Religion and Medicine: part I
Author's note: This is the first of several posts where I address the association of Religion and Science as they relate to healthcare. There are many more points on this important topic than this shallow note might suggest.
Transubstantiation and consubstantiation are summed up nicely here: http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/l/lordss1up.asp
Cynically speaking, I believe your blessed according to your faith and those of little faith will take Communion and still have 95% wine; whereas, the faithful can get the full transformation. I personally have sooooo much faith that I don't wear seat belts, drive without headlights and take potentially harmful risks on a whim. I'm convinced my being in good Graces will assure my health and longevity. But, really, I'm convinced my child gets more colds from one hour/ week at Sunday School than 18 hours/ week at Kindergarten. If the Most Holy created all things, then also were viruses, vectors, and the laws governing random chance created. Can there be a Higher Law that says: Those with a specific amount of faith will never catch a virus (or get sick) from taking Holy Communion? Is the divine intervention of bending the laws of probability falsifiable? Seems mankind is drawn to superstition as much as to religion. Maybe religion has more to do with the soul. My faith may not prevent misfortune, but it will effect how I cope with it. My reference here would be The Book of Job.
Transubstantiation and consubstantiation are summed up nicely here: http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/l/lordss1up.asp
Cynically speaking, I believe your blessed according to your faith and those of little faith will take Communion and still have 95% wine; whereas, the faithful can get the full transformation. I personally have sooooo much faith that I don't wear seat belts, drive without headlights and take potentially harmful risks on a whim. I'm convinced my being in good Graces will assure my health and longevity. But, really, I'm convinced my child gets more colds from one hour/ week at Sunday School than 18 hours/ week at Kindergarten. If the Most Holy created all things, then also were viruses, vectors, and the laws governing random chance created. Can there be a Higher Law that says: Those with a specific amount of faith will never catch a virus (or get sick) from taking Holy Communion? Is the divine intervention of bending the laws of probability falsifiable? Seems mankind is drawn to superstition as much as to religion. Maybe religion has more to do with the soul. My faith may not prevent misfortune, but it will effect how I cope with it. My reference here would be The Book of Job.
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