May 14 2010, 10:04 AM
QUOTE(frags @ Mar 28 2010, 09:06 PM)
Now to keep things interesting, I think having a weekly discussion(or monthly, depends on the contribution on these parts of the forum) on a local news/issue(based in Malaysia or maybe Singapore) that border on the woowoo/psuedoscience/ you know the drill rubbish. I think we'd find a lot of topics that we can discuss about(no real centrality, any domain of knowledge is fair game).
For example a news piece that reports on biorhythm pendants for instance(I've not read any news piece on this, this is just an example).
So we could move on to new topics as new things pop up and to keep things interesting. It has to be local.
Please give suggestions on topics, or format, anything you think would benefit the community here.
PS : I could get this thread pinned if I find enough response to this. I'm looking for feedback first.
Is this still on? I think it'll be an interesting section.For example a news piece that reports on biorhythm pendants for instance(I've not read any news piece on this, this is just an example).
So we could move on to new topics as new things pop up and to keep things interesting. It has to be local.
Please give suggestions on topics, or format, anything you think would benefit the community here.
PS : I could get this thread pinned if I find enough response to this. I'm looking for feedback first.
A lot of these things like biorythm pendants and salt lamps are merely products of MLM schemes. I don't think their even organizers believe they work but they need a product to legitimize a shady business. Its so easy to rip off gullible people. Just assign some miracle powers to the product and have a westerner say something about it.
If LYN doesn't have a dedicated thread for scam alerts for consumer products, it might be a good time to start one.
Btw, skepticism is a big area because you can question pretty much everything, including faith. Do you propose to limit it to the pseudoscience behind dodgy products only?
This post has been edited by Beastboy: May 14 2010, 10:16 AM
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