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incorruptible body

An incorruptible body is a whole human body or part of a human body that allegedly does not decay after death because of some supernatural power giving it immutability.

The Catholic Church claims there are many incorruptible bodies and that they are divine signs of the holiness of the persons whose bodies they used to be. Perhaps, but they are more likely signs of careful or lucky burial, combinedwith ignorance regarding the factors that affect rate of decay. Some alleged cases of incorruptibility border on the piously fraudulent. >>more

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yin-yang

In a nutshell: Yin-yang is an ancient Chinese idea that stands for the two sides of things that complement each other.

Thousands of years ago, the Chinese words yin and yang referred to the shady and sunny sides of a hill or valley. The symbol for yin-yang comes from the yearly pattern of shadows cast by a long pole stuck straight up in the ground. >> more

a blast from the past

Sources: How the WWW allows one person to seem to be many sources--The Eileen Danneman Story

14 Dec 2010. My editor and co-conspirator in exploring amusing deceptions and dangerous delusions, John Renish, sent me a link to a NaturalNews.com posting with the headline: H1N1 vaccine linked to 700 percent increase in miscarriages. John's cryptic comment was simple: consider the source. The source is Mike Adams, the one who runs and writes the stuff for his NaturalNews.com site (though this "article" was posted by Ethan Huff, a "staff writer").>>more

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