http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/common-prayers-catalyst-for-uncommon-compassion-6570/ Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/common-prayers-catalyst-for-uncommon-compassion-6570/#comment-953 Anonymous User Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:43:56 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/?p=6570#comment-953 Wow. If prayer really can change one's attitude Wow. If prayer really can change one’s attitude

]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/common-prayers-catalyst-for-uncommon-compassion-6570/#comment-955 Anonymous User Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:59 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/?p=6570#comment-955 What were the results of the "control"group? What were the results of the “control”group?

]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/common-prayers-catalyst-for-uncommon-compassion-6570/#comment-1366 Anonymous User Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:59 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/?p=6570#comment-1366 What were the results of the "control"group? What were the results of the “control”group?

]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/common-prayers-catalyst-for-uncommon-compassion-6570/#comment-954 J Phillips Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:24:31 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/?p=6570#comment-954 So the direct effect of prayer is for the one praying in a thinking positive effect and indirectly on the person being prayed for because the one who prays has a better attitude?So is this an admission that the magical thinking of prayer toward the person being prayed about is just a self indulgent exercise and there is no tangible real world evidence of supernatural interference from a deity? So the direct effect of prayer is for the one praying in a thinking positive effect and indirectly on the person being prayed for because the one who prays has a better attitude?So is this an admission that the magical thinking of prayer toward the person being prayed about is just a self indulgent exercise and there is no tangible real world evidence of supernatural interference from a deity?

]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/common-prayers-catalyst-for-uncommon-compassion-6570/#comment-1365 J Phillips Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:24:31 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/?p=6570#comment-1365 So the direct effect of prayer is for the one praying in a thinking positive effect and indirectly on the person being prayed for because the one who prays has a better attitude?So is this an admission that the magical thinking of prayer toward the person being prayed about is just a self indulgent exercise and there is no tangible real world evidence of supernatural interference from a deity? So the direct effect of prayer is for the one praying in a thinking positive effect and indirectly on the person being prayed for because the one who prays has a better attitude?So is this an admission that the magical thinking of prayer toward the person being prayed about is just a self indulgent exercise and there is no tangible real world evidence of supernatural interference from a deity?

]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/common-prayers-catalyst-for-uncommon-compassion-6570/#comment-1364 Anonymous User Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:20:45 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/?p=6570#comment-1364 Wow. If prayer really can change one's attitude, I wonder whether it could be used to combat religious extremism, for example, by Imams in the US and elsewhere trying to combat and discourage radicalization. Conversely, this study also underscores how habitually hateful speech and thinking (eg, prayer) can result in hateful behavior and spur acts of violence. Wow. If prayer really can change one’s attitude, I wonder whether it could be used to combat religious extremism, for example, by Imams in the US and elsewhere trying to combat and discourage radicalization. Conversely, this study also underscores how habitually hateful speech and thinking (eg, prayer) can result in hateful behavior and spur acts of violence.

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