It's one thing to not believe in prayer because on has no experience of prayer working. We know that God listens to the prayer of the righteous, but the prayers of the unbelievers, "the wicked," fall on willfully deaf ears (Proverbs 15:29). But it's quite another to try and actively convince others that prayer doesn't work, factually speaking,
ever.
It is simple, but not the way these "New Atheists" would have people believe. We know that polio has been eradicated in societies where God is most welcome. The data show this quite clearly.
Consider this graphic:
Some may try and use the erroneous reasoning that science, through medicine, is responsible. They may show such images as the following to inspire one to feel hopeful in the scientific process. Believing that the cure is within reach, one ideally would be motivated to conclude monetary donations to scientific institutions would be worthwhile.
However, True Christians™ know the truth, because Christ is in our hearts, and Christ IS the Truth© (John 14:6).
The truth is simply, to spread the Gospel is to spread health!
Praise God! The heathen and wicked all over the world are being shown the Good News that Jesus Came to Redeem Mankind so long as they believe in and pledge unwavering obedience unto Him! Just look at the work the
Holy Spirit is doing in formerly atheist Russia!
Those countries that still have health problems are clearly correlated with those countries that still have demonic persecution. Is there any doubt to the connection between praying to demonic spirits and punishment like polio?