Divine intervention? A Cochrane review on intercessory prayer gone beyond science and reason

We discuss in this commentary a recent Cochrane review of 10 randomised trials aimed at testing the religious belief that praying to a god can help those who are prayed for. The review concluded that the available studies merit additional research. However, the review presented a scientifically unso...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jørgensen, Karsten Juhl, Hróbjartsson, Asbjørn, Gøtzsche, Peter C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2728094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19515229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-5751-8-7
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Sumario:We discuss in this commentary a recent Cochrane review of 10 randomised trials aimed at testing the religious belief that praying to a god can help those who are prayed for. The review concluded that the available studies merit additional research. However, the review presented a scientifically unsound mixture of theological and scientific arguments, and two of the included trials that had a large impact on the findings had problems that were not described in the review. The review fails to live up to the high standards required for Cochrane reviews.

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