Flying Carpets and Scientific Prayers: scientific experiments claiming that distant intercessory prayer produces salubrious effects are deeply flawed

Article Abstract:

The article identifies and examines methodological problems in several studies that find distant intercessory prayer promotes healing and health. Aside from outright fraud, these include lack of controls, differences in operational definitions, and the effects of probability in outcomes.

Health aspects, Column, Comparative analysis, Science, Scientific method, Prayer, Spiritual healing

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(Can't get no) satisfaction

Article Abstract:

History and science are necessary for understanding the level of happiness and satisfaction. Happiness is equated with satisfaction than pleasure as the pursuit of pleasure leads to a never-ending dissipated treadmill that eventually leads to misery.

United States, Analysis, Influence, Happiness, Satisfaction, Satisfaction (Psychology), Humanistic psychology

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God's number is up: among heap of books claiming that science proves God's existence emerges one that computes a probability of 67 percent

Article Abstract:

Faith is what religious enterprise was always about until science became the preeminent system of natural verisimilitude. One of the most innovative works in this genre is 'The Probability of God'.

Supernatural beings, Existence of God

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