This MSNBC article (via Fark; original Reuters article here) is so full of head-exploding irony it should come with a warning. Proceed at your own risk. Synopsis: a group calling itself Invincible America Assembly has claimed responsibility for the record high Dow Jones of last week (and say they will guarantee it'll hit 17,000 this year thanks to them, too) and for North Korea shutting down their nuclear reactor projects. How do they do this? Why, by meditation, of course! Now, we know through about a billion studies that things like this have absolutely no affect whatsoever on the outside world, and that these people are deluding themselves. If you disagree, then I suggest you take a moment and educate yourself on these things (try the Skeptic Dictionary, for example, specifically here and here) before complaining in the comments. Back now? Good. Now listen to the irony-gland-detonating comments by John ...
But can they heal my irony gland?
The record high Dow Jones claimed by Invincible America Assembly is met with irony as meditation's effectiveness is questioned.
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