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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Codeine

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8. When I was about nine I got into the Bermuda Triangle,

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Thu Jan 26, 2012, 08:07 PM

Jan 2012

Chariots of the Gods, and UFOs like mad. Bought lots of books (they used to sell that stuff in these little book catalogs we would get in class) and read them like crazy for a year or two, then I had a fifth grade teacher who told us about critical thinking and skepticism -- I dropped all that nonsense in a hurry.

If you're out there anywhere, Mr. Ossenmacher, I thank you for giving me skills that still serve me today.

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