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You're listening to episode 104 of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

where we look at mysteries from the twin perspectives of faith and reason.

In this episode, we're talking about acupuncture.

I'm Dom Betanelli and joining me today is Jimmy Akin.

Hi Jimmy. Howdy Dom. For centuries, people have been practicing acupuncture

to treat a variety of conditions. The procedure involves sticking needles

at various points in the body. Advocates claim that the practice can effectively

treat headaches, back pain, arthritis, insomnia, allergies,

Alzheimer's disease, depression, cancer, and a host of other conditions.

But critics claim that acupuncture is nothing more than pseudoscience and people are being

built out of their money on fake treatments. So what's the truth about acupuncture?

How is it supposed to work? And what can it really treat? Or is it all just pseudoscience?

That's what we're talking about on this episode of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World.

So Jimmy, this is a special Patrons episode, right?

Yes, one of our patrons, in fact, our current sponsor, Aaron Ferguson,

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