Thanks to my friend randy I have this new article that basically says that praying and healing prayer shuts off the part of your brain the makes judgements on the reality of things.
Love it.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627574.200-brain-shuts-off-in-response-to-healers-prayer.html
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Another idea for a post: Faith Healing.
ReplyDeleteThe concept of intentionally neglecting traditional medicine and substituting prayer or other mystical rituals for the alleviation of suffering and illness. What protections exist for children whose parents don't "believe" in blood transfusion or immunization or simple Dr. visits when it comes to the rights of their own health. As recently as last year, an 11-year old girl suffering from Type 1 juvenile diabetes died as a result of her parents refusal to treat her disease in accordance with modern medicine. Children still suffer and die each year, in the UNITED STATES no less, to this form of religious retardation.