> Aubyn wrote... > What get's you excited about this Jim? (SNIP) Even though the article makes > reference to the "power of prayer" there certainly is nothing in these > studies that supports that > Jim Wrote... > Imagine if studies demonstrated absolutely no difference for > religious/non-religious people, praying/not praying. > > We can all theorize possible reasons beyond God's intervention, but at least > we have data to do that with ;) > > (SNIP) I dunno, seems like there are a number of studies like this. And each > time, I keep hearing they prove nothing. > Aubyn now writes... > I was assuming the limitations of this study were clear. You keep hearing > they prove nothing because...well...they prove nothing.
Jim: True. Who said otherwise? > There are lots of > studies which have failed to find any effect of prayer of course. Maybe our prayers are getting more efficient ;) > You still > don't have any data on which to theorize "God's intervention". Oh? > I think the vending machine theory of prayer is bad theology, which is only > compounded by bad science. I also think that tying religious belief in any > way to this kind of thing only hurts religion and makes it look silly. At a > minimum, if you are going to use scientific data to support your faith, you > then must be willing to surrender your faith if the data goes the other way. Well said. Reminds me of "Seduced by Science," a great book that criticizes religion AND science. Religion is often criticized for (among other things) trying to use scientific principles and research to "prove" its tenets. This as you say makes religion look silly. And we don't need any more help in THAT department ;) Dr. Jim Guinee UCA Therapy-Teaching Dude --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
