Saturday, May 10, 2008

Encyclopedia of Irrational Beliefs and Practices #1

Chinese people have a saying "eat something, nourish something." It means that if you want to nourish your dry skin, you eat dog skin. If you want to nourish your weak eyes, you eat fish eyes. If you want to improve your mental agility, you eat monkey brains.

The Encyclopedia of Irrational Beliefs and Practices is a collection across all cultures and religions of the nonsense that people actually believe in today. The purpose is to shine a light on the prevelance of mystic and superstitious thinking in humanity, and to promote critical scientific thinking. Please feel free to contribute your own entries below.

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