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Healthcare Provision Seeks To Embrace Prayer Treatments

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:49:49 GMT

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Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses.

The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist.

The measure would put Christian Science prayer treatments -- which substitute for or supplement medical treatments -- on the same footing as clinical medicine. While not mentioning the church by name, it would prohibit discrimination against "religious and spiritual healthcare."

But critics say the measure could have a broader effect, conferring new status and medical legitimacy on practices that lie outside the realm of science.

Tags: religion, healthcare, legal, government

Scientific climate fraud

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:58:22 GMT

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Clip Source: www.climatedepot.com

Warming fears are the “worst scientific scandal in the history...When people come to know what the truth is, they will feel deceived by science and scientists.” - UN IPCC Japanese Scientist Dr. Kiminori Itoh, an award-winning PhD environmental physical chemist.

Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology(IIST jobs) Professor Recruitment 2009 (www.iist.ac.in

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:17:41 GMT

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Thiruvananthapuram - Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology(IIST jobs) Professor Recruitment 2009 (www.iist.ac.in)

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Class X Sample Papers

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:48:40 GMT

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The Art and science of alchemy with reference to Ormus and Monatomic gold.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:46:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: ormus monatomic white powder gold elixir of life, I highly recommend this product ,I am a retired NASA physicist and have tested and consumed many ormus materials ,the pacific MANNA is the worlds best ,if you are after healing , health and longevity this is the elixir for you ,no matter where on the planet you reside try this ormus the pacific manna will have you dreaming the most lucid dreams ,your brain hemispheres will be synchronized and joy and health will be yours ,I received no payment for this comment and am posting it out of sheer gratitude good luck on your journey and thank you, may god bless you JACK ROBINSON physicist NASA retired find it at www.alchemicalelixirs.com

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The Art and science of alchemy with reference to Ormus and Monatomic gold.

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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:23:29 GMT

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Not an email hoax: The Uno - Ben Gulak's Innovative Electric Motorbike

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:19:00 GMT

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clipper's remarks: In 2007, the Uno won a second place Grand Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. The machine also received a place in the Popular Science 2008 Invention Awards.
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-05/popsci-presents-2008-invention-awards

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Email forward describes the Uno, an innovative electric motorcycle invented by Canadian Ben Gulak that moves on two wheels positioned side by side and is controlled by body movement

Status:
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Example:(Submitted, October 2009)

Subject: world first

A young inventor has created a motorbike with a twist - it uses two wheels but they are positioned right next to each other, giving it the illusion of being a powered unicycle. And even better, it might help save the planet.

Commentary:

Although some commentators have postulated that the message is a hoax and the attached photographs are clever fakes, the Uno is in fact real. A December 2008 New York Times article notes:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has also published information about Ben Gulak and the Uno, noting:

inspiration for the cycle came when Gulak visited China in 2006

He realized that much of that smog was coming from the thousands of motor scooters whizzing through the streets and figured that there had to be a better way

"Love of Shopping" is Not a Gene: exposing junk science and ideology in Darwinian Psychology

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:50:43 GMT

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Clip Source: www.boingboing.net

Anne Innis Dagg's "Love of Shopping" is Not a Gene is a scathing, entertaining and extremely accessible geneticist's critique of "Darwinian Psychology" -- that is, the "science" of ascribing human behavior to genetic inevitability. Dagg, a biologist/geneticist at the University of Waterloo, identifies Darwinian Psychology as a nexus of ideological pseudoscience cooked to justify political agendas about the inevitability of social inequality, especially racial and sexual inequality.

One after another, Dagg examines the cherished shibboleths of Darwinian Psychology, examining the research offered in support

and demolishes each statement by subjecting it to scientific rigor, including an examination of all the contradictory evidence ignored by proponents.

As a debunking of pseudo-science, this is very masterful; but it is even better as a piece of social criticism, a look at exactly why Darwinian Psychology has found such a receptive audience among ideologues

Tags: books, book-reviews, evo-psych, debunking

Christian Prisons and Paying for Prayer

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:17:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The absurdities keep on coming. Maybe we should take up a collection and buy Hatch some basic science books?

Clip Source: scienceblogs.com

The law loves American Christianity

At first glance, I thought this story was good news: Oklahoma is going to build a Christian prison! About time, I thought, I can think of a few Christians who deserve a few years for faith-abuse. But no…it's a prison to be administered by Christians to give Christian criminals special privileges. Not quite as appropriate, but more in line with what we've gotten used to from our dominant faith tradition.

We're getting more of the same from Congress, too. Religion is being given permission to intrude on science once again, with the sanctimonious Orrin Hatch (abetted by a pair of Democrats, Kerry and Kennedy) sponsoring a provision in the mangled health care football to allow prayer to count as medicine.

