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http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/
Is God real, or is he imaginary? It is one of the most important
questions in America today, because this question lies at the
heart of
the American culture wars.
If God is real and if God inspired the Bible, then we should
worship God
as the Bible demands. We should certainly post the Ten
Commandments in
our courthouses and shopping centers, put "In God We Trust" on
the
money, pray in our schools and eliminate the theory of evolution
from
every curriculum. We should focus our society on God and his
infallible
Word because our everlasting souls hang in the balance.
On the other hand, if God is imaginary, then religion is a
complete
illusion. Christianity, Judaism and Islam are pointless. We
should
eliminate God from our society because God is meaningless.
Belief in God
is nothing but a silly superstition, and this superstition leads
a
significant portion of the population to be completely
delusional.
But how can we decide, conclusively, whether God is real or
imaginary?
Since we are intelligent human beings living in the 21st century,
we
should take the time to look at some data. That is what we are
doing
when we ask, "Why won't God heal amputees?"
If you are an intelligent human being, and if you want to
understand the
true nature of God, you owe it to yourself to ask, "Why won't
God heal
amputees?"
Why won't God heal amputees?" may seem like an odd name for a
Web site.
The reason for choosing it is simple: this is one of the most
important
questions that we can ask about God.
The question, "Why won't God heal amputees?" probes into a
fundamental
aspect of prayer and exposes it for observation. This aspect of
prayer
has to do with ambiguity and coincidence.
Watch the video
To help you understand why this question is so important, let's
look at
an example. Let's imagine that you visit your doctor one day,
and he
tells you that you have cancer. Your doctor is optimistic, and
he
schedules surgery and chemotherapy to treat your disease.
Meanwhile, you
are terrified. You don't want to die, so you pray to God day and
night
for a cure. The surgery is successful, and when your doctor
examines you
again six months later the cancer is gone. You praise God for
answering
your prayers. You totally believe with all your heart that God
has
worked a miracle in your life.
The obvious question to ask is: What cured you? Was it the
surgery/chemotherapy, or was it God? Is there any way to know
whether
God is playing a role or not when we pray?
Unless you take the time to intelligently analyze this situation,
it
looks ambiguous. God might have miraculously cured your disease,
as many
Christians believe. But God might also be imaginary, and the
chemotherapy drugs and surgery are the things that cured you. Or
your
body's immune system might have cured the cancer itself.
When your tumor dissappeared, in other words, it might simply
have been
a complete coincidence that you happened to pray. Your prayer
may have
had zero effect.
How can we determine whether it is God or coincidence that
worked the
cure? One way is to eliminate the ambiguity. In a non-ambiguous
situation, there is no potential for coincidence. Because there
is no
ambiguity, we can actually know whether God is answering the
prayer or not.
That is what we are doing when we look at amputees.
Think about it this way. The Bible clearly promises that God
answers
prayers. For example, in Mark 11:24 Jesus says, "Therefore I
tell you,
whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received
it, and
it will be yours." And billions of Christians believe these
promises.
You can find thousands of books, magazine articles and Web sites
talking
about the power of prayer. According to believers, God is
answering
millions of their prayers every day.
So what should happen if we pray to God to restore amputated
limbs?
Clearly, if God is real, limbs should regenerate through prayer.
In
reality, they do not.
Why not? Because God is imaginary. Notice that there is zero
ambiguity
in this situation. There is only one way for a limb to
regenerate
through prayer: God must exist and God must answer prayers. What
we find
is that whenever we create a unambiguous situation like this and
look at
the results of prayer, prayer never works. God never "answers
prayers"
if there is no possibility of coincidence. We will approach this
issue
from several different angles in this book, but Chapters 5, 6, 7
and 8
are particularly important:
· Chapter 5 - Why won't God heal amputees?
· Chapter 6 - Why do you need health insurance?
· Chapter 7 - Why can't you move a mountain?
· Chapter 8 - Why do bad things happen to good people?
Watch the video
The fact that prayers are never answered when the possibility of
coincidence is eliminated meshes with another fact. If we
analyze God's
responses to ambiguous prayers using statistical tools, what we
find is
that there is never any statistical evidence for prayer. In
other words,
when we statisically compare prayer to coincidence for
explaining any
situation, they are identical. For example, this article points
out:
One of the most scientifically rigorous studies yet, published
earlier
this month, found that the prayers of a distant congregation did
not
reduce the major complications or death rate in patients
hospitalized
for heart treatments. [ref]
It also says:
A review of 17 past studies of ''distant healing," published in
2003 by
a British researcher, found no significant effect for prayer or
other
healing methods.
No valid scientific study has ever found any evidence that
prayer works.
See this page for details.
You can see the same effect in the following prayer. Let's
assume that
you are a true believer and you do believe that God cures cancer.
What
would happen if we get down on our knees and pray to God in this
way:
Dear God, almighty, all-powerful, all-loving creator of the
universe, we
pray to you to cure every case of cancer on this planet tonight.
