I'm not sure if praying to get up and walk again is more or less valid then having spine surgery and getting up and walking again after the surgery...I'll go with the surgery.
on another note, I've heard stories about the religious zelots saying that "man" has gotten to much power, that we can do things now that "only" God should be doing.
I don't (personnally) think that God and Science have anything to do with each other,
Man (by nature) will explore, will always push the boundries of known science, will continue to improve medicine, will go deeper into space....It's our nature to do so.
If God had not wanted us to do any of that..he should have created a bunch of "brainless idiots"..............oh hell, wait a minute he did..it's called the US Congress.
Love,
Liz