18 November 2008, by Narendra Nayak
Narendra Nayak is traveling the country, training rationalists on how to investigate paranormal claims. Check to see if he is visiting your town!
15 November 2008, by Meera Nanda
...secular democracies must learn to balance the freedom of belief with an obligation to constantly push against irrationally held beliefs...
12 November 2008, by Ajita Kamal
Lord Hanuman has decided to help a different kind of king ascend to the throne this time around.
08 November 2008, by Sujai Karampuri
With religion in the picture, every habit, every idiosyncrasy, every ritual, is sanctioned by a mighty and glorious four-thousand year old civilization...
05 November 2008, by Nagesh K
Hindu Terrorists have arrived at last! And the double standards of the Hindutva brigade are in full glare.
01 November 2008, by Manoj TV
The writings and speeches of the new-age gurus such as Ravishankar, Deepak Chopra, or Ramdev are read with utmost seriousness by their followers
27 October 2008, by Sundeep Peswani
Ganesha, the elephant-headed god and the son of Shiva (and plenty of other titles), has graced this Earth by revealing himself to us as a 4-foot-tall embodiment of beauty and grace.
21 October 2008, by Ajita Kamal
A reason-based alternative to Shashi Tharoor's views on Hindu-Christian violence in India.
17 October 2008, by Sal Barra
Nature is what inspires me now that I have rejected religion and the idea of God. The scope and vastness of the universe is extremely inspirational.
14 October 2008, by Ajita Kamal
Last week I had the fortune of recording an interview with James Randi at one of his amazing lectures in New York City. I asked him about issues concerning rationalism and skepticism in India.
Added on 15 October 2008
For a more scientific explanation on why homeopathy is completely ridiculous, here is an excerpt from Stephen Barrett’s article in Quackwatch
Homeopathic products are made from minerals, botanical substances, and several other sources. If the original substance is soluble, one part is diluted with either nine or ninety-nine parts of distilled water and/or alcohol and shaken vigorously (succussed); if insoluble, it is finely ground and pulverized in similar proportions with powdered lactose (milk sugar). One part of the diluted medicine is then further diluted, and the process is repeated until the desired concentration is reached. Dilutions of 1 to 10 are designated by the Roman numeral X (1X = 1/10, 3X = 1/1,000, 6X = 1/1,000,000). Similarly, dilutions of 1 to 100 are designated by the Roman numeral C (1C = 1/100, 3C = 1/1,000,000, and so on). Most remedies today range from 6X to 30X, but products of 30C or more are marketed. Read the rest of this entry »
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