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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:01 PM Original message |
Poll question: Can the effects of prayer be observed and studied? |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. No different than me asking Santa for a Red Ryder BB Gun (n/t) |
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Pyrzqxgl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. There's no way to prove prayer works! |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. What do you think of the example I posted? |
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rgbecker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Since reading that study, I'm very careful not to tell anyone I'm praying for them. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yes they can - and the conclusion is prayer has no significant effect |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. So long as people make positive claims about prayer's ability to do certain things.... |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. does voodoo work..or not? |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes, it has been observed and studied. It didn't do anything, though. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. self-delete |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. If prayer worked, Bush would have turned into a pillar of salt by now. n/t |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. Try reading "The Isiah Effect" by Gregg Braden |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-28-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Wow |
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John Gauger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yes, it can be observed doing nothing. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-28-08 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
13. Any particular claim about prayer can of course be observed/studied. |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-28-08 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
15. Praying for what? |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-28-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. "Since prayer is just another form of meditation" |
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