RE: Prayer/Meditation DOES make the world a better place
September 20, 2011 at 6:46 pm
(This post was last modified: September 20, 2011 at 6:54 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(September 20, 2011 at 4:21 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Correlation does not imply causation.
Well ,actually,it does imply (suggest) that and sometimes it's true. However,it does not allow that inference (conclusion) in and of itself.
However, there is some truth in the assertion: IF meditators and the prayerful practice their rituals in private,they are not getting around annoying the rational. Consequently,the world is a more peaceful place.
There is some evidence that both prayer and meditation can have a positive effect on the practitioner,but only on them.
My favourite use of correlation comes from the nineteenth century: Glasow; Six months after all ministers in the Presbyterian Church were given a pay rise, it was found that the rate of prostitution in the city had risen by 7%.
