pseudo-science
SCENAR and the Pathology of a Scam
While going about my business the other day, I came across SCENAR in a facebook entry by a member of the family, who claimed that after a SCENAR therapy treatment their shoulder was now back to normal.
Having been on the receiving end of therapies for a lot of sporting injuries over many years, I was surprised not to have heard of this one, so I once again enrolled into the University of Google, the institution in which everyone is an expert, or so they think.
Book Review – Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
I bet you thought that I would love this book, and write all about how you must read it, and that it succinctly discusses every key issue pertaining to alternative medicine and pseudo-science, and that Ben Goldacre is a witty and entertaining writer.
You were right.
More on Oprah and Kim Tinkham
Well it seems that my link to Orac’s article on Kim Tinkham has created a stir, mainly because of the explicit slight on Oprah. Rather than leaving it at a simple one-liner as I did, I now need to go on record with my views. Read the rest of this entry »
Quantum Religion and R-Theory
Emboldened by the recent work of Jeremy Begbie, I’ve put my own science-spin on a subject completely orthogonal to science. Religion. And before you accuse me of blasphemy or dis-respect, I simply don’t recognise those beliefs as occupying such a privileged position in society that we can’t make fun of them.
Quantum Religion (QR) is a newly discovered phenomenon which helps us explain the existence of religion in the world. Contrary to the assertions of atheists, religion was not created by people, but is a fundamental entity in the universe, much like matter or energy. It can now be shown that energy, matter and religion are the ancient origin of our current holy trinity. Energy is the father – the source of all; matter is the son, and was born as the universe cooled, and religion is clearly the holy ghost – the spirit which pervades the universe and binds the father and son.
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