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plcdude

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Tue Jul-12-05 03:03 PM
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Okay local TV here

is running stories on prayer as way of healing and an appropriate alternative to medicine. Isn't there research that debunks this kind of news that is not really news.

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swag

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Tue Jul-12-05 03:08 PM
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1. CSICOP and the Skeptical Inquirer always have some good articles

Edited on Tue Jul-12-05 03:10 PM by swag

debunking that kind of bullshit. Here's an example:

http://www.csicop.org/si/2004-09/miracle-study.html

on edit: here's an article listing from the search "prayer"

http://www.csicop.org/cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?q=prayer

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Kraklen

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Tue Jul-12-05 03:11 PM
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2. If you think big pharma is bad...

just look at the alternative medicine industry. Talk about a bunch of seedy bastards.

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swag

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Tue Jul-12-05 03:12 PM
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3. No shit.

Edited on Tue Jul-12-05 03:13 PM by swag

A massive, multi-national con operation.

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plcdude

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Tue Jul-12-05 03:19 PM
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5. excellent

thanks very much I have a new site now to do some research on. Thank you.

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AllegroRondo

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Tue Jul-12-05 03:13 PM
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4. Penn and Teller "Bullshit" covered this

good episode

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Tue Jul-12-05 03:26 PM
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6. Isn't this what Pot is for?

An alternative med?

Anyway, this is their alternative to health insurance...The woman on Jon Stewart last night was talking about this...

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