http://www.mixx.com/users/tedgoas Mixx of activity by tedgoas en-us The most accurate horoscope a science magazine could ever hope to publish. Mon Jul 28 13:09:08 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1479835/looking_for_a_sign_scientifically_in_accurate_horoscopes_scientific_american thingy_1479835 tedgoas http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=looking-for-a-sign&sc=DD_20080725 Science was wrong and corrects itself. Love it! Thu Jul 10 12:36:10 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/885368/symbol_of_rome_found_to_be_1_000_years_too_young comment_106692 If we weren’t categorized by religion, we’d be categorized in different ways. Either way, mankind would probably still fight amongst each other. Thu Jul 10 11:56:58 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/893323/does_religion_kill_people_or_do_people_kill_people thingy_893323 tedgoas http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/other-claims-in-question/marker-in-the-sand/ And Now That We Have Your Attention… Recently, on a trip to Denver, CO, we ran into a young man and woman, probably in their early twenties, who were handing out literature on the sidewalk. Both wore black t-shirts which read, plainly, “Religion is a Mon Jun 30 01:32:46 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/597514/religion_is_a_lie thingy_597514 tedgoas http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/religion-is-a-lie/ During a recent cross country trip from Arizona to New York, we took note of every ‘religious fish’ car magnet we saw and about where in the country we saw it. Thu Jun 19 15:19:24 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/434137/jesus_fish_vs_darwin_fish_in_the_us thingy_434137 tedgoas http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/evolution-creation/jesus-fish-vs-darwin-fish/ Rather than using science, the Creation Museum employs an emotional messages to push its own scientific propaganda. Wed Jun 11 18:01:10 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/396393/photos_of_the_creation_museum_in_kentucky thingy_396393 tedgoas http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/evolution-creation/creation-museum-photos/ Believing You Are Right Even When You’re Not, Inspired By Science-Based Medicine’s Harriet Hall Wed May 28 02:42:33 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/336613/on_being_certain thingy_336613 tedgoas http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/why-do-people-believe/on-being-certain/ It is almost irresistible for humans to believe we have some special relation to the universe and that humankind is not just the result of a chain of coincidences. Wed May 21 04:36:05 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/312416/what_makes_you_so_special thingy_312416 tedgoas http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/what-makes-you-so-special/ Self-proclaimed psychic James Van Praagh appears on The Dr. Phil Show, but Dr. Phil lets him off easy. Is Dr Phil selling out? Sat May 17 16:11:59 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/301487/psychic_james_van_praagh_shows_off_his_powers_on_the_dr_phil_show thingy_301487 tedgoas http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/why-do-people-believe/james-van-praagh-dr-phil/ Approaching Prayer From A Logical Point of View. Prayer is not without its place. It can be comforting and bring people together for a good cause. But is someone actively answering our prayers? Or is more likely that ‘answered prayers’ are the product Thu May 08 03:28:34 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/271387/praying_to_milk_doesn_t_make_your_wish_come_true thingy_271387 tedgoas http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/praying-to-milk/ The Book’s Introduction Indicates Some Students Would Rather Be Spoon-Fed The Answers Than Think For Themselves Sat May 03 22:53:19 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/258091/does_the_late_great_planet_earth_openly_discourage_thinking thingy_258091 tedgoas http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/christian-bible/late-great-planet-earth/