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minus-squaremitram@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 day agoMore like confirmation bias. People only remember when their prayers “solved” a situation that surely wouldn’t resolve itself either way, but forget the million others where it failed.
minus-square9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 day agothe trick is, it’s never a failure. It’s God’s plan. If your child beats cancer, praise God! Prayers answered. if your child dies of cancer, praise God! Prayers answered. The answer was NO
minus-squareAstrealix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoI mean sure, but also placebo effect is a real measured psychological effect So even assuming there’s no supernatural stuff, placebo would exist for people who genuinely believed in religion
I mean, placebo, I suppose
More like confirmation bias. People only remember when their prayers “solved” a situation that surely wouldn’t resolve itself either way, but forget the million others where it failed.
the trick is, it’s never a failure. It’s God’s plan.
If your child beats cancer, praise God! Prayers answered.
if your child dies of cancer, praise God! Prayers answered. The answer was NO
I mean sure, but also placebo effect is a real measured psychological effect
So even assuming there’s no supernatural stuff, placebo would exist for people who genuinely believed in religion