Mysticism and its dangers

The website of Alex Jones, who spreads conspiracy theories. Image: depositphotos.com

An alarming trend of an increase in the circulation of conspiracy theories that deny attacks that took place

Worse than that, there is a huge increase in the number of injuries to the families of victims of attacks by people who were convinced that the attacks were a production and that the victims were actors
Supersensory phenomena. Photo: depositphotos.com

Things that people know: is it natural to believe?

Corbus wonders: "Is religion part of human nature? Why do people need religion? Do we have some quality that makes us believe? Is it a natural state for man to believe in the supernatural?"
James Randi in 2007. By ensceptico - IMGP3954, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2197228

"Reality Sick" - James Randi, the rationalist magician has passed away

Prayer for the healing of a terminally ill patient. Illustration: shutterstock

About New Age "science".

Astrology is seen as a science. Illustration: shutterstock

Americans support science, but many of them think astrology is science

Stop with the racist stereotypes. Illustration: shutterstock

Defense against prejudice / Ed Jung

Witches in "Halloween". Illustration: shutterstock

Witch hunt - definitely not Halloween

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

the whisperer of the dead

Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst, authors of the book Healing or Temptation in a lecture at the Cypress campus, October 18, 2010. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

This is how you will become successful charlatans

Bottles of homeopathic medicines. From Wikipedia

Homeopathy against candida. that's where I suspected.

The logo of the Gate of Heaven sect who committed suicide in 1997 because of the belief that the comet Hale Bop heralds the end of the world

The end of the world - the predictions that did not come true

Remains of buildings from the Mayan culture. Photo: NASA

Why hasn't the end of the world come?

2012 HOAX website logo

How to prepare for the end of the world

Antique medicine bottles from Britain. From Wikipedia

Placebo 5 - Placebo treatments and the moral debate

A surgical experiment in which electrodes were implanted in the brains of Parkinson's patients, and some of them did not work (a placebo version of a medical device), from Wikipedia

Placebo 4 - so is there Bo or Invo?!

pills. From Wikipedia

Placebo 3 - the study of the phenomenon

Placebo. From Wikipedia

Placebo 2 - a myth?

Franz Messer. From Wikipedia

Placebo 1 - the deceptive effect

It cannot be tested with scientific tools. Illustration: Gilad Diamant

It cannot be tested with scientific tools

An ancient illustration that clarifies the correct way of performing torture by stamping. Make no mistake!

How to start a new cult. The complete guide in seven steps

Macanquen stone tablet depicting the Mayan king Tajai Chan Ahk. Photo: Lindert, from Wikipedia

2012: It's time to change the dates

eat well Women in the village of Hondo Tchiri in Burkina Faso prepare kilo millet, a high-fiber grain that is an ingredient in many dishes. Credit: Marco Schmidt

Who knows, children, what happens if you don't eat?

Numbers. Image from Wikipedia, adding the numbers - Gilad Diamant

Numerology II - the evidence?

Numbers. From Wikipedia

Numerology I - the miraculous power of numbers

Apple logo from the XNUMXs "Think Different"

The trap of positive thinking / Ella Katznelson

A glass of milk, from Wikipedia

The milk panic - a response to the video circulating on the Internet

praying hands Painting by Albrecht Dürer, around 1508. Free image from Wikipedia

Delusions can kill

2012 HOAX website logo

Not the end of the world 2012: there is no reason for hysteria

Mahatma Gandhi's personal birth chart

Astrology in test III - compatibility tests

The 12 zodiac signs, wood engraving, 16th century. From Wikipedia

Astrology in the test - II: saying goodbye to the sun signs

Zodiac mosaic - Beit Alpha Synagogue - sixth century

Astrology in test I - the signs of the sun