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POPSTime to test time “If it's true, it's Nobel-prize-winning stuff” Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
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POPSWhat happens when you cry? " one study collected both reflex tears and emotional tears (after peeling an onion and watching a sad movie, respectively). When scientists analyzed the content of the tears, they found each type was very different. Reflex tears are generally found to be about 98 percent water, whereas several chemicals are commonly present in emotional tears First is a protein called prolactin, which is also known to control breast milk production. Adrenocorticotropic hormones are also common and indicate high stress levels. The other chemical found in emotional tears is leucine-enkephalin, an endorphin that reduces pain and works to improve mood. Of course".
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POPSDogma vs Reality I miss the positive effect religion bestows in this tragic story. Reason alone would seem to dictate that the family should end this nightmare and try to get on with their lives. What possible reason could there be to continue to artificially prolong what appears to be, at this point, a ghoulish action without any conceivable productive outcome.