Indian Skeptic March 2010

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INDIANSKEPTIC

Impact of Science andTechnology on People

Mayan Calendar and the

End of the World Hoax

Mother Mary Shedding Tears!

Indo-Pak Peace Talks andTaliban Provocations


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INDIAN

SKEPTICNo. 01/03 March 2010

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It shall be the duty

of every citizen ofIndia -

to develop thescientific temper,

humanism and thespirit of inquiry and

reform

(Article 51A (h) Part IVA -

Fundemental Duties,

Constitution of India)


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SKEPTICNo.01/03 March 2010


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Rieki,

Feng-shui, Vastu


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Charles Darwin


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Anur R Puniyani a Gameprogrammer from Bangalore

If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school

metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any

abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No.

Does it contain any experimental reasoning, concerning

matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the

flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and

illusion.

David Hume

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748)

BS


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End of the World

"Half a truth is often a great lie" -Benjamin Franklin

End of the World in 2012

Myth 1: The Mayan calendar predicts thatthe earth will end on December 21, 2012

Truth:

Myth 2: Sun storms will destroy ozonelayer and all life on earth.

Truth:


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Myth 3: The Bible says it.

Truth:

Myth 4: Yellowstone Super-volcano willdestroy the human life.

Truth:

Myth 5: NASA says comet will strike in2012

A date inscription for theMayan Long Count


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Truth:

Myth 6: Earths magnetic field change orPole Shifting.


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BS

Truth:

Myth 7: Physicists confirms the end of theworld in 2012

Truth:

If it turns out that there is a God, I dont think that hes evil. But

the worst that you can say about him is that basically hes an

underachiever.

Woody Allen

Love and Death (1975 film)

Saurabh Garg is based in Delhi and

runs a Computer Networking Firm


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ATHEIST EVE

Atheist EveAtheist Eve

Atheist Eve Indian Skeptic

Unbelievable!


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The image of Mother Mary shedding tears;

Inset: the vial containing tears


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Relevant points of the statement


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Humanism affirms and reaffirms that the source of al moral

values is human need, interest, and experience. Ethics is social,

autonomous, and situational needing no divine, religious or

ideological sanction. If we do not steal or cheat or lie or commit

something immoral it is not because Buddha or Krishna, Jesus

or Allah had said it wrong; it is because our experience tells us

it is wrong since it is inimical to the interests of the society.

H.Narasimhaiah

Science, Nonscience and the Paranormal (1987)

BS


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Taliban's Rule of Law! A photograph by RAWA

(Revolutionary Association of Women of

Afghanistan - Courtesy: Wikipedia)


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All religions are founded on blood, for all, as is known, rest

essentially on the idea of sacrifice that is, on the perpetual

immolation of humanity to the insatiable vengeance of divinity.

In this blood mystery, man is always the victim, and the priest

a man also, but one privileged by grace is the divine

executioner.

Michael Bakunin

Federalism, Socialism, and Anti-Theologism (1867)

Dr Ram Puniyani is a professor inBiomedical Engineering & Biotechnology

at the Indian Institute of Technology,Mumbai


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Prof Narendra Nayak is the President ofFederation of Indian Rationalist

Associations

BS


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The Fine Art of Baloney Detection

The Demonhaunted World:Science as a Candle in the Dark


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Indian Skeptic March 2010