I just read Chopra's latest book on the after life and what it holds. The majority of the book is some what inspiring and is almost entirely based on hindu beliefs. While his intentions seem to be good he also misquotes scientists and in some sections flat-out lies!

Chopra says that prayer has been scientifically proven to help heal the sick!

"The results of such experiments have been startlingly positive." pps 246-247

But I remember reading in Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion," that all of the studies that have been done have proven that prayer has no effect on patients, and in the studies where the patients knew they were being prayed for, actually did worse!

So how can Chopra make such a claim?

He made the study himself with duke university. (www.noetic.org ) In this study he took cardiac patients that were to have some sort of serious procedure and assigned them to one of two groups. In one group the patients were not given any sort of spiritual or alternative medical help. In the other group they were given healing touching, prayer, meditation and sensory image therapy. Guess which one did better?

This is what he based his whole belief in prayer off of!

While I can respect him for trying to bridge the gap between the religious and the right, I can't help but point out he is going in the wrong direction.

This book is basically a watered-down, fluffed-up version of Richard Dawkins "The God Delusion."

On last thing about evolution, if you have time you should read this:
http://www.sgiquarterly.org/english/Featur...

Also the Dalai Lama's "The universe in a single atom" is an excellent example of where religion and science should intersect.

http://www.amazon.com/Universe-Single-Atom...