It can hardly have escaped the notice of even the most vaguely politically inclined that the current state of affairs with our de-facto two party system is less than ideal for the left-leaning voter. We have, in simple terms, a decision between Tony Abbott’s Super-Catholic Hooray Party and our current mob, who are steadily transforming into […]
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“Have you ever seen this symbol on the back of your food products?”
In July of 2009 the American Medical Association published two journal articles suggesting that healthy eating and exercise can significantly reduce chances of cardiovascular heart disease. Condensed-news website Shortnews reported the findings and received a tepid response from the attached forums. “[I]‘m sure any 2 year old could tell you what the scientists found out.” One […]
In brief: the South Australian Medical Board has officially condemned ‘bogus practitioners’ for taking advantage of vulnerable people, after a baby was crushed to death by a massage table at the clinic of an alternative therapist, referred to as an unregistered massage therapist, who claimed the ability to shrink cancerous tumors with massage therapy.
The article quotes […]
“[A]ppreciation of Science is fundamental to the culture of each citizen…” — RiAus
Wednesday evening I attended a free talk hosted by the Royal Institution of Australia, entitled ‘Science Fiction to Science Fact’, the talk was given by two excellent speakers: Fred Watson, who managed to convey with humour and jubilation his passion for Astronomy and Sean Williams, […]
A short biography of Gordon Nordstromm:
Gordon, known to the æther realm as The Red Rat, is a practicing psychic adept, Hengemage and Eco-Alchemist. Rising to fame in 2005 with his experiment to turn butter into frogs, Gordon has been challenging conventional wisdom at every turn with his keen insight and knowledge of supernatural realms.
At present, […]
The ‘City of Churches’ is perhaps not the best place for an Atheist to live, a place where one quickly becomes resigned to seeing at least one church every few streets on the way to work or school. However, the topic of this post is not the sheer volume of steepled worship-dens for which my […]
Source article here.
It’s always a good day when successful Atheist endeavors make (what I catch myself thinking of as) the ‘real’ news, that is to say, the news which is on the television and in mainstream newspapers. In just one such case recently, a young gentleman has (with the help of the English National Secular […]
Recently, while on my way home from University, I was stopped by a young Christian gentleman who forcefully explained that he had a great gift to give to me. Dubious (and suspecting the gift would prove to be ‘Jesus!’), I listened for a few moments before apologizing and explaining that I was an Atheist and […]
Disclaimer: the comparison of Indigenous healers to Alternative Medicine practitioners found in this article is only intended to reflect the content of a single short documentary and the individuals depicted. I have since realized that generalizations regarding the ‘Ngangkari’ healers are culturally insensitive and incorrect. For this reason, it is recommended that readers of this […]
