The continental controversy over Arbuthnot's argument for divine providence

Divine Eros and Divine Providence in Proclus’ Educational System

The Drama of Divine Providence: Reflections on the Problem of Evil

This article studies the problem of evil in Abrahamic religions and philosophical traditions, and tries to restate their solutions in a contemporary language. The author aims at affirming traditional Abrahamic approaches to theodicy that preserve divine omnipotence, benevolence, and omniscience, but without denying the reality of evil.

Variation of radon progeny concentration over a continental location

Background: The variation of the radon progeny concentration in outdoor environment and meteorological parameters at fine resolution were studied for one year at a continental location, National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gadanki, India.  Materials and Methods: The concentrations were measured using Alpha Progeny Meter by collecting air samples at a height of 1 m above the Earth&rsqu...

The Controversy Over Orthomolecular Therapy

Introduction Seventeen years ago, experimental results were published which showed that vitamin B3, used in combination with electroconvulsive therapy, was strikingly effective in the treatment of acute schizophrenia. Over the following few years a specific treatment method evolved which included vitamins B3 and C in amounts much greater than are usually used to treat vitamin deficiencies. This...

The Controversy over Recovered Memories

The authors discuss 4 issues in this commentary: (a) the assumptions and evidence used to support the case for dissociated and recovered memories (noting that the evidence is weak and the assumptions internally inconsistent as well as contradictory to a mass of experimental evidence about human memory); (b) the process by which dissociated memories are said to be recovered (events that were ori...