of its content.  However, if it makes you sleep any better, I'll down vote my own post and live with the shame.\n\nEdit... I probably should have linked to something like http://www.theskepticsguide.org/resources/logicalfallacies.aspx
Nope. Succussing is shaking *in a very particular way*, which doesn't occur in nature. Depending on who you ask, you either have to shake it ten times in each of three axes, or strike it multiple times against a leather-bound book. Sometimes both.
i grew up in kansas where most of those 5th dimensional beings were processed.  mmm.  
I think religious extremism will end with a bang rather than a whimper. 
Not really.  If we talk about it, make a little noise, blog, and generally give the History Channel a public black eye for their credulity and idiotic programming, they may change.
Which should be negated by the onslaught of things that are "killing us." That's my point.
Well with my wife if you must know, it's not in public, that happens at home.\n\nI'm sure that most people, Asian or not, would confirm if asked in a certain way, and would say the opposite if asked the question worded differently.\n\nSo, do you have suggestions for how mistakes should be pointed out that leads to them being a learning experience? It's no good if someone is made aware of their mistake and fails to learn from it.
I wonder what life will be like post-contact. Think everyone might settle down and take it a bit more easy about shit. Would be nice.
That's what he wants you to think.
What, again?
No, all action is necessarily rational. All that we mean by "rational" is that a person puts into action something they believe will satisfy their wants. Whether it works or not is moot, the point is that humans only act when they feel they benefit off an action. 
He said he _made_ that hole with a jigsaw.
Maybe it was something like [this](http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1017&sid=15684519), but rather than grass it had a thin layer of dry dirt on top?
By his answers, its fake. He always says a wide-range meaning things... SAY SOMETHING unequivocal, straight.
Wasn't Eureka one of their higher-rated shows?\n\nI watched it back when it started, and absolutely loved it. I kinda fell away after the second season, because my course load picked up. 
>Get glasses ^\n\nWhat the hell does that mean?
I'm personally more blown away by the mountain in the shape of a Indian head/Mayan god in the Canadian mountain range.... google 50 0'38.20"N 110 6'48.32"W to see what I am talking about. (look at satellite, not map, and look slighty to the right...go ahead and zoom in, no way that's on accident)
I want to believe. 
Environment only modulates the genetic predisposition.\n\nNo matter how well-nourished, an African Pygmy will not be taller than a malnourished Watusi. \n\nThe men of some Sudanese tribes have an **Average** height of 6'4".
Did some research, if the guy is serious about getting them removed he can check this site out:\nhttp://www.alienscalpel.com/\n\nThe website seems a bit sketchy, at least it isn't me getting cut up lol
You think that because there's no trees there now, means that there was no trees around 1,500 years ago?
I really don't care how retards from the internet believe science is done - no matter how 'skeptic' they claim they are, science is NOT done with anonymous claims and no links to facts / evidence / peer-reviewed science !!!
Dude, no contest. A mancoon living in your basement, rifling through your belongings and moving your toothpaste in the dead of night is WAY more terrifying than some lame poltergeist. 
I see the right side to represent a constellation located along the vector represented by the line. Using a planetary alignment we can know for certain where in space to look for this constellation. The line attaching to the circle I now feel is more ominous. I'd originally thought the line connected to a relevant star in that constellation that warranted closer human inspection. Now I think it might be the orbit of an asteroid that (if you continue the line) will intersect with Earth.
Okay, but your quarrel is not with me, I'm afraid, I'm just trying to TL;DR Dr. Novella's appraisal of the evidence.  If you want to argue with him, please [read the article on the low-fat diet](http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/still-on-that-low-carb-diet/) for starters.\n\nJust to demonstrate that I'm not trying to misrepresent his take on it, here's the exact quote from his summary in that article:\n\n> The evidence strongly supports the conclusion that weight loss and control is dominantly (if not completely) determined by caloric intake. All diets that result in weight loss do so by reducing calories, and the macronutrient make up of those calories is irrelevant (to weight loss).\n\nI don't personally have the specialized knowledge necessary to read the primary sources to criticize them, but if you do, then by all means I'd be perfectly happy to hear your interpretation of them.
Ah yes...the optimism of youth. It won't last.
I have two dogs, and when they are hurt and you coddle them, they *seem* to feel better from the attention. I really agree with what Northerner said about us being animals. Like small children, yeah it hurts, but a quick hold will help them forget about it. I would say this goes along with the thinking in the article where he talks about Pavlov's dogs. My dogs are likely conditioned to realize that when they are sick/hurt they get extra attention until they feel better. That might generate this effect. \n\nHaving said that, I would say that the placebo affect in dogs would be limited to this since most dogs wouldn't be conditioned to a homeopathic treatment. So if your dog gets sick, gets medicine and gets into a special bed every single time, maybe you could switch the medicine with a placebo and the dog would feel better if placed in that special bed. This works for some humans, and I would think that from time to time I've tried medicine or some treatment that was BS but I thought I felt better. I'm glad for thinking I feel better, but you hurt for a reason and I would rather still hurt so I know I had an issue than to mask a problem like a homeopathic placebo would.\n\nEDIT: Ha, so I finished reading past the 4th paragraph and petting and coddling have physical effects and aren't placebos at all, the actually change the pet's heart rate, etc. The author says that's not the same as a placebo and if it's not then I would say that there isn't much of a placebo affect in animals and the bed thing would probably fall into the affection category. It's hard to say since they can't just look at you and say, wow that made me feel better.
I hear ya. I only consume duck made chemicals. They're much safer.
I can see this. I think that acupuncture as we know it is bullshit, but that in certain specific instances under controlled study that repeatable and demonstrable procedures might emerge. 
You're the one making a strong statement here - "X is impossible". I'm merely stating that it has not been proven impossible.\n\nYou have not proven it's impossible - the best evidence you have is a few anecdotes.
Psychic troll win.
Looks strange as hell. Did you see anything with your own eyes when this was happening?
How about you don't take it personally, learn if you want to, and move on if you don't?
Where is the pic
Looks like no one else here agrees, but I thought the pilot was pretty good. I hope filming this doesn't interfere with their podcast scheduling though.
I think the disclosure that Randi himself has been a knowing accomplice to fraud tarnishes his credibility as the arbiter of fraud. He has not limited his attacks to fakes and phonies. The list of Pigasus Award winners includes scientists, physicians, and distinguished novelists, including Rupert Sheldrake, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Gary Schwartz, Roger Nelson and Mehmet Oz. His Million Dollar Challenge has been demonstrated to be intrinsically dishonest. His minions downvote any criticism of him, however credible. The guy is as much a fake and fraud as the phony psychics that he's built his career on.
||If you want a neural-network-based explanation: neurons are always optimizing connectivity regardless of the state of the nervous system. That is what they do. During pure consciousness, when mental activity is at its lowest, the optimizations that are taking place are those associated with low mental activity, rather than some focused attention activity.\n|That is speculation at best.\n\n\nMore like just logic. there's some extremely preliminary fMRI evidence that TM practice reduces the activity of the thalamus both [during](http://jnumedmtg.snmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/suppl_1/314P-c)   and [outside of practice](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2170475/).\n\nIf TM does create a situation where external sensory data and internal sensory-feedback loops from the cortex are reduced/eliminated due to thalamic activity changes, it's kinda hard to suggest that the activity of the brain is NOT involving the normal optimization process (which is all that the brain does anyway) without outside/internal sensory input, since this is just a restatement of what must be the case for a normally functioning brain without outside/internal input: it continues to do what it always does but sans input.
I'm not sure if trolls would be the word I used. But, I do agree that if I was a paranomal researcher, I wouldn't be coming to r/paranormal with my evidence either. 
Cut back on the bath salts, sweetie.
Ya that's what I told myself as I was watching it but its poorly researched and they spend way too much time on the crackpot/conspiracy angle with only a short note at the end of the official story which usually simply reinforces the conspiracy with most people.  The second episode was more then I could stand even with Walter in it. Maybe they will get flack for it and maybe make it better but its on the "Science" channel so I had hoped it would be something more science and less bullshit. \n\n
I suspect this is exactly the case. I think you need to bring in an electrician to check things out. 
For fuck's sake. Anyone can disprove the minute details that this shit debunks, and anyone who is looking to disprove this movie on a whole will go "Oooh a link that aligns with my sheltered worldview! TL;DR The movie was complete and utter bullshit and that's that!"\n\nThe truth will set you free, and if you think everything in this movie was conspiratorial coincidence ask yourself this: What does this man and the organization that created this movie have to gain from "tricking" you into believing this?  He's the heir to Procter and Gamble! \n\nNow ask what the establishment/Illuminati/13 families/Dark Occultists/Banks/Corporations/whatever-the-fuck-you-want-to-call-the-people-screwing-over-EVERYONE-else has to gain from the lies they spin? Everything: Us as slaves, the wealth of the world, and power.\n\nOpen your eyes, wake up, and realize the truths that are right in front of your faces.
I've had nothing but negative experiences with them. Maybe you have some good employees at your branch and I got bad ones, but it just wasn't pleasant for me.
I got about 3 minutes in an lost interest. Is he supposed to be channeling someone or what? What does he say that you want to debate?
The point is that some of us are not hypocrites in our skepticism. Watson had an experience while inebriated, exhausted (it was 4 am), and with no other witnesses and the community seems to be swallowing it whole. If somebody under those experiences were to publicly claim that they saw a ghost or other paranormal experience and then just expect us to take them at their word we would enthusiastically tear them to shreds. I am not saying Watson didn't have an experience in that elevator, but we have no way to substantiate what happened other than her loan testimony, which is admittedly based on a 'feeling'. Furthermore, Watson's frame of mind from earlier that day (speaking about chauvinism and in the skeptic community) had been primed...she *perceived* a 'creepy' man to be objectifying her later that evening. The same thing happens with Catholics who walk out of Mass and see the Virgin Mary in the clouds. She was of diminished mental capacity and had confirmation bias, kids, and nobody is recognizing the fact and is dogmatically vilifying anybody who questions her. Now that is something to make you lose faith in this skeptic community. \n\nAlso, don't try to strawman my argument the word 'creepy' for your counter to it. I did not say that creepy is the male version of skanky. My point is that both hold the same type of cache when it comes to degradation and character defamation. 
> If it's observably and repeatably true, it's "True". Whether or not you're aware of what you're actually observing and repeating. Even if you were a brain hooked up to a simulator\n\nSo by observing and repeating something you're only learning that you've observed and repeated something? That's not what most people, even scientists, generally mean when they talk about "scientific knowledge". They believe they're learning about fundamental rules of reality via these methods. If it all turned out to be just the artificial rules of a simulated environment attached to one scientist's brain, I imagine he'd feel a bit cheated.\n\nBut yes, if you want to draw lines around "truth" such that it only refers to "truth" within certain assumptions, then that's more or less what I said. Debate is perfectly valid as long as the assumptions are agreed upon. But in the larger philosophical sense, it's humbling to realize that those assumptions could be wrong. And you should also realize that the validity of empiricism itself is one of those assumptions.
Wow, An sgu listener says this.... I must download radio lab now!! 
I can't believe I had to scroll down this far to find this comment. OP, listen for sounds in the wall. If you hear nothing try knocking and then listening. (OP will surely deliver)
It IS gloating that one of them is an asshole. We rejoice at learning that people who strive for perfection are less than perfect. We revel in their mistakes because they work so hard not to make them.
:).  Ha.  This.
knowing to turn off the transponder once you have hijacked an airplane is a really basic first step as one of the ways to alert towers to such an event is to turn your transponder to a certain frequency which when detected makes many lights flash in towers and SAR places. 
I CRY EVERTIM SUM1 DYES
Also, is a lie.
Time to get crazy! Break out the candles and pentacles, INVOKE some weird shit.
They'll want to fight all your cells, until they pass out.
In 2000 I delivered a pizza to a "psychic." She had a flyer up for her missing daughter. It would have been a funny situation, if it hadn't been so very sad.
Yeah, he read it better.
look how they frantically downvote this.. Was this posted in r/bible or something?  Have I taken a wrong turn somewhere? IF only I could give more then one upvote.  Well done Outerworldly
Until their servers get Ddosed by every registered computer on the planet. They would send out all the fines at first. Then it would go too far.
Could someone please explain why I am getting downvoted here? Is it because karmasters forgot to put quotation marks to the youtube comment or you guys don't like youtube comments?
I was so mad when I read this, I was shaking. That is so beyond inappropriate.
I hate to find myself voting this up, but it definitely is discussion worthy if only to discuss how a con can continue for so long. Somehow they must be getting money.
the two are often the same thing my friend
People tend to confuse homeopathy with naturopathy.  \nNaturopathy is a confused mixture of things that have been tested and things that people just make up.
This is what she's posted on her [twitter](http://twitter.com/#!/PsychicLC/status/118740256571928578) shortly after her appearance on the show:\n\n"@LughSummerson thanks !! They probably devised the tests to set us up to fail and it is a bit dodgy legally lol !"\n
>I study astrophysics\n\nGreat, perhaps you can answer a question I have, though I suspect I may know the answer.\n\nDue to metric expansion, I've read that it's possible for two galaxies to recede from each other faster than the speed of light. I have read if two galaxies are about 16 billion light years distant from each other then light from either will never reach the other.\n\nSo my question is, what if we have three galaxies, A, B and C.\n\nA and C are 16 billion light years away from each other, but B is just 15 billion light years away from A but traveling in the same direction as C.\n\nA photon emitted from A towards B will reach it, and because of the fact that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant no matter who measures it, the photon that was emitted from A will still be traveling at the speed of light when it reaches B.\n\nNow if it can reach B, why can't it then go on to reach C?\n\nI suspect that the answer is simply that by the time the photon has reached B, C will have receded from B by such a distance that photons from B can also no longer reach C?\n\nI hope that what I'm trying to ask is clear. Would be great to know if you can clarify anything that I might have wrong.
Then why not call it "Unidentified Object?" Flying implies you know it's being self-propelled by some means. That's an awful large assumption to make, as well.\n\nI had a friend that would use your argument, then as soon as a person caved and gave the bozo what he wanted, he'd flip it and say "so we agreed; aliens."
I agree, but remember that the same argument can be used against those who claim that life originated from a comet that hit Earth. Until recently, there were many physicists who believed that Quantum mechanics was impossible, but now they have observed a molecule in two different places as it approached absolute zero in temperature. 
Okay, let's try another example.\n\nTim is tall, right handed, and intelligent.\n\nDoes that sentence, in any way whatsoever, try to make a causal connection between being tall, right handed, or intelligent?
I know what I said because I was there when I said it.\n\nYou successfully lowered the tenor of the conversation with your hysterical, profane, and emotional overreaction to a very simple point -- if you're afraid of what *might* happen outside, then stay inside, but just as you ought not to expect the other cars on the road to slow down and pull over when you start driving, you shouldn't expect other people to alter their behavior because of your personal preferences or gender.\n\nTry and be reasonable.
Ditto
From Wikipedia: "The establishment clause has generally been interpreted to prohibit ... the preference by the U.S. government of one religion over another"\n\nThis law singles out "Christian science" to receive special treatment. If this isn't a "preference of one religion over another" I don't know what is.
>... she was NOT sleepwalking\n\nshe cannot make that claim...if she was sleepwalking, it is very likely she would have no memory of it.
Cannot upvote enough. Smithsonian is THE best channel. No commercials, great smart programming, all crisp HD. It's the ONLY channel I ever flip to any more just to "see what's on" and there used to be about 10 of those. 
Cool! What's your username mean?
It's a comedy show. I think Jon Stewart would be the first person to tell you how depressing it is that people get their news from him. The incredibly sad part, they actually are one of the best sources for cable news...
> Right after the UFO shoots up in to the sky in the first video you can see the mirroring in the skyline on the left side of the video during the part where there is the most shaking (since the mirroring is being used to fill in the extra areas that would be revealed during the shaking).\n\nDo you mean the moment you link to [on youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ-bNOy_CKQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=53s)? 53 seconds into the link? If so, you and your wife are mistaken. There is no mirroring. I refer any reader to the videos linked.\n\n> I've been editing videos for over a decade and the edit was quite obvious to me.\n\nMy experience with professional non-linear digital video editors would lead me to think of what you propose as an "effect" and not "an edit".
Really?  It seems to me that in this one he displays quite an appreciation, a liking, if you will, of doctors, science-based medicine, and people who appreciate science.\n\nWhen he decides to take on homophobes, it's pretty clear he's a fan of sexual equality to some degree, though not enough for my tastes.\n\nWhen he takes on racists, it seems he's a fan of racial equality, doncha think?\n\nDoes he seem to hate his girlfriend whom he's started putting in some of his videos?\n\nYou seem to be under the fallacy that just because he doesn't come on youtube and enumerate the things he likes explicitly, he therefore doesn't like anything or anybody.\n\nReally it's your opinion of him that can be accurately described as "vacuous."\n\nComing to youtube to express adulation and idolize people just isn't what he comes to youtube to do.  That doesn't mean you can judge his whole life through them.
Found a video of all the pictures this "thing" shows up in:\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgDBjC_evH8\n\nPretty crazy and my only none alien explanation is that it's a military craft which the public doesn't know about. Looks like these pictures were taken in orbit above Berlin to some place in mid Africa. 
before man kind had cameras and satellites and written documents could these things have been happening. And with how much pollution is in the world is it really surprising that animals are dying and trying to escape. 
I hope you didn't have much of a problem putting bitch mom in her place, considering you knew how to interact in healthier manners (I presume).\n\nEither way, glad to have you.
For the record:  psychics don't exist (just like God/angels/ghosts/demons/etc...).
Moving right along, where's the rest of the story? The scroll bar doesn't do anything that I can see...
At no point does there seem to be any controlled movement of the object captured on film.  At no point is there any course correction in order to stabilize the uncontrolled spinning, which makes it seem as if its just some debris that broke off or escaped out of the ISS.  This is the same issue I have with the famous Tether incident, at no point do any of these UFO's change trajectory while in the field of view of the camera, making them either debris or artifacts from the camera lens.  \n\nThe only video that I've ever seen that seems to have some form of intelligent movement is [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je7-eT7fFyg) of a UFO changing course while seemingly being fired upon. 
What context do you think is added that is not conveyed by the next paragraph?\n\nEdited for appropriate punctuation
>You have to pick one.\n\n\nNo you don't! Reality (whether or not it does contain / consist of a multiverse ) doesn't care what your's or anybody's philosophy is.
Not if the stupid is self-imposed...
I think I just have to accept that this is no longer my problem. It keeps me  up at night and there is nothing I can do about it. There is no reasoning with her and its really frustrating. 
ScienceDaily is pretty much just press releases - so you're not going to get much (any) critical analysis there.
The poor magician.  There is nothing worse than mass hysteria.\n\n> **590 high school students**\n\n...\n\n> Strangely enough, only one of the **36 girls and 5 boys affected**, had shared the stage with the hypnotist,\n\nSo 6.9% of the attending student population went this direction. It is interesting that a higher percentage of girls dove into this versus the boys.\n\nI would love to know the group dynamics of those *"affected."*  How many of them shared the same class, or were walking down the same hallway observing other students act out.
From part 1\n\n>Scepticism is fascinating in this game, you go into many countries of Europe, go to Switzerland and there is absolutely no question that homeopathy is clearly included in the national health scheme. You come to Australia and there is a lot of work going on to try and scrub it from the national health scheme. So it’s dependant in so many terms on what country you’re in and where you’ve learnt it from.\n\nSounds like something else that is largely dependent on where you grow up. Not generally a good sign that the beliefs are based on anything solid.\n\n>Maybe I should consider this for the future, instead of breaking down the fallacies and delusions of ufologists, I should just have one come and visit and let them speak freely.\n\nOh ****... If only you could get Stanton Friedman, film it and put it online. That would be hilarious. Unfortunately I suspect that he demands a lot of money to come and talk to people.\n\nI do wish that your students would have asked him a question along the lines of:\n\n>Could I not purchase a homeopathic remedy from you, and then continue to dilute it and shake it for the rest of my life, making it stronger and saving money?
>As threetoast pointed out, this kind of self congratulatory circlejerk makes /r/skeptic into nothing more than a small version of /r/atheism where all we do is tell each other how smart we are and how stupid everyone else is.\n\nExcept it's totally OK to circlejerk about how much smarter we are than /r/atheism, because _no one_ likes those guys, amirite?\n\nFor fuck's sake, don't go into a tirade about not being assholes, and begin the whole thing by being an asshole. There are good people in /r/atheism, there is debate and discussion in /r/atheism, and most people in there don't go around looking for trouble. If you want to argue that they are, well, then I argue that /r/skeptic suffers from the same problem, and I'm as right as you are. Personal bias doesn't go a long was as an argument, now does it?\n\nStop using /r/atheism as a punching bag for the sole purpose of declaring how much better _you_ are. All it does is prove you're not.
so much nonsense deserves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAOxY_nHdew
It reminds me of this: [1 percent difference](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qikjljlbTQw)
the police ghost car video, fact or faked did an episode about this one, and, well this wasnt a ghost car. turned out if you drive really fast through a fence like this, it works kind of like a dog door. that is how the car could get through it. and because of the metal posts there was nearly no swinging of the fence after the car drove through it
I wish more people in [/r/skeptic](/r/skeptic) would understand it.
>that because we do not know what an Unidentified Object is, it must therefore be an alien)\n\nThere is no way to prove UFOs are aliens. Who cares anyway. That is beside the point. Something we can't explain is flying around in our skies. Isn't that enough? Genuine UFOs are not misidentified objects. They cannot be identified, period. Governments around the world have been taking these things very seriously for a long time and their records, now available to everyone, show this clearly. \n\nLet's discuss Occam's Razor. 70 years of historical evidence  + countless amounts of testimony from military and government eyewitnesses the world over,  from jet fighters to astronauts.  + millions of sightings by regular people world-wide+  photos + videos + radar readings- =.This is reality. \n\nIf you accept what I said as fact (which it is - you only have to look) *then* you can apply Occam's razor. Also, there is no giant conspiracy to cover up UFOs. All the good UFO info comes from the government! \n\nWhat is concrete proof? How would we go about attaining such a thing logistically? Because this is not possible does that make it untrue? \n
Nice to see the daily mail making steps in the right direction.  Hurtful to see that they are being punished for it.  Perhaps, its situations like this that could explain why they have written such goofy stories in the past, and are reluctant to write stories more like this one.  
You sound like such a Pisces. 
I admit nothing, you can delete the last 2 seconds and the rest is still valid troll boy.
That, and poles just don't flip in one day, but over a very long process that takes hundreds of thousands of years.
Why do the guys on our side always have to look so crazy? Why can't we just be normal looking?!?!?
http://spaceflare.com/ has lots of good quotes with sources cited. Hope it helps.
Maybe you could become, like, brain buddies and have dream adventures. Or something. 
Which in turn will give you a heart attack. And according to a medical expert, there's no better way to prevent heart attacks than worrying about the temperature of drinking water and chain letters.
Same here, I've always liked [A Haunting](http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/haunting/haunting.html) on Discovery. One of the last shows on TV that can still give me the chills. 
Asbestos was mainly used for fireproofing, not insulation, and where it was used for insulation it wasn't the primary insulator.  \n\nIt's the perfect fire resistant material, for thousands of years people made asbestos table cloths and napkins because cleaning them was easy, just throw it in a fire. Too bad inhaling it causes cancer.
But how do we know it isn't an alien tooth filling? :)
fuck the grocery store\nXD I would be too
LOL! The background image makes it look like they are exploring some sort of MASSIVE alien craft which just happens to remain in pristine condition.\n\nIt seems to me that they are blatantly lying and twisting the truth to create some sort of marketing scam for their company/team.
Can you make a video of yourself doing it?
What sucks, and it's sad because you have some upvotes and seem to be trying to make some kind of point, is that after reading your post three times, I have no *idea* of what you are going on about. My thought after reading thewhitedog's post was "*Exactly*! The balloons and the UFOs (by definition of the acronym, not pulling the "they" card here) are separate things!"
I think he's got a problem of thinking that because he's an expert in one field, he's a competent expert in *all* fields. \n\nOr perhaps it's the media that has that problem, and he just doesn't bother to correct them. 
What's a dick-for?
If this is true, it's sort of brilliant.
Not this week for Ricky, at least. Wish he'd support something like the [WSPA](http://www.wspa.org.au/) instead of PETA.
Thanks for your great and thoughtful reply.  
Thanks!
Reread my post and see what I believe.  I just don't think I *know* how a soul or ghosts *should* work.
http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/e0hig/this_is_why_i_think_aliens_are_real_watch_and/\n\n\nwe have allot of links to reputable videos of witnesses and sightings ^
Thats true. 
That's pretty cool. I like reads like this. 
In that case, why coding it in binary, and not as images or in oniric code? Binary needs of consciousness and consciousness has a very limited bandwidth. \n
I wonder if all abductees really actually leave their homes at all?\n\nCertainly there are certain cases that come to mind, like the Travis Walton story, where the guy was physically missing from his town for a few days after his logging crew saw him get hit with a beam from an actual physical machine-type UFO. Then there's occasional stories where a person wakes up with their clothes on backwards or inside out out whatnot.\n\nHowever, it seems that many (if not most) of peoples' experiences where they are taken or visited while sleeping seem more along the lines of having their consciousness booted out of their bodies and transported to some nebulous "otherworld" while their body remains in bed. I like Graham Hancock's research and hypotheses on this matter and how the modern "alien" abduction experience parallels a lot of older shamanistic and "faerie" stories. I know Whitley Strieber isn't respected much around here, but I think the experiences he details in his first Communion book describes pretty closely the nonphysical or interdimensional nature of this phenomena.\n\nThis video floats around reddit once in a while and it sums up Hancock's ideas pretty nicely:\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qgMFO0KU-I
Appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation.\n\nIs the best definition I could possibly give you. \n\nI think really what you are getting at is what is commonality between qigong, tummo, and neigong and how do I know it's not bullshit.\n\n.\n\nThe training for the first level of this mans school, is nearly identical to tummo meditation in methodology and purpose to store positive energy at the naval area.  It differs as it progresses in that it works with negative energy as well and it is the interaction of the two that results in the electrical like phenomenon displayed.  Qigong or rather most practices of qigong meditation involve a deep trance  like his school, but instead of storing energy at the naval they focus on moving it through the body in an orbit. \n\n.\n\nHow do I know it's not bullshit?\n\n.\n\n\nBesides the medical observations, the studies, videos of the studies, and documentaries and the Guinness world records...... \n\n.\n\n\n\nThe best answer is I've tested it out, and I've demonstrated it to others and there there is no doubt as to if something is actually occurring or not.  This something isn't supernatural, as nothing in this universe is supernatural.\n\nBefore you go off with George Dillman video's of some fucking nutjob who thinks he can knock his students down with qi,  that isn't what I am talking about.  The tests I have employed were done so that the subjects were unaware a test was being performed, and I observed their reactions in an instant cause and effect, stimulus and response manner. \n\n\nBefore you spout off with "go talk to Randi and win his million dollars" bs, I am not at the level of demoing telekinesis or pyrokinesis or anything else worthy of even attempting the challenge.    \n\nEven if I were his challenge is bullshit as it would be impossible to win, as there is nothing supernatural in this universe.  No thing or event in this universe is supernatural.  There is only what we do understand vs what we don't. \n\nFurthermore I don't feel 700k after taxes is adequate compensation,  you cannot apply anonymously for the challenge even if you don't want the money, or ask him to donate it to charity should you win.   You would become the target of various government agencies worldwide who would want to study **real** psychic abilities, as well as having thousands of newage fucktards begging you to train them and worshiping you as a god.  You would never have any privacy the rest of your life. 
I didn't see any movement that couldn't be attributed to camera shake and deliberate panning. The whole thing seems set up to me for some reason. The opening shot of the sky looks exactly like I would expect for dusk with the first planet becoming visible (usually Venus or Jupiter around here). As others have posted in this thread, when something is out of focus, it can take on a strange geometric shape, and there's just no reference point on the ground when the "movement" takes place.
That was a bit dissapointing. Although I really liked the story and it was written really well. The extra photos didn't really do much. \nTracks still look fake to me (Although I got to retract the stilts, because it's a bit too small for that). The photo of the creature might just as well be a baby doll hanging from a tree. \n\nBut with the right equipment this story is very easy to check. You already know for a fact that these creatures have no problems with motion sensors. So motion sensor floodlights and cameras at the entrance of the mine (and around the house) can solve this riddle quite easily.\n\nThe story is worth a bit of investigation, it's a bit too good to be true. 
Nah, he loves the child but wants them early for some sort of floaty, eternal space-thing.  \nNot sure why.
Why not be mature and just leave it? If you teach teach.
loled way too hard, forget that other guy. 
Tell me more about this chloroform.
Thanks. I tried Google, but couldn't find the original study.
I'm just amazed all life on earth managed to evolve and develop, all the while only having access to that crappy old non-ionized water. \n\nThink of the advantages we'll have now!
As I understand it lactose tolerance only came about with the introduction of farming/domestication around 11,000 years ago and is therefore a relatively recent evolutionary change that hasn't spread across the whole population yet.
I, like you, was freaked by that movie, and I, like you, did some research, bunk, truly. There is no missing person report for that little girl, no birth marriage or death records for the principal characters. The it occurred to me that some of the most troubling footage in the film would've been owned by the police, and would never have been released to a filmmaker and then to the public. That said, Nome, Alaska is certainly a creepy place, with a lot of odd and inexplicable occurrences over the years. It IS however true that the FBI spends an inordinate amount of time there, and that they have a larger than average amount of UFO sightings.   
First: you are not really willing to give up your misconceptions are you? Second as for 'natural' chemicals: listen to what they say: "a chemical is a chemical there is *no* difference between a chemical produced in a flask or a naturally occurring chemical ". And as for that one for instance: try cassava it has nice traces of [*'natural'* cyanide in it.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava#Food_use_processing_and_toxicity)
An overwhelming amount of medical cases are diagnosed by observation and history. Diagnostic tests and procedures are done to appease evidence based medicine, but the diagnosis is made from the physicians history and physical. I can look at a patient and tell you about their blood pressure, congestive heart failure status, musculoskeletal issues and nutritional status. You can diagnose MANY problems by simply LOOKING at the patient.
I'm getting a video camera in there in a few days, there shall be videos soon. :) All I heard on the DVR was the door opening and closing a bunch, and a fight that sound like it was across the street. The video should prove things.
If you *really* want to buy this colleague coffee every day, option two is the most scientific; randomization is a bad idea when you're trying to determine something via experiment.  One cup of test, one cup of "control" coffee.
Homeopathic birth control pills... the idea that "like cures like"... so disturbing...
While they're more on the governmental side, both of Richard Dolan's volumes of "UFO's and the National Security State" are IMHO mandatory reads. He's also developing a course for an online university program on the UFO topic. I don't think the site is up yet; but you can probably get updates at his site: http://keyholepublishing.com/ 
What really hits the truth of your remark is that in the 15th century, not many people could read and so they had no clue what was in the Bible.  And that's still the case with this bunch.  James 2:15-16 reads *Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.  If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?*\n\nI see no operative difference between saying "keep warm and well fed" and saying "be in good health with proper blood sugar levels" - unless you do something about their physical needs, it seems to be no good at all.  Their own Bible says it, but they probably don't read that any more than they read anything else.\n
You should have seen how badly things would have gone if they had not gone back and made things as good as they could get given all the variables involved.
The "four ages of sand" theme of the talk is the bit that I found more interesting.
It's really embarrassing to be part of a subreddit that upvotes the idea of a witch-hunt.
In my opinion, that is extraordinarily unethical.  It violates informed consent.  A patient has the right to know what's being allowed into their body, and to have the expectation that a medical professional is being open and honest with them.
I'm not discounting your experience, but people die from voodoo curses because they believe it works. Our brains are weird.
To be fair, basically everything out of ordinary can be a 'brain glitch' unless you get 2 - 5 people with corresponding stories and it's not a popular 'hysteria' type of thing (witches, crazy dancing).
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Your opinions are so complex and deep that no one besides you understands them.
