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Ron Pisaturo

[[File:Rows of bodies of dead inmates fill the yard of Lager Nordhausen, a Gestapo concentration camp.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'''MORE! MORE! STACK 'EM HIGH MOTHERFUCKER!!''']]
[[File:Mars and Acidalia - GPN-2000-000925.jpg|thumb|right|125px|<center>'''PRIVATE PROPERTY<br />
NO TRESPASSING'''</center>]]
'''Ron Pisaturo''' is an actor<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685436/#actor</ref>, writer<ref>http://www.ronpisaturo.com/PlaysAndScreenplays.htm</ref>, self-proclaimed philosopher<ref>http://www.ronpisaturo.com/Philosophy.htm</ref>, and 
batshit crazy
 Supremely Rational™ adherent of [[Ayn Rand]]'s philosophy of [[Objectivism]].  Among the positions which he advocates is the belief that the first human or group of humans to land on [[Mars]] should be able to claim ownership of the entire planet for themselves<ref>http://www.marspapers.org/papers/Pisaturo_1999.pdf</ref>, and that the [[War on Terror]] can best be won by nuking most of the [[Middle East]], thereby [[Genocide|killing large numbers]] of 
innocent men, women, and children
 [[Demonization|savages]], and leaving a large amount of land which can be [[Lebensraum|colonized]] by [[Greed|rational]], [[Psychopath|moral]] 'Murricans.<ref>http://ronpisaturo.com/WhyAndHowToConquerTheSavages.htm</ref>

In addition to this, he claims to be the founder and former president of the American Renaissance School, a private school which he claims maintains "[[Brainwashing|high academic standards]]" <ref>http://www.ronpisaturo.com/</ref> A cursory search of the school's website did not reveal any mention of his name.<ref>http://www.arsnc.org/index.php/search/?query=pisaturo</ref> This Google Group mentions him as a founder <ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/humanities.philosophy.objectivism/x0BB_PzS43I</ref> A former student Peter Bertine attests that he was a founder of the school who encouraged professors to bully him <ref>https://www.quora.com/What-was-Ayn-Rand-wrong-about/answer/Pete-Bertine?share=280119ef&srid=YJAL</ref>

Notable among those associated with [[libertarianism]], he opposes same-sex marriage.<ref>http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/2013/03/28/i-am-married-to-a-woman/</ref>
==Quotes==
{{cquote|In America, an individual has the right to use force in self-defense, even if it means harming innocent bystanders.}}

{{cquote|Our standard of value must be: The rights of one American, whether a soldier or a civilian, are worth more than the lives of all men, women and children in all these nations combined.}}

{{cquote|The issue is simple. Our problem began when we Americans, failing to defend our rational self-interest, put wealth in the hands of savages by letting them rob our oil fields. It will end when we use our might, including our nuclear arsenal, to crush their evil governments, take back our property, and isolate, colonize, and settle the lands the savages now roam.}}

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Ronald DeWolf

'''Ronald DeWolf''' {{lived|1934|1991}}, born Lafayette Ron Hubbard, Jr., was the eldest son of [[Scientology]] founder [[L. Ron Hubbard]]. Initially a Scientologist, DeWolf later changed his name and actively campaigned against his father. He lent a certain amount of credibility to the anti-Scientology movement when he told various horror stories about his father, though his stories at times did sound a bit far-fetched (e.g. he claimed that when he was a child he witnessed his father performing an [[abortion]] on his mother with a coat hanger, and that his own birth was the result of a botched abortion).<ref>[http://exscn.net/content/view/137/100/ Ex Scientologist:L. Ron Hubbard's children]</ref> DeWolf sought to have his father declared dead and/or insane, and to therefore gain access to his money.<ref>[http://www.wiseoldgoat.com/papers-scientology/hubbard_vs_nwo1-a_80s_conspiracy.html#nibschrono8212 Son of Scientology believes Hubbard dead or ill]</ref>

He later retracted much of what he said, but many of his associates have claimed that he did so only because he was desperate for [[money]], and the church paid him off.<ref>Atack, Jon, A Piece of Blue Sky (NY: Carol Publ. Group, 1990), ISBN 0-8184-0499-X, p. 147.</ref>

With Bent Corydon, he co-wrote an exposé on his father, ''L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?'' in 1987. It is available on-line for free from a number of sources.<ref group=note>[http://anonireland.com/content/wppdfcontent/books/messiahormadmen.pdf PDF] and [http://www.xenu.net/archive/books/mom/Messiah_or_Madman.txt plaintext] version.</ref>

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Ronald Weinland

[[File:Ronald-weinland.jpg|165px|thumb|right|Weinland.]]{{christianity|1}}{{Sources needed}}
'''Ronald Weinland''' is a [[Christianity|Christian]] religious [[crank|crackpot]] who believes he is appointed by [[God]] to reveal to mankind the timetable of the end of the world, as described in [[Revelation]]. 

