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What do spiritual healers do and are they effective?
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Dr. Robert Stewartanswered
Clinical Psychology 45 years experience
Spiritual healers: Claim to use supernatural powers to heal. The claims are outside the realm of science because science can only study testable hypotheses. Spiritual healers may produce placebo effects that can be quite powerful for some ailments. Also, natural healing can occur right after a spiritual ritual. As far as know, no spiritual healer as ever healed an amputee (whywontgodhealamputees.Com).
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