Different in degree or kind; language (Introduction)

by David Turell , Friday, December 26, 2014, 14:35 (3620 days ago) @ dhw

dhw: The same applies if we pray for others (I deliberately chose the example of a sick child and not one of self-aggrandisement). God's will, or chance? Either way, your response suggests that apart from pleasing God by telling him how wonderful he is, prayer as a means of communicating with God is a futile activity.-A number of years ago I brought to this forum a number of double-blind prayer studies which seemed to show that group prayer did positively affect medical outcomes for the sick. Then came several studies which pointed out weaknesses in the first studies. The whole effort ended up in the 'suggestive' category where I think it still sits.