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originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: AinElohim
That's a huge stretch to claim that you can wishfully cause a gushing wound to heal up with faith alone.
originally posted by: AinElohim
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: AinElohim
That's a huge stretch to claim that you can wishfully cause a gushing wound to heal up with faith alone.
I have a family member in the medical field, they have always told me that your mental health effects ones physical health.
So praying for someone or making them feel positive and praying with them improves their mental state.
So instead of telling "God" to fix all the disease and hunger, maybe we should look at our gluttonous selves, and cut back on our superfluous intake of food and fuel. Maybe then we can start living harmoniously and cut back on the immense disparity among cultures of our world.
Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment. (Matthew 9:22)
The moment of faith is what allowed the patient to be healed. Conscious manipulation at its finest. Don't believe it? Then it won't work for you. Even Jesus can't help someone who is faithless:
"And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith." (Matthew 13:58)
originally posted by: AinElohim
a reply to: Krazysh0t
LOL... me wondering? Jesus isn't in the Exodus bro.
Believe it or not, it is your mind that heals broken bones! don't ask me how it is the organ which remember the genetic imprinting we all carry from the womb.
originally posted by: windword
a reply to: cooperton
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Go tell that to the little kid in hospital, dying from kidney failure of cancer, or sitting beside a sick sibling or parent, believing in Jesus and praying to Jesus. You claimed that faith heals:
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No one has more sincerity and faith than children. There are 1000s of children who have faith and belief, sincerely praying to Jesus for things that will never happen.
Well said. You make your point.
originally posted by: windword
a reply to: cooperton
So instead of telling "God" to fix all the disease and hunger, maybe we should look at our gluttonous selves, and cut back on our superfluous intake of food and fuel. Maybe then we can start living harmoniously and cut back on the immense disparity among cultures of our world.
Go tell that to the little kid in hospital, dying from kidney failure of cancer, or sitting beside a sick sibling or parent, believing in Jesus and praying to Jesus. You claimed that faith heals:
Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment. (Matthew 9:22)
The moment of faith is what allowed the patient to be healed. Conscious manipulation at its finest. Don't believe it? Then it won't work for you. Even Jesus can't help someone who is faithless:
"And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith." (Matthew 13:58)
No one has more sincerity and faith than children. There are 1000s of children who have faith and belief, sincerely praying to Jesus for things that will never happen.
Your claims are not quantifiable, how do you know there are children dying with adamant faith?
For the 3rd time I will name it, the placebo effect, which indicates that the physiological outcome is significantly related to the conscious state of the patient.
The moment of faith is what allowed the patient to be healed. Conscious manipulation at its finest. Don't believe it? Then it won't work for you. Even Jesus can't help someone who is faithless:
"And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith." (Matthew 13:58)
originally posted by: windword
a reply to: cooperton
"Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” (Matthew 4:7)
Pffft!
We don't have to put the Lord your God to the test! There are millions of faithful children starving, being abused, dying from diseases daily. Who hears their prayers and refuses to answer them? There are millions of innocent and faithful children losing their parents, brother and sisters and loved ones to war, disease and violence everyday. Their prayers are left unanswered by the Lord your God.
originally posted by: windword
a reply to: cooperton
Your claims are not quantifiable, how do you know there are children dying with adamant faith?
I live in the REAL world, and read the news. You should try it.
You think that you can give a malnourished child a bowl of sawdust and it will "heal" them if they only believe it will? Mosquitoes won't bite and deliver Malaria to those with proper faith?
14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
originally posted by: Tangerine
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ROFLMAO. Pliny, Plato, Thucydides, and Aristotle were not even alive when Jesus allegedly lived. They could not possibly have witnessed him living. Paul never claimed to have witnessed Jesus living. Not a word was written about Jesus until two generations after he allegedly lived.
originally posted by: peter vlar
a reply to: cooperton
Could you actually supply a link for these peer reviewed papers supporting "transmutation". Thanks, it would be beneficial to be able to read the paper in its entirety to see the context of what you chose to quote.
So Jesus just used psychology and the Placebo Effect? What do we need educated doctors and pharmacists for when we could just as easily trust in snake oil salesmen and faith healers!