Fighting Ignorance with Lies. http://sciencetics.com/ en-us 2007 Sciencetics.com Wed, 07 May 2008 10:45:00 -0800 Wed, 07 May 2008 10:45:00 -0800 webmaster@sciencetics.com Sciencetics.com Join us as we battle all manner of pseudoscience and superstition. We ridicule the claims and practices of true believers, then make up lies about them. Why do creationists eat their young? Why are all alien abductees also pyromaniacs? Why do holocaust deniers refuse to wear pants? Sciencetics.com webmaster@sciencetics.com yes http://sciencetics.com/episodes/012a_Sciencetics_-_Darwin_Day.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/012a_Sciencetics_-_Darwin_Day.mp3 Flash Episode 012a: Darwin Day: the holiday on which humanists and scientists drink the blood and eat the flesh of our long-dead lord. No wait.. that's barbaric and repulsive. We just eat cake. Podcasts Wed, 07 May 2008 10:45:00 -0800 yes Flash Episode 012a: Darwin Day: the holiday on which humanists and scientists drink the blood and eat the flesh of our long-dead lord. No wait.. that's barbaric and repulsive. We just eat cake. sciencetics, science, atheism, morality, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design, moon, nasa, moon landing, hoax, apollo, primal therapy, psychotherapy, mental illness, cult, segway, bigfoot, numerology, darwin, scientology, dianetics 3:05 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/012_Sciencetics_-_Homeopathy.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/012_Sciencetics_-_Homeopathy.mp3 Episode 012: Homeopathy is like sociopathy, in that its practitioners have no conscience. They claim to be able to treat any disease, including those for which real medicine has found no cure. This offering of false hope is wack, and so is your face. Podcasts Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:45:00 -0800 yes Episode 012: Homeopathy is like sociopathy, in that its practitioners have no conscience. They claim to be able to treat any disease, including those for which real medicine has found no cure. This offering of false hope is wack, and so is your face. sciencetics, science, atheism, morality, homeopathy, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design, moon, nasa, moon landing, hoax, apollo, primal therapy, psychotherapy, mental illness, cult, segway, bigfoot, numerology 7:23 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/011_Sciencetics_-_Satanism.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/011_Sciencetics_-_Satanism.mp3 Episode 011: Child sacrifices, drinking goat blood, summoning demons. These are good ice breakers. But are they the province of Satanists, or just inventions of Fundamentalist Christians, the mainstream media, and Hollywood? Answer: They are inventions of Fundamentalist Christians, the mainstream media, and Hollywood. Now you don't have to listen to this episode. Podcasts Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:45:00 -0800 yes Episode 011: Child sacrifices, drinking goat blood, summoning demons. These are good ice breakers. But are they the province of Satanists, or just inventions of Fundamentalist Christians, the mainstream media, and Hollywood? Answer: They are inventions of Fundamentalist Christians, the mainstream media, and Hollywood. Now you don't have to listen to this episode. sciencetics, science, atheism, morality, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design, moon, nasa, moon landing, hoax, apollo, primal therapy, psychotherapy, mental illness, cult, segway, bigfoot, numerology 10:10 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/010_Sciencetics_-_Listener_Feedback.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/010_Sciencetics_-_Listener_Feedback.mp3 Episode 010: Thank you for the feedback you've sent so far. We could have done it without you. And we did. In this episode, we answer your letters and leave you lacking both dignity and pants. Also, the Sciencetics Store is open! Finally, you have a chance to do some unpaid advertising for us. Podcasts Sat, 7 Dec 2007 10:45:00 -0800 yes Episode 010: Thank you for the feedback you've sent so far. We could have done it without you. And we did. In this episode, we answer your letters and leave you lacking both dignity and pants. Also, the Sciencetics Store is open! Finally, you have a chance to do some unpaid advertising for us. sciencetics, science, atheism, morality, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design, moon, nasa, moon landing, hoax, apollo, primal therapy, psychotherapy, mental illness, cult, segway, bigfoot, numerology 6:00 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/009_Sciencetics_-_Flip_Flopping_Scientists.