(September 19, 2022 at 2:50 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(September 19, 2022 at 2:41 pm)Eclectic Wrote: I have not read in a book, but I have heard that scientists have said that prayer is effective and the cause is not God, but by praying, the subconscious mind of a person gets strength and works well. That is, if a boxer asks for help from Christ before the match, he will get the same result as if he asked for help from Satan.
Intercessory prayer has actually been demonstrated to not work.
No, that's not true. Intercessory prayer has not been shown to work. That's not the same thing. It would be remarkable if it had been shown not to work.