Fri, 03 Jun 2005
Interesting.
After uploading the previous article, google adsense put in an ad for a
free psychic reading at sara-freder.com. I wonder which of the words were
picked up on. That's actually quite interesting.
-ketil
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We're not far enough from stake burnings.
In an article about a
horrific
incident today, the BBC tells of the convictions of 3 people found guilty
of child abuse. They beat an 8 year old girl with belts and shoes, cut her
with a knife, rubbed
chilli peppers in her eyes, and made her believe she would be drowned.
The reason they commited these horrendous acts is no less cause for alarm.
They thought the girl was a witch, and thought they would beat it out
of her.
It is important to be ever vigilant against nutters like this. Loony ideas
of this caliber really have to be nipped in the bud. The solution is education,
with a focus on rational thinking. I could rant on about the importance of
an understanding scientific methods like the Hypothetico-Deductive method,
because it is clear that far too many are ignorant. People fall for all sorts
of trickery, some examples being homeopathy, healing, so-called traditional
medicines, witchcraft, dowsing, and the list goes on. And as has been shown again by this incident, having crazy beliefs is not harmless.
For more angry rantings, I can recommend (again)
James Randi. And when you're done with that,
head over to
The Skeptic's Dictionary
and
Quackwatch.
Happy enlightenment.
-ketil
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