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TERRIFYING TALENT! Freaky Magician GIRL Scares Judges & Audience On Asia's Got Talent!

TERRIFYING TALENT! Freaky Magician GIRL Scares Judges & Audience On Asia's Got Talent!

By: Krishna  •  Critical Thinkers  •  32 Comments  •  5 years ago

WARNING: If you don't understand what's going on here, you might find it to be scary or otherwise upsetting-- so perhaps you should decide not to watch it!
Dr. Richard Ireland, Psychic Demonstration. Real . . . or Fake? (Steve Allen Show 1960)

Dr. Richard Ireland, Psychic Demonstration. Real . . . or Fake? (Steve Allen Show 1960)

Via: Krishna  •  Critical Thinkers  •  33 Comments  •  5 years ago

Richard Ireland demonstrates his psychic abilities on the Steve Allen Show in 1969.  During the show, Steve Allen, an ardent skeptic, even provides commentary to acknowledge the validity of...
Men with Pens

Men with Pens

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  25 Comments  •  7 years ago

Virtually everyone agrees that the Holy books of religions (especially the Abrahamic religions) were written by ancient men.   That is, there are no popular claims that God literally wrote these...
Presuming Certainty

Presuming Certainty

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  94 Comments  •  6 years ago

Theological discussions often turn ugly.   A major contributing factor is our terminology.  Theists seem to equate ' atheist ' with ' evil ' while atheists liken ' theist ' with ' mindless...
Burden of Proof

Burden of Proof

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  268 Comments  •  5 years ago

In debate, one often encounters the phrase 'burden of proof' or 'burden of evidence'.   This will typically follow a claim by one of the debaters.    For example, one might claim:...
Just a Theory

Just a Theory

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  8 Comments  •  7 years ago

If you dismiss a scientific theory as ' just a theory ' you do not understand science.   The word ' theory ' has an everyday (colloquial) meaning of:  " An idea used to account for a situation...
Men with Pens

Men with Pens

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  26 Comments  •  7 years ago

Virtually everyone agrees that the Holy books of religions (especially the Abrahamic religions) were written by ancient men.   That is, there are no popular claims that God literally wrote these...
Existence

Existence

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  60 Comments  •  6 years ago

Ever conduct a thought experiment?   The idea is to engage in highly disciplined speculation to explore questions whose answers are beyond our ability to confirm (or even test).   It is an...
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