why people beleive weird things

[synthesizer-patel]

short but entertaining piece from michael shermer

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?doc...17847381528211

[Read-Only]

short but entertaining piece from michael shermer

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?doc...17847381528211

Can't watch the video just at the moment, but don't need it anyway. The answer is very simple - many people are bored and want something exciting - and besides it's entertaining. That's exactly why we watch "action" movies and similar things.

[phlogistician]

Satan's toolshed? :-)

That was very good, in fact I might have to subscribe to 'Skeptic' again.

[cosmictraveler]

I already can tell shit from shineola why listen to his shineola?

[Stryder]

Satan's toolshed? :-)

That was very good, in fact I might have to subscribe to 'Skeptic' again.

Why subscribe? We should ask them to pop over and "Debunk" should they have the time.

[scott3x]

short but entertaining piece from michael shermer

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?doc...17847381528211

I found it to be pretty good; my father enjoys the skeptic and at times it says some -very- interesting things concerning what society at large believes. In the video above, I also noted that he said that all UFO sightings were -probably- all fakes. Even he wouldn't go so far as to categorically say he -knows- they were all fakes. While I think that he may still overconfident in that estimate, I think that it's always a good sign when people admit that they don't know everything concerning an issue.

[synthesizer-patel]

I already can tell shit from shineola why listen to his shineola?

It's very entertaining cosmic - i promise it wont be 15 mins of your ife you'll want back

[John99]

it was interesting. one music piece was er....

[scott3x]

it was interesting. one music piece was er....

The Satan one? Pretty funny, laugh :-)

[John99]

excuse me?

[scott3x]

excuse me?

Did you actually watch the video in its entirety? I'm talking about a song from Led Zeppelin that they played backwards at about 10:50 in the video.

[synthesizer-patel]

The Satan one? Pretty funny, laugh :-)

There's an hilarious skit by Bill Hicks on the subject of "hidden messages" rock albums

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_69yvFZH9U

[Crunchy Cat]

short but entertaining piece from michael shermer

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?doc...17847381528211

That rocked .

[BenTheMan]

Can't watch the video just at the moment, but don't need it anyway. The answer is very simple - many people are bored and want something exciting - and besides it's entertaining. That's exactly why we watch "action" movies and similar things.

Well, it's not quite that simple. Shermer breaks it down pretty nicely in his book of the same title.

[Read-Only]

Well, it's not quite that simple. Shermer breaks it down pretty nicely in his book of the same title.

I agree, but I was oversimplifying on purpose just to drive home a point.

[phlogistician]

There's an hilarious skit by Bill Hicks on the subject of "hidden messages" rock albums

Here's the not quite so hilarious documentary about the kids that tried suicide, and the redneck assholes that tried to blame Judas Priest for their own failings as parents;

http://www.videosift.com/video/Judas...-Suicide-Trial

It's long, but worth watching, the parents are truly despicable people.