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Captain Disillusion to the Rescue

Some good fun skeptical thinking on “paranormal videos” can be enjoyed via Captain Disillusion’s YouTube channel:

In a world where the content of digital images and videos can no longer be taken at face value, an unlikely hero fights for the acceptance of truth.

Captain Disillusion guides children of all ages through the maze of visual fakery to the open spaces of reality and peace of mind.

Captain D has some video-manipulating skills himself, so he offers some good laughs while debunking superficial media favourites, such as the “Bigfoot on Mars” and the “Gas Station Ghost” (the latter almost making me snort my coffee through my nose). In the words of our brave superhero, “Love with your heart, use your head for everything else.” (h/t Post Human Blues)

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  1. Funny, but…
    I just saw the “Man in Mars” short. Is this guy backed by Randi (his face appears when explaining pareidolia), or does he just happen to be a fan?

    I don’t know, I kind of feel uncomfortable when someone deals with the slapping penguin video the same way as with the P-G video… It’s like “Look kids: this is fake…. and THIS is fake too!”.

    —–
    It’s not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me…
    It’s all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!

    Red Pill Junkie

    1. Fear the Randi Fan!
      [quote=red pill junkie]I just saw the “Man in Mars” short. Is this guy backed by Randi (his face appears when explaining pareidolia), or does he just happen to be a fan?
      [/quote]

      I think he’s just a fan. All those crazy skeptics, they do love their Randi. Even though he can be just as tricksy as those he calls scammers. Thinking of writing a blog post on an aspect of this actually…

      Fan or not, most of the videos are pretty funny, and I enjoy skepticism when its not done like a dick. Shame nearly all of the modern skeptical movement are…dicks.
      😉

      Kind regards,
      Greg
      ——————————————-
      You monkeys only think you’re running things

      1. Yeah, well, ok then…
        ‘ll give the Cap’n some slack 🙂

        But he’d better control his “Don’t be such idiots!” tone, or he might have to deal with a new super villain:

        The Abominable Red Pill Junkie 😀

        —–
        It’s not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me…
        It’s all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!

        Red Pill Junkie

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