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The Different Types of Faith Healing and Their Potential Negative Consequences
TLDR This podcast explores the two types of faith healing - prayer and physical healing through evangelical preachers - and discusses the potential negative consequences of believing in faith healing, including forgoing necessary medical treatment and experiencing injuries. The episode also highlights cases of fraudulent faith healers and the tragic consequences of withholding medical treatment in favor of faith healing.
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This podcast episode is about faith healing and the different types of faith healing that exist.
05:27
Prayer is a form of faith healing where people believe that by praying, they can affect someone's physical or mental state, but a study on intercessory prayer found that the group that received prayer and knew they were receiving prayer fared worse than both of the other groups, suggesting that prayer may not have a positive impact on health outcomes.
10:35
The other type of faith healing is the kind that involves an evangelical preacher putting their hands on someone and using the power of God to heal them, but there have been cases where people claimed to be healed but later suffered negative consequences or were not healed at all.
16:19
Benny Hinn is a faith healer who is part of the charismatic Christianity movement, which believes that God can operate through individuals and bestow divine gifts such as healing.
21:39
During faith healing revivals, the Holy Spirit is believed to be present and people experience phenomena such as holy laughter, speaking in tongues, and falling to the floor, with Benny Hinn being an example of a charismatic faith healer who uses physical gestures and props to create a dramatic and intense atmosphere.
26:24
Benny Hinn, Peter Popoff, and Hobart Freeman are three different versions of faith healers, with Benny Hinn using physical gestures and props to create a dramatic atmosphere, Peter Popoff being exposed as a fraud who used an earpiece to receive information about people's prayers, and Hobart Freeman being a controversial figure who believed that medical treatment was unnecessary.
31:24
Hobart Freeman, a faith healer who believed that medical treatment was a sign of lack of faith in God, caused the deaths of 90 people, including babies and children, who did not receive medical care while under his influence.
36:26
Believing in faith healing can lead to negative outcomes such as forgoing necessary medical treatment, losing money, and experiencing injuries.
41:40
Science has not been able to fully explain why some cancer spontaneously remits, which allows faith healing to continue as an explanation for believers, and the placebo effect and reduced anxiety can also contribute to positive outcomes.
46:38
A rally in Boise, Idaho called for reform after it was estimated that 183 children have died in the state since the 1970s due to parents withholding medical treatment in favor of faith healing.
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This section of the transcript is not relevant to the topic of faith healing and does not provide any new information or insights.
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