SocraticGadfly: Waiting for the Giffords 'miracle' claims

January 27, 2011

Waiting for the Giffords 'miracle' claims

Now that we hear that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is recovering at "lightning speed" —

How long before we hear talks of God's miracle, ignoring God's non-miracle of not preventing her being shot in first place?

I offer 50-50 odds we get that by Sunday, and I think I'm being conservative.

And, despite the fact that double-blinded studies have shown that intercessory prayer for others works no better than chance, I'm waiting for those claims to start popping up, too. Again, ignoring that fact that prayers for the safety of elected officials in synagogues and churches the weekend before the shooting availed nothing.

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