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I'm for it. I don't gather that the purpose is to convince people that atheism is patriotic within a few seconds; people are hardly ever convinced like that. But, whether that's the purpose or not, i see other advantages:\n\n* the website plug, which a lot of people are likely to follow even if they disagree with the message (and i hope AA discloses hit data to test this);\n* the conversations that it will generate, particularly among (self-identified) theists, even if over why atheists would need to pull such a stunt or what the slogan could mean — publicity is good for its own sake;\n* the lasting memories and associations people will have of it, since this form of advertising [appears](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_advertising#Effectiveness) to have a high retention rate (and associates "atheism" with "patriotism", even if people resist it); and\n* the appeal it may have to people who don't express their atheism at home or work or wherever for fear of ostracism. (Admittedly there will be fewer in densely populated areas, but this kind of advertising is cheap given the number and diversity of people it reaches.)\n\nI don't always agree with James Croft, but he makes a [strong case](http://harvardhumanist.org/tag/the-freethinkers-political-textbook/) that positive associations, emotional draw, and other non-logical strategies are necessary supplements to reason and evidence when the goal is to change attitudes (i.e. make atheism more acceptable).\n\nIn any case, it seems like a strange thing for atheists to be angry about.
Based on your comments there is nothing unreasonable in the claims. A lot of people say they can communicate with aliens (through channeling) and it is up to you as to if you believe them or not. So yes, military might like to have a means of gaining insight in the claims, to find out if they could be true. 
I don't think your post will impress or convince anyone on this subreddit without more than your anecdote. \n\nAlso: shame on whoever down voted this. Discussion not suppression is what is appropriate here.
Yup, I had the same confusion at first.
It's because that shit doesn't exist man.
You don't get to call something bullshit because it's unverifiable. You get to call it unverifiable. Adding bullshit into the mix unfortunately attracts morons who think everything is bullshit and everyone is crazy.
I think he is saying that what you find as why gun control is important, or why you think there should be no or little gun control can effect the types of evidence people find relative and important. For example some gun owners feel that being able to protect themselves from the government is more important than the risk that someone might use a gun to kill them so they are willing to take the risk, making any evidence of gun control reducing gun violence irrelevant to that person.
Agreed but the topic is the supernatural. Do auras exist? Perhaps, perhaps not. It isn't harming anyone if someone chooses to believe in them.
The best mental defense against these kinds of things is to be analytical in your dealings with people and ask yourself why they're doing/saying the things they do. \n\nNot easy though.
Is it wrong to consider tastes almost entirely arbitrary? Put in enough effort and and with an open mind/the right level of suggestion I'm pretty sure you can convince yourself to enjoy almost anything that's not going to kill you (and some things that certainly could). I've taught myself to enjoy a whole host of things from olives to coffee to red wine through sheer repetition.
>THE UNHIVED MIND\n>Posts: 65,324\n\nIt's more like an encyclopedia of nuts. if you ever want to know if what you believe is crazy or not, just look for it here.
Thanks!
Does it look like a military installation?
Yeah, totally difficult to predict which way California or the Bible Belt was going to fall.  Model could be badly broken and still get most of the states right.  No, it hasn't been proven 99 times.
Is there a place where one can find some quality purified snake oil ?
HOLY FUCKING FUCK FUCK. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.
[Operation Snow White](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Snow_White).  Hi [scientologist2](http://www.reddit.com/user/scientologist2)!! :)
As Benjamin Franklin once said, "Don't believe everything you read on the internet." 
>the burden of proof falls on the person making the original claim that the medical industry is conspiring to make people unhealthy to sell more prescription drugs\n\nwhen did anyone make such claim?\n\nwhy is it many people are skeptical when it comes to, say, the oil industry's intent, but certain industries like, say, the medical industries aren't treated similarly?\n\n>there is considerable evidence that excessive amounts of fatty foods increase the risk of heart problems\n\nHow do you explain the French "paradox", native Inuit, Maasai etc?
definitely a ghost
It was probably part of his famed arrogance that made him believe he could cure himself through diet. 
Except that prescribing a treatment that has no medical value is wholly unethical in that it compromises the doctor-patient relationship and costs the patient hundreds of dollars for something that does nothing for the actual underlying condition.
There are very, very few things that are "appropriate" about birth.
This is so obviously a high altitude airplane
At age 12, children are usually growing at high speed. It wouldn't be surprising if it was just the continuous growth that straightened your brother out, children can grow and change a lot in 6 months.
You're welcome.(:\nJust remember two things,\n1. Always try and help others!\n2. Always have a little bit skepticism while ghost hunting.\nI believe in ghost and such, but some things can be debunked, and some things just can't. Having a little bit of skepticism with you will help you to not excesively freak out over every little thing. Goodluck man!
We haven't. Yet. We just need more funding and a few years. However, if you are open to the idea of UFOs or UAPs being real craft zipping around the atmosphere, then it's quite probable you are hence open to the idea that there are sectors of governments or private groups which have collected and been working with either downed ET technology or have been working on classified energy production technology. It is not a far stretch of the imagination to suppose that governments would work on technological projects in secret since they have a long history of doing so. The idea, then, is that some unidentified aerial phenomena may in fact be human-created vessels utilizing small fusion reactors developed in classified facilities. But of course this is dealing with politics and propaganda and not so much with physics as the OP is interested in. But creating a fusion reaction is really not toooo far out of our grasp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power#Current_status\n\nThere have been other projects that utilized MHD propulsion, such as the lightcraft by leik myrabo, but instead of an onboard power source they beamed energy produced on earth to the craft using lasers. http://www.lightcrafttechnologies.com/media.html\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/AskEngineers/comments/h8sdm/any_engineers_here_familiar_with/c1tifyt
It can be hard to get the technique right the first time or two. From what you describe, I suspect you didn't have your head tilted far enough forward (your nose should be pointing down at the drain before you tilt to one side). That and the temp/salinity need to be just right for it to be comfortable. I can carry on a conversation while doing it, no issues. My kids, however prefers the squeeze bottle method, which just looks uncomfortable to me. \n\nYou can keep the colonoscopy, though! Ugh...
My mom watches his show religiously and literally takes notes. She's tried to change my entire family's diet and records every single show and forces my brothers and I to watch. Seriously the most annoying thing ever. I'm an athlete and she criticizes every little thing I do "because I saw it on Dr. Oz". Bugs me to bits.
When the Lab technician,  Jim Deletosso pixel tested Billy Meiers UFO photographs, he noticed a field around the objects. Report from Eye witnesses in the case, and information from Billy Meier’s own contact notes give support to Deletosso’s findings. These fields appear important for their movement. It also appear they are able to create several types of fields depending on purpose….  
so "it needs a TL/DR" and "please, please give me a TL/DR" are vastly different?  Am I just asking in one and sucking his dick in the other?  I'm not sure what the difference is.  I have a fucking job and my time is limited.  I made a comment that was rational and you fucking assholes attack me instead of trying to determine if what I said was accurate and reasonable.  I never disagreed with the OP I just said it needed a summary.  This is why I prefer r/atheism, there's not as much of this stupid bullshit about attacking the person asking a decent question.  
[Your source is from 2009, mine, 2011.](http://www.propublica.org/article/who-are-americas-top-10-gas-drillers)\n\nAnd fuck you for calling me a liar. FUCK YOU.
Here is an article about the same topic that is not as retarded as the one above.\nhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/06/ufos-should-be-studied-by-science_n_1941157.html
They hang up broken headstones on the walls?
>Ah, so you're saying it's all good if gun deaths go down and other deaths go up you're totally cool with that. Got it...\n\nDo you understand the difference between crime and death? Same amount of crime, fewer deaths.\n\n>You insisted on bringing it up so it was only necessary to give you some perspective. Anything else you would like me to clear up for you or are you good now?\n\n\nExcept that you're wrong.
You said:\n\n| But hardly anyone talks about Acrylamide because they don't want to face giving up stuff they like.\n\nThat implies people giving up stuff they like either through consumer awareness or changing food policy. Both of those would be premature.
To be honest, my religion of choice is Christianity (putting that out on the table, so if I sound biased, it's because I am, but I'm trying not to be :) ). This kind of research has me cross examining what I believe. Various religions being based off of misunderstood aliens in the past has me very intrigued right now. If you look through the old testament there are a lot of references that sound like they could be alien space craft and ET's rather than god's and angels (interestingly enough, if I understand what they believe, Mormons believe God to be an ascended man from another world.)  \n\nI'd always wondered why religious believers were so convinced their god's were real. (kind of an odd statement for a Christian I suppose) It never made sense to me that they'd just pulled this out of thin air one day. Something had to have happened to convince them that their god's existed. The explanation of ancient astronauts just makes a ridiculous amount of sense to me.
Lighthouse. The guy himself admits it.
Actually it is plausible...\n\nLess energy dissipated in your head is more that can get to an antenna.\n\n
Yeah, but he does a lot of research, he meets and interviews a lot of people. When he does these things obviously he follows his own agenda and tries to put the pieces together to fit his personal puzzle - there is nothing stopping you from taking his material and making your own ideas out of them - after all David Icke is one person, the people he meets and talks to are all different people. I don't think they're all bullshitters.
>And it does sound like white knighting - something along the lines of men have the privilege, therefore women need special help from men, would be white knighting.\n\nThis is exactly what I'm talking about.  It's not "special help" to recognize privilege and fight it.  When white people were fighting against racism, they weren't giving "special help" to ethnic minorities, they were fighting against racism.\n
This is absolutely true. However, it is how you approach this evidence. In the scientific community I just can't understand how they can keep on ignoring all this evidence. Just like science can conclude there findings from data and mathematics so can we conclude that we're at least being visited by an unknown life force. Just like you said; radar tracings, millions of sightings by credible sources, thousands and thousands of picture and video material, secret documents and other evidence. How can we not conclude from all of this that we're being visited by extra-terrestrials? I find this ignorant. The only reason we know we're part of the milky way is through these kinds of evidence, and no solid evidence; we only know this from our own experiences; as in what we can see and thus conclude. \n\nThe MJ-12 documents are especially interesting; they outright state we've been visited many times. They even state were some of the aliens that landed here are from, what they're doing here and the like. Really interesting stuff. I'll try to find some links when I feel like doing that haha. 
Flesh eating bacteria would be an awful biological weapon. They require direct contact with broken skin for infection to set in.
I remember reading an article that showed that regular fasting before chemotherapy showed protective effects on healthy cells against the chemo while making cancer cells more vulnerable in some cancers. It also has the effect of reducing some of the side effects like nausea.
Probably be wise to take down all of Santorum' videos since he's joined the "You're no Christian so you're immoral" crowd. \n\nHis speech is as hateful as anyones these days. 
If he'd gotten them right, I'm sure they'd do the same as the current JREF million dollar challenge; carry out a more extensive experiment to rule out luck.
Dr. Raymond Moody has recently done a study on the psychic link between pets and their owners; apparently 40% of dogs know the moment their owner makes the decision to come home, regardless of what they are actually doing; he maintains this link continues in some form after death. Doing lectures about it, has a book in the pipe.
I don't know if religion would collapse like a lot of people expect. I mean the Pope said extraterrestrial life is not evidence against Christianity. If they believed it before I don't see why they wouldn't after. 
MythBusters is also an entertainment program, yet it still manages to present a skeptical point of view. Coast to Coast is indeed very credulous, giving guests and callers the benefit of the doubt when they say impossibly absurd things.
>And Wittgenstein was a beery swine \nwho was just as schloshed as Schlegel. 
Hahaha!!!
I'd just thought I'd tell you why I downvoted this.\n\nI found that video really funny and I am glad I saw it, but I wish another subreddit had linked me to it. r/Skeptic is one of the few places on Reddit that maintains a fairly large user base and is almost solely articles or videos exclusively on the topic pseudo-science and the paranormal and peoples disbelief in them. As opposed to jokes or meta-references to the subject. It also still maintains insightful comments and discussion.\n\nThis subreddit is not (at the moment) a place to make jokes or have lulz. It is rare to see a Futurerama Fry or any metareference to reddit. It is rare to have a DAE or IAMA. This subreddit could almost be any other forum with amazing people and great content, it just happens to be on Reddit.\n\nI am not making a comment about "how Reddit is has changed for the worse". There is a place for GGG and DEAs; Scumbag Steve and IAMAs; lulz and fails. I enjoy reddit for the aforementioned, but I also enjoy it for havens like r/skeptic. \n\nMaybe /r/videos or /r/funny would be a good place to submit this, or maybe I'll get downvoted to oblivion and this video will be on the frontpage when I wake up. Who knows. It's the power of the upvote (a democratic denominator) that changes  landscapes on Reddit. I just wanted to tell you, how I used mine.\n\nI just checked your userpage and it seems you are fairly new to Reddit (or at least your account is) have a great time here and good luck with submitting links and comments in the future.\n
And I agree they are great for that purpose - but they are often used for other purposes as well. My concern is for when they are used to cover up a chronic pain as opposed to acute pain. Although very useful in this case as well, IIRC in many cases the chronic pain can be treated, but when the patient is taking pain killers, it encourages them to ignore the real cause of the problem. \n\nFor example, chronic back pain. I am not a doctor, but I am assuming that many cases of chronic back pain can be treated with physical exercises, among other methods. However, when the patient is given pain killers, it will make the pain go away. This sort of thing encourages the patient to ignore the actual problem, and see this pill as a cure. Although pretty much anyone will know this is not the case, one cannot deny the attraction of just taking the pill instead of doing the hard work of exercise and getting back to good health. Not to mention, as far as I know, opiate based painkillers can be addicting and tolerance building, therefore a higher dosage is needed down the road. \n\nWhich brings me back to my original point. Medicine does sometime mask the problem and not treat the cause. But the main problem is not with the medicine, but rather a lack of discipline in people, and perhaps ill-informed patients. 
Thanks, but I usually get my chakra dry cleaned every other Thursday....except when it interferes with my past life regression childhood trauma therapy. 
This is my first submission to reddit - a post from my blog.
Interesting that she just places a link to colloidal silver and walks away, apparently she hasn't used it herself (she did write about using the garlic oil).\n\nhttp://www.thesilveredge.com/ear.shtml\n\nNote:  The colloidal silver link does not suggest drinking it, but administering drops into the ear canal.  Using it as a topical antiseptic, basically.\n\nThe silver site has no references, but it does have a disclaimer.  In part:\n\n>We are not doctors. We are distributors of electronic appliances and nutritional supplements. Therefore we cannot and do not offer medical advice. Please do not call with medical questions. If you have a medical problem, please see your licensed physician. Self-treatment is not recommended. The FDA has not evaluated the information contained on this web site. Products distributed by The Silver Edge are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.\n\n
Haven't you ever gone to a zoo?  Perhaps to them, he's a human "animal" with unique properties.  I mean, he could be full of it too but something about it makes me think he's not.
[Brian Dunning has an excellent rebuttal to your point.](http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4003)\n\n**TL;DR:** As long as you are selling responsibly and not causing harm (e.g. advocating a product as an alternative to actual medical attention), it is ethical to sell stuff you know is crap. These people want to buy it, and whether it comes from you who doesn't believe in it, or from a new-ager who believes in it with all their heart, the customer will be getting the exact same outcome. If they are happy with that outcome and are willing to pay for it, who are we to stop them?
Hence my edit.  However sometimes the taxpayers authorize the government to make those investments, because they capture the imagination and impart a sense of national pride.  We can say that *we* went to the moon, and to Mars.  It would certainly be worth a penny out of every tax dollar to me to know I was participating in the effort.\n\nIncidentally, if you're interested in independent politics check out [Dan Carlin](http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/cs).  I'd actually call that "skeptical politics." 
Actually, according to [Phil Plait](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/09/14/geocentrism-seriously/), the mathematics of relativity actually work out if you do the calculations in terms of different frames of reference.  In other words, your calculation of the velocity of Proxima Centauri assumes Newtonian space-time.
Sprites do explain some UFOs. Not very many, though. Sprites don't tend to show up on radar as being a half-mile across or leaving the area at 7,000 mph...
Is it me or is the image in the last pic hovering about 2'' above the sill? This appears to be a fake, at least to me. 
I found that website after making this post, and then got mad that I didn't think of it first. Nice work; I hope you rope in some believers.
The "trick" is to click on the submitter's name and down-vote from their user page rather than the subreddit page.  Welcome to the inner circle!
I'm totally down for this.
Sir Digby Chicken Ceaser, it's been years since I heard this name! Hahaha! Brilliant, ... to the YouTube machine!
because google video has ended to exist (8 days ago)
Hotel Monte Vista in Flagstaff.
Thanks!
This has happened to me too. There used to be five people in my group of friends, now there are four. None of us can remember who the fifth was, but we know they're not on this planet at all anymore. 
Totally.  I liked reading the story, though.
Bam, supporting email sent.
I don't know how people can rebut this.
I'm not sure how much has been 'scientifically proven', as even the [wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiposis_dolorosa) seems to be pretty baren on any causality of the disease.  \n\nA point to be made here:  modern medicine, while obviously concerned with the origin and pathway of various disorders, is much more focused on the alleviation of symptoms.  It's much more important to get rid of the fatty tumors than to understand their progression to that stage.
You felt it , did it make a noise ? Were the wings moving? Damn you should have shot it lol
Alls I'm saying is give homeopathy a chance.
Everyone on this sub-reddit are usually dumb atheists and will come up with everything and everything to say the video is fake..glad to see at least someone isn't a zombie like everyone else is in America. cheers
i always make it spell out "cunt"
People in various areas should do a controlled taste-test (ie. put hot water in one glass, cold water in another, and then put them both in the fridge for an hour. (covered)\n\nDoing this should reveal if one can really tell the difference between the two types.
>  I don't want to paint the study as worthless, nor is it saying there's a causal link\n\nYou're right and that was my mistake. I mistook you for schad500, who *did* seem to be making those arguments (or at least something along those lines).\n\nWhile I already understand the difference in p-values, confidence intervals, and power, I appreciate the thoroughness of your reply.\n\nMy argument is that the study did its due diligence in sample size and statistics according to what is expected of research in that domain. As you kindly pointed out, power calculation would have been helpful, but it is not common. I'm sure the researchers would have loved to include a national (or international) sample, but it is unreasonable to expect that from them -- if for no other reason -- because cost and logistics of doing so would have likely been prohibitive. On the contrary, they have documented what seems like sound method and analysis that others may now replicate to validate the findings with other samples.\n\nIn my opinion, one of your stronger criticisms was that the sample was self-selected. Bringing that to attention set off alarms in my head because of the potential for confounded results based on entirely self-selected sample, so I referred back to the paper. Indeed, *some* subjects were self-selected, but others were not:\n\n> Children with ASD or DD were identified through regional centers, providers/clinics, self-referrals, and general public outreach.\n\nUnfortunately, the article does not identify the distribution of source of subjects. However, it is common in the domain to identify potential subjects through their doctors and local contacts (such as the providers, centers, and clinics mentioned). Unless an undue percent of subjects were self-selected, it shouldn't cause a problem.\n\nAlso, let me clarify that self-select is distinct from self-report. "Self-report" tends to imply that the subject themselves provided the data (such as filling out surveys, questionnaires, etc) while "self-select" only means they identified themselves and volunteered to participate. The researchers said that they validated the diagnoses using standardized testing (so the researchers collected data themselves) so the potential for problems that come with self-reporting are not an issue for this paper. There is some possibility that self-selection had influence on the results, but given that other methods for recruiting have been included as well, it shouldn't be a big concern.\n\nOverall, I think there are caveats that come with the limits of the study. However, the authors did not seem to inappropriately inflate the language they used in drawing conclusions. In fact, I think they qualified the findings appropriately, according to the scope and results of the study. If there is any fault in misinterpreting the conclusions, I'd say that lies on the reporters who tend to sensationalize scientific findings.\n\n*Edit for rewording/clarification in some places*
Carl Sagan was a stoner, smoke a J and watch Cosmos.
The headline makes it sound like it could be woo, but the article certainly contains none.
Using oil reinforces the belief Earth was made specifically for the benefit of humanity and therefore there is nothing we can do to deplete it's resources because God laid it out for us... \n\nand, if we were ever to run out it, BANG! Sign of Armageddon! It all works out.
Actually, there's a lot of proof for his claims.  He claimed he could make it rain, and everybody was like, "Yeah right, Wilhelm."  Then he fucking did it, and collected payment for it, and was promptly thrown in prison by the FDA.\n\n\nYou can read about it, since it made newspapers at the time.  He saved the Maine Blueberry crop of 1953 by creating rain (within 48 hours of setting up his equipment) when none was forecasted for months, during the middle of june.\n\nYou haven't done any research on this, but you really WANT it to be untrue...
Ah, all you said was that farmers were required to buy seeds instead of keep them, so I didn't know.\n\nUm, Monsanto actually agreed to not make seeds with the terminator gene comercially available back in 1999, so you're 12 years too late on that, but it's ok because pretty much everyone is. I do think that this technology is far too concentrated in too few hands, but there is definitely a chance for decentralization as costs decrease. The patents are particularly problematic, but there are 3rd-world specific options. The contracts for the seed can be prohibitively expensive, completely agree on that point, unfortunately it's nearly a monopoly for some plants.\n\nFinally, one application of terminator gene tech is to prevent the propagation of gmo organisms in the wild, a concern that comes up time and time again, often in the same literature that derides the terminator gene for having no real use other than corporate profit. I'm no fan of the control Monsanto has and the leeway they are allowed, but that doesn't necessarily need to be tied into gmos as a whole.\n\nEDIT: Oh, and I'm not downvoting you. No worries, just trying to be informative.
One day he is going to keel over and die doing that sleeping pill quip, and homeopaths all over the world is going to have a field day... :)
But Michael Pollan is one of the good guys, so he's exempt from using catchy phrases to sell books!
Watching moving lights can help you drift off to sleep?  Sure, why not.  Some people like to watch television with the sound off to help them drift off to sleep.\n\nNothing mystical or new age about this, but it's also not something mind bogglingly new or innovative.  It's just an interesting device that may be useful to some people.\n\nSeems pretty benign, I don't think it's anything that we need to concern ourselves with.
I've read a lot of conspiracy theorist online rants for shits 'n giggles (and to see how out there they can go) and their conversation usually goes something like:  \n       \n1. "Jews are plotting to (take over the US Government/make the US go to war with Iran/hide RFID chips in our cornflakes)"\n2. Fifteen one-sided examples of (abused Palestinians/political campaigns to which Jews donate/Zionist plots like vaccinations or fluoride/"9/11!")\n2a. (Optional) Some Pope-bashing, for "balance."\n3. "I'm anti-Zionist, not anti-Semitic. You can hate Israel and love Jews."\n4. "Jews own all the (banks/newspapers/movie studios/money/mezuzot) and want the 99% to fail."\n5. Repeat steps 2-4, ad infinitum.  
Unfortunately, India is full of morons who think like this. It is so pervasive, that I often find people who are very well educated (some of them working in the Silicon Valley) believing in crap like this. I usually get mocked (Oh, look at him, such an atheist - technically it's skepticism, but they don't know the difference) when I point out how ridiculous and non-scientific this is. The only success I have had is that I have partially de-brainwashed a couple of my friends by constant hammering. Now they call me when they see such claims before buying everything hook, line and sinker.
Interesting.  
> you could have just said 'fucking hippies'.\n\nNo I don't think that would have been relevant at all. Their defining "peace sign" (the Y and I superimposed, upside-down, in a circle) are the semaphores for N and D, as in Nuclear Disarmarment. But hippie encompasses mostly a bunch of other unrelated things so, not very relevant.\n\n> Have you seen the doc countdown to zero?\n\nNope, but from skimming a summary it seems to belong to the co-opted branch of the nuclear disarmarment movement, which does not aim to remove all nuclear weapons, rather to build public support for USA's official policy of first-strike strategic and tactical use of nuclear weapons, even (especially) against countries without nuclear capability. Officially declared in 1990, but it was most blatently stated by W. Bush's first NSS (or was it NPR?), and specifically restated as to be used against countries that are trying to develop a nuclear deterrent by Obama. The policy also extends to ending treaties against nuclear defense systems, and to develop such systems, which everyone know will (and already has) lead to increased worldwide nuclear arms proliferation, as more nukes are needed to deter a somewhat defense-equipped opponent.
Being ignorant is one thing. Having the illusion of knowledge is something else all together, and much more dangerous.
If the plugin exists for other browsers, then that would work too.  I have not tested it on other browsers though.  In addition to Firefox and Chrome, there are a load of other non mainstream browsers for the Mac.\n\nIf you load a YouTube page, the URL in it for the video is temporary, only being valid for maybe about 5 minutes (rough guess).  If you can view the page activity, you can see the URL of the video element.  It's easy to copy that URL and paste it into the downloads window or open the QuickTime Player (the QuickTime Player 7 is better), press command U and paste in the URL and viola, the video streams.  I'd rather have this automated though since after Lion, Apple changed basic functionality and broke this in a fresh copy of Lion/Safari.  \n\nDocs: http://hoyois.github.com/safariextensions/clicktoplugin/\n\nFlashblock is the closest thing I know about for other browsers, but I have no idea if it offers download.  Maybe this will be a reason for you to use Safari?  I don't enjoy it.  Even with 16 GB on my boxes, modern Safari is a pig.\n\nhttps://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flashblock/
A halfway house!  :)
THIS MAN TELLS THE TRUTH.
It's exactly the same principle as "Pro-Life". Is there a term for this kind of thing?
Looks like they've got it nailed down.
Its disinfo to keep pple distracted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_machine\n\nI don't care what it does, it looks awesomely horrific.  It totally deserves its own apocalypto site too.
Also: bible study.
The relevant law is Regulation no. 1170/2011 which effectively modifies Regulation no. 1924/2006. It is indeed the EC that's responsible: the 2011 reg is delegated legislation (under powers granted by the 2006 reg) and didn't have to go through the Parliament or Council.\n\nSo the Telegraph didn't *completely* make it up. Just distorted it, misreported it, failed to cite anything, and got most of the details wrong (e.g. a regulation is not the same as a directive). Pretty par for the course for them.
You'd doom us all.  
I can't explain that. I'm just offering a possible explanation.
It would be very interesting to see a source for this as a space shuttle video\n\n:)\n\nBut see DoctorMidnights comment identifying this video as being originally posted by magnetflipper in 2010, and filmed in Denver\n\nHow about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAfgUvjPC-c\n\nanother from the same series with the same equipment??
my body and hair was perfectly dry, given that I was going to sleep and I don't go to sleep wet LOL. The shower floor is always wet unfortunately, so I can't really tell. The only indication that can prove this glitch was the paper underneath the tyre and the fact that my work bag beats me all the way to my unit before me.
She does seem vaguely perceptive about careers and life advice, but the psychic mumbo jumbo ruins it.
Numerologically the text you wrote and the text you quoted are the same. Proof that you are on their side!!!
What you describe sounds a lot like ["flow"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology\\)) to me. It's basically a state where your mind becomes very focused and aware, to the point where your surroundings can look and feel like they're moving slowly. However, flow is normally a result of concentration on a task, and can involve a loss of sense of the passage of time. Your first experience, where you had a sense of the duration of the feeling, would seem to discount this - not to mention that you weren't doing any engrossing task at the time. You don't mention the duration of the second experience, but the fact that it was a task done in cooperation with other people would tend to discount flow as a possibility as well, since flow-inducing tasks tend to be those performed solo (as there is less distraction). Your mention in both cases of looking around the scene and taking in lots of details further weakens the idea, as flow would tend to see you focused on something in particular.\n\nHowever, I suspect what you experienced is some related phenomenon - using the same brain hardware and systems as flow, but triggered by different circumstances. For example, some people have reported an ability to 'slow time' at will; I recall an example of a squash player who used the technique to gain more time on difficult shots. If there are people who can do it consciously, there must be some circumstances where it can happen unconsciously, no?\n\nIf possible, I'd recommend trying to replicate the experience if you can, as it can be a very useful skill (can you imagine having extra time to think on a test, or more time to judge the catch of a dropped glass?). Make somewhere quiet and comfortable, with a few items that you can use to judge the passage of time, such as a clock or one of those 'drinking bird' toys. Relax and try to recall the previous experiences, and see what you get. (Admittedly my advice here is going to be limited because I haven't managed it myself, but hopefully it's enough to get you started).\n\nYou may also find some use in googling "time dilation psychology", there may be some information of use or interest to you. Hope this has helped.
Except that if someone actually reads it they will notice it is taking some of the A+ people to task.  A rare anti-A+ post from FtB.
Wrong. It came out a year before. The Matrix: 1999, The Thirteenth Floor: 1998!
Yes, my friend was wearing a similar thing when I met him at a party and I was a bit like Tim Minchin in "storm" for the rest of that night. It was incredibly obvious it wasn't actually helping him and it was just placebo effect nonsense. \n\nOne of my other friends tried it out after I started getting angry about how he was scammed. It kinda made me more annoyed that he felt the need to test such an obvious placebo effect scam. Well after testing he also realised it is just a scam.
Title reads like an intro to a crappy TV show.
lol I don't think so, but I will forward it to my fiance for verification.
Until you click the 3d button and it gives you all kinds of modes for different 3d glasses.  Then it just became annoying.
As you note, I said properly prescribed. Benzodiazepines are not meant to be prescribed long term. If they are prescribed for an extended duration then it is not being prescribed properly. I know where and how benzos and ethanol act in the brain, and I am aware of the withdrawal profiles of both.Your statement seemed to imply that all pharmaceuticals were addictive, which they are not. Some pharmaceutical drugs can be, which is why they are regulated. Last I checked cannabis isn't except in some parts of the US and Europe, and it certainly does not need the same sort of quality control requirements as other drugs.  I am also well aware that you do not need to smoke cannabis, and that you can take it in other ways. I was merely pointing out some of the problems when you smoke it, which in my experience is how most people consume it. Cannabis is not just THC, it has a lot of other things in it which can have health implications.If you are going to post links to evidence, please post proper journal articles. Unlike a lot of people on this thread I do have access to most medical journals.> Marijuana has not been shown to  have inherently carcinogenic properties, and haas indeed been shown to mitigate (and reportedly *reverse*) malignant tumor growth. [Since you are probably more comfortable with main media, rather than legitimate, unbiased sources that aren't funded by propaganda-geared companies, check out this article on the PBS documentary](http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/08/pbs-documentary-sheds-light-on-marijuanas-cancer-killing-properties/) highlighting this fact.Try to be a little less condescending, it doesn't further your point. I'd like to see some proper evidence for that. One study does not make a scientific fact.
Oh. I attacked the message pretty thoroughly. Not three inches away on my screen as I type this, in fact. You are replying 4 days late to a post on a cult that you reddit searched presumably, with this BS, instead of going ahead and refuting anything I said, *right next to where you had to click reply*. Telling, that.
What's disconcerting is what seems to be their not giving a fuck of who sees them. I live in the same area and let me note that it's suburban.... 
If you're after an ultimate reference list, especially when getting books for the younger years and teens - try this. 
Who are we to say? We're intelligent, thinking beings who question all of this because we believe the truth is important to us.
so you have science for this?
I'd take issue with one part of this article, and that's his digging in to accrediting bodies.  \n\nThere are plenty of associations that own, and solely grant, certifications.  The association i work for, for instance, does this in an unrelated field.  These are generally accredited by outside bodies, and are not, in and of themselves, cause for concern so long as they're rigorous, truthful, and accurate.\n\nClearly, lots of other shenanigans going on there, but I just wanted to clarify that minor point.
We don't even know that we are visitors yet, and also, we don't know which of us is from here and which of us is a multi-generational drop off from some other system. Most aliens on earth are not aware of the fact they are alien.
>cases in the media of licensed medical doctors who abuse their authority and/or assault patients\n\nEvil men always lust for power, which seems reason enough to set a high bar for attaining it.
Define: "inside job" \n\nDid the US government appear to have some foreknowledge that was known to some agencies and not others? Sure. That's how the intelligence community worked at the time. Was there anything beyond that? Not when viewed in context. \n\nThe truth is, we created Bin Laden and he hated the US for it's role in the oppression of the Saudi people, which he spoke out against (that's why he was the black sheep of the family, btw). He got in and carried out a relatively simple operation that managed to avoid the normal routes of detection by not using high explosives or chemical weapons or sabotaging a dam or a bridge or a power plant. The only people who were even paying attention were basically pigeonholed because there was no precedent for such an attack so it wasn't considered a priority. \n\nThey essentially caught us with our pants down. Had people considered the possibility and even written out scenarios for it? Yes. Did those scenarios get buried among the thousands of other scenarios and analyses that are written on a regular basis? Yes. Our military and intelligence communities were set up to look for nerve gas, chemical weapons in the water supply, guided missiles or hostage situations. Yes, some people were paying attention and some even made some money off of it, but if it was the inside job that it's made out to have been, a lot more would have come out ahead. 
