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Originally Posted by Kerplunki Zerplop
This is clearly a case of Mind over Matter: In this case, the actual belief that praying will help causes the person's mind to overcome the injuries that the body has suffered, thus speeding the healing process. It's a technique that's been practised by eastern monks for several millennia now.
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So, at least you are being reasonable.
Now, you say (without proof) "Probably mind over matter"
I say, (and you would say, "without proof") "The Lord hears those who pray sincerely."
I would have liked to have seen the result of 2 groups of non-English speakers given (a)Real prayers for real people given by True Christians and (b) A few sentences from a novel given by atheists. The 2 groups would be told that by saying these "prayers" there would be a chance of a third party improving and the third party would be told there were those praying for him/her.
However, although this was not done, I can imagine that group (a) would fare better.
To crystallize the thought experiment, if a member of your family were suffering from an incurable disease, which group would you wish to be "praying" for the relative?