RE: Evidence God Exists
September 28, 2011 at 4:58 am
(This post was last modified: September 28, 2011 at 4:59 am by thebigfudge.)
Quote:I have seen recent studies where they tried to quantifiably test prayer and it failed. I wasn’t aware the definition used here required that my evidence be either conclusive or objective. Actually, healing children of leukemia as well as other purported terminal illnesses happens quite a lot (the before, pray, after method) as well as with other cancer patients. It is measurable and cumulatively it is indicative evidence for me that prayer works. I requested something of the Abrahamic God, it happened. I requested it from some other diety or not at all, it doesn’t happen. I can’t see something this cut and dry as confirmation bias. Please enlighten me.
The prayer experiment i was referring to was the harvard prayer experiment, here is a link to its findings.
http://www.freethoughtpedia.com/wiki/Har...experiment
however in a nutshell they took 3 groups of heart surgery patients who were in recovery, had 3 test groups, people who knew they were being prayed for, people who didn't know they were being prayed for and people who no-one prayed for, There was no difference in the recovery rates of those who didn't know they were being prayed for, and those who no one prayed for, and in those who knew they were being prayed for, suffered more complications( probably due to the fact that they were lax on taking care of themselves thinking God would be on there side)
Prayer does not cure kids with leukaemia, medicine does, Dr's do, science does. Not God. However if you have a study from a reliable source with actual data then I shall read it, My opinion is open to change after all.
Quote:Firstly, to thebigfudge you said that it happens 'quite often' that people pray for a sick kid to get better and they do
I didn't say that lol
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