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My doctor asked me to pray.
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 My doctor asked me to pray.
March 21, 2016 at 11:33 pm
(This post was last modified: March 21, 2016 at 11:33 pm by Jehanne.)
I got sick today, and after going to a very nice doctor, he gave me a short "laundry list" of things to do, which concluded with "pray". i was amused, but instead of praying, I went home and took my medicine, and now, I feel much better. No prayers of any kind.
Personally, I'd prefer my doctor to stick to medicine. If I wanted to hear about prayer, I'd make an appointment with a pastor. What do you figure the odds of that happening are?
As nice as they are, I still find it hard to believe that some would suggest that. As if all those years of medical training and experience just isn't "quite" enough, pray... because well, religion!
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 (March 21, 2016 at 11:33 pm)Jehanne Wrote: I got sick today, and after going to a very nice doctor, he gave me a short "laundry list" of things to do, which concluded with "pray". i was amused, but instead of praying, I went home and took my medicine, and now, I feel much better. No prayers of any kind. As a surgeon I can tell you that, however much a patient and their family prays, they still have surgery. ![[Image: I-Swear-If-Anyone-Says-Thank-God-After-T...ack-In.jpg]](https://mind-exchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/I-Swear-If-Anyone-Says-Thank-God-After-This-Im-Putting-The-Tumor-Back-In.jpg)
Dying to live, living to die.
Get another doctor. That one sounds like a quack.
 RE: My doctor asked me to pray.
March 22, 2016 at 1:22 am
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2016 at 1:23 am by robvalue.)
He should be struck off.
At the very best, he is assuming you'll get some sort of placebo effect out of it. He could achieve the same thing with sugar pills. Feel free to send me a private message.
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You should have put on a show "Pray??? Oh God, I'm going to die! Give it to me straight, how many days have I left?"
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
RE: My doctor asked me to pray.
March 22, 2016 at 1:35 am
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2016 at 1:35 am by robvalue.)
I'd have said, "I see. You're saying God has mistakenly allowed me to fall ill. This was not part of his plan, and he needs this bringing to his attention so he can correct the mistake."
Feel free to send me a private message.
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Find a friend of yours who looks nothing like you, then have him/her burst into the doctor's office and shout, 'I prayed and NOW look what happened!!'
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
It's time to change the doctor I would say. Next time he may suggest rain dance.
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.
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