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Ninja Orange · 28-12-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreaming.

There is no more evidence for the Bible than there is in Psychotherapy - both rely on faith to an extent

I would disagree. There is plenty of empirical evidence for psychotherapy. Meta-analyses show that psychotherapy is effective for 66-71% of clients, which is 25% higher than for surgical/medical procedures. In contrast, only the historical parts of the Bible can be proven scientifically. Without getting into a religious debate on whether or not religious ideas need to be proven, I respect that the faith thing comes into it and all. My point is that there is scientific evidence for much of psychology (I would say "all", but a lot of people seem to think psychology and psychoanalysis is all the same thing, and I'm not a fan of psychoanalysis, so yes. BTW, Psychoanalysis is not Psychology. It's a different discipline. [Grrr.])

28-12-2011, 12:52 PM	#65
Ninja Orange Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Derry, Northern Ireland I am currently:	Quote: Originally Posted by Dreaming. There is no more evidence for the Bible than there is in Psychotherapy - both rely on faith to an extent I would disagree. There is plenty of empirical evidence for psychotherapy. Meta-analyses show that psychotherapy is effective for 66-71% of clients, which is 25% higher than for surgical/medical procedures. In contrast, only the historical parts of the Bible can be proven scientifically. Without getting into a religious debate on whether or not religious ideas need to be proven, I respect that the faith thing comes into it and all. My point is that there is scientific evidence for much of psychology (I would say "all", but a lot of people seem to think psychology and psychoanalysis is all the same thing, and I'm not a fan of psychoanalysis, so yes. BTW, Psychoanalysis is not Psychology. It's a different discipline. [Grrr.])