Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things (with Dr. Michael Shermer)
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The Unreasonable Teaching of the Christian Science Church
Rita Swan was a devout Christian scientist back in the 1970s, and her child became critically ill. He ended up in intensive care and was dead at the age of 16 months because his parents were instructed by their church that it was a sin to take their son to the hospital. Rita has since dedicated her life decades of her life to exposing this kind of destructive teaching. She's the director of an organization called Child Incorporated; she'll join us next Tuesday for our series on Children's Healthcare is a legal duty.
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