The truth of the matter is that prayers get answered in the favor of the petitioner at about the same rate as doing nothing at all . . . When unbelievers point out the obvious lack of concern by their god, the inevitable doctrine of a “fallen world” and “free will” is tramped out. This is, of course, just another example of the “higher/mysterious” excuse for the obvious absence of the divine . . . It takes an astounding level of ignorance to attribute the lack of alleviation of this human suffering to an explanation as mundane and enigmatic as it being outside “his will” or not being in accordance with “his plan . . . “ The truth is that prayer is a placebo, and a dangerous one when it involves the ignorance toward science and medicine. Read more . . .