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It seems to me that, as usual, they are doing nothing.

I'm waiting for the fund raisers for the families and the whole bit. Sure, these miners do an unglamorous job (and not an unglamorous job that has become glamorized for it's lack of glamour). Sure, the area is poor (and not the kind of poor that has become glamorized). Sure, the people there...

http://www.catholicintl.com/epologetics/articles/science/cole4-1.htm The above link is an account of someone trying to prove the Earth revolves around the Sun, and the subsequent "debunking". Count how many times you slap your forehead while reading. 3 for me. Particularly after reading:"Is...

So I was taking the Mercutiette to horseback riding lessons, and while waiting, I see flyers and pamphlets for a "Holistic Clinic" to be held May 1st, where there will be Chiropractor/Acupuncture Massage Therapy Natural Horsemanship Pet Psychic Reiki Master Massage Therapy (again) Farrier Near...

This has always puzzled me. When they say someone sailed a boat around the world or flew a plane around the world or pogo-sticked around the world, or whatever, what do they mean? It doesn't mean you sailed around the earth at the equator, since you can't do that unless you want to carry your...

This article suggests that we ought to take a second look at UFO sitings. Can any of you Brits comment on the veracity of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society (JBIS).? Also, one of the authors is Harold Puthoff. If that is the same nutjob from SRI and the Geller nonsense, then...

One of these days someone is going to get a statistically significant score by random chance. Can you imagine the horror this would unleash on the world? Headlines: "World renowned skeptic proves dowsing!" (ignoring all the other claims) Paranormal boards: "Un-Amazing Randi's karma catches up...

In another thread the issue of juries came up with regard to self-defense. I'm curious about where juries are used around the world. I've heard that juries have fallen out of favor in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Canada and that most of the common law countries no longer use grand juries...

For that matter, does anyone know if this is true, or is it just something that a Christian writer fabricated for a compelling piece of drama? From Where was God on September 11th? To quote the relevant portion to my question: I'm curious if anyone else has come across this, and if there is...

No I don't mean 'blacks' in general, I mean actual descendants of American slaves. Just curious to know who is out there. Sorry if this is offensive. This is apropos of finding out that 'untrickable' isn't the African-American that was his (?) avatar.

link There are lots of Europeans who post here... what do you guys think about this story?

As we grow older and leave adolescence far behind [sad], we also inevitably adopt a more skeptic view towards love. We will usually not fall in love anymore with a girl at first sight, or at least will not fantasize too hard about her ;) Women will look for a little more in a man than beautiful...