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Invisible Aliens and Climate Change

November 1, 2021May 14, 2019 by Dave
aliens

How should you react when faced with truly weird claims such as …Oxford Academic Argues Invisible Aliens Are Interbreeding With Humans?

Categories Entertainment, Humor, nutters, Skepticism, UFO Tags Aliens, climate, Dr Chi Leave a comment

Daft Claim: semen-eating anal worms cause gay people

May 10, 2019 by Dave
gay conversion

A truly daft claim by a crank asserts that anal worms that eat semen causes gay men and lesbians, and that she has a suppository cure.

Categories Bullshit, Critical Thinking, religion, Skepticism Tags anal worms, Conversion, gay Leave a comment

Marketing Scams: Misleading GMO claims

December 5, 2023April 25, 2019 by Dave

The FDA in the US has formally issued guidance regarding the misleading “no GMO” claims that appears on the lables of some products.

Categories consumer, Skeptic news, Skepticism, society Tags FDA, GMO, Hype, Marketing Leave a comment

Does Easter come from Eostre?

April 20, 2019 by Dave
easter

Does the word “Easter” derive from the name of an ancient Germanic Godess named “Eostre” or is that a modern myth?

Categories Skeptic news, Skepticism, Urban Legends Tags easter, Eostre, myths, Urban Legend 1 Comment

Climate Denial – Why do people change their minds?

August 3, 2020April 19, 2019 by Dave
climate denial

Why do some who adopted a previous hardline stance change their minds completely, what persuades them they were wrong?

Categories Climate Change, People, Skeptic news, Skepticism Tags climate, climate denial, denial Leave a comment

What is Quantum acupuncture?

December 5, 2023April 17, 2019 by Dave
acupuncture

Article claiming acupuncture on parents would treat their kids through quantum entanglement has been retracted – it was utter BS.

Categories acupuncture, Skeptic news, Skepticism Tags #acupuncture, quantum entanglement, Retraction Leave a comment
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