Originally posted at Paranormal Stuff for the Simple Minded 02/04/2009 I was listening to one of the many podcast I download this week and I started thinking about the total lack of credibility that permeates the paranormal community. There is so much information out there that is unverifiable and at times contradicts itself that no…
There is no team in “I”
Most of us have heard someone say “there’s no “I” in “team””. The common definition of that today is “teamwork involves thinking of others, not just oneself.” So lets think about that for a minute. Most of us work in an environment where we are connected to others in some way. I have worked in…
Know what the hell you are talking about
I download a lot of podcasts each week. Some are technical, some paranormal, all are very well produced. I was listening to one of these the other day and it dawned on me that a guest on one of these shows can draw you in and actually get you to lean their way on a…
The Hoaxers
You know the thing that really gets my goat is that the true believers want so desperately for some things to be true they are willing to except the biggest pile of crap you have ever seen as proof of the paranormal, cryptozoological, or conspiracy theories. They will even believe people that have a proven…
Get rid of the snake oil salesmen
Originally poster at Paranormal stuff for the simple minded 02/04/2009 OK so next lets weed out the snake oil salesmen. When I say snake oil salesmen I mean anybody that makes the majority of their income from the writing, talking, making movies about the paranormal. We have an abundance of folks these days that trade…