It's not a great pleasure when folks put their words in my fingers.
I didn't ask that you reject the study.
Do whatever the sam hill you want with the study! Sheesh!
I even suggested it was useful in showing what might not work.
Given your . . . reading of my post . . . I think I'll keep my own counsel about your reading and interpretation of the study.
I'm more than a little underwhelmed, however.
I'm sorry, I certainly didn't mean to defend. But I'm also not interested in a theological treatise.
In my experience, it's usually not conducive to a good conversation to tell others they need more humility. It implies a perverse sense of superiority on the part of the one demanding such humility. Would a truly humble person judge another's level of humility?
Anyway, humility has little to do with this discussion. My point is that this, like polls, are usually rejected immediately by people who don't like the results, and I think that's a poor way to evaluate information.
For this discussion, the question is whether or not intercessory prayer is beneficial for the person being prayed for. This study seems to say the answer is "No". I find it funny that nobody seemed aggrieved when previous studies showed the answer might be "Yes".