Fair enough. I used amputees in my example because they were the most obvious, but there are plenty of afflictions that prayer never cures: Down syndrome, spina

Fair enough. I used amputees in my example because they were the most obvious, but there are plenty of afflictions that prayer never cures: Down syndrome, spina bifida, cleft palate, Tay-Sachs, dwarfism, etc. I hope some day that you have a satisfying answer to this question.