Just a few points:\n\n>  ENSO doesn't add heat to the Earth's atmosphere, it cyclically moves warmth between atmosphere and ocean. If what Tisdale claims was true, we'd have seen similar step changes throughout history. We haven't, therefore Tisdale's unsupported hypothesis is false. QED.\n\nI'll try to explain it so you may understand: A strong El Nino spreads heat accumulated in the Pacific warm pool around, the La Nina that follows pushes that heat into southwestern and northwestern Pacific and the Indian ocean. If the La Nina is long enough (multiyear), the decreased cloud cover (from lower water temperature at the surface) over equatorial Pacific increases OHC and thus causes the step change. This is the mechanism that you would be aware of had you read what he wrote. Oh, and it has happened constantly, see [this graph](http://bobtisdale.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/figure-8.png) in [this post](http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/09/16/tisdale-the-warming-of-the-global-oceans-are-manmade-greenhouse-gases-important-or-impotent/). And before you start with how short the time period is, let me remind you of the lack of reliable ocean temperature data globally and specifically in the Pacific prior to that. I suppose QED in your case means "Qué? Es disunderstand?."\n\n> The issue rather seems to be that you misunderstood the climate scientist's answer.\n\nThe issue is that you avoided the relevant part of his answer. Let's recap what he said: "You're correct in saying that there are step changes related to particularly strong ENSO episodes. We had a step-change in 1977 or so without an obvious ENSO trigger, and another one seem to have occurred around 1999 following the La Nina that came on the heals of the great 1997/98 El Nino." I guess that doesn't fit into your narrative so you just ignored it. Let me quote what you said in an earlier post of yours: "there is no evidence that these step changes exist." Master of misdirection at work again I see.\n\n> Nowhere does he even begin to claim that ENSO is responsible for the multidecadal warming trend.\n\nLogically, since the step changes clearly happen, they are either natural or caused by anthropogenic something or a combination of both. Since you have not provided any explanation for what anthropogenic source might cause or contribute to the step changes, the assumption must be that they're natural especially since any data doesn't contradict this. All you've done is deny that the step changes happen at all, which I guess makes you more of a denier than me. QED.\n\n> Nope. You're the only consistently proving you have issues with logic, and the good folks of /r/skeptic seem to agree with me on this.\n\nMy guess is that most of the /r/skeptic people are indifferent to both your and my opinions. That must really annoy you.
Sleep paralysis often manifests as an evil spirit or something that holds you down or tries to get to you. My GF dreamed about an old demonic woman (sound familiar?) that was trying to find her, the woman was blind in some way. She still found my GF and started trying to touch her.\n\nMeanwhile, in the real world, I'm sitting next to her, listening to her moan my name, figuring that this was happening. As I've seen paranormal things, I was checking specifically for ANYTHING paranormal. Nothing, zip , nada, dog was sleeping in his bed too. No cold, no orbs, no sounds. (except my gf moaning)\n\nI woke her up, she told me the terrifying tale, I explained calmly that nothing was wrong and that she could go back to sleep, which she did.\n\nSleep paralysis seems VERY real, make no mistake. Somebody hurts you, you'll feel it. any interaction feels 100% real. (yes,.. ahem, all interaction.. )\n\nBut, you can "fight back", you can manifest things if you're strong willed enough, or you can get it to turn back by doing whatever feels right for you. Remember, this is all in your head, so it follows YOUR rules.\n\nLast I had a bout was Thursday and I saw this hideous demon trying to pin me to the sofa, I insulted it and ridiculed it until it went away. My favourite insult is "seriously, would it have KILLED you to appear as a hot demon lady? I need something to gawk at while I'm terrified Mkay?"\nThe hardest part is realizing that you're in sleep paralysis though and fighting off that instinct to become terrified.\n\nEdit:\n\nAs for incubus and succubus, those are the same demon according to the lore I've read. Usually it will begin by raping a man (or seducing him) and collecting his semen, then it will transform into an incubus and use that seed on a woman. 
Exactly. Infra red tends to reflect in ways we don't anticipate, too, so a small bug not that far away seems like a point of light zipping through the distant clouds.
As long as you didn't see a large black dog that may have glowing eyes, you should be fine.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellhound
so, if the paleo diet is "eating more veggies/fruits and healthy amounts of red meat" doesn't that mean that it is...a good thing? which is kind of what it claims to be, in my understanding. i mean, if that's our "ancestral diet" and it's more healthy for us...i'm just trying to understand where the BS is in it.
Assuming the hunter isn't the source of the hoax, it sounds like someone already has, and quite a successful troll at that since they managed to make it into the news.
Then by your own premise what I said was true. I never said it linked back to an article on snopes, I said it linked back to snopes, and I'm pretty sure the snopes forum is still a part of the snopes website. The comment was meant to be taken humorously - but somehow 4 days after this was posted, long after the link was well off the front page, you still decided to find it, "debunk it" as "not true" and kill off any humor I brought across. Pat yourself on the back, you obviously just won at the Internet.
>it is a safe event. That does not mean it can't be safer.\n\nI think TSA might be interested in hiring you.\n\nYou are solving a problem that never existed in the first place.
Oh, so the women want pills of their OWN placenta, after giving birth?  That's slightly less creepy than taking someone else's placenta in pill form.
Ta muchly.
When I met my husband he was in to Golden Dawn kind of stuff, Kabbalah, Buddhism, etc. He can draw charts, do tarot, etc. He was doing all of that kind of stuff. Basically, wacky shit. But he studied it all. Learned Hebrew. He doesn't just do anything in an idle way.\n\nMonday is our 10 year anniversary. He's an atheist now. I didn't actively fuck with him, troll him, or anything like that. We just had honest discussions and he came around over the years.
If the options are between me hallucinating or there being life after death, I would kind of prefer it to be the second one.
"Hi where are you from"\n\n"Chicago"\n\n"Oooh Chicago woo-hoo"\n\n\n\n"Hi, where are you from?"
> Would anyone bat an eye if a general/admiral did the same thing?\n\nhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/7-21-13/chap4.htm#4-2-1\n\n> 4-7.     The salute is not simply an honor exchanged. It is a privileged gesture of respect and trust among soldiers. Remember the salute is not only prescribed by regulation but is also recognition of each other's commitment, abilities, and professionalism.\n\n> [...]\n\n> 4-9.     The salute is widely misunderstood outside the military. Some consider it to be a gesture of servility since the junior extends a salute to the senior, but we know that it is quite the opposite. The salute is an expression that recognizes each other as a member of the profession of arms; that they have made a personal commitment of self-sacrifice to preserve our way of life. The fact that the junior extends the greeting first is merely a point of etiquette-a salute extended or returned makes the same statement.\n\nA shitty salute is an *active* sign of disrespect. Much like not shaking someone's hand when it's offered, it's a gesture that speaks volumes. It doesn't just mean, "Making a silly hand motion is not as important as what I'm dealing with right now," it means, "You are a worthless bag of shit." Would anyone bat an eye if a general/admiral walked around telling everyone they ran into, "You are a worthless bag of shit"? Yes. Yes they would.\n\nI sincerely hope this picture is fake. The Marines who perform this duty deserve better than to be told they're worthless bags of shit by the President of the United States.
She mentions she had been taking B-12 supplements for years. \n \nShe was convinced the diet was possible without health complications too. She claims she knew all the arguments. She didn't want to acknowledge that apparently, for her, it didn't work, until she did.\n\nAnyway, agree with her or not, someone so committed to a belief system rethinking their beliefs is actually a rare event, takes some courage, and is interesting.\n\nAlso she says this:\n\n> Unfortunately, there were also masses of people who contacted me \n> to offer unsolicited and often insultingly patronizing advice. They\n> made sure to let me know that I was only sick because I was ‘doing\n> veganism wrong’. \n
It all makes sense now!
[A link to the first time this was posted.](http://redd.it/nsxuk) (with the actual list, not just the Telegraph's interpretation.)
I have seen thousands of Chinese Lanterns, they are very common in London. These were not Chinese Lanterns. I've actually posted videos of Chinese lanterns in this subreddit before now. 
Not even following how you think this relates to my original post, or what you're trying to contend here.  
>You can go back to your alien conspiracies now.\n\nNot me.
JUST GIT YER DAMN VACCINE\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHig3_kjYRs
At first I read "physics classes" so I thought "Way to go Colorado" then upon second reading I was completely speechless. 
As someone mentioned above, I was under the impression it was actually illegal to record the audio w/o consent. 
Just saying it's happened a lot in previous encounters with new civilizations on our own planet.
Is it the same apparition in all the pictures?
I don't believe this article. It's just a wall of text someone typed out.
So you're doing this to help yourselves, not the clients? I don't think you're going about it the right way. You can't help your clients with what they're experiencing unless you have some kind of idea what it is yourselves. You should do more research and experience more yourselves before you advertise that you have the ability to help your clients. If I were looking for a plumber to fix my leaky sink, I would want one with experience, not one that's going to use my sink to learn how to fix a leak.
>I do not tell people that they "are not smart". These are all very condescending acts and in my mind they are destructive to civil debate and persuasion.\n\nOh, you don't? What about this then?\n\n>We're more afraid of people who are incapable of holding rational debate on non-axiomatic topics than we are of accepting the fact that there are seemingly intelligently controlled unknown objects in our atmosphere, home-skillet.\n\nYou are patronizing him. Instead of answering his point (which you say he has none of), you ridicule the fact that he will not doubt with the same skepticism as yourself, therefore implying that he is not as smart and wise as you are.\n\nGet off your horse. You haven't brought anything useful yourself. I haven't seen anything of value from you.\n\n
Air cleaners use air ionization. I've seen this on cheap CFL bulbs, and apparently there was a laptop(!?) that did it as well.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_ioniser
or throw it in the trash
You said that #1 implied #2, but I certainly can't see any logical connection between the two.
Throwing **anyone** that is immunocompromised into a setting of large groups of children is roughly the equivalent of playing Russian roulette with 5 out of 6 chambers in the revolver loaded.
At least they're not doing much.\n\n"Volunteers Sally Tamplin, Holly Manoogian and Alyssa Wostrel traveled to Port-au-Prince on May 23 and returned home on June 3, participating in ***the longest, most intense undertaking in that country by HWB***."\n\n3 volunteers, 10 days, wow.\n\n
This. It always astounds me that true believers find a camera malfunction or bug looking vaguely like a face *less plausible* than the ghost of an alien manifesting itself in front of that camera. \n\nJust think about the number of things that speck of dust could have looked like on camera and still have been counted as a "hit" for orb nuts. If it looked like a human face, well shit thats a ghost. If it looked like an alien face, ghost. Dog face? Ghost. Wing? Wing of a ghost. Eyeball? Eyeball of a ghost. \n\nWhen you go in to an observation looking for a phenomenon with no clear definition of what the phenomenon is/is not, you are bound to see what you want to see. If you told me to find a strange shape in a cloud, I could find you one in a few seconds. If you told me to find the crying face of a small child, it would take significantly longer. 
So it was actually a physical pillow that hit you?\n
I agree completely. Acupuncture seems an oddity to me, its like, acupuncture points surely don't exist, but there may be some pain relieving mechanism to stimulating the skin in the way they do it. There was some blinded study not too long ago that compared acupuncture (as in piercing the skin with needles) to just pressing on the skin that showed no difference between the two. Makes it tricky to combat, because the proponents are actually probably close to some actual effect. 
snerk well maybe it was the Rubbing motion ? next time just pour water on it..should work just as well and be hella cheaper eh? ;)
I have a pair.  I like them and I think the yellow lenses are easy on the eyes for computer work.  Hell, any tint may help for staring at bright white backgrounds in most applications.  Mine are Rx, but I think even the non-Rx ones have a tiny bit of magnification which may help too.\n\nThe Gunnar literature back when I got mine had stuff about "creating a micro-environment" around your eyes that keeps them from drying out.  That's bullshit.  They don't fit like goggles or anything.   
There we go. Now that's more along the lines of how the article should have been. 
I remember seeing this, "I'm UFO and welcome to jackass" it's a great believable reaction though not staged especially as the bkg noise reveals other people saying the same thing from other boats. It does look like a balloon or balloons though. Damn shame we'll never truly find out
I love Ghost Adventures.  I find people have a hard time looking past Zak's image, but if you actually take the time to understand the dude a little, he's actually very spiritual, and genuinely interested in his field.  Sure the show goes a little over the top, but it is TV and they have to try to entertain.  But as far as the shows authenticity goes, they've never been caught faking anything (except for that thing with the EMF detector, but that was a guest, not the GAC), and they do try to debunk stuff that seems suspect.  Sure they're more likely to go "Well, can't figure it out, must be a ghost", but again, it's TV. Ghost Adventures without any ghosts wouldn't get a lot of seasons, ya know?
I support this initiative.
>the lady anchor still defends her \n\n\nThat's what allows these people to keep fleecing others, I will just never understand. It's not too hard to convince someone that you have some supernatural powers if you don't have to actually convince them. Find the people that believe in it and figure out a way to separate a fool from their money. Anyone else, just label them "close minded" and find the next sucker.
you should be able to make a entity that way.
september 11 terrorist attacks are bullshit. look up the rigged implosion of wtc building 7
With some of the new age shit people come out with about UFO's, the amount of hoax's or frauds I don't blame Skeptics for laughing it off.
 What you say is true. (The 1st line I agree with)\n\nI disagree that UFOs could all be secret technology. Modern sightings *may* be, but there is no way anyone on earth had this technology 60-70 years ago. As Hurry Truman said : "I can assure you that flying saucers, given that they exist, are not constructed by any power on earth" \n\n  Look at the famous Battle of LA photo. Its shaped just like this craft.  Feb. 1942.....
You could mould it into bars just using pressure, though this would technically involve heating the chocolate. Not sure about how you'd actually *make* chocolate without heating the ingredients though.
You show me an American that celebrates Guy Fawkes day and I'll show you a Wachowski brothers fan with too much time on his hands.
Death comes early to the women in my family, however out of the two living,  one tries to push religion as the answer to all she encounters, and the other is obsessively interested into communicating with them. However, it seems that my abilities surpass them in the sense of severity. Also, where as most of their encounters have been positive, I can only say the opposite about mine. I have in the past went to another like myself who immediately told me they wanted nothing to do with it, after what I can only describe as a stalking spirit who has tailed me most of the past few years cause them physical harm. I hope it is easier to understand my unwillingness to seek help now
This story?\n\nhttp://abcnews.go.com/US/confusion-white-high-schooler-returns-scholarship-intended-black/story?id=16544544#.UJrbd6jh-So/
After reading the entirety of this transcript, I see a few problems that crop up right away:\n\n1. The author's credentials:  Well, Matt Ridley, the originator of the speech has a PhD.  In Zoology.  In other words, not an expert of climatology by any stretch of the imagination.  He is a recognized expert in the field of evolution, but being an expert in one specialized branch of science does not mean that he is an expert in another, completely unrelated field.  If he has climatology credentials, then he should show them.\n\n2. The blog's credentials: Owned and operated by Andrew Montford, a chartered accountant.  Again, not a good source for expert opinion about climatology.  As with Matt Ridley, if Montford has any climatology expertise, then perhaps he should let people know.  \n\nSince neither of these two gentlemen possess expertise in the relevant fields, their assertions while strongly held I'm sure, are merely opinions and not to be seen as representative of any current scientific understanding in the field of climatology.  In other words: my my, what an interesting blog you have. Moving on.\n\nThe author immediately attempts to poison the well by proposing a false equivalency between known fields of pseudoscience, like alchemy, and the field of climatology.  Since the author is not an expert in the field, there is no *prima facie* reason to suppose that such a comparison is valid.  I might claim that evo-devo is pseudoscience - much like homeopathy - but since I'm a political sociologist, there is no reason to take my assertion seriously.  Ridley's argument purports to offer us some 'facts' about climate science, so let's take a look at a few more salient points.\n\nPoint One:  The 'Hockey Stick graph' has been debunked.  According to McIntyre, a mathematician and minerals prospector.  Again, not an expert.  This is like a geographer 'debunking' frame-shift mutation.  Subsequent research has been done - even by [people invested in falsifying AGW](http://news.yahoo.com/skeptic-finds-now-agrees-global-warming-real-142616605.html) - that has nevertheless confirmed that the [hockey-stick graphic is accurate](http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11646-climate-myths-the-hockey-stick-graph-has-been-proven-wrong.html). Sorry, the only thing that has been 'debunked' here is McIntyre's tired talking point.\n\n>It was warmer in the Middle ages* and medieval climate change in Greenland was much faster.\n\nYep, it was warmer than the 'Little Ice Age' that came before, but still [cooler than the 20th and 21st centuries](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/globalwarming/medieval.html).  Again, another talking point long since shown to be incorrect.\n\n>And ocean heat content has decelerated, if not flattened, in the past decade*.\n\nWell, not really.  Ocean heat content only appears to have flatlined, because scientists are still gathering data and it's often difficult to gather data from the future.  [As this handy chart](http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/3M_HEAT_CONTENT/) shows, ocean heat content has jumped a fair bit in recent years - enough to constitute a degree of concern.  Ridley is being a bit disingenuous here.\n\nThere are a fair number of equally fallacious, misinterpreted or just plain wrong assertions in this particular blog entry.  A handy rule of thumb for those who are interested in learning more about the actual science of climatology and climate change:  Science trumps blogs and opinions pretty much every time.  If the position one is arguing in favour of draws its rhetorical ammunition from the blog postings of people with no real expertise in the field they are critiquing rather than from published, scrutinized scientific sources, then one might want to reconsider their beliefs.\n\nI've thrown my two cents worth into this thread, and I hope that some people find it interesting.  I have no real desire to engage in an internet argument with the more vocal denialists kicking around here though.  Sorry guys, but until you can come up with some good, reliable, replicated experimental or modelling data that strongly supports your assertions, I'm just not interested.  \n
No, that wouldn't make any sense. If they hadn't even been given the muscle relaxant how could they have any of the muscle relaxant in their blood plasma?
Ok, so the note is enough. Once the debtor has defaulted and the asset has reached it's terminal valuation (of little-to-nothing) the penalties of defaulting will apply to the debtor, what sense does it make to empower the note-holder to sue?
Thanks!
I totally agree. The Russians were smart and actually did build their bunkers under cities, I don't believe we have done that here yet. \n\nI am 100% certain the gov does have underground bases, as it isn't a secret or anything, but I don't see any proof that these mantauk style 10 level umbrella corp bunkers filled with aliens exist. 
Alright.
...Huh? Is this about the word "holistic"? That word can be used outside of the concept of "holistic medicine".
>Do these people really think their God is imperfect?\n\nThis doesn't necessarily have anything to do with one's religion, does it? For all we know, these acts could be carried out primarily by atheists. I'm an atheist myself, I just don't think we should jump to conclusions simply because it's convenient. My atheism is grounded in logic and observation, not in believing what happens to be to my advantage to believe, after all.
that's wild, must have been pretty large 
Complete bullshit.\n\nI believe in UFOs, but this is just insulting.
That was just when BMJ declared it to be fraud.  The author of the study that started all of this (Wakefield) was stripped of his medical license in May of last year.
To be honest I wasn't really thinking when I used the word 'atheist'. I think all the post serves to do is tell everyone that people who are least serious about religion are smartest (in a manner of speaking) and that just didn't strike me as constructive.
1) parallel reality, you two guys shared different pasts. \n\nor\n\n2) you are confused or dreamed it
So, he admits his religion is bullshit - yet goes on preaching it anyway???\n\nSounds just like every other religious leader...
I don't see any ship.  Just a bunch of random lights.
Guys it is not a street light!
I would add that much of clinical psychology is actually moving in the direction of physical measures.  Doing MRIs, using biofeedback measures, etc is becoming quite common when it's applicable.
wooosh
While this does seem to merit some investigation there is a problem with 10 minute intervals. Anything can happen in 10 minutes and what if the guy just drove away?
Only if diluted to a 30C concentration.
>We are now starting to reap the bitter harvest...\n\nFirst, I think the anti-vaxxers are idiots. That said:\n\n"Bitter harvest"? Last time I checked a kid getting measles hardly had a death sentence put on them. I had measles when I was a kid (this was prior to the wide-spread use of the vaccine), and so did most of my friends. It was damned near a rite of passage. And as I remember, aside from the [expletive deleted] itching, it wasn't really worse than any other generic form of creeping crud that was going around school that season.\n\nI realize it's a different thing when an adult comes down with it, but let's not overstate the Horrors of Measles.\n\nI got *my* immunity the hard way: I earned it :)
Kinda ironic - using duplicity to sell the message of "truth" (their word)
Besides the whooping cough, they're doing awesome!  Just a little, possibly irreversible, developmental damage but she's still our special little snowflake.  \n\nThank god she didn't contract some developmental disability from one of those awful vaccines.  
Once, as that happened to me, I though the exact sme thing. Or maybe I knew you were going to put it that way...
Correction: He has helped her get the one she most liked the smell of. There are many other components to liking a product, including the feeling of luxury and haughtiness that comes along with a wearing branded designer scent.\n\nWhat will she say when asked, "You smell lovely; who are you wearing?" ;)
If  /r/atheism and [/r/skeptic](/r/skeptic) were more aligned with pharyngula, things would be better.\n\nIt's interesting.  When Pharyngula makes a post about sexism, the reddits listen more.  _a lot more_.  And this is another example of sexism.  Apparently only menz can discuss it rationally, in redditors' eyes.
You think that's bad; when they first were bringing it out they convinced one of the student groups at my college to put on an advance showing of it on campus. 
You need an argument that the object world exists independent of your subjective perceptions?\n\nMaybe you failed to understand the comic.
Which isn't a bad proposition, honestly. The problem is that most of the anti-GM food people already have their evidence, and it's either worthless or based simply on feelings or personal incredulity. This woman says, "How can a child be allergic to *food*?" and poses the question, "Are there foreign proteins in our food?" against the backdrop of a Star Wars scene. \n\nVery few (I'm not aware of any, but this isn't an issue I spend a lot of time on so I'm hesitant to say "no") people are interested in finding evidence to support the claim that GM food is bad, or will be bad, even though it seems plausible - because their current "evidence" is enough to convince them! So we get people satisfied to say, "Food allergies have gone up X% in the past Y years - GM food is bad!" without any *actual* evidence to back that up.\n\nPersonally, I'd love to see those studies done, but based on my current knowledge of GM food it seems to be just fine. 
Went on to co-star in The Lion King; did all right for himself.
I had a 6 month old nephew who got very sick from pertussis and nearly died.  He more than likely got it from a unvaccinated child at his nursery.\n\nPeople usually see vaccination as a personal choice that only effects them personally.  I like to compare it to drunk driving.  It's obviously very dangerous to drive drunk on a personal level, but there are also others on the road you could injure or kill.  By not vaccinating your child, you not only put them in danger, but every one else they come in contact with, especially those that can't be vaccinated because they are too young or have weak immune systems, is also put in danger.  \n\nAnti-vaxxers get all up in arms saying the government shouldn't get involved in their personal choices.  I'm sure most of them completely support laws against drunk driving however.
I keep going to /r/politics and expect to not get angry.  I have ample evidence that contradicts that this will ever happen, ever.
Goood. So... you do or don't believe baby Jesus was an alien and that there are hybrid human/alien people walking among us? Cause it's important I get my facts straight.
Someday, he'll be big and strong like hunter2 or Keanu Reeves!
Even a broke clock is right twice a day
*shrug* So is chocolate. All in all, I think that one should avoid feeding any kinds of sugary treats to one's pets, it really is neither necessary nor good for them.\n\nI have a habit of not commenting on the votes, but I must say I am somewhat amused by the fact that at least someone has seen my previous comment to be lacking in quality.\n\nI could have linked to numerous peer-reviewed studies, many of which are readily available through pubmed and google scholar. Indeed, the link I provided (to wikipedia) gives numerous citations any of which could be followed.\n\nI must concede though, that perhaps the reason behind the (possibly only a single) downvote wasn't the perceived controversiality of my comment but its triviality - perhaps my perception is wrong and telling people that xylitol chewing gum prevents caries and ear infections is common knowledge.\n\nAlas, I shall never know.
I believe that's a Randi quote, not positive though.
>Edit: I'm liking this thread\n\nSo am I!
"COULD"
Nope, it would mostly imply that the analogy he used can be used would work, and sound just as ridiculous, whether or not there is some validity.
andy?
Not sure how it's insulting, but Ok. 
[Here are three of the best cases](http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/gqwvs/ufos_eyed_nukes_is_this_real/c1pqv6d) of UFO sightings that have remained unexplained to this day, even after full investigations.\n\nI should also throw in the [Belgium UFO wave](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_UFO_wave) that took place in 1990. You may recognize [this famous, alleged photograph](http://www.budoniambiente.org/internos/ufobelg.jpg) of one of the objects seen over that two day period.
I don't believe they *did* collapse at free fall speed. Because they didn't.
>and possibly a star trek-esq world where men, woman, and alien can all live in harmony and have hot alien sex\n\nFTFY
Everyone has to find there own way i just the great thing about the paranormal is that this stuff has been going on forever or at least ten thousand year wether you call it a demon or an angel or a ghost its the same thing>But its really helpful to look into how people have delt with these entities in the past cuz it worked for them why cant it work for you.The nice thing is you can find all of these solutions in the bible or the texts of soloman or many other religious books.
I dont believe them all, but, this will confirm some of them are VERY real. http://www.datelinezero.com/2012/02/09/scientist-strange-sounds-are-real/
I think you've misunderstood what the author is saying. I've only read that one article of his, so I'm not sure what other things he's said, but rather than denying the function of the brain, he's simply arguing against the idea that mental disorders are brain illnesses.\n\nIn science, this is not a radical position and it has been the status quo for decades now (the fact that mental disorders are not solely caused by brain illnesses is why the field moved away from calling them "mental illnesses" to calling them "mental disorders"). So it's not a dualist position, and rather he's trying to educate the public on the actual state of our understanding; that is, mental disorders are on a continuum of normal behavior, they aren't discrete entities.\n\nIn other words, he's absolutely correct in saying that we will all experience a form of depression in the next few years. We will also all experience the symptoms of schizophrenia, autism, OCD, etc because these are not "malfunctions of the brain" which cause someone to suddenly snap and go crazy. Instead they are simply extreme forms of normal behaviors.\n\nIt is for this reason that psychology won't ever be replaced by neuroscience - or, as the author suggests, blood tests. This is because a "normal" brain won't look any different from an "abnormal" one. Most mental disorders start out as healthy and adaptive behaviors which are transferred to a new situation in which those behaviors become maladaptive. Of course (as the author points out) if someone continues to think in a certain way, or behave in certain ways, they will physically change the shape and chemicals in their brain. The fallacy is to assume that the differences in the brain are the *cause* of the disorder, rather than a *result* of the disorder.\n\nThinking of mental disorders as being physical illnesses is a flawed model and has rightly been rejected for decades now. 
Haha I watched ancient aliens before but don't really get me thinking about UFOS like just hard evidence.
You are getting down voted because you've taken that completely out of context.
That makes more sense to myself considering the camera angle as well (the corner of the neighbors roof creates some reference). \n\nIt's funny how skeptics will often accuse people of making things up to confirm their bias, and then go and make things up to confirm their own bias just as often. Funny how duality works. 
We've only modernized childbirth in the last century or so, which from an evolutionary stand point is nothing. \n\nIt's true that the evolutionary pressure of those that have too-narrow birth canals dying during child birth is now gone, but for that to turn into any kind of meaningful physiological change would take many generations. If there were some kind of sexual selection that favored narrow birth canals (I don't even know how that would happen, so hypothetically) we could conceivably see a trend towards smaller birth canals since they are no longer a constraint on passing on your genes, but without *something* to give narrow birth canals an edge they should remain in the extreme minority for the foreseeable future.\n\nAn easy analogy is canine teeth. Even though animals like horses haven't had a need for a kind of tooth that cuts meat in many, many generations, most still have what is recognizable as a canine. Evolution is blind, it can't decide what we don't need anymore and cut it out.
Or put another way, There's no there there. With no apologies to Gertrude Stein. Or Alice, for that matter.
[http://www.reddit.com/r/UAP](http://www.reddit.com/r/UAP)
Yes, they believe that the bacteria in the milk is what helps with the body producing lactace to break down the milk sugars.
Psychic Library, AGAIN! What's with you people?
At least there's free shipping
What? No way. I grew up and live in the deep south (Arkansas) and we learned all about Evolution. There was never any mention that ID was even possible. 
Didn't*\n\n
Well said.
Should I really continue beyond the first line ?"Although most of the UFO stories we hear about are LSD induced visions of the mentally unstable..."
Unexpected dilemma: I've always been a really big fan of Dolan's work. His two books 'UFOs and the National Security State' are essential study references IMO. He's obviously highly intelligent, lacks pretense and is one of the most educated UFO researchers today. \n\nBut. For some reason I start to have a disconnect when the discussion turns to 'secret offworld human civilizations' and 'aliens walking amongst us' stuff. I wonder why that's my reaction? I mean, if anyone would know it would probably be Dolan, right? I already believe that the abduction phenomenon is happening; so why not this? I've always disbelieved any 'aliens and humans working together' stuff.\n\nI know that this is my own confirmation bias at work. I have no idea if any of this newer Dolan stuff is legit, but it is definitely interesting. I'll try to stay objective despite my reservations.\n
Allow me to post a response in French:\n\n*le sigh*
Confused? Read James Kent article ["The Case Against DMT Elves"](http://www.tripzine.com/listing.php?id=dmt_pickover) : James Kent attempts to tie a knot in the meme of autonomous elves and other DMT entities.
Did he bother to address why acupuncture has failed to perform better than placebo in a proper RCT?
You just broke the universe
despite the disagreements, i think this is a really cool idea. kinda puts the Matrix in some sort of perspective.
The justification is that God isn't there to make our lives easy.  Life is supposed to be a trial and a learning experience, and to interfere would devalue it.
I'm not as expert a skeptic as many here but I'll give this a shot:  What would I do when faced with complete nonsense?\n\nFirst, I need to understand what he's saying so I'd ask him to clarify exactly what he is saying.  I'd ask for definitions, examples, analogies or drawings, I'd say what I think he is saying back to him in his own words until he agrees that that is an accurate statement of his position (along the way, I'd keep my eye out for contradictions in what he is saying or outright changes his position.  I'd ask him to reconcile them).\n\nIf he continues to fail to explain his examples in an understandable fashion, I'd just keep asking him what he means and tell him I can't believe it until I understand it.  Also, sloplism is not supportable and I would tell him I cannot believe him if he can't or won't make logical arguments for his position.\n\nSecond, since it's his burden of proof, I would ask him for evidence, preferably empirical evidence, for his claims.  I've never been a fan of "extrodinary claims require extrodinary evidence" but since some of his claims are large, I would set the standard of evidence accordingly high.  If he fails to meet this, I would tell him he has failed to adequately support what he is telling me and that I have no reason to believe him.\n\nSomeone else suggested the socratic method.  This website has kind of a tutorial about it if you want to find more information: http://www.socraticmethod.net/   \n\nBasically the socratic method is you clarify what the person is saying and try to find counterexamples or or exceptions to the principles they are saying until you can't.  Good for use with yourself and thinking about your own ideas but hard to use in extended conversations.  It still might have some use in these situations though.
Thank you for this detailed reply. It seems that the article tends to start off with basically correct information quoted from whatever extract they've cited, but then veers off into incorrect and unfounded conclusions.
> the fact that human history is filled with mysteries beyond our comprehension?\n\nThis is something you *want* to believe in. 
It's just a camera blur? What am I supposed to be seeing???
I ignored one of these over 5 years ago and I'm still alive.  Checkmate, copypasters!
