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Hi, This is something I am giving a lot of thought to recently, and I wanted some opinions. In my youth I was into all sorts of magic and mysticism. Crystals, Astrology, Tarot, I-Ching. You name it, I looked into it. At the time I considered it part of a search for knowledge. The I...

It's time to play Spot the Idiot. And here I thought the goal of a literacy workshop would be to teach people to read.

I enjoyed the article very much, so just wanted to share it. It was presented in Randi's commentary almost 3 years ago, so perhaps not everyone has read it before. Enjoy! "Psychic sophistry" http://www.tonyyouens.com/sophistry.htm

Chapter 12 Thought Reading The Art Possible to All It is really curious and astonishing to observe the readiness some persons display in ridiculing anything and everything they fail to understand. Thought reading is one of these, and people who fail to understand it simply put it down as...

Speed Reading Class Here’s the situation. The place I work is having us set through the Evelyn Woods Reading Dynamics Video Class. It’s broken up into three separate classes each a couple of hours long. I’ve looked it up in the Skeptics Dictionary online and it gives a brief rundown...

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/weekinreview/07murp.html?pagewanted=1&oref=login This is an article talking about the assassinations of Lincoln and McKinley -- "Acts of God." Lincoln may have paid for being too religious. The NYT notes his mentions to God and specific Bible passages: And...

http://www.hrcberkeley.org/ The big pdf file is a bit of a pain, but the report on slavery is worth it. http://www.hrcberkeley.org/download/hiddenslaves_report.pdf

I've been trying to think of new ways to convince people to turn over to rational thought (Saying "You're stupid!" doesn't work, by the way.), and I thought that one of the best ways would be to convince them of the opposite, then show how they were fooled. So, to do this, I'd like to learn how...

I try to read more than just the good critical thinking type books that support my skeptic beliefs. I find, especially with UFOs, that I have to read books by the believers to be able to counter their arguements. (I'm a volunteer "expert" on UFOs at another web site). Some books are pretty...

I was reading Paul Sandoval's lengthy breakdown of JE's cold reading techniques here: http://www.skepticreport.com/psychics/jelkl.htm I got to wondering. Are there any good examples of skeptics -- having mastered the basics of cold reading -- successfully doing it themselves? Maybe as a hoax...

By Neal Stephenson? I'm reading it, and its a fast read (after a few slow points in the Waterhouse chapters) but I'm wondering what it is I must have missed. Like the plot. At least he apologized for any anachronisms in the preface. Still, I find myself reading it.

Y'all who belong to IIDB, go there, and check out the thread in the misc section that's titled something like "racists target IIDB". Not sure they want me to put in a link, so I won't.

A few essays that I find interesting; maybe you will to. http://atheists.org/church/tencommandments.html http://atheists.org/church/jesuslife.html http://atheists.org/church/twelve.html http://atheists.org/church/ozjesus.html http://atheists.org/church/fish.html...

Living in Arizona, we don't have much of a reputation for our educational system. So, I try my best to provide my children with the opportunity to stay ahead of the curve. When it comes to reading, I have found a very effective tool for keeping my children (4 and 6) interrested and excited...

Ulf the Butt Reader BERLIN, Germany - If you want to know your future, don't consult a palm reader, fortune teller, Miss Cleo, or tarot cards. Go straight to blind soothsayer Ulf Buck, 39, who claims to predict a person's future by reading the lines on their buttocks. According to Buck, the...

How were they?

I remember reading on randi.org a while back a mention of "the definitive" cold reading book, by a British guy I think. He only sells it direct I think, I remember checking out his site. Anyway, I've completely forgotten what the book is called or how to find his site as I'm now interested in...

Not for work! And how are you liking it? I am just starting "Seeking the Heart of Wisdom" by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield. I've only read the first 22 pages, but so far so good. Do you know what you will read next? Over the holidays, I will read "Love" by Toni Morrison.

I've come to this board as an atheist & skeptic, and after reading the various threads on environmental issues, find that I've found God again. hallelujah. (Let me explain by first choosing a definition for God: Let God= that which is beyond human understanding and exhibits a self-evident...

She has a new novel out; Love. She read the first chapter. It was stunning. There is an almost stream of consciousness style. Her use of language, as always, is poetic but grity. There were moments of sheer delight as she painted images of the shorelines, skies and emotions. What a...

Has anyone heard of Evelyn Woods speed reading techniques? Are they woo-woo or does it work? Any studies that prove or disprove it, no studies at all? US site here Aussie site here Edited to add Straight Dope Says it's a scam. And gave a book to look up, which my brother is doing right...

OK, this is seriously weird. I have tried and tried to figure this out and I can't. Help! I am sure there is a rational explanation. http://mr-31238.mr.valuehost.co.uk/assets/Flash/psychic.swf