Season 2, Episode 7, Part 1: Pseudoscience in Ghost Hunting

Case brings the skepticism to shows featuring the "hunting" of "ghosts" with Sam and special guest, Russell Glasser of the Atheist Experience.


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• atheism
• skepticism
• freethought
• call-in
• seattle
• news
• analysis
• discussion
• debate
• ghost
• ghosts
• pseudoscience
• ghosthunting
• ghostlab
• adventures

[cthulhu12345]

I'm from Poland and I'm an atheist. Guys, we're doing our best, please don't cross us from the "sane people" list

[AskAnAtheistTV]

@cthulhu12345 If I were to cross a single country from the "sane people" list purely because of newspaper stories about insane people, I think the one I'm in would be the first one to cross off. We were talking about Polish clergy, and then moved into an equally crazy story about a guy who's talking all Noah's Ark and has non-trivial power in the US Legislature.

I think you're okay.

[grayziehobbes]

If you go from left to right with the 3 dudes, it's like the evolution of hair!

[dudev]

I'm so happy I stumbled upon this show. Thank you, Satan. :))

[AlexxanderrII]

Education and knowledge is very highly appreciated in Poland, I hope the christian faith decrease in the future. The large number of exorcist in Poland must be the christians fear of the rise of death metal bands from Poland, and the popularity it has in Poland.

Oh well, good show guy.

[Amy2838]

Maybe you can talk about "Religion and the Medical Field" in a future episode. I'd be interested to have that lady call back and give an update on her friend. It was off-topic for this show, but it would be interesting to hear more about it in another episode.

[jmm1233]

You guys would make the perfect ghostbusters :)

[KristoffDoe]

The thing about Poland and religion is that the Roman Catholic Church allegedly was helping with Polish fight for freedom and independence - both before the First World War and during communism. Polish people ignore the facts that RCC was actually mostly against independence movements 17-19th century and actually made the deal with communists after the Second World War. Polish denial in that matter is staggering.

[KristoffDoe]

@cthulhu12345

Yeah, that's true. Poland was like >95% Catholic in the beginning of the 90's - although church counted that by the number of baptisms. Now it's like 85% or something and actual church attendance is 40-60%. With all the shit church is doing in Poland they're on the right way to becoming secular country.

[dudev]

@grayziehobbes

Sigh.