Wednesday 3 February 2010

Believe it or Not

Believe it or Not: "People believe a lot of things that aren’t necessarily true. In the case of that shop-assistant, she had obviously rung the wrong figure into the till, and when offered a choice between what the till was saying and the word of a customer, preferred to believe the till."

Tsunami: Where Was God?

Tsunami: Where Was God?: "One extremist Muslim said that it was a punishment for tight clothing, while the most profound statement came from a Hindu woman whose son had been swept away in the Tsunami. She was grief stricken but resigned. “God has returned to God,” she said."

Is Cannabis a Gateway Drug?

Is Cannabis a Gateway Drug?: "Plus when people find out that they are not instantly and irrecoverably addicted to cannabis after a few smokes, they begin to disbelieve the official line on drugs as a whole, and to imagine that they can handle heroin in the same way."

Monday 1 February 2010

Driver's License

Driver's License: "My Dad has just had his driver’s license taken off him, having failed his compulsory eye-test. I drove him back from the test centre."

Views on The Law of Attraction

Views on The Law of Attraction: "The Law of Attraction” is little more than a giant pyramid scheme selling wish-fulfilment fantasy."