{"id":28159,"date":"2010-08-14T08:10:54","date_gmt":"2010-08-14T08:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/retracted-study-biblical-woman-had-flu-not-demonic-possession-discoblog\/"},"modified":"2010-08-14T08:10:54","modified_gmt":"2010-08-14T08:10:54","slug":"retracted-study-biblical-woman-had-flu-not-demonic-possession-discoblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/retracted-study-biblical-woman-had-flu-not-demonic-possession-discoblog.php","title":{"rendered":"Retracted Study: Biblical Woman Had Flu, Not Demonic Possession | Discoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"jesusbandaid\"<\/a>Though it might work for The DaVinci Code<\/em>, apparently citing the bible doesn’t fly in a scientific journal. Virology Journal <\/em>apologized yesterday for publishing<\/a> a paper titled “Influenza or not influenza: Analysis of a case of high fever that happened 2000 years ago in Biblical time,” which attempts to diagnosis “a woman with high fever cured by our Lord Jesus Christ.”<\/p>

Yesterday, journal editor Robert F. Garry apologized for the paper’s publication and announced<\/a> that Virology<\/em> will retract the piece. The blog<\/a> Retraction Watch, <\/em>where we found this story, posted a response from the paper’s lead author, Ellis Hon:<\/p>

“As an article for debate, there was no absolute right or wrong answer, and the article was only meant for thought provocation. Neither was it meant to be a debate on the concept of miracles. My only focus at the time of writing was ‘what had caused the fever and debilitation’ that was cured by Jesus.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

<\/span>The piece, which appeared in the journal’s “Case Report” section, had a reference list including T<\/em>he Holy Bible (New King James Version) <\/em>and the Fahrenheit temperature scale. The authors cite the cure’s speed and the woman’s quick recovery in making their diagnosis.<\/p>

The Bible describes that when Jesus touched the woman, the fever retreated instantaneously. This implies that the disease was probably not a severe acute bacterial infection (such as septicemia) or subacute endocarditis that would not resolved instantaneously.<\/p><\/blockquote>

Playing it safe, the authors also note that other possibilities could include drug fever and poisoning, but demonic possession is definitely out:<\/p>

One final consideration that one might have is whether the illness was inflicted by a demon or devil. The Bible always tells if an illness is caused by a demon or devil (Matthew 9:18-25, 12:22, 9:32-33; Mark 1:23-26, 5:1-15, 9:17-29; Luke 4:33-35, 8:27-35, 9:38-43, 11:14). The victims often had what sounded like a convulsion when the demon was cast out. In our index case, demonic influence is not stated, and the woman had no apparent convulsion or residual symptomatology.<\/p><\/blockquote>

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Discoblog: Man, Pronounced Dead, Spontaneously Comes Back to Life<\/a><\/p>

Image: flickr \/ Dan Germain<\/a><\/em><\/p>

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