Yes, I did see that Mike. I saw the "apparition" shown also that helped the
mother attribute the event to the work of angels. I think Jim C and others
have given sound responses should one be really interested in carefully
examining such episodes and exploring more reasonable explanations. The
mother, like most who experience anomalous events, is not motivated to learn or
investigate, but rather to make things fit, to have them make sense in light of
her life beliefs. Clearly the mother has a spiritual belief framework that is
meaningful to her and apparently one the physicians will not question. My
interest is what role people think the doctors SHOULD take? What about
clinical psychologists, social workers, life coaches, counselors, etc.? If you
were a (clinical, counseling) psychologist working with the mom and family
would anyone here seriously try to insert a scientific, or critical thinking
perspective? Is your aim really education? Would it not be more reasonable
and ethically responsible to offer professionally sanctioned support, comfort,
and encouraging her integration of events to her particular spiritual belief
framework....even if this is false? I think this is likely to be the approach
of most psychologists, but I think either stance carries burdens.
If the mother were a student in my class and I thought she was really
interested in learning (a very challenging perspective that; being a real
student), then I might respond more as an investigator or scientific
psychologist. I rarely see that attitude however, and certainly not in this
kind of example.
Happy new year to all. Gary
Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI 48710
989-964-4491
[email protected]
>>> Michael Smith <[email protected]> 12/28/2008 1:07 am >>>
So did anyone catch the CNN video interview with a doctor at the hospital where
a Christmas miracle in which the girl who was taken off life support and
expected to die within a short time was healed? Even though the Drs had tried
to wean her several times before.
The explanation of the pediatric doctor and others (including the photo of
course) was that an angel had come and healed her.
Is this not enough proof of the existence of angels, the afterlife, etc?
--Mike
P.S. I cant find the video clip anymore. It seems to have dissappeared from the
CNN site otherwise I would have included the link
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