A Beat Poem about the Insanity of Alternative Medicine (and Other Things)

This beat poem is too funny. It is by Tim Minchin in which he describes a dinner party where he confronts a hippie -- recorded live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in December 08.

Sadly NSFW and audio only. Check it out beneath the fold:

My favorite quotes:

"You know what they call alternative medicine that has been proved to work: medicine."

"I am like a rabbit suddenly trapped in the blinding headlights of vacuous c*&$."

"Science adjusts its views based on what's observed. Faith is the denial of observation so that faith can be preserved."

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