RE: What Is The Point Of Prayer?
August 24, 2013 at 10:19 am
(This post was last modified: August 24, 2013 at 10:27 am by Gil Gaudia.)
Sword of Christ says, "I'm as keen on science as any atheist would be."
Well the science shows no benefit from prayer. In one study those who were prayed for did worse.
With regard to the "power of prayer" to heal, it must be assumed that God hears the prayer and then responds to the request by influencing the cells, the bacteria, or the body's immune system; the potency of the medications; or other factors that are involved and are necessary for the restoration of function to the systems in question -- cells, tissues, organs, etc. Would these phenomena be subject to scientific measurement, identification, or verification? What would the subjects, patients, witnesses, and investigators observe?
Well the science shows no benefit from prayer. In one study those who were prayed for did worse.
With regard to the "power of prayer" to heal, it must be assumed that God hears the prayer and then responds to the request by influencing the cells, the bacteria, or the body's immune system; the potency of the medications; or other factors that are involved and are necessary for the restoration of function to the systems in question -- cells, tissues, organs, etc. Would these phenomena be subject to scientific measurement, identification, or verification? What would the subjects, patients, witnesses, and investigators observe?
