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Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

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The '''Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear''' was a political rally led by Jon Stewart, host of ''[[The Daily Show]]'' of Comedy Central fame, on October 30, 2010 on the National Mall in [[Washington, D.C.]]  The rally was intended to contrast with the more radical and crazed rallies put on by the [[Tea Party]], and more specifically [[Glenn Beck]]'s "Restoring Honor" rally. It was a resounding success, drawing "well over 200,000 people."<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/30/rally-to-restore-sanity-attendance_n_776547.html</ref>

==Background==
Originally, [[Stephen Colbert]] was going to have a satirical counter-rally, called the '''March to Keep Fear Alive''', in the same place at the same time.  Later on it was "revealed" that Stephen hadn't gotten a permit, so he and Jon merged their rallies into one and titled it the '''Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear'''.

The rally drew a large crowd and had a number of guest speakers and performers, among them The Roots, John Legend, [[MythBusters|Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman]], Don Novello, Ozzy Osbourne, 
Cat Stevens
 Yusuf Islam, the O'Jays, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow.

The overall theme was of rational concern (sanity) vs. crazed panic (fear), with Jon Stewart representing the sanity side and Stephen Colbert acting as the fear side.  Throughout the rally, Colbert nagged Stewart about fears and threats, but was "defeated" by the chanting crowd, whereupon Stewart gave a speech about the importance of not letting fear and panic take control.

==See also==
*[[Insanity]]
*[[Sean Hannity]]

==References==
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Ralph René

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'''Ralph René''' {{lived|24 August 1933|10 December 2008}} was a [[conspiracy theorist]] and a self-proclaimed expert in [[physics]], notable mostly for claiming that the [[Moon landing hoax|Apollo missions]] were faked and for writing a book about it.

His writings are usually accepted as gospel by [[YouTube]] conspiracy theorists. such as [[Jarrah White]], who has been described as René's "honorary heir". A central component of White's video "Better Eight Than Never" was René's flawed calculations regarding the volume of cooling water required by the Apollo astronauts' life-support systems.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Tmgqz9SOs Apollo VIII: Better Eight Than Never]. Jarrah White, YouTube, 12 April 2014.</ref> René's mathematical errors resulted in a volume of 48 liters of water for an eight-hour EVA which Jarrah illustrated using 24 two-liter bottles of milk. The correct volume of water is approximately five liters.

==Other conspiracies/beliefs==
As it is case with many conspiracy believers, René was a supporter of [[Crank magnetism|other conspiracy theories.]]

*He believed that the [[9/11|September 11 attacks]] were a result of a conspiracy (but not the one everyone is familiar with) and he wrote a book about that too (money, money, money).
*He claimed that [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]]'s theory of relativity and [[Isaac Newton|Newton's]] law of universal [[gravity]] are invalid/faulty and the number [[pi]] is actually 3.146264.

==Bibliography==
*''The Last Skeptic Of Science'', 1988 (originally ''MENSA Lectures'', before [[Mensa]] sued him), self-published
*''NASA Mooned America!'', 1994, self-published

==See also==
*[[Moon landing hoax]]

==External links==
*[http://ralphrene.com/ Ralph Rene's website] is still online, maintained by [[Jarrah White]] (It's written in [[Comic Sans]]. No comment.)

==References==
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Ralph W. Moss

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'''Ralph W. Moss''' is an [[alternative medicine|alternative]] [[cancer]] "guru". Never seen in public without the title "Dr.", he holds a Ph.D. in classics (not an M.D. or any scientifically relevant qualification). He claims to have been an associate director of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), but they say he was just a science writer.<ref>[http://www.quackwatch.com/04ConsumerEducation/Reviews/moss.pdf Letter from MSK re Moss's appointment]</ref> He was dismissed by MSKCC in 1977 after accusing them of suppressing information supportive of [[laetrile]]. Moss cites this as evidence that laetrile works and is suppressed by the medical establishment. A [[skeptic|cynic]] might agree that attacking your employer for failing to support [[quackery]] is a great reason for being dismissed.

