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Old 01-12-2008, 06:20 PM   #263
flames85
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Originally Posted by driveway View Post
I think that what you are thinking was a 'miracle' is almost certainly in fact another shining example of 'the power of positive thinking'. Your grandmother is spiritual, she believes in her God, she believes that prayer to her God will be answered, this belief leads to her physiological improvement.

This is also known as the 'Placebo effect' - the litle understood phenomenon where people who suffer from real phisiological disorders improve when given a pill they believe will help them - even if the pill contains no actual medicine.
i really don't think that was the case here. i don't think she could just think/hope to get better that would make her better. especially when doctors had already written her off.
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