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Do you belive any disease is curable by prayer?
Posted by weblogian • 8/04/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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What do you say?
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I don't know. I prayed a huge amount and lost a dear friend to cancer in a matter of weeks. I could argue that I prayed just as hard for my mother when she was very seriously ill and she pulled through.
I think prayer is personal comfort and a way of meditating but I think to believe it will change the outcome is unrealistic.
I used to know a couple who spent their lives praying for terminally ill people and swore that it made a difference and that they had seen miracles. I believe miracles are created by the medical profession but not by prayer alone. -
I'm inclined that prayer can be useful psychologically, can calm a person down, make the person more optimistic, more at peace, and, as such, can help one's physical health. In terms of actually helping by bringing in a supernatural healing power, no, I don't believe that.-
I do *NOT* believe that there is a supernatural being, who cures this person or that person because someone prays for them or because they pray fro their own healing. I do *NOT* believe in miracles either. I agree with myriadlife and drjay1966.
I have seen several documentaries where famous televangelists, who claimed to be faith healers, and who claimed that they had cured patients with healing touch and prayer were followed up, and medical exams of the supposedly "cured" people exposed the televangelists as charlatans. -
my dear time thief , you are still not much into this matter yet, u are in yoga and meditation,... this thing iz different ! -
@bladeaxe4
Ummmmm I think you misunderstand. I was raised in a Christian family and I am a bible college graduate. I chose not to submit a dissertation in comparative religions and get a degree because I came to the realization that I was not a Christian. I left all institutionalized religion behind me and then I learned how to meditate. -
oh ! mom, i have already taken to extremes many times, i hope i may not be bringing something i wont make clear ! u are in meditation and yoga, i dont disagree to that.. im too into that but quite differently as yours ! as far as christian faith is regarded, there is nothing people or books would let you come at... if u had really seen Jesus, looked into his eyes.. you would have dissolved all things... no further impositions of people on their take on Christianity or any other religion wont make u fall ur stand !
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I heard a story about a man from Manipur, India that many have been cured(cancer) through prayer and he also used a plant for the process.
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Here is an excert:
Pa-Chawilien himself was a cancer patient. It was found that people, mostly patients, took part in a prayer session with the healer, who would then prepare the magical dose from his green plant… which in local Hmar dialect is called Damdwai. Large number of patients come all the way with hope of a miraculous cure. Unlike other times, when he prays alone, Chawilien chants some healing prayer and then distributes his green medicine to the patients… without charging a penny. Inside his small hut… a boy who could hardly stand by himself, after the healing session of prayer and medicine… took everyone by surprise and began to walk. Chawilien revealed and claimed that two years ago, god revealed to him that he should drink the ’Damdwai’ plant extract.
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Probably was the plant. Have also heard of people surviving with coffee enemenas. I guess that if you are that ill and are prepared to try anything you might strike lucky but doubt prayer alone would work.
After all, why should i? If you are praying to God, why would God decide to help one over another when there are so many to help? God might decide to help those who haven't prayed as much as those who have if God loves all without condition.-
What about those preaching that God can do this and that:
this is the plant. Have you seen before?
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Much as I like to say I do, I would have to say no. When your time is up, that's it. No amount of prayer would save you. Otherwise, the priests and monks would live forever. -
I do believe that prayer can be healing. I have personally experienced healing (after much prayer) that could not be explained medically. In fact, medically it was "impossible". -
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timethief
I have seen you many times(threads) that you don't have faith on God and so on.
If you don't mind can I know what do you believe or what is your religion?
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I believe in God but I don't have a religion (which is man made). I think I am probably like timethief - logical. Just because you don't believe prayer can play a part in healing doesn't mean you don't have faith or believe in God. The issues are confused.
Back to my point of why would God choose between two people because one has said prayers and one hasn't? -
Timethief has explained his beliefs here:
www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/is-it-a-form-of-arrogance#comment_507284 -
@kristilinauer
I'm not a male. I'm a married, middle aged, heterosexual woman. lol
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Timethief, I'm so sorry!! That's hilarious. I have no idea what lead me to believe that you're male.
