Skeptic's Delight Gifts

'These bitcoins things are backed by technology and the internet! What could possibly go wrong?'

Being a federal regulator stinks. I'm supposed to police false advertising claims and keep consumers safe. But I have no resources and I'm decried as a bumbling, interfering government bureaucrat. Try our new anti-aging tea. It includes nutrients taken from the local soil proven to reduce stress, cure all disease and heal broken hearts. I'll take two, and the list of side effects in the fine print. Doesn't work. Can cause death.

When alchemy faded, chemistry began. When herbalism faded, medical science began. When astrology faded, space exploration began. I can't wait to see what happens after religion fades.

"How much?!! She must have seen you coming!"

'The ad said million dollar views!'

Mr Star - Psychic Night...I sense the colour blue.

"This says your battery needs to be replaced."

Covid mRNA Snail Oil

"The reporter says that this photo shows a politician who cares more about the well-being of the votes and the country than his own!"

'How can we believe anything when we can disprove everything?'

"So, you say I'll be doubling the numbers of animals I kill?"

Science Museum. Why are you skeptical about the things scientists say? Because they claim the universe is expanding but when I visited my childhood hometown, everything was smaller.

"You keep an eye on our horse. I'm checking to see if the bookie runs off with our money."

Admit it Doc. You're jealous because my home remedy worked better than your fancy prescription!

Experts through the ages.

"I know it looks fine, but let's get an engineer's report and a termite inspection just to be on the safe side."

'OK, now you've seen it...'

Library. Story Hour. This fact-checking site says no cow has ever jumped over the moon.

"If I don't think it's going to work, will it still work?"

"Skip the ghost stories. Tell us your conspiracy theory again!"

"I think they're beginning to suspect our science is fraudulent."

"Now do you believe me?"

Descartes's Demon

'I am a bit suspicious...In my experience, there is no such thing as a 'Free Lunch'...'

'Is there a doctor in the house we can trust?'

Michel de Montaigne

"Stacy. Stacy. Honey... You're not a doctor."

Not so heavenly

"Proving Jesus lived is harder than finding footprints in the water he walked on."

'Don't believe everything you read.'

"What do you want to be when you give up?"

'A large Federal study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that large federal studies don't prove anything.'

'People are skeptical about everything I say!', 'Oh, come now!'

Ponzi Schemes Inc

"Do you really believe, Gerald?"