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There exists in society a very special class of persons that I have always referred to as the Believers. These are folks who have chosen to accept a certain religion, philosophy, theory, idea or notion and cling to that belief…

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Escapology has one thing going for it that probably made Harry Houdini such a superstar in his day and a legend in the present.…

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Religion is based upon blind faith supported by no evidence. Science is based upon confidence that results from evidence - and that confidence can be modified and/or reversed by further observations and experimentation. Science approaches truth, closer and closer, by hard dedicated work. Religion already has it all decided, and it's in the book. It's dogma, unchangeable, and unaffected by…

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One thing that has made a big comeback just recently is this business of speaking with the dead. To my innocent mind, 'dead' implies…

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I want to be cremated, and I want my ashes blown in Uri Geller's eyes.

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To make sure that my blasphemy is thoroughly expressed, I hereby state my opinion that the notion of a god is a basic superstition, that there is no evidence for the existence of any god(s), that devils, demons, angels and saints are myths, that there is no life after death, heaven nor hell, that the Pope is a dangerous, bigoted,…

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No evidence against a firmly-held belief, no matter how good or abundant it may be, will sway the true believer.

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I do not expect that homeopathy will ever be established as a legitimate form of treatment, but I do expect that it will continue…

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We owe it to our kids to inform them and train them how to think, not what to think.

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I questioned her further, and eventually got to talk to her doctor. And her doctor sort of shook his head and he said, I…

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Everyone who believes in telekinesis, raise my hand.

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... We in the USA have been depending on prayers, pleading, and self-abasement to a deity to bring us magical advantages, and have been encouraged to attribute our prosperity and general success among nations, to that sort of action. In my opinion, hard work and dedication to logic and reason ought to be recognized as the reasons for our achievements,…

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Magicians are the most honest people in the world; they tell you they're gonna fool you, and then they do it.

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