Gwangi Valley - Lost Blog of the Gwangi
Where dinosaurs are extinct, crystals aren’t magic and the Earth is more than 6,000 years old.
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Beware: Non-apologetic skepticism, science and rational thinking rules here.
Do you believe the Loch Ness monster is real, that there may be a hidden valley full of living dinosaurs somewhere, that pads on your feet will draw out 'toxins' or that crystals will heal you? Well, if you do, no matter if you're a Raelian or a thalian or a Baptist... you're kind of an idiot. There? Does that set the tone of this blog well enough? The 21st century is no place for hoky ancient mysticism and old wives' tales. Grow up or grow extinct.
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
pseudoscience, quackery, science, skepticism | No Comments »
Mistaken Premises are a lot like broken promises. They let you down in a profound way.
Today’s scrutiny falls on a fellow by the handle of Dinotheorist (http://www.dinotheorist.com). He’s a proponent of two ideas that bother me… in a profound way. The first is his assertion that dinosaurs were too heavy to walk and run in [...]
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
quackery, skepticism, society, supernatural | No Comments »
Pat Robertson fancies himself a prophet. The only problem is that, unlike your average hindsight prophet who gets to write things down after the fact so that they’re 100% accurate, Pat has to make his up beforehand.
And he fails so spectacularly at it that you almost feel sorry for him. But then you start to [...]
Monday, January 21st, 2008
pop culture, pseudoscience, science, skepticism, society | Comments Off
The world is full of misunderstandings. The rhino’s horn is misunderstood; it’s not a bone nor is it made of hair*. Chewing gum does not stay in your body for years**. And there are a number of myths about dinosaurs and ancient reptiles, as well, that need some airing out.
Fallacy: Pterosaurs couldn’t possibly have [...]
Monday, January 14th, 2008
skepticism, society | No Comments »
Are you ready for this?
You’ve heard that you should drink 8 glasses of water a day, right? Well… from whom did you hear that? Most likely you heard it from someone who heard it from someone. Apparently the original someone was a 1945 pronouncement by some nutrition board, except… that what it said was that [...]