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From Publishers Weekly
Nickell, a thoroughgoing skeptic, debunks Christian and non-Christian miracles alike, as well as alleged paranormal phenomena in this colorful probe. He attributes reports of weeping icons, bleeding effigies and the image of Jesus on the Shroud of Turin to faulty perception or recall, bias, hoaxing and the will to believe. He explains stigmata (the spontaneous duplication of Christ's crucifixion wounds upon the body of a Christian) as due to hoaxes, self-punishment or self-inflicted wounds. Nickell ( Mysterious Realms ) finds no compelling evidence for alleged cures at the French shrine of Lourdes, or for saintly halos, human auras, self-levitation or Pentecostal powers like speaking in tongues and faith healing. He gives flunking grades to Nostradamus, Jeane Dixon and Elizabeth Clare Prophet for their presumed clairvoyant abilities. A useful if one-sided cautionary survey. Author tour.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal
Nickell's career investigating paranormal phenomena produced the earlier Inquest into the Shroud of Turin ( LJ 3/1/83) and Mysterious Realms ( LJ 12/92). His efforts include creating a process that he claims replicates the image on the shroud. His broad search, emphasizing fraud and unreasonable credulity, uncovers no credible miracles. He documents his sources extensively, though he mistakenly calls the Anglican writer C.S. Lewis a Roman Catholic and equates the Trinitarian Holy Spirit with paranormal spirits. His arguments, although not attacking the core tenets of the Christian faith, virtually bludgeon the beliefs of those not sharing his skepticism. For general readers.
- Richard S. Watts, San Bernardino Cty. Lib., Cal.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

First Sentence:
We live in a time when rational thought and enlightened endeavor have given us wonders heretofore scarcely imaginable-ranging from such advancements in health and medicine as the conquering of dread diseases like smallpox and the ability to replace a defective heart, to such technological developments as the capability of instantly viewing important happenings around the world and of traveling to the moon and beyond. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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