We pray
in faith, knowing you will bless us as you describe in Matthew
7:7,
Matthew 17:20, Matthew 21:21, Mark 11:24, John 14:12-14, Matthew
18:19
and James 5:15-16. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
We pray sincerely, knowing that when God answers this completely
heartfelt, unselfish, non-materialistic prayer, it will glorify
God and
help millions of people in remarkable ways. If God cures cancer,
then
this is an easy prayer for an omnipotent, all-loving God to
answer.
The fact is, what this prayer does is remove ambiguity. As soon
as we do
that, we see the true nature of "God." There is no way that a
coincidence can answer this prayer, and, sure enough, the prayer
goes
unanswered.
If you look at the data, you can see exactly what is happening
here:
· When we pray to God about any non-ambigous situation, God
never
answers the prayer.
· When we analyse any ambiguous prayer using statistical
tools, we find
zero effect from prayer.
In other words, every "answered prayer" truly is a coincidence,
nothing
more. "God" doesn't "answer prayers" at all. The belief in
prayer is
pure superstition. Non-ambiguous prayers (like those of amputees)
show
us, conclusively, that the whole idea that "God answers prayers"
is an
illusion created by human imagination.:
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really real wrote:
>
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/
> Is God real, or is he imaginary? It is one of the most important
> questions in America today, because this question lies at
the heart of
> the American culture wars.
> If God is real and if God inspired the Bible, then we
should worship God
> as the Bible demands. We should certainly post the Ten
Commandments in
> our courthouses and shopping centers, put "In God We
Trust" on the
> money, pray in our schools and eliminate the theory of
evolution from
> every curriculum. We should focus our society on God and
his infallible
> Word because our everlasting souls hang in the balance.
> On the other hand, if God is imaginary, then religion is a
complete
> illusion. Christianity, Judaism and Islam are pointless.
We should
> eliminate God from our society because God is meaningless.
Belief in God
> is nothing but a silly superstition, and this superstition
leads a
> significant portion of the population to be completely
delusional.
> But how can we decide, conclusively, whether God is real
or imaginary?
> Since we are intelligent human beings living in the 21st
century, we
> should take the time to look at some data. That is what we
are doing
> when we ask, "Why won't God heal amputees?"
> If you are an intelligent human being, and if you want to
understand the
> true nature of God, you owe it to yourself to ask, "Why
won't God heal
> amputees?"
> Why won't God heal amputees?" may seem like an odd name
for a Web site.
> The reason for choosing it is simple: this is one of the
most important
> questions that we can ask about God.
> The question, "Why won't God heal amputees?" probes into a
fundamental
> aspect of prayer and exposes it for observation. This
aspect of prayer
> has to do with ambiguity and coincidence.
> Watch the video
> To help you understand why this question is so important,
let's look at
> an example. Let's imagine that you visit your doctor one
day, and he
> tells you that you have cancer. Your doctor is optimistic,
and he
> schedules surgery and chemotherapy to treat your disease.
Meanwhile, you
> are terrified. You don't want to die, so you pray to God
day and night
> for a cure. The surgery is successful, and when your
doctor examines you
> again six months later the cancer is gone. You praise God
for answering
> your prayers. You totally believe with all your heart that
God has
> worked a miracle in your life.
> The obvious question to ask is: What cured you? Was it the
> surgery/chemotherapy, or was it God? Is there any way to
know whether
> God is playing a role or not when we pray?
> Unless you take the time to intelligently analyze this
situation, it
> looks ambiguous. God might have miraculously cured your
disease, as many
> Christians believe. But God might also be imaginary, and
the
> chemotherapy drugs and surgery are the things that cured
you. Or your
> body's immune system might have cured the cancer itself.
> When your tumor dissappeared, in other words, it might
simply have been
> a complete coincidence that you happened to pray. Your
prayer may have
> had zero effect.
> How can we determine whether it is God or coincidence that
worked the
> cure? One way is to eliminate the ambiguity. In a
non-ambiguous
> situation, there is no potential for coincidence. Because
there is no
> ambiguity, we can actually know whether God is answering
the prayer or not.
> That is what we are doing when we look at amputees.
> Think about it this way. The Bible clearly promises that
God answers
> prayers. For example, in Mark 11:24 Jesus says, "Therefore
I tell you,
> whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have
received it, and
> it will be yours." And billions of Christians believe
these promises.
> You can find thousands of books, magazine articles and Web
sites talking
> about the power of prayer. According to believers, God is
answering
> millions of their prayers every day.
> So what should happen if we pray to God to restore
amputated limbs?
> Clearly, if God is real, limbs should regenerate through
prayer. In
> reality, they do not.
> Why not? Because God is imaginary. Notice that there is
zero ambiguity
> in this situation. There is only one way for a limb to
regenerate
> through prayer: God must exist and God must answer
prayers. What we find
> is that whenever we create a unambiguous situation like
this and look at
> the results of prayer, prayer never works. God never
"answers prayers"
> if there is no possibility of coincidence. We will
approach this issue
> from several different angles in this book, but Chapters
5, 6, 7 and 8
> are particularly important:
> · Chapter 5 - Why won't God heal amputees?