I may just have to convert to Catholicism under this bill so I can charge the US and my insurance provider to cover my near-sightedness treatments at Lourdes. And the French Riviera.

Genital Herpes Treatment

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:56:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Since modern science has as yet been unable to find a cure that will rid the body of the virus which causes the disease, genital herpes treatment is aimed at reducing the intensity and frequency of the outbreak of herpes sores.

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Genital Herpes Treatment

Genital herpes is an incurable sexually transmitted disease. Since modern science has as yet been unable to find a cure that will rid the body of the virus which causes the disease, genital herpes treatment is aimed at reducing the intensity and frequency of the outbreak of herpes sores.

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GRB 090423 - the most distant known object in the Universe

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:57:01 GMT

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In this week's edition of the science journal Nature, two international teams of astronomers report their observations of the most distant object yet seen in the Universe. Dubbed GRB 090423, the record-breaker is an example of a gamma-ray burst, the brightest and most violent explosions known to exist. The explosion is thought to accompany the catastrophic death of a very massive star as it ended its life, and is triggered by the centre of the star collapsing to form a black hole.

"This observation allows us to begin exploring the last blank space on our map of the Universe", said Professor Nial Tanvir, who led one of the teams.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Nature press notice

GRB 090423 background FAQ

Figures from paper

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D'Souza's Normal BS

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:06:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Dinesh D'Souza, widely known for his hopelessly weak proslytizing on the World Net Daily site is seen in this clip interacting with that expert on science and medicine, Greta Van Susteren! They fit well together. Another good reason to avoid the Fox Noise Channel. The interesting thing is that the more we hear from D'Souza the more bizarre he becomes. He does appeal to the Ultra Right though.

Clip Source: www.foxnews.com

Proof of 'Life After Death'

VAN SUSTEREN: And I love the words "The Evidence," which is another word for proof. Is there life after death?

D'SOUZA: I think there is. And I've always believed on the basis of faith, but in this book I set that aside and I say let's look at empirical evidence, let's look at historical, philosophical, scientific evidence, and that is the good line, that when you look at modern science, at modern philosophy, there is surprising proof that there is life after death.

VAN SUSTEREN: Like what?

D'SOUZA: Shakespeare called death "the undiscovered country," and it's true that you can't go to the other side of the curtain. I do not claim to have interviewed dead people or any of that.

There are near-death experiences, and that is thousands of people who have been very close to death, they have been declared clinically dead or in some cases no brain function, and they report all over the world a surprisingly uniform experience.

'The population is with me'

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:44:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Speaking at a briefing of science journalists, Professor David Nutt leant back in his chair and said his only regret was the way the government had treated him.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

'The population is with me'

The man at the heart of the row over the relationship between politics and science appeared relaxed and unrepentant.

Speaking at a briefing of science journalists, Professor David Nutt leant back in his chair and said his only regret was the way the government had treated him.

He stood by his most controversial comments - such as comparing the dangers of ecstasy with horse riding, as he did earlier this year to the consternation of the then home secretary Jacqui Smith.

Asked in retrospect if it was a wise comparison to have made, he thought it was indeed - and that many parents now thought twice about letting their children clamber on to a horse.

Creating False Scarcity To Drive Up Demand For H1N1 Vaccine?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:13:44 GMT

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CFR Recording Suggests Creating False Scarcity To Drive Up Demand For H1N1 Vaccine

Steve Watson
Infowars.net
Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009

A recording of a recent Council On Foreign Relations symposium reveals attendees discussing ways and means of getting the public to take the H1N1 flu vaccine in spite of the mass resistance that has arisen due to questions over it’s safety.

The recording dates from October 16 when the CFR held a Symposium in New York entitled Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy.

The meeting was held in order to encourage a consensus for policy to present to the federal government concerning the so called swine flu pandemic.

In attendance were professors and doctors from several influential universities and medical schools, along with media representatives from Science Magazine, The Canadian Press and The Financial Times.

Obama's Science Czar Said a Born Baby 'Will Ultimately Develop Into a Human Being'

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:35:21 GMT

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Obama’s Science Czar Said a Born Baby ‘Will Ultimately Develop Into a Human Being’
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief

(CNSNews.com) - President Obama’s top science adviser said in a book he co-authored in 1973 that a newborn child “will ultimately develop into a human being” if he or she is properly fed and socialized.

“The fetus, given the opportunity to develop properly before birth, and given the essential early socializing experiences and sufficient nourishing food during the crucial early years after birth, will ultimately develop into a human being,” John P. Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, wrote in “Human Ecology: Problems and Solutions.”

Holdren co-authored the book with Stanford professors Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich. The book was published by W.H. Freeman and Company.