Wade T. Smith wade_smith@harvard.edu wrote:=20
However, the act of prayer as placebo and comforter, and such comfort =
producing palliative effects _has_ been shown.
Wade T. Smith elaborated:
'Prayer' is also a loose term, and can be anything repetitive and =
soothing, like 'om', or reciting a favorite poem, or contemplating a =
scenic landscape.
This is Herbert Benson's 'relaxation response' and he is the leading =
clinical experimenter in these areas.
anonymous responds thus:
On this point, I am in substantial agreement. I would only add that just =
as visualization of a goal can aid one in achieving it, perhaps praying =
about problems may assist one in overcoming them. This does not =
repudiate your premise that it is all in the head of the practitioner, =
but merely add an additional method in which it plays on the mind of the =
practitioner.
Regards,
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