He has written a book called ''2008: God's Final Witness'', which despite none of the terribly bad things predicted in it actually coming to pass in 2008, he continues to hawk it, calling 2008 the beginning of the end. 

In June 2012, Weinland was convicted of five counts of tax evasion. In February 2013, he began a three-year prison term; he'd better hope Jesus is forgiving towards fraudsters, false prophets and tax-dodgers. <ref> https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/06/21/man-who-touted-end-of-the-world-guilty-of-tax-evasion/ </ref>

==Predictions==
Weinland originally prophesied that Christ would return on September 29, 2011, but changed that during June of 2008 to May 27, 2012.  Weinland believes World War III will very soon be upon us, during which the [[United States]] and most of the rest of the world will be laid waste, except for ten European countries who will unite under the rule of the Anti-Christ (who will probably be the [[Pope]]), and make life generally unpleasant for the final 3 and a half years (which, in his original prophecy, began on December 14, 2008). So, if you want to survive the coming nuclear war, move to Rome and start sucking up to the nearest cardinal.

===Missing the deadline===
After May 27, 2012, passed without an apocalypse, Weinland engaged in some frantic backpedalling, saying that Jesus would actually return on Pentecost of 2013 (which was in May 9th of that year) and commanding his remaining followers to stand strong and keep giving him money.<ref>[http://www.ronaldweinland.com/ Ronald Weinland's blog, May 30, 2012].</ref> Of course, Pentecost 2013 also passed without event, leading Weinland to shamelessly reissue his prophecy, vaguely saying that Jesus would return on "a future Pentecost".<ref>[http://www.ronaldweinland.com/ Timing and Our Commission]. Ronald Weinland's blog. May 13, 2013.</ref>

== See also ==

* [[End times]]
* [[List of predictions of the end of the world]]

== External links ==

* [http://ronaldweinland.com/ Weinland's personal site]
* [http://www.the-end.com/2008GodsFinalWitness/ The website for his (outdated) book]
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Rosary

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[[File:Rosary_2006-01-16.jpg|thumb|left| A 
garrote
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The '''Rosary''' (from the [[Latin]] for "rose garland") is a devotional set of prayers that is used by [[Roman Catholic]]s.  The actual name refers to a string of beads used to "count off" each [[prayer]] in the devotional set, generally one "Our Father", ten "Hail Mary's" and one "Glory be...".   The person praying generally meditates on various events in the life of [[Jesus]] (the Mysteries of the Rosary).  The entire rosary cycle (called a decade) is counted from 5 to 15  large, distinct beads (depending on the length of the rosary) which counts of each "Our Father".  Monks, nuns and priests often carry the large 15 decade long rosary as a formal ornament on their garments.
The rosary arises out of, and is central to the veneration of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Praying the Rosary is generally used to cleanse you of your sins especially after confession. In more uncommon circumstances  it can be used to pray deceased relatives out of [[Purgatory]].  

In specialist woo, wearing the rosary will protect the wearer from the [[evil eye|Evil Eye]], from [[curse]]s, and of course from the big bad guy himself, Satan.

Modified rosary prayers pop up in strange places, including some right-wingers engaging in campaigns to pray the Rosary so [[God]] will "end [[abortion]]".

==Rosary and healing==
Real live actual science has found that praying the Rosary (and meditating, chanting "ohm", or fixedly listing the names of your 123 lovers out loud, in a single slow rhythmic pattern) has strong healing properties<ref>http://www.crystalinks.com/medbrain.html</ref>, as it releases endorphins that lower both heart rate and blood pressure, causing your mind to let go of obsessive and stressful thoughts. Over time, this can change the structure of the hypothalamus - a change that lowers the effects of physical (medical) depression.  Of course all these studies show that the effects are because of events happening in the brain, as you focus on a simple thought, word, song or sound, and not due to any intervention of a divine being who feels inclined to take away your stress simply because He's having a good day.

Buddhists, Hindus, and some Native American tribes have rosary like chains of beads or other counters to click off their own prayers, meditations, or names of 10000 gods.

