[AlbionGirl]

If I can jig someone into questioning the more blatant silliness of religion, such as prayer curing Parkinson's, then I think I am duty bound to try.

Is it really duty that's your motivation? After all, even if praying won't cure Parkinson's, if a person gets relief or comfort from the act of praying, why would you believe yourself to be 'duty bound' to disrupt?

And unless someone solicits your opinion about the bad science of praying for health, why would you be duty bound to 'inform'?

Also, you use the word jig to describe your preferred method of enlightenment, why is that? That seems so odd when juxtaposed to the mood of your post.

Atheists, like Theists do their best work when not trying to recruit.

[gcruse]

Atheists, like Theists do their best work when not trying to recruit.

That's a nice thought.  It is, however, flying with the
wind.  And what kind of kiting is that?  ;)

[dsc]

Double blind scientific experiments show that patients who are prayed for have better outcomes than those who are not, even when they don't know they are being prayed for. More than merely statistically significant, the difference is startling.

'Splain that, Lucy.