--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" <dhamiltony...@...> wrote: > > & no comparable scientific type research of spirituality of Islamic Prayer? > Five times a day by half the world and there is not research on that > spiritual practice to compare with the others? >
No comparable has been done on Christian prayer either but a bunch of white male conservative idiots on the Hill decided it was important to put a provision in the healthcare bill requiring that insurers cover Christian Science prayer treatments the same as they would medical care. Fortunately, Pelosi stripped it from the House Bill, which she could have done for the Stupak amendment BTW. Members argued it was unconstitutional, since it violated separation of church and state. These are the same jackasses plus 64 Democrats who threw women under the bus voting for the Stupid Stupak amendment, which denies women access to abortion. http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-na-health-religion3-2009nov03,0,2239900.story?page=1 > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > The graph Vaj references, which he has previously posted, doesn't prove > > superiority of one meditation technique over another as he would have us > > believe. It is just one tiny part of a larger study he neglects to link > > to (at least I've never seen it). > > > > I found the study he referenced. It was published in June 2007. There > > could be recent research in the works we might hear about in the futue > > that could change the results of their study but so far they conclude: > > > > "Conclusion: Many uncertainties surround the practice of meditation. > > Scientific research on meditation practices does not appear to have a > > common theoretical perspective and is characterized by > > poor methodological quality. Firm conclusions on the > > effects of meditation practices in healthcare cannot be drawn > > based on the available evidence. Future research on meditation practices > > must be more rigorous in the design and execution of > > studies and in the analysis and reporting of results." > > > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=hserta&part=A247554 > > <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=hserta&part=A247554> > > > > It's a huge study. It's easy to to take one small portion of it as Vaj > > has done, tout one meditation technique over another and dismiss TM, > > which seems to be his primary mission on FFLife. > >
