Real Skeptics

Everyone calls herself a skeptic, but it seems that it’s never long before you discover the silly ideas that person holds, despite her self-proclaimed skepticism.

I call myself a skeptic, but I’ll admit that I still hold ridiculous ideas. Here’s one: I believe that containers, such as rooms or desk drawers, can soak up “bad energy” and even retain it. This naïve belief goes further – I think it’s possible for an innocent party, unbeknownst to them, to feel the effects of this bad energy and even be influenced by it. Right now you may be thinking, “Define bad, define energy, and give me a real-case scenario.” This is what I would do if I were reading this, because I am a skeptic. But I have no definitions, I have no real-case scenarios. I just think it’s possible. I’m also more than willing to admit that it probably isn’t true, but what if it is…

Anyway. Here is one thing I’m skeptical about:

“Bottled Water Sold in the Heartland Benefits African Children”

Quote: “[New business owners Justin Pobst and Eric Becking] hope to use all proceeds to benefit children in Africa. The two say clean water is a basic necessity many children do not have.”

The obvious question is, why not send all that bottled water to Africa? Don’t they know by now that most people around here don’t give a shit about starving and/or dehydrated children? And besides, who wants to buy bottled water at a bank?

But I can see the benefits. Transporting bottled water (and accommodating its poundage) across the Atlantic uses a lot of gas, = more money. And once the bottles are gone, they’re gone, opposed to collecting funds to build wells which will last a while. I hope the organization gets enough money to balance out the cost. Maybe people will be smart and donate without taking the bottle of water. That’s a lot of plastic.

It’s funny that senseless buying habits (such as millions of people buying brand new bottles of water every day) are more tolerable to the conscience (because they’re unorganized) than a charity selling bottles of water to raise money for a good cause.

“Charities, you can raise money for your good cause, but make sure it’s economically/environmentally practical or I won’t donate! General public, you silly hedonists, you use too much plastic, you should probably stop.”

Speaking of hedonists, Exxon has a record profit again on soaring oil prices and Shell profits gush. Readers, take heart. Know that some people’s penchant for SUVs and Hummers is feeding corporate America, and this is why they get tax breaks.

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