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NANCEY MURPHY WON'T LIKE THIS (maybe not mine either) "...
influence over the entirety of the body. Even many years ago I noticed that materialists were very uncomfortable when people started to speak about 'psychosomatic illnesses,' it just does not fit in with their way of thinking. Yet the placebo effect shows the mind affecting not just the body, but the brain too. Within strict scientific materialism (the physical is all there is), this just does not make any sense. Also, the fact that sick people who are generally more positive, or who believe in God, can generally expect a more positive outcome to any major illness. Again, such things, regularly witnessed by health..."
http://www.ukapologetics.net/15/materialismisdead.htm
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NANCEY MURPHY WON'T LIKE THIS (maybe not mine either) "...
influence over the entirety of the body. Even many years ago I noticed that materialists were very uncomfortable when people started to speak about 'psychosomatic illnesses,' it just does not fit in with their way of thinking. Yet the placebo effect shows the mind affecting not just the body, but the brain too. Within strict scientific materialism (the physical is all there is), this just does not make any sense. Also, the fact that sick people who are generally more positive, or who believe in God, can generally expect a more positive outcome to any major illness. Again, such things, regularly witnessed by health..."
http://www.ukapologetics.net/15/materialismisdead.htm
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