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March 31, 2006
A prayer for single malt
As a young Catholic lad, Bleeding Edge can remember endlessly mumbling to a long list of saints to "pray for us". We're wondering now whether this might have been a mistake.
A new medical study reveals that having unknown people praying for you - at least if you've had a heart attack - can be positively dangerous.
The study of 1800 people over a decade, concludes:
Patients who knew they were being prayed for had a higher rate of post-operative complications like abnormal heart rhythms, perhaps because of the expectations the prayers created.So. Umm. If we do happen to sicken, don't go all religious on us. Smuggle in a bottle of single malt whisky. Our favourite is definitely Talisker. Or, on second thoughts, Laphroaig. It's safer.
Oh, and by the way, if you are partial to single malt, a great way to make significant savings is to sign up with Andy.
Posted by cw at March 31, 2006 06:09 PM
Comments
Talisker... Mmmm Yummmm
Posted by: Stephen at April 1, 2006 07:13 PM
Depends on your point of view. My personal experience has it that if the one being prayed for happens to have a religious point of view, then they don't mind.
The corrollary is that if the person does not happen to have a religious observance, then it can cause a little angst because they think - what if?
Posted by: Newman at April 2, 2006 11:42 AM
...Lagavulin for me :)
CW: Ah yes. Had one just last night. A fine wee dram indeed.
Posted by: Ian Smith at April 3, 2006 03:04 PM
These silly prayer studies - the usually crop up every year or two. Of course, normally they claim that prayer helps... Perhaps it depends on which God you pray to?
Posted by: Colin J at April 3, 2006 06:30 PM