25 years ago in reason. (Citings)."It's always fun to watch a sacred cow sacred cow n. One that is immune from criticism, often unreasonably so: "The need for widespread secrecy has become a sacred cow" Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. get barbecued, especially when it's the FBI...Former Acting Director L. Patrick Gray (of Watergate burn-bag fame) and two lesser panjandara are under indictment for "conspiracy to deprive Americans of their civil rights." -Bill Birmingham, Brickbats "The talk-to-your-plants fad is based on the claim that plants can perceive and feel emotions just like humans can. The main anchor for this fad was a 1968 report by C. Backster in the International Journal of Parapsychology The Journal of Parapsychology is a semi-annual publication "devoted primarily to the original publication of experimental results and other research findings in extrasensory perception and psychokinesis. . He stated that plants could perceive, as recorded by polygraph An instrument used to measure physiological responses in humans when they are questioned in order to determine if their answers are truthful. Also known as a "lie detector," the polygraph has a controversial history in U.S. law. , the killing of brine shrimp -Armando Simon, "How Science Should Deal With Pseudoscience pseu·do·sci·ence n. A theory, methodology, or practice that is considered to be without scientific foundation. pseu " "Let's quit picking on commercial television's preoccupation with sex and violence...With TV the raw sex and brute violence that fascinates those not tutored in fine artistic renditions would be obtained in bawdy bawd·y adj. bawd·i·er, bawd·i·est 1. Humorously coarse; risqué. 2. Vulgar; lewd. bawd  i·ly adv. songs, humor, gossip, fantasy, dime novels, and all the other means by which human beings have managed to entertain themselves before television and before the current swarm of sociologists were let loose." -Tibor R. Machan, "Sex and Violence Revisited" |
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