NZ Skeptics Articles

The Human Condition, CT roundup, Tupperware and Tree planting.

5th September 2022

This week I’m taking a look at a cult-like organisation in Australia that’s advertising itself on social media - The World Transformation Movement, or Human Condition. I’m left a little confused about how it’s all meant to work.

It’s been a big week for conspiracy theorists of various stripes, with a couple of them appearing in court.

And finally, Bronwyn contributes a couple of articles looking at the demise of Tupperware in NZ, and the tree-planting for environmental reasons.

Craig Shearer

The Human Condition

Craig Shearer - 5 September 2022

The Human Condition

Popping up on my various social media feeds over the past year or so have been ads for “THE Interview”. I'm going to take a look at this and the movement behind it.

Be-leaf it or knot: Are tree-planting initiatives up to snuff or are they going up in smoke?

Bronwyn Rideout - 5 September 2022

Back in the March 21, 2022 edition of the Skeptics Newsletter, I wrote about the scheme/scam of becoming a fake Scottish Lord (or Laird as the case may be). One of the new sales tactics is to take on a conservation mission to your purchase, the promise that you are saving some wildcats, creating a nature reserve, or having a tree dedicated in your honour. The impact of these add-ons is questionable, subject to lawsuits and allegation of funny financial dealings. Even more concerning is the lack of transparency about who is advising these companies about the reintroduction of nativa trees and the deforestation of invasive ones.