So how do I verify or observe for myself what happened in any of those anecdotes?
More to the point, where are the statistical analyses? Where is the comparison between an experimental and control group? What would we expect to observe from pure randomness, and where are the analyses backing this conclusion?
Very recently a child in my extended family was diagnosed with bone cancer. He is just 2 years old, and if he survives the 9 months of repeated chemo and radiation he will probably never walk normally due to the amount of damage the radiation is going to cause. His parents are very devout Christians, and they are praying everyday for a good outcome, but I can’t help but think that if God does exist then God just let this happen when he could have stopped it. Why pray to the very being that could have stopped your kid from getting cancer but chose not to?
If we looked at a statistical comparison between medical outcomes for Christians and atheists would you expect to see a strong statistical difference? Do all Christians have their cancer cured if they pray to have it cured? If not, why not?