In the media yes we are told negatives are bad, heck there is a whole cult around this concept called THE SECRET which is a load of bunkum. There are many good things about negatives. People with a negative out look tend to have a better more grounded understanding of their surroundings and their own abilities. Fear can be good in many situations such as fear of war, fear of dangerous situations, fear of losing ones job. These can have positive effects like working toward peaceful solutions, staying away from dangerous people or animals, working harder so one does not lose a job and may even result in promotion or accolades. \n\nI'd say you are on a path to skepticism that I have found to be fun, enlightening, although a bit lonely as there are not many of us. It is also extremely unnaturral as it requires constant changing of beliefs based on new and better evidence. Here are some great sources for getting started in skepticism:\n\n[Carl Sagan's The Demon Haunted World](http://www.amazon.com/The-Demon-Haunted-World-Science-Candle/dp/0345409469)\n\n[The Skeptics Guide to the Universe Podcast](http://www.theskepticsguide.org/) also found on Itunes\n[Skeptoid](http://skeptoid.com/)\n\nCheck out the Magazines Skeptical Inquirery and SKEPTIC magazine\n\nMichael Shermer's : [Science Friction](http://www.amazon.com/Science-Friction-Where-Known-Unknown/dp/0805077081) and [Why People Believe Weird Things](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_10?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=why+people+believe+weird+things&sprefix=Why+people%2Cstripbooks%2C287)\n\nAre all good stepping stones into the world of skepticism or at least helped me.\n
Were they? You don't happen to have sauce on that claim, do you? (Not trying to flame. Just asking.)
So does that make it fake or a repost? Your link doesn't indicate anything except that it isn't original.
Yeah i'm not sure skeptical is the correct word. Biased would be more suitable. They're skeptical to anything which is a mainstream idea; anything that is an alternative to that they seem to gobble up no questions asked.
Because it gives me migraines. Maybe not one diet coke. Or two. But if I drink a few, even over the course of a few days, I get headaches.\n\nBad ones. \n\nAnd I'm pretty sure it's the aspartame. I tried it in my coffee. Same effects. \n\n
>Do you often call someone you disagree with a "terrorist"? It's not a good habit to get into.\n\nNo, you're the first. Don't take it personally.\n\n>the cat is both alive and dead while the box is closed. It's not 50/50 chance of dead or alive, it's both.\n\nNot in terms of just the probability. The mathematics of probability not the same as the physics involved in this scenario. When there are two cases, there's just one possible value for probability: half and half, equal for p1 = p2; equality.\n\n>One can even set up quite ridiculous cases. A cat is penned up in a steel chamber, along with the following device (which must be secured against direct interference by the cat): in a Geiger counter, there is a tiny bit of radioactive substance, so small that perhaps in the course of the hour, one of the atoms decays, but also, **with equal probability**, perhaps none; if it happens, the counter tube discharges, and through a relay releases a hammer that shatters a small flask of hydrocyanic acid. If one has left this entire system to itself for an hour, one would say that the cat still lives if meanwhile no atom has decayed. The psi-function of the entire system would express this by having in it the living and dead cat (pardon the expression) mixed or smeared out in equal parts. It is typical of these cases that an indeterminacy originally restricted to the atomic domain becomes transformed into macroscopic indeterminacy, which can then be resolved by direct observation. That prevents us from so naively accepting as valid a "blurred model" for representing reality. In itself, it would not embody anything unclear or contradictory. There is a difference between a shaky or out-of-focus photograph and a snapshot of clouds and fog banks.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger's_cat\n\n>I've never heard of anyone decide that it means "50/50 chance" before. We'd be talking about flipping coins or something if it meant that.\n\nSo by your above mentioned view which is not about probability, all men are both rapists and non-rapists?  What else do you think it means? This is becoming fun to find out!
I tried but all I had was my iPhone, which took a horrible video considering it was after 10 pm and the object was black :/ I did try but unfortunately I lack the equipment to document it correctly
* Profits? Who knows? For fun or boredom? Or perhaps her church gains more followers and a larger tithe due to her being a "celebrity".\n\n* Stigmata? I don't recall seeing a continuous shot with the camera, but dyes can have time delays or be activated by IR.\n\n* Rose? Hidden roses in her blouse or palmed would be the easiest, perhaps she even inserted the stems into her skin. We never see     shots of them "materializing" from no where.\n\n* Exactly when do they show peer   results on the "gold dust"?\n\nEdit: I should say that these are possible reasons and methods. There is no way to know the truth unless experiments are performed and data collected.
*What am I missing?*\n\nThe mind boggles at the possible answers to that question.\n\n*They attacked America for America's foreign policy.*\n\nProof? They attacked the U.S. because the U.S. is the biggest, most visible target and would get them the most attention. Study your history. This is just one more part of a war that started a thousand years ago.\n\n*You may want to nit pick, but you haven't provided one shred of evidence to refute this, you are the one who seems to not be aware of history.*\n\nIt's not "nit-picking" to point out that you're simply repeating things that you've read somewhere and have no original thoughts on this subject. Clearly you believe what you've been told by the press and have never looked beyond the headlines.\n\n*You engaged me in response to this line of questioning:*\n\n*What kind of evidence would "prove" that such an act would be the result of blowback from American foreign policy?*\n\n*The empirical kind.*\n\nThere's no empirical evidence that the 9/11 attacks were due to "blowback" from American foreign policy. The term "blowback" was first used by Congressman and idiot Ron Paul who was running for the Presidency on an isolationist platform. He believes, as you also apparently believe, that if we cower at home under our beds and refuse to support our friends and allies around the world that terrorists will simply leave us alone. That's just wishful thinking on the part of a foolish old man who doesn't understand foreign policy.\n\n*What, proved that Osama did it? Thanks. Finally some recognition.*\n\nI don't understand why you think that you deserve recognition for belaboring the obvious.
A "Board Certified Neurological Chiropractor." I hate humanity sometimes.
Link found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB4GAW6YOZA\nit's a fake\n
"Trick or Treatment" by Singh and Ernst.
I didn't think people REALLY believed this crap. I thought it was some thing you read and laughed about and pretended it was spooky and mystical..... Now i am wondering how many of my friends truely buy this and are not just laughing with me......
Google and watch New Swirled Order.
What a crock.
Fair enough. I thought my sources were correct. :P 
> Actually, I agree with you and we have been misunderstanding each other from the first post.\n\nI'm not so sure I agree. You're stating that you think the UFO phenomena is real, yet if it's described as a 'flying saucer' (a term coined by the media to sell newspapers), it didn't happen? At the time Feynman recorded this piece, 'flying saucer' was the primary term used to describe a UFO sighting. The term doesn't imply anything except the physical properties of the object they had witnessed.\n\n> it's more likely a result of the known irrational characteristic of terrestrial intelligence\n\nThe evidence should support this theory, but it crumbles like blue cheese after a few of the better still-unsolved UFO cases.\n\n> Indeed I already concluded that flying saucers are bunk. UFOs on the other hand are not\n\nDo you believe that every UFO sighting is a simply misidentification? How do you account for the fantastic speeds and impossible flight characteristics exhibited by the 5% of cases? 
It's a possible case of dishonest people trying to take advantage of the credulous. It might not be medical woo or pseudoscience, but it's still something that can be defeated by skepticism.
Write a physical letter to the mall owners telling them that you don't appreciate such a scam of a product being sold in their establishment.  Say that you don't appreciate them taking advantage of people with lies and false advertising and dodgy claims. Say that you enjoy going to the mall to enjoy yourself through shopping (or whatever you personally enjoy) and that it upsets and disturbs you to see such an obvious scam going on in their place of legitimate business.  \n\nMall management does care, to a point, about making their customers happy, and getting physical letters really sends the strongest message because so few people take the time to do that, that they mentally multiple discord several times over.
Then what about the fair thing?
affect
I am guessing this different than the WOW signal from years ago?
Glad I read this, mainly for the Solway Firth Spaceman. Interesting story.\n
Sorry, I missed your edit in my last comment. We must have been posting at the same time. How exactly does the fact that we're talking about this vindicate you? I'm not really sure why you feel like you need to be "vindicated" in the first place.\n\nSo, you think whether or not it's okay to ask people not to do something to you is dependent on that thing being unethical, illegal, or harmful? I respectfully disagree. Personally, I really dislike making people uncomfortable if I can help it, so I appreciate it when people make their boundaries of comfort clear, especially in cases where those boundaries might not be very intuitive. I'd much rather deal with a hundred unreasonable requests (which, obviously, I can still choose to ignore) than unintentionally freak out one person.
seems fake, "then it shot straight up into the sky" but doesnt show it ? \n looks real but that and the suss youtube accnt seems very hoaxy :P
Just slap one piece of bread at each pole, and you've got yourself an innocent sandwich!
I don't get it...You guys are skeptical of the conspiracy theories but not the claims of your gov't? So you just pick and choose what to be skeptical of? ಠ\\_ಠ\n\n
Another common explanation is that the ages of the biblical patriarchs correspond pretty well to the ages of the pre-flood kings in the Assyrian and Sumerian kings lists if you make a conversion error with the years. (Noting that the ancient Sumerian kings supposedly lived for thousands of years, and that the conversion actually reduced their lifespans to something less crazy.)
I see a lot of minor things that happen in the future in my dreams, like running into people wearing certain clothes or acquaintances getting haircuts...
I love how Skeptics prefer preconceived notations over observed events.\n\nSteel melted.  Even concrete melted, and the evidence is in the [NYC Police Museum](http://whatreallyhappened.com/IMAGES/9-11guns/DSC_7411.html).  And, that evidence is even form a building that wasn't hit by an airplane.\n\nThe point is, when observed events do not match your conclusion, you have to change your conclusion; you can't simply deny the observed events.
At that price only a few fools need to.
1) I have not 2) I have not seen it in family, only strangers 3) What are you talking about? Not trying to be a dick, I just want to know
> I would have hoped that, this being Reddit and all, there would be genuine skepticism. Instead, that subreddit is full of denialist bullshit.\n\nWith respect, I think you hold redditors in too high esteem.\n\nSure, some subreddits are good places to come for thoughtful and interesting discussion, but there's nothing magical about reddit that counter-acts pre-existing retardation... and certainly not on the massive scale you see it in many "woo"-oriented communities. <:-)\n\nClimate Denialists on reddit are no more likely to be intelligent, thoughtful or otherwise live up to the label "skeptic" than they are anywhere else in the world, and a hypothetical Flat Earther or anti-vaccination subreddit would be just as retarded here as it would be anywhere else. <:-)
Notice how he cuts just before coming back to the stationary fan demonstration, and doesn't touch the fan?  The wires are running under that carpet thing.  The other one, he has batteries taped to it.  Fraud.
I would think its still calories in, calories out but this discovery impacts the way calories out works.
This is absolutely ridiculous, I'm glad warning bells went off for you. Thanks for finding a snopes article for everyone else.\n\n>She was thinking that the structure or energy may be compromised by microwave.\n\nI've never read a more retarded sentence ever.\n\n>Microwaves don't work different ways on different substances.\n\nFucking wrong. Microwaves target water, that's why the water boiled but whatever container was holding the water didn't melt.\n\nTeenage girls will believe anything!
Not what you're looking for, but I always liked [this one.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7DKMF1lIiA&feature=related)\n\nIf only for the creepy factor. I guess that's half the reason many of us like the subject. Humans take some pleasure in being scared, and aliens are nothing if not unsettling.
There's always going to be a certain signal to noise ratio. Especially in a subject like this.\n\nAll I can say is to contribute and help make it just a little bit better. \n\nIf you see any good content please remember this subreddit and submit it.
So it is- leaving it so I must own my shame, and hopefully not repeat it.
Get a decent voice recorder, LED flashlight, notebook, pen, and learn to take really good notes (written and dictated)
Looks like a good smack spoon.  Watched Trainspotting last night, so I'm an expert on these things.
> Claiming any correlation with climate change is exactly the same as claiming that a hot summer day proves global warming or that a cold winter night disproves it.\n\nThe problem here, it seems to me, is not likening hot or cold days to extreme weather but likening a claim to (rather plausible) correlation to a claim to logical proof. Claiming that Sandy is proof positive of anthropogenic climate change all by itself is pretty much like making the same claim about a hot day or the opposite claim about a cold day. But there is room for a rational conversation about how ACC influences the severity and frequency of extreme weather. I don't have much to contribute on this topic, being ill-read, and i'm quite willing to accept that [Judith Curry](http://judithcurry.com/) and others who reject the ACC–extreme weather correlation in some form (hurricanes, in her case, as i understand it) are carefully analyzing the available data with no more bias than other climatologists. There is room, it seems, both for provisional conclusions and for legitimate disagreement on this point.\n\nAs for WUWT, Watts is generally disfavored here, in my impression, because he is an ACC denialist generally—for instance, he seems to equate debunking details like the extreme weather correlation with debunking the entire body of evidence for ACC, if not overtly than by implication and omission—and because he misrepresents his detractors, as in the article you cited. Where, for instance, did Mooney claim that global warming is *the* cause of Sandy (Watts' words) in [his article](http://grist.org/climate-energy/nasa-warned-new-york-about-hurricane-danger-six-years-ago/)? Rather, Mooney says,\n\n> And indeed, climate change, a topic embarrassingly ignored in the three recent presidential debates, [made it worse](http://grist.org/news/superstorm-sandys-climate-change-connection/),\n\nciting a Grist article that lays it out like this:\n\n> There are multiple factors that came together to whip up Sandy, and no one causal judgment, however attractive, is fair. But given the evidence, it’s likely that no matter how Sandy came in to this world, climate change has helped this storm grow bigger, go faster, and head farther than it might have in earlier times and cooler seas.\n\nSo, no love for WUWT on my part.
If someone is a skeptic and believes in god, they are a shit skeptic.
Actually, Batboy is real.  He's my insurance agent. 
I also acknowledged that isn't what it does. I'm not arguing that governments aren't corrupt, but that does not change their purpose.\n\nSo I guess I should congratulate you on creativity at least. You were able to create an argument by just ignoring what I said and making me say what you want me to. Good job?
Dude, seriosuly, I am looking at all of this shit. Have you?? Or did you send me the first website that looked the most legitimate regarding this subject and send it to me. I know this looks a lot like a legitimate scientific research website, but have you read any of the things they link to??
The queen is a reptilian shapeshifting alien anyway
It's not shooting it down. The guy has made an extraordinary claim (with respect to a moderate understanding of evolution) and the people promoting the guy do not deem it necessary to meet the convention of including extraordinary evidence. Maybe he does in his book, but it seems tangential, at best, to the point. As presented, the content is not worth *buying into* and that's exactly what the discerning skeptic does when he must pay to hear a claim. We just covered this bullshit with the Heaven is Real guy, can we get on the same page about this?
Huh, I never thought about it that way. 
I think there's a big difference between  the concept of health care reform, and the health care reform bill that was passed.\n\n\n\n
Someone pointed out to me that you may have meant that the MBTI is a confirmation bias, not what I had interpreted. If that's the case, I'm very sorry to have misunderstood you and sincerely apologize. 
Is your point, then, that we should withhold the vaccine from women who were unfortunate enough to go to a school without proper sex-ed?
right now, I am still unsure of the first two videos (dueling camera phones) and the last (this one) in terms of fake/real. \n\nI'm thinking the up-close (3rd video from mississippi) was a definite fake... but then we have to ask, is this 4th one ANOTHER copycat, or is it the smoking gun? The 2 camera phones plus this one make a pretty strong case without the 3rd video... you have 3 angles, 1 event, all sync'd up perfectly.\n\nThe one thing I noticed was that they mentioned on youtube that they had apparent copyright on the video (means could be copycat), but it could also mean that they were so amazed by what they say that they thought it would go worldwide...  \n\nCan anyone translate what they are saying in the video? is it similar to what the other mean were saying? Also, if you can understand the language, how believable are their tone voices and reactions?\n\nI anxiously await a 5th :P
>Is the proper way to do this to deny others personal liberty to have a fire arm? No\n\nI am at least 22 times less likely to be killed by a firearm in England (& Wales) then I would be if I lived in the United States. In the UK guns are illegal. I'm not saying correlation is causation. The UK is more of a welfare state then the US so crime is likely to be lower anyway. But you have to say it's a compelling statistic.\n\nSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate#cite_note-Kaiser_2004-3\n\nSo I am not convinced that the best way to stop gun crime is to ban guns. It just sounds like the same old bullshit trigger happy republicans would spew out.
The premise for this article is that "Religion isn't the root of crazy beliefs" then carries on to state that in fact certain human qualities are the root of crazy beliefs.\n\nI don't think anyone would dispuse the latter claim but I feel as though the two statements aren't directly replaceable with one another. Belief in homeopathy or a ghosts aren't the root of the belief of homeopathy or a ghosts, this doesn't however mitigate these claims.\n
> Yet I don't see anything addressing the pulsing effect - some pulse while others do not.\n\nThe reason the objects pulse is the same reason almost anything in space "pulses", because it is spinning at a constant rate.  There are [entire stars](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsar) which spin faster than some of these specks of ice.  In fact almost everything in space spins at some regular rate.  When pulsars were first detected, they too were assumed to be extra-terrestrial in origin too, the fact that a star more massive than our own sun could spin so fast strained the imagination of those who first observed it.  Flecks of ice spinning and catching the light at the rate we see in the Tether incident video are nothing compared, literally nothing, compared to some of the things we see in space spinning.  Everything in space spins.\n\n> For this to be legitimately debunked the amazing changes in movement vectors should be explained.\n\nThe change in direction is the result of a change in direction of the *viewer*, because the flecks are so close to the camera and a change in direction of the camera would be interpreted on the screen as a change in direction of any small objects floating near the camera.  The shuttle can perform two different kinds of movements, lateral and rotational.  Even a small lateral movement would make anything near the camera appear to change direction whereas the background wouldn't appear to change since they haven't made any rotational movements.\n\nmundane space phenomena indeed.
That's a lot of caffeine!
Dude.\nYou had a hypnagogic hallucination. 
Hate to say it, but for Oprah level money I'd probably sell off my self respect. There's money, and then there's MONEY. 
It occurs to me that scientists could actually use homeopaths.  I mean, there's always the control group that gets the placebo anyway.  
Having read some of her other posts, OMG what a crazy fucking bitch!
You can clearly see the outline of a cruise ship in this photo:\n\nhttp://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/PunJedi/4r.jpg\n\nLights have switches, these enable them to be turned off, often so that people can do this thing called sleeping.\n\nUnless you've forgotten to mention that you have a degree in optical physics, I don't think we'll miss you.\n\nGood day. \n\n(Thanks for the downvotes, thought you were gonna miss a few there...)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_cleansing#Complications_and_risks
In that case is it safer to consume large amounts of sports drink instead of water?
Any diet can be unhealthy (Diet as in vegan vs. Omnivorous, not Atkins...) \n\nIt all depends on whether you're getting everything needed out of what you're eating.  
A true skeptic can be neither.
Did it but it doesn't seem to have the same interest over there : (  Looks like we're going to have to keep it alive here in r/skeptic
It doesn't take very much knowledge of science to deny many of the claims in this video. At one point the speaker says that he has trained Mexicans to perform a certain dance with their bodies to turn them into human magnets in order to counter act the effects of the Large Hadron Collider. He details some sort of wild conspiracy involving modern light bulbs and says that the ancient Mayan ruins are actually particle DEcelerators meant to counter act the negative effects on their consciousness which modern scientists are destroying. He also says that the ruins were originally built so that people could prolong a higher consciousness brought on during the alignment on Dec. 21st. Naturally, the phenomenon would only last for eight minutes, but with the powers from the pyramids, which he explains to actually be particle decelleraters the enlightenment from the cosmic alignment would be prolonged in the people in that area. 
Aunty? I think understand where you're coming from but my friend didn't know a Tia or anyone with a similar name. 
The idea that pesticides or other man-made chemicals could cause health problems is a reasonable hypothesis. I don't know much about it, but wasn't autism weakly correlated with age of the parents? One big oops in the article - Roundup is a herbicide, not an insecticide.
Classic strawman argument. Has he even read "The God Delusion"? Dawkins explains really well how any intelectually honest atheist has to be an agnostic as well.
They ran down a different set of stairs and came out in a completely different area. My friend told me later they ended up in the morgue in the basement and had to come back up and find their way back to the main floor.
I know... It just goes to show that you can't just take things on authority. Even nuts can get through grad school.
Awesome!!
Looks more like a giant penis.
Tell him you think he might be a Muslim and you're afraid he'll kill you.  You shouldn't really do this, but it's funny to imagine what his reaction would be.  
I have to believe that this was written at 4am.  Or by a 7 year old.  After mentioning death as a possible illusion, he takes us on a journey through Wonderland, where he gets lost twice, smokes too much with the Caterpillar, and finally concluds that TweedleDee and TweedleDum are the top scientific minds of this place.\n\nDon't bother with this read.
Even now? The earthquake case was less than a year ago.
I have a difficult time believing that grandmothers would have this philosophy with regard to vaccinations. 
Worst? Really glad I didn't finish it then!
I've read about it before, but I still find it creepy as hell. I'm still surprised Hollywood hasn't made a movie based on these events. I would think it would be huge! 
I doubt it. That stuff is heavier than carpet.
I feel sorry for that girl, living with parents who think she's crazy, when she's really gifted. I believe she was your father. That's beautiful.\n\nI have no past life memories, but when I met my spouse and my son for the first times there was total recognition. When my son was born my spouse and I both had the same thought upon seeing him "It's HIM" Someone we already knew. Not just a baby thing, as neither of us had that feeling when our daughter was born.
Sorry about that.  I used the search box, and [found your source](http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=39860).  It's clearly talking about the 2007 hoax.  Going to edit Wikipedia.
It's good that you put "serious question" in front of your question, otherwise I'd be tempted to leave a sarcastic remark. 
Could be that he had already made the plan to go to where he was subsequently murdered, but had figured out the plot against him, but went anyway for some reason.  Maybe he wanted to die.
My favorite is the fact that you can purchase "Carbonic acid" which is literally distilled and filtered water that has had air bubbled through it.  It even lists the pH as 5.6.
Yes, that's mature. 
> For example, "you're drunk," might be an ad hominem if used in an argument about epistemology - being impaired might stop you thinking straight, but it doesn't automatically make you wrong.\n\n[link](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_hominem)
For those interested, here is the start of the discussion, where the definition of evidence as 'that which supports an assertion' is set. OP knows this, and made this post to directly misrepresent the discussion.\n\nWhat a cunt.\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/z0jgw/the_faith_dilemma/c60fe12
> chance (whatever infinitesimal) to change a DNA's sequence\n\nThat's the whole damn point! It does not because it's non-ionising. It's not a grey area, it's binary. Look up the physics.
11:11? Can't understand. I have the same feeling when I look at my digital clock as it says 13:37.
No. \n\nWhat I meant is that the pinched nerve in my back sends signals to my brain that says "this leg hurts like a motherfucker" when there is nothing actually wrong with my leg.
Well yes, it's only sold (legally) in those states. No it can't cross state lines. Yes there are very few creameries that are making raw cow butter, why do you assume there are no creameries making raw cow butter? I don't know where the article is written, I don't have that information. I just assume the author of the article has a supplier. Is that so hard to believe?
If I post a note on my front door saying "I hate dogs". Does that mean I will eliminate all dogs?  My idea of a threat is FAR different from these people. I prefer FREEDOM of thought and beliefs.\n\nI hate LOTS of things, but that doesn't mean I would spend my life eliminating those things. I could be WRONG. At least I know that much about infinity!\n\nI think conquerors don't have that "talent". Is this why they "think" this sort of thing is a threat? The people that think that what they think, is a universal edict?  I wonder if they ever thought about how much better everything would be if they were dead themselves?
I would if I could.
Sigh. It's best to kill him now. More humane that way.
Interesting footage, I hope we get to see a follow up to this story.
Maybe mixed in a margarita, which has about the same amount of sugar as a Mountain Dew. Otherwise this is like saying crack is the only cocaine based drug that's a depressant.
And Reddit is clearly part of that conspiracy!\n\nWHO ARE YOU? WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?
In Taiwan, numerology is taken very seriously. people make major life decisions based on their numbers. \n\nok, well they take it about as seriously as westerners take zodiac astrology- it's a common part of the cultural superstitions, I'm sure not every Taiwanese native is suckered by it, but it is the dominant form of divination for entertainment and such.
I think the point is to have an open mind until proven otherwise. fake people is evidence but does not mean that it is fake. Awkward camera timing is evidence, but does not close the book in mind. this video has both so it is closer to not real, I think that having a sliding scale of believability is much healthier than saying "THIS IS REAL!" or "THIS IS FAKE!". but if you want to go that way its cool with me. I like to keep an open mind as often as I can. 
Don't forget the miracle statue of Jesus in India that oozes holy water! 
It's already anarchy. Rules are just window dressing. Laws only matter if you get caught, so there are really no effective rules.
"Le petit mort" means orgasm in French
Wow, is that truly how your thought process works? That is fascinatingly horrifying. 
Oops... I thought it was real at that time. He should mention somewhere on his site that it is a hoax.
I know skeptic isn't a place for anecdotes - but my sister had a seizure the first time she had aspartame (age three).
Well, as long as there was no assault or rape, what could she possibly have to complain about? </SARCASM>
I really wish he was not interviewed by some new agey fortune teller guy who wants to call himself Apollo.\n\nCertainly adds a level of lack of authenticity to it.
You'll be the first person I contact if I dream about another mission jacket. 
It does look like a bird's foot.  Somewhere online is the original black and white photograph which shows more detail, maybe someone can find a link to it.
>This would appear to be articulating exactly the same point as "Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove."\n\nThe problems are that the operational aspect of the fallacy isn't involved and that the structure of this sentence is incoherent.\n\nAccording to your sentence, a burden of proof fallacy occurs when a person says that a claim that was made has to be proven by someone other than the person who made it.\n\nBill makes claim X, John says claim X has to be proven by Robert.\n\nThat is not the case. \n\nEDIT: forgot the incoherent part. The sentence actually says the burden of proof has to be disproved by someone else...\n\n>the exposition copy articulates your concern quite clearly: that it is when anecdata is used against or in place of actual evidence that a fallacy has occurred.\n\nThe wikipedia article isn't about logical fallacies, it's about scientific proof, which is in another order of ideas. Simply using anecdotes when no contradictory evidence is presented isn't a logical fallacy. For example, "I've seen Bill steal."\n\n>Would you really go so far as to suggest that the fallacy fallacy only applies if a categorical formal or informal fallacy has been committed?\n\nThe problem is the context of logical fallacies: debate. In an argument, you can actually demonstrate a position by eliminating every other possibility other than your own. By the same token, if one argues that X is correct because A, B, C, D, and that A, B, C, D are the only possible choices other than E, which is my proof that X is false, I can demonstrate that my point is correct by invalidating A, B, C and D. I don't even have to demonstrate E.\n\nSo, in some cases, saying that your opponent failed to demonstrate his point (and thereby poorly argued) means yours is correct.\n\n>This entry shows both that it is referred to singularly, and that your claim is wrong. It's also known as the appeal to hypocrisy - that is to say that if one is accused of something and then says 'yeah, but you do that too' one is committing the tu quoque fallacy.\n\nI honestly had never even seen it explained that way. That looks more like a red herring to me because there's no element of proof. The source does seem legitimate... I guess names change.\n\nI've always seen this:\n\nPerson A makes claim X.\n\nPerson B asserts that A's actions or past claims are inconsistent with the **truth** of claim X.\n\nTherefore X is false. \n\nhttp://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/ad-hominem-tu-quoque.html\n\n>Middle Ground. I'm not sure what your objection to what I've written is, exactly. To be clear, this is the entry from the page:\n\nMy objection is that the middle ground being a fallacy is extremely debatable. That basically invalidates the argument that compromise is good... It would be very hard to accuse someone of making that fallacy in many contexts. In your example it's clearly a fallacy. In an example where you argue that it's best to distribute resources to ensure survival on a deserted island, not so much.\n\n\n\n
What makes you think otherwise?  (really. not /s) *Are* there a lot of witnesses?  (Gotta Link?) There should be, that thing lit up the night.  
Hi Jay. I'm such a fan of the show.\n\nAs an amateur podcaster myself I was wondering if you could illustrate the kind of set up you guys use. You have one of the better quality sounding podcasts out and I was wondering how you achieve that through Skype. What mics do you use and do you know how Steve records you all (software, hardware etc.)? Is he then able to edit each of your tracks individually to play with the levels of just one person?\n\nAny advice is appreciated. Thanks, and keep being the most entertaining 90mins of my week.
I'm not sure if Dawkins uses it in a different sense, but the orbiting teapot was an example created by Bertrand Russell, and an important aspect of the teapot was that it was so small that it could not even be detected by our most powerful telescopes (i.e. it is unfalsifiable under all conditions).\n\n>I realized that ALL the worlds religions are hard falsifiable.\n\nI'd go further and say that most religions are unfalsifiable - at least in terms of science. For example, if someone were to claim that an entity in a timeless, spaceless realm willed the universe into existence, and then intervened either by setting up the initial conditions in a particular way, or performing "miracles" in ways that are consistent with natural processes (thus appearing as "coincidences"), then such a religion would be unfalsifiable. Such a description is consistent with most modern forms of christianity. Even things like transubstantiation (the wafer and wine turning into the flesh and blood of Jesus) is unfalsifiable, as there is no physical change but rather it's suggested to be a change in "essence". \n\nI think it's important for us to understand what science can, and cannot, be applied to - and, for the most part, science is useless when analysing truth-claims of religion. This doesn't mean we have to accept the arguments made by religions though, it just means we need to find the proper tools to attack their arguments (specifically, philosophical or theological arguments). \n\nAs for your general distinction between "soft" and "hard" falsifiability, I don't think it's particularly useful in the context you're presenting it in. What you seem to be trying to get at is what scientists refer to as "falsifiability" and "testability". As an example, string theory is often said to be falsifiable, but not (currently) testable. I think an idea that is both falsifiable and testable would fit your description of "easy falsifiability", and ideas like string theory would fit your description of "hard falsifiability", where the ability to falsify the claim is in principle and not necessarily practically possible.
I'm skeptical that thanks giving WAS just about Native Americans and Pilgrims. 
I have lived in Napa my whole life, I work in the wine industry, and have never heard this line of crap in my life.
The lack of pictures is really telling. The article uses a drawing from 1936 of an expedition to the area by local hunters. \n\nIf you search Google images there is no photo whatsoever. Just these drawings from 1936. 
"in my one quarter century alive" was a bit of a hint. And no, statistically he/she will not live to be 100. I highly doubt anyone born in the last thirty years will live to 90.
If I step on a crack it might not break my moter's back, bit it sure as hell breaks my own OCD self-control. 
While I'd define an omnipresent god as transcendent, it's not really relevant to my point. An infinite god is much different than a finite teapot.
>Barrages you with piles of unrelated, over-general backup material, attempting to bury you in data they think you won’t have time to read.\n\nThis is the half-assed version of what's known as the Gish Gallop.
Wish people would stop this. We need our herd immunity. I am so going to be pissed if I get sick because of other people's idiotic views.\n
I should have said that studies have found no evidence of harmful effects. Studies are done on GMO food.\n\nI still don't know how a study shows food to be "safe," rather than "not unsafe", but the EU allows GMOs that have been proven safe, so there must be some metric to measure it.\n
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Like I said, I don't want to get into a pain pissing match. I have pain that doubles me over sometimes, and lasts for up to 3 weeks. I have strictures, a permanent exterior draining fistula I call my extra asshole, and I get pleurisy regularly from my Crohn's too where just inhaling makes it feel like you're having a heart attack.\n\nIt sounds trite, but I've learned to meditate. My tolerance for pain is now unbelievable. \n\nAnd in any case I don't have anything against people who use marijuana for pain control. It's when medical justifications are just used an excuse to get baked, which is OFTEN, that I think it's a lot of bullshit.
It's not a skeptics podcast really, but I also found The Critical Thinker podcast to be a good listen: http://www.criticalthinkeracademy.com/criticalthinkerpodcast/
Good.
