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Once more, National Geographic goes for the woo - C C - Jan 1, 2020
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2019/12/31/national-geographic-once-more-goes-for-the-woo/
EXCERPT (Jerry Coyne): We’ve all observed National Geographic magazine going down the tubes and going soft on religion [...] and on woo. Apparently this issue, highlighted by fellow skeptic Phil Ferguson on his Facebook page, is about trying to validate woo, or at least about implying that there might be something to it. (Until recently National Geographic was owned by Fox, but as of this year it’s a Walt Disney property.)
Yes, it is sad, and I wasn’t pleased by the prospect of trying to find out what was between the covers [...] But I was saved from having to read this tripe by Hayley Stevens, who wrote an analysis and critique of the issue’s contents on her website, Hayley is a Ghost. Stevens researches claims of the paranormal, trying to find out what’s behind them (she says she isn’t committed to debunking these claims, but to understanding them).
You’re not going to be happy about National Geographic after you read what she wrote [...] Stevens’s beef is that the magazine blew a big chance to actually describe how scientific investigations have debunked many of these phenomena ... Apparently, the magazine is trying to leave the door open that. . . there may really be something out there. ... National Geographic has lost half of its subscription base in the last few decades, and so they must osculate religion, the numinous, and the supernatural to try to retain what credulous readers they can. As for me, I have no use for the rag. (MORE - details)
RE: Once more, National Geographic goes for the woo - Magical Realist - Jan 2, 2020
Quote:As for me, I have no use for the rag.
Pissy bitch. I'm sure Nat Geo will get along fine without your subscription.
RE: Once more, National Geographic goes for the woo - Syne - Jan 2, 2020
Oh noes. Someone stepped on MR's sacred cow.
RE: Once more, National Geographic goes for the woo - Zinjanthropos - Jan 2, 2020
Real reason for lagging subscription....lonely guy don’t need NG to view a bare breasted woman anymore. iPhone works nicely.
Modern technology folks.Waiting rooms seem devoid of the magazine too.
RE: Once more, National Geographic goes for the woo - Magical Realist - Jan 2, 2020
(Jan 2, 2020 05:40 AM)Syne Wrote: Oh noes. Someone stepped on MR's sacred cow.
I'm not the one throwing a hissy fit over Nat Geo being open to the prospect of something being out there. Since when is open-mindedness a damnable heresy?
RE: Once more, National Geographic goes for the woo - Syne - Jan 2, 2020
(Jan 2, 2020 05:25 PM)Magical Realist Wrote:No, you're just throwing a hissy fit over someone else expressing their opinion....that doesn't agree with yours. God forfend.(Jan 2, 2020 05:40 AM)Syne Wrote: Oh noes. Someone stepped on MR's sacred cow.
I'm not the one throwing a hissy fit over Nat Geo being open to the prospect of something being out there.
Quote:Since when is open-mindedness a damnable heresy?When your brain falls out.
RE: Once more, National Geographic goes for the woo - Magical Realist - Jan 3, 2020
Quote:No, you're just throwing a hissy fit
No..he's throwing the hissy fit. It's obvious as hell. And then he bashes Nat Geo as a bad magazine. Totally childish behavior just because they publish an article on the paranormal.
RE: Once more, National Geographic goes for the woo - Syne - Jan 3, 2020
(Jan 3, 2020 12:30 AM)Magical Realist Wrote:Quote:No, you're just throwing a hissy fit
No..he's throwing the hissy fit. It's obvious as hell. And then he bashes Nat Geo as a bad magazine. Totally childish behavior just because they publish an article on the paranormal.
You're projecting.
RE: Once more, National Geographic goes for the woo - Secular Sanity - Jan 3, 2020
(Jan 3, 2020 12:39 AM)Syne Wrote: You're projecting.
No, you're projecting that he's projecting.
RE: Once more, National Geographic goes for the woo - Syne - Jan 3, 2020
(Jan 3, 2020 12:47 AM)Secular Sanity Wrote:You're trolling.(Jan 3, 2020 12:39 AM)Syne Wrote: You're projecting.
No, you're projecting that he's projecting.
I don't care either way what NatGeo publishes.