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Pseudohistory in Roman Coins Are Science and Religion Compatible Medical Prayer Studies • Undercover Among the Spirits • Science and Religion Conference **HB Pseudohistory in Roman Coins • Are Science and Religion Compatible? **£'*« _* -Jtfat"*. The Emptiness of Holism Published by the Committee for the Scientific Investigation c THE COMMITTEE FOR THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF CLAIMS OF THE PARANORMAL AT THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY-INTERNATIONAL (ADJACENT TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO] • AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION Paul Kurtz, Chairman; professor emeritus of philosophy, State University of New York at Buffalo Barry Karr, Executive Director Joe Nickell, Research Fellow Massimo Polidoro, Research Fellow Richard Wiseman, Research Fellow Lee Nisbet. Special Projects Director FELLOWS James E. Alcock," psychologist, York Univ., Saul Green, PhD, biochemist president of ZOL James E. 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