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With the end of daylight saving in Western Australia this weekend the people of Western Australia are set to vote in roughly six weeks on this surprisingly divisive and emotive topic and so it is time for me to weigh in with my 2 penneth worth. I’ll come right and say it – I am opposed [...] Humans have an amazing ability to believe things in the face of overwhelming evidence against them. Frequently it seems that the more outrageous the claims made about a phenomenon or product the more people will flock to it. Such claims are often made about treatments for diseases such as homeopathy, faith healing, chiropractic or reflexology [...] The BBC reports on a study completed by the University of Pitsburg into religious belief and terminal illness. It seems that the true believers are the ones least likely to accept their own death. The researchers followed 345 people with terminal cancer. According to the study: Those who regularly prayed were more than three times more [...] I was listening to the excellent “This American Life” (iTunes Link) the other day. On the particular episode in question was a story produced by Alex Bloomberg who features on nne of the other podcasts produced by National Public Radio (NPR), the “Planet Money Podcast” (iTunes Link). The topic under discussion was the efficacy of [...] |
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