There’s nothing quite as inspiring — or insulting — as the ancient astronaut theory: the belief that early civilizations could not possibly have built pyramids, temples, or intricate road systems without the intervention of extraterrestrial babysitters. The premise, for those unfamiliar: aliens visited Earth thousands of years ago, uplifted our ancestors, taught them how to … Read more
Remote viewing is what happens when you take the ancient art of guessing and slap a government grant on it. It’s the mystical claim that certain gifted individuals can see distant locations, hidden objects, or secret events simply by concentrating really, really hard. In other words: psychic tourism, without leaving the couch. At its peak, … Read more
There’s a special circle of intellectual hell reserved for those who still believe that the world is secretly run by shape-shifting, blood-drinking, dimension-hopping Lizard People. Not content with being confused by economics, governance, biology, or basic probability, these brave soldiers of stupidity have instead decided that every figure of authority — every politician, every monarch, … Read more