Astrology – Bitter edge – Boston Globe
Bitter edge – Boston Globe
The news last week brought a cornucopia of cusps, with Michael Phelps “on the cusp of history,” China “on the cusp of a new golden age,” and Madonna on the cusp – or not! – of adopting another child. Amid all that cuspiness, I was perplexed to learn
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Monsters, Ghosts and Gods: Why We Believe – Yahoo News
Monsters are everywhere these days, and belief in them is as strong as ever. What’s harder to believe is why so many people buy into hazy evidence, shady schemes and downright false reports that perpetuate myths that often have just one ultimate
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Religion vs. paranormal – MSNBC
Mencken, the Baylor sociologist, says sacrifice and stigma (for holding ideas outside the group norm) keep the paranormal at bay among the highly religious. He has two papers forthcoming that are based on a national survey of 1,700 people. The first
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