Posts Tagged ‘mental illness’

Reconciling Traditional and Religious Beliefs with Western Medicine

September 5, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in religion, science, select, skepticism | 15 comments

When a science-minded crusader in India was murdered in August, it made international headlines. As the New York Times reported: Narendra Dabholkar traveled from village to village in India, waging a personal war against the spirit world. If a holy man had electrified the public with his miracles, Dr. Dabholkar, a former physician, would duplicate…Continue Reading…

The Conversation on Guns

December 16, 2012 by Keith Kloor | Filed in guns, select | No comments

At 3pm on Friday and with a heavy heart, I scooped up my youngest from his kindergarten class. An hour later, I was in a packed school auditorium, videotaping his older brother and his fellow 3rd graders as they sang and danced in the school’s holiday show. It was a joyous occasion. But thoughts about…Continue Reading…