He is the author of several books promoting various forms of [[cancer woo]], and seems to be the canonical source of the term "[[cancer industry]]" in his book of the same name. His books are hugely popular with people like [[Mike Adams]], [[Joseph Mercola]] and of course the ''real'' cancer industry, the cottage industry of quacks, scammers, frauds and cynical bastards that exploit the desperate and vulnerable for personal gain, all of whom promote them tirelessly, never forgetting to call him "'''Dr.'''" and often repeating his false claim to have been an associate director of MSKCC. They don't understand the [[appeal to authority]] fallacy, poor dears.

==External links==
*[http://cancerdecisions.com/ Cancer Decisions]

==References==
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Rand Flem-Ath

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'''Rand Flem-Ath''' (His surname is a portmanteau of his and his wife Rose's surnames) is a crappy [[author]] and loony pseudoscientist who's published a number of books wherein he expands on the [[crustal displacement]] theories of [[Charles Hapgood]]. His day job is as a librarian, and he claims to have been on "[[History Channel]], the [[Discovery Channel]], NBC, CBC, and the [[BBC]] as well as on numerous radio shows".<ref>[https://archive.is/wip/XImWh ''Atlantis Beneath the Ice: The Fate of the Lost Continent''] by Rand & Rose Flem-Ath (2012) 2<sup>nd</sup> ed. ISBN 1591431379. From the back cover, as reported by Amazon (archived from 12 Dec 2020 18:34:05 UTC).</ref> Rand also appeared briefly in the [[schlockumentary]] ''[[The Mysterious Origins of Man]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323339/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm ''The Mysterious Origins of Man'' (1996 TV Movie): Full Cast & Crew] ''IMDb''.</ref> One of his core beliefs is that not only is [[Atlantis]] real, but due to crustal displacement, it currently lies under several miles of ice in what we now call [[Antarctica]]. Which is, to say the least, wrong, and largely unsubstantiated.

==Bibliography==
*''When the Sky Fell: In Search of Atlantis'' by Rand & Rose Flem-Ath (1995) ISBN 0297816284.
*''Field of Thunder: A Thriller'' by Rose Flem-Ath (1997) ISBN 0773730427.
*''Atlantis Blueprint: Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-Lost Civilization'' by Colin Wilons & Rand Flem-Ath (2001) ISBN 0385334796.
*''The Murder of Moses: How an Egyptian Magician Assassinated Moses, Stole His Identity, and Hijacked the Exodus'' by Rand & Rose Flem-Ath (2019) ISBN 1591433363.
*''Atlantis Beneath the Ice: The Fate of the Lost Continent'' by Rand & Rose Flem-Ath (2012) 2<sup>nd</sup> ed. ISBN 1591431379.

==See also==
*[[Graham Hancock]] 

==External links==
*[http://www.flem-ath.com/ Homepage]

==References==
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Randal Rauser

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{{cquote|[[Apologetics|Christian apologist]] Randal Rauser has written a book every [[atheist]] should be ready to cite.<ref>''Is the Atheist My Neighbor: Rethinking Christian Attitudes Toward Atheism'' by Randal Rauser (2015) Cascade Books. ISBN 1498217168.</ref> Not only because it's important to keep on hand examples of [[Christian]]s acting like actual Christians (why can't there be more of that??). But also because, on one important point, it makes a better argument in defense of atheists than you might ever muster yourself. Not in defense of atheism being correct. But in defense of atheists themselves, as people deserving of respect and dignity, and of being taken seriously, as intelligent, reasonable, [[ethical]] people. And not mocking them with [[Bible]] verses supposedly calling them wicked fools.|||Richard Carrier<ref>[https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/11007 Randal Rauser on Treating Atheists Like People.] richardcarrier.info, 19 August 2016.</ref>}}

'''Randal Rauser''' is a Christian apologist from Edmonton, [[Alberta]]. He is an associate professor of historical [[theology]] at Taylor Seminary. He is really no different from [[Ray Comfort]] or [[Pat Robertson]], being an expert at [[Lying for Jesus]] but he likes to pretend that he is so much better than them. Rauser claims that [[atheists]] should stop calling themselves atheists because they don't know what the word means.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/hallq/2012/02/randal-rauser-doesnt-know-how-to-speak-english/ Randal Rauser doesn’t know how to speak English] by Chris Hallquist. patheos.com, 22  February 2012.</ref> 

Rauser has, however, poked fun at [[creationist]] [[Ken Ham]]'s [[Ark Encounter|Noah's Ark project]].<ref>[http://randalrauser.com/2014/03/a-defense-of-ken-hams-fake-noahs-ark/ A defense of Ken Ham’s fake Noah's Ark.] randalrauser.com, 1 March 2014.</ref>

