Book!
Just learned that Bob Lloyd, who I haven't seen in ages (as he went to live in Spain, and me in Ipswich) has got his book out -- Leaving the Land of Woo.
"Leaving The Land Of Woo takes a critical look at the strange theories underpinning the claims of alternative medicine, food therapies such as diets and detox, religion, and the paranormal. Whether it is a claim to talk to supernatural being, or to be able to detox our bodies with a special, whether it is to be able to cure us with homeopathy, or align our chakras, these claims rely on untestable theory and a belief in undetectable forces and energies. They require us to be believers rather than critical consumers. Leaving The Land of Woo shows how these areas of irrationality are closely related, and how to leave them behind."
I haven't read it myself, but Bob is a very decent sort as well as being a funny guy, so give it a go if you think it sounds like your cup of detox tea. He used to be in the Donnington Arms B pub quiz team, with me, also with such luminaries as venta and quantumboo, back in the day -- that's how I first knew him.
"Leaving The Land Of Woo takes a critical look at the strange theories underpinning the claims of alternative medicine, food therapies such as diets and detox, religion, and the paranormal. Whether it is a claim to talk to supernatural being, or to be able to detox our bodies with a special, whether it is to be able to cure us with homeopathy, or align our chakras, these claims rely on untestable theory and a belief in undetectable forces and energies. They require us to be believers rather than critical consumers. Leaving The Land of Woo shows how these areas of irrationality are closely related, and how to leave them behind."
I haven't read it myself, but Bob is a very decent sort as well as being a funny guy, so give it a go if you think it sounds like your cup of detox tea. He used to be in the Donnington Arms B pub quiz team, with me, also with such luminaries as venta and quantumboo, back in the day -- that's how I first knew him.