With the soon-to-be Sainthood of Mother Teresa comes discussion of how someone is declared a Saint by the Catholic Church. Traditionally, for an individual to be declared a Saint, two "certified" miracles must be credited to prayer directed to the prospective Saint. Left out of the Church's declaration regarding these miracles is skeptical consideration of the natural and frequent phenomenon of spontaneous remission of medical problems, to include serious forms of cancer.
Following are two links that should educate one in this phenomenon:
Immunity over inability: The spontaneous regression of cancer
Wikipedia/Spontaneous remission
Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
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