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BridgeTheGap

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6. EVERY human endeavor, including science, is open to being abused.
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:51 AM
Feb 2013

And I am a big fan of double blind testing. But there is anecdotal evidence between that and "woo."

My father just passed and I'm still upset with the funeral industry, including newspapers that charge high fees for obits. Both my parents were cremated, though they had bought a plot among other deceased family members. My mom's ashes were burried in the plot 10 years ago. The cost to dig a hole in the same plot and plant my dad's ashes: $1,200. Talk about taking advantage of people in a vulnerable condition!

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Emotion is "un-PC" get the red out Feb 2013 #1
Feeling feelings: Squinch Feb 2013 #3
peer review jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #2
Not everything has to be peer reviewed. tinrobot Feb 2013 #4
religion and faith can be a comfort jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #5
EVERY human endeavor, including science, is open to being abused. BridgeTheGap Feb 2013 #6
Exactly jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #7
The article had nothing in it about religion. tinrobot Feb 2013 #8
it's the terminology jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #9
I'm not real sure about how well science and psychology BridgeTheGap Mar 2013 #10
Now that you've admitted Dorian Gray Mar 2013 #11
my feels jollyreaper2112 Mar 2013 #12
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