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Originally Posted by Eliseus
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You can't observe prayer?
You can't determine an experiment to be done to determine if prayer works or not?
You can't conduct a prayer?
You can't find several people who confirm prayer works?
What am I not getting?
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Ok, now that's an honest question. That's a place we can begin a discussion. I think it was already addressed, but I'll try and explain.
1. Someone prays for their loved one who has contracted a malignancy
2. The patient recovers! They are now cancer free and living happily
3. Hypothesis: Prayer works
4. Inference: If you pray for someone who has contracted cancer, they will then recover
Ok, we've just completed an experiment. Now, let's repeat it just to be sure.
1. Someone prays for their loved one who has contracted a malignancy
2. The patient dies
3. Hypothesis: Prayer does not work all of the time
4. Inference: If you pray for someone who has contracted cancer, they will not always recover
So, that's two experiments, and so far our success rate is 50%. Do I need to continue on so you can see where this is going?