Does praying work?

>>3325455
Only if you pray to the right gods.

>>3325455

Work in what sense? It's very effective at reinforcing beliefs, and at strengthening the illusion of control. It doesn't actually "do" anything beyond that, of course. in fact studies on prayer for sick people suggests you're LESS likely to recover if you know people are praying for you, possibly because "I'll pray for you" is typically a code for "you're gonna die", making the recipient essentially give up.

>>3325455
About 50% of the time

Surely it "works" for the faithful. Similar to how astrology, homeopathy, placebos "work" to the people that believe in them.