Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and logic. – Michael Shermer
Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion. – Michael Shermer
But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science. – Michael Shermer
But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths. – Michael Shermer
The mind controls so much of the body. We are much more than flesh and blood we are complex systems. Patients do better when they have faith that theyre going to do better. Thats why I always tell my patients and their families not to neglect their prayers. Theres nobody I dont say that to. – Benjamin Carson