==External links==
*[[John Loftus]], [http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/2014/02/dr-randal-rauser-is-liar-liar-for-jesus.html Dr. Randal Rauser is a Liar! A Liar For Jesus. There is No Escaping this.]
*[https://twitter.com/RandalRauser Randal Rauser's Twitter account]

==References==
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Rapture Letters

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'''Rapture Letters''' is a [[Christianity|Christian]] website built around the belief that the [[Rapture]] is going to happen Any Day Now. It is a free service, offered to those who think they will be taken up (but are actually those most likely to stay behind), designed to clarify the mystery of all the missing people to those poor, hellbound [[atheist]]s who've been left behind. It's basically a nice cover-all for those who haven't been that gung-ho when it comes to spreading the word of [[God]] to their less religious friends. Now Rapture Letters can give them a big nudge in the ribs, once you're sipping ambrosia with [[Jesus]] and his saints.

They've even got around the "well, who sends the mails?" question by having a "dead man's switch" linked to the mailing program, which will immediately send the mails if not reset. 

The site offers a sample letter that wannabe Rapture-ites can send to their poor, doomed friends and relatives who will receive [[Fun:God%27s_Love|God’s Love]], which really reads out like a smarmy "na-na-nana-na." The basic premise is that the sender is now in [[Heaven]], and if only you'd read and believe the attached Bible verses rather than lying to yourself and taking them out of context, you could be picking out your own harp as we speak. It goes on to add that it's not too late to be saved, even though chances are you're going to get the Heaven the hard way by only repenting now.

As of December 21, 2013, at the cost of $7 per email recipent you can send your letter on the Friday after the rapture to your left behind loved ones. 

Assuming that you're not too busy being engulfed in [[Hell|a lake of fire]] to read the letter in the first place, chances are that the tone of the letter will leave you feeling relieved that you don't have to spend eternity with those smug bastards.

==See also==
*[[Rapture Ready]]

==External links==
*[http://www.raptureletters.com/index.html Rapture Letters home page.]
*[http://www.raptureletters.com/letter.html Sample letter.]
*[http://postrapturepost.com/ The Post-Rapture Post - does the same as RL, but has atheists who will post the letters. Bonus!]

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Raspberry ketone

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'''Raspberry ketone''' is a substance purported to be an effective [[Appeal to nature|natural]] weight loss aid. This is problematic, because a) there is no evidence it is good for anything<ref>[http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1262-RASPBERRY%20KETONE.aspx?activeIngredientId=1262 ''Raspberry Ketone''], WebMD.</ref> and b) extracting raspberry ketone from actual raspberries is very expensive, so synthesizing, which is much cheaper, is usually (but not always) done instead,<ref name=herbal>[http://www.theherbalinsider.com/archives/176 ''Why no Raspberry Ketones at NOW Foods?''], The Herbal Insider.</ref> meaning the name is often misleading.

Raspberry ketones (if you believe [[Appeal to nature|some]], at least) can be either [[Chemophobia|toxic, deadly, pharmaceutical poisons]], or safe, gentle, natural cures, depending on the method used to produce it, even though in either case, the end molecule is exactly the same. One herb company tried to find a chemical test that could distinguish between synthetic and natural raspberry ketones but failed, so they decided not to sell the stuff at all in order not to sell any "harmful" artificial chemicals.<ref name=herbal/> This raises the question: if there is no way to tell the difference, how do you know there is one?

==References==
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RationalWiki (português)

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[[File:RationalWiki Meme.png|thumb|Carimbo de Pseudociência]]

'''RationalWiki''' é um site em formato wiki que tem como objetivos declarados analisar e refutar a [[Pseudoscience|pseudociência]] e os [[War on Science|movimentos de anticiência]], [[Conspiracy theory|teorias da conspiração]], [[Fundamentalism|fundamentalismo]] e [[Authoritarianism|autoritarismo]], além de analisar outros tópicos sob uma perspectiva cética. O viés da RationalWiki e de seus colaboradores é intencional. O site foi criado em 2007, em resposta a outro site em formato wiki, o Conservapedia, de onde alguns de seus contribuidores foram banidos.

