Delima Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Now I am an atheist, I dislike Abrahamic religions. But I am always intrigued by faith healing. Faith healing happens across the world - how could you explain all these speaking in tongues and "miracles"? A paralysed girl is mobile again after some faith healing. I am inclined to think she is not an actress. What logical explanations could you offer to these phenomenons? Also in the clip, a gay man is healed by the prophet and becomes heterosexual again. What's wrong with homosexuality, and why is homosexuality a sin ? I would heartily recommend this youtube channel to Indi and the likes here. http://www.youtube.com/user/journeymanpictures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 You don't dislike Abrahamic religions because you are an atheist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Well ignoring the obvious (and likely) possibility of fraud, I'd say that there are lots of things are possible through meditation and concentration - people entering self-induced trances can shut off pain receptors, feel things that aren't there and see them - so I could never rule out the possibility of someone deeply vetted in their faith effect a change within themselves on a physical level. But it is not supernatural. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Absolute fuckin' bollocks. None of these 'miracles' can be, or have been, proven under controlled scientific conditions where they can be proven as fact. If they were they'd have been commercialised and approved by the FDA and we'd have over-the-counter remedies already available. Faith healers and crooks, and their customers idiots. Nothing more to see here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diddimz Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I grew up in a religious family, and was a very devout christian, couldn't be further from being religious now though. When I was 16, I had a trip to play in South America, about a week before I was due to leave, I snapped my achilles, not a nice injury to say the least. Went to the church I was going to at the time, and had the Pastor pray over it, and pour "holy" water on it. And it was healed on the spot. Now I've got no fucking clue what happened, or how it happened, but it worked, and I was still able to play. And though I'm no longer a christian, this still puzzles me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_hinn A fraudster faith healer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I grew up in a religious family, and was a very devout christian, couldn't be further from being religious now though. When I was 16, I had a trip to play in South America, about a week before I was due to leave, I snapped my achilles, not a nice injury to say the least. Went to the church I was going to at the time, and had the Pastor pray over it, and pour "holy" water on it. And it was healed on the spot. Now I've got no fucking clue what happened, or how it happened, but it worked, and I was still able to play. And though I'm no longer a christian, this still puzzles me. Can this guy bring this holy water down and get your squad to shower in it ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Better yet, can he bring some over to bathe the Newcastle squad in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Better yet, can he bring some over to bathe the Newcastle squad in? Not Smithy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I grew up in a religious family, and was a very devout christian, couldn't be further from being religious now though. When I was 16, I had a trip to play in South America, about a week before I was due to leave, I snapped my achilles, not a nice injury to say the least. Went to the church I was going to at the time, and had the Pastor pray over it, and pour "holy" water on it. And it was healed on the spot. Now I've got no fucking clue what happened, or how it happened, but it worked, and I was still able to play. And though I'm no longer a christian, this still puzzles me. The answer is extremely simple. You did not have a snapped Achilles Tendon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Much more impressive than the speaking in tongues of the evangelicals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Can anyone explain things like sticking pins through your cheeks etc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Yes. People in certain mental states can stick pins through their cheeks. Next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Bee Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 There's nothing physically impossible about it. Maybe if they could cut their own heads off with a pen-knife and then sit down to do a sudoku I'd be impressed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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