Daily Archives: Tue 16 Apr 2019

Episode 246 – …Remember

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Streamed live on 27 Jan 2019 As most of you know by this point, last week, our friend and Co-host Heretic Woman died in her sleep unexpectedly. This week we invite our friends and members of the skeptical community to join us in sharing memories and thoughts. #5MFS ‘mmmmmmmmRAAAAAAAAAGH!’ (Show Notes) Star Trek II: The […more]

Episode 245 – Change With the Times

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Streamed live on 20 Jan 2019 After talking with Dr. Courtney “Nuka” Plante last week, it seems only fair to go back over part of the discussion: How do we deal with learning new information and need to change how we fundamentally think about an issue? #5MFS ‘CONGRATULATIONS!’ (Show Notes) Sid Vicious – My Way […more]

Episode 244 – People are, basically, GOOD!

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Streamed live on 13 Jan 2019 Back in November, Ari Stillman from “The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand podcast” posed this question to their Facebook feed: “Let’s say you have information which, should you release it to the media, has a 95% chance of getting Trump out of office. The thing is, the story […more]

Episode 243 – That’s NOT What I Said

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Streamed live on 6 Jan 2019 Sooner or later, we skeptics have to explain, sometimes over and OVER again, “Just because I don’t believe ‘X’ DOES NOT MEAN I think ‘X’ is False!” So, let’s go over this concept ALL OVER again! #5MFS ‘Waves’ Darkmatter2525 – The Real God: An Epiphany https://youtu.be/-j8ZMMuu7MU Flying Penguins | […more]

Episode 242 – End of the Line

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Streamed live on 30 Dec 2018 As 2018 comes to a close, there are a number of adjectives that have been attributed to it; “Dumpster Fire” being one of the most-used, it seems. But what are we remembering the most of this year gone by… and what do we want to forget? #5MFS ‘Anti-intellectualism’

Episode 241 – Front Lines of the War

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Streamed live on 23 Dec 2018 “The War on Christmas” isn’t a ‘thing’. It never was. But you know what ARE a ‘thing’? YULE GOATS! “Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr”, the goats who pull Thor’s chariot! #5MFS ‘Nero’ (Show Notes) Wikipedia: Yule Goat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Goat Wikipedia: Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanngri… Commercial: 1982 – Carvel Santa and Chanukah cakes […more]

Episode 240 – Hitchslapping (NSFW)

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Streamed live on 16 Dec 2018 (WARNING – This WILL be a NO FILTERS show and as-such HIGHLY NSFW) We lost Christopher Hitchens 7 years ago this weekend. One of his well-known points was for his ability to poke strait through someone’s argument like a knife – typically referred to as a “Hitch Slap.” Tonight, […more]

Episode 239 – BBB, MMM, CCC…

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“Bitch-Bitch-Bitch, moan-moan-moan, complain-complain-complain! That’s all you ever F*’in’ do!” A hold-over from Shujin’s college days. Time to just complain about ANY and everything.. because ‘Why Not?’ #5MFS ‘Muninn’ (Show Notes) Coil “Tainted Love” 1985 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GUnU… Hollywood Squares – David vs Valerie (The You Fool! Episode) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFMaP…

Episode 238 – Magic, by any other name…

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The faithful call it ‘Miracles’ or ‘a test of faith to believe’. Theists have stood behind ‘God Did It’ as the answer to the as-yet-unexplained, but get offended at the idea that this is no different than calling it ‘Magic’. We’re diving into what the two terms have in common, why they’re functionally identical, and […more]

Episode 237 – 1st Amendment vs. the Prime Directive

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In the U.S. the First Amendment is well known for granting people the right to “Free Speech” and “Freedom of Religion”, among other things. In the Star Trek Universe, ‘The Prime Directive’ famously disallows for a starship’s crew to interfere in the natural evolution of a planet’s culture. John Allen Chau was a United States […more]