> The point is that you've taken one criterion and concluded that multiple events "were likely historical events".\n\nAgain, I'm not just reporting my opinion on these matter, I'm just reporting what mainstream, critical historians have concluded when they examine the books of the New Testament. And that includes atheist and agnostic historians. \n\n>When an example is brought forth to show why your initial claim was illogical then you bring in other criteria, which only reinforces my point that solely using "embarrassment", as you did, is not logical.\n\nI never claimed it JUST has the embarrassing.  As I've said before, no one believes that. It has to be reported as if it was fact and embarrassing to the individual doing the reporting.  Again, you accuse me of believing something I never claimed to believe.\n\n>It really looks like special pleading.\n\nIt only looks that way if you misunderstand the criterion and how it is applied and used by historians.\n\n> Implied here is that the bible is not good enough evidence, thus stories from the bible aren't either.\n\nWhy is that the implication? A good historian would treat the books of the New Testament like any other document they might discover from the 1st century, and not automatically reject them because they are religious in nature. To automatically assume, a priori, that events in the Bible are false (especially simple, non-miraculous events like "a guy got baptized" or "a guy told a lie about knowing his master") is totally arbitrary and ahistorical.\n\n> It's somewhat pointless to debate the finer points of an alleged event when the mere existence of the people is in doubt.\n\nNot really. I'll put it in the form of a syllogism.\n\nP1)If Peter did anything, he existed.\nP2) Peter denied he knew Jesus (as is supported by the Criterion of embarrassment and believed by the majority of critical historians of classical antiquity)\nC) Peter existed.\n\nIf you want to challenge the historical consensus in premise 2, you are free to do so, but you sound a bit like a creationist telling the world's biologists that there is no evidence for evolution.
Well written and very informative. Thanks. 
> The actual announcement? This is actual the strongest argument against it, because the only counter point I can come up with is that it is possible for them to just intentionally delay it for realism.\n\nConsidering this was done by the most elite of the military, and only the top brass had access to this intel, the fact that the news media had access to the info means that the Pentagon and White House wanted them to have access to the info. Network news does not do investigative reporting anymore, they read from press releases. Everything they were reading about the death of Osama came straight from the public relations arm of the Pentagon, through multiple channels, no doubt including moles within the news organizations themselves.\n\n> We have the DNA and pictures. K! Show it! ... "No"\n\nThey have live video of it. Each SEAL had a video camera attached to their equipment broadcasting their activity live via satellite and they were watching the whole thing unfold in The Situation Room.
>The scrubbing is designed so that my viewing, if I scrub through the film, the bar gets stuck (because it doesn't move smoothly-very different from when I first used instant) at scenes with repetitive content designed to intimidate me - the freemason stuff, scenes with interrogation or torture, scenes with violence, scenes with death or discussions about death etc.\n\nYou think that someone is fucking with your netflix so that it forces you to see disturbing scenes and freemasonry?  \n\nWut?
Sounds like the paintings on the roof of the church are getting old
Agreed.  So tired of reading UFO reports from Eco-agenda nuts trying to sell a cause.  "They warned me, maaaaan."  Fuck off.  
I would also say that's its not just WHO these people are, its the manner of what they saw. ie, chasing it in a fighter jet with multiple witnesses. seeing it land with multiple witnesses and radar..\n\nthey have more to lose, nothing to gain, and are bettter qualified than average joe to see what they are looking at. 
Didn't the space shuttles stop flying this year?
So who is the russian fellow? I feel I have seen him in another documentary or something. I don't know who he is though, or why he has the authority to make these extraordinary claims. 
i cant imagine why a redditor downvoted you for this soundly logical question.  to me, this is the attitude and thinking that we need in order to understand whats going on.
OK, how about [this](http://data.giss.nasa.gov/modelforce/RadF.gif). This is historical data, so it's not models. It's a record of the climate forcings, both negative and positive, over the 20the Century. They all force the climate to either cool or warm, depending on which side they dominate. [Here](http://data.giss.nasa.gov/modelforce/NetF.gif) is the net of all of them together. And [here](http://www.skepticalscience.com/images/forcing_v_temp.gif) they are compared with the temperature record for the same time period.
Thank you.\n\nI keep seeing people use the terms "mainstream science" or "mainstream" in reference to evidence/study and I don't get it at all.
Fraud is fraud. 
Maybe it's pedantic, but I don't think he said this place wasn't a circle jerk, he implied that you thought it was for bad reasons. \n\nThat's like if I said Jack says that looks yellow and you said "Oh so what, you think that's green?!" \n\nOr let's use a binary example and implicate the reader:\n\nJill said "this is wicked spicy." \n"Oh and I suppose you think it's not!"\n\nThis type of reaction might not be good for you, socially. It also seems like it would lead to a rapid accumulation of antagonistic ideas. Do you find yourself angry? Like alot? Like more than your friends?\n\n>  Reddit in-itself is a giant circle jerk where nothing ever progresses and where people foolishly believe that information doesn't evolve, it just stays stagnate.\n\nIf the information never progresses, wouldn't people be correct to believe information doesn't evolve? Wouldn't it stay stagnant?\n\nIt sounds like you're saying information does evolve. So... we would need to go find these redditors who believe information doesn't evolve and see why thy believe what they believe. \n\nThat's actually a really good question -- the question of epistemology.\n\nMr Yuppies Toll, tell us what you believe and why? Start a new post and post it here. I'll gladly join in, maybe we can learn more stuff. Maybe we can evolve together. \n
>"It's the ones that defy expectations that give the team the greatest pleasure."\n\nMyth of the arrogant, closed-minded scientist: BUSTED
Basically, it's damage to a nerve of nerve group- usually in the peripheral nerves- that causes a loss of sensation and sometimes even movement.\nIt's really common in people with Diabetes. They can step on a Lego and not even feel it.
Yeah, this guy should really stick to science.
Thank you. I had absolutely no idea (so had no inclination to think I needed to research it). My mother was diagnosed (or "diagnosed") with it over ten years ago and always assumed it was a real thing, much like chiropractors used to be for me.
I take it you haven't seen his other videos.
I recently told a chiropractor that I had fixed (as in 100 percent) my extreme lower back pain. He said, "oh, you think what you did helped with that a little", because he didn't want to admit that it did the trick. He would certainly have insisted I needed 3 visits a week for 6 weeks. I don't believe it.\n\nI strongly suggest *aggressive* lower back support that targets the problematic region in *every chair* in which you sit, in bed, in the bathtub, and any set you have to sit in outside of your home (as in a waiting room chair). Aggressive lower back support, positioned right, with supports for the friggin support to get it in the right place, completely eliminated my lower back pain. Msg me if you want to discuss.
He [banned me too](http://i.imgur.com/clrf9.png) for calling on him to resign. lol
Weird. I'll check myself out later with the blacklight.
looks like a very simple hoax
That is not the first time this happened. 
yea its some sort of plane for sure
Both of my hands are capable of movement. At the very moment that the observer's focus is on the left hand, the right hand becomes non-existent.\n\nThere is a story told about an old time French magician named Houdin (the guy that Houdini named himself after) who would produce a bear from an empty cabinet which sat on the middle of the stage. The way that he did this was to walk to stage right and talk to the audience and hold their attention while two assistants walked the bear across the stage from the stage left wings. It is said that none ever caught him, so great was his misdirection.  Personally I don't know if the story is true or not, but it was told to me by the guy who taught me my first moves.
Quantum Mechanics studies strange phenomena that occur on a subatomic level.  It's strange because we haven't yet developed the instruments to explain what is going on.  \n\nIf a ghost developed into a full-bodied apparition, made noise, moved stuff...well, science is capable of observing that kind of activity.  And, yet, after hundreds of years we still don't have concrete evidence that ghosts exist.  
Actually you eat it orally or rub in on your gums according to "Running from the Cure" but its all anecdotal evidence at best, even if it is really convincing.
thats fuckin trippy, 
At least he *tried* to define spirituality this time around.  Although someone needs to beat it into his head that using even more nebulous concepts in your definition (i.e. "the experience of that domain of awareness where we experience our universality") is going backwards.\n\nFurther irony: "the mind and body are at the deepest level inseparably one". You're so close!
Interesting story. Parallel realities mixing up and so forth. You can ask if he had a dream of himself going to that store the day before. Would be interesting.
Back in that Tamany Hall days, the first type was very common. Poor immigrants (mainly Irish) would be given things like whiskey or hams every time they voted. This made them vote as many times as possible, they would do it by growing a big beard, vote, cut it short, vote, cut it into a style, vote, cut it into just a mustache, vote, and then shave it clean, and vote again. Women would also dress like men and vote under fake names (usually of those who have died recently, fake immigrants, and so on).\n\nThis is not very likely anymore, sadly candidates aren't allowed to give gifts to people who vote for them anymore (I might actually vote if they  gave me booze), and we have secret ballots now so the candidates can't even be sure if the people they are sending in are voting for them, and the level of corruption in government is much lower now so we don't have the Democrats running all the polls. I agree that the second type would be way more common these days, but I always found 19th Century NY history interesting. 
Requiring people to believe something to qualify for something irrelevant to that belief is retardedly dogmatic. You're making academic science look bad.
You're welcome. Still, please don't take my word for it. If you find someone in your studies who does have some constructive thoughts on the matter, please let me know. \n\nIt's the shoehorned and completely unjustified version of (generic, not just god-related) agnosticism that gets my goat - "We can never know! We can never understand! HerpDerp! How glorious it is!" Ugh. \n\nEdit: Oh, one final thing. It may be that this guy, like so many other academics, is merely laying out people's beliefs, not necessarily subscribing to something. It's been my experience that most intro (or even upper level) philosophy courses are nothing more (and this is not a criticism) than highly specialized history classes. To wit - "Guy A believed X and Guy B believed Y. Construct an imaginary debate between guys A and B." Philosophy, if you'll forgive the cliche, has no waste disposal system. It keep *everything* - the ultimate hoarder :)
ok buddy.
A skeptic and a Buddhist?
I have used thermite but only in the destruction of classified material. It just burned, not blew up. \n\nIt is very sad that this issue is even being posted as I'm pretty sure it's been soundly debunked...because it was pure bunk.
[This](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZI16Z13dw) is the "realest" ghost vid i can find
It does add a risk though, in addition to the malicious potential, it adds the risk of accidental ammonia and bleach type reactions. 
Before anybody suggests that foo fighters were enemy misidentified enemy aircraft, here's a blurb from [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_fighter):\n\n> Formally reported from November 1944 onwards, witnesses often assumed that the foo fighters were secret weapons employed by the enemy, but **they remained unidentified post-war and were reported by both Allied and Axis forces**.
well there will be always skeptics. I also tried to reason with myself that these things might be just figments of my over imaginative nature. but unless my friends and families are also schizophrenic since they also have experience similar events in our town then there's no way this happenings can be attributed to brain malfunctions.
oops, I'll fix that.
Weather Balloons on Mars?  You can clearly see they're Chinese Lanterns.
Have you read both? Quite different.
interesting point of view
I concur, its not even very well done.
I used to live in san diego, I've been there in the after hours tour and inside and in the gallows area in the back yard and the grave site down the street,  and I'm serious when I say its one of the most paranormal spots in San Diego.  I have found a few sites that might help show you more about this spot.  Check it out:\n\n[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaley_House_%28San_Diego,_California%29#Ghost_hunting)\n\n[Museum Official Website](http://whaleyhouse.org/ghostly.htm)\n\n[Travel Channel](http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/most-terrifying-places-in-america)
Isn't the essence of philosophy to be analytic of everything, and thus, skeptical?  How does "skeptic" differ from "person who believes in the scientific method", other then that we just go out of our ways to purge the BS from society.
The guy never claimed to be receiving genuine knowledge about the universe. He just wanted to share his dream with Reddit. No big deal. Chill out, lol.
This is strange.  Last night I went outside in Arkansas and looked to the north.  I saw a single yellow light with an up fin and a down fin(kind of like an angel fish)traveling at a pretty average speed and height for normal aircraft.  Right after it was out of my sight, a giant orange and red fireball appeared in the sky heading west.  It instantly appeared with a flaming trail much lower than standard aircraft.  It looked about half the size of space mountain at Epcot.  It traveled several hundred feet and vanished.  I thought it may have been a meteor or something, but it was too big, too low, and appeared/vanished too quickly.  I was looking towards the origin of the fireball and a light that looked exactly like the one from earlier was heading south at the same speed it was before.  After a few seconds, it vanished.
Salt does cause high blood pressure (hypertension) in salt-sensitive individuals.\n\nBut, the main cause of hypertension in most people probably has more to do with insulin and sugar.\n\n>The “remarkable sodium and water retaining effect of concentrated carbohydrate food,” as the University of Wisconsin endocrinologist Edward Gordon called it, was then explained physiologically in the mid-1960s by Walter Bloom, who was studying fasting as an obesity treatment at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hospital, where he was director of research. As Bloom reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine and The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the water lost on carbohydrate-restricted diets is caused by a reversal of the sodium retention that takes place routinely when we eat carbohydrates.\n**Eating carbohydrates prompts the kidneys to hold on to salt, rather than excrete it. The body then retains extra water to keep the sodium concentration of the blood constant.** So, rather than having water retention caused by taking in more sodium, which is what theoretically happens when we eat more salt, carbohydrates cause us to retain water by inhibiting the excretion of the sodium that is already there. **Removing carbohydrates from the diet works, in effect, just like the antihypertensive drugs known as diuretics, which cause the kidneys to excrete sodium, and water along with it.**\n\nIn other words, **carbs -> insulin -> sodium retention -> water retention -> high blood pressure.**\n\n(Think of your blood vessels as a garden hose, but closed at both ends. The more water you put into it, the higher the pressure inside the hose.)\n\nThis is one primary mechanism by which carbohydrates cause hypertension. Cut out grains and sugars, and blood pressure tends to drop very quickly. \n\n**TL;DR The main dietary cause of hypertension is sugar/carbs, not salt. At least, that is the best hypothesis so far. The issue is sodium *retention* via increased insulin secretion, not sodium *intake*.** \n\nYou can read this for yourself in *Good Calories, Bad Calories*. I don't have the page number since I just looked it up on [Google Books](http://books.google.com/books?id=3M0aWbPLMWUC&pg=PT140&lpg=PT140&dq=edward+gordon+good+calories+bad+calories&source=bl&ots=7jd8ASMZP2&sig=3ih0yDpwVmxxeynEB-zRMAPi-SM&hl=en&ei=0mH1TI6cCMT7lweKuPGfBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false).\n\nGary Taubes also wrote an article about the [politics of salt](http://www.stat.berkeley.edu/users/rice/Stat2/salt.html). 
I'm not sure demonizing it when you could be refuting it with actual data is actually helping things.
Only recently subscribed, and first I clicked on.  Great stuff!
OMG!!! There is a nest of deniers conspiring and doing anti-science stuff at the bottom of this page. I got out of there fast! I'll hold your place here if you want scroll down to sort them out...
I believe the BBC did a short on a study done with professional athletes.All the vegetarians who participated in the diet change showed marked improvements, while the same could not be said for the opposite. Remember that they're professional athletes. These are people who know their diet, their bodies, and what their limits are. \n\nCan't remember the title atm, but check it out.
>  My issue is with the public policy of forcing medication on people just so we are clear. \n\nNobody is "forced" to drink public water. There are many other sources.
Interesting
Calling out bad ideas and discussing them is part of my beliefs. It's part of my core identity. Why are they disrespecting me as a person? ;-P
This looks like OkCupid. Once you've answered 500 (yes, 500) questions in the Improve Matches section, you can pose a question. If astrology hasn't already been addressed, form a question an make your answer mandatory.\n\nYou can't get a date because you're not matching up properly. You're not getting the right matches because you haven't set your parameters.
Allowing press releases before the research has been reviewed is *extremely* suspect. It spits in the face of academic decorum and hints at bullshit.
Never doubt the amount of haterade being consumed out there. I personally would like some closure to this siting. Is it real, fake? It seems unlikely to me that so many people would create fake videos of the same siting. I've always been open to paranormal evidence, is this the one I should hang my hat on? As far as ufo sighting's go, this one has stuck around longer than any in my recent memory. What's the verdict reddit?
That's a good idea. We'll be sure to do that! And we'll keep a careful EVP Recording, with questions. We'll also try to see if the ghost can spin the windmill, and stop it again. All of this will be on video this time, too. 
If you believe it's a forgery because a retard on the Intertubez said it was, seek professional mental help immediately.
Living next two UK airbases, I can say they always have their lights on.
To get to real, you have to aggressively debunk and classify the iffy as kite/plane/RC thing/etc.  Otherwise, any weirdish light becomes a UFO.  Eventually, the cream will rise to the top and you can focus on the real weirdness like Rendlesham AFB, etc.
If she gets angry when you ask reasonable questions that she can't answer, maybe an emotional appeal will then work better.  Tell her you're so sorry that you offended her that you're going to kill yourself, and down an entire bottle of homeopathic sleeping pills in front of her.\n\n(Make sure they're "genuine" homeopathic pills.  One of the other problems is that the industry is entirely unregulated, and you can slap a "homepathic" label on basically anything in some places; e.g. [Zicam](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zicam#Safety_concerns))
I was born in '88. I am Dovakhiin.
She forgot to eat souls. They're tasty but so little nutritional value in them.
Sounds to me like the straw man fallacy.
haha, I'm just kidding.\n\nWhat about my name makes you think of trolls?\n
Where do I start...\nMy band mates and I were doing a photo shoot, we were a metal band than so we picked an old abandoned psych hospital. There were metal fire escape stairs that went up the side of the building. This is at night, so our photographer said go up there and I will get some shots of you guys staggered down the stairs. He said "the shots aren't working, it's too dark" This light above the door at the top instantly turned on, he grabbed about 6 shots and said "those look great, you guys can come down" as we started to walk down the light went out and never came back on the entire time we were there.\n\nI don't have any of the pictures as it was almost 10 years ago we took those pictures, but here is the album artwork we went with standing outside the hospital.\n\nhttp://imgur.com/n704V\n\nThat light in the top window would flicker on and off every 30 seconds. \n\nIt's a place where I got that feeling that we were never alone that night, but it's a welcoming feeling. That was the only time I actually ventured onto this property. I would love to go back. I had a great uncle who died in that hospital during the depression. I was always told by my grandmother that he never had an illness, that he just wanted a free place to live after he was let go from his job. 
I just do not understand why NASSA would want to destroy ancient artifacts. Is there anything gained? 
Best reply here... OP - read this one!\n\nThanks for posting Doc!
> Not someone that doesn't believe in totality the same governing laws of reality that I do!\n\nSomeone who denies the facts? Yes, one loses respect for someone like that.
He's into Reiki and other non-substantiated holistic interventions, etc.
Nice, very interesting explanation from professor Andrew Lih as to why it's more reliant on the majority view and verifiable secondary sources.
Yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking. Either theatrics or just trying to get false positives in the photos via tricks of the dark etc. I'm semi unconvinced that a thermal camera would tell you that much... especially on its own.     \n     \nPS... I didn't mean they were deliberately trying to get false positives. Nor did I mean theatrics were wanted beyond TV shows. 
"I have absolutely no memory of doing so" - so, you may have dreamed the whole thing.
definitely a ghost
I was quoting [this.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7flK3NUgzfQ&feature=related)
1) All absolute statements are false.  (Including this one)\n2) A fine example of the "No True Scotsman" fallacy.\n3) My finite experience shows that there are people who identify as skeptics who believe in the christian deity.   Whether those people are "true" or not is undefined.\n4) I strongly suspect that this "experiment" could also be described as a "troll".
Remember how this started : Someone in an elevator asked her to go out for coffee, and she said no, THE END.  \n\nNo seriously, thats it.  He walked away.\n\nAnd because of that, all atheists and skeptic men are sexist pigs and we need policies and subgroups and blogs and sellling shirts...
A bird? Are you on acid or something?
Two items to help explain the construction of large blocks of stone are pig fat and the stone balls found around Ireland.\n\nUsing wooden rails with slots in them, the stone balls fit in the rails as ball bearings and a wooden slab above them is where the large stone blocks can rest.  Tests were done using this approach with mobile wooden tracks and several tons of stone were easily moved using this technique.\n\nThere are a fair amount of these stone balls found around Ireland and no one really knew what they could be used for.\n\nA video by an Italian researcher used pig fat as a lubricant between the contact points of a wooden sled and wooden rails.  It also allowed several tons of stone to be moved, if my memory serves me correctly.\n\n
I actually decided the comment was marketing spam, and just removed it. Put a comment to the deletion noting it as marketing spam so that people will know what was there.\n\nThe first time I read through this I opened the link with the intention of reading it, and in fact it's still open in another tab, but I never did, so I never noticed it was a reddit post in /r/skeptic! (I was excited about talking about math here. :) )
**He didn't!...**    Reddit is a portal to the other side!\n\ntrust me, I'm a sceptic
thanks for the slowmo tip, quarkly
More great articles. Thank you.
The 'lens' is just a filter applied to the video. The reason why it looks less like a blimp in that video is because the top of the blimp seems to be more illuminated than the sides & bottom, so when the inversion filter is applied, it looks more like a [classic disk](http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/ufo.gif).
I ask questions, fast. I try not to have an emotional reaction to the idea being presented. I'm not brilliant but often, in a stream of questions, I can flush out the ridiculousness so that they can see it. They never recant or change their mind on the spot, but if you watch closely you can see the point of realization in their eyes. There is a pause, a widening of the eyes and then an awkward recovery. You have now planted a seed. Only by respectfully running the course of someone's logic can you forward the case of reason with them. Being dismissive or superior is not helpful or attractive in anyway. Remember that the large majority of what we scientifically "know" today is wrong or absurdly rudimentary. Acting superior or aggressive to others because you are a couple of small steps ahead is not useful, though it is quite typical for primates such as ourselves.  ;-)
There is also a whole branch of physics dedicated to this called nanophotonics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanophotonics
I will take the floor for my people.\n\nMy perspective isn't that the administration is inherently lying, or that there is proof of a fraudulent claim due to the lack of evidence. It is something other than the story itself, than the truth of the actions purported. \n\nRather that the conspiracy here is to keep your attention drawn away from the important issues with trite like this, as your country slowly slips away from you. 
Are they trying to hide the cost of the drugs by placing banners over the price tags?
I agree. But there is nothing in the policies that could ever prevent posts like this -- and implementing any such policy would put me and kylev in a pretty tough position to defend, conversations would invariably go like: \n\n"Why did you remove my post"\n\n"Because it wasn't skeptic-y enough"\n\n"Bullshit"\n\n"Yep"\n\nI don't really like these sorts of posts either, but sometimes people have good discussions in these threads, and I take solace in that fact.\n\nI guess the old saying is true, "Everything sucks, some stuff sucks less" -- I like to think that /r/skeptic sucks less than /r/atheism -- at least we aren't totally consumed by image macros and ad hominems against the credulous.\n\n
I would sell a chakra-balancing headband with a special volcanic stone in it that came from Tibet and was blessed by the dalai lama. You wear it for three hours a day. 
Too bad there is no optical zoom on the iphone. The video combined with your testimony adds a lot of credibility to your claim. \nI viewed the clip on my 46" monitor, and the light does have a flame like quality. I don't know what it is, however by process of elimination I can tell what it is not. It is clearly not a airplane or heli, no blinking, not a meteor, not enough velocity or tail, and definitely not a flare, a [flare](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfOcq246sQU) that close will have a ton of smoke trailing above it as it falls. The smoke will be brightly illuminated by the flare. I'm not claiming it is an alien ship, but this does appears to be a UFO.\nAnd don't worry about the grammar nazis, your grammar and use of vocabulary is better than 90% of the choades posting comments in the nets, they should be fighting the real evil, i started this sentence with and.
it says in the article that the pic is from a trail cam. That means it was a stationary, motion activated camera, most likely mounted on a tree. Nobody would have had to sneak up on anything.
My only encounter was vicariously.  My best friend in high school had bought a Ouija board and he and a friend had been trying it out and not really having any success with it - just gibberish or whatever.  After his friend left, he went back into the room where the Ouija board was still set up and saw the planchette moving around on its own.  I don't remember how he got rid of it, if he just threw it away or buried it or what, but his telling of the story and how much it upset him spooked me enough to never want to try one.
how did you approach it in class? Did you mention its not entirely accurate?
You're confusing anecdote with evidence, and disregarding the placebo effect. Which is exactly why we should test the herbs scientifically, and see whether they actually do heal. \n\nI've no doubt we'll find some that do nothing, and find some that do something, hello a new bunch of pharmaceuticals. But... until it's been tested and shown to not be a placebo effect, any claim that an herb heals is anecdotal, and is not scientific evidence. It's only when you remove the cultural belief that something works from the equation that you can determine the truth regarding whether it works.
It's an oversimplification, but at the extremes, there are two rather different kinds of skeptics. Those that doubt claims made based on copious amounts of data and mechanistically validated rationale (e.g. anthropogenic forcing of global warming) and those that doubt claims made based on subjective anecdote and supernatural rationale (e.g. remote intercessory prayer). I guess I'm more used to seeing the term used in the second sense on this forum.
>> Contamination of Landfills\n>This seems a bit odd. Landfills are not pristine land. I've visited one -  they're stinking piles of rotting rubbish of all kinds. They burn the  methane that's produced by the decomposition. I'm not certain that adding human waste to the mix does much to contaminate anything.\n\nWell, for one it makes it more hazardous if the material is to be handled. For example when garbage trucks and other equipment need to be cleaned out. I would imagine that it makes it slightly more likely that disease will be spread. Is it worth worrying about? I don't think so, by itself.\n\n> This seems like an exaggeration. Taking the upper figure, that would be more than nine diapers per baby per day. The lower figure is nearly 7. I realise that babies do need changed a lot, but not 9 times a day every day for two years.\n\nI agree. Some parents might average 9 times a day in the first year, if you're fastidious. But my kids were both down to 2-3 by 18 months and by two years were all but potty trained. I know we're outliers but this feels to me like a 90th percentile thing, not 50th.
Nothing more terrifying than a swarm of wallabees.
That is absolutely beautiful 
Here is the meta-conspiracy-theory: they are dupes working for the government agencies who tricked naive moslems into carrying out the attack.  By discrediting any attempt to question the narrative they prevent a real investigation into who was the real backer of the attack.  Disprove that one if you can.
which sucks balls. [Did you see what they did to that guy who said truthfully that chiropractors are sham artists.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Singh).\n\nTurns out it isnt enough that chiropractors spout shit that cant be backed by science, shit that can be DISPROVEN, but you have to prove that the chiropractor knew it was BS. And it is hard to prove what is inside someones head.\n\nThey could easily lose the liable case, despite they are correct, psychic sally has no power and is scamming people
Well, I tried the polite way for the first 6-7 months, but after the first guy linked above called me stupid (you can note above that he has this habit - he first calls Venema profoundly stupid since he doesn't realize he is speaking about one of the very few climate scientists with actual peer-reviewed papers on data homogenization - which was **precisely** the subject that was raised and discussed) and the moderator basically encouraged him (and all the others - you can search and see how it escalated from there to "cocksucker" and "go fuck yourself and die") I decided that enough is enough :(\n
Well... you can see a *chemtrail.**\n\n*[contrail](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrails)
When did this happen? Can you point to the information. All I can find are references to what happened and not the actual page where it happened. \n\nEdit: never mind, I found it. As someone who didn't know any of this, thanks for your contribution. 
Where in Mass?
Yet they're called 'neoconservatives' in the USA due to their neoliberalism. The main problem in the US is that the Democrats are neoliberals too. They also believe that slashing regulatory oversight and allowing multinational corporations to do whatever they want is the key to success. No party is actually advocating for removing the American status quo of extreme corporate influence over government policy. Therefore, most economically disadvantaged people tend to feel alienated from the political process, as they are simply not being represented any way they vote.
As always I'm going to turn to [Skeptoid](http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4122). There are sources cited at the bottom of the article.
Alright I used the wrong word; I was getting at the fact that we have to go to the gym to burn off excess calories because we consume too many.  \n\n\nAnd let's also not forget that were talking about their traditional lifestyle too.
[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-meter) has a useful article, and this chapter from [The Scandal of Scientology](http://www.xenu.net/archive/books/tsos/sos-18.html) tells about its use in practice and some of its shortcomings.\n\nEdit:  [This site](http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/E-Meter/) has circuit diagrams and operating instructions.
As much as I like the content of what this guy says, I can't really stand his voice ><
The Hill case and the Andreasson case both say they were wearing one-piece jumpsuits.
Why stop there? If you can't immunize against every disease that has or will occur, take your chances fighting polio, mumps, et cetera.\n\nLet me make an analogy. You know you're going to be shot at. I offer you a shield that covers your head and torso, and will probably stop a bullet that hits it. Do you take the shield? (Assume that your goal is to survive, not to make a statement by dying, and that carrying this shield won't have any effects other than the ones I mentioned) I imagine you would.\n\nIt comes down to this: the flu vaccine has been proven to reduce infection rates. It's not a panacea, but it allows people to survive. Why are you insisting on all or nothing? Do you not wear your seat belt, because one time a guy died while wearing one? (N.B.: don't respond only to this portion of my comment, please; it's the least relevant portion)
You shouldn't *want* studies that reach your desired outcome. By excluding studies that don't match your desired outcome, you're suffering from a skeptic's sin: the logical fallacy of selective use of evidence. It's an affront to the scientific method.\n\nSearch for all studies, ignoring your position. Who knows, maybe children of homosexual couples end up maladjusted. I don't think that it's likely, but until there is clear evidence one should keep their mind open.
That was the joke....
You have to make the asker work for the answer.
oh I mean this [link](http://paratopia.org/core/projectcore.html) which is the same as the main link at the top.  Sorry.
I don't know about water pipes cause them (and no idea why fish would change anything), but the accounts I've read talked about them being caused by things like faulty fans in a room just the right size to amplify sound waves in the infrasound range.
Fourthed
[Link for the lazy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman)
Also corn is a much denser food than grass, meaning you need less storage space and It's much easier to move around in chutes etc. 
Sure, this works. Assuming no actual prophesy what conclusions can you draw from the linked formation?
> A celebration of my community, via my experiences in it.\n\nBut, but... the very title "A message to the skeptical community" seems rather broad. This does not exclude Jen.\n\n> you seem to have been told that you're awful and need to change.\n\nIn its generality, this is a straw man. As I said, the fact is "it happens here." The consequence is that it should change. (And no, I don't want to prohibit sex.) You write it never happened to you and you enjoy yourself - that is awesome, congratulations, and even frigid Jen acknowledges that.\n\nBut again, how can you not understand that the generality with which you beg, urge the community *not* to change, *not* to react to those that had negative experiences could hurt the people who *have* been the target of sexism?\n\n> Do not change. Do not change for me, **do not change for someone else.** You're wonderful, just the way you are.\n\nThis is, by the way, where "\\[your\\] personal experiences magically transcends \\[you\\]".\n\nYou say you're merely celebrating, but you aren't - "Do not change"...? Why not? Keep the good stuff (and yes please, also elevator sex, and no thank you, I also think it's fucked-up that Jen doesn't want to be flirted with "when she's organizing stuff"), but *please* don't sweep the reality *that harassment happens* under the rug.
what do you mean by that?
This is one of the best photos of the rod-shaped UFO phenomenon I have ever seen. In my opinion this is great physical evidence. 
Chemtrail =/= contrail
> They're creating a climate where any fundamental disagreement with them will be clouded with charges of sexism.\n\nPerhaps they're making charges of sexism because sexism actually exists.\n\n> The skepchicks are very dogmatic and any threat to their power will result in hysteric calls to purge anyone who challenges them.\n\nCan you provide an example of one of the Skepchicks making a "hysteric call to purge" someone? I've read their blog on several occasions, and while they certainly are not reserved in their opinions, I don't recall them declaring any fatwas.
Sounds about right.
Why not try and contact Susan yourself? Get a virgin goat and a ouiji board,  let the kid sleep in your room one night, then you sleep on the floor of his. Wait until like 3 AM, kill the goat and do some sacrificial dance while drinking its blood, then light the ouiji board on fire in the shape of a pentagram. \n\nLet us know how that works. 
I think these are supposed to be some of the best most thoroughly vetted photographs: \n\nhttp://www.narcap.org/reports/007/TR7.htm\n\nhttp://www.ufoevidence.org/photographs/section/1980s/Photo43.htm\n\nhttp://www.ufoevidence.org/Photographs/Photo303.htm\n\nIn the sidebar where there's a link to /r/FringeScience I've been thinking about adding [this link](http://www.google.com/search?q=tripod) kind of half jokingly.
