tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post7529961996325660764..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: The Value of PrayerJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-51296272473385868212012-01-19T19:33:58.618-06:002012-01-19T19:33:58.618-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Deepak Shettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324456947895848248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-39263057982277200702012-01-15T12:47:54.300-06:002012-01-15T12:47:54.300-06:00Well, what we know from research is that people wh...Well, what we know from research is that people who are prayed for and know they're being prayed for actually have worse medical outcomes than those who aren't.<br /><br />So actually if you care about someone's recovery, <i>don't</i> tell them you're praying for them.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346211729459692778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-25527069537119084272012-01-14T17:28:06.269-06:002012-01-14T17:28:06.269-06:00It seems prayer more often makes people not take t...It seems prayer more often makes people not take the necessary medical steps because 1.) That would imply a lack of faith, or 2) Faith that having prayed all is under control because "the big guy in the sky will never let me down"Achrachnonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-1816383053532828362012-01-14T08:51:55.325-06:002012-01-14T08:51:55.325-06:00"Praying absorbs energy and commitment which ..."Praying absorbs energy and commitment which might actually be usefully applied somehow"<br /><br />In many cases, I think that's false. Prayer doesn't replace a more effective activity--after all, it just takes a minute to say a prayer! And (as I suggested in the post), it may even increase hopefulness, making people more (not less) motivated to pursue the most aggressive Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297159994901018071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-80747676109810673282012-01-13T21:29:31.964-06:002012-01-13T21:29:31.964-06:00" If you're praying, and you believe pray..." If you're praying, and you believe praying makes a difference, then you're not just thinking of the person, you're trying to help them. It's better to try to help people than think of them, right?"<br /><br />Why? In what way is "trying to help" via a method that is guaranteed not to work any better than doing nothing? But actually doing nothing is not the Alan Cooperhttp://qpr.ca/blogsnoreply@blogger.com