Comments on: Belief in spooks, the ‘evil eye’ and astrology rides high among Americans http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/12/11/belief-in-spooks-the-%e2%80%98evil-eye%e2%80%99-and-astrology-rides-high-among-americans/ The voice of atheism since 1881 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:08:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: dogon http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/12/11/belief-in-spooks-the-%e2%80%98evil-eye%e2%80%99-and-astrology-rides-high-among-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-25514 dogon Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:56:46 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=10372#comment-25514 Lucky Jean I would like to talk with any person who is an x fundie as I am compiling data for a book about the "why" in people ....what causes them to believe in the unbelievable....happy to see you are out of it though....a mind is too wonderful a thing to waste. Lucky Jean

I would like to talk with any person who is an x fundie as I am compiling data for a book about the “why” in people ….what causes them to believe in the unbelievable….happy to see you are out of it though….a mind is too wonderful a thing to waste.

]]> By: Lucky Jean http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/12/11/belief-in-spooks-the-%e2%80%98evil-eye%e2%80%99-and-astrology-rides-high-among-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-25504 Lucky Jean Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:50:03 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=10372#comment-25504 Ok, I admit it. I read horoscopes. Yeah, I know it's all crap. I tell myself it's crap when I'm reading it. But I still find myself checking it. Considering I used to be a raving fundie I think I've come a long way. So I allow myself to read the horoscopes. If I like what it says, I might keep it in my head for a little while. If I don't like it, well, I remind myself that it's all crap anyway. Or maybe I read one of the horoscopes for the wrong sign and give myself permission to think it's mine! Eventually I'll quit reading them...really... Ok, I admit it. I read horoscopes.
Yeah, I know it’s all crap. I tell myself it’s crap when I’m reading it. But I still find myself checking it.
Considering I used to be a raving fundie I think I’ve come a long way. So I allow myself to read the horoscopes. If I like what it says, I might keep it in my head for a little while. If I don’t like it, well, I remind myself that it’s all crap anyway.
Or maybe I read one of the horoscopes for the wrong sign and give myself permission to think it’s mine! Eventually I’ll quit reading them…really…

]]> By: Alec s thompson http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/12/11/belief-in-spooks-the-%e2%80%98evil-eye%e2%80%99-and-astrology-rides-high-among-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-25501 Alec s thompson Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:46:50 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=10372#comment-25501 If theres something weird in your neighbourhood who ya gonna call? The men in white coats. Lol If theres something weird in your neighbourhood who ya gonna call? The men in white coats. Lol

]]> By: RubberBaron http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/12/11/belief-in-spooks-the-%e2%80%98evil-eye%e2%80%99-and-astrology-rides-high-among-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-25499 RubberBaron Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:58:30 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=10372#comment-25499 Perhaps we'll hear more of these wacky ideas as the Archbishop of Canterbury has urged political leaders to be more <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8409310.stm" rel="nofollow">open about their beliefs.</a> The reason being that, "The trouble with a lot of government initiatives about faith is that they assume it is a problem, it's an eccentricity, it's practised by oddities, foreigners and minorities." Perhaps we’ll hear more of these wacky ideas as the Archbishop of Canterbury has urged political leaders to be more open about their beliefs.

The reason being that, “The trouble with a lot of government initiatives about faith is that they assume it is a problem, it’s an eccentricity, it’s practised by oddities, foreigners and minorities.”

]]> By: Angela_K http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/12/11/belief-in-spooks-the-%e2%80%98evil-eye%e2%80%99-and-astrology-rides-high-among-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-25498 Angela_K Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:47:56 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=10372#comment-25498 If people can believe in talking snakes and a 2000 year old bloke coming back to life then it is a very short step to believe in other nonsense. Astrology has been bebunked many times, as for ghosts, reincarnation and talking to the dead, there is no evidence. That report didn't include alien abuction, another popular pastime for the gullible. The "spiritual energy" from trees reminds me of many years ago when I was asked by some hippy type if I could design an instrument that would detect "energy" from stones similar to those at Stonehenge. I asked this chap what form of energy and what part of the spectrum I should design for, "just energy from the past" he replied. I tried in vain to give him a brief physics lesson but gave up. [I used to design Physics apparatus for use in science education]. If people can believe in talking snakes and a 2000 year old bloke coming back to life then it is a very short step to believe in other nonsense. Astrology has been bebunked many times, as for ghosts, reincarnation and talking to the dead, there is no evidence. That report didn’t include alien abuction, another popular pastime for the gullible.

The “spiritual energy” from trees reminds me of many years ago when I was asked by some hippy type if I could design an instrument that would detect “energy” from stones similar to those at Stonehenge. I asked this chap what form of energy and what part of the spectrum I should design for, “just energy from the past” he replied. I tried in vain to give him a brief physics lesson but gave up. [I used to design Physics apparatus for use in science education].

]]> By: barriejohn http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/12/11/belief-in-spooks-the-%e2%80%98evil-eye%e2%80%99-and-astrology-rides-high-among-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-25496 barriejohn Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:16:53 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=10372#comment-25496 So, three in ten Americans claim to have "felt in touch with a dead person". Does this include the ones who have had sex with a dead person, I wonder? So, three in ten Americans claim to have “felt in touch with a dead person”. Does this include the ones who have had sex with a dead person, I wonder?

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