Q&A: A Link That Appears in Your Book "God Plays Dice"
A Link That Appears in Your Book "God Plays Dice"
Question
Hello and blessings,
In your book "God Plays Dice" (Appendix E, p. 457, note 264) there is a link to a site that discusses the validity of various studies regarding the empirical effectiveness of prayers.
A. The link doesn’t work for me. Could you post the exact link here?
B. Have you since found any additional findings, or come up with any new insights, on this issue?
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Thank you very much, and have a peaceful Sabbath!
Answer
I didn’t continue to take an interest in this topic. Indeed, the link there brings up something else entirely, and I have no idea why. If you search online, I’m sure you’ll find plenty of material.
Discussion on Answer
There’s something here on the topic,
https://www.knowingfaith.co.il/torah-and-science/prayers-and-scientific-experiments
Thanks, Kobi, I saw what is written there.
As the Rabbi explained in his book, a lot of what is said on this matter is biased by all sorts of agendas, so I’m not interested in collecting sources from various “wise men” (ad hominem) who claim this or that.
I’m looking for a specific explanation of what the methodological problem was in the three supposedly serious studies that I read about in "God Plays Dice".
Thank you very much!
I don’t have the time or patience to go hunting around the internet for random information, especially in English.
In your book you mentioned 3 specific studies that supposedly meet all the scientific requirements and prove the effectiveness of prayer, and only in a note did you mention a certain article that rejects those studies, and you even expressed your basic agreement with its claims.
So it was important to me to get the full picture regarding these three studies.