Vexen 9 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) I read a study that showed prayer to be useless. What are your thoughts? Edited March 1, 2019 by Vexen Link to post Share on other sites
Phi for All 5896 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 17 minutes ago, Vexen said: What are your thoughts? I think you should link to the study you're talking about. "Useless" should be an objective assessment, but often isn't. Link to post Share on other sites
Itoero 48 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 26 minutes ago, Vexen said: I read a study that showed prayer to be useless. What are your thoughts? The true meaning of praying is imo useless. But praying can cause you to feel better/stronger on a personal level. And praying can increase groupcohesion which can have beneficial effects. Link to post Share on other sites
iNow 5906 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 It’s actually been shown to be oftentimes harmful. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002870305006496 Link to post Share on other sites
Itoero 48 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 The beneficial effects are imo due to mr.placebo. Link to post Share on other sites
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