Christian nurse Sarah Kuteh sacked after telling cancer patient he had better chance of survival if he prayed to God

Honestly, you should follow your own advices and read before replying. Let me try and explain it to you in pictures, seeing as how you struggle following a simple train of thought.

http://imgur.com/a/yZOtR

Not to mention calling someone "beyond logical" as a form of trash-talking is laughable. Just because your subjective perception of logic doesn't encompass how other minds operate doesn't mean they are illogical, it just means you are incapable of piecing the puzzle.

And on the matter of Placebo and Religion.

You are given a pill. You believe with all your heart this pill will cure you. You trust the doctors. It turns out it doesn't help you out, neither it worsens your condition as it was just sugar and water. But you did put your faith in science and you still end up dying.

You been brought up with religion. You believe with all your heart that God will cure you. You trust in your savior. It turns out that doesn't help you out, neither it worsens your conditions as the body isn't affected by magical people in the sky. But you did put your faith in religion and you still end up dying.

Sooooo, how are they different again? Both can actually lead to the "Placebo effect" if you truly believe that a pill or an omnipresent being will cure you.

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