In another thread Peds Nurse said:
"There is also evidence that having faith in God is beneficial to our overall health. "
Questions for debate:
Is faith in God beneficial to our overall health? How so?
Is it really God or does it come down to living a healthy lifestyle and the confidence due to the belief that you have something superhuman backing you?
Could the same benefits be obtained by faith in other gods or even leaders of Christian cults? Or maybe even the power of positive thinking?
Is faith in God beneficial to our overall health?
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Is faith in God beneficial to our overall health?
Post #1Society and its morals evolve and will continue to evolve. The bible however remains the same and just requires more and more apologetics and claims of "metaphors" and "symbolism" to justify it.
Prayer is like rubbing an old bottle and hoping that a genie will pop out and grant you three wishes.
There is much about this world that is mind boggling and impressive, but I see no need whatsoever to put it down to magical super powered beings.
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OnceConvinced wrote:
Yeah, wearing those clothes of mixed fabrics surely has to shorten our lives by many years. That's probably why we don't live to be 500 years old these days.
This is a reductionist argument. Not every commandment is directly related to physical health. Also, the commandment against wearing clothing of both wool and linen was part of the Covenant with Israel and never applied to those who might have lived for 500 years. Both the tsitsit and the garments of the Cohen HaGadol are made of both wool and linen. So, the commandment seems to have more to do with respect than health.
