Friday, April 06, 2007

Taxes Spent on Quackery


National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), like any other NIH Center or Institute, gives grant funds scientists outside the NIH. Dr. Gary Schwartz has been one of the lucky recipients of NIH grantfunds.

Dr. Schwartz is a faculty member at the University of Arizona and director of the VERITAS Research Program. Here is the Programs answer to FAQ "Are mediums for real"?
Our research supports the hypothesis that individuals survive physical death (survival of consciousness) and that certain mediums can receive and convey accurate information from them. Our research also eliminates several paranormal and non-paranormal explanations for the information mediums convey including fraud, cold-reading, general information, and telepathy. However, to date, the research also supports other less plausible paranormal hypotheses, such as super-psi (discussed in several essays on our Further Reading page).
Dr. Schwartz has published his findings for all to read in the book pictured above. Yes, he actually claims he has scientific proof of an afterlife! But, it's worth read this interesting commentary called "What if Gary Schwartz is Right?"

As for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, you can read one man's opinion about that center here.

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