> >How do you explain the scientifically proven fact that prayer improves the
> >health of suffering patients who are unaware of the prayer?
>
> This series of experiments is highly suspect both to protocol and to
> outcome.
'Inherently suspect' in protocol?
> Within the 'scientific community' this has not been proved, there have
> indeed not been adequately structured trials.
>
> However, the act of prayer as placebo and comforter, and such comfort
> producing palliative effects _has_ been shown.
Considering that the placebo effect has a nontrivial chance of equalling
morphine as a painkiller [about 30%]....
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