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Archive for the ‘Paranormal’ Category

Marmite tape

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Paranormal | 2 Comments »

I'm trying to find out the details of an audio tape that I remember listening to as a child, that I think was part of a promotion by (something like) Marmite. On this tape were various stories of paranormal events ...

Being polite

Sunday, July 13th, 2008 Posted in General, Paranormal | No Comments »

Yes, I'm British and as such I'm supposed to be infuriatingly polite to pretty much everyone, often to my own detriment. And I think I probably am, except for that seething resentment that pretty much all British people retain quietly ...

Angels?

Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in Paranormal, Religion | No Comments »

I was out shopping today and happened to go into a branch of WH Smiths so I could browse through some books. I couldn't help noticing that the science books section was way at the back of the store. There ...

Role playing

Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in General, Paranormal | No Comments »

Here's a question: what would you do if you discovered you had supernatural powers? It's a very serious question, because it lies right at the heart of my fifth rule for rational thinking. I think, of the five, that this one ...

James Randi’s $1m Prize

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Paranormal | No Comments »

Isn't it strange how sometimes the same piece of news can mean two different things to two different people.  A short while ago, James Randi announced that his famous $1m prize for any evidence of psychic or paranormal phenomena will ...