> Meat has been a central part of every culture in the world since the beginning of humanity\n\nThat isn't a fact. Humans are omnivores by virtue of its flexibility. Not all cultures everywhere all of the time used flesh as a staple food.
Assuming you could contain the stupidity to this one isolated incident, then hypothetically yes, it would be win-win. But at this level of stupid, there's bound to be leakage.
Sleep paralysis, mixed with the coincidental power outage? When I'm in sleep paralysis, I hear that droning and can bring it closer or farther however I so choose.
00:25  - Did you even watch the video?
I can see seasonal variations based in personality, as well as other factors based on factors like nutrition, etc.\n\nOf course, these are not causative in the conventional sense of the word.\n\nI would also like to see auto accident rates based on auto color. This would also be interesting.
Are the hallucinations anything like what one experiences from sensory deprivation, with the good old trick where you put half ping pong balls on your eyes and listen to white noise for a while? 
when man invented the knife.
That's a good point. If it came up, the government could just claim it was a rogue faction within the government and hang a few long dead officials to blame for it all.\n
Why do you all get so butt-hurt at the idea that some behaviors are not socially acceptable? Apparently deeming something not OK declares the behavior A. rape or B. sexual harassment in your little worlds. Let go of the straw men, children.\n\nYou need to tone down your hysteria meter. There are a lot of behaviors that are not OK, and it's not a bad thing, or Puritanism, or even feminist to point them out.\n\n"He asked her out for coffee. Time and place are non-issues here."\n\nBoth these statements are false. He didn't ask her OUT for coffee, and time and place are always relevant in human interaction.\n
Sure, but isn't much of that to be expected from ufos if they are interplanetary? What are the odds that ufos showed up exactly at the time humans became technological? If ufos are around when man could not fly, flying  would perceived as supernatural.
Thanks!
None of these are even binary options. Problems can be solved using rational steps but sometimes other paths are useful or available to the same or better ends. Decisions are made with facts and feelings, your feelings are usually going to be based on facts in some way. I don't even know what they would mean by "feel" something is wrong, like, do I make observations that tune me in to things that might be off or do I have some latent sense where I can detect error? When gathering information, source and content are pretty hard to separate, they inform each other.\n\nYou don't need to take a test to know if you're creative and this one doesn't seem like it is based on anything meaningful or relevant to creativity. Creativity is usually pretty evident in a creative persons words, actions, thoughts, creations, methods, and personality. 
I am not against trying to find out what it is. I am against the hypothesis that this is an alien/human hybrid that completely ignores hundreds of years of proven science. If they want to waste what money they can lay their hands on for a test that won't prove anything and can't detect what they want to find, more power to them. They just aren't getting my money or anyone's money with the ability to reason logically.\n\nI will look forward with amusement to whatever circular reasoning they come up with should they ever get the money and finish the tests and they turn up exactly nothing they want to see.
i dunno people get depressed and just choose to drown them selfs, and some times for very little "reason". 
Why don't you ask him? He's standing next to you.\n\nI'm not curious to what it means. You said Gabriel was the angel of truth, but there is a lot more to Gabriel than that.
Blocked in the UK. Balls.
He makes references to Snopes (which has an excellent track record) and several "journals", which I assume are peer-reviewed.\n\nNow, this being a comic, we didn't get to see the actual argument, but I guess the message is that the first guy sourced his claims with credible sources, while the other used conspiracy theory websites. To call it an "appeal to the majority" would be wrong (if we assume the sources are authoritative, which I image  was the point of the comic).
Ah, yes, I'd forgotten all about the post that got this ball rolling. Most of the comments seemed to be of the "tone it down" variety and my mind conflated them with the OP.
Better than Retardican.
Good luck spitting after getting dish soap in your mouth. Ugh.
You've described pretty much what man-made satellites look like to earth-based observers. They are fun to try to spot! Some people treat it like a [hobby](http://www.hobbyspace.com/SatWatching/) and confirm their sightings with online databases. Also, it's worth noting that some military satellites won't appear in those databases. 
This is video from the late 80's/early 90's supposedly supplied to a well known UFOlogist on videotape by a insider who used an alias to hide his/her identity.  I'm not sure about the names right now, but I can find out later tonight if anyone is interested.  Not too convincing back then, still not convincing today.
No. The vast majority of conspiracy theorists aren't "questioning underlying assumptions"- look at 9/11 Truthers, they generally are very certain that there was a conspiracy and say how people need to wake up. That's not questioning assumptions and seeing what would then be the case. That's taking specific views and running with them no matter the evidence. 
Some people spend lifetimes studying Christianity.  Some spend lifetimes studying Scientology.  Despite the time commitments, at least one is wrong.
First, your anecdote means absolutely nothing to me or any REAL scientist. What you're reporting is either a post hoc fallacy or observational bias. \n\nSecond, it's not our responsibility to prove that it doesn't work. That's an Argument from Ignorance. It's the company's, or your, responsibility to prove that it works. Where are the clinical trials published in peer reviewed journals? I'll do some of the work for the manufacturer. Chamomile might be the only ingredient that has an effect on teething. I searched on PubMed for any studies. None. Nada. Zip.\n\nThird, back to your anecdote. Let's say you're not falling for some observational bias. Where on this planet is an n=1 population for data statistically significant? \n\nYou have provided us with nothing that is a convincing argument that a bunch of random and diluted stuff does anything but make you and your wife feel better. Why don't you post this on the science or medicine subreddits? We'll see how far you get there.
Did you miss the paragraph at the bottom?\n>This story is not true... actually considering all of the other hoaxes played on the American people... nothing at this point would surprise me!\n\n>Hope everyone got a good laugh! ~ SadInAmerica
I didn't like the movie, but I don't know what r/Skeptic is supposed to discuss about it. Maybe try /r/economics
Okay...so my poop is a pesticide, in what way would that even harm me? Last I checked, it's a pretty bad idea to eat your own poop already.
How much do you want to bet that one or more of his patients Googled his name and came across your blog posts? She's scared that this will hurt his business, and she's lashing out.
I read Weaver's book and found that it was more of a memoir about her life as a whole than her experience at Cascade.  At one point she makes allegations of sexual abuse inflicted on a fellow classmate by a staff member at the school, but I had never personally heard about this. \n\nCascade was less 'boot camp' and more 'therapy'/'emotional growth'.  There was hardly ever any physical contact between students and staff, aside from hugging or holding on an appropriate level (i.e. to comfort a student who was upset).  It cost a lot of money for my parents but was a lot like living at a summer camp in the wilderness for me.  It was a nice campus in the redwood forest with cabins; we slept in bunk beds, had our own bulletin boards where we could post pictures of family, letters, etc.  We had high school classes just like other kids, and then structured activities (including group therapy sessions termed Forums) during other times.  \n\nThe environment was very structured, but it was fairly 'amicable'.  I guess I mean that while there were certainly kids who didn't like the structure and would rebel, in the grand scheme of things it was not an overly repressive or prison-like system.  Examples: the food was palatable and healthy; it was an accredited high school; there was no locked gate at the entrance to the school, so a student could theoretically leave at any time (though this was a bad idea in the wilderness, and there would likely be later consequences/punishment).  The overall intent was to 'break' you from your bad 'patterns' you participated in at home, which usually meant that you were not allowed to talk to anyone from home except your parents during designated times (often once a week or every 2 weeks, plus one letter a week); you were subject to a very strict and modest dress code; and you could be 'put on bans with' (i.e. forbidden to talk to or associate with) another student(s) at any time, if your relationship with that student(s) were to be deemed inappropriate or damaging to your 'progress'.  I should emphasize that pretty much everyone was there for fairly light drug use, poor academic performance, depression/anxiety that negatively affected functioning in a normal high school and at home/with parents (this was me).  So, these were usually not kids who were *extremely* emotionally disturbed, or criminals, or majorly psychotic...though near the end, the school started getting desperate for money, and I remember them accepting two students who later had to be removed because the school was not equipped with the staff/resources to handle the students' problems (severe eating disorder and self-injury patterns).  Though I have heard a lot of reports in recent years about judges being paid to sentence teens to residential treatment programs, I recall only a very small number of students (less than 10 out of 250+) being sent to Cascade as a result of being in trouble with the law.\n\nI'm 25 now and I was at Cascade from Feb. 2002-Dec. 2003, so I was there during most of my 16th and 17th years.  I was in the last graduating class before it closed.  Since it's been about ten years, and I was there for almost two years, it was a very complex experience that is difficult to describe.  But, I think the intensive therapy did help me become more mature in a way I think would have been impossible at home due to the tumultuous relationship I was having with my parents at the time.  It certainly did not 'work' for everyone, and my experience is definitely one of the minority cases.  \n\nThere was a series of 7 workshops that had to be completed to graduate from the program.  I actually just remembered that Cascade was originally founded by graduates of the CEDU program in Ontario, California (though did NOT have any affiliation with CEDU), and OMG, I just found that there is a [Wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEDU).  [This section](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEDU#Ideological_and_therapeutic_underpinnings) is a rough yet fair description of the main tactics and perspective behind them.  The 'raps' were called Forums at Cascade, the 'experiences/propheets' listed were called 'workshops', and their names and descriptions are actually very similar, though they had been somewhat condensed, edited and watered down: 1. The Truth; 2. The Youth; 3. The Sisters/Brothers (boys/girls separated for this one); 4. The Heroes; 5. The Source; 6. The Dialogues; 7. Symposium.  These were usually experienced by a student over the course of a 16-22 month stay.\n\nI credit the program for my growth because I could not have done it where I was at home with the same level of success and without major upheaval.  While I do feel like it may have set me back a couple of years because I was not sufficiently prepared for life in the 'real world' afterward, I was horribly depressed, self-injuring, suicidal, fighting with my parents constantly, and my high school GPA was 1.7 before I was admitted to Cascade.  My parents owned a business at the time and didn't know how else to deal with my emotionally dramatic tendencies; I had been to multiple psychologists and psychiatrists, and stayed in a treatment facility for 11 days following a half-assed suicide attempt (which had resulted in no real bodily injury).  I really think that the time away from my parents helped me to sort out my own issues, gave me a healthy distance at which it was easier to repair my relationship with them, and gave me a more supportive environment where I could focus on getting my academics back in order (and work on actually caring about my grades).  It gave me the structure I needed at that time, though like everyone else, I hated it when I was in it.  Over time I began to realize that people genuinely cared about me, which helped me recognize that life was worth living and that I should care about myself the same way they did.\n\nI recognize now that a lot of the tactics used in therapy were not tested, or standardized, or recommended by any psychiatric professional, but at the same time, the counselors were good people who wanted to help kids in need of hope for their lives.  I needed a reason to live, and my counselors prodding and pressuring me to talk about what was going on helped me recognize that life is worth it and that it gets better after high school.  I ended up getting my diploma, and I am now in college pursuing a degree.  I do support regulation, but at the same time I think we need to realize that there are a lot of parents out there who are desperate to get their child back on a normal life track before it's too late, and have only the best intentions.  'Tough love' certainly does work when it's done right--but, whether that's proof that it's the 'best' way to deal with troubled teens, or that it's impossible to do it 'right' on a large scale, I don't know.  I think more research needs to be done about what works and what doesn't, and regulation needs to reflect that.\n\n(My comment is too long, I'll paste the rest in a reply to this one)\n
I am skeptical of your intelligence
> I'm pretty surprised some genius 12 year old hacker in his mom's basement hasn't hacked some super important information out of the Pentagon.\n\nWell there is ["the greatest Pentagon hack of all-time"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_McKinnon) which was perpetrated by a UK citizen searching for -- and according to him sucessfully finding -- evidence NASA airbrushing UFOs out of space photography. \n\nAlthough it didn't take a genius, just some pot-head who realized that people at the Pentagon use default passwords just like everyone else.
Explain. I want to know more.
When you wake up on a bed of money, that's probably the last thought to enter your mind. \nLEARN TO SWIM.
Indeed. What I meant is that although the Vatican employs scientists, the Vatican's opinion itself is not of interest, since it is not a scientific organization and may or may not have scientific views on various topics (they tend to adapt their beliefs to science somehow nowadays, it still doesn't make them a scientific organization). The scientists themselves may have good reasons to be listened to however.\n\nBut I mostly agree with your conclusion.
The plastic tips on the end of your shoelaces are called aglets.  Their purpose is sinister.
Obviously she uses the earpiece to hear the dead talking to her. :P
Perpetual income for the military industrial complex.  \n\nSome private companies profited greatly from all invasions.  
The first time I saw that when I was doing a 2 week rotation at a clinic in Ft Lenard Wood, MO. \nOne of the Basic trainee soldiers came from the physical therapy area to the treatment room for blister treatment. Her legs were covered in this tape and when I asked about it, one of the PA's said it was some ridiculous method of muscle stabilization, didn't know much about it, but said it's probably extremely ineffective. \n\nThe idea is that the tape does not stretch...at all, so in theory it will prevent the muscles from over contracting...or something like that. I personally think it's bunk as there is no strong evidence supporting the effectiveness, but looks absolutely hilarious. 
Praying for drought. Turns out they're the one true faith.
I don't think "use at your own risk" really applies to homeopathics (or much of the quackery field of alternative medicine), since they're also intended not to *hurt* anybody either. The minute somebody takes a "treatment" that relies on the placebo effect but is actually *hurt* (and not just because they should have taken something with an effect), the makers face possible legal consequences.\n\nEDIT: I'm not sure why I'm getting this hate. I indicate that placebos and quackery *can* hurt through the omission of a beneficial treatment, but that the substances not being actually *dangerous* is an important part of their "legal gray area" territory.
 It is a pretty good book.  (It is fiction.) Your post immediately made me think of it, I wouldn't say it is the best book on aliens, however it is a book that I usually read once a year.  As well it is how I have often thought the reason for alien abduction and the method they use.
Well said.
Yes, it would.\n\nThey also claim that the more dilute the solution, the more powerful it is. therefore, the most powerful homeopathy is none at all.
That's Neil DeGrasse Tyson, is it not?
Sign the petition, complain to who you can....
Ordered.
The lava was not a deep red like a volcano, more like the color of burning embers in a campfire, with a high viscosity. It was very bright, and glowing, again like embers, but with a black light kind of quality to it. The sky was clear while we were talking and remained so until the explosion. That is when I saw a wall of lava and rock flying upwards and in my direction. I would have to say at that point (flying rock and earth, burst of lava), the sky was a bloody range color, like the world was set on fire and the clouds burned with it.  I feel like it was mid afternoon and during the summer as it was warm (I was comfortable in shorts and a T and being anemic, I require warmer temps for that. Again, I live in New England). I was in my driveway and could see our japanese oak was still a bright green so I am guessing around July or possibly August. \n\nThe driveway had definitely aged a lot. The salt water in the air tends to make our driveways only last around 5 years or so before they look ancient. My husband looked the same. His hair was the same and I even recognized his clothes (thinking I should buy him some new ones for variety in the future). He was wearing a sweaty undershirt, old jeans and timberland style boots. He kind of looked like he just came from the garden or possibly the garage. Like he was working on something messy that afternoon. Being predictable as he is, that would mean it was actually about 7pm (he works til 5:30, and is home by 6pm sharp each day for dinner.). I forgot that in the summer, the days are longer, so 7pm can definitely pass for 1pm in a photo. He definitely could not have been any more than a few years older. There was no hair loss and he gained no weight. \n\nI have never read the tale of Oedipus Rex, but I googled it and am going to now. Thank you for your in depth review. This is truly what I was after. When I had the first dream, I was laying next to him in our bed after we had just had an amazing 3rd anniversary. It was really heartbreaking to know I was not myself in the dream. It felt like we broke up that night (we actually ended things because he was sent to Germany by the army exactly 8 months after my dream. He did not want to end his career and also did not want me to wait around for him. I also moved out of the country to stay with family in France for a while. I wasn't really hurt though, I saw it coming.). I woke up out of breathe and without thinking shoved him violently to wake up. It was early morning and he jumped up like we were being attacked. I felt bad, but I also felt like I had to tell him right then. I mention what we did that night because we spent our date visiting historical sites in PA. That night we actually ended in an old cemetery near Gettysburg (very spiritual place btw, a must visit.) that was full of all sorts of energy. Perhaps it played a role? I did not visit anywhere special the other night though. It was a routine day. Wake up, kid's fed and in school, work, pick up kids, dinner, homework with kids, clean, story time with kids, bath time with kids, put kids to bed, surf Reddit, sleep, then I woke up only a half hour after I closed my eyes (my husband was playing call of duty and saw me jump awake.) after having the dream. \n\nI have been analyzing each part of the dream since I had it obsessively. It really bothered me. It was like living in a film, but everything was my own. \n\n \n 
what does the pinky do??
I have rarely dated a woman that did not at least believe in astrology. I know there are skeptical girls out there I just can't seem to attract them. I usually just let them know I don't believe in such things. I will usually engage them in at least one fairly in depth argument, after that I just smile and nod, because I know better. I don't care what my potential mate believes really, as long as it does not affect my real world. I dated a PHD in anthropology once, we had super heated arguments over the stupidest things......so it's not always better on the other side of the fence. 
Wow. They write it as if Bill Gates himself is going to be walking around sterilizing people against their will. 
He always does. He's given many reasons over the years, but mainly it serves as a distraction and aids in misdirection when he is performing. 
It is nothing of the sort. It is a desperate attempt to associate climate skeptics with creationists. It is brought up at a rate so frequent in debates making it an almost guaranteed prediction it will be used. It is sad and pathetic.\n\nYour claim that alternative theories do not exist because the list does not represent them is a strawman argument as the list is nothing more than a resource where these can be found.\n\nThere is a large volume of arguments against AGW Alarm, this is irrefutably documented on my list.\n\nThe bulk of climate science does not even mention anthropogenic global warming.\n\nYou cannot hold a member of those scientific bodies to a position they never voted on.\n\nBased on my claim, those who seek political office in scientific bodies share similar ideologies, this in no way represents a position of their members.\n\nThose are not "public statements" as in there is any kind of vote of support, members can be completely unaware or ambivalent to their existence but are a member of the organization for many other reasons.\n\nThey all do not state the same thing.\n\nYou have failed to show support from their membership bodies,\n\n**Please provide a comprehensive survey or poll of those scientific organization's membership bodies in support of the position statements released by a handful of their council members or in many cases signed just by the president. Failure to do so discredits your ability to use them as justification of proof of consensus.**
You think? And yeah, that's what it seemed like. I've always had the most messed up dreams; scarier than anything I've ever seen or heard in real life.
The only place I've ever seen it is at spencers.
I agree with the others that a quality voice recorder would be a great gift for her. I recommend the Olympus brand, and I'd suggest you get the highest quality recorder you can afford. I use WS-110's and have amazing results, but I notice they're more expensive now than when I bought all of mine new 4 years ago. 
Interesting, but not particularly invalidating. If we give Greer the benefit of the doubt, his story is at least *plausible*.
That was a nice thread for people with RES.  The conspiracy nuts nicely shoehorned themselves for me so I could one-by-one tag and ignore them.
I find less "anti-vaxers" and more so people who specifically blame the MMR vaccine for autism, yet, see other vaccines as perfectly fine. \n\nEdit: And on the humor thing, show someone who watches those ghost hunting shows the South Park episode on it, it's like penicillin, knocks it right out of them. 
About what specifically?
As a peer, I have reviewed your evidence and thusly have corroborated your theory.
reddit
The sockpuppeting is bad. Downvoting submissions with sockpuppets is even worse. But "notorious climate alarmist?" Someone sounds like he has an axe to grind...
lets just wait..
Dr. Dimitri?
As far as i am aware, there is none. Dream interpretation is not part of psychology and currently shares the same disdain as astrology and psychics. That may change in future as we understand dreams more, but for now, its all bunk.
It's still illegal. Small amounts will get you a ticket, class A or B misdemeanor, I think. \n\nThe chief of police openly came out against new, harsher marijuana penalties the state attempted to mandate. The jails are over crowded and he felt police had bigger problems. \n\nTo be hassled by police, you pretty much have to be doing something else illegal, doing something overtly stupid or be in a bad part of town where police are just hyper sensitive. \n\nWe have festivals like Eyore's Birthday, in which people discretely, but publicly smoke. Head shops everywhere, but no dispensaries. :(\n\nIt will never be decriminalized in Austin because Texas. \n\nSide note: Similar thing with rules about dogs in restaurants. Austin lifted the city ordinance on dogs in eating establishments (Austinites want to take their dogs everywhere). It lasted a minute, but then, the state came in and said the state laws superseded the city laws. \n\nAustin is a very live and let live place. \n
This is all part of being a skeptic. To always challenge or reconsider viewpoints regardless of if they are other people's or yours. A large part of being skeptical is to analyse your own outlook on the way you assess the way you think about things. Nothing is constant if you are truley a skeptic. 
Why is this getting downvotes? Downvotes are for things that don't add to the discussion, just because the graph is zoomed/sensationalized doesn't mean this isn't a relevent point. Termites have been around for thousands of years before the industrial revolution and yet according to this graph things were still decently well balanced.\n\nCome on /r/skeptic, you should know what this shit is for, and this leads down an interesting path. If you want to downvote, first show (*constructively*) why it shouldn't be here and why **the data** is wrong, not the manner in which it's presented.
Some kind of birds?
By positive claim I'm not talking about the language that is used, I'm talking about making a claim of something that is not already observed. Like if I accuse someone of murder, I have to have some evidence to back up that claim. That person does not have to provide evidence that they are innocent because the burden of proof is on the one making the claim.
How did he find page 76 so quickly if there's no ink?
maybe he wants all the credit and moneys if its the real deal
And you are only 3 years late...
How come in these articles there is never a mention of pareidolia. We have understood it for quite some time now and yet it is never brought up. I'd be happy if it even just had a throwaway line like most skeptics believe this to be pareidolia but it doesn't even have that.\n\nWhen the news cannot even bother to try and find out the truth to things and only offer a supposed balanced view which tends to elevate false claims to equal standing with claims backed up by evidence. \n\nYep there are 2 sides to every story The Earth is Flat and The Earth is round. Modern journalism says that it okay to devote equal time to either of these positions in the name of balance rather than according to the evidence.
It's Congress, actual grasp of anything has never been a top qualification for the job.
>could we say that all observations done back then on flying object has to be a UFO?\n\nIf you aren't able to identify it, yes, that's the exact definition of an **U**nidentified **F**lying **O**bject. If you can't even prove that the sighting really happened, we could call it *possible* UFO, but it hasn't really any importance: if you don't know what people saw who cares if they really saw it...\n\n>humans have observed flying objects for a long time, but that doesn't mean that it has to be in the context of NatGeo (Read; Aliens).\n\nWho said that? Wait, let me quote myself:\n\n>People (including the National Geographic) should just learn that "UFO" is not a synonym of "alien".
Thanks for the sarcastic and sweeping generalisation. All naturopaths are not equal.  For instance, I've never been to one who wittered about this "energy force" of which you speak.  I went to one once who tried to treat my immune disorder and the various problems that hang off it with three separate diets.  Yes, this did knock back the symptoms with fewer side-effects than the medications;  however the major problems were (1) the diet didn't include many things I'd describe as 'food'.  I am not a natural macrobiotic vegetarian.  Long term I lost too much weight and was more miserable than I was prepared to be so I ditched it and (2) she never got anywhere near the common cause for all of the problems.  Neither did any of the doctors, in fact their various attempts over the years at controlling it have by their own collective admission simply caused other issues, such as stomach ulcers.  It took me almost three decades of searching amongst all kinds of health care practitioners before I found the naturopathic allergist who could put it all together for me and figure out how to keep it and all its offspring under control.
We are the 10%?
> Considering all ideas and being as objective and fair as possible is the only way to discern the nature of our reality. \n\nDo you really mean *all* ideas?\n\n>Unfortunately, this topic is in vain as there is almost no one here who is an actual skeptic **(except me)**.\n\nNot sure if serious or....\n> true objectivity\n\nCould you define "true objectivity"?\n> flawed ideology called "skepticism," which basically states that anything outside of our very narrow five-sense reality simply does not exist\n\nWhy is their "skepticism" flawed, and why is it in scare quotes?  Didn't you just define a form of materialism?\n>just as we are coming to understand that the concept of justifying invalid beliefs with faith is stupid, we must remember not to fall into the same trap of the dulling, aggressive hivemind which unfairly ridicules and dismisses ideas that it does not agree with, not out of fairness, but through manipulation.\n\nI agree with you about the "dulling, aggressive hivemind" deal, as most people believe what they believe because they have been raised with that, and because they have certain premises either taken for granted or entwined with their upbringing that allow for certain beliefs. \n\nHowever, your wordplay doesn't make much sense here. First you call justifying "invalid beliefs" with faith as stupid, then go on to criticize people who criticize other beliefs as being unfair. Could you clarify?\n\n> Do not listen to established groups with agendas (government), do not subscribe to disempowering ideologies (religion) and do words ("crazy," "conspiracy" or "nutjob") dissuade you from legitimate paths in your journey for knowledge.\n\nI don't agree with this. How can you say considering all ideas is the only way to discern reality and then go on to tell me not to listen to anyone with an agenda or ideology or people that use adjectives? You used "stupid", "hivemind", and "unfairly" in this short post. Regardless that I am perceiving to your argument to be somewhat hypocritical, I think the main problem is that the things you pointed out as the hinderance to knowledge (agenda, disempowering ideologies, do words, hivemind) aren't *necessarily* problematic, though they may add to the problem.\n\nA certain science foundation might have an agenda to spread scientific knowledge and way of thinking, while at the same time have an agenda to help get grants for research or whatnot--this doesn't make anything they say necessarily wrong, does it? \n\nA person can call a belief or person a negative adjective if they have a basis for it. It might not be "nice" or too constructive, but it doesn't make it false. For instance, I think scientology is crazy, is an organization made to be a religion for the sole purpose to get money, and that Hubbard was a nutjob. I don't think I've overstepped any bounds in trying to pursue knowledge or anything. I might not have made any great arguments, but those can be my opinion, and they may be very accurate. \n\nIn the end though, I do agree that we should critically examine what people say, and try to find out if they have another intent behind their arguments or words--however, ultimately the arguments should be evaluated on their veracity alone, not based on who said it and whether there is an agenda behind it.\n\nI'm looking more for assumptions people take about the universe, eg. I can know things besides "I exist". My basis for this is "X" and this is better than "Y" because... and so on. Thanks for your input, however.\n
I am heartened by the increasing presence of UFO stories in the news. It makes people think if they see it repeatedly, rather than jsut brushing it off.
wow that's crazy\n
A bit, actually.  From what I can tell by the video, they've got the same strange distorted transparency, like looking through a warped piece of glass or a bubble.  But they don't hunch over at all.  They seem taller than what a human should be (but I don't have much of a reference point), and stand quite straight.  \n\nAlso, they have eyes.  May be more noticeable because they always seem to be watching.  Not really 'eyes', but a dull red glow where eyes should be.  Similar to a led that's really low on batteries.
I respect Jessy Ventura. But this is just silly. Yes there are people profiting off of this. People always find ways to profit off of everything. Regardless of the cause, this is a real phenomenon, the ice caps ARE melting and it WILL effect us.\n\nNow that I've done my rant; what's this doing in the UFO reddit?
Queens and workers are both diploid, it's the drones that are haploid  (Diploid drones can be produced, but are instantly killed by the workers).  Royal jelly does have some hormonal triggers that cause a queen larva to grow larger and develop her reproductive tract.  If worker bees aren't regularly exposed to queen pheromones, they'll start spontaneously laying unfertilized eggs, which hatch into drones.
You've said the magic words.  Welcome to the club, then.  :)
They didn't get the answer they *wanted*, which they deemed "unacceptable", so they're going to create a third petition.
something else handy I learned by reading formatting help...   \nLine breaks.
I'm waiting to see how long it takes for someone to pick it up while face down.
Thanks, it's up again.
-- “The prolonged ingestion of fluoride may cause significant damage to health and particularly to the nervous system,” concludes a review of studies by researchers Valdez-Jimenez, et al. published in Neurologia (June 2011). The research team reports, “It is important to be aware of this serious problem and avoid the use of toothpaste and items that contain fluoride, particularly in children as they are more susceptible to the toxic effects of fluoride” \n\n-- Mixing infant formula with fluoridated water puts babies at unnecessary risk of developing dental fluorosis (discolored teeth)  References:  http://www.FormulaFluoride.Webs.com\n\n-- Water fluoride chemicals boosts lead absorption in lab animals’ bones, teeth and blood, was reported by Sawan, et al. (Toxicology 2/2010). Earlier studies already show children’s blood-lead-levels are higher in fluoridated communities, reports Sawan’s research team.\n\n-- Scientific American editors wrote in January 2008, "Some recent studies suggest that over-consumption of fluoride can raise the risks of disorders affecting teeth, bones, the brain and the thyroid gland"\n\n-- Fluoride avoidance reduced anemia in pregnant women, decreased pre-term births and enhanced babies birth-weight, concludes leading fluoride expert, AK Susheela and colleagues, in a study published in Current Science (May 2010). 
You ever see shooting stars? I think that's one of them just about to be burned up.
**Our job is not to proselytise**. That is utterly wrong.\n\nIf you do this you become nothing better than a cultist.\n\nThe man is welcome to his views and it is none of our business. \n\nThere is zero scientific evidence of visitation to Earth by extraterrestrial intelligences. That is something that the UFO enthusiast has to come to terms with. 
Lucasion is correct because a theistic skeptic has clearly failed to skepticism, which goes against the idea of being a skeptic. However, there is nothing about atheism which, in principle, requires skepticism. Atheism is merely the lack of belief in deities. People could arrive at that conclusion for any number of non-skeptical reasons, yet still be just as much an atheist any other atheist. So calling an atheist foolish for not being skeptical is no different than calling any non-skeptical person a fool.
Also a lack of books in their houses.
This is absolutely correct.\n\nThe split came about during the time of FDR's presidency. According to the book "Understanding the Political World: A Comparative Introduction to Political Science" by Danzinger et al., during the Great Depression the FDR Administration's New Deal programs were essentially socialist. There were widespread subsidies, public works programs, and most importantly price fixing across many industries (a key component of socialist "command market" economics). \n\nSince FDR was afraid of becoming labeled as a Socialist for his next election cycle (remember that this is before the time of McCarthyism, but we just had a Red Scare around the time of the Russian Revolution. People hated and feared socialists),  his proponents began to call his programs "liberal". \n\nFDR also looked up to his older cousin, Theodore Roosevelt (one of my favorite presidents... he had the personality of an astronaut or Navy SEAL) who had founded the Bull Moose, or Progressive Party. You might say that FDR was a bit of a progressive and it is apparent in today's US politics how "progressive" and "liberal" are almost interchangeable. \n\nIn America, conservatives are actually more likely to be Classical Liberals or Libertarians. It is also worth noting that during the early 60's we see this enormous move towards Christian Conservatism largely forwarded by Barry Goldwater. I like to think of the rise of the Christian Right as a response to the technological advancements of the post WW2 era. There was a fear of social disintegration caused by sex drugs and rock and roll. The ability for Christian clergy to sway elections became powerful during this time and you can trace modern ideologies in the GOP (like the Tea Party) to this religious fear mongering during the hippie revolution.
Religious people bitch.
Wait, are you skeptical about homeopathy or the U.S. Postal Service?
=%20 is a representation of the space character. 
no1113, you seem very intelligent. Thanks for this post as it was very insightful.
I thought it just might be relevant in light of Climategate 2.0.
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The lodges are the front for the *real* freemasons. :.
I would hardly call her medium, she's like a 7 in my book, maybe an 8 or 9 if I'd been drinking.
It's only ever been you. There's nothing here. You'll figure it out eventually. 
It's funny that I read this. I just recently found this sub-reddit and just yesterday my father was telling me how he went to Harmony, ME this weekend with my mother and he had an experience as well that involved his cell phone battery. He said he woke up to his phones back light on, thinking he got a text, and checks it to see. He said he noticed the batter was full and went to almost completely dead. The next part I get shivers when he tells me. He says a ghost, or entity was whispering "Cal (my dads name) let me in, I need to come in". He thought it was my mother originally but she was laying next to him sleeping and it sounded like it were coming from a different direction. My dad then said he had my mother try and copy the voice from outside the door and different parts of the room. And they couldn't replicate the incident.
