The Science of Prayer - Democratic Underground

BurtWorm

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Wed May-13-09 11:15 AM
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The Science of Prayer

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Links:

http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org/articles/id/aboutspiritualresearch/SpiritualPractice/prayer/howprayerworks

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scienceblogs/pharyngula/~3/xdLaPUHXy74/prayer_is_too_scientific.php

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Raster

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Wed May-13-09 11:18 AM
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1. This came from "The Onion," right?

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BurtWorm

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Wed May-13-09 11:23 AM
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3. I wish I could answer in the affirmative.

Maybe it's a very, very, very subtle satire. Either that or it's very, very, very unsubtle idiocy.

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trotsky

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Wed May-13-09 11:19 AM
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2. Wait a minute...

They're SERIOUS?!?

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gcomeau

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Wed May-13-09 11:26 AM
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4. Pffft.... lightweights.

If they were REALLY enlightened they would live solely off of prana, like the breatharians. Food and water are actually addictive toxins you know. It's true! I saw it on some guy's website.

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Deep13

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Wed May-13-09 11:33 AM
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5. So, these are conclusions based on clinical testing, right?

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BurtWorm

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Wed May-13-09 11:35 AM
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6. Doubly blind, poor reviewed

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Why Syzygy

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Thu May-14-09 02:21 PM
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11. lol..

Why would anyone want to "clinically test" prayer? A huge majority of people do not put all things on the altar of so called scientific research. Sorry to burst your bubble. People are ruled by emotions. Even skeptics. Prayer touches on that level :shrug:
Clinically tested.

Someone should do more research on emotion. Oh wait they do.
http://emotion-research.net/projects/humaine/aboutHUMAINE/start-here

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RoccoR5955

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Wed May-13-09 12:02 PM
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7. Perhaps they should remember that god is really only dog spelled backwards. n/t

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ZombieHorde

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Wed May-13-09 03:39 PM
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8. Awesome! K&R

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EvolveOrConvolve

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Wed May-13-09 07:10 PM
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9. LOL - this reminds me of my Dungeons and Dragons days

Level up!

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Meshuga

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Thu May-14-09 07:52 AM
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10. Is this from the onion?

I see that it is not making this even funnier!

:rofl:

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