This site takes a logical look at a whole range of myths and lies that have infiltrated our lives; from the religious to the political, social to psychological.
SearchArchives for: January 200630th January 2006 : Astrology as a Science – Does It Hold up?In order to allow astrology to influence your life, you first have to ‘believe’ in it. Because of the very nature of astrology, unlike recognised scientific fact there are no measures that can be taken to prove the validity of ‘star signs’. But belief do… more » Tags: astrology
Categories: Extra Terrestrial 26th January 2006 : Domestic Spying - Politicians LyingThe whole debate about what constitues domestic spying came to an absurd head at yesterday's White House Media Conference.
Rummy's puppet, Scott McClelland - he who knows no shame - announced that the Georgie and the boys were not guilty of domestic spy… more » Tags: domestic spying
Categories: Extra Terrestrial 20th January 2006 : What Would Jesus Do?I've never been sceptical enough to suggest that Jesus never existed, neither have I ever been tempted to adorn him with the epithet 'Christ'. I'm relatively confident that a man called Jesus really did wander around the banks of the Sea of Galilee, talk… more » Categories: Extra Terrestrial 17th January 2006 : Fast Track Beatification Becoming the Norm for Catholic Church17th January 2006 : Got Psychic Friends?Got Psychic Friends?
I have to admire psychics. All of them without exception have resisted the temptation to win the lottery every week.
Thank You - by your selfless and charitable consideration, you've enabled poor unfortunate people throughout the… more » Categories: Superstitious 12th January 2006 : Medical Magnetic Bracelets12th January 2006 : Court to Church - Prove Jesus ExistedBrowsing through one of my favorite websites: ‘Gullibility Isn’t In The Dictionary’, I hit on an article that really caught my imagination:
[Italian]Father Enrico Righi is being sued by Signor Luigi Cascioli because the former denounced the latter… more » Categories: Mythmongery - The Site, Religious 09th January 2006 : Establishing a New ReligionWhat does it take to create an officially recognised religion?
Aparently not much more that a couple of 'like-minded' people (cloud-lovers, maybe) some sort of deity/deities and a postal address, or so it would seem.
With this in mind, I've been think… more » Categories: Mythmongery - The Site, Religious 09th January 2006 : What do you believe in?Somebody, after reading one of my posts on this blog asked me what I believe in. My immediate response was that I believe in nothing that has no clear logical explanation. However, after a little consideration, I'll have to edit that.
You see, we… more » Categories: Mythmongery - The Site 05th January 2006 : Is There More Than One God?This one depends on who you talk to. Most religions, Christianity included, believe in ‘The One God’ who created the Heavens and the Earth. However, the translators – who have a spiritual link with all things divine (if you think about it, are we really… more » Categories: Mythmongery - The Site, Religious 05th January 2006 : Does The Bible Condone Incest?Does The Bible tacitly condone incest in the same way that I’m told it tacitly condemns homosexuality?
The Bible and Incest
This is an easy one (and an easy excuse for a cheap shot) – however it only works with those ludicrous Evangelical Conservative… more » Categories: Mythmongery - The Site, Religious 05th January 2006 : Does God Hate Gays?The Bible and Homosexuality
First, the term ‘homosexual’ is relatively new, having entered the English language a mere 150 years ago. There were no words for homosexual in either the two languages of The Bible (Hebrew and Greek) or in the spoken languag… more » Categories: Mythmongery - The Site, Religious 03rd January 2006 : What is this site all about?Mythmongery –
I created the word as a way of describing the process by which complete nonsense enters our consciences and becomes accepted as fact. Mythmongers are those who, either out of their own naivety or for personal gain, perpetuate these myths.… more » Categories: Mythmongery - The Site |
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