Good production values. Slightly misleading, in that an audio recording of Tommy Davis talking about Marty Rathbun beating people is used to make it seem like he's talking about Miscavige beating people. No biggie though, since all the top dawgs are a bit slappy in that organization.
Physical violence that doesn't result in death or permanent injury is a minor complaint against Scientology. However, sometimes the minor complaints are the ones that matter (e.g., Al Capone and tax evasion).
And once it’s fracked, vomit it over the landscape
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I know you’re all busy fracking that poll, but this is relevant. It’s all
about the oil, and Charles Pierce always puts it so well. As we await the
decisio...
Acupuncture Doesn’t Work
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About a year ago the editors of Anesthesia & Analgesia solicited a written
debate on whether or not acupuncture is effective or simply an elaborate
placebo...
When in-group rebels have a cause…
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Despite the admiration we often have for whistle-blowers and the generous
adjectives we might use to describe them (e.g., courageous, principled,
moral) th...
Duran Adam
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Another Turkish term is entering the international lexicon: "duran adam",
or "standing man". Andy Carvin, "The 'Standing Man' of Turkey: Act of
Quiet Prot...
Mind and Morality
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One of the themes of this blog, reflecting my skeptical philosophy, is that
our brains construct reality – meaning that our perceptions, memories,
internal...
Suicide is unfunny. And I do feel bad. So...
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I'm not sure what to say about this very bizarre story. Or precisely how to
say it. (You know me well enough to know that I'm going to try.) The short
vers...
Religious bigotry is so important...apparently
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Well, that told all you gay people right?
Look, we know you want to join this movement, but you must remember it is
more important for you to be shunned ...
And so it begins...
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...the long-awaited migration to WordPress, promised ever since NatGeo took
over:
*Notice*: ScienceBlogs.com will be migrating to a new publishing platfo...
SciBlogs Downtime
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Hi guise!
SciBlogs will be changing cosmetically a bit in the next day or two (gonna
look more NatGeo and less Classic SciBlogs).
There is no point in c...
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