LittleNipper
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Nonsense, ever hear of flesh eating bacteria?
Why can't the gods cure that?
Heres a simple test for faith healing:
Find two people with radical appendicitis. Person A, apply the same steps as were applied before the mid 1800's (i.e., pray over them, light incense, tell them to believe, rattle bones, whatever). Person B -- perform an appendectomy without any prayer. Who will survive, who will die -- consistently? Then ask yourself why is it that when using prayer (or hoping for miracles) they've always died, and not until man learned the science of medicine did people start to survive (i.e., only until man learned how to remedy appendicitis, did "god suddenly have the power to perform this miracle")? It's pretty self-evident.
I don't understand the thought process here. If I cut my hand and go to the ER, God doesn't miracle my hand shut. He doesn't just beam in the information on how to clean and suture my wound right to the doctor's brain. The doctor had to devote countless hours to study and hours of practical experience to get to the point that he knew what to do. I understand the whole "all glory to God" thing, but it's very insulting to take the doctor's effort out of the equation.
It is also insulting to imagine that the doctor is in control. God inspires physicians, as well as, preachers.