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• • Great vid of solar eclipse at http://t.co/2LxtkCBt (we had partial in So. Cal-watched in my 8" Meade w/solar lense): http://t.co/4eLIlyTA 18 hrs ago
  • Check out Peteer Boghossian's great lecture for Portland Humanists: Faith: Pretending to know things you don't know: http://t.co/3JjiUwWo 19 hrs ago
  • Watch livestreaming Freethought Alliance conference Sat./Sun.: myself, Mr. Deity, Brian Dunning, Richard Carrier, et al http://t.co/OwEfwVd4 2 days ago
  • Good article on neuroscience of magic conference by Mariette DiChristina who had her watch pinched by Apollo Robbins http://t.co/48ecdzRT 4 days ago
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Top 10 Myths About Evolution (and how we know it really happened)

This concise pamphlet provides answers to common objections to evolution, such as: If humans came from apes, why aren’t apes evolving into humans?; Only an intelligent designer could have made something as complex as an eye; The second law of thermo-dynamics proves that evolution is impossible; Evolution can’t account for morality; and more…

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Top 10 Things You Should Know About Alternative Medicine

Harriet Hall, MD (aka the SkepDoc), shares her wit and wisdom about alternative medicine including: chiropractic, the placebo effect, homeopathy, acupuncture, and the questionable benefits of organic food, detoxification, and ‘natural’ remedies.

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Learn to be a Psychic in 10
Easy Lessons

Psychic readings and fortunetelling are an ancient art — a combination of acting and psychological manipulation. While some psychics are known to cheat and acquire information ahead of time, these ten tips focus on what is known as “cold reading” — reading someone “cold” without any prior knowledge about them.

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