In case readers have been following comments to my earlier posts on this biblical paleobabble issue, I decided to make things convenient. Please note that they may not be any more decipherable, since the articles I link to below require at least a decent grasp of the...
Conspiracy Theories
Using Google Books to Combat PaleoBabble
I mentioned a while back that I was reading a book called Building in Egypt. It's about construction and masonry techniques in ancient Egypt. I'm still hitting it (among other books) a few pages here and there. But the thought struck me today that I could share some...
Dead Sea Scroll Conspiracy Dies — Again
The first time was a few years after the scrolls were discovered when, contrary to nitwits like Baigent and Leigh ("The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception"), the scrolls began to be published. (For an account of the publishing history of the scrolls -- other than simply...
Dr. Michael Brown on the Black Israelites Idea
I haven't watched or listened to this yet, but I'm expecting Dr. Brown to have some sound insights on this paleobabble.
The State of the Surveillance State: 2018: UK Edition
Big Brother watch posted this link to the state of citizen surveillance in the UK: Annual Report for 2016/17. A nice look at the future everywhere in the West.
Music on the Moon from Aliens?
Not surprisingly, no. Expat over at the Emoluments of Mars blog does the investigative work alien conspiracists just won't do. The post reproduces an assessment by James Concannon among other items. Have a look -- a very normal explanation.
Conspiracy Thinking and Intolerance
I recommend this UK Telegraph article to anyone interested in how ("big C") conspiracists think: "The 9-11 Conspiracy Theorist Who Changed His Mind." It's about the conversion, so to speak, of a formerly high-profile 9-11 Truther. Very interesting, and certainly...
The Death of UFOlogy
The obituary is here. Hard to argue with it, as it's been hijacked and fractured by the weirder fringes.
RFID Chips are Yesterday’s Mark of the Beast: Introducing Nanochips and Smart Dust
This article ought to make all those people who have equated the mark of the Beast with microchips blush with naive embarrassment and then curl into the fetal position: "Nanochips And Smart Dust: The Dangerous New Face Of The Human Microchipping Agenda" Hmmm .......