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At death's door: The Pious fight harder

Mena · 2009-03-19 20:09:02

It would seem, based on a study done by the Dana-Faber Cancer Institute, that the pious fight death the hardest. The study, following 345 patients with terminal cancer found that "Those who regularly prayed were more than three times more likely to receive intensive life-prolonging care than those who relied least on…

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#32 20-03-2009 3:47pm
eoin5

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Were fighting death every time we eat (well, maybe not when were eating XXL Double bacon cheeseburger meals). The yahweh plan for death prevention must have a cutoff somewhere between breathing and us making clones for organs. I'll make a snide assumption that its a very vague and fuzzy cutoff that most religious people cant agree on.

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#33 20-03-2009 4:00pm
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Fanny Cradock wrote: »

But by way of providing a short answer: because I see it in the bible.

Ask a short question - get a short answer!

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#34 20-03-2009 4:51pm
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Mena wrote: »

It is slightly misleading in how it's worded, but I can't be faulted for that :pac:

We all know what they mean though, based on the article from the Dana-Faber website and the corresponding BBC article.

Ah right ... so it is horse**** then.

*relaxes*.

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