The Venn Diagram of Irrational Nonsense

[cleanhippie]

[Scuba]

1. Thanks, should be a fun discussion. I'll start: Aren't psychic surgery and faith healing switched?

[Phillip McCleod]

2. zero point energy seems to be missing..

..but really what's the difference between that and 'orgone energy' since both are pseudoscientific bollocks?

i *love* that scientology sits at the center of it all.

[defacto7]

3. But where the hell are the Mormons?

I knew they must have made this diagram.

[progressoid]

4. I'll be honest. I have no idea what some of those are.

Cupping? Am I supposed to also turn my head and cough?

[nonoyes]

5. Probably better off not knowing

You're better off not wasting time learning much about them, when there's so many more interesting things to learn about in the rational world.

But I'm sure we all already knew that.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Ancient quackery I thought had died out

along with bleeding a patient. But apparently not:

http://www.nbhealing.com/services/14.html

Basically, it's healing through hickeys.

[Lordquinton]

7. Stop saying that's not legit

healingthroughhickeys.com is finally getting traction.

[DetlefK]

8. Voodoo is actually an african religion.

Listing Voodoo is here is like saying that Christianity means wearing a "t"-pendant and hating gays and that Islam is about marrying lots of women and jihad.

[cleanhippie]

9. Not sure what you mean.

What does it being african or a religion have to do with the fact that it is irrational nonsense?

[DetlefK]

10. Voodoo is listed as if it were an attribute of religious belief.

That's what I wanted to point out: Voodoo is listed among those attributes and beliefs, but its the only religion on this list. If the list is supposed to cover particular religions as well, where's the rest?

Conclusion: The artist misunderstood Voodoo as merely being a collection of (oc)cultist beliefs/rituals.

[cleanhippie]

11. I think I see what you mean.

Had the author included, christianity, islam, etc in the diagram....

Good point.