Dr. Mehmet Oz, a long time guest on Oprah, used to be lauded as being one of the few guests on her show that dispensed practical, real medical advice. However, it seems that lately, he’s given in (at least somewhat) to the woo side of things. Orac, over at Respectful Insolence gives a rundown of …
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Tibetan Demons and Dead Authors
The most recent podcast from my favorite right-wing, fundamentalist, conspiracy theorist Brannon Howse is a shining example of the effects of unrestrained ingestion of a toxic mish-mash containing equal parts religion, politics, and crazy. The topic? “The Spiritual Battle of Alice Bailey’s New Age Movement and its influence on America, the United Nations and its …
Woo by the ton!
Given that folks in the Skeptic, Science, and Atheist communities generally refer to new age healing, astrology, homeopathic “remedies,” and other spiritual-type wackiness as “woo,” I found this sign near my house very, very humorous. Woo for $299 a ton! That sounds like a great deal for the Discovery Institute… although, on second thought, they …