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Volume 28, Number 2
March/April 2004

• Buy this back issue
• Why Is Religion Natural?
• Development of Beliefs in Paranormal and Supernatural Phenomena
• In Praise of Ray Hyman
• From Internet Scams to Urban Legends, Planet (hoa)X to the Bible Code: Hoaxes, Myths and Manias
• Investigative Files: The Stigmata of Lilian Bernas
• Notes on a Strange World: The Case of the Holy Fraudster

Articles

Why is Religion Natural?

Pascal Boyer

Skeptical Inquiry and Religion

Paul Kurtz

Exorcising All the Ghosts

Taner Edis

The Roles of Religion, Spirituality, and Genetics in Paranormal Beliefs

James E. Kennedy

Development of Beliefs in Paranormal and Supernatural Phenomena

Christopher H. Whittle

Religious Beliefs and Their Consequences

Anthony Layng

Secularization: Europe-Yes, United States-No

Phil Zuckerman

Not Too 'Bright'

Chris Mooney

Readings in Science and Religion

Point of Honor: On Science and Religion

Susan Haack

Benjamin Franklin's Enlightenment Deism

Walter Isaacson

Albuquerque Conference Section

In Praise of Ray Hyman

James Alcock

From Internet Scams to Urban Legends, Planet (hoa)X to the Bible Code: Hoaxes, Myths and Manias

Kendrick Frazier

Columns

Editor's Note

Science & Religion 2004: Turmoil and Tensions

News and Comment

• Herbal Update: Echinacea Shown Ineffective, Ephedra to Be Banned by FDA
• Canadian Defendants Victorious in Ritual Abuse Case
• Hampton Court Photo: Ghost or Guest?

Center for Inquiry News

New Year's Message: We Welcome 2004

Paul Kurtz

Investigative Files

The Stigmata of Lilian Bernas

Joe Nickell

Thinking About Science

Darwin Against the Philosophers

Massimo Pigliucci

Notes on a Strange World

The Case of the Holy Fraudster

Massimo Polidoro

New Books

Science Best Sellers

Letters to the Editor

Book Reviews

Science and Religion: Are They Compatible?

Paul Kurtz, Editor

Susan Haack