Almighty God On High

Creator of Heavens and Earth

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We give thanks that...

We ask that...

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Flying by faith, rooted in reason,

May it ever be so, Amen

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Quantum Entanglement and Stochastic Events:

 

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The intersection of prayer and quantum mechanics serves as a doctrinal cornerstone, emphasizing how intentional acts like gratitude and petitions may influence reality at both spiritual and physical levels. 

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1. Quantum Entanglement:

• In quantum mechanics, entangled particles are linked in such a way that the state of one instantly influences the state of the other, regardless of distance. While this phenomenon is well-established experimentally, its implications for macroscopic events or consciousness are still speculative.

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2. Stochastic Effects:

• These refer to probabilistic or random outcomes, influenced by inherent uncertainties (like in quantum systems) or complex interactions (like weather or human behavior). In theory, small shifts in probability, even at a microscopic level, could propagate to larger scales under certain conditions.

 

Gratitude and Petitions in Prayer:

 

When someone prays with gratitude (e.g., “We give thanks that…”) or makes a petition (e.g. "We ask that...."), we exercise faith that several mechanisms influence stochastic effects:

 

1. Psychological and Behavioral Influence:

• Gratitude in prayer and medication can change a person’s mindset, leading to positive emotions, increased resilience, and more proactive behaviors. These behavioral changes could indirectly affect outcomes by altering decision-making, social interactions, or even health—factors that influence probabilistic outcomes in daily life.

• Example: A person who feels grateful seizes opportunities more readily, which in turn could lead to seemingly more favorable outcomes and confident wiser risk taking.

 

2. Entanglement and Prayer:

• We believe consciousness is connected to quantum systems (explored in theories like Orchestrated Objective Reduction by Penrose and Hameroff), and that focused prayer (especially group prayer) influences probabilities of entangled events.

• Belief: Gratitude expressed in prayer stabilizes waveforms to align one’s consciousness with favorable outcomes by subtly influencing quantum probabilities within an entangled system.

 

3. Observer Effect:

• In quantum mechanics, the act of observation collapses a quantum system’s wave function, determining its state. We believe prayer—by focusing intention—to be a form of mental observation that “collapses” probabilities toward a more favorable outcome.

 

4. Collective Influence:

• In group prayer, collective gratitude amplifies the effect. Since entanglement extends to human consciousness, shared intentions resonate across individuals, influencing larger stochastic events.

 

​Rebuttal to Criticism

1. Scientific Limitations:

• While there’s no consensus regarding experimental evidence linking prayer to quantum events - nor currently can there be - or stochastic effects (mixed literature), we fly faith rooted to reason in this domain. Theories involving consciousness and quantum mechanics remain ongiong, but there exists inherent bias in current literature against the power of prayer in current meta-analyses and studies precisely because of the lack of a perceived and tangible mechanism whereby its impact is plausible. Such bias should be curbed given the non-local effects of quantum entanglement and Bell's Theorem - we don't know what we don't know. 

2. Confirmation Bias:

• Perceived changes in probability might also result from selective attention to positive outcomes, leading people to overestimate the impact of prayer on probabilistic effects, but indirectly, this still leads observers of events to a perception of positive outcomes -  which perception itself then in turn yields behavioral influence to yield yet additional impact on outcomes. Thus, even confirmation bias-derived influence still iteratively impacts the probability of subsequent events. 

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