Published on September 2nd, 2014 | by Rayne
Article banner found here Today’s post in my Alternative Medicine 5 posts in 5 days series focuses on this image: The footer down the bottom of the image states the image originated from “The World of ... Read More →
Published on August 25th, 2014 | by Rayne
On the weekend I decided to up my game on the writing front and do five posts in five days, partly because my readers are entertained when I call bullshit on viral pictures their friends re-post ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2014 | by Rayne
I’ve spoken a lot about alternative medicine and pseudoscience. I’ve discussed how and why alternative medicine lures people away from medicine. I’ve discussed how to spot a pseudoscientist and the different forms of pseudoscience. Today I ... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2014 | by Rayne
Today’s blog is a special request that I am more than happy to fill... Read More →
Published on August 11th, 2014 | by Rayne
The one thing I have learned very quickly as a full-time skeptic and part-time blogger is this: You don’t fuck with a persons pet pseudoscience. Selective reasoning will knock you on your arse every time. Fuck ... Read More →
Published on August 9th, 2014 | by Rayne
I posted this on my Facebook page and on my Twitter account. It seems to be popular so I thought I would post it here for everyone to see. If anyone has any to share – ... Read More →
Published on August 5th, 2014 | by Rayne
Not too long ago I did a post on the tactics alternative medicine uses to not only get more customers through its door and separate people from their money but also ways in which it drives people away ... Read More →
Published on August 4th, 2014 | by Rayne
The Ebola outbreak in Africa recently has generated worldwide attention. So far doctors and patients alike have succumb to the virus. Aid workers are currently assisting in hospitals in West Africa to contain the virus from ... Read More →
Published on July 30th, 2014 | by Rayne
As I’ve mentioned before, sometimes blog posts fall into my lap. And sometimes they wake me up with a sledgehammer to the face. Today was such a day. Imagine if you will, dear readers, I awoke ... Read More →
Published on July 23rd, 2014 | by Rayne
You claim that scientifically accepted medical treatments are unsafe and/or do not work, while promoting alternative treatments that are dangerous and/or untested. Often these alternative treatments are based in magical thinking with underlying frameworks rooted in ... Read More →
Published on June 28th, 2014 | by Rayne
Image found here. This is directed towards those who believe vaccines are linked to autism or cause autism in some way. I want you to imagine a world in which two things happen... Read More →
Published on May 28th, 2014 | by Rayne
In a move that has surprised no-one PETA has been using some pretty controversial tactics to manipulate people into going vegan. If PETA had actually used facts to tell people about veganism, I would have no issue, ... Read More →
Published on May 20th, 2014 | by Rayne
Update: Repeat after me: NO HUMAN TRIALS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED. STUDIED ARE IN VITRO AND NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THE HUMAN BODY. THESE RESULTS WERE FOR ONE MEDICATION FOR ONE TYPE OF CANCER. IN ... Read More →
Published on May 17th, 2014 | by Rayne
I’ve felt a little under the weather as of late, it’s slowly turning into what is considered winter here in my state which means my body is preparing to feel like shit and complain continuously about ... Read More →
Published on April 9th, 2014 | by Rayne
National Health and Medical Research Council has released a report today that could possibly reduce a lot of homeopaths to tears... Read More →
Published on March 2nd, 2014 | by Rayne
This week has been a pretty busy week for me which ended with me defriending another person on Facebook after she posted a status defending a parents usage of the Miracle Mineral Supplement as a treatment ... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2014 | by Rayne
Last post I deconstructed the underpinning framework that is the homeopathy industry. Given the overflowing amount of blatant woo, quackery and appeals to nature embedded in homeopathic “philosophy” – the mind boggles how people can still swallow ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2014 | by Rayne
Sorry I haven’t been posting much, I’ve been hella busy with life, universe and everything. I will however, relay a story that happened to me during the week which will be the subject of this somewhat ... Read More →
Published on February 14th, 2014 | by Rayne
Look what I found for $4 at my local second-hand book fair... Read More →
Published on May 20th, 2013 | by Rayne
So a friend on Facebook who I thought was a reasonable person decides to come out as an anti-vaxxer and ruined my illusion I had of her as a rational person... Read More →