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Rosemary Altea

{{Psychic}}
'''Rosemary Altea''' {{lived|1938}} is yet another crap merchant who claims to be able to [[Medium|talk to the dead]] and have some sort of [[healing]] powers. She appeared on Larry King and [[Oprah Winfrey]], proving once more the credulity of prime-time TV viewers.

She was featured in an episode of ''[[Penn & Teller: Bullshit!]]'' where mentalist {{wpl|Mark Edward}} 
tore her a new one
 explained how she cheated by using [[hot reading]]: she talked to audience members beforehand, who gave out information, and audience members were referred by her agent. She's also shown using [[cold reading]], or rather, trying to, as she gets it absolutely wrong. One genuinely-impressed audience member who "contacted" his mother and was quite literally crying later sent a letter to the show explaining that he'd had a think about it, and realized everything she said was pretty generic<ref group=note>Like, "she wants you to move on with your life." Geez, what a shock.</ref> and probably not that impressive after all. Good for him.<ref>''[[Penn & Teller: Bullshit!]]'', episode 1.01, ''Talking to the Dead''</ref>

[[James Randi]] challenged her to the $1 million prize, which she chickened out of, saying that she didn't believe there was $1 million.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzkgskUkOlE James Randi on Larry King Live 1/26/07 Pt 1]</ref>

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Rosenblum's First Law of Chocolate

'''Rosenblum's First Law of Chocolate''' (from a book on the craft of chocolate-making)<ref>Rosenblum, Mort.  ''Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light''. New York:  North Point Press (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), 2004 (hardcover), 2006 (paperback).  ISBN 0865476357 (hardcover), ISBN 0865477302 (paperback)</ref> states:

{{cquote|The more someone refuses to talk about what he does, the more he is likely to be involved in a lousy product.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=00nC5SA2CXoC&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=Rosenblum's+First+Law+of+Chocolate&source=bl&ots=QgrLHC3pYi&sig=T-zzTicDeYv75Gi1UoOh7bUlTxY&hl=en&ei=viU9TfW4DIqCsQOe7IXTAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false The quote in question] at [[Google]] Books.</ref>}}

The application of this in fields far removed from confectionery should be self-evident. Obviously, though, there are at least two fields where the opposite is true: [[Intelligence (government)|espionage]] and [[Christian evangelism]].

==See also==
*[[Tea Party movement]] (as in their political candidates' reluctance to talk to the media)

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Roy Masters

[[File:Roy Masters.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Masters in 2014]]
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'''Roy Masters''', born Reuben Obermeister, {{lived|1928|}} is a strange cookie indeed.  He has a weekly talk radio show (and a book) called ''Finding God in Physics'' and does a daily radio show called ''Advice Line''. His views are a weird hybrid of [[Fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] [[Christianity]] and the [[New Age]] movement, though he refutes the New Age claim and offers further explanation of his views in a statement of belief.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090818035454/http://www.fhu.com/statement-of-belief1.html Roy Masters' "Open Letter to Churches"]</ref> 

Masters used to be a full-time [[Hypnosis|hypnotist]] but apparently discovered that most people are already hypnotized and need to be freed. He also thinks that after a few [[Handwave|hand-waving]] references to [[quantum woo|quantum physics]] and [[gravity]], he has proven the existence of his [[God]]. Add in [[abstinence programs|abstinence-only sex education]], [[Kinder, Küche, Kirche|traditional gender roles]], vicious [[misogyny]], [[Past life regression therapy|past lives]], and any [[right-wing]] [[conspiracy theory]] he has ever run into (and probably some that he made up), and you've got his views in a nutshell. He has his own version of mumbletypeg [[physics]].  He never met a right-wing conspiracy theory he didn't like.  His Wikipedia page is heavily whitewashed<ref>{{wpa|Roy Masters (commentator)}}</ref> and seems to be defended by [[true believers]].<ref>{{wpa|talk:Roy Masters (commentator)}}</ref>

He hates [[Obama]] so much that when a caller calls [[Obama]] a "[[Red-baiting|communist]]", he runs with it. Unsurprisingly, he is also an enthusiastic [[birther]].

==External links==
*One of his [https://web.archive.org/web/20090724165050/http://www.gravitydrivenuniverse.org/ sites]
* More of [https://web.archive.org/web/20130308095717/http://www.roymastersquotes.com/ his quotes]

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Rumpology

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'''Rumpology''' is the purported ability to glean [[psychic]] or other information from a subject using [[ESP]] or [[clairvoyance]] specific to arses. If this sounds like [[PIDOOMA]], you may be on the right track, but this must be pulled out of someone else's rump.

