I argue that arguments for the existence of God provide indirect support other supernatural beings such as spirits. defend three arguments: (i) spirits is more likely if there a realm; (ii) an omnibenevolent makes use messengers; (iii) sacred scriptures attest to all and them against objections.

This paper develops a rational expectations model with multiple equilibrium unemployment rates where the price of capital may be unbounded above. I argue that this property is an important feature of any rational-agent explanation of a financial crisis, since for the expansion phase of the crisis to be rational, investors must credibly believe that asset prices could keep increasing forever wit...

We describe three patients from different religious backgrounds in Sri Lanka whose possession states were strongly influenced by their religious beliefs. Patient A was a Buddhist who claimed to have special powers given by a local deity named Paththini. Patient B was a Catholic who experienced spirits around her whom she believed were sent by Satan. Patient C was a Muslim and believed she was p...

It has been known for many hundreds of years that asthma is worse at night. Sir John Floyer in his classic 'Treatise of the Asthma' (1698) wrote: 'I have observed the fit always to happen after Sleep in the Night when Nerves are filled with windy Spirits, and the heat of the bed has rarified the Spirits and Humours'. l Although these exacerbations are a well established clinical phenomenon, the...