Dobson Demands a Do-over
by matt at 10:30 am on March 30th, 2006 in Religious Right / ExtremistsStudy: Praying Won’t Affect Heart Patients:
In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that having people pray for heart bypass surgery patients had no effect on their recovery. In fact, patients who knew they were being prayed for had a slightly higher rate of complications.
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The study looked for any complications within 30 days of the surgery. Results showed no effect of prayer on complication-free recovery. But 59 percent of the patients who knew they were being prayed for developed a complication, versus 52 percent of those who were told it was just a possibility.
Ergo God doesn’t like prayer. Or sick people. He does seem to like scientists and surgical complications.
Nick in Beantown wrote:
Maybe that 59% had complications because someone was praying for them, but to the wrong deity…
Posted 30 Mar 2006 at 10:57 am ¶
Alex wrote:
It’s common sense really. If there is a god, you gotta figure he’s sick and tired of hearing several bilion people’s complaints and requests on a daily basis.
Posted 30 Mar 2006 at 4:08 pm ¶
matt wrote:
well, i just won $10. i put 10 against 100 that general alex wasn’t a theocon. pay me.
Posted 30 Mar 2006 at 5:03 pm ¶
Alex wrote:
actually, that would mean you won $100.
wouldn’t want you getting shortchanged.
Posted 30 Mar 2006 at 7:11 pm ¶
matt wrote:
no, i was betting the short money. we’re now betting on which division of the fighting keyboarders you’re in. lots of action.
Posted 30 Mar 2006 at 7:48 pm ¶