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I've not watched the woo boards for a while, but having done so again recently I'd like to bring up something that I brought up a while ago. Given that homeopathy, and a number of alt.med. modalities have exactly zero genuine specific effect, what we see in the advocates of altmed is what...

Are people working on ways for electronics and radio and tv and power grids to not be as vunerable as they were the last time the solar wind nocked out the Power grids?

There is much disagreement on nuclear power. In Germany it's a stiff "nein danke", while in France it's "Oui, d'accord". Here in insular Europe it's a "Let's form a commitee and talk about it". What are the pros and cons in terms of environmental risk and energy price?

(I am calling this "technology", unless there's a better catagory....) I have a powerstrip. It has 6 outlets. Of my many electrical appliances, I can only fit 3 items at one time. Every damn plug, just about, is bulky and L-shaped, thus covering two or three sockets. I used to solve this...

Do business lobbies have too much control over government agencies? Should the cabinet secretaries come from the industry their agency is regulating? Should public officials take jobs in business after they've left public sector?

"I don't know that atheists should be considered citizens..." Christians in power http://www.reandev.com/taliban/ "I don't know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God." -George Bush "Our culture is superior. Our...

What if collective (and individual) disbelief and doubt impeded PSI severely? This has often been claimed by proponents ….. If true, what would be effects? Hmm…. - It might predict that the more people collectively disbelieve PSI is possible, the more collectively impossible it becomes? -...

http://www.archive.org/details/ThePowerOfNightmares I don't knwo much about politics, but I find this pretty fascinating. Has anyone else seen it who cares to comment on its content?

States the title to this Washington Post article. The lead paragraph states: I thought the article was well done. The reporters talked to quite a few people, in both the positive and negative camps. However, what they didn't do is try to give the impression that both sides are equal, or...

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http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory/3135430 ...full article I think it was and is a mistake for the democratic opposition to hang on to "gun-control" as an issue. It's politically un-popular and costs elections. edit: I just wanted to say that this isn't an attack on...

I have power to eliminate or reduce chlorine in a bottle of chlorine water without opening the bottle. The results can be verified by chlorine test such as DPD. Is there a scientific explanation for this?

Well, for those of you who have followed my personal drama that I outlined in a thread called Faith, Miracles, and Crisis, I am home. My brother, who was badly injured in a near fatal car accident is coming back up north to a special rehab center that specializes in dissected aorta paralysis...

The networks are pretty much useless in the states. But the BBC is running an interesting documentary on Al Queda. Says the documentary: "In the wake of the shock and panic created by the devastating attack on the World Trade Center on 11 September, 2001, the neo-conservatives reconstructed...

Con artists. Would someone like to offer them $1,000,000?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/26/rabies_miracle_girl/ Anyone any comments on this? Apparently the first person to survive rabies without injection. Although there's no evidence of rabies ever being transmitted, no blood tests, no nothing.

As anyone who pays attention to the Christian Right knows, atheists have taken over this country and are working on outlawing Christianity. As an atheist, I am very interested in knowing how far we've gotten in taking over the government. I happen to know that none of the Presidents have been...

This has come up yet again in my local newspaper. Can anyone direct me to the most up to date data on EMF and the risk of childhood leukaemia? Someone is citing the 1999 US study and I'm sure there's something later than that. Nothing on the MRC site. The trouble is that the usual web searches...

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2004/s1222553.htm Why? Because even though he is a 'greenie', he sees the consequences of GW being far worse than the consequences of nulcear power. According to him, the heating of the earth will kick into a runaway condition that will severely impact...

If you're incredibly credulous, chalk up another hit for the power of prayer/dreams/clairvoyance. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=4&u=/ap/20041011/ap_on_re_us/found_alive Edited to add: I just noticed that the story has been changed, and the prayer/dream...

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/10/technology/circuits/10usbb.html [/b]Hmmmm....I guess that explains this. Maybe.

I am going to build a house shortly and I thought about solar heating and electricity generation. After checking out some sites, it became apparent to me that the financials just don't work. It seems that the payback is about 20 years for an electric system. I am uncomfortable with tieing...

Saw this guy on CNN the other night and about fell out of my chair laughing.... Prayer: An Overlooked Weapon in War on Terror It seems to really be helping Israel. The power of Christ compels you! The power of Christ compels you! The power of Christ compels you! The power of Christ compels...

Sun 14 March, 2004 20:34 By Nigel Hunt LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Few Americans realise that uranium once intended to destroy their civilisation is now helping to keep it very much alive by powering televisions, microwaving dinners and chilling beer. Uranium extracted from Russian nuclear...

Excellent series of articles in New Scientist about the difficulties science is having investigating parapsychology. Extensive coverage of the work Richard Wiseman is doing. It's only £2.40, so go pick it up..

If we hear of a father who knows his young child will be taken, raped, tortured and killed yet does nothing but stand by and watch and in addition allows in the killer handing him the keys and telling him have it, we rightly cheer when he is rightly convicted in court. But many will say when...

Well, I was a bit puzzled when I heard him speak about this at Cal Tech last year and, apparently it came up again at TAM2. I'm just curious....any thoughts on what he means by the idea of using "Mind Power"? And...what keeps the concept from being "woo-wooish"? :confused:

Alright, I have heard this for years, but in the last week or so (with Bush's upcoming announcements and all) it has come up a lot more. A viable reason to establish a lunar base, besides serving as a jumping point for Martian and outer solar system exploration and exploitation, is that we...

I came across a mention of this guy, Harry Braun, who is on the Democratic ballot for the DC primary today. I decided to check out his website: http://www.braunforpresident.us/ It seems like he has this plan for solving the world's energry problems with these "windships" that will apparently...

Help! I'm making a power point presentation. At one point, I bring up a picture of a person, and I want some clip art sounds to play. I've downloaded the clip art sounds, and I see them in the clip art gallary, but the button to insert them into my powerpoint slide is blanked out-- in other...