Richard Dawkins is famous for his criticisms of organized religion. In this new two-part video (see here and here), he moves on to examine spiritualists, faith healers, dowsers, homeopaths, astrologers and others who shun evidence in order to practice their unsubstantiated trades. Much of this video is straightforward and succinctly…
Here's the headline: "Gas prices drop nearly 3 cents in last 2 weeks Survey: U.S. avarage now at $2.75 a gallon." And here's the lead paragraph: The national average price for gasoline dropped about 2.9 cents over the last two weeks, according to a survey released Sunday. These sorts of…
I'm planning on packing my camcorder and asking a few dozen random people some questions to test their knowledge on various topics. I'm doing this because I suspect that many people lack basic knowledge regarding important topics. Other questions are geared to checking people's attitudes regarding important issues. Below you…
In Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know -- and Doesn't (2007), Stephen Prothero's describes the United States is described as the most religious nation in the developed world. Prothero also describes Americans as "the most religiously ignorant people in the Western world." How ignorant are Americans? It's shocking. Here is how…
I know that numerous chiropractors swear by homeopathy. I even know of a couple MD's who push homeopathic "remedies." It makes me shake my head because A) homeopathic theory (e.g., "the law of infinitesimals" and "the law of similars") makes no sense and 2) homeopathic remedies and double-blind studies don't…