Comments on: Miracle baby or child abuse? http://skepticblog.org/2009/11/04/miracle-baby-or-child-abuse/ The official blog of the Skeptologists Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:09:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: StMiller http://skepticblog.org/2009/11/04/miracle-baby-or-child-abuse/#comment-16038 StMiller Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:49:07 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=5017#comment-16038 NEWSFLASH!!! Reuters (Sonic's definition of 'Journalism') has uncovered that the writing on the child's leg turned out to be cooking instructions. NEWSFLASH!!! Reuters (Sonic’s definition of ‘Journalism’) has uncovered that the writing on the child’s leg turned out to be cooking instructions.

]]> By: Donna Gore http://skepticblog.org/2009/11/04/miracle-baby-or-child-abuse/#comment-14807 Donna Gore Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:17:06 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=5017#comment-14807 NOT FUNNY but..........I had to chuckle when I got to the word "stenography." Have you been watching "Mad Men" ??? NOT FUNNY but……….I had to chuckle when I got to the word “stenography.” Have you been watching “Mad Men” ???

]]> By: Susan Gerbic http://skepticblog.org/2009/11/04/miracle-baby-or-child-abuse/#comment-14644 Susan Gerbic Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:35:12 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=5017#comment-14644 Thanks I left my comment Thanks I left my comment

]]> By: James http://skepticblog.org/2009/11/04/miracle-baby-or-child-abuse/#comment-14641 James Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:19:47 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=5017#comment-14641 ahh! Thank you, I appreciate the clarification. ahh! Thank you, I appreciate the clarification.

]]> By: stargazer9915 http://skepticblog.org/2009/11/04/miracle-baby-or-child-abuse/#comment-14628 stargazer9915 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:26:58 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=5017#comment-14628 Another one that needs to "drop the joint and..." Another one that needs to “drop the joint and…”

]]> By: stargazer9915 http://skepticblog.org/2009/11/04/miracle-baby-or-child-abuse/#comment-14627 stargazer9915 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:24:50 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=5017#comment-14627 Mark, are you high or just incredibly stupid? Are you for real? These people are obviously frauds. Unless you can prove otherwise, drop the joint and step away from the keyboard. Mark, are you high or just incredibly stupid? Are you for real? These people are obviously frauds. Unless you can prove otherwise, drop the joint and step away from the keyboard.

]]> By: sonic http://skepticblog.org/2009/11/04/miracle-baby-or-child-abuse/#comment-14625 sonic Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:12:50 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=5017#comment-14625 That is an inappropriate use of Occam's razor. Occam's razor states that the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few assumptions as possible, eliminating those that make no difference in the observable predictions of the explanatory theory. The predictions in the different scenarios are different. That is an inappropriate use of Occam’s razor.

Occam’s razor states that the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few assumptions as possible, eliminating those that make no difference in the observable predictions of the explanatory theory.

The predictions in the different scenarios are different.

]]> By: sonic http://skepticblog.org/2009/11/04/miracle-baby-or-child-abuse/#comment-14624 sonic Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:16:29 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=5017#comment-14624 Ordinary= Commonly encountered: usual. (American Heritage) You give two reasons to say the child is not ordinary. Ordinary= Commonly encountered: usual. (American Heritage)
You give two reasons to say the child is not ordinary.

]]> By: Max http://skepticblog.org/2009/11/04/miracle-baby-or-child-abuse/#comment-14620 Max Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:32:49 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=5017#comment-14620 He's an ordinary boy in an extraordinary situation. The only extraordinary thing about him may be dermatographism, which affects 4-5% of the population. You've seen parents use children in hoaxes before, like balloon boy. He’s an ordinary boy in an extraordinary situation.
The only extraordinary thing about him may be dermatographism, which affects 4-5% of the population.
You’ve seen parents use children in hoaxes before, like balloon boy.

]]> By: sonic http://skepticblog.org/2009/11/04/miracle-baby-or-child-abuse/#comment-14615 sonic Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:49:44 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=5017#comment-14615 I know of no boys that have writing appear on their bodies and 1,000's of people come to see them. It is a fact that he is no ordinary boy. (Of course it is possible that what is described is a common occurence in your neck of the woods...I can understand your confusion in that case) I know of no boys that have writing appear on their bodies and 1,000’s of people come to see them.
It is a fact that he is no ordinary boy. (Of course it is possible that what is described is a common occurence in your neck of the woods…I can understand your confusion in that case)

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