We discuss in this commentary a recent Cochrane review of 10 randomised trials aimed at testing the religious belief that praying to a god can help those who are prayed for. The review concluded that the available studies merit additional research. However, the review presented a scientifically unsound mixture of theological and scientific arguments, and two of the included trials that had a large impact on the findings had problems that were not described in the review. The review fails to live up to the high standards required for Cochrane reviews. © 2009 Jørgensen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Jørgensen, K. J., Hróbjartsson, A., & Gøtzsche, P. C. (2009). Divine intervention? A Cochrane review on intercessory prayer gone beyond science and reason. Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-5751-8-7
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