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	Units of Prayer

ayame28

4-11-2007 12:50 AM

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ayame28 says:

The Templeton Foundation has apparently spent a ton of money trying to prove that prayer has any measurable effect on the world.

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4-11-2007 1:52 PM

wiccantexan

Using that money to actually help people would have a much more measurable effect.

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