SNAP OUT
OF IT!
a virtual smack in the face
Astrology
Is
Astrology Relevant to Consciousness and Psi?
A scientific study by Geoffrey Dean and Ivan W. Kelly
Bad Astronomy's Astrology page
Astrology at the
Skeptic's Dictionary
Your Astrology Defense Kit
The questions at the beginning of this article aren't the best. But continue on
to the 'testing astrology' section for better information and debunking.
Included in this 'defense kit' is a link to the article Is Astrology Relevant
to Consciousness and Psi? I also link to this article above. It is a
scientific report on a legitimate test of the validity of astrology.
The Secret
I've got the
Secret: What happened when I followed the best-selling book's advice for two
months by Emily Yoffe
Self Help's Slimy Secret by Tim Watkin
Law of Attraction at
the Skeptic's Dictionary
The Secret Behind the
Secret at eSekptic
Oprah's
Ugly Secret by Peter Birkenhead
Nonsense from the movie What
the bleep do we know?
Misusing
Quantum Physics
Quantum
Metaphysics by Victor Stenger
Quantum Quackery by Victor Stenger
A little on the lighter side, but still very informational:
Bleep Bleep
What the Bleep does Ramtha Know?
"Bleep" of Faith
What
the (bleep) were they thinking?
Bull@$#*%
On Dr. Masaru Emoto and his water crystals:
Stop the
Bleeping Pseudoscience
Includes Emoto's bunk in a general discussion of the film. The author states,
"But a moviegoer doesn't have to be an expert in scientific protocols to spot
the flapdoodle." Maybe not, but apparently she has to be an excellent critical thinker
because most of my acquaintance fell for it all hook, line, and sinker.
Water
pseudoscience, nostrums, and snake oil
Fabulous page by a chemist on all sorts of water bunk. You'll
find Emoto mentioned at the bottom with a very brief explanation of why he's
just a huckster.
Chiropractic
Crackup, Talking to Water, ....
In this article by James Randi, the important point to note is that it is common
knowledge that Emoto refuses to subject his studies to double-blind testing.
Randi says, "If he [Emoto] were to be blind to which words were being used to
influence the water crystals, his search through the results looking for
confirmation, would be inconclusive." But Emoto refuses to do blind studies on
his water. Gee, I wonder why?
Alternative Medicine
The Physics of 'Alternative Medicine': Bioenergetic Fields
Includes some discussion of the misuse of Quantum Physics
Crystal Healing
Recursivity: Debunking Crystal Healing
Von Daniken's Chariots of the
Gods
A Primer
in the Art of Crooked Science
Ancient Astronauts
from the Skeptic's Dictionary
Chariots of
Lies
Erich Von
Daniken from the Skeptic Wiki
Erich
Von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods: Science or Charlatanism?