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Previously on Jimmy Aiken's mysterious world, the practice of dowsing goes by many names,

and it's been used for hundreds of years. At least, dows use a variety of techniques to find water,

gold, oil, and other things. Today we begin looking at the practice of dowsing,

and we speak with an expert on the top. What is dowsing? What do we know about it? And how does it work?

Next time we're going to go straight into the faith perspective on dowsing, and what we have to say

will probably come as a big surprise for people. I certainly was quite surprised when I started

researching the faith perspective on dowsing, so be ready for that.

You're listening to episode 247 of Jimmy Aiken's mysterious world,

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

In this episode, we're talking about dowsing from the faith and reason perspectives.

I'm Dom Betanelli, and joining me today is Jimmy Aiken. Hey Jimmy, howdy, Dom.

Last week, we interviewed Dr. Paul Smith on the history and concept of dowsing. This week,

we look at it from the faith and reason perspectives. What does the Christian faith have to say about

dowsing? What do scientific studies of its show, and what should we make of it all? That's what we'll

be talking about on this episode of Jimmy Aiken's mysterious world. Jimmy, is there anything we should

say before we begin today's interview? Last time, we covered the basic concept of dowsing, and we

talked about some of Paul Smith's experiences with the practice, including an experience using it

to find contraband on a huge cargo container ship. When he was part of the government's Stargate

program, also a more recent experience where he used it to find a box of teddy bears for a friend

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