[syriacus]

The power of positive thinking? A truly new and radical scientific discovery! /sarc

You asked about scientific studies of prayer, so I provided some examples

It appears that you are now saying that those aren't scientific studies of prayer, but are studies of positive thinking.

The folks at DukeMed don't seem squeamish about using the word "prayer" in the titles of their press releases about their studies of prayer.

DukeMedNews: Prayer, Noetic Studies Feasible; Results Indicate Benefit to Heart Patient

And

DukeMedNews: Results of First Multicenter Trial of Intercessory Prayer, Healing Touch in Heart Patients

[Borges]

I'm perfectly willing to use the term prayer instead of 'positive thinking' but the end result is the same.

[Natty Boh III]

I wonder if these studies mention to whom the subjects are praying. If one of them prayed to their cat, does that support the theory that their cat is God?