No, I didn't edit my first reply and none of my edits have changed the message of the post. I do so many edits because I'm aiming to be perfect. You asked why I used a term I know to make me less believable, and I explained three times. You've finally got the message, but you have no reply to it.
Thanks, I could read it from the thumbnail, actually. I have no idea why the link works for you but not for me.
once when i was sleep deprived, i tried to make a phone call, but all the numbers on the phone were the same. i closed it and reopened it and it was fine.
>what else is there to do\n\nSlowly back away from the keyboard. Take a deep breath. Go outside. Walk around the block. Come back, close that tab, and just go about your life. \n\nAs you said, she wouldn't listen to reason, so what makes you think she's going to listen to mocking and beratement? When you come at someone like that, when you aggressivly attack something that they have obviously invested a lot of time in (regardless of what that thing might be), rather than calmly discussing the matter, they only dig their heels in and become further entrenched. So while it might make *you* feel good to mock someone else, you really don't accomplish a damn thing by doing it. \n\nYes, she's a snake-oil salesman...but nothing is to be gained by mocking other than to make the skeptic community look like a bunch of douchebags. 
unions and corporations should not be lumped together.  i hardly find it appropriate that the Koch brothers or Goldman Sachs with all their money are allowed to give as much money to political campaigns (and therefore make pamphlets) as joe schmo.  i believe kagan was responding to the supreme court's decision to take the handcuffs off corporations in campaign financing.  and she's right in that regard.
> How many of the men were raped by women? If the men were raped by men (and penetration implies, but not requires that... ), then it's still a reason for men to be what someone would be afraid of.\n\nIt's still arbitrary, but more importantly you just shifted the goalposts.
I like him for the same reasons I liked Bill Hicks and George Carlin. When they were right, they were so deeply right it hurt. Bill Hicks on drugs and the drug war or marketing for instance or George Carlin on American 'democracy' and its rigging or censorship. \n\nBut when they go off onto tangents (Bill Hicks especially with his conspiracy theories) I just enjoy the ride. It's funny and you just grin through it until he gets to the dick jokes.\n\nI like Hicks and Carlin much more than Rogan, but I'm still a fan of his humor.
That's such a gross oversimplification of what GMO is that it's frankly disgusting, and you are way undervaluing the work of genetic modification of *anything*. GMOs require decades of research and tens of millions of dollars to research and develop. This isn't just some guy in a Monsanto shirt who makes 11.95 an hour cutting the heads off tulips and grafting them onto carrots.\n
Any skeptic redditors going to take that class? Looks interesting, I expect many logical fallacies and such things to be covered. According to Coursera, it is also their largest class to date, with "138,171 students signed up". I'm glad that so many people want to learn to think more rationnaly. =)
"Fat Ally McCoist heading downstream to the 4th division" made me chuckle
Part of that is because Texas is so red that voting is often not worth it in many places.  I know it is unpopular to say but in many cases your vote means nothing.
I hope their children grow up to hate and despise them for letting their brother suffer and die.\n\nI also hope all their children leave the church.\n\nAnd I hope the parents do eventually suffer a crisis of faith, realise what they did, and spend their rest of their lives in mental and emotional agony, guilt and regret.
And that is the most hilarious statement I have seen on Reddit. I'm absolutely serious. I hiccup-sneeze-burped as soon as I read that. I really have no idea where to start. My synapses are firing all at once and I have a flood of information rushing into my consciousness. I literally have a nose-bleed. Literally. I stained my shirt and I'm light-headed.\n\nOkay, um, let's start here:\n\nhttp://www.eyetricks.com/illusions.htm\n\nNo, no, here:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_magician\n\nand:\n\nhttps://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=youtube+darren+brown\n\nand:\n\nhttps://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=penn+and+teller+youtube\n\nand:\n\nhttp://mathworld.wolfram.com/images/gifs/rabbduck.jpg\n\nand:\n\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9161131778683315822\n\nOMFG! I can prove you wrong with simply one link, but there is so much!\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb-gT6vDrmU\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grue_and_bleen\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_mind\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_world_skepticism\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_perception\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhlc7peGlGg\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases\n\nhttp://www.erowid.org/\n\nI can go on all night, and through the next day, and on and on and on, but I'll end unless you want more. I'll put it to you, however, and ask you how you know that you aren't dreaming right now. I hate to be so cliche, but with your statement it seems we have to start with baby steps. If you give me anything that you are sure of perceptually, I will show you exactly why you should doubt it. Oh Man, I wish you were here with me now, we could have so much fun! The science we could do! I've been waiting so long for someone to say that to me and it's just my luck that I can't meet you in person. Oh how I would love to destroy your world. I just peed my pants.
that story was in the original glitch thread. (the thread that sparked the birth of this subreddit:)\n\nedit: [here it is](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/oeo0h/reddit_tell_me_your_glitch_in_the_matrix_stories/c3gogsn)
Dandruff isn't always caused by dry scalp.
This. After adapting to sucralose, I far prefer its taste over HFCS.
[here's 33](http://www.infowars.com/33-conspiracy-theories-that-turned-out-to-be-true-what-every-person-should-know/)
You're right!  Because China is acting like a dick, **I** must therefore also act like a dick!  It's the only way, we must fuck the climate harder to spite those Chinese bastards.\n\n
Using wikipedia for a paper != citing wikipedia in a paper.\n\nEvery wikipedia article has a list of citations and references at the bottom of the page. Some of these are links (which can be used as citation) and some are book titles with page numbers (likewise usable).
oh no...
There have been more than a few sightings here over the last 5 years. I found some that were removed, but here's another sighting from 2008:\n\n[2008 Popocatepetl Sighting](http://youtu.be/ULlw16jNIvA)
[Of course there are a lot of problems with this taste test, but the banana one seems to be rather telling.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zqe4ZV9LDs)\n\nYes, it is likely that the organic vegetables are of just a higher quality in general, but thats not necessarily an argument for organic, as much as it could be for higher quality vegetables. 
Wow, you clearly misunderstood what I was saying. \n\nIn the future, if your goal is to persuade someone, try respect and citing references and presenting positive claims and supporting analysis rather than a full frontal fallacy assault. I'm willing to bet you'll be more successful. 
Skeptical dog needs to get right the fuck on out and not come back. Stop flooding the world with shit memes, you shiteating shit.
It's simple, previously you attributed it to 'that sleep syndrome', I assume you mean 'sleep paralysis'.  This is just the next step saying 'no, it's not sleep paralysis, try again.'.  The phenomena does this all the time.
Changes in apparent magnitude can have several explanations, the most obvious being momentary occlusion by clouds.
That's crazy! Thanks for putting it up, it's really interesting. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvtQXliHxdc
Very strange... 
Do you think I would be allowed to hand those out, outside her event?  Wouldn't it be something like libel, or preventing her business from operating normally?
Thanks, I will check those out. Nevermind the downvotes -- most of the people on here are teenagers.
Not sure if this is a surprise or not...\n\nNot, I guess.
My personal guess is that it is too "alien" to fathom (pardon the pun) humans fears the unknown and this would be way above our head and panic spreads at an alarming rate and when people start to fear this unknown new alien thing there will be rioting...
yep code for bullshit. Same as teach the controversy and just want kids to learn alternative points of view.\n\nwhat they want is a bunch of kids who parrot talking points they heard from some right wing or religious site and then ignore the responses they get back.\n\nbrainwashed idiot "you cant have half a wing, what good would that do? so the wing must have formed fully formed, therefore god"\n\nskeptic "well actually it is possible if you start with webbed appendages which would allow slight gliding and is already prominent in many aquatics animals and slowly expand on that to glide further and further, you can see how a wing can form in steps"\n\nBrainwashedidiot "nananana cant here you nananana you cant have half an eye"\n\nskeptic "well actually if you start with just a area of light sensitive cells.."\n\n\nYeah it sounds good and all, so does calling religion, a science called creationism. it sounds good and all but thats cause it is easy. You get to draw on the infinite of bullshit, where as science is limited to the finite area of facts.\n\n
It's called The Force. Read the book of the same name by Stuart Wilde. I'm rereading it right now. I don't accept everything in it, but his description of a helpful, intelligent, god-like Force in the universe jives with my personal experience. Like you, I have benefited from seemingly random occurrences, and friend, they ain't random!
Would you walk into a pack of lions or a den of wolves and ask them to take you to their leader? This seems like a better analogy than a bunch of harmless monkeys. How do nature shows observe and film lions and wolves? From a distance. 
Awesome, I've seen people who do that. That's pretty cool. What exactly is that? 
Don't forget to account for RAW MAN STRENGTH. 
Agreed. Anecdotal: grays apparently have tiny slits for mouths and no teeth. According to experiencer reports, that is. Their eyes extend around to the sides, too.
edit; I commented her but realized it was more if an answer to op than your statement so I reposted it below.
That is some incredible holography, no?
My gues is a bear with a fish in its mouth. If you had shown the video before I knew the context, that's definitly what i would have thought.
I guess it just seems more plausible to me that plants-only might not work for some people. Maybe that idea is rejected by the zealots in the vegan community who proselytize.
There are also some great psych courses available for free online from some top universities. Check [this](http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses) out.
> I would find it very odd if there wasn't a lot of life in the universe.\n\nYep.\n\n> Doesn't mean however that anyone has contacted us yet. \n\nIf you undertake a critical examination and investigation of the phenomena on this planet, you will find that amongst the rubbled mountain heap of loony stories, debunked anecdotes, hyperbolic tales, and disinformation campaigns, there have been an untold number of valid, verifiable, and truly unexplained contacts that have taken place.\n\nLooked at in isolation, any one of these contacts might not mean much.  Taken en toto over the many decades and entirely disparate areas, countries, regions, and walks of life that these contacts and reports have taken place on, one gets a *very* clear understanding - just by the laws of probability and chance alone - that there has indubitably been a significant amount of *real* contact on this planet.\n\nAdditionally, there is nothing like personal experience to settle a matter one might have doubts about.  I have had occurrences in my life that are similar to what many have described in their own encounters.\n\nThis, along with quite a bit of other data I've come across (as well as the info I pointed out above), let me know that we not only have been contacted before on this planet, but that we are currently being contacted *now*, and that there are beings from other areas of the cosmos already on this planet as we speak.
They're just switching from 9mm to 40S&W. That's why they've bought up so much. 
The banner says "Homeopathy: Placebo or Science?" but it should say "Placebo or Pointless?" And by pointless I mean harmful, since it keeps people from seeking legitimate treatment.
Perfect :)
I say, crack my back, doc. And it helps.... I guess for some it doesn't work? Me, I simply can't understand how some people don't think it can be helpful. 
I saw something similar to this over Cincinnati about five years ago. My sighting was in broad daylight, but the lights were just as bright. They appeared to be touching, then split up and went in circles around each other, then disappeared. The whole ordeal lasted 15-20 minutes. Thanks for sharing.
I certainly believe the higher ups in the governments etc, do know alot more than they are letting on.\n\nThere are many theories that float about, and I do believe that there is quite a high chance that other life found Earth long before the human race was even half way evolved to the state we are today. 
Eckhart is so full of shit it's unbelievable. 
[Total Biscuit sums it up perfetly](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uwAo8lcAC4)
NPR Freakonomics did a segment once about how most wine ratings are near-fraudulent and that experts can't tell a $100 bottle from a $15 one, but that there does seem to be a noticeable difference between a $15 one and a $5 one.\n\nPersonally, I find it hard to even tell what *type* of wine I'm drinking unless I see the label.  Even the same bottle of wine can taste different if it's been open for a few hours from when you first open it.
or maybe they were aware of it and were checking it out? either way...
Yeah. I think the original intent is correct. I often observe aggressive atheists & skeptics who have no idea how ineffective their tactics are.  
Not saying it isn't loonies, but I don't think it's wise to underestimate the craft of the rich and powerful just for skepticism's sake.\n\nCorporate or government manipulation of the public is not outside the realm of normality.
Lobsters. 
Same here. I took Critical Reasoning fall quarter of freshman year. It helped with pretty much everything else I took. 
I know there dumb asses...they can barely turn a computer on.
It's possible that human technology has been more advanced than we'd like to think. For example ufos may be a human creation and a small percentage masquerading as a government agency is far ahead of the rest of the world. We might just be unaware slaves gathering resources for the controllers. \n\nThat actually sounds like a good plot for a short story. I think I might write it. 
Incredibly irresponsible skit for cheap laughs :/ People usually don't know the difference between methyl and ethyl mercury - [Unlike methylmercury, ethylmercury has not been found to bioaccumulate](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylmercury).
If I've said it once, i've said it a thousand times.  You will need a body for Bigfoot to be acknowledged by the scientific community...dead or alive. 
sounds like you guys are thinking [inside the box](http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/001/987/fyeah.jpg)
To be fair, they really are just lights and aren't doing anything spectacular.
That would be great!!
> edit2: please explain how I can offer up a peer-reviewed paper on UFOs and get downvoted?\n\nThe JSE is not a respected journal. I would be more impressed if you could cite a paper that they have *rejected*. But since you linked to the paper, I skimmed through it quickly. I'll point out that it does not even challenge the validity of any reports, but simply goes with the assumption that they are accurate, then tries to draw conclusions about whether the reported phenomena are natural or extra-terrestrial based on that assumption. Essentially, the entire paper is a giant false dichotomy.
What do you say to their argument that global temperatures are decreasing?
I wish less content on /r/Paranormal was blurry amateur photographs that can be easily explained by someone with little knowledge of photography or image manipulation.
That isn't true. It is fully logical.\n\nIf on prior honesty tests a subject shows a failure rate of 87% it is logical to use that prior data when evaluating and predicting future answers.\n\nIn the case of Natural Society, it is logical to mention that the researcher has used deception in the past and could be influencing the results of the current research. The situation here is that scientific research is based on the integrity of the researcher. In much of science we have to rely on the researcher's word. If it were a simple evaluation of facts, then it would be an ad hominem to simply call someone a liar. Here, however, we do have facts, but they are put forth by the researchers.\n\nIf we have cause for suspicion, then it is logical to mention that. \n\n*Edit:* To clarify here as I have done down before, the logic would look like this:\n\n1. "I have pumpkin pie in my fridge."\n2. This statement has been false every time before.\n3. Conclusion: There is high probability the first premise is false.\n\nIf the only thing to go on is someone's word, it is logical to use past instances to inform our current conclusion. This is not an ad hominem. It would only be an ad hominem if we dismissed other evidence and instead used an unrelated character flaw to undermine that argument.\n\nExample:\n\n1. "Based on these government statistics found on this .gov website, we can see my policy is having a positive effect"\n2. The speaker has lied many times before.\n3. Conclusion: We should not trust the statistics because the speaker has lied many times before. (This conclusion would would be fallacious)
There are only arguments that *allow* for a generic deity. There is not a single piece of evidence or line of reasoning that suggests or even requires a deity, yet alone any theistic god. \n\nEvery deist and theist (currently) has to make a huge leap of faith, which neither reasonable nor rational to do. They still can be perfectly reasonable and skeptical in every other aspect of their lives.
>Right. As I said: "real medical treatment without a license".\n\nExcept that the treatment I'm talking about (similar to what a physical therapist would provide) is within the scope of their licensure.  \n\nI agree there's a lot of quackery in that field, but things like applying heat and massage and gentle stretching don't strike me as quackery.  Infrared treatments?  I'm not so sure.  But there are all treatments I've had done by both chiropractors and physical therapists.\n\nOn the other hand, I will never let anyone "adjust" my neck.
I don't want police and criminals being the only people with guns. No good can ultimately come from this.
yeah! you are! ;]
> It's something you have to see yourself to believe, perhaps.\n\nMaybe that's why I'm so optimistic lol
OK, but why have you concluded these analyses are bullshit? On what basis?
Last two I've owned have been metal. I don't know that I've seen a non-metal bed frame recently?
lol, you can film any tree and add grey to images and will result in a lot of "ghosts" =))
The reason it is meaningless is because it has no meaning. The UK federal government can't fund homoeopathy because there is no UK federal government. This is not a technicality. This is a fact.\n\nWords like federal have meanings and to just dismiss them because you clearly don't understand them is foolish.\n\nYour attempt to dismiss Guardian's survey did nothing to improve the question it merely broadened it's scope and put it into an American context. In your haste to call the original question stupid and in your waffling about essences and the moon you miss the point that not everywhere is the US.
That's fine, but if someone is going to arrogantly paint everyone with a broad brush in a sceptics forum and I give it back, it doesn't make me the bad guy. And I think the presentation of the top-level comment was utter shit, far worse than what I said. I wasn't dismissive, I asserted myself.
>this\n\nwoah, I just rode my bike past that spot in Golden Gate park less than 10 minutes ago. Now I'm getting douche-shivers.
None of those points are very convincing.\n\n1. It's a ghost. Faint bits are not unexpected. Comparisons to human biology are hardly apt.\n\n2. This is fishy, but not all cameras use metadata (especially cheap cameraphones).\n\n3. The image is heavily compressed. Even if the ghost itself was fake and noise-free, because it's translucent it would still be noisy because its background is noisy. Not a good comparison. \n\nThat's not to say I think this is a real ghost. It looks fish to me. But the best way to test an image like this is to check for re-compression artifacts.
Space debris of any kind really.  I'm more interested in objects that change their direction multiple times in a seemingly intelligent manner, very, very few of those around.  Even one time changes in trajectory can be explained by thrusters changing the orientation of the shuttle/spacecraft.  @2:44 is a good example of something that is hard to explain away, for me anyway.
My girlfriend has the opposite, she makes them come on when she walks past them.\n\nYou could have a competition in a park, whoever has the most lights on or off at the end of an hour of running around wins.
The first column is up right now on the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry website, main page, just scroll down a bit.
>Unfortunately I couldn't open your link either.\n\nThe servers are slow today and it is on 155 of a 300 page PDF.  Definitely worth a read if you want to talk about the link between gluten auto-immunity and cancer.\n\n>Doing this is easier than one thinks. There's a genetic mutation HLA-DQ2.5 that is the second highest predictor of celiac next to having a relative with the disease.\n\nBut it isn't the only HLA mutation that results in gluten auto-immunity, and not everyone with that mutation develops gluten sensitivities.\n\n>Of the DQ2 homozygotes who eat wheat, life long risk is between 20 and 40% for coeliac disease.\n\nThat isn't a terribly accurate means to prediction...\n\n>At this point it's probably safe to say you're biased in your conclusion. You aren't willing to look at the gluten-free trend for what it is and what it claims. \n\nI do see a popular trend coinciding with a scientific one.  But the statistics bear out the fact that a lot of people with gluten problems aren't getting the medical help they need, and turn to self-diagnosis.  It is unfortunate that this has attracted the anti-vaxxers, etc... but it doesn't help anyone but the anti-science crowd if you lump the entire group of gluten sensitivities in to that category.\n\n>Remind me again what you're doing in [4] /r/skeptic besides trolling?\n\nWell, I'm not the one misquoting studies to downplay a relatively common, and severe medical problem because some people I don't like are misrepresenting it.
... dude.\n\n> Smearing the **-->only<-- anti-war candidate** is **pro-war by-proxy**.\n\nYour Obama to racism thing is not analogous whatsoever.
Yea, what I mean you don't have to be a rocket scientist.
To be fair, "We start over again" belongs after the first conclusion statement as well.
Yeah, me too. It was really well done. 
Keep in mind [The Flat Earth Society](http://theflatearthsociety.org/cms/) also still exists. I agree wholeheartedly with you, thanks for your contribution, it's good to see levelheadedness
“Everything you can imagine is real.” \n\n* Pablo Picasso\n\n\n“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” \n\n* Henry David Thoreau
Qui-Gon is dead, he won't show up on a thermal camera
Did you listen to the podcast ?
Unless your local pharmacist owns his own pharmacy, he really has no choice in the matter.
It gets even better, because Conservapedia requires somebody to be fairly established before making edits to the site, and even *then* ends up banning tons of people who post their real opinions, thinking that they're posting parody or satire. Conservapedia's belief set is really so stupid, insular and reactionary (including, famously, the refusal to admit that dinosaurs are extinct because it throws a huge wrench in their 6,000-year-old Earth theory) that to honestly present them appears humorous and ironic.
Well of course the patients would self-medicate, because they don't have the amazing medical healing power of spine manipulation!\n\nAnd these practicioners are so skilled, they can just put their hands on you and only manipulate the specific vertebra that they're aiming for, regardless of your muscle tone and development.  I'm sure manipulating the spine of a 300lbs black man and a 95 lbs asian woman is the exact same procedure.\n\nIt's amazing that someone went through and downvoted all of your posts for being skeptical and asking if there's any evidence.
You live inside your own head.  We all do.  Absolutely every emotion, sensation and experience you have or have ever had is in your head.  You get stimulus from outside but your head is where the action happens.  \n\nEvery action you ever do ever is for yourself, no matter how altruistic or self sacrificing you are because nothing ever gets "in" your head except indirectly. \n\nWe are evolved to collaborate, empathize, cooperate and otherwise help other beings (mostly people, closely related people, but some misfiring means strangers and animals too) to make ourselves feel good.    \n\nI help other people a lot.  I intellectualize that it is a good thing and I am a good person for doing it but when it comes down to it it releases the happy chemicals in my brain and I like them a lot.  
Meat would need to be cut from the literal crap inside the pig, then kept at a hard-to-make temperature.   A live pig is always fresh!  Why _not_ have a live pig at market?  Plus, it gives the buyer a way to see how healthy it is. 
"That's a great product, it really works well" (wink, wink)
that would make them anthropologists.  Something I often think about.  What'll really wet your noodle is when you consider all the bystanders that sat and watched the civil war battles (can't seem to cite this though).  Always considered that they were time travelers watching history go down.
True enough, but it doesn't invalidate my point about events in an insignificant country can cascade into a massive international clusterfuck.  Iran could attack one of their neighbors for internal reasons and drag a whole bunch of countries into it.
I couldn't stop laughing at the piss-poor lighting on the female anchor.  
Here we go\n\nhttp://www.rense.com/general32/utah2.htm
[quite a bit on it here](http://www.astronautix.com/craft/shenzhou.htm), but I can't find diagrams right now. \n\ncoarse thrusters on shenzhou have 35 lb of thrust capability or something, I have no idea whether that means short pulse or long duration jet or whatnot. For comparison, Apollo command module RCS thrusters were rated 94 lb, there were 12 of them. \n\n[According to this](http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/10/china-launches-shenzhou-8-via-long-march-2f/) the service module has 24 thrusters, and the orbital module has 16, and they're studded all around the the thing in quads. That seems a lot of thrusters! \n\nSo during manoeuvring, these are all firing in patterns controlled by computer, there are going to be eddies and jets and all sorts of weird things going on, and I'm guessing stuff caught up in that is going to be pushed by the jets as well as being dragged along with the spacecraft in orbit. I wish I knew more about this kind of physics. \n\nWe should get that astronaut who did an AMA a few days ago to chime in on this, but I doubt the guy has time, he's going up to the spacestation soon or something. 
Nope. It started as a simple observation by Dr Samuel Hahnemann that a particular compound taken in large doses caused similar symptoms as the disease which was used to treat the same illness.\n\nIt involved no scientific though or testing whatsoever and had nothing to do with vaccination.\n\nRead more about this at http://www.homeowatch.org/basic/similars.html
Well it's not like the 2 parties will vote to create a new system by which they will crease to exist.
I'll try to resist the urge to be rude. You would not recognize the difference between flacs and 320k MP3s. In fact, you probably wouldn't recognize 256k or even 192k MP3s encoded in todays LAME. The days when all MP3s sounded like shit are long gone. Try it in a blind test.  \nIn fact, the same would apply to, say, a 24bit 192kHz flac vinyl (which human ear has no chance to recognize from the original) rip versus a 16bit 48kHz flac vinyl rip played on some decent hardware.   \nDon't get me wrong, vinyls may still be worth it for their slightly specific (but not more accurate) sound and mainly, often, different mastering, but that's about it.
If you have 3.5 hours to devote to it, The [Bible Unearthed](http://vimeo.com/24018963) covers the old testament pretty well from a historical and archaeological point of view. I found it to be well worth the time to watch. If you search on Google you can find Youtube videos breaking it down into 4 parts.
I think I'm probably more arrogant thinking I can change anything myself than foolish.  Maybe that's half dozen of one and six of another though.  But I thought it went well.
Seriously.
Comes back staring at your newly awakened face burning in flames being held by a little girl. "Why did you burn it... OP. I just wanted to be..." and her face closing in just inches from your face, a rotten whisper \n"your friend...".\n\n\n\n\nOr you know, it comes back with doughnuts.
any more information?
I don't think you understand files
Never underestimate human stupidity.
It means there is a 5% probability the observed result was due purely to chance.
I'm going to try this (taking it apart). Thanks!
Huh, that's really interesting. \n\n\nA few things. Firstly, it's still the placebo effect, i don't think anyone disputes that it exists, just that lots of things aren't the effect of any medicine by our minds and bodies. The other thing is basically, i'm **really** uncomfortable with doctors giving placebos. The doctor patient relationship in our society is based on informed consent, trust (with some reasonable level of caution) is paramount in that relationship, and it means that the doctor isn't some puppet-master in control of your body, but a guide who'll help you understand the landscape, but it is *you* who gets to ultimately choose where to go. Placebos, by definition, will only work if you break with the idea of informed consent, and in doing so, takes away control of the patient's heath future from the patient. \n\n\nOddly enough, the discomfort with that idea of doctors giving placebos as medicine, is almost visceral for me.  \n\n\nBut yes, patient responsibility in medicine is sorely lacking, and people who (and I cringe to use the term because of the wooey connotations) use more holistic and patient centered (as opposed to ailment centered) treatments are needed. Which is not to say the western paradigm is bad, or unnecessary, I think a happy balance would have many many more GPs than specialists, where GPs serve as a cross between your wife's form of scientific naturopathy, therapists and the current GP system. These should be people who deal with a few hundred (or so) long term clients each, whom people regularly visit, regardless of if they think they need to. There's also a place for larger ER type centers for more , obvious (?), problems (i just broke my leg, got bit by a stray mutt, and i just blacked out, type deals) which need to be dealt with quickly and efficiently. (once the time sensitive stuff if done, they're handed bace to the GPs for the routine care). There'll also need to be specialists to handle things that are ... uhh, specialized. With that sort of system, you'd get a nice happy balance between preventative general care, and the ability to deal with more time sensitive and odd things. \n\nOf course, that's not gonna happen anytime soon, in the US at least. Now, i'm not a doctor, or historian, or economist, or really anything that gives me any authority at all on what i'm about to say. But it seems to me incentives are severely broken under the current system. Doctors in the main line of things, are incentivized, by many factors (money, pharma, just the way the system is organized)  to provide more treatment, instead of care. I think it really got a foothold with the way doctors got payed when medicare was introduced. Paying by procedure makes it more likely that doctors will provide procedure. There are those that'll stick to their principle and provide what they think is the best care for their patients regardless of price, but the effect is there even for them. Recently one eye surgery procedure has its medicare reimbursement value cut sharply, and lo and behold, doctors stopped doing it, they started performing another, more obscure procedure that didn't have those low costs. \n\n\nWell, my parents are indian, and when my mom got cancer, they tried all sorts of things, special Ayurveda doctors (whom i'd researched and found evidence against, not that he was a bad man, but that his remedies which had been tested and were no better than placebo), homeopathy, acupuncture, all coupled with astrology and lots of prayer (and I mean large, takes all day, lots of offerings into a fit pit, type prayer) . This all came to a head when she had a remission (after a round of very intensive chemo) and she credited it to her stopping of dairy products, and the Ayurvedic medicine. During all if this, I was becoming a skeptic and atheist, or realizing that I had been. And while I generally left their prayer alone (except to say that i wouldn't partake in it), i kept on trying to convince them to be more sensible, stop spending thousands of dollars on snake oil, and do something which actually help. I wasn't helped by the fact that before the remission that the doctors had given my mom a few months to live, yet she lived 2-3 years after that. But eventually my mom died, and i dropped the subject completely with my dad, by the time he'd emotionally recovered, all of my skepticism had sunk in, (which I suspect made recovering a lot harder for him). I've forgotten the point of the above story, but while my dad still trolls the hell out of me about the fact that i take this stuff really seriously at times, he's basically a skeptic now. \n\n\nThanks for the well wishes. :)\n\n\nAlso: Woo we're rambling buddies :D staying up late rambling about things \\o/  \n\n\n/me hugs kleinbl00\n\n\nEdit: I think you might be doing yourself a disservice by continuing to call it naturopathy, given the established meaning, there's got to be a better phrase that gets across the idea of "Scientific, patient focused, minimally invasive (physically and chemically) , medical care"\n\nEdit2: Forgot that that's the official term used by sensible organizations, let me rephrase by saying that, it's the wrong term to use here, in /r/Skeptic , for the moment without making an explicit point of the difference between your meaning and the general meaning. Here you're in the minority, the burden for making the difference clear falls on you. In any place where most of your audience assumes the same meaning you do, you don't have to explain yourself unless you point out someone else's mistake. 
I breathed in a little too much energy once and my lungs exploded...
Don't forget to alkalise the water first, bro!
I thought the article says it was repeated by the rest of the class with the same results
You're not mistaken per se, but you're focusing on things that are summarily brushed aside even by studies of the history of religion in the academia. The stories of the miraculous birth are popular imagination, nobody seriously expects those to be true. And they are not central to Buddhism as a religion anyway.\n\nThe historicity of the Buddha is considered to be pretty likely, among scholars. Maybe not as likely as Mohammed's (who is a pretty solid real person), but quite a bit more material than, say, Krishna's.
You are not too bright are you?
Another way of thinking about it is: When you chose the first time, you most likely chose a goat. So when giving the option to switch, the car is most likely behind the other door.
