All ANY dcotor can offer is their OPINION.
[“Along with setting bones, stitching wounds, transplanting organs, prescribing antibiotics, and other such trivialities... “]
They can physically stitch you up or do transplants but did you ever wonder WHY some are more successful than others or WHY things don't work out for some? Do you really DENY that God is in control of any outcome? Really? A trained monkey can stitch someone up. Prescribing antibiotics is not the sign of a mental genius. Transplanting organs is NOT always successful and REJECTION is a major concern of doctors. ADULT stem cell research has had more success with many medical diseases than all the glorious OPINIONS that you hold do highly.
A good doctor prays for his patient
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If it's God doing the healing, then why does anyone need a doctor in the first place?
"...did you ever wonder WHY some are more successful than others or WHY things don't work out for some?"
Because they're all human and some doctors are better than others?
BTW, my mother-in-law went to a Christian plastic surgeon to have a procedure done, and he did terrible work leaving big scars. Why was God not guiding his hands that day?
So if we add the very high exit score from leaving high school that you'd need to get into medicine, add the years spent studying general practice plus professional practice placement, followed by further years specialising to be a surgeon - exactly which trained monkey are we talking about here?
"A good doctor prays for his patient"
Just as long as he doesn't let them know it. Because that only makes things worse, apparently.
"Why does God need a star ship?"
"Damn it Jim, I'm a Doctor, not a bullshit artist!"
"Well then, can you at least tell me, who trains the monkey? A human, or God?"
Do you really DENY that God is in control of any outcome?
What difference does it make, if you have no knowledge of, or control over, what God does? If you shoot dice and it comes up seven one time out of six, what does it matter whether it happened from random natural forces or the random whim of God? The outcome is still the same. Now if you prayed and it changed the results, that would be something useful. But that has never been shown to happen. In fact, if it did, that would suggest that God can be induced by a mere mortal to change His mind - hardly a sign of "infinite wisdom".
Yep, all doctors are created equal, just like all athletes are equally talented. Bible-gawd decides the outcome of all athletic contests based on which players kiss his ass the most.
What's that? Lance Armstrong? Oh, shit. Let's try again.
All entrepreneurs are equal. The richest are those that pray to bible-gawd the most.
Bill Gates? Fuck!
Oh, and BTW one of the best orthopedists I'm aware of is a stone-cold atheist.
nmh, you're truly a dumb fuck.
Fine, nmh, go ahead and ask a trained monkey to perform surgery on you. And ask any surgeon you like to pray for you.
Do we have a Darwin award here?
Yet I bet you quickly avail yourself of modern medical science if you get sick or injured.
If your god is so great, why don't you just pray to him instead of going to a doctor? I mean, you seem so convinced that even monkeys and the mentally challenged can practice modern medicine.
A person's will to live plays a major part in the recovery.
His or her health before the injury or disease also matters.
His or her family history is another factor in the matter, as is the skill of the physician.
See, lots of reasons why some are more "successful" than others, and none of them has anything to do with prayer.
"A trained monkey can stitch someone up."
Next time you get hurt, I'll send in Bonzo.
"Prescribing antibiotics is not the sign of a mental genius."
Inventing them however . . .
A stupid, irrational attitude, yes, but one previlant in American society.
I'm sick of seeing people rescued by police or firefighters, surviving a plane crash or accident,having major life saving surgery, and thanking God. Often with not one comment about the people who actually saved them. It's a way of ignoring your dept to people while making yourself one of God's favorite,real important people
"Do you really DENY that God is in control of any outcome? Really?"
- Yes, that is why I go to doctors and not to preachers when I need medical help.
Dang you're a slow one nmh
"Really? A trained monkey can stitch someone up. Prescribing antibiotics is not the sign of a mental genius. Transplanting organs is NOT always successful and REJECTION is a major concern of doctors."
But listening to some clown talk the same shit every Sunday, that's really impressive, important and irreplaceable? You shits just don't deserve modern medicine. Ask your damned Pastor to help you when you're bad off, lot's of dead people have tried that route.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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