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Please, what is your point?

If you think that prayer has the ability to change outcomes, then I'll kindly remind you that the world's most brilliant minds need to rethink the science of physics. But prayer does have an effect on those doing the praying. Psychologically, prayer can be seen as a kind of meditation, albeit lousy meditation, which has been shown to have great therapeutic effects and can help reduce stress.