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Category Archives: superstitions
Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 5: Place de Greve)
The Hotel de Ville is not a hotel, but rather the City Hall of Paris. The public square adjacent to it is called the Place de l’Hotel de Ville. Catchy, huh? The Place de l’Hotel de Ville used to be … Continue reading
Romanian witches must now pay taxes
The Romanian government has just revised its tax code to require witches and fortune-tellers to pay income taxes. Some witches have protested by throwing poisonous mandrake into the Danube and cursing the government; others have welcomed the measure since it … Continue reading
Posted in humor, international freethought, news, politics, superstitions
Tagged romania, taxes, witches
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GA college “exorcist” removed from school post
Nathan Mallory, the junior at north Georgia’s Berry College who performed an “exorcism” on a fellow student (and later bragged about it), has been removed from his position as a resident hall adviser by the school. The young woman on … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, news, religion, superstitions
Tagged berry college, exorcism, nathan mallory, winshape
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Podcast #66 – Freethought in Mexico
We interview Danny Zepeda, a skeptical blogger living in Morelia, a city in central Mexico. He talks about the state of freethought South of the Border, the prevalence of superstition and alt-medicine quackery in Mexican society, and the challenges of … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, children, christianity, international freethought, podcast, religion, skepticism, superstitions
Tagged danny zepeda, mexico, papa esceptico
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Gran Torino, MD
I think I’ve figured out how they could pull off a sequel to the recent film Gran Torino: as the new movie opens, Clint Eastwood’s über-curmudgeon Walt Kowalski lies in intensive care, riddled with bullet holes but not dead. Grimacing, … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, commentary, ethics, medical research, religion, science, superstitions
Tagged gran torino, hmong, merced medical center, spiritualism
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Evolution, Lucky Edition
We stumbled across this yesterday, quite by accident, while doing our grocery shopping. It’s Evolution Wine, a blend of nine white varietals produced by Sokol Blosser Winery in Oregon. Too bad it wasn’t around for Darwin Day back in February, … Continue reading
Posted in evolution, humor, superstitions
Tagged charles darwin, evolution wine, friday the 13th, origin of species, sokol blosser
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A total eclipse…of reason
Well, the upcoming solar eclipse (visible in Asia) will be accompanied by the usual superstitious blither-blather. Hopefully there won’t be any harmful consequences associated with astrological predictions and other dire portents.
Posted in astronomy & space, hinduism, news, religion, superstitions
Tagged china, eclipse, india, solar eclipse
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Carving a niche for “official superstitions”
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that there’s no well-drawn line to tell the government when it can interfere with parental discretion. Cases like that of Daniel Hauser (the 13-year-old boy with a six-inch-diameter tumor whose parents wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, christianity, civil rights, ethics, news, religion, religious rights, superstitions
Tagged child neglect
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Podcast #57 – Bruce M. Hood
We interview Bruce M. Hood, author of SuperSense, which theorizes a genetic predisposition toward religious belief, superstition, and other irrational behaviors (and that includes you, too, atheists!). Read John’s review of SuperSense, or buy your very own copy (highly recommended) … Continue reading
Posted in books, evolution, interviews, medical research, paranormal, podcast, religion, science, skepticism, superstitions
Tagged bruce m. hood, supersense
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A lung? My bad…
This is a rather grotesque story. If you have a sensitive constitution and/or a hair-trigger gag reflex…you’ve been warned. Nicolas Cocaign has just been sentenced by a French court to 30 years in prison for (…wait for it…) murdering his … Continue reading →