Holy Ghost, or Hoax?

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The Holy Ghost, Or A Hoax?

To skeptics, it has all the markings of a hoax. But to hundreds of believers who packed a Scarborough church on Tuesday night, it’s a sign from the holy ghost. They packed the St. Mar Barasaumo Orthodox Church to see a Syrian woman apparently bleed oil from the traditional hand-wounds of Christ. Believing that she has healing powers, many of them sought her blessing.

Her name is Myrna Nazzour and the phenomenon began 20 years ago. Since then she's had five visions of the Virgin Mary and also suffers from Stigmata. For those who haven’t seen Hollywood’s take on the phenomena, Stigmata occurs when a ‘chosen’ individual suffers the same wounds that Christ received during his crucifixion. Her hands bleed what many believe is a holy form of olive oil, capable of divine magic.

An interpretor spoke for the mysterious women. “Most of the times it happens when there's mass, during prayers is when it happens. She has no control.”
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big time hoax. The palm bleeding trick is old school carney hack bs that goes back over a century. Some fads will never die.
 
I've never studied up on it. I'm sure it only takes a marginal grasp of card tricks sleight of hand to pull off.
 
Sometimes all healing is though is mind over matter. If someone believes this woman can heal, they could be healed.
 
Yes.. yes.. A good deal of healing is in the mind. Good spirits are a wonderful medicine. Just don't expect a doubting Thomas like me to cue up in front of a crazed Syrian woman passing out blessings by way of lamp oil spewing from her wrists. That just doesn't cut the mustard with me. I'll stick to bed rest and Nyquil.
 
You won't heal if you don't believe. I don't know if I believe so I probably wouldn' heal either.

Even if it isn't real though, someone who truly believes it IS real may actually beable to be healed by it.
 
That's true for both ways, you can make things worse or better just by thinking it is.

I'm not saying that you can cure everything with it, but it does have it's influence, for example: my mother denies me access to my own computer (and the internet/OTC along with it) when I'm sick, so it won't last for long usually :headbang:
 
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