All Blog Posts Tagged 'superstition' (6)

Welcome to our Semi-Dark Age: The Darkness Strikes Back

I've begun a series of video-essays on YouTube titled "Welcome to our Semi-Dark Age". The first episode is now up (in three parts, due to time-length restrictions by YouTube) - hopefully, my skills at video recording/editing will improve as I make more videos. Similarly, my pronunciation of English words remains a work in progress ... In any case, I've embedded herein the three videos of this first episode of the series, titled…
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Added by Pierre H. Vachon on September 8, 2011 at 7:56pm — 3 Comments

Good Luck!!

Robert wrote this in chat this morning, and in the context, I know he was trying to encourage Heather as she headed out to an interview today. As I thought about it, I wondered if we really think about the things we say out of habit or out of a thoughtlessness borne out of tradition or good gestures, such as saying "bless you" when someone sneezes.

We say things like that without understanding the meaning or the origins of it and it seems an acceptable way to communicate our well…

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Added by james d on May 25, 2011 at 2:51pm — 3 Comments

Death anxiety linked to acceptance of intelligent design: study

I can't say that I'm always 100% sold on these types of psychological studies, but I'm no expert in the field. However, this certainly seems right.  - Dallas

 

Death anxiety linked to acceptance of intelligent design: study



Research conducted at the University of British Columbia and Union College found that people's death anxiety was associated with support of intelligent design and rejection…

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Added by Dallas the Phallus on March 31, 2011 at 10:30am — 14 Comments

Woman Kills Baby by Jumping from Balcony to Avoid the Devil



Okay, take a good read, because this is un-freaking-believable!



A BABY died when 12 members of a family leapt from a third-floor balcony fleeing what they believed was the DEVIL.


The tragedy happened after a wife woke to see her naked husband moving around…
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Added by Monica Salcedo (Monicks) on October 25, 2010 at 2:00pm — 9 Comments

Bundle of joy

Sadly, this is overwhelmingly true.

Added by Monica Salcedo (Monicks) on October 25, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

So you're offended? So what.

People believe a great many things.



Some people believe that rearranging furniture in your house changes the flow of energy in your life, so the correct arrangement and orientation of household items is crucial. The correct arrangement can lead to success, health and wealth. So don’t sleep with you feet facing the door, or something.

Some people believe aliens travel for billions of light years to land next to hopeless and desperate individuals to insert probes in their anus. I… Continue

Added by Andrew Skegg on November 7, 2009 at 8:40pm — 4 Comments

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