 AtlLiberal says: Personally, I think that prayer lost all its effectiveness when burnt sacrifices became passe. There is no denying that prayer has an effect, its just not the effect that those who use it claim. Just like any other mental exercise, prayer can help someone to calm themselves or find inner peace. It allows people to feel like they've done something when events are out of their control. Some people get the exact same effect by carrying around a lucky charm. I agree. It's when it's used in place of positive action that it becomes problematic. Recently the governor of my state had this big todo on the steps of the state capitol to pray for rain due to the recent drought. Naturally this was nothing but a political event to apease the right wing fundamentalist in the state. More aggregious uses of prayer come to mind such as certain religious sects deriding medical care in favor of prayer. When this affects children under the care of parents who deny their children proper care in favor of superstitious pleading it becomes a different matter. Some people get the exact same effect by carrying around a lucky charm.True! I remember as ... I'm always boggled when people pray for things that happen naturally (like rain, people recovering minor injuries, winning sports teams) and then call it proof of god when what they pray for happens. Of course they don't count the misses and if pressed will come up with some pithy statement like "sometimes the answer is no or not yet". Of course they don't count the misses and if pressed will come up withAnd according to statistical analysis this equals ------------- ta da!!!!!! Chance. Maybe I'll begin selling "God Coins©". I'll become famous, rich. Start my own TV ministry. My mother's church one Sunday had a special prayer announced the previous Sunday to make sure everyone came. The prayer was that the bill to legalize same sex marriage would not pass. The bill did pass and same sex marriages are legal in my province. The prayer was that the bill to legalize same sex marriage would not pass.It's unfortunate that they couldn't have gotten together and instead of engaging in veiled hate and bigotry used that time to educate themselves about the world and not depend on interpretations handed down by desert nomads. Education takes effort and is not as easy as mumbling wishes to supernatural beings. The sad part is that they completely negate the worth and dignity of fellow humans in the process. Let's hear it for Christian charity and caring for the least. Nothing against your mom, I don't know her at all and I'm sure she has fine qualities and is a good person but unfortunately this type of... |
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