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Category Archives: alternative medicine
Is it religion–or insanity–killing these kids?
I’m not one of those who thinks religious upbringing is necessarily tantamount to child abuse, but occasionally items pop up in the news that really make me think hard about how to separate “mere” religious belief from downright delusional behavior. … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, civil rights, news, religion, religious rights
Tagged daniel hauser, leilani neumann, nemenhah band
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Their bullshit is bullshit; our bullshit is real
Yeah. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a warning to their flocks to avoid Reiki therapy (which is based on “balancing energies” or some such folderol). The USCCB is worried that Reiki “lacks scientific credibility.” So let me … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, christianity, news, religion
Tagged catholic church, reiki
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Time to de-fund NCCAM?
You probably didn’t know that the federal goverment actually funds a National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medice (NCCAM). Ironically, NCCAM has spent more time conclusively debunking CAM rather than affirming it, much to the chagrin of Senator Tom Harkin, … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, commentary, medical research, science
Tagged alternative medicine, CAM, complementary medicine, nccam
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Podcast #44 – Urotherapy
It’s our TMI edition! First, we respond to recent listener feedback, and revisit our analysis of Joshua 10:12-13. What would really happen if God made the sun “stand still” in the sky for a whole day? Next, we tell you … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, astronomy & space, podcast, science
Tagged joshua, miracles, old testament, urotherapy
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Phil “The Pundit” Plait on bloggingheads.tv
Have you people not had enough of Phil Plait of late? Nay? Then check out his recent appearance at bloggingheads.tv (one of my favorite sites for detailed punditry). Good job, Phil!
Posted in alternative medicine, astronomy & space, commentary, evolution, interviews, paranormal, science, skepticism
Tagged bad astronomy, bloggingheads.tv, phil plait
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Podcast #52 – Feedback
We read and respond to lots of feedback we’ve gotten from listeners to the show. We talk about (among other things) Christian opinions on the Creation Museum, Christian license plates in North Carolina and Florida, urotherapy, one-star iTunes feedback and … Continue reading →