It's hard to keep everyone straight when we all have these small, mostly faceless avatars. -
First Anok, now timethief. Next thing you know people will think I am a guy! -
wow that is so telling, oops nevermind thinking to myself about someone elses assumption
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apart from all this and that, there is difference in east and west... in west, a prayer keeps changing while in east, prayer is constant... people need to knw thy method and harness... , eh have a gud time...
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"in west, a prayer keeps changing while in east, prayer is constant"
You have no proof on this thing. Don just ramble -
lol, looks like u just spoke out of inexperience !
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If that were true, we would not need physicians, would we? No, I don't belive disease can be cured by prayer.-
The question is many people believes
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Yes, I know some do believe. There are religions that believe healing from prayer.
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I believe God cures people and prayer may lead God to intercede. I believe God answers all prayers and sometimes the answer is no. Prayer alone does not heal but faith can heal.
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A disease is curable by the mind, the mind body connection. A post that a wrote about a couple a days ago. This is a scientific fact, even though it dosen't work every single time. Many people have done amazing things who have mastered the mind body connection.
P.S. I personally have cured myself without surgery.-
Cured yourself of what?
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All of them are;) -
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I do think though that if the person is highly spiritual the prayer can put them in a better mental state therefore lowering their stress level, possibly contributing to better health. -
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I have known people healed by the power of God through prayer. I have also known people who were given direction through prayer, as to which natural means to seek out to allow their bodies be healed.This can include which doctor to see at times, Luke, a doctor helped write the Bible you know.
The most dangerous thing that I have seen is people who have a preconceived idea as to what God will do and how long it will take. They will tell God what to do rather than to ask what to do.
I would say that unless you have a good track record hearing the voice of God and having answered prayer, or unless you are being prayed for by someone else who does, while you pray, go to a doctor too. If you are a seasoned person in prayer, you should still go and have healing verified by a doctor,it gives proof that your healing took place and is peace of mind.-
I am on your side
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I believe that God is more then capable of healing a person. I have seen indescribable miracles happen and then I have seen innocent kids die of starvation and cant explain why. So to be honest I really don't know i think that it may be possible but I'm not certain. So if it seems like i just contradicted myself its probably because i did haha i really don't know . . good question. -
Prayer is mere petition, a way of asking God to step in and change things. It's God who does the healing... or not. It's the "not" that I sometimes still struggle with. -
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Stress, migraines, insomnia other light mental afflictions can sometimes be helped by prayer and meditation. It helps your mind and focus first. -
Everything is possible with prayers... -
Surely everything is possible without prayers too.
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nope
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Yes, especially if you are catholic!-
What does that mean?
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So people who have no one to pray for them don't get better? Don't buy that one.
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Nope.
It may make the person doing the praying feel better because then he feels like he is doing something rather than just sitting idly by, but there have actually been studies of this and it doesn't work. In fact, it may be detrimental to the patient because he gives up fighting, trusting to prayer to make him better.
Whether you believe in supernatural beings or not, studies have been done and it doesn't work. -
I do believe in the power of prayer, but not as a singular replacement to medical treatment when treatment is available.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospitalité_Notre_Dame_de_Lourdes
www.catholic.org/clife/mary/lourdes1.php
much to much evidence of miracles existing to be a sceptic and overly critical of every prayer or every faith healer. Those who are usually have had a bad experience, feel cheated etc... -
Yes beyond a doubt..so long as there is no doubt.-
Do you believe it can move mountain?
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totally, even planets :-)
oh and very large bullocks that are extremely stubborn and just stand there regardless -
I thought large bullocks was due to arrogance lol kidding mate
hey still waiting for your reply Tony
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boytrotters is the closest to being correct I believe. Prayer is a way to make our petitions known to God. They do not heal us. God does the healing. I believe that this happens in both supernatural and natural ways. Is it not amazing the way that medicines work the way they do? God is all powerful, He does as He wills. That is hard to swallow sometimes. I like what Job said in the bible, "Tho the Lord slay me, yet will I trust Him."-
That's one of my favourite verses... and one of my favourite books from the Bible.
