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Bill Nye says "Change the world!" at Reason Rally On June 4th, 2016, Bill Nye, clad in his customary suit and bow tie, took center stage at Reason Rally in Washington DC.
Penn Jillette and Carolina Peña at Reason Rally
Penn Jillette and Carolina Peña at #ReasonRally
Saturday, June 4th, Penn Jillette introduced Carolina Peña, a former contestant on ‘Equador’s Got Talent’ on the main stage at Reason Rally in Washington DC. Carolina was berated by three of the four judges, not for her singing abilities or overall talent, but for lacking a belief in any gods. She was told that, basically, without God, she could have no talent. The fourth judge quite rightly…
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Star Trek's Q (John de Lancie) speaks at Reason Rally
On a hot, humid Saturday in Washington DC, John de Lancie expressed his views on the negative effects of religious indoctrination on science.
His thought-provoking presentation did include some heartbreaking points, though. His story about students at a college he had visited should fill you with dread for the future of our nation.
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Nonreligious Americans to Storm Capitol Hill
Press Release: Nonreligious Americans to Storm Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C.
Hundreds of nontheists are expected to converge on Capitol Hill today and Friday as part of the Reason Rally Advocacy Days.
Hosted by the Secular Coalition for America, the Advocacy Days will bring nonreligious Americans from across the country to our nation’s capitol to lobby for secular and sciencebased public policy. (more…)
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Dr. Lauri Grossman, Homeopath
Meet Dr. Lauri Grossman, homeopath. Let’s first take a look at ‘Dr.’ Grossman’s educational background, shall we? Teleosis Institute: Berkeley, California; Leadership in Green Heath Care, Certified Green Health Care Provider, 2008 Hahnemann College of Homeopathy: Point Richmond, California; Diploma Recipient, 1999 New England School of Homeopathy: Amherst, Massachusetts: Completion of Course for…
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'Proofs' 6 though 10 of Eric Dubay's '200 Proofs the Earth is Not A Spinning Ball' refuted.
Fake NASA Images? NO! A Simple Test You Can Perform
Seen the two NASA photos of Earth with differing land mass sizes? SDHoS was asked a question about the apparent differences in land mass size between two photos of the Earth, one from 1978 and the other from 2012. The apparent differences were used by the flat earth crowd and various other conspiracy theorists to support the claim that the photos were faked. Could this be true??? No. The observed…
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Disproving 1 through 5 of Eric Dubay's 200 'Proofs'
1 through 5 of Eric Dubay's 200 'Proofs' Disproven
‘Proofs’ 1 through 5 In this video Buster the Pug takes a hard look at the first five of Eric Dubay’s ‘200 Proofs the Earth is Not a Spinning Ball‘ Only a Pug has that kind of patience. Return to this page Note: If you think that we misunderstood any of the ‘proofs’ we responded to, please comment below. Reviewing the ‘proofs’ can be somewhat mind-numbing, so it is a possibility.
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Tri-State Freethinkers warn Youngstown City School District
May 23, 2016 For Immediate Release Tri-State Freethinkers warn Youngstown City School District: Intelligent Design has no place in classroom
Cincinnati, OH – Tri-State Freethinkers have written a letter to Interim Superintendent, Stephen Stohla, regarding a lesson plan discoveredon their school district web server that directs students in the study of Intelligent Design and its contrast to…
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Eric Hovind 5, Episode III: Flood Silliness and Age of the Earth
In this episode, Eric, once again, trips through a series of silly misrepresentations of observed reality.
He’s off to a great start when he complains that skeptics tend to say that the ‘Great Flood’ was a myth, and then immediately provides what he thinks is evidence to the contrary by mentioning that many cultures have flood…
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Homeopathy Death Merchant ‘True Cancer Remedies’ This is precisely the type of thing we've been trying to shine a light on. This is a woo-peddler that actively encourages people to avoid medical care in favor of homeopathic 'self help'.
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Eric Hovind 5, Episode II: The Flood and Evolution In this episode, Eric hypothesizes that the Grand Canyon was a result of Noah's flood and then goes in to detail on his views on evolution.
