Michael Shermer Nuggets

This post has absolutely nothing to do with bikes (but there is a bike frame in a couple of the videos below!), and will probably get me into lots of trouble with some folks, but oh well...

So, I read this book a couple years ago:



and when the skeptic society was running a special on signed copies, I ordered a copy:



I dig Michael Shermer and the way he thinks. I've read a few of his books over the years, and I was fortunate enough to see him debate Kent Hovind a few years back at UC Irvine.

Here's a clip I dug up after receiving my latest skeptic email newsletter that pretty much shows what he's all about:



and the second part:




Good stuff to keep in mind when evaluating ideas/products or doing science, I reckon. Ah, crap, I reckon we all should just shut up and drink the Kool-aid, though, eh?

That's a great blog, that kool-aid one - navigate to the home page after reading that link I just couldn't help but posting... hee hee... good stuff over there!