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Christians believe, as is reported in the New Testament scriptures, that Jesus of Nazareth healed 10 men with leprosy. It sounds like an astounding feat, but compare that to Jacinto Convit who saved thousands of lives when he developed the vaccine that protects us from it. In 1988, Convit was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine for his anti-leprosy vaccine. So, while the promise of Jesus’ healing power is a centerpiece of the Christian myth, the demigod’s results leave something to be desire
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...What strange ideas people have about leprosy, doctor.'
'They learn it from the Bible. Like sex.'
'It's a pity people pick and choose what they learn from the Bible
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― A Burnt-Out Case
― A Burnt-Out Case
