Do You Know These People? If Not, You Should.....

Who and what do you rely on for information and advice?

What do you mean, George?

Simple, when trying to gather information and evidence, learn about, or make a decision about religion, a so-called alternative 'medical' treatment, astrology, whether to use your chiropractor as your 'primary care doctor, which Reiki master to use, whether to rely on a psychic when making life-changing decisions, and so on, what do you do?

Here are some folks and places where you should seek help:

Pat Condell,  can pretty much answer all of your religious questions.

Dr. Barrett's Quackwatch has tons of information about so-called alternative medicine, chiropractors, and all of the bogus treatments out there. 

Dr. Andy Lewis, a British physician, has Quackometer. In addition to the articles he writes, he also has the Quackometer. Enter a name or website address and the Quackometer will evaluate it for you. 

Christopher Hitchens,  sadly is no longer with us. The world lost one of the greatest intellects, ever. He's written many books and engaged in hundreds of debates.


Orac  is a surgeon specializing in breast cancer. He spends much of his free time ferreting-out the quacks and charlatans who prey on the uninformed and gullible. Yeah, you know the ones.

Harriett A. Hall, MD, is a retired family physician and former Air Force flight surgeon. She writes about medicine, quackery, critical thinking, and so on. She's a great writer and there's tons of information on her site.

Give Tim Minchin  ten minutes and he'll explain just about everything you need to know about so-called alternative medicine, psychics, and such. And, it's funny.... Do yourself a favor.

You surely don't go to chiropractors, do you? It was dreamed-up in 1895 by a grocer who had no medical training. He spoke of innate intelligence and vitalism. He said just about any illness could be fixed by crackin' your back. He said that there are vetebral subluxations that can be fixed, by yes, crackin' your back. OK, let's say adjust. Since 1895 chiropractors have been adjusting to fix the vertebral subluxations. The only problem is, there isn't such a thing.

Want to learn about evolution, biology, science, and god(s)? Richard Dawkins might be able to help you.

Think your psychic, astrologer, energy healer is the real deal? Mr. Randi will give them $1,000,000. Yes, all they have to do is prove they're the real deal. Mr. Randi has been traveling the world for 3o years testing these folks. And, he still has his million dollars.

So, Aunt Sue pisses away a few bucks a week with her fortune teller, What's the harm? Hazel visits her chiropractor a couple of times a month, What's the harm?  Francis gets advice from her astrologer every month or so, What's the harm?  Helen sees a naturopath, they're real doctors, aren't they? What's the harm? Well, folks if you think all these people and their treatments and advice, for lack of better words, are always benign with no harmful or serious consequences, take a look here and find out for yourself. 

Dara O Briain, the most energetic and brilliant comedian I've ever seen. And, he skewers the "New Age" whack jobs. Do yourself a favor and watch this video.

This actually took quite a while to look-up these links and type out these few words. 

Well, for you doubters, remember Who has approved my website.  Yes, the Man upstairs. You think I'm wrong? Hmmm, suppose I'm not. What will He think if you don't follow these links?