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Except, that's not what the article is talking about. It was not the person praying that had their activity shut down, but the person hearing prayers. And not prayers in general, but only when coming from someone they perceived to be a "healer", but not prayers by an "ordinary" Christian.



If they go into a light meditative trance when hearing the prayer, that may explain it.

The changes in the brain's functioning during meditation are pretty amazing. This has been researched pretty well with buddhist monks, etc.


Right.. I don't really like the wording of the statement. But the article makes sense though. If already believe in someone, your "doubt" mental processes shouldn't be firing.


Ah good point. I would just suggest that listening to someone pray and praying may be quite similar for very religious people.


Absolutely. Especially in the sense that a religious person listening to someone pray is probably praying along by agreeing with them in thought.


Auditory mirror cells, perhaps?




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