Em Abril de 2007, Peter Lipson, um doutor em clínica médica (medicina interna), foi banido da [[Conservapedia]], após inúmeras tentativas de editar um artigo sobre câncer de mama onde era alegado existir uma ligação entre o aborto e a doença. Após o afastamento, Peter Lipson e outros editores desistiram de moderar os artigos na Conservapedia e fundaram a RationalWiki.org, em resposta ao que acreditavam ser anticiência por parte do site.

O RationalWiki é uma wiki online que se descreve como um recurso dedicado a promover o pensamento crítico, o ceticismo e a análise racional, com foco especial em desmascarar pseudociências, teorias da conspiração, fundamentalismo religioso e outras ideias que considera irracionais ou anticientíficas. Criado em 2007 por um grupo de editores dissidentes da Conservapedia — uma enciclopédia online conservadora e criacionista —, o RationalWiki surgiu inicialmente como uma resposta satírica e crítica a essa plataforma, mas evoluiu para um projeto mais amplo com uma missão autoproclamada de "refutar a tolice" e documentar o "movimento da razão".

Diferente de enciclopédias tradicionais como a Wikipédia, o RationalWiki não busca neutralidade absoluta (o chamado "ponto de vista neutro"). Em vez disso, adota uma perspectiva explicitamente cética e progressista, frequentemente com um tom sarcástico ou humorístico. Seus artigos cobrem temas como criacionismo, medicina alternativa, negacionismo climático, teorias conspiratórias (como as relacionadas ao 11 de setembro ou ao movimento [[QAnon]]) e figuras públicas associadas a essas ideias. Além disso, também analisa política, filosofia e cultura, geralmente com uma inclinação à esquerda e uma crítica ao conservadorismo extremo ou à desinformação.

O site é mantido por uma comunidade de voluntários e opera sob a licença CC BY-SA, permitindo a reutilização de seu conteúdo. Embora seja escrito em inglês, tem colaboradores de várias partes do mundo. O RationalWiki não exige notabilidade estrita para seus tópicos, mas foca em assuntos que seus editores julgam relevantes para o combate ao que chamam de "charlatanice" ou "obscurantismo". É conhecido tanto por sua abordagem irreverente quanto por ser um ponto de referência para céticos e ateus, embora receba críticas por seu viés declarado e por vezes falta de rigor acadêmico em favor de um estilo mais opinativo.

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RationalWiki (slovensky)

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'''RationalWiki''' ('''RW''') je wiki komunita spolupracujúca na hľadaní a poskytování informácií o širokej škále tém, ktoré sa točia okolo [[science|vedy]], [[skepticism|skepticizmu]] a [[critical thinking|kritického myslenia]]. Momentálne má tento wiki portál {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} článkov.
RationalWiki patrí neziskovej organizácii [[RationalWiki:RationalMedia Foundation|RationalMedia Foundation]] (RMF). RationalMedia Foundation síce vlastní servery, na ktorých RationalWiki beží a vlastní niektoré ochranné známky spojené s RationalWiki, ale nijak neriadi jej komunitu a ani jej nepatrí nič, čo komunita vyprodukuje (texty komunity sú dostupné komukoľvek pod licenciou [[RationalWiki:Copyrights|CC-BY-SA 3.0]]).

Naše poslanie tu na RationalWiki:
# Analýza a vyvracanie [[pseudoscience|pseudovedeckého]] a [[anti-science|anti-vedeckého]] hnutia;
# Dokumentovanie celého spektra [[crank|šialených]] myšlienok;
# Preskúmavanie [[Authoritarianism|autoritárstva]] a [[Fundamentalism|fundamentalizmu]];
# Analýza a kritika toho, ako sú tieto témy spracované v médiach.

==Jazykové sekcie==
Aj keď väčšina editorov hovorí anglicky, RW má tiež články v iných jazykoch, medzi tie nejväčšie sekcie patrí:

*[[:rurw:Заглавная страница|Ruská]]: [[rurw:special:statistics|1003]] článkov ku koncu júna 2018, táto sekcia dostala i svoju vlastnú doménu RW;
*[[:Category:Français|Francouzská]]: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Français|pages}} článkov;
*[[:Category:Español|Španělská]]: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Español|pages}} článkov;
*[[:Category:Português|Portugalská]]: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Português|pages}} článkov.

