The Selective Skeptic

A skeptic is one who prefers beliefs and conclusions that are reliable and valid to ones that are comforting or convenient, and therefore rigorously and openly applies the methods of science and reason to all empirical claims, especially their own. A skeptic provisionally proportions acceptance of any claim to valid logic and a fair and … Read more

Ideomotor Pendules, Dont believe them

Do you really believe in Ideomotor Pendules?  Well, I dont. The reason is evident from the above comic…lol. What is ideomotor effect? The ideomotor effect is a psychological phenomenon wherein a subject makes motions unconsciously. As in reflexive responses to pain, the body sometimes reacts reflexively to ideas alone without the person consciously deciding to … Read more