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== Praying atheists ==
== Praying atheists ==
The'' Huffington Post'' reported in an article entitled ''Atheist Prayer: Religious Activity Not Uncommon Among Nonbelievers'': "Among atheists and agnostics, 14 percent of said religion was "somewhat important" in their lives, while 17 percent said they took part in daily, weekly or monthly prayer."<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/atheist-prayer_n_3498365.html ''Atheist Prayer: Religious Activity Not Uncommon Among Nonbelievers''], ''Huffington Post'', 06/26/2013</ref>
The'' Huffington Post'' reported in an article entitled ''Atheist Prayer: Religious Activity Not Uncommon Among Nonbelievers'': "Among atheists and agnostics, 14 percent of said religion was "somewhat important" in their lives, while 17 percent said they took part in daily, weekly or monthly prayer."<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/atheist-prayer_n_3498365.html ''Atheist Prayer: Religious Activity Not Uncommon Among Nonbelievers''], ''Huffington Post'', 06/26/2013</ref>
== Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer ==
A medical journal article entitled ''Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP) in cardiac bypass patients: a multicenter randomized trial of uncertainty and certainty of receiving intercessory prayer'' was published in 2006 in the ''American Heart Journal''.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16569567 Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP) in cardiac bypass patients: a multicenter randomized trial of uncertainty and certainty of receiving intercessory prayer], Am Heart J. 2006 Apr;151(4):934-42.</ref>
Using unsound reasoning, [[Atheism|atheist]] apologists often cite this study to attempt to show that prayer is ineffectual. As can be seen above, however, prayer and performing the miraculous is dependent on the type of person/person engaged in the activity.
Furthermore, by failing to cite Dr. Habermas's studies/argument above, atheist apologists are engaging in the [[fallacy of exclusion]] (see also: [[Atheism and logical fallacies]]).
== See also ==
== See also ==