Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
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When does superstition go from a rather absurd movie plot and just becomes a local danger? I was reminded today of a friend who asked if I was interested in seeing a film from India that has just come out in Australia — ‘What’s Your Rashee?’ which pretty much translates as ‘What’s your Zodiac Sign?’ [...]
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Lovely little news item in my Perth Now newspaper site! WHEN Jason Ball was in high school, he spent a year in Kansas as an exchange student. “It was the buckle of the Bible belt,” says the 21-year-old. “I was the only kid in my class who did not believe the earth was formed 6000 [...]
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Heh, guess how I could tell that this was a wrong number that texted me? Happy new year 2009. All the best for the new year. If I don’t catch up for a beer with you sooner it will be later. Have a good one. I shall instead echo a good friend who said it [...]
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[ “…or maybe Leo really IS rising…” “Did you know that 78% of all scientists are Sagittarian? Sagittarians -- unreasonable.”
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Doctor Who may travel the universe but the star who plays him has branded astrology “absolute nonsense”. David Tennant, 36, said: “There are get-out clauses everywhere you go. If nothing comes of the predictions, you conveniently forget about it. “And the one day of the year you do meet a tall dark stranger you say, [...]
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Today I learned about the CAE, or Center for Adult Education, the Melbourne based short-courses organization which “host a wide range of courses in diverse fields such as languages, computers, art appreciation, cooking, historical walks, etc.” Naturally when such places run sessions on Reiki, spiritual advice, et al, the Australian skeptics take note and comment. [...]
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