Published on September 26th, 2014 | by Rayne
I’m going to update this list as often as I can to include the Facebook pages, sites and people who promote pseudoscience, conspiracy theories and dangerous quackery. If you see anyone link something from these sites ... Read More →
Published on September 25th, 2014 | by Rayne
One of my Facebook fans linked me to this article (entitled “Rejecting Modern Science“) from a blogger by the name of “Modern Alternative Mama”. The blog is a den of anti-doctor, anti-medicine ideals with a hefty ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2014 | by Rayne
It’s about time I did a blog post on my most hated logical fallacy. I know I tend to call all the logical fallacies I write about “my most hated” but I really mean it this ... Read More →
Published on September 17th, 2014 | by Rayne
Last post I spoke about the various ways in which the Food Babe has constructed her army and positioned herself as an “authority” on the subject of food (and chemistry, science and vaccines in general – ... Read More →
Published on September 9th, 2014 | by Rayne
The more I do research into how Food Babe operates, the more intrigued I become. My first post into the phenomenon that is the Food Babe spoke about some of the tactics I have seen by ... Read More →
Published on September 5th, 2014 | by Rayne
I’ve been thinking about this over the last while ever since discovering Food Babe and her followers. How on earth has she managed to create an entire movement based on Appeals to Nature and fear and ... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2014 | by Rayne
I’ve wanted to do a post about a particular meme for a while but I accidentally deleted in from my computer. Having to go searching for it around the pseudoscience plague filled corner of the Internet ... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2014 | by Rayne
Today’s post in my 5 posts in 5 days challenge is going to be an expansion on a meme I created last night. I created the meme last night mainly because I’ve repeated myself so much ... Read More →
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 13th, 2014 | by Rayne
James Randi explains what homeopathy is. This is a portion of the lecture Randi gave at Princeton in 2001. View the full lecture here. If you like some of the things I say – feel free ... 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 6th, 2014 | by Rayne
Featured image found here. A simple explanation of Herd Immunity, how vaccines work, and a response to claims that you’re more likely to die of a pathogen if you’ve been vaccinated for it. ... 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 31st, 2014 | by Rayne
Neil DeGrasse Tyson says exactly what I’m thinking. Just because you don’t understand how the GM process works, or just because something sounds scary or just because you are plain scientifically illiterate doesn’t mean something is ... 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 →
