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The 121st Skeptics' Circle"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://lh5.ggpht.com/_PqiPgKVm1uI/Ss1UpWuG7WI/AAAAAAAABEk/0SmJCrQ8j7c/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax\u003d800\" style\u003d\"float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 800px;\" /\u003eGood evening and thank you for watching W.E.B.S., your Fox news-alternative.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere at W.E.B.S., we've been closely following a story many of you may not be aware of.\u0026nbsp; Tonight we will go into detail as we examine the Skeptic Threat!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAlready, some have been made aware of Skeptics and their condescending, know-it-all-ism.\u0026nbsp; The way they make the rest of us feel stupid for taking our over-the-counter Dr. Mbeki's homeopathic A.I.D.S. remedies.\u0026nbsp; They also seem to mingle with another crowd -- the Atheists.\u0026nbsp; A recent article by recognized Skeptic, Karen Stollznow even addresses \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/when_the_beatles_were_bigger_than_jesus_christ/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eWhen the Beatles were Bigger than Jesus Christ\u003c/a\u003e!\u0026nbsp; Can this scourge be stopped?\u0026nbsp; It's as if there are rationalists around every corner!\u0026nbsp; They even challenge the very foundations of our country by suggesting that the socially unacceptable practice of Atheism is tenable.\u0026nbsp; A writer called \"One Brow\" has even gone so far as to challenge the logic of \u003cu\u003eThe Last Superstition\u003c/u\u003e in a post entitled \u003ca href\u003d\"http://lifetheuniverseandonebrow.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-of-tls-preface.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eReview of TLS -- a preface\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe Skeptics -- as they willingly call themselves, will challenge all manners of concepts regardless of how many of us know them to be true.\u0026nbsp; The recent scientific study finally proving the violent dangers of giving sugar to children has even been challenged by Andrew Bernardin who published a post entitled \u003ca href\u003d\"http://evolvingmind.info/blog/2009/10/dangerous-science-threat-level-cherry-red/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDangerous Science Threat Level:\u0026nbsp; Cherry Red\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp; Not only does he mock the very alt-science he worships, he mocks our gracious benefactor Emperor Bush.\u0026nbsp; Next, these people will be doubting the maquaque study linking Hep B vaccines to autism!\u0026nbsp; It doesn't stop there.\u0026nbsp; Mattus Maximus even questions the recognised medical genius of the heretic Bill Maher in an article he's written called \u003ca href\u003d\"http://skepticalteacher.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/blasphemy-day-bill-maher-and-free-inquiry/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlasphemy Day, Bill Maher, and Free Inquiry\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp; In a time where truth is just a click away at Conservapedia, these Skeptics even have the gall to suggest that newspapers still have a place in the media market place.\u0026nbsp; Socratic Gadfly suggests they have a role left to play in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://socraticgadfly.blogspot.com/2009/10/no-newspapers-arent-dead-yet-and-they.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eNo, newspapers aren't dead yet, and they probably aren't that close\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp; Hopefully this doesn't suggest the reappearance of the peer-reviewed journal!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhat else do Skeptics believe.\u0026nbsp; You might be surprized.\u0026nbsp; Stay tuned after the break.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWelcome back.\u0026nbsp; We here at W.E.B.S., your Fox news-alternative, take your family's welfare very seriously.\u0026nbsp; We recommend that, if there are children in the room, you take them out for the next 10 minutes.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe all know and love ghosts.\u0026nbsp; Whispy, fun-loving and adorable.\u0026nbsp; They're a part of our lives.\u0026nbsp; How would your children take it if someone was to walk up to them and claim there might not be ghosts after all.\u0026nbsp; The looks on their faces would break any mother's heart.\u0026nbsp; Two Skeptics seem to claim that there might not be ghosts!\u0026nbsp; One Skeptic called \"Bing McGhandi\" openly mocks the very types of evidence used to prove the existence of ghosts in an entry entitled \u003ca href\u003d\"http://hjhop.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-ghost-hunt.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMy Ghost Hunt...\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp; Mockery is one thing when it comes from someone claiming to be a hypno-toad but it is another coming from a human being.\u0026nbsp; Cubic's Rube writes an article purporting to explain how some things, like evidence of ghosts, are discovered -- \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cubiksrube.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/anomaly-hunting/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eAnomaly Hunting\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp; This article even questions the existence of UFOs!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe science of Creationism has been widely accepted for years now.\u0026nbsp; Thanks to Emperor Bush and the brave souls in the Texas Board of Education and their kindred spirits, the heretic teachings of Charles Darwin are all but forgotten -- unless you're a Skeptic.\u0026nbsp; In his post \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.theexaminingroom.com/2009/10/dialogues-with-darwin-exhibit/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDialogues with Darwin Exhibit\u003c/a\u003e, Dr. Charles waxes on about just how valuable Charles Darwin was to science.\u0026nbsp; Funny.\u0026nbsp; Even though we all know the world was created in 6 days, these people still hold on to these out-moded beliefs.\u0026nbsp; Evolutionists!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThink this threat is a small one.\u0026nbsp; Think again.\u0026nbsp; They are meeting up and using our technology.\u0026nbsp; They might even be sitting right next to you.\u0026nbsp; PodBlack is sending recommendations to skeptical bloggers in her post \u003ca href\u003d\"http://podblack.com/2009/09/the-process-of-skeptical-blogging-the-bridge/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eThe Process of Skeptical Blogging -- The Bridge\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp; These radicals are using technology to their advantage.\u0026nbsp; Not only that, they are organizing and having meetings.\u0026nbsp; A character called \"TechSkeptic\" brazenly writes about his attendance at a Skeptic conference right in New York City!\u0026nbsp; \u003ca href\u003d\"http://techskeptic.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-weekend-at-necss.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMy weekend at NECSS\u003c/a\u003e tells of an event with numerous Skeptics in attendence.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, how can you keep your kids from growing up and dabbling in Skepticism?\u0026nbsp; 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