Fafblog's Medium Lobster puts the Abu Ghuraib torture story
into perspective: "The activities that occurred at Abu Ghuraib prison are
not to be compared to those of Saddam Hussein's rape rooms and torture
chambers. After all, those were
rape rooms and
torture chambers.
These were merely
rooms in which rape occurred, and
chambers in which
individuals were tortured."
I feel better about it now.
Check out these
alien
abduction "investigations" from MNMUFON for a great example of what Jenny
calls "Occam's Swiss Army Knife" -- where the most complicated explanation
is mostly likely.
My favorite is the "Marcus" investigation, where a woman describes a
cat-like humanoid being named "Marcus" who engadges in a "complete
spiritual union" with her. Analysis: "I can not think of any objective
natural or human made phenomena that would explain this encounter."
Uh, how about a bored housewife who hasn't had an orgasm in 20 years?