> · Chapter 6 - Why do you need health insurance?
> · Chapter 7 - Why can't you move a mountain?
> · Chapter 8 - Why do bad things happen to good people?
> Watch the video
> The fact that prayers are never answered when the
possibility of
> coincidence is eliminated meshes with another fact. If we
analyze God's
> responses to ambiguous prayers using statistical tools,
what we find is
> that there is never any statistical evidence for prayer.
In other words,
> when we statisically compare prayer to coincidence for
explaining any
> situation, they are identical. For example, this article
points out:
> One of the most scientifically rigorous studies yet,
published earlier
> this month, found that the prayers of a distant
congregation did not
> reduce the major complications or death rate in patients
hospitalized
> for heart treatments. [ref]
> It also says:
> A review of 17 past studies of ''distant healing,"
published in 2003 by
> a British researcher, found no significant effect for
prayer or other
> healing methods.
> No valid scientific study has ever found any evidence that
prayer works.
> See this page for details.
> You can see the same effect in the following prayer. Let's
assume that
> you are a true believer and you do believe that God cures
cancer. What
> would happen if we get down on our knees and pray to God
in this way:
> Dear God, almighty, all-powerful, all-loving creator of
the universe, we
> pray to you to cure every case of cancer on this planet
tonight. We pray
> in faith, knowing you will bless us as you describe in
Matthew 7:7,
> Matthew 17:20, Matthew 21:21, Mark 11:24, John 14:12-14,
Matthew 18:19
> and James 5:15-16. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
> We pray sincerely, knowing that when God answers this
completely
> heartfelt, unselfish, non-materialistic prayer, it will
glorify God and
> help millions of people in remarkable ways. If God cures
cancer, then
> this is an easy prayer for an omnipotent, all-loving God
to answer.
> The fact is, what this prayer does is remove ambiguity. As
soon as we do
> that, we see the true nature of "God." There is no way
that a
> coincidence can answer this prayer, and, sure enough, the
prayer goes
> unanswered.
> If you look at the data, you can see exactly what is
happening here:
> · When we pray to God about any non-ambigous situation,
God never
> answers the prayer.
> · When we analyse any ambiguous prayer using statistical
tools, we find
> zero effect from prayer.
> In other words, every "answered prayer" truly is a
coincidence, nothing
> more. "God" doesn't "answer prayers" at all. The belief in
prayer is
> pure superstition. Non-ambiguous prayers (like those of
amputees) show
> us, conclusively, that the whole idea that "God answers
prayers" is an
> illusion created by human imagination.:
I always wondered about that.....I sure am glad you cleared that
up for
me.
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"really real" <reallyr ...@shaw.ca>
wrote in message
news:hLzih.509138$5R2.60747@pd7urf3no...
>
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/
> Is God real, or is he imaginary? It is one of the most important
questions
> in America today, because this question lies at the heart
of the American
> culture wars.
> If God is real and if God inspired the Bible, then we
should worship God
> as the Bible demands. We should certainly post the Ten
Commandments in our
> courthouses and shopping centers, put "In God We Trust" on
the money, pray
> in our schools and eliminate the theory of evolution from
every
> curriculum.
Is Don Really Real? Rumor has it that he's Really Kiddin'
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Bernie Woodham wrote:
> "really real" <reallyr ...@shaw.ca>
wrote in message
>
news:hLzih.509138$5R2.60747@pd7urf3no...
> >
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/
> > Is God real, or is he imaginary? It is one of the most important
questions
> > in America today, because this question lies at the
heart of the American
> > culture wars.
> > If God is real and if God inspired the Bible, then we
should worship God
> > as the Bible demands. We should certainly post the Ten
Commandments in our
> > courthouses and shopping centers, put "In God We Trust"
on the money, pray
> > in our schools and eliminate the theory of evolution
from every
> > curriculum.
> Is Don Really Real? Rumor has it that he's Really
Kiddin'
Six reasons why prayer doesnt always get answered the way you
want
1. personal sin or unconfessed sin - Psalm 66:18 - this blocks
many
prayers
2. It's Not God's will - 1 John 5:14
3. God says no - 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
4. God says later - last paragraph of Daniel 12
5. God says "make sure your motives are right - James 4:2-3
It does not automatically follow that if you dont get what you want,
then God doesn't exist. There are these and many other possible
reasons
why a prayer may not get answered to your satisfaction.
I recommend a good book like William Lane Craig's "Hard
Questions, Real
Answers." or if you are a brain, get a good book where an
atheist and a
theist debate the existence of God - honestly,these sorts of
posts will
not resolve the issue for all time.
An atheist said, "If there is a God, may he prove himself by
striking
me dead right now." Nothing happened. "You see, there is not
God." Another responded, "You've only proved that He is a
gracious God."
PM
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> Is God real, or is he imaginary? It is one of the most
important
> questions in America today, because this question lies at
the heart of the
> American culture wars.
You're not American. Go to an anti-seal clubbing rally and mind
your own
fuckin' business, eh.
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> so why'd you go there?
Tim Horton's.
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