What influence, in fact, have ecclesiastical establishments had on society?
What’s New in The Skeptic’s Dictionary & Skeptic’s Refuge There is a new post on the Mass Media Bunk blog about how not to interview a psychic author. I also updated the penile plethysmograph entry to link to a story about a recent court decision barring the use of this invasive device as a condition of a sex offender’s release from prison. For some reason, one of the judges who ruled in this 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision thinks that the device makes it possible to probe a man’s “innermost thoughts.” Maybe Judge Noonan knows something we don’t know. I’ve also posted comments from readers on sleep paralysis and dej vu. Independence Day Today, we commemorate our nation’s independence and separation from the British Empire. I’d like to commemorate as well the vision of independence from the tyranny of men who use God and religion to oppress others. That vision is expressed in both the Declaration of Independence and in the U.S. Constitution. The Declaration of Independence mention
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