I guess strictly speaking no, but smell accounts for the vast majority of what you experience as "taste", like 80% or something
I have no recollection of this childhood experience; it was related to me as an adult by my mother and older sister. I'm paraphrasing here, of course.\n\nThe late summer of 1960; I had just turned two. Our family home was on the edge of the suburbs of Los Angeles. In those days, most of the region was still low, rolling hills, occasionally covered with sheep, and peppered with oil wells. I was the last child my parents would ever have, and what my parents considered sickly. I was too skinny for their taste, and had walked and talked late; the horrible possibility of having a retarded child still lingered apprehensively in the background. My mother lived in fear that I would be abducted by a coyote, animals which were quite present and active nearby; in spite of the fact I had more-or-less outgrown the coyote-chow phase of my life, she still had nightmares about it. I was a prisoner of my mother's insecurities, never allowed into the street to play with the others because coyotes had access to it; the best I could do until I hit kindergarten was the securely fenced back yard, where I was often alone despite my many brothers and sisters.\n\nOne morning I was simply gone from the back yard, in spite of the locked gate. My mom was hysterical, of course; she could barely hold it together with the prospect of her recurring nightmare becoming reality; she was sure I couldn't get out of there on my own. Women were at home in those days, and word spread rapidly through the grapevine; the whole neighborhood was mobilized; my brothers and sisters were pulled out of school; even the police showed up, despite their policy of waiting. By late afternoon it was apparent that I wasn't lost or hiding; neighborhood women, who had looked everywhere they could think of, began to clump up around my mom, as though to prop her up and protect her from the blow every mother fears most. My dad and the other men were coming home from work, and additional police arrived; the search by-then taking on a tone of investigation. My 3 sisters, out in the oldest's blue 56 chevy, were worn down and reduced to simply repeating their search pattern, not knowing what else to do. Suddenly, out of the blue, my sister did a U-turn, announcing I was in crazy-woman field (though they had already checked there, and so had the owner); *she just knew it*.\n\nFarmer so-and-so had been selling off pieces of his farm (including our street) for some time to developers, and was down to about 5 acres of wheat, which he lived on with his mentally ill wife, about a quarter of a mile, as the crow flies, from our house. The little farm, besides being weathered and unpainted, was unique in that every evening, right at sundown, rain-or-shine, the farmer's wife would stand on their porch in her dowdy shift, and curse a blue streak at their wheat field for exactly 15 minutes. They found me standing happily in the middle of that field, grinning as the farmer's wife sang her profane sunset anthem from the porch as though nobody else was present at all. \n\nMy sister relates there were no tracks in the wheat, I was simply standing there in the middle of the pristine field of drooping white heads (after somehow unlatching the tall gate, or squeezing through a barbed wire fence without any dirt or tear). When they asked me why I had run away, and why I wasn't afraid, being lost and all alone so far from home, I told them I wasn't lost, or alone; "I was with my *friend* (he had a name, but nobody can remember it), nothing can hurt me when I'm with him." Apparently my friend had vanished shortly before they arrived.\n\nMy family, the oldest sister in particular, were curious about what they thought was my imaginary friend, as I am now; and I was just as reticent to speak of him; there seemed to be a covert element to our relationship. They could only ask a couple of questions at a time before I became chagrined and clammed up; but over time they were able to wheedle *some* information about him before I finally refused to speak of him altogether. My friend was big; too big to play in the house, and bigger than my father. When they asked me what he looked like, I said he looked like Bullet, the neighbor's German Shepherd. "So your friend's a dog then! (whew, let's get him a dog to play with); "NO! He's a man." "You just said he's a dog..." "YES; he's a dog AND a man!" My friend was bored with coming to my house and playing with my toys; he wanted me to come to his house and play with his toys for a change, promising they were far more fun than mine; it was only fair. He assured me it wasn't far, maybe I could go and play just a little while, and then come right back before I got in trouble. I was apologetic for going with him; I didn't want to, but he wore me down; I confided to my sister that sometimes I was afraid of him. I thought I was only gone so a short a while that I wouldn't be missed, not all day! My family, not believing my friend was anything but imaginary, didn't bother asking how I got out of the back yard and into the wheat field, what my friend's home and toys were like, or what I otherwise was doing all day; or maybe I wouldn't tell them, or maybe they've forgotten. A lot of water had passed under the bridge by 1997, when I was told all this.\n\nI don't know what relevance it might have, but years later, when I was a big boy, and that last bit of wheat farm had been sold off, my friends and I discovered a little, very old, home-made cemetery in the eucalyptus grove just beyond the field I was found in. Some meaning to the farmer's wife, no doubt; but as far as my friend, I just can't say.\n
Read this one..\n\nhttp://ufosontherecord.com/leslie-kean/
I can't say I do anymore. But for a while after it happened I would often dream of a place, usually some sort of house; then maybe a few months later I would drive past and see the house for myself. NOTE that I had never been to those towns before.\n\nI haven't had any for a long while.
You can argue at there has been quite a lot of violence and warfare in the name of Christianity in the past, but I think what smallpaul was saying is that if you look at the scripture (and ignore the old testament), there is a lot of tolerant, genuinely good and virtuous concepts in the teachings of Jesus and less so in the Koran. There's also a lot of vindictive and intolerant stuff in the Bible as well, and I imagine the Koran isn't all warmongering etc, but I've never read it. The point is you can't blame the storyteller for people misinterpreting the message.
I think you have me confused with another poster. I'm OP, and I was just commenting on your worry of the phrase "no convincing evidence".
You've been stalking me for a month now because I pointed out that you didn't actually see the universe vibrating. \n\nYour behavior is shameful bro. 
We take beneficial actions (or inactions) based on the interpretation of our environment.  If that interpretation does not accurately reflect reality, then actions based on it likely won't have the intended benefit.  This, as extensive and collective observation has shown, will result in harm to varying degrees, anywhere from slight neglect, up to devastating instances of trauma or death.\n\nSo yes, without a doubt pseudoscience will cause harm in some manner.
I know exactly what I am criticizing him for. He is using his celebrity status to promote unsafe unscientific practices that are causing harm to children.
Sarcasm, I hope?
Are you kidding me? You could apply the exact same comment to believing in this horseshit. The difference is "outrageous claims require outrageous evidence". With a video like this, you should immediately assume it's bullshit, until such time as you can prove otherwise. \n\nOr, you can just instantly believe it. Sounds legit. 
Good point. He must not be handing them all the right cards. Then again, there are only five zenner cards, so the stack of five handed to the audience member would need to include duplicates, and you'd run the risk of leaving two in there.\n\n
I understand where you're coming from, but to me Bill Maher is far more off-putting than the likes of Dawkins, Hitchens, Dennet, and Harris. I understand Maher isn't a professional atheist/philosopher/skeptic and is only really trying to cater to his audience, but his *ad hominems* simply do more harm than good. Such a small logical fallacy, but it really does undermine his credibility as a public figure worth listening to.\n\nBut hey, there's no accounting for taste.
Yes to all..\n\nUntil:\n\n> I'd stop using christian and start using spiritualist or theist...\n\nIf he says he's a christian, and believes in jesus... he's a christian, why call himself otherwise? I think we (including brybry26) can agree he's just not being skeptical to his christian beliefs... but he's still a 'skeptic' towards most other topics.\n\n> So if you were to say that you *believe in some sort of higher power*, but you don't think any modern religion is accurate, then by actual definition *you'd be atheist* because you aren't following anything...\n\nDisagree, if the higher power is a being (that created / maintains the universe), i.e. a god, you're not an atheist.\n\n> Nice chat. Enjoy.\n\nAgree :) Mucho Thanks to brybry26.\n
Yay!
All the trendy ghost shows do it.  Despite all manner of modern things that can cause EMF spikes.  Meanwhile no ghost show has ever gotten anything that has caused a stir as proof.  But hey, you can play ghostbusters or something.
If you're involved in genetic engineering, please go full force ahead with your chosen position in life... I'll be on the computer engineering side of things rooting for you!
you're referring, of course, to *space* energy - the only real kind of energy!
May I add, eat better to that list? 
Quantum physics: the convenient and safe place into which you can push your beliefs, because chances are nobody around you understands it anyway.
What pictures would even be enough for you? *Any* photos could be argued to have been faked.
So he should have said "except odontoblasts, the cells that form dentin in your teeth"?
The military does not send out helicopters for insects in front of cameras.  Something is going on, man made or alien.
Yeah, nuclear waste is mostly solid, not liquid. Fuel rods, filters, protective clothing, junked machinery and such. It's easier and less messy to ship that way. Other than that, good going. \n\n-Signed an ex Reactor Refuel Tech
[More like putting heavy spin on the original paper which only really gets into cosmic rays affect on cloud formation and doesn't really touch on the climate issue](http://www.skepticalscience.com/ConCERN-Trolling-on-Cosmic-Rays-Clouds-and-Climate-Change.html)
> Skeptics will just claim they are Photoshopped.\n\nThat's because, unless the object is far away and out of focus, the object _is_ photoshopped.\n\nI have yet to see a clear picture of a UFO that isn't obviously CGI'd.\n\nEdit: Downvote, lol?  Show me a picture that isn't 'shopped instead.
The operative word in my original statement was **if**... there is no such link and vaccines are, in effect, safe. 
No they'll just say it is safe.
Changing the way I'm responding now.\n\nCards:\nHeh Final (Money, Goods)\nKnight of Disk (dull and avericous)\n4 of Swords (recovery from sickness, change for the better)\nQueen of Cups (good nature but overly emotional)\n10 of Cups (you desire satiety)\nPrince of Wands (swift and aggressive)\n\nYour job came from a period of unemployment or underemployment, and for the time being, it seems like it will. You must be careful though, and balance your good nature with honesty - don't let yourself be walked all over.
Sometimes its fun to debunk this stuff for practice in critical thinking.
We are talking about sweets after all :P
[Mmmm,,,dunno 'bout that,,](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-19/the-psychic-friends-network-cannot-predict-its-future.html)
Thanks!
Scientists publish and stand ready to answer questions from their peers.\nCharlatans and con artists bypass peer review and go straight to the public. Why a press release before submission to PLOS Genetics?\n\nDoes anyone even know what the person is a doctor of?  Even her company website fails to say.  \n\nhttp://www.dnadiagnostics.com/staff.html
They have. But they've also had a lot of hard push back from fans and supporters who are disappointed in how low the channel is setting the bar. I hope NatGeo sets itself apart from the pack by embracing real science. 
The comments under that article just gave me cancer. Apparently, so does fluoride (as of today?) - \n\n>Please, please no fluoride in our water. It is unsafe...carcinogenic. Especially in young children, and I have one. I do not want to resort to buying bottled water, but I refuse to drink fluoride!  \n\nCarcinogenic? Wat? Also, someone should tell that person that bottled water is pretty nearly unregulated compared to municipal water. Or maybe not, I wouldn't want the poor sod to die of dehydration. \n\nAs an ex-Portlander who loves that city to death, this makes me sad. Why do such nice folks have to be so flaky at the same time :(
My thoughts.  It's exactly what a lantern would look like.
It's always seemed to make more sense to me that these things either take place at night, or take place over a longer period of time either with the landowner's permission or without their knowledge. I know next to nothing about farming though, so I have no idea if there are long periods of time where such things could take place. \n\nLike, if you own a good chunk of land and have crops that are maturing, would it be common to not be in a particular part of the farm for a few days? I have no idea. 
This is the first time I've heard of this. I'm not sure I buy that both of the sounds played on the video are crickets, though.\n\nFurther data required.
if its Stargate Atlantis then I'm on board.
Buy more flax seed
Fucking TSA.
BINGO. PROFIT!
Interesting
In case the link doesn't work for some reason, or there's some other reason people can't access it?
Most people are female, so an attack on humanity is an attack on women!\n\nMost cereal has sugar in it, so an attack on cereal companies is an attack on sugar!\n\nThis is the same kind of reasoning you used. It's stupid.
Outfitting every bumfuck town that needs a vaccine with a laboratory capable of reconstructing a vaccine from data is definitely cheaper than FedEx.
> See when all these people talk about UFOs, *this* is the kinda thing they see. Because they don't they can't understand it. \n\nVideographer, ~5:45 after one object brightened.\n\n~10:45 a jet passes by and is caught up close. This is excellent for comparison purposes.\n\nI'd also point out that this is a UAP, not a UFO. This is an observation of light. There is no positive reason to believe it was a solid object.\n\n**EDIT**\n\n~0:35 in [this different video that appears to be the same object](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWCvp2JNt6I&feature=related) we hear "I don't think anyone can explain this one. I can't explain it." \n\nThis is typical for sincere observers of UAP. They cannot understand what they see. They go through hypotheses and elimenate as many of them as possible. This is in contrast to the popular notion that they simply jump to "dood aliens!"
Could be LEDs affixed to an RC toy too.  Point is, you can't tell anything from such a poorly shot and truncated video.
What an incredibly poor parody.
Can't argue with that, atheistic Lavey satanists are ass backwards.
What the fuck did I just read?
I think if I were fed on a diet consisting solely of corn, I would die too.
I'm sorry, I meant what was creepy when you did it. I've had a few interesting experiences, from a slave girl to things that have never been human. A few sessions have ended  incoherently after a few minutes. Nothing too creepy, though.
He wants to stick around, just let him. I'd be excited if former pets came by to say hey
I laughed much much harder than I should have.
I wonder what would happen if you came home drunk and had a pee on her door. "Ooops ... sorry Mom ... Anti-Christ water ... ". 
Jealous much? I know it sounds strange but it happened....just cuz u don't believe it doesn't mean it didn't happen. 
If that were what he said, you'd be right. What he said was the entire world would be dragged into a war. Since WWIII isn't happening, he was way off base. At most, a few countries sent a few soldiers to a regime change in a despotic country as a symbolic gesture. That's pretty much par for the course. It's happened in pretty much every presidential term. As far as predictions go, it's a good one, because you can always point to something, until the world becomes entirely peaceful. It's like saying there's going to be a big earthquake. Define big.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECG3xXQud5A Even if you don't speak German, I think you can enjoy this satire ;)
If it's spinning so fast there couldn't be a crew inside it, I would think.
What can you do? Eternal vigilance. Keep at it, don't quit.
Here. Have a glass of water.
Baddass man. Read Celestine prophecy; you can get a rough idea of what you say "aware of everything as a whole".
Sorry I didn't see it. Why so many blurry/light painting pics?
True, I kind of assumed we were all on the same page. So yes, if there is a real treatment you should use that.
I looked at the photos here: Magazine 47/V (Color) Frames 6869-7021 http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/images12.html but there are only a few photos from lunar orbit.\nAren't capsule's windows covered during launch to prevent capsule damage, in this case dirt on windows?
We don't have to debunk past life regression just because this bitch says she can do it. 
1. Buy pill-making equipment and fill it full of sugar.\n2. Play woo bingo for a while... let's see: crystal ... quantum ... resonance.  Ah: "Activated Quantum Resonance Crystals"\n3. Profit.\n
http://www.clavius.org/envrad.html
The worst thing you can do when you're losing an argument is to begin attacking the other person. It makes you look childish and makes your point lose any validity.\n\n
Full screen I can see there appears to be a dark object that is already embedded into the door, the cat just walks around it (and the door).
My god, people will believe anything.
What is this, an advertisement for your team? 
Oh no. You're *already dead*.
I see three distinct social cohorts, and whether or not marijuana was involved I'd expect a similar breakdown of academic and intellectual performance based on the demographics alone.  A real control would also show us what these cohorts look like when marijuana isn't considered.\n\nWho is smoking what, anyway?  Are the poor kids smoking Mexi-weed that is high in THC (psychotic) and has a relatively large amount of plant matter to burn through?  Are the suburban kids smoking female plants higher in CBD ([neuroprotective](http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=neuroprotective+cbd&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C34&as_sdtp=)) and lower in organic combustibles?  Does that have something to do with them having the largest IQ increase of all cohorts?  Did the poor kids who didn't smoke pot go on to college and higher IQs... or did they pick up a 40oz instead?\n\nIs there a better study showing the "indisputable fact" that all marijuana use causes intellectual decline?  Not really.  There's three that get all of the coverage and citations and we've been through two already.  That is a pretty flimsy foundation to build a scientific consensus on, especially considering how high the stakes are.
I don't. I remember his "debate" about the moon landing with Phil Plait on the Penn Jillette radio show. Joe uses the [Gish Gallop](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gish_Gallop), which is pretty difficult to deal with in that format. Debating doesn't do much except lend him credibility.
In the autumn I Reiki the leaves.
That's the first comment in the 3 years I've had a reddit account that I'd like to save, and now I notice that reddit doesn't have a save function for comments. Damn.
> but i don't think we have enough evidence to say that yet\n\nFor me it's a reactionary issue, where people shout about how bad video games are and I simply point out that they're talking from their ass. I'm skeptical of their claims, if you will. I never bother to assert that <insert mythical creature here> doesn't exist, but that doesn't prevent me from taking a hard line stance that we have no credible evidence.
I get that for claims about warm or hot spots. The times when they've shown a hot spot on a chair that nobody sat in have been interesting.\n\nAs for looking at things in the dark...why do they ALWAYS have to turn the lights out? People report paranormal activity happening in broad daylight! Or even if it is late at night, the people reporting them still have lights on...it's not like the employee of a library is wandering around with a flashlight to do their work. I call bullshit.
There are only posts from Louis, everything else is deleted.  CONSPIRACY 
lmao
Ha! But seriously though, 212-555-5632\n\n-edit- Plus, she's way into her 40s now >shudders<......plus she's my sister >more shudders<
Mine is usually accompanied by a strange buzzing sound and will lead to sleep paralysis. I always snap myself out of it as getting out of SP is VERY hard (but can be done.)\n\nDon't know if this is the same thing you're experiencing, however.
Wow, I never would have guessed that lactose intolerance was that widespread. I read the 70% statistic as the most bullshit part of the post, but I guess that just shows what I take for granted.\n\nEDIT: Actually it's only adults that have such a high percentage of lactose intolerance, so OP's post is still BS. Also, here's an [interesting map](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Laktoseintoleranz-1.svg/800px-Laktoseintoleranz-1.svg.png) for lactose intolerance worldwide.
I like how in the article they say "may carry the potential for serious neurovascular complications" and then say "provide consistent evidence of an association between neurovascular injury and recent exposure to cervical manipulation." "May carry the potential" doesn't sound like they have any solid evidence.\n\nI saw a similar post a while back, and I think this may be talking about the same research. As I said when the other article was posted, every procedure has the possibility of hurting the patient if not done correctly.\n\nAlso, does this research take separate the groups that have spinal manipulation as when they were perfectly healthy, and the group that has a specific reason for having the procedure? Obviously having a procedure done when you don't need it may lead to complications, and would lead to there being little evidence of positive effects.
Are bigfoot claims really even worth debunking? It's bullshit.
That is the fakest shit ever. Weak.
I guess it's only fair that news desk talking heads giggle whenever this topic comes up, since I'm the one rolling my eyes and smirking at what they try to pass off as "real" news.
I know, right? The whole thing sounded bogus to me, but last time I said that (About those plastic balance bracelets) I got bitched at for a half hour for being rude or something.
They'll just cry about freedom of speech like always. That's their entire modus operandi in a nutshell.
In the "libertarian world" everyone would have accepted the nonaggression principal. If not, you face punishment. But why trust government? Why give power to the hands of the few. Do I leave my decision making up to myself or do I leave it up to you? 
Skeptics Guide to the Universe have covered this in a couple of podcasts. They are worth a listen. They basically highlighted that we have a misconception of the word "diet",it is often seen as this difficult regime, which will get you to lose those pounds. I always enjoy pointing out that diet means what you eat. I disgress.\n\nBasically if you want to lose weight, comsume less calories than you burn. So in this case doesn't matter if you avoid all carbs and only eat high-fat etc, then unless the input is less than the output you are still going to put on weight. \n\nThe best diet is a balance one which is easy for you to maintain i.e. pick foods you actually like to eat and control your calories
9/11 is the best example. it's too dangerous and easy to call a "truther" a nut job, and the hivemind has spoken on this matter. I think Alex Jones is out of his mind, but I still have serious questions about 9/11 that can't be explained away by incompetence. I feel similarly about chemtrails, thusly, I found the joke to be smug. I feel this way precisely because I feel it is infact prudent and reasonable to be skeptical about these things. Skeptical of the official story that is.
What is the tax break on? They already don't pay taxes.
That was so fucking painful to read.
I keep trying to click on it like a cat chasing a laser pointer.
No it god damned fucking hell isn't you shit-smelling cockhead!
Nope same book, it had my teachers name written in it.
It seems to me like he's tabling all his doubts, rather than trying to convince. He's got certain ideas and wants to double check it. Better than telling people questions or jerking it on a conspiracy forum, he actually came here to have his ideas challenged.\n\nNow I haven't read all the way down the page but it seems to me like people are giving him an unjust amount of shit.
I haven't watched the video yet, but his patent application summary describes any sort of conventional propellant. Rockets, ion thruster, turbine.\n\n>Propelling device by way of matter particles acceleration, including device for accelerating the particles of matter, mainly in only one direction. The aforementioned device includes an energy source and an enclosure containing the matter particles to be accelerated, the enclosure being powered from the the energy source.\n\nEDIT:\n\nWatched the linked video, and it doesn't describe any detail of how the device is supposed to work.
>I am saying one has withstood 150 years of scrutiny... one has withstood maybe 1/10 to 1/5th of that.\n\n...except that AGW theory has been subject to constant attacks from powerful Fossil Fuel interests for decades, and has come out unscathed.\n\n>I am all for waiting for the evidence before we declare our models correct.\n\nWell, the models have already been shown to be correct. If anything, they've *understated* the threat.
I think this dichotomy, while not false (i agree with secretpickle), mischaracterizes the ongoing tension. It's not grounded in soreness over Dawkins' statement, but rather in what the heated reaction from a good-sized chunk of the community reveals about said community—and what continues to come to light as similar incidents play out.
Bedroom door is being opened repeatedly after being closed securely; bed is shaking while we're in it; there was moving shadows across the floor board and into the closet; bedroom is next to guest room where the previous guests had played with otherworldly communication mediums and provoked angry spirits. 
The shroud almost certainly predates da Vinci's birth by at least 60 years. It's a forgery, but it's unlikely to be da Vinci's work
I think it's just too hard to prove truth on such a malleable media. No one will ever believe it wasn't fucked with in some way. 
I just found out it was a party trick. She says it's part of neuroscience and quantum physics (actually quantum mysticism).
Image doesn't work for me.\n
Yeah, too bad Travolta was already married...
Then alright, I will keep you guys informed
so did e.e. cummings.  ;)
I'm sorry I know it's your cake day and everything but that video was horrible.\n\nEDIT: just to clarify - I did still upvote you.
What in the everliving fuck is that asshole doing to that poor kid?
having an open mind means approaching the fact that a neutrino **COULD** move faster than light, and then conducting experiments to dis/prove your hypothesis. A bullshit story with zero evidence and nothing but person opinions and stories quite literally proves nothing.
>Even if nobody ever spoke of such a thing before?\n\nYes, but he's arguing against nobody. There aren't two contradictory positions, there's just one. He makes the claim and has the burden of proof at the same time, to himself. That's what I meant by invalidating the very concept of the burden of proof. \n\nHowever, if you decide to contradict him, you have to make a positive claim: Yeah, there is a teapot hovering between Earth and Mars. \n\nAt that point, you have the burden of proof. A negative claim about existence can't possibly be substantiated. There can't possibly be evidence that something doesn't exist (aside for negative proof: i.e.: it's physically impossible that a man can run through walls).\n\n
Yes, by God. 
First off, we need to clarify what "these people" means. Is it the kids who are getting the vaccinations, who have been deemed unfit to care for themselves and on who's behalf the government steps in for other health-related matters... Or are "these people" the moron parents who won't vaccinate their kids?\n\nI'm guessing you're talking about the parents, because otherwise your entire argument is a non-starter.\n\nThe UNESCO declaration says absolutely nothing about it being a violation of human rights to keep health hazard children away from other children. If the kid had TB, and his parents refused to treat him, no one would be upset if the school turned him away unless and until he was cured. UNESCO would not protest. UNESCO has never claimed that it is wrong to avoid infecting innocent children with diseases.\n\nAgain, the government is NOT forcing parents to vaccinate their kids. It is telling parents that vaccinating the kid is one of the requirements for the kid being able to attend public school. The parent is under no obligation to send the kid to public school - they can send the kid to private school (although, good luck finding a private school that's cool with an unvaccinated disease factory running around), or homeschool them. \n\nSo, since this is not a forced vaccination, the UNESCO Declaration argument does not apply.\n\n\nAnd I'll point out that vaccination is only one of the requirements for sending kids to school. There are other requirements as well. One requirement is that the kid wear clothes. Nudists may not send their kid to school naked, even if they really don't want the kid to wear clothes. If they want the kid to be naked in school, then they must homeschool the kid. UNESCO does not have a problem with this policy either, because it is an admission policy, and is not forced upon the parent in any way.\n\n\n\n
YEAH! I saw that shit!\nDid they ever find out what it was?
I'm pretty sure all that is true, not batshit crazy.
Oh my god, you openly mock paintings? You're *so cool*
When Tsoukalos is talking about religions that believe Jesus will come back and take everyone on earth to a "new earth" in a spaceship.  So they think it doesn't matter if we destroy this "mother earth".  (which he says is arrogant)\n\n\nIs he talking about Mormons?
that is totally not how uncertainty works. Uncertainty is that the product of the precision of, in the case of the heisenberg uncertainty principle, cannot be less than or equal to a certain quantity which I never bothered to memorize. On any greater scale, our knowledge of QM as well as the copenhagen interpretation say nothing, because the minimum for these uncertainties is so low as to not be visible to the naked eye.
Ha they conspired to turn it over to the town so they would not pay the real estate taxes of about 25K per year:)
Source
The difference is that it wasn't a physical glitch that compelled the story, it was an extranormal human (that apparently didn't age over 60 years). If the story had no human influence then it would be more of a glitch, but it could still be explained by simple human error. Maybe it doesn't belong in nosleep, but it definitely doesn't belong here.
The [website](http://biosfuel.org/) of the company says it's "under construction" and seems old. [This site](https://sites.google.com/a/stephenjryan.com/www/) claims that he's a con man, and if he is related to [this site](http://www.stephenjryan.com/index.html) at all, I'd be inclined to agree.\n\nI found [this video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfhacTEcZhE) where the goal post seems to have been shifted to 50% water (or was it 60%?). I know nothing about this subject, and I have plenty of questions about this video. He measure the mix by eye and at one point he might even have just replaced the container as he puts a towel over it. Fuck, it's a video with cuts in it, that wouldn't even be needed. No third party has ever confirmed any of his claims and he's being very secretive. A conspiracy between oil companies and the government is consistantly blamed for his lack of success.\n\nI discern a distinct smell of pants on fire.
There's nothing fundamentally wrong with martial arts, it just isn't practiced effectively or regulated well. Imagine the reputation medicine would have if anybody could be a doctor and could teach anybody medicine.\n\nThe main fault with martial arts lies in the lack of serious practice, or realism. If you go back even 100 years ago, they were practiced much differently. Karate almost only used low kicks, to the knee/groin/stomach, and never really used head kicks. The numerous "escape from wrist grab" techniques that are taught today were originally invented because fights were usually fought with weapons, a knife or a stick, and people would try to grab your hand/wrist/arm before you could get a hold of your weapon. Unarmed combat was more of a supplement to training with weapons, or part of some sort of indigenous wrestling sport.\n\nAlthough the techniques are the same, with the advent of tournaments and the increased efforts to make martial arts accessible to a wider range of people, you are starting to see it shift into styles from more practical training to more sport or aesthetic focused training.\n\nFor that matter MMA suffers defaults with realism, such as the dearth of people that believe they're invincible to biting/fish-hooking/eye gouging/going for the groin/etc because of their leet skills on the ground. While sure, against the average person that may be the case, if you go against someone even mildly decent at grappling you can be certain that those moves will be effective.\n\nPeople just need to realize that awareness, initiative, your emotional response, physical fitness, and familiarity with basic technique, are the most important parts to being successful in a fight, and if your lacking in any of those then when the time comes you won't be ready. You're always vulnerable, and martial arts should teach you that. It's a mistake that many people learn that they're invincible, but that's not something that your supposed to be taught.
Do you have a more specific question? Commercial diet plans generally have several facets:\n\n1. A "principle" or marketable philosophy.\n2. A set of fact claims (over and above "you'll lose weight").\n3. The actual stuff you eat/drink.\n\nIt's quite possible for 1 and 2 to be full of bullshit and for 3 to be reasonable. In fact it seems very common for diet plans to talk about revolutionary thinking/ingredients/methods and for the end result to be a functional (if not necessarily healthy) route to weight loss because it does the usual thing of causing a calorie deficit.\n\nA quick scan of the site flags an unsupported/undefined demonisation of "processed" food as a whole and mention of the ills of artificial sweeteners, "an ancient truth" and "the healing nature of whole foods". Perhaps there's some solid stuff backing these statements, perhaps not. They seem a tad wibbly to me.\n
Listen to this IT IS HILARIOUS
Their show is freaking awesome. You guys should also check "The Gralien Report" with Micah Hanks who also writes at the MU page.
Do you believe everything you read?  I am Kal-el of Krypton.  I have come from the future to save humanity/kill Sarah Connor.\n\nIt's a false flag because people quickly realized how ridiculous their point was and how shitty they are to ANY debate.  So they slapped "We're a circlejerk" on the sidebar so they can have an excuse spew their idiocy when they go too far (all the time).
As someone with an autoimmune disorder on anti-TNF medications, I can affirm this is bull.  TNF would be destroyed by the digestive system before it could do any good.
If you're implying because of her obvious mental illness and not her intelligence, then yes.
I guess you're right. We're fickle motherfuckers, that's for sure. 
No, I haven't see that one but I'll look it up.
lots of verbiage, little content.
Aww, I fucking knew it. It's never anything fun.
Both are correct. Its spelling depends on where you learned English. 
I read that bit as just a caption by the author of the article, making fun of what he thought some people got from the image.
x-post to /r/fourthworldproblems. They can help you.
Thank you for the detailed breakdown.
of course it caralsagan6  who provides the link.
This is a fair point.\n
I concur.
See above... we are explaining it.
Maybe you change it in your sleep.
And if they're ok with the soldier formerly known as Private Shithead running their top secret project they'll just make him a Major and be done with it. It's not as if it means he's commanding troops in Afghanistan.
Yes it is a bad source and the onus is on him, but you're also being lazy to whine about a bad source when it's take even less time to quickly Google it. \n\nYou sound like one of those people who sit around all day and whine and complain about what's wrong and not life a finger to help the people actually coming up with a solution. 
As others have pointed out, the risk of non-vaccination isn't 0; vaccination doesn't mean that no one around has the disease, especially if we're talking about diseases like pertussis that require boosters in adulthood (that's right, you could have whooping cough and not even really know it because it's not as serious for adults, so get your boosters, folks). A vaccinated person could come into contact with a contaminated surface and spread the disease to someone else; they'd just never know it because they wouldn't get sick themselves. \n\nAnother thing to think about is the fact that certain segments of our population *cannot* be given certain vaccines, but still need to be protected from transmission. There have already been cases where infants or small children who cannot receive vaccines yet have *died* of preventable illnesses because someone else's un-vaccinated kid came into contact with them before the infant's parents even got to exercise their choice. The destruction of herd immunity has already claimed lives. And then there are other people to think about, like the elderly and the immuno-compromised. Vaccination of the healthy protects these individuals from dying of preventable illness.
TIL; Still not a good idea to lick a lamp.
Xenu is in cahoots with the demons :)
This is true in some places. In the more northern hemisphere from October to the end of March the UV index is not high enough for your body to synthesize enough, if any vitamin D. \n\nI live in Northern Europe and in my country there are official recommendations for the entire population to take supplemental vitamin D during the fall and winter months and for elderly, pregnant and under 18 people to take the supplement *year round*. Even though the vitamin's added to some foods and people do get some sun. It's just not nearly enough.
I'll say it again. Some people enjoy living in ignorance such as yourself. Why? because ignorance is bliss son.
Keeping with tradition, I'm pretty skeptic about the title of your submission.
When I woke up this morning and read all the comments without watching this video, to be honest, I was a little worried. It all seemed frighting as anything. Upon actually watching the video, this guy is so full of it. You can clearly see it on his face, his eyes, and just an overall 'awkwardness' about him . Psh.\n\nPlus the other recently discovered videos of him acting doesn't help his cause either.\n\nTalk about 15 minutes of fame.
See  this is the shit i was talking about.  Its ok to dismiss one type of crazy but not all ufo videos?  Fuck your hypocrisy, not you osoleve the people who downvoted me for dismissing bullshit ufo alien vidoes as all hoaxes.
"Well, if I'm not boyfriend material, how about casual sex?"\n\nIf she says "no", move on. It certainly doesn't sound like she's girlfriend material.
thanks so much :) i'll be sure to document it/mark what i've seen somehow, the reddit alien is something worth thinking about!
Wow, the fund lost just under 23 grand in the last fiscal year.  Ouch.
That's just ignorant.
It's unfortunate that it's necessary. Don't shoot the messenger: shoot the assholes that give this guy any credence.
contact by far
I'vd already earned my PhD in electrical and computer engineering, I have no intentions of going back to school except as a professor or lecturer.  Recently my rate of travel has increased significantly to the point of me wanting to be aware of possible relevant concernes.  Thank you for your speculation and unfounded assumptions, good luck in your endeavors as a skeptic.
I think she's referring to the idea of ether (or spiritual energy, qi, prana, etc.) that we haven't been able to measure or verify the existence of using conventional scientific instruments.
There's a commercial that airs on TLC (or it used to? Haven't watched TLC in months) for the adult pertussis vaccine. The commercials includes the repeated use of the sound of a child coughing with that distinctive whoop. I would actually mute the tv or change the channel after awhile, it truly was awful. I can't fathom someone listening to their child make this sound for a few minutes and not taking action, let alone a month.
And again, I'm not helping your dumb ass pretend to be what you're not.
Cheers. 
***Indian military scientists*** *are studying an 82-year-old who claims he has not had any food or drink for 70 years.*\n\nWhat are they going to do, shoot him and work out if his non-eating ability somehow affects the ballistic performance of a bullet?
No such thing as ghosts. :)