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Can the Efficacy of Prayer Be Tested?
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Drs Chibnall, Jeral, and Cerullo are to be congratulated for their thoughtful
discussion in "Experiments on Distant Intercessory Prayer: God, Science, and
the Lesson of Massah."1 As a conservative
Christian and a physician who has conducted many clinical trials, I have found
such studies to be greatly flawed, not only on scientific bases, but also
on several theological bases. First, the Bible teaches that Jesus Christ is
the only way to God (John 14:6). If this is true, then a study using prayers
to a multitude of gods, spirits, etc is doomed to failure. Second, how can
one offer sincere prayer without some type of personal concern for the object
of the prayer? Third, such studies imply that God is forced to respond positively
to the prayers that are offered. If so, He is not God but merely the servant
of the suppliant. Fourth, can God be expected to respond . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Experiments on Distant Intercessory Prayer: God, Science, and the Lesson of Massah
John T. Chibnall, Joseph M. Jeral, and Michael A. Cerullo
Arch Intern Med. 2001;161(21):2529-2536.
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