Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
I always pray. If it is not to my grandmothers, I pray through not to the life force or life/what is life that makes me, me. I just dont pray to an abrahamic god. Many people pray withiut belief in god.
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Praying
- Thread starter Leo613
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I always pray. If it is not to my grandmothers, I pray through not to the life force or life/what is life that makes me, me. I just dont pray to an abrahamic god. Many people pray withiut belief in god.
DavidFirth
Well-Known Member
Beats worshipping the big bang or abiogenesis or Carl Sagan.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
We don't pray. We get off our butts and start correcting the situation.
What on Earth are you talking about?
DavidFirth
Well-Known Member
Really. You mean you've solved world hunger, disease and preventing murder? Wow, you're really on the ball!
DavidFirth
Well-Known Member
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
Hehe. Yep, prayers have worked wonders in those areas....
It isn't over my head; I was trying to be charitable by not assuming that you meant something as ridiculous and poorly thought-out as your question seemed to be.Never mind. If it's over your head that's okay.
We have a long way to go. Millenia of people praying instead of doing something useful really put us behind where we coukd have been.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
It's akin to swatting at an annoying fly, ain't it?
DavidFirth
Well-Known Member
Yeah. Those lazy Christians do absolutely Nothing! Worthless!
DavidFirth
Well-Known Member
Actually, it has. I know it worked for my mother. Cancer before prayer - no cancer after prayer. But of course, you don't want to hear that...
DavidFirth
Well-Known Member
Yep. It's amazing how those atheists are lining up to help the poor. Simply amazing!
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
You/she got lucky or are you really that good that a prayer to your vengeful god did the trick. Seriously? If so, that would certainly explain your wanton arrogance.
The ones that do things for themselves instead of relying on their faith in God can be valuable team players.
Maybe a bit conflicted in their beliefs, but still valuable.
Mariah Walton's family prayed for her, too.
Letting them die: parents refuse medical help for children in the name of Christ
DavidFirth
Well-Known Member
YmirGF, what are you laughing at? Are you making fun of my mother?
DavidFirth
Well-Known Member
That post doesn't apply as a reply to my post. I don't refuse medical attention.
My mother went into surgery and - no cancer.
Ah - so you were just confused? If your mother prayed and had cancer surgery, why would you attribute her cancer remission to the prayer and not the surgery?
If we're going to play the "post hoc, ergo propter hoc" game, why not consider other factors? Maybe the parking space at the hospital was especially lucky. Maybe her breakfast on a morning precisely 23 days before her surgery had magic healing powers for one day 23 days in the future. Why not consider all options if you're going to consider prayer?
DavidFirth
Well-Known Member
You still don't get it. She had cancer before the surgery. During the surgery no cancer was found. You got a good, scientific explanation for that?
You don't believe God healed her but you do think a parking space or a breakfast did? Some atheists are just too much. But I guess if abiogenesis happened then a parking space could have healed her, too.
