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Tell me there's no dogma in Science & in people who follow science. I could list links showing prayer and meditation work till they come out your ears, yet scientists and people who follow Science still deny the spiritual. $$$+ego
Article from Mercola
http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/God-DOES-Answer-Your-Prayers-7918.aspx
According to a new, comprehensive analysis of 17 major studies on the effects of intercessory prayer -- prayer that is offered for the benefit of another person -- there is a positive effect for people with both medical and psychological problems.
Some individual studies have found positive results, while others have shown no effect. A meta-analysis of all studies allowed researchers to take into account the entire body of research.
When the effects of prayer were averaged across all 17 studies, controlling for differences in sample sizes, there was a net positive effect on the group being prayed for.
Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 17, No. 2, March 2007: 174-187
Science Blog March 14, 2007
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
Although there have been a spate of recent studies refuting it, this new analysis of the available research shows how the power of intercessory prayer really works. While some scientists feel the study I posted here a year ago on cardiac bypass patients was the final word, debunking any benefits, it looks like that isn't the case after all.
In fact, so many studies have documented the value of prayer that I believe it's criminally negligent not to recommend it. Just know, as you pray for others, you may not be able to overcome their beliefs and their ability to manifest their intentions, which can often be negative.
On a slightly different level, you might want to look at some photos of a powerful demonstration of the power of prayer actually changing the molecular structure of water.
This appears to be strong support that a sincere expression of appreciation for your food prior to eating is health promoting. No, this is not the ritual food blessing many people give before Thanksgiving dinner, but something more of a direct communication with your maker to be grateful that you have food to eat when so many in the world are starving.
You may also want to review the work of Dr. Larry Dossey, probably one of the leading experts on the power of prayer, who has written many scientific articles and books about it.
I realize this is a highly controversial issue, which is why I am delighted that we now have a forum where you are welcome to express your thoughts on this topic. So feel free to do so below.
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This is a reply to # 930,823Hi Godspeak,
Well, actually, it doesn't quite say that, at least not the way I read it. Prayer has an influence, yes (I work at a research institute that has conducted such studies), but we do not know for sure (at least by the parameters of this study) that it is coming from God. It may be the energies from the person doing the praying that is somehow influencing the situation directly - the idea that the mind/positive thoughtwaves, etc. have an influence over us biochemically. That the powere is within each of us to do this. Now, it may very well BE God, but this study does not conclude that.Advertisement
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True! I didn't mention God. That was the title Mercola used.
The study doesn't prove it is coming from God, and personally I don't think it is. Many times in the Bible Jesus says 'Your faith has healed you", and I believe that's axactly what happened. Jesus didn't claim quite a few of the miracles in the Bible, yet he was acredited with them. Faith is a wonderful thing. You might be amazed at what faith can really do. Like you said, "the power is within each of us". I ask what does that say about us? ;-) I think we (Christians) need to give ourselves a little more credit.
My point in posting that wasn't to inform Christians because they already know about prayer. It was to inform others that there is truth in the Bible, and Science (the atheist religion) proves it. Yet Science claims if you can't detect it using the five senses and abstract ideas and formulas, it ain't there. I think it's time they face the truth, and I believe they will have to within the next 20 years.
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MoreThis is a reply to # 931,692First off, Science is not a religion and it is also not Atheist. Science is just the best available method by which we can find out about the universe.
Many times diseases come and go without any good explanation, now perhaps my bronze age ancestors could only explain it by supernatural means, I am a member of a modern scientific society and have far better means to deal with such events.
Weird thing is that "Your faith has healed you" works for people that don't believe in the Bible, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Shinto, or any other religion. It even works if you have no religions. Now this to a rational person would mean that there are several gods that could heal you because you believe in them, or that one god or group of gods that don't care what your believe in and randomly go around healing people or that there is no supernatural interference and sometimes these things happen.
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"Science is not a religion"
I define anything that cannot be absolutly proven therefore requires faith of some kind. "science does not require absolute proof, otherwise Science textbooks would be empty."
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-god.html
"and it is also not Atheist"
I think it is safe to assume "most' don't believe in a God or afterlife. According to a study done in 1916 & and the same study reproduced in 1997, most scientists don't believe in a God or afterlife. 45% didn't believe, 15% were agnostic, 40% believed in God. The study was from the Science journel Nature April 2nd 1997
"I am a member of a modern scientific society" So are you a scientist?
To your comments about faith working for people no matter what belief system they have. I totally agree.
But that doesn't mean there are several Gods. That's where the scientific mind, methods or study get lost in my opinion. Like the study that just came out saying if you hang out with friends who are fat, you're more likely to be fat. And people who had slim friends were more likely to be slim. Also doctors say age is a big reason why people get dementia. I have to sit through these seminars on dementia and that's the first thing they mention. I believe everyone in curezone knows age has nothing to do with dementia, and who you hang out with doesn't determine your weight. Yet scientific study promotes this. Just because there are many religions and denominations doen't mean there are any more than one God. Just like one more silly study doesn't mean there is any other reason for bad health besides bad diet and too many toxins.Advertisement
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MoreThis is a reply to # 931,976Lots of good points. I just want to make one observation which is, just because most scientists themselves may be atheists, that does not mean that everyone who believes in Science is an atheist.
Yes, scientific studies can end up coming to the wrong conclusions about what they see in front of them. Another example, imho, is when they say take care of your teeth to spare your heart. I think it is the same mechanism causing bad teeth that is causing heart issues, not that bad teeth cause bad hearts, tho of course I could be mistaken. It almost seems sometimes like they are going out of the way to deliberately skirt the glaringly obvious issue - they come so close, and then - - arrgh! But, like religion, it does not have to be perfect to garner a folowing, because there is enough truth in it to sustain those who believe.Advertisement
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True Sans! I believe in Science & the Bible to a certain extent. People say I sit on a fence and get anywhere. Maybe, but I think the truth is inbetween. Science is the way to look at the universe from the physical, and religion or the spiritual is the way to look at the universe from the non-physical way. Kind of like what Jesus said, one way cleans the cup on the outside, and the other cleans the inside.
One of sciences greatest faults is they're so busy counting trees they don't see the forest. Science looks at parts of a part of a part and builds it up from there. Religion starts with the whole and divides it from there. I think they will eventually will meet some where in the middle. Eventually.
My beliefs on health is there is only one disease. All the symptoms of this disease is what science calls "disease". Heart disease, diabetis, cancer, obesity and so on are only symptoms of this one disease.
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This is a reply to # 933,045Hmmmmmm. . . maybe this group is the antichrist - seemingly of good intent but inherently evil - will this be the beginning of those notorious 7 years? ;) :)
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This is a reply to # 931,734That is a really good point. I think the clash between Science and religion stems from the theory of evolution vs. creationism, but I myself have never been one to see those 2 things as mutually exclusive. And I have always been put off by the idea that belief in Science (which I have) automatically infers I am atheist (which I am not).
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I agree. And sorry, I did not realize it was Mercola's comment re: God. Yes, in small circles it is starting to be studied scientifically. We have done several distal healing (praying for those geographically far away from the person doing the praying) studies in the Institute where I work (which in itself is significant, because this Institute is a laboratory and clinical research center and part of a traditional medical center that rejected performing such studies for a very long time), and the results have been interesting. They have not been overwhelming, but within what they call statistically significant in favor of it having merit. And, these studies are now starting to be funded by the NIH, the top government agency for grant funding. Times are changing, albeit at a snail's pace, but they are changing.Advertisement
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