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/009_Sciencetics_-_Flip_Flopping_Scientists.mp3 Episode 009: Why can't scientists make up their minds about anything? Because that's how science works, dumbass. Porter explains how scientific progress is made, and why the public should be grateful and worshipful of scientists, AKA gods on earth. Podcasts Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:45:00 -0800 yes Episode 009: Why can't scientists make up their minds about anything? Because that's how science works, dumbass. Porter explains how scientific progress is made, and why the public should be grateful and worshipful of scientists, AKA gods on earth. sciencetics, science, atheism, morality, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design, moon, nasa, moon landing, hoax, apollo, primal therapy, psychotherapy, mental illness, cult, segway, bigfoot, numerology 8:24 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/008a_Sciencetics_-_The_Morals_of_Atheism.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/008a_Sciencetics_-_The_Morals_of_Atheism.mp3 Flash Episode 008a: Porter and Hotel show that you can't be a moral person unless you devote your life to an invisible superhero who lives in outer space and was invented in the Bronze Age. Podcasts Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:45:00 -0800 yes Flash Episode 008a: Porter and Hotel show that you can't be a moral person unless you devote your life to an invisible superhero who lives in outer space and was invented in the Bronze Age. sciencetics, science, atheism, morality, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design, moon, nasa, moon landing, hoax, apollo, primal therapy, psychotherapy, mental illness, cult, segway, bigfoot, numerology 0:51 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/008_Sciencetics_-_Holocaust_Deniers.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/008_Sciencetics_-_Holocaust_Deniers.mp3 Episode 008: People who deny the holocaust aren't "people" in the biological sense, though a few million years of evolution might lead them in that direction. Hotel and Porter travel to rural Louisibamasippi to interview one of these abominations, and try to discover why holocaust deniers refuse to wear pants. Podcasts Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:45:00 -0800 yes Episode 008: People who deny the holocaust aren't "people" in the biological sense, though a few million years of evolution might lead them in that direction. Hotel and Porter travel to rural Louisibamasippi to interview one of these abominations, and try to discover why holocaust deniers refuse to wear pants. sciencetics, science, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design, moon, nasa, moon landing, hoax, apollo, primal therapy, psychotherapy, mental illness, cult, segway, bigfoot, numerology 8:42 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/007_Sciencetics_-_Numerology.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/007_Sciencetics_-_Numerology.mp3 Episode 007: Numerology is like a science, except that it's not anything like a science. Indistinguishable from mathematics until 2,600 years ago, numerologists tap into the "ancient wisdom" of "numbers" such as "14". Modern numerologists use data mining to trick people into believing that random coincidences are meaningful. Also, they make sculptures out of earwax. Podcasts Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:45:00 -0800 yes Episode 007: Numerology is like a science, except that it's not anything like a science. Indistinguishable from mathematics until 2,600 years ago, numerologists tap into the "ancient wisdom" of "numbers" such as "14". Modern numerologists use data mining to trick people into believing that random coincidences are meaningful. Also, they make sculptures out of earwax. sciencetics, science, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design, moon, nasa, moon landing, hoax, apollo, primal therapy, psychotherapy, mental illness, cult, segway, bigfoot, numerology 9:06 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/006_Sciencetics_-_Bigfoot.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/006_Sciencetics_-_Bigfoot.mp3 Episode 006: Do you have size 22 (US) or above feet? Are you nine feet tall? You might be a Bigfoot--there are some nutjobs who would like to take your picture, and some NBA scouts who would like to speak with you. Porter and Hotel examine this North American legend and provide several arguments against its/your existence. They also unveil the surprising "photoejaculatory hypothesis". Podcasts Sat, 27 Sep 2007 10:45:00 -0800 yes Episode 006: Do you have size 22 (US) or above feet? Are you nine feet tall? You might be a Bigfoot--there are some nutjobs who would like to take your picture, and some NBA scouts who would like to speak with you. Porter and Hotel examine this North American legend and provide several arguments against its/your existence. They also unveil the surprising "photoejaculatory hypothesis". sciencetics, science, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design, moon, nasa, moon landing, hoax, apollo, primal therapy, psychotherapy, mental illness, cult, segway, bigfoot 7:44 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/005_Sciencetics_-_Pseudo_Psychotherapy.