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    Are there still people today who believe in the pseudo-science of phrenology?

    Question #106875. Asked by BaronBatty. (Jul 06 09 1:23 AM)


    skilburn

    		Technically the answer is 'Yes.'

    There is a website dedicated to it.
    http://www.phrenology.org/

    A quote from the website reads, 'Phrenology is a true science, which is there to benefit humanity.'

    There is also a small Yahoo group that discusses phrenology and other psycho-physiognomy practises.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Psychognomy/summary

    Jul 06 09, 1:40 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Alive and well -- in pockets:

    So many people shave their heads these days. I wonder if we aren't about to see a resurgence of the old practice of phrenology -- the art of reading character in the contours of the human head. For, although science reveals much more about the world we live in today, pseudoscience also remains alive and well.

    http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2148.htm

    Phrenology is alive and well, however, at Old Sturbridge Village, where careful research has allowed us to resurrect this "science of the mind" in authentic fashion.

    http://www.skepticreport.com/pseudoscience/phrenology.htm

    Jul 06 09, 5:59 AM

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