Studies also show that prayer does have a powerful healing effect—but only if the subject knows that they are being prayed for.
Citations please. The only well controlled study00649-6/abstract) I know of found the opposite—subjects who knew they were being prayed for suffered more complications than those who did not.
I actually found it several years ago through an atheist site which was using it as evidence that prayer had only a placebo effect, so I’m afraid I don’t have a citation for you just at the moment. I’ll see what I can do when I have time. My apologies.
Citations please. The only well controlled study00649-6/abstract) I know of found the opposite—subjects who knew they were being prayed for suffered more complications than those who did not.
I actually found it several years ago through an atheist site which was using it as evidence that prayer had only a placebo effect, so I’m afraid I don’t have a citation for you just at the moment. I’ll see what I can do when I have time. My apologies.