tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post4004993584469506662..comments2024-01-17T04:14:40.892-05:00Comments on A Pastor's Cancer Diary: January 17, 2007 - Faith Heals...Online, or Anywhere ElseCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00540884672406337833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post-30390142556918474252007-01-21T23:48:00.000-05:002007-01-21T23:48:00.000-05:00While I don't doubt that faith can ease the burden...While I don't doubt that faith can ease the burden of cancer or any illness, the study you sight really isn't very good.<br /><br />Perhaps the most readable critic comes from the <a href="http://www.scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/01/online_prayer_benefits_breast_cancer_pat.php">Respectful Insolence</a> blog at ScienceBlogs.<br /><br />It appears the scientists involved chose an hypothesis and were determined to follow it whether the evidence was there or not.<br /><br />That isn't to say that having faith or being heavily involved in a church does not help breast cancer patients or whether the final outcome of deeply religous breast cancer patients isn't improved over non-religious patients. But the paper really doesn't show any of that.<br /><br />Wishing you well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com