Making Sense of the Irrational

RECENTLY the story of Muhammad Ponari, a 9-year-old child in a village in Jombang, East Java, who thousands believed could heal any illness with a stone, made headlines. The ochre-colored stone was said to have appeared mysteriously in his hand after he was nearly struck by lightning while playing in the rain. Apparently Ponari believed that there are two spirits

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