After a poll was taken in 2004 which had results showing that 3 out of every 4 physicians believe in miracles. "The poll of 1,100 physicians found 74 percent of doctors believe miracles have occurred in the past, and 73 percent believe they can occur today," (WND, 2004). The survey was conducted by HCD Research and the Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies of the Jewish Seminary in New York City. The picture that emerges from people is that they think most doctors are radically different in their religious outlooks than the public. The poll also indicated that American physicians are "surprisingly religious" and that 72 percent believe religion is a necessary guide to life. The most surprising result of the survey to researchers was that "a majority of doctors (55 percent) said that they have seen treatment results in their patients that they would consider miraculous as (45 percent do not). Most physicians pray for their patients as a group (51 percent). Even more, 59 percent pray for individual patients," (WND, 2004).
Additional findings:
-37 percent physicians believe the Bible’s miracle stories are literally true, while 50 percent believe they are metaphorically true. Twelve percent indicated that they did not believe in the Bible’s description of miracles;
-9 percent believe the Bible was written by God, 58 percent believe the Bible was inspired by God and 34 percent consider it human ancient literature;
-and 55 percent believe that medical practice should be guided by religious teaching (44 percent do not).
Source: Poll: Doctors Believe in Miracles. 23 December 2004. Retrieved from http://www.wnd.com/2004/12/28152/
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