Skeptophilia

Every so often, I run into a claim that some archaeological site aligns with a particular astronomical object, and all too often, everyone d...

It must come as a shock to woo-woos to find out that some of their favorite wooful phenomena were actually invented by humans for purely dow...

What amazes me about so many crazy claims is that you get the impression that the people making them didn't even try to find a natural e...

What amazes me about so many crazy claims is that you get the impression that the people making them didn't even try to find a natural e...

It must come as a shock to woo-woos to find out that some of their favorite wooful phenomena were actually invented by humans for purely dow...

It's always interesting when woo-woos meld together different traditions, apparently not recognizing that if you have a ridiculous idea,...

What amazes me about so many crazy claims is that you get the impression that the people making them didn't even try  to find a natural ...

(One of a series of reposts, for your enjoyment while I'm on vacation.  First posted in September 2011.) *****************************...

Last year I wrote a piece about "ley lines," which are supposedly lines of "Earth energy" that run through sacred sites...