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Teaching skepticism
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RE: Teaching skepticism
October 3, 2016 at 1:31 pm
In regards to skepticism of religious matters, I recall a science essay from Isaac Asimov I probably read in the early 70s where he complains about a noisy AC installation on a nearby Christian Science building. He notes the Christian Science folks pray away all manner of illness and eschew physicians. And then he points out, the sensation of heat should be an especially easy thing to pray away compared to cancer or pneumonia, yet they don't even seem to try.

Got me thinking about such things.
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Teaching skepticism

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Teaching skepticism - by mihoda - October 2, 2016 at 11:44 pm
RE: Teaching skepticism - by c172 - October 2, 2016 at 11:48 pm
RE: Teaching skepticism - by robvalue - October 3, 2016 at 2:31 am
RE: Teaching skepticism - by brewer - October 3, 2016 at 10:14 am
RE: Teaching skepticism - by vorlon13 - October 3, 2016 at 10:21 am
RE: Teaching skepticism - by robvalue - October 3, 2016 at 12:26 pm
RE: Teaching skepticism - by vorlon13 - October 3, 2016 at 12:48 pm
RE: Teaching skepticism - by vorlon13 - October 3, 2016 at 1:31 pm
RE: Teaching skepticism - by Redoubtable - January 2, 2017 at 12:41 pm
RE: Teaching skepticism - by Asmodee - January 6, 2017 at 11:29 am
RE: Teaching skepticism - by Whateverist - January 6, 2017 at 12:30 pm
RE: Teaching skepticism - by FatAndFaithless - January 6, 2017 at 12:30 pm
RE: Teaching skepticism - by bennyboy - January 22, 2017 at 2:38 am
RE: Teaching skepticism - by ignoramus - January 22, 2017 at 3:43 am
RE: Teaching skepticism - by Longhorn - January 22, 2017 at 6:07 am
RE: Teaching skepticism - by ignoramus - January 22, 2017 at 6:35 am

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