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4. Haven't they already proven prayer is BAD for you?

Thu May 3, 2012, 04:15 PM

May 2012

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.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12082681/ns/health-heart_health/t/power-prayer-flunks-unusual-test/

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Metroplex Atheists Challenge The Power Of Prayer [View all] Ian David May 2012 OP

But if a prayer is "within his will"... eqfan592 May 2012 #1

WE were always told that God DOES answer every prayer OriginalGeek May 2012 #3

Haven't they already proven prayer is BAD for you? AlbertCat May 2012 #4

Not proven, just suggested. laconicsax May 2012 #5

Here's the absurdity of this sort of thing... A HERETIC I AM May 2012 #6

Right-on Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel May 2012 #10

If I were doing a prayer challenge, I'd set it up like this sakabatou May 2012 #7

I would add in Rainforestgoddess May 2012 #8

Yes, I'd add that. sakabatou May 2012 #9

Pray in one hand and $^&* in the other, yortsed snacilbuper May 2012 #11