Deuteronomy 13:6-11

6 If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods that neither you nor your fathers have known,
7 gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other),
8 do not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity. Do not spare him or shield him.
9 You must certainly put him to death. Your hand must be the first in putting him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
10 Stone him to death, because he tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.

Deuteronomy 13:6-11

Think I'll give that whole judeo-christian-abrahamic thing a fucking miss, thanks.

Antivaxer Logic

Bananas are rich in potassium.

Potassium explodes on contact with water.

The human body is > 60% water - and in infants that number is higher!

Therefore, bananas make you explode

Minor problem with comments - do not be alarmed

Yes, your comments are being accepted, they're just not showing up immediately due to some obscure cache setting hidden away in the depths of SubText. I'm working on it, honest.

I'll clean up duplicates as they appear, until such time as I get it fixed.

Speaker Registration Thread for Skepticator Live

Skepticator Live is taking place in just over a week. If you're attending and want to speak, this thread is where you register your interest.

Simply leave a comment below with

  • Your name
  • A very brief bio
  • The chosen subject for your 5-minute talk
  • Preference for a time of the evening you'd like to go on stage

Don't comment here unless you're registering to speak. I'll delete any comments that aren't registrations because this will form my master list for the evening

In formal pre-registration we currently have Chrys Stevenson speaking on Australia as a Christian Nation, me speaking on counting in 8-bit binary, and Dave The Happy Singer and I are doing at least one song. I have reserve talks if everyone is shy, but the idea is to get grassroots skeptics talking, so register your interest now.

Yes, I will be taking registrations on the night. No you don't have to speak. Yes, there is an optional 5-minute Q&A. No, you can't go over unless you're super fantastically awesome. Yes, you can do a song, but pre-arrange any weird instrumental needs with me. Yes, you can read something pre-prepped. No, you can't have a powerpoint presentation. Yes, you may use visual aids, within reason. Yes, you can come a little early and set up if you need to. Yes, you can speak twice if there's room, but not if we're oversubscribed. Yes, you can finish earlier than 5 minutes. Yes, you can skip the Q&A but a room full of skeptics may hunt you down and interrogate you anyway so best to get it out of the way up front.

So get registering, you lot.

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