mmitram replysopuli.xyz2Hide 2 repliesMore 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.6
99488fcea02a9 replysh.itjust.worksthe 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 NO8
Astrealix replylemmy.worldI 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 religion4
llauha replylemmy.worldNo no, world problems are water. Just ignore them and they will surely go away.2
Are you saying it is having some effect??
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
Yup, splashing water everywhere
They have a larger effect than doomers sharing memes, so there’s that.
TIL scissors are water.
No no, world problems are water. Just ignore them and they will surely go away.
maybe if the scissors were aimed at the sky this would be more accurate
Who hasn't dreamed of doing that ???
Gonna cry?