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RationalWiki (česky)

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'''RationalWiki''' ('''RW''') je wiki komunita společně pracující na nalézání a poskytování informací o široké škále témat, které se točí okolo [[science|vědy]], [[skepticism|skepticismu]] a s [[critical thinking|kritickým myšlením]]. Momentálně má tento wiki portál {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} článků (do toho se nepočítají diskuze, šablony a ani portály). 

RationalWiki patří neziskové organizaci [[RationalWiki:RationalMedia Foundation|RationalMedia Foundation]] (RMF). RationalMedia Foundation sice vlastní servery na které RationalWiki běží a vlastní některé ochrané známky s RationalWiki spojené, ale nikterak neřídí její komunitu a ani jí nepatří nic co komunita vyprodukuje (texty komunity jsou dostupné komukoliv pro použití pod licencí [[RationalWiki:Copyrights|CC-BY-SA 3.0]]).

Naše poslání zde v RationalWi:
# Analyzování a vyvracování pseudovědeckého a anti-vědeckého hnutí;
# Dokumentování širokého spektra šílených nápadů;
# Prozkoumávání autoritářství a fundamentalismu;
# Analyzování a kritizování toho jak jsou tyto témata zpracována v médiích.

==Jazykové sekce==
I když většina editorů mluví anglicky, RW má také články v jiných jazycích, mezi ty největší sekce patří:

*[[:rurw:Заглавная страница|Ruská]]: [[rurw:special:statistics|1003]] článků ke konci června 2018, tato sekce dostala i svoji vlastní verzi RW;
*[[:Category:Français|Francouzská]]: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Français|pages}} článků;
*[[:Category:Español|Španělská]]: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Español|pages}} článků;
*[[:Category:Português|Portugalská]]: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Português|pages}} článků.

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Rational Response Squad

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The '''Rational Response Squad''', or the RRS, is an [[Atheism|atheist]] activism group dedicated to confronting irrational claims (often made by theists), conspiracy theories and [[pseudoscience]] while promoting reason and rational thought. The co-founder is Brian Sapient (an alias).

==Blasphemy Challenge==
Started on December 2006, the RRS began the Blasphemy Challenge. The Blasphemy Challenge was a Internet based project for people to record themselves on camera denying the Holy Spirit and posting it on the web. Based on the RRS interpretation of scripture, [[Blasphemy|blaspheming]] the holy Spirit was an unforgivable sin, thus condemning all participants to the point of no return.

The first 1,001 people who participated in this challenge would receive a copy of the film ''[[The God Who Wasn't There]]'' written and directed by RRS member and former Christian fundamentalist Brian Flemming.

==YouTube controversy==
On March 23, 2007, the Rational Response [[YouTube]] channel was suspended but later reinstated. The reason for this was Israeli psychic [[Uri Geller]] claimed the Rational Response Squad was using his material featuring him that infringed copyright claims.

On September 16, 2007, the Rational Response Squad [[YouTube]] channel was taken down due to spurious DMCA requests from someone working on behalf of the Creation Science Evangelism ministry. The Creation Science Evangelism ministry has a YouTube channel ''cseministry''. The RRS account was restored on September 18, 2007.

==Debate with Way of the Master==
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On May 5, 2007, RRS co-founder Brian Sapient and RRS member Kelly O'Connor participated in a live debate aired on Nightline with [[Ray Comfort]] and [[Kirk Cameron]].  Comfort and Cameron claimed they were able to show the existence of their god without the use of the [[Bible]] and [[faith]] (spoiler: they weren't).

==External links==
*[http://www.rationalresponders.com/ Rational Response Squad website]

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Rationalism vs. Religious Instruction in the Public Schools

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{{cquote|Religious worship is a chronic disease of the imagination contracted in childhood.|||Opening sentence}}
First published in the [[United States]] in 1945, '''''Rationalism vs. Religious Instruction in the Public Schools''''' is an [[atheism|atheist]] tract by Arthur G. Cromwell.  Although it came out several years earlier, it became famous (and subsequently received national publication) when Cromwell's daughter, [[Vashti McCollum]], sued her local school district over the issue of enforced [[Bible]] instruction during class time.

Even today, the first sentence of the tract is one of the most incendiary statements in American culture.  Newspapers reported most of the audience gasping when the tract came up at McCollum's trial.

The fifteen-page tract is no longer in publication as a stand-alone book.


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