Is it the work of God or the well documented and tested placebo effect?
2007-07-20 12:56:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Placebo.
aen
2007-07-20 12:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by Grendel's Father 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This question has been tested in a double blind experiment.
Paired patients suffering from same kind of cancer at the same stage of metastisis are assigned to 2 different groups of people unbeknownst to the patients. The first group of people are asked to pray to god for patient A of each pair. The other group of people are asked to think good thoughts for patient B of each pair.
Result: No significant difference between patients in A or patients in B. In fact, there was a slight negative effect of prayer (though not significant) for the prayer group to patient outcome.
2007-07-20 20:06:14 · answer #2 · answered by CC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is by far the work of God. I have experienced many answered prayers in my life. When I was young I pray as a child. I prayed for things, now that I am older I pray by giving thanks for the things that God gives me regardless of how small. I thank him for the things that he will do in the future and for both the good and the bad. I believe that by giving thanks for all things It takes away any foot hold that the devil may try to get by using fear. I feel that the devil looks for your weaknesses and uses them to his advantage. So if I give thanks for all things he can not gain that foot hold because I am giving God all the control and the glory
2007-07-20 20:09:58 · answer #3 · answered by redrocker 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course it is the work of God. When we pray , we r expressing our emotions and feelings to God , and He reacts towards it . Most of the time He gives us things without we ask Him for , like food or clothes or peace or happiness or money , which rarely do i pray for.
God wants us to pray inorder to have a strong relationship with Him. When a husband helps his wife or wn a son helps his mother , is this service for the husband and the son or is it for the wife and the mother? Its for those ho asked for help. But while those helping those , those ho help grow. See, God wants us tp pray and wait till He answers only to help us grow. He cares hor us . GBU
2007-07-20 20:11:59 · answer #4 · answered by cleopatra 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Power of Prayer, I have personally witnessed to many cases to believe otherwise.
2007-07-20 20:06:09 · answer #5 · answered by Big Daddy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Time, water, and the vacuous void of space all work toward change.
Nothing stands still.
Prayer changes things - like it or not.
2007-07-20 20:09:37 · answer #6 · answered by ander 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Probably both.
Peace, Love, and Blessings
Greenwood
2007-07-20 19:59:26 · answer #7 · answered by Greenwood 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Delusions can be powerful. Just look at theists.
2007-07-20 20:32:18 · answer #8 · answered by Fred 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