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I recently moved to Traverse City, Michigan and have been shocked at the number of people who subscribe to creationism or new-age beliefs. I want to start a freethought group to encourage rational thought. Does anyone know of any skeptics up near Traverse City? Any advice on how to start a...

http://thesecondsight.blogspot.com/2006/06/big-altie-pharma.html I am tired of hearing people tell me the sCAM folks are victims of big pharma suppression. I am tired of hearing people tell me sCAM products are not studied because big pharma doesn't want competition. I'm certainly not...

"Path to 9/11" director is son of conservative Christian group founder and... Full story at this Source

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/16/duke.jackson.ap/index.html Introducing the Tawana Brawley Tuition Program!*** ***I am not saying the girl is making the whole thing up. But even if it is a hoax, apparently Jackson still wants to reward her. That strikes me as odd.

One of the most interesting phenomena that is classified under "paranormal" are orbs - often photographed at the scenes of haunted places. What are everyone's conventional thoughts on this; lens flare/smudges/dust? Where I'm at now, Athens, has quite a bit ofN haunted places, especially The...

Just social commentary: Here at the university we have a student group of long standing which started out as the "GLA", or Gay & Lesbian Alliance. A support group for such folks. Over the years, the acronym has grown somewhat, in an effort to be even more inclusive. At present, it is the...

Here is the red tape that is currently holding up the recharging of Earth's magnetic field as it continues its decrease toward Tesla zero. On 26th July 2005 the Planning and Regulatory Panel of Salisbury District Council refused English Heritage's application for excavation and removal of A-344...

HAYDEN, Idaho (AP) -- The former headquarters of a white supremacist group is headed for the auction block because no one picked up the mortgage payments after the group's founder died in September. Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler died of a heart attack at age 86, leaving an unpaid balance...

So, I was checking out the History channel (as I've become increasingly fond of doing), when I came across a two hour special called "The Secret History of the Ku Klux Klan". As I get sucked into this thing, I become more and more amazed at how they sound just like Al Queda in style, purpose...

"Ethical" bank asks anti-homosexual “Christian” group to take its business elsewhere I've just come across this news piece:http://www.guardian.co.uk/gayrights/story/0,12592,1513449,00.html What I've found very amusing about this report is that the Co-Op says it is because "...Christian...

BBC News Makes you wanna puke don't it?

I was wondering if any of you have either heard of, or are associated with the Independent Investigations Group affiliated with the Center for Inquiry-West. I've been perusing the website, and it seems like something I'd be interested in getting involved with. Anyone here a member or former...

Group Claims Biotechs Don't Deliver on Promises February 03, 2005 — By Paul Elias, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The biotechnology industry has failed to deliver on promises to revolutionize agriculture with plants genetically engineered to be healthier, drought resistant and tastier, a...

CREW The case Bush was called for was a woman accused of drunk driving. Fate sure has a twisted sense of humor.

OK, not really. CNN story here (All typos in that are CNN's sloppy-#$% fault.) On the surface, this looks like A Good Thing©. Another militant group tells the other that they're really screwing %^&# up for the country. That makes it look like they're on our side somewhat. What the story...

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040409/ap_on_sc/russia_mars_2 Sounds a little fishy to me. $3.5b is way below NASA's estimate of $20b (IIRC) and I doubt that existing spacecraft have the ability to make a return trip. Though, it would be very exciting if it's true. :D I'll...

Although there are purported to be a whole bunch of streaming webcams in Las Vegas, a great number of them appear to be defunct or traffic cams that take too broad a view for even the most frantically gesticulating JREFfers to be visible. I feel, though, that I have identified the ideal webcam...

http://www.msnbc.com/news/995422.asp?0dm=C17MT&cp1=1 These are the self-same d!ckheds who tried to buy UNIX code rights from one particualr company, and failed. Then they went ahead and said that they didn't have to; they already had the rights due to previous licensing. :rolleyes: What...

What other explanation could there be? Try harder next time.

we live in dark times.