Someone I know, had something similar happen. His daughter was dead. She wasn't breathing. She had been sick and she was an infant. He laid her on the bed and prayed while the ambulance was on the way. By the time it got there she was alive again and the illness that made her quit breathing was gone. They took the baby to the hospital to check her out but she was fine and they let her go home that night. She had been dead for something like 15 minutes.
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And of course you conveniently forgot to include this guy's name, the city he lives in, the name of the hospital, etc. I love how they offer "proof" like this which is totally unverifiable.
And if a baby wasn't breathing for 15 minutes, it would be dead. So if the above story really happened, she was really breathing but so shallowly that the dad didn't realize it. But your brain starts to die after around 5 minutes without oxygen. 15 minutes is certain death.
And if my infant son stops breathing, I'm going to perform CPR on him instead of useless praying.
Irregular breathing and short apnoeic pauses are normal in young babies and have no adverse effects.
Babies stop breathing for periods of time quite regularly. You poke them to get them to start again. Simply moving her about would have got her to start breathing again.
Whenever an anecdote starts with "someone I know" or "a friend of a friend," or "my 2nd cousin's ex-wife's dentist," etc., it's a pretty safe bet that BS will follow.
Thaddeus said: "Why would a so-called "loving" God perform miracles for middle-class white Americans while leaving loads of children in Africa and other third-world countries without enough to eat."
He hates niggers, just like his followers?
I do NOT believe you! After six minutes of oxygen-deficiency the brain is irreparably damaged.
My former boss was non-breathing for half an hour, and he was very dead afterwards. Sad, because he was a very good boss.
@ Caustic Gnostic
"How much does an ambulance ride cost these days? Heh heh heh."
Last time I rode one it cost about 14 Euro. That was a year ago, yesterday. But I did not need any resuscitaion, I had "just" had another epileptic seizure, and was almost conscious by the time the ambulance arrived.
When your god empties out all of the childrens hospitals, then I'll believe.
There, there's your Challenge. I'm sure I could get a lot of atheists to join me.
So let's get this straight: God made the kid stop breathing and die. Then the father prayed, and because of the prayer, God changed His mind and brought the kid back to life. In other words, God screwed up and was corrected by the kid's father?
Now I've got one.
A friend of mine saw an ad in the paper for a Rolls Royce for $50.00.
Being in the vicinity he checked it out. It was impeccable. He confirmed with the police it wasn't stolen. He decided to buy it. After making the purchase he asked the seller why the price was so low.
She replied "My husband just ran off with his secretary, and texted me to sell the car and send him the money."
"She had been dead for something like 15 minutes. "
And woke up braindead, am i right? ...I hate when people exaggregate.
Confused?
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