I know also that prayer works, but I do not think there is anything holy involved. In medicine it's known that some patients, regard of their religion or lack of it, survive better than others. I think it is a matter of will power, strength, fighting spirit or whatever you want to call it. Call it the old power of positive thinking and if one needs belief in a higher power to strengthen the will, so be it, but I don't think any gods have anything to do with anything.
I know also that prayer works, but I do not think there is anything holy involved. In medicine it's known that some patients, regard of their religion or lack of it, survive better than others. I think it is a matter of will power, strength, fighting spirit or whatever you want to call it. Call it the old power of positive thinking and if one needs belief in a higher power to strengthen the will, so be it, but I don't think any gods have anything to do with anything.