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Praying Doesn't Help

Posted by michael on from the duh dept.

dannywalk writes "Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina have run a study to see if praying for sick people makes any difference. Apparently it doesn't. 'Before their operations, they were randomly split into two groups, and half were prayed for by Christians, Jews, Buddhists and Muslims. However, checks revealed they had fared no better than those not prayed for.'"

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  1. Re:What exactly makes this /. newsworthy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And I rate you "-1 Dumbfuck" for your inability to spell out 'at'. This isn't AOL, k? LOLOLOLOL 2 U!

  2. In Soviet Russia... by OneSmartFellow · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sick people pray for Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Atheists Sorry, always wanted to do one of those