Retroactive prayer: lots of history, not much mystery, and no science

Jeffrey P Bishop; Victor J Stenger

doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7480.1444

Retroactive prayer: lots of history, not much mystery, and no science

BMJ. 2004 Dec 18;329(7480):1444-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7480.1444.

Authors

Jeffrey P Bishop¹, Victor J Stenger

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9030, USA. jeffrey.bishop@utsouthwestern.edu

Abstract

Many claims are made for the power of prayer, but the idea that it could work retrospectively has caused considerable controversy. It is also beyond current scientific knowledge

Publication types

Comment
Review

MeSH terms

Consciousness
Data Collection / standards
Double-Blind Method
Faith Healing / methods*
Humans
Quantum Theory
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Religion and Medicine*
Science
Treatment Outcome