A Sceptical I

Celebrate the 13th

November 13, 2009

Posted in: Uncategorized, advice, common sense, humour, irrationality

Today is one of those days when we are all reminded of the superstitions that surround us. Most people reading this will know how these beliefs in “bad luck” are perpetuated – confirmation bias and the rest. So I propose a couple of simple and entertaining ways of celebrating rationality on this supposedly unlucky day. Feel free to join in with either, both, or none at all.

1. Recklessly and with joyous abandon, indulge in as many “unlucky” activities as possible. Opening umbrellas indoors, stepping on cracks in the pavement, walking under ladders… Go crazy!*

2. Count and notice all the good things that happen to you today – and draw no conclusions relating to some mysterious common cause.

* Any injuries sustained by such reckless indulgence is to be attributed not to the date but to clumsiness/stupidity etc.

Mission Statement

I started this blog at the beginning of 2008, as an outlet for my sceptical musings on various topics, inspired by the examples of the Skeptoid and The Skeptic's Guide To The Universe podcasts, and Skepchick.org among many others. This is me doing my part to get the message out to as many people as possible that rationality is vitally important - especially given the increasingly vocal nature of the competition. Though the main focus of this blog will be sceptical musings about my own areas of interest, such as philosophy, science fiction, politics and ecology, I expect virtually every conceivable topic will come up at one point or another, including abstract thoughts about the value of scepticism itself. So come and join the debate.

Celebrate the 13th

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