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/005_Sciencetics_-_Pseudo_Psychotherapy.mp3 Episode 005: Are you mentally ill? Porter tells you why you should avoid primal therapy, a cult disguised as a method for curing mental illness. The goal of primal therapy is to release you from repressed "Pain"... with a capital P, that rhymes with T, and that stands for Tool. Also, you have to ride a Segway. Podcasts Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:45:00 -0800 yes Episode 005: Are you mentally ill? Porter tells you why you should avoid primal therapy, a cult disguised as a method for curing mental illness. The goal of primal therapy is to release you from repressed "Pain"... with a capital P, that rhymes with T, and that stands for Tool. Also, you have to ride a Segway. sciencetics, science, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design, moon, nasa, moon landing, hoax, apollo, primal therapy, psychotherapy, mental illness, cult, segway 8:32 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/004_Sciencetics_-_Moon_Landing_Hoaxers.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/004_Sciencetics_-_Moon_Landing_Hoaxers.mp3 Episode 004: A staggering number of people (four) do not believe that human beings ever set foot on the moon. Like terrorists and Democrats, they hate America. Porter explores their arguments, their motivations, and their moms. Podcasts Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:45:00 -0800 yes Episode 004: A staggering number of people (four) do not believe that human beings ever set foot on the moon. Like terrorists and Democrats, they hate America. Porter explores their arguments, their motivations, and their moms. sciencetics, science, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design, moon, nasa, moon landing, hoax, apollo 7:36 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/003_Sciencetics_-_Intelligent_Design_Creationists.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/003_Sciencetics_-_Intelligent_Design_Creationists.mp3 Episode 003: This week we feature Underdrawers, a special guest who holds a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science from a non-accredited university that he invented. He will explain how the young earth creationists made a Smeagol-like retreat into their dank caves, only to emerge Gollum-like under the banner of Intelligent Design. Podcasts Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:45:00 -0800 yes Episode 003: This week we feature Underdrawers, a special guest who holds a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science from a non-accredited university that he invented. He will explain how the young earth creationists made a Smeagol-like retreat into their dank caves, only to emerge Gollum-like under the banner of Intelligent Design. sciencetics, science, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, id, intelligent design 8:06 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/002_Sciencetics_-_Young_Earth_Creationists.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/002_Sciencetics_-_Young_Earth_Creationists.mp3 Episode 002: Among the ugliest, most disfigured people to have ever lived are young earth creationists. They believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible, which is a book. They will stop at nothing to return the United States to a pre-enlightenment era of education. They sacrifice children. Podcasts Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:45:00 -0800 yes Episode 002: Among the ugliest, most disfigured people to have ever lived are young earth creationists. They believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible, which is a book. They will stop at nothing to return the United States to a pre-enlightenment era of education. They sacrifice children. sciencetics, science, skepticism, scepticism, skeptic, creationism, young earth, comedy, skeptoid, skeptics guide, 7:09 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/001_Sciencetics_-_Manifesto.mp3 http://sciencetics.com/episodes/001_Sciencetics_-_Manifesto.mp3 Episode 001: Hosts Porter and Hotel present the manifesto of Sciencetics: to educate the public while fighting pseudoscience by making up lies about pseudoscientists. Did you know that creationists and psychics eat their young? Podcasts Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:15:00 -0800 yes Episode 001: Hosts Porter and Hotel present the manifesto of Sciencetics: to educate the public while fighting pseudoscience by making up lies about pseudoscientists. Did you know that creationists and psychics eat their young? sciencetics, science, skepticism, skeptic, creationism, comedy 5:33