Posted on 03/30/2006 3:17:30 PM PST by paltz
Why don't they do a study about whether preschoolers' actually recieve all that they request of their human fathers?
That would be just about as relevent and meaningful as this study.
Whoever did this study obviously doesn't understand prayer or the will of God.
Hank the Bible answer man, was answering questions on his radio show. The caller was asking why some people were healed. Hank said sometimes God heals people because it makes him feel good.
Somehow I doubt you'd say this if the results came out the other way.
Correct. If the results came out the other way, I would instead say "I'm surprised!" But I would never have gotten the opportunity because those who did the study would have declined to publish. Under that hypothetical, even though I would suspect intellectual dishonesty in their decision not to publish, it is plausible that flawed methods would have been the correct explanation for the result.
Prayer works but it's not automatic, you must be "worthy" for it to work for you.
Ten years ago I almost died. There was a pray vigil for me. Enough said.
My opinion is that the most important change that prayer can effect takes place in the person doing the praying. We shouldn't expect God to bend the world for us, but should instead try to live a life in harmony with God; prayer helps us do that.
I have faith that prayers are answered 50% of the time.
All prayers are answered, sometimes God just says NO...
50% is not bad. If you prayed to win the lottery everyday, you would win every other day. Have you tried it?
done by the same folks that did the study that showed the American media to be ACCURATE and UNBIASED!
Ah, the randomness of prayer. When prayer 'works', people jump for joy and claim a miracle...even when just one guy survives a mining accident that kills a dozen others. When it doesn't work, they say, "God had other plans for him", "It wasn't God's will", etc. They can't lose the arguement.
What is really funny is when someone thinks their god had a hand in winning the ball game......
My take on prayer helping people is that it DOES work. It helps the person doing the pray-ing (much like meditation), and it makes the person who is being prayed for to feel good, if they know others are wishing well for them. But, so far a supernatural effect...I don't think so.
This study says it doesn't
The study doesn't address what I said prayer is good for (calming the pray-er, and giving the person prayed for a little mental lift IF they know they are being prayed for).
It isn't going to clear clogged arteries, shrink a tumor or reattach a severed limb.
Do they think the Architect of the Universe could be trapped inside the confines of a two way T-test?
What imbeciles!
remember, this is satan's domain here on earth...
Who said 50% was bad? BTW, do you do the lotto prayer?
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