Don't pray for me

[Kire]

It's probably not what you think...

NEW YORK (AP) -- In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that having people pray for heart bypass surgery patients had no effect on their recovery. In fact, patients who knew they were being prayed for had a slightly higher rate of complications.

Jeez, I could swear it was on CNN.com that I also read about a prayer study having positive effects. That's the news for you.

[Chrome Homura]

Re: Don't pray for me

WTF!??!?!?one!111
I can believe that, being an atheist.

[RPGD]

Re: Don't pray for me

Yeah, that directly contradicts another story they posted recently.

[John Mora]

Re: Don't pray for me

Why don't you take a gander at the actual studies themselves and come to your own conclusions.

[Kire]

Re: Don't pray for me

Nah, that would take some actual work...I'm trying to kill time AT work...

...and your new icon looks like Hank Hill.

[John Mora]

Re: Don't pray for me

Oh well. I'll pray for you.

[RPGD]

Re: Don't pray for me

Has Batou ever said "What tha heyl?"

[John Mora]

Re: Don't pray for me

Not in that fashion, no.

[Patryn]

Re: Don't pray for me

Eventually everything will be found to kill you and everything will be found the keep you alive.

For an example of this, I just read a story on a report that the idea of having a couple glasses of wine would help your heart is based on faulty research, and that drinking has at best no effect on you, and may have only negative effects.

[Riotsword]

Re: Don't pray for me

Praying still has the same 50/50 chance of working as wishing and hoping, so, it's all redundant.

[John Mora]

Re: Don't pray for me

Praying still has the same 50/50 chance of working as wishing and hoping, so, it's all redundant.

Which is what that study Kire talked about it hinted at. Having no effect doesn't mean that the patients didn't get better. It's just that there was zero correlation between recovery and prayer.

[The_Real_Crunk]

Re: Don't pray for me

That boy aint right.

[DarkwingChuck]

Re: Don't pray for me

It's probably not what you think...

NEW YORK (AP) -- In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that having people pray for heart bypass surgery patients had no effect on their recovery. In fact, patients who knew they were being prayed for had a slightly higher rate of complications.

Jeez, I could swear it was on CNN.com that I also read about a prayer study having positive effects. That's the news for you.

Post hoc ergo propter hoc.

[Riotsword]

Re: Don't pray for me

I want to see religion abolished in my lifetime. No joke.

[Magus]

Re: Don't pray for me

HAVE YOU NO FAITH??!?!