tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post3071810100005259687..comments2024-03-24T15:07:18.773+01:00Comments on The Stuttering Brain: You need to prayTom Weidighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-28486155398791928052008-06-30T15:55:00.000+02:002008-06-30T15:55:00.000+02:00Catchings didn't say "You need to pray." Tom did. ...Catchings didn't say "You need to pray." Tom did. :)<BR/><BR/>If you are a Christian, you probably believe that God allowed you to have a stutter for a reason. It's actually a very beneficial disorder to have, for one's character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-65987130124061551962008-06-30T15:51:00.000+02:002008-06-30T15:51:00.000+02:00Catchings didn't say "You need to pray". Tom did. ...Catchings didn't say "You need to pray". Tom did. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-76726027602557130482008-06-27T09:25:00.000+02:002008-06-27T09:25:00.000+02:00Dear Lynn,her personal religious beliefs on cures ...Dear Lynn,<BR/><BR/>her personal religious beliefs on cures clearly clash with reality, might induce some to false hopes and it is relevant to stuttering. In any case, I do not think that her statements represent the opinion of the major churches.<BR/><BR/>I do not avoid writing posts even if they are no fun for some. Often, reality is no fun or some people do not like them.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>TomTom Weidighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-38062902993571949092008-06-27T05:44:00.000+02:002008-06-27T05:44:00.000+02:00I absolutely enjoy most of the posts, I also am a ...I absolutely enjoy most of the posts, I also am a "born again" Christian. I also do not want to belittle what sounds like this women's need for some fresh intervention and possibly limited means. A relationship with God is personal, which is why this post should "hurt" even if I do not agree or would be skeptical of this woman's logic. Not a fun post.<BR/>LynneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-22490664805472175192008-06-26T03:37:00.000+02:002008-06-26T03:37:00.000+02:00There are many interesting passages about stutteri...There are many interesting passages about stuttering in both the old and new Testament. It has often been said that Moses was a stutterer and the Lord let him use Aaron as his spokesman.<BR/><BR/>And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. Exodus 4:10 KJV<BR/><BR/>Isn't it interesting that the only person that ever saw God face to face was probably a stutterer? Was the slowness of speech one aspect affecting Moses's character that made him able to do God's will?<BR/><BR/>In that day in which believers look for:<BR/><BR/> 4The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. Isaiah 32:4 KJVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-45467395215148534972008-06-25T00:11:00.000+02:002008-06-25T00:11:00.000+02:00Actually God gave us email, SMS and blogs!Actually God gave us email, SMS and blogs!Tom Weidighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-1200549673782530772008-06-24T19:06:00.000+02:002008-06-24T19:06:00.000+02:00I agree with Eric - This is a great forum for scie...I agree with Eric - This is a great forum for scientific breakthroughs and research on stuttering - I am too an atheist and dont think that "god" made us stutters nor will he cure us either.<BR/><BR/>Still - its got people talking which is a good thingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-31319093950971270302008-06-24T18:22:00.000+02:002008-06-24T18:22:00.000+02:00I think it's great that some people use a god as a...I think it's great that some people use a god as a placeholder for the misunderstood, but why are we mixing the belief in religion and god with this blog about stuttering?<BR/><BR/>Was this just a brief hiatus, a sort of comic relief, to this otherwise technical and science based blog?<BR/><BR/>As you may infer, I am a stutterer and also an atheist. But, this blog isn't about religion and god...it's about stuttering, the latest scientific research and the hope for a cure.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate the quote about prayer, but in my opinion, it is nothing more than coincidence or placebo affect. And while I may offend many people with this comment, I think the talk about prayer and religion shouldn't be part of this blog...it has it's own time and place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-65592158412419005872008-06-24T17:32:00.000+02:002008-06-24T17:32:00.000+02:00Tom,You are a man of science and work with things ...Tom,<BR/><BR/>You are a man of science and work with things that are able to be proven.<BR/><BR/>I agree though that if someone 'believes' so much that it will work that you will get a temporary placebo effect but it will not be long lasting.<BR/><BR/>I will pray that I win the national lottery - I somehow doubt that it will happen though with odds of nearly 14 million to 1 !!!<BR/><BR/>Stuttering is a complex animal and if it were able to be "cured" by prayer - pass me the good book as I'm a believer !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-80674830475475978922008-06-24T14:41:00.000+02:002008-06-24T14:41:00.000+02:00Well some of us have recovered in our 20s w/o any ...Well some of us have recovered in our 20s w/o any intervention. I beleive attitute and desensitation of feared situations can help to a degree (mine has been very negative). We are all different and I guess the biased sample of the "lacking in brain plasticity" stutterers. What does this have to do with faith? I just wanted to blog though I am not religous. My Mom goes to church and prays for me every Sunday. Hasn't helped my stuttering though!ig88sirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118519918762348922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-32185691507270443222008-06-24T10:24:00.000+02:002008-06-24T10:24:00.000+02:00Well, prayer might well work to some degree for so...Well, prayer might well work to some degree for some time as I presume it would trigger the placebo effect.<BR/><BR/>And ironically praying only works if you believe in prayers! Believe and be saved!<BR/><BR/>So I guess it would not work for you! :-)<BR/><BR/>How about untested medication and treatment people take against stuttering? Isn't it a form of praying, too?Tom Weidighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-47009412866040996702008-06-24T10:20:00.000+02:002008-06-24T10:20:00.000+02:00Why do we still have hospitals if praying is so ef...Why do we still have hospitals if praying is so effective?<BR/><BR/>And why would one have to beg God to heal somebody? Isn't God capable of realizing by himself that healing people would be a good idea?<BR/><BR/>Intercessory praying is one of the most incoherent and stupid concepts there is.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305188446541219733noreply@blogger.com