(March 6, 2014 at 8:20 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: If it was Gods will that Christian families have greater health than non Christian families, then that would be the case. Your problem lies not with the statistics, but with knowing Gods will.
The problem with scientific tests of prayer is that they're testing for an unknowable result.
I don't have a problem.
Nonexistent beings don't usually have the time in their busy schedule of not existing, to have a will.
So tell me, just how does your god manifest in reality? Give me some examples and I'll come up with scientifically viable tests to test for effects from his manifestations.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
