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"Blood for Oil" is the favorite de facto reason for the Gulf War among anti-US Halliburton conspiracy theorists. Is the war really improving our access to oil?

When a mysterious 100-mile track of footprints appeared overnight in England in 1855, was the devil really the most probable explanation?

Raw food is a healthy and delicious alternative than anyone can and should enjoy. But for some reason, some raw foodists feel that this is not enough - that they must also support and defend it by spreading silly lies about the dangers of cooked food.

Orbs are said to be ghosts or spiritual energy moving through photographs, but not visible to the naked eye. Some say that orbs are just an ordinary byproduct of photography that anyone can recreate.

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Natural hygiene is the practice of avoiding medical care, in the belief that it's harmful to the body. Isn't this contrary to what 100 years of medical science have taught us?

One group of conspiracy theorists believes that there is no such thing as an aircraft contrail, and that whenever you see one, the explanation must lie elsewhere: Mysterious chemicals being sprayed by our government, in a worldwide covert operation.

The Dark Ages are alive and well in the bizarre magical world of biodynamic agriculture. Before you buy that biodynamic wine, be sure that withcraft and sorcery are really what you want to put on your dinner table.

We tend to accept things as truth simply because we hear that a "scientist" supports it. Is that really a meaningful title, by itself? Is this really a reason we should believe something?

Before you stop to think that reflexology is no more than a great foot massage with some harmless drivel attached to it, be aware of how it can lead to injury or death for some of its believers.

Pagan religions are intended to represent a departure from traditional religions, often practiced by those who consider themselves freer thinkers. But it is fundamentally really any different?

Regarding Flight 93's crash, most people either side with the government or with the conspiracy theorists. Which do you support? And more importantly, what thought process led you to that conclusion?

Nobody has ever seen the rocks move at Death Valley's Racetrack Playa, but it does happen. Some theories are crackpot, some are more plausible; we saw the actual cause at work.

The Amityville Horror is considered one of the scariest of all ghost stories, in part because it is true. Or is it? There is a lot of noise on both sides of the debate.

Organic food is claimed to be more healthy, better for the environment, and a better political choice. Can all three be true? How about none of them.