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Originally Posted by Nathans_Dad
IROC, I don't set what my God can do, that is set by God. By definition God COULD do whatever he/she wants to. Ruling the globe like a puppeteer isn't how it works though.
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you are asking me what evidence I would accept. How can I formulate a response if you won't tell me what you're god is capable of? If your god sets the rules, then how am I to discern what he makes happen and what he doesn't? By my own opinion? By your insistence? Look at this another way. Say some guy from some unfamiliar religion comes up to you and claims his god is real. The only way you can evaluate his claims is to find out in what way his god manifests himself and then look for evidence of that manifestation. If there is no evidence, you'd be forced to conclude either that his god doesn't really exist or he doesn't really manifest himself in the way he claims. That's exactly what we are left with in this situation. Either the Christian god doesn't really exist or he doesn't manifest himself in the way Christians claim.
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By the way, there have been studies into prayer for healing in the hospital, a small clip from an article is below:
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For the two or three studies that show some positive effect of prayer, there are twenty that show it does nothing. Not compelling. Sorry. You're counting "heads" again while dismissing the "tails".