beliefs

new age — First let’s define what the term “new age belief” means. It is basically a catch-all term that involves a belief in non-traditional supernatural claims such as reincarnation, astrology, psychics and the presence of spiritual energy in physical objects like mountains or trees. The term “New Age” harks back to the 1970s […]

How common are “new age” beliefs?

This entry was posted in People poll religion Skepticism society and tagged beliefs new age poll on October 11, 2018 by Dave

The topic of Einsteins religious views is one that quite frequently pops up and it was only a few days ago that I was writing a rebuttal to somebody who was asserting that claim. Well, it has all popped up again, and so I do wonder if we can label […]

Weird Claims: “Einstein was a religious believer”

This entry was posted in religion and tagged beliefs Einstein religion weird claims on March 19, 2016 by Dave

Michael Shermer, an American science writer, historian of science, founder of The Skeptics Society, and Editor in Chief of its magazine Skeptic, has a list of the top ten weirdest things that people truly believe, you can find it here. It is of course a topic he will be familiar with, because not only is […]

Top 10 Weirdest Things people believe

This entry was posted in Critical Thinking Entertainment Skepticism and tagged 9/11 afterlife Aliens beliefs Creationism end of the world God Holocaust denial JFK Michael Shermer Morphic Resonance soul UFO weird on August 2, 2015 by Dave

I’ve come across a posting that Aaminah Khan put up last year in which she explains that she is gay, a feminist, and also a Muslim. Yes really … There are three aspects of my identity that really can’t be untangled from each other: I am a queer woman. I am a […]

The labels we embrace often do not truly tell anybody anything at all.

This entry was posted in Critical Thinking education People psychology and tagged beliefs complexity labels on May 3, 2015 by Dave

Harriet Hall, the skeptic-doc, writes over on Science Based Medicine a fabulous article all about why people ignore the facts and instead buy into absurd ideas when it comes to making decisions that can potentially be the wrong side of the line between life and death. (Side note: she is a fascinating […]

Making good choices – why do so many of us not do this?

This entry was posted in Critical Thinking Medicine psychology religion and tagged beliefs choices decisions emotions investment medicine on January 21, 2015 by Dave

I had a conversation today with a chap who is totally sure that the illuminate are real and that they control everything. He starts off by suggesting “Russia is an illuminati’s puppet just like America and other countries.“. Now, you do know that the word “illuminati” is a big bold […]

How do you Deprogram people who hold strange beliefs?

This entry was posted in Critical Thinking education and tagged beliefs conspiracies deprogramming on April 1, 2014 by Dave