Pray vs Doctor to save your life

[ACTIONpack]

A lot of people believe in the power of pray when in time of need. Some believe praying to god to save them can work. Even when they are about to die. We hear a lot of stories where parents dont believe in doctors and think praying to god can save there kids lives. At the need if they choose there religion over science then the kid will die or at least that's how the story ends. A lot of people do both pray to heel and go to see a doctor but what if you have to choose.

[+Zagadka Subscriber²]

My personal choice aside, there is nothing wrong with believing in the power of prayer *and* getting medical attention. As the saying goes, maybe it is in god's plan for you to have a broken arm, but also in it for you to treat it.

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

What good will praying to a non-existent being do? Of course I'll consult a doctor.

[ACTIONpack]

My personal choice aside, there is nothing wrong with believing in the power of prayer *and* getting medical attention. As the saying goes, maybe it is in god's plan for you to have a broken arm, but also in it for you to treat it.

Well it would not be a fun poll to do if you can do both. Trying to see what's more important to people.

[Roadrunna]

God is pretty indifferent to everything else in this world so why would He care about your illness?  See a doctor!

[count0nz]

Praying the God will use the Dr's and also Beliveing in Prayer
So there shuld be a Both Vote Option.

[+Zagadka Subscriber²]

Depending on the god and denomination, it is sometimes a requirement to seek medical care.

[ACTIONpack]

Praying the God will use the Dr's and also Beliveing in Prayer

So there shuld be a Both Vote Option.

No because it comes down to what is more important to save your life. Praying to a god or seeing a doctor when your life is on the line. Most people do both but why do a poll when people will choose both. Not a good poll to do.

[+John. Subscriber¹]

I would rather look towards something proven to work, rather than rely on spiritual conviction in the blind hope I'm the first person that it works on.

[Tomo]

Can I just pray whilst waiting to see the doctor? I'm not even religious but if I was in that situation I'd probably give it a go.

[Draconian Guppy]

Suprinsingly this thread hasn't been closed.

 

None, I never go until i'm almost dead

[Max Norris]

Pray my insurance covers the doctor bill.

[Torolol]

Pray are there for emotional support and perhaps somekind of placebo effect, last resort when you short of money for the Doctor fee.

[dipsylalapo Supervisor]

Suprinsingly this thread hasn't been closed.

 

This ^ Sure OP's intentions were good but this topic could go south very quickly. 

[Draconian Guppy]

This ^ Sure OP's intentions were good but this topic could go south very quickly. 

yeah my point exactly.

 

Also, there should be other options such as homeopathic, why limit to religions vs the world.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

No because it comes down to what is more important to save your life. Praying to a god or seeing a doctor when your life is on the line. Most people do both but why do a poll when people will choose both. Not a good poll to do. 

 

Not a good poll to do when you're deliberately trying to steer your answer to prove a point we already know.

[Draconian Guppy]

Pray are there for emotional support and perhaps somekind of placebo effect, last resort when you short of money for the Doctor fee.

aye, the mind is powerful and if praying triggers some sort of mind/emotional/healing, then i'm all for it.  Me, personally, on the other hand, meh.

[etacarinae]

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[Rippleman]

If "your god" is all powerful, nothing happens outside your gods will, so the reason for your aliment is within his plan and indeed intentional. Why would you want to mess with "your gods" will? If he didn't want you in pain, he wouldn't have made you experience pain in the first place.    

[Gotenks98]

There really should be an option for both in this poll. Either way I am going to play Devils Advocate here often times Dr's are wrong which in turn make it appear that God is right. The other thing with this is when a person does pray their belief causes changes in the body that does heal them. The human body is an amazing thing its awsome how the body can heal itself when all odds are against it. Whether you believe in something personally its irrelevant, you can't deny some of the amazing things that people can do just because they believe in something. For instance look at all the amazing things the shaolin monks knows how to do. Its all because they believe not whether what they believe in is real or not.

[siah1214]

As a Christian, I'd go to the doctor. 

[Ironman273]

No offense, but I don't think OP's intentions were "good."  I think he knew exactly what types of answers he would get and just wanted a poll to confirm it.  I doubt most people believe that prayer alone is better than seeking help.  There are a fringe group of Christians that do believe that but it's far from a lot. I would classify myself as a Christian and know many "non-atheist" people and have yet to meet one that would refuse to go to the doctor and only pray instead.

 

So back to the OP, there are obviously other responses that people agree with, accept it.  Sometimes the answer is not black or white.

[firey]

this thread r be funneh.  But yea.. talking to myself won't heal me.. I'll go to a doctor.. who was trained.. in school and in life...and exists...

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

There really should be an option for both in this poll

 

But that wouldn't serve ActionPack's agenda

[ACTIONpack]

No offense, but I don't think OP's intentions were "good." I think he knew exactly what types of answers he would get and just wanted a poll to confirm it. I doubt most people believe that prayer alone is better than seeking help. There are a fringe group of Christians that do believe that but it's far from a lot. I would classify myself as a Christian and know many "non-atheist" people and have yet to meet one that would refuse to go to the doctor and only pray instead.

So back to the OP, there are obviously other responses that people agree with, accept it. Sometimes the answer is not black or white.

The poll forces people to choose what's more I portant when it comes to life and death. I could pit a third option for both but most would pick that. What I wanted to see if if religious people would pick science over faith. If they were truthful then it would serve my point and get the religious people to think more about if they truthly believe in there faith.