Not to be confused with [[a posteriori]] reasoning, which may or may not be [[bullshit]], rumpology is like [[phrenology]], but using the tail end.

Depending on the temperature of the subject, this might be either [[cold reading]] or [[hot reading]].

Possibly the most famous rumpologist is [[American]] [[astrology|astrologer]] {{wpl|Jackie Stallone|Jacqueline}} Stallone<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190912041201/http://jacquelinestallone.com/rumps.html Jacqueline Stallone's Rumpology Reports, Jacqueline Stallone website, as displayed Sep. 12, 2019.]</ref> — yes, mother of ''the'' {{wpl|Sylvester Stallone.}} She put the ass in astrology.

==Buttocks reflexology==
[[File:Buttocks reflexology.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Buttocks reflexology chart]]
John C. McLachlan, a professor of medical education, submitted a [[hoax]] abstract for a presentation to The Jerusalem Conference on Integrative Medicine in 2010 on the topic of '''buttocks reflexology'''. The abstract claimed that a [[Infinite regress#Homunculi|homunculus]] on the buttocks corresponded to {{wpl|Blaschko lines}} that could be used for [[reflexology]]. The purpose of the accepted submission was to demonstrate the degree of [[credulous]]ness of [[alternative medicine]], specifically integrative medicine. The diagram that was presented with the abstract showed buttocks with the brain's {{wpl|somatotopic arrangement}} of body parts superimposed upon each cheek.<ref>[http://www.dcscience.net/McLachlan-BMJ-2010.pdf Integrative medicine and the point of credulity] by John C. McLachlan (2010) ''BMJ'' 341:c6979. doi:10.1136/bmj.c6979.</ref>

==External links==
*[http://skepdic.com/rumpology.html "Rumpology," ''The Skeptic's Dictionary'']

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Russ Miller

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'''Russ Miller''' is an American [[Young Earth creationist]], [[intelligent design]] advocate, and founder of Creation, Evolution and Science Ministries. Miller claims he has over 165 college credits and states, “I’m a generalmManager" but does not mention a degree. Miller has hosted several [[creationist]] seminars, presenting to the audience his views why [[evolution]] is not [[scientific]].

In his seminars, he repeats typical creationist arguments that have been [[PRATT|refuted thousands of times]].
Miller believes that [[dinosaurs]] co-existed with humans in the [[Garden of Eden]], and has shown pictures from [[Kent Hovind]]'s creation seminars to support his claims.

Miller has been challenged to defend himself, in a court of law, from the claim that he is a liar and a fraud. He refuses to answer the charge, leaving questions as to the [[integrity]] of his teaching. It is believed that he is taking donations to fund his lifestyle and acknowledges that his 'ministry' will have to present its finances to the court.

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Russell's paradox

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'''Russell's paradox''' is a [[paradox]] as follows: Consider the set of all sets which are not members of themselves. Is this set a member of itself? If it is, then it is not. If it is not, then it is. A contradiction ensues. In an interesting application, this can be exploited to preclude the existence of a bijection between any set and its {{wpl|power set||.}} The result is an elegant proof that the cardinality of the latter is always larger.

Another version of this paradox goes: Does a barber, who shaves all those and only those who do not shave themselves, shave himself? If he shaves himself, then he is not one of those who do not shave themselves, and since he only shaves those who do not shave themselves, then he does not shave himself. If he doesn't shave himself, then he is one of the those who do not shave themselves, and since he shaves all those who do not shave themselves, then he shaves himself.

This can also be considered more practically via ledgers that track books in a library. One ledger might list all books about geology; another ledger might list all books that mention battles in World War II. Ledgers might keep track of <i>other</i> ledgers; eg. one ledger might keep track of all ledgers that cover books about animals. Now, imagine an uber-ledger that lists all ledgers that do not list themselves. Based on that criteria, should the uber-ledger list itself?

==Resolution==
[[Bertrand Russell]]'s paradox is a consequence of the axiom of comprehension and the existence of a universal set. 

The issue let to a reworking of set theory in the early 20th century, from naive set theory to axiomatic set theory. In particular, the Zermelo–Fraenkel axioms (usually, plus the axiom of choice) are now the standard foundation of set theory. The axioms are designed to avoid the Russell paradox: in ZF set theory, the universal set does not exist.

Alternatively, one could avoid Russell's paradox and retain a universal set by rejecting the axiom of comprehension.

==See also==
*[[Russell's Teapot]]

==External links==
*[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/russell-paradox/ Russell's Paradox] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
*[https://www.iep.utm.edu/par-russ/ Russell's Paradox] at Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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