Quote for the Day

Something quick but timely, considering my current interest in woo.
I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any meaning, science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one, of being true.
Carl Sagan

Fun things

I’ve used this pic quite a few times now in forums. I thought I would put it here so I know where to find it, but others may find it amusing too. Enjoy.

David Tredinnick: Wow. I mean, woo.

You have to love British politics. At a quarter to two on the morning of the 20th of Feb, one David Tredinnick, MP, started a debate on complementary and alternative medicine, specifically homeopathy. Perhaps there was some convoluted procedural reason for starting a debate at that time of the morning, I don’t know, but to [...]

Mr Joseph Chikelue Obi vs. the Quackometer

Once again, the quacks are at it with the legal threats. This person in particular seems highly sensitive to criticism, despite the fact he draws a lot of it.
Magnificently blogged by No Nonsense! because the Quackometer’s hosting company, Netcetera, is being rather spineless, and Le Canard Noir has been forced to take down the ‘offending’ [...]

Heh.

The purpose of this blog is to contribute to the worldwide conspiracy to destroy quacks, CAMmongers and fundamentalists of every stripe. MWAHAHAHAHAHA. Kidding, sort of.
Actually, as I was trying to come up with a name for this blog, I was playing around with alliterative words to describe my attitude towards all types of woo. One [...]