I'm not trying to be sneaky so I should admit upfront that I do not believe in prayer either.

Really, what I am trying to get at is the WHY more than the WHAT.

Why people believe in a particular cure is interesting to me more than what they believe in.

Why do people choose to believe in prayer or aromatherapy or feng shui or tea or detox diets or raw foods or enemas or bloodletting or traditional western medicine?

Does the average person know any more about how a traditional western medicine prescription for an antiviral medication works than a detox diet or aromatherapy? Why do they choose one over the other?