Is Ornish et al. a real miracle?

Common questions

Is Ornish et al. real or fake?

Miracles Jar's verdict is Explained: it happened — nature explains it. It happened — and nature accounts for it. On the evidence, the record is strongly attested.

Has Ornish et al. been explained?

The event appears to have happened, but a natural explanation accounts for it — the leading account is spontaneous remission & the body's own recovery. It reads as remarkable rather than miraculous.

What is the evidence for Ornish et al.?

Miracles Jar weighs 1 source for this case. Points that cut against it: Randomized controlled trial design with biopsy-confirmed prostate cancer, 93 participants, 1-year follow-up — the strongest study design in this dataset; and PSA decreased 4% (experimental) vs. increased 6% (control); cancer cell growth inhibited 8x more in the lifestyle group.

What is the natural explanation for Ornish et al.?

The leading natural account is spontaneous remission & the body's own recovery. Diseases sometimes resolve without treatment, or despite it. “Spontaneous” rarely means “no mechanism” — more often it means a mechanism we are only beginning to instrument. The full breakdown shows where that explanation holds — and where it stops.

When and where did Ornish et al. happen?

It is said to have occurred 2003–2005 (published 2005) in University of California, San Francisco, USA.