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Absolutely any disease is curable but it has very little to do with prayer (although prayer is a positive thing). It has to do more with the power of the mind and a person's will to live. Healing comes from within. A good book that explains how this works in detail is "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay. -
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There's been a lot of talk about prayer being used as placebo treatment. -
i believe that you can cure any dis-ease by learning to let go and forgive yourself and others.. holding onto grudges and resentment just serves to eat away at you.. building up and eventually causing cancers and other serious dis-eases-
Yes, forgiveness also leads to healing on many levels, spiritual, emotional, and physical. Forgiveness is healing.
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I believe anything is possible - have seen some miraculous things when I volunteered weekly at a Reiki clinic.
One thing prayer wise is that the person has to want to be healed and some people do not or do not believe they can be which makes a difference on the outcome no mater who else is praying for them.
We were taught that it is important to make the sick person as comfortable as possible and to help guide the family through a difficult time and try to help them understand that if the person is ready to go then we all have to respect their decision. -
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Well, as a muslim, I've heard this saying: "Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel". It means that we have the responsibility to do the best we can through whatever stuff we face. Medicine is our way of "tying up the camel". Leaving to prayer only is the same as giving up. You gotta fight for what you want.
Anyway, I believe that prayers, meditations, and those stuffs help you in the spiritual/psychological (don't know which one is the better term) side, which is very important to healing.-
I wish I could have put it that way.
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I believe that psychosomatic diseases are curable by prayer. All diseases are not curable by prayer.-
Is psychosomatic diseases curable by Med
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I know why you said that, Many has throw you back on your own thread about sex and your adsense blog
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Link droping and using ur blog link as signature is not allowed. I have found you on other thread too.
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I think prayer helps - but regardless, I think you should still seek regular medical attention and follow a doctor's orders if you have an illness or disease. -
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They had a double-blind prayer experiment that showed no noticeable difference. In fact, the group that was informed that they WERE being prayed for had more complications.-
To which group are you reffering to?
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On the topic of this thread my say is that prayer pacifies the person praying and provides reassurance to the person being prayed for.
(1) There is no empirical evidence of the existence of a God. There is no empirical evidence of any gods who answers prayers.
(2) There is likewise no empirical evidence of healing achieved via prayer.
(3) There is no empirical evidence of any "faith healing" and all of the cases that have been examined exposed them to be fraudulent or explained by medical treatment been received at the time of the so-called healing.
What is your say?
On the topic of community building I say that we BC members are adults, who ought to be able to ascertain when posting over and over again on religious topics that they are only well received by a handful of community members. We ought to know that adults are not going to be converted via online discussion and that many will be utterly peeved to see this forum turning into a soapbox for amateur evangelists.
Keeping in mind that this forum is provided for the purpose of creating relationships and goodwill between bloggers, and the fact that posting religious topics tends to create divisiveness bad will among bloggers may give one pause to reconsider how to become a community builder.
Anyone can form a religious studies, bible study or prayer group or group of any other kind at BC by clicking this link www.blogcatalog.com/groups/popular/ I invite you to consider doing so. Thanks, in advance, for listening.-
Anyone can form a Discussion Critisizing, or Topic Placement Category group or group of any other kind at BC by clicking this link www.blogcatalog.com/groups/popular/ I invite you to do so.
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gerryPlanetEarth
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Absolutely. Its been done by monks. Somewhere on the internet their is a video of them making a brain tumor dissolve, but I still can't find it. If anyone knows, I would love to see it. -
I strongly believe that God answers all prayers, and although it might not always turn out for what you prayed for, I believe that he felt it was better for that person to be with him, versus staying and suffering. He knows everyones fate. Im sorry you lost a friend.
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I strongly believe that God answers all prayers, and although it might not always turn out for what you prayed for, I believe that he felt it was better for that person to be with him, versus staying and suffering. He knows everyones fate. Im sorry you lost a friend.
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I strongly believe that God answers all prayers, and although it might not always turn out for what you prayed for, I believe that he felt it was better for that person to be with him, versus staying and suffering. He knows everyones fate. Im sorry you lost a friend.
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well i have a disease (multiple sclerosis) that isn't curable by anything. certainly not the shots i have to give myself every other day just to slow it down. so why isn't prayer just as good of an option? nobody else has a good answer -
I say that faith is the most important part of life, and that it does not matter if it actually works.
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