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Prayer does not work
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RE: Prayer does not work
November 18, 2013 at 9:32 am
Jacob,

You are playing games with the word work. In the discussion "work" implies achieving something over and above the placebo effect.

Yes - prayer can have the same benefits as any placebo - but it can also make things worse - as in the case of the test described in the OP. People who knew they were being prayed for did worse than either of the other 2 groups.

If prayer has the same level of impact as a placebo, at best, then it does rather imply it is a pointless waste of time. Better to take a sugar pill and get on with things.
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Prayer does not work

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Prayer does not work - by Silver - November 17, 2013 at 5:48 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by The Valkyrie - November 17, 2013 at 6:16 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Esquilax - November 17, 2013 at 6:45 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by The Valkyrie - November 17, 2013 at 7:14 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Tonus - November 18, 2013 at 9:39 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 17, 2013 at 6:57 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 17, 2013 at 7:15 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 18, 2013 at 6:00 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Fidel_Castronaut - November 17, 2013 at 7:03 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by freedomfromforum - November 17, 2013 at 7:24 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by pocaracas - November 17, 2013 at 7:25 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 7:46 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Bad Wolf - November 18, 2013 at 7:55 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 8:11 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Bad Wolf - November 18, 2013 at 10:25 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 10:45 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Silver - November 18, 2013 at 8:36 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 8:44 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Hoopington - June 4, 2014 at 5:50 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Zazzy - November 18, 2013 at 9:23 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by pineapplebunnybounce - November 18, 2013 at 6:08 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by max-greece - November 18, 2013 at 9:32 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 9:48 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by max-greece - November 18, 2013 at 11:50 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Darkstar - November 19, 2013 at 1:02 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 3:41 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Mania2 - November 18, 2013 at 9:44 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Bad Wolf - November 18, 2013 at 10:48 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 11:04 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 18, 2013 at 2:16 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Minimalist - November 18, 2013 at 2:38 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 2:53 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 18, 2013 at 5:48 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Zazzy - November 18, 2013 at 6:08 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 6:26 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Zazzy - November 18, 2013 at 7:29 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 18, 2013 at 6:22 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by The Reality Salesman - November 18, 2013 at 7:04 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 18, 2013 at 6:09 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by The Valkyrie - November 18, 2013 at 6:10 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 18, 2013 at 6:25 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Minimalist - November 18, 2013 at 7:01 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 7:02 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by My imaginary friend is GOD - November 18, 2013 at 7:06 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by The Reality Salesman - November 18, 2013 at 7:30 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 6:55 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Captain Colostomy - November 19, 2013 at 7:06 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 9:31 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Tonus - November 19, 2013 at 9:39 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 11:09 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Tonus - November 19, 2013 at 12:48 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 5:08 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by The Reality Salesman - November 19, 2013 at 11:43 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by LastPoet - November 19, 2013 at 7:02 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by pocaracas - November 19, 2013 at 9:44 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Minimalist - November 19, 2013 at 11:13 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 19, 2013 at 5:57 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 6:23 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 19, 2013 at 7:02 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Neo-Scholastic - November 19, 2013 at 1:54 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by MindForgedManacle - November 19, 2013 at 2:32 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Walking Void - November 19, 2013 at 3:11 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by The Reality Salesman - November 19, 2013 at 6:33 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 19, 2013 at 7:20 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Whateverist - November 20, 2013 at 12:07 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 20, 2013 at 3:52 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 20, 2013 at 10:05 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Whateverist - November 20, 2013 at 12:05 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Polaris - November 20, 2013 at 12:06 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Cyberman - November 20, 2013 at 1:34 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Whateverist - November 20, 2013 at 11:37 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 20, 2013 at 12:49 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Jacob(smooth) - November 20, 2013 at 1:00 pm
RE: Prayer does not work - by Brian37 - November 22, 2013 at 8:18 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by hppavilion - June 4, 2014 at 3:59 am
RE: Prayer does not work - by Cyberman - June 4, 2014 at 5:31 am

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