Eric Hovind 5, Episode I
Eric Hovind is at it again. Following in his father Kent Hovind’s footsteps, he happily dismisses the theory of evolution, the Big Bang theory, the geologic column and just about everything else modern science has discovered. The alternative he (and Kent) offer? ‘GODDIDIT! In this episode, Eric uses one of his dad’s best tricks;…
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Buster the Atheist Pug returns to demolish a creationist's 'testimony'
Buster, sole Atheist among #Pugs , returns to point out Ken Ham's backpedalling
It's about time we explained why Science Denier Hall of Shame exists. Here's the short answer.
Ken Ham the Anti Science Sham: Ark Encounter
Well, it’s time to take a look at Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter. After the video, we’ll elaborate on a few of the details. Ken’s Claims: Built from the specs taken directly out of the bible. Mr. Ham usually fails to mention that the bible was pretty light on specs. The only information given is the following: Make thee an ark of gopher…
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Successful Launch and First Stage Landing for SpaceX!
Successful Launch and First Stage Landing for #SpaceX!
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station at 4:43 p.m. EDT Friday.
SpaceX has landed its Falcon 9 rocket on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ at sea. This is the first time the company has been able to achieve a successful ocean landing, after four previous attempts ended in…
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Huckster of the Month: AntiVaxxer 'Dr' Sherri Tenpenny
Meet ‘Dr’ Sherri Tenpenny. The Encyclopedia of American Loons describes her as follows:
“Sherri Tenpenny, an osteopath who doesn’t appear to practice medicine in any recognizable way anymore, is an abysmally crazy promoter of woo, antivaxx views and conspiracy theories.”[1]
Upon investigation, we were not let down. The reality lived up to the expectations set by that glowing review. (more…)
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Reader's Request: Gravity Discussion
Reader’s request from peterthemasterfoiler:
“Not conspiracy merely theory or misunderstanding. I was taught gravity was mass pulling against mass. My hypothesis is that it is the electrons pulling at the protons of the other object even though they are already bonded.”
Thanks peterthemasterfoiler, we’ll do our best to explain it!
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Robert DeNiro: Why He Wants Anti-Vax Film Shown Robert De Niro, a co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, released a statement Friday on the film festival’s Facebook page in which he explains why he wants “Vaxxed” to be shown.
Ever have to talk to an #evolution denier? Seems that this is usually how it goes.
Successful Launch of Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Spacecraft
Successful Launch, #FlatEarth crowd!
At 11:05 p.m. (EDT) on March 22 the Atlas V rocket successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Included in the 7,500 pounds of cargo aboard the Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft are numerous science payloads to support experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science. (more…)
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ISS Expedition 47 Success!
We hope the flat-earthers are paying attention. Humanity has one again passed your imaginary ‘firmament’.
Today, humanity once again left this tiny fragile world. Photo at right shows Soyuz spacecraft on final approach to the International Space Station carrying Jeff Williams, Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka. Let us wish them well as they begin their adventure on the ISS.
The following is a…
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Iridology: More Woo for Profit!
SDHoS would like to thank Austin James for bringing this to our attention.
Iridology (also known as iridodiagnosis or iridiagnosis) is an alternative medicine technique whose proponents claim that patterns, colors, and other characteristics of the iris can be examined to determine information about a patient’s systemic health.
Origins
Proponents of iridology attribute its development to Ignatz…
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Homeopathy Huckster of the Month: Dana Ullman, MPH CCH
#Homeopathy Huckster of the Month: Dana Ullman, MPH CCH
Dana Ullman, MPH CCH, maintains a web site titled ‘Homeopathic Educational Services'[1] for the sale of homeopathic ‘remedies’. It is an educational site in much the same way that amazon.com is an educational site. It states:
Why our site is trustworthy AND worthy of your business and support!
Our owner is Dana Ullman, MPH, who TIME magazine described as “the Leading Proselytizer of Homeopathy”…
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Cashing In on the Anti-Vaccine Scare
Science Denier Hall of Shame would like to thank @Takethatdoctors for bringing this to our attention. Here we go again.
John P. Thomas of Health Impact News has published yet another article on the dangers of vaccine use. It’s titled ‘Dr. Andrew Moulden: Learning to Identify Vaccine Damage’
It starts out like this:
Dr. Andrew Moulden wanted every parent in the world to know about the harmful…
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