How many people here actually believe prayer has an affect on anything?

[Deicide]

People here are always shouting pray for this and pray for that but how many people really believe in the 'power of prayer' and how many are just going through the motions?

Discuss...

[Moosejay]

I stopped going to catholic church...wayyyy, way too boring....and it hurt my bad knees,,,sit, stand, kneel, sit, kneel, kneel, stand.....

[Deicide]

I stopped going to catholic church...wayyyy, way too boring....and it hurt my bad knees,,,sit, stand, kneel, sit, kneel, kneel, stand.....

Hahaha...

[boonstack]

I stopped going to catholic church...wayyyy, way too boring....and it hurt my bad knees,,,sit, stand, kneel, sit, kneel, kneel, stand.....

im sure most of the kneeling and standing was done when you were having "special time" with a priest?

[Moosejay]

im sure most of the kneeling and standing was done when you were having "special time" with a priest?

No.

In fact, I was just the sponsor for my nephew who made his confirmation...and had to tell the priest I hadn't been to church for many years...he was chagrined

[NaturalWonder83]

decide are u aethist or sumthing weird?

[boonstack]

if going to church makes you a christian, does going to your garage make you a car?

[Deicide]

decide are u aethist or sumthing weird?

Haven't been paying attention much here, huh? Look at my name man....muhahahahaha....

[NaturalWonder83]

Haven't been paying attention much here, huh? Look at my name man....muhahahahaha....

huh?

[boonstack]

decide are u aethist or sumthing weird?

r u religious or something weird?

[kyomu]

People here are always shouting pray for this and pray for that but how many people really believe in the 'power of prayer' and how many are just going through the motions?

Discuss...

I sure do and can explain it scientificaly.
I am thinking about posting that theory in my blog.

[Deicide]

huh?

Suffice to say: I am getbig's premiere atheist.

[The True Adonis]

Only a moron prays.

Atheism is the only rational choice.

[boonstack]

when u are healthy and well, being an atheist is the easiest thing to do.

when u are on your deathbed, its the hardest.

[Deicide]

Only a moron prays.

Atheism is the only rational choice.

Says the Sassenach; I agree.

[arce377]

Did praying save Alexander the Great? Confucius? The Roman Empire? The Persian Empire? NO.

[Earl1972]

the funny thing is a lot of these religious people believe that everything is already predetermined

so what are they praying for?

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[boonstack]

Did praying save Alexander the Great? Confucius? The Roman Empire? The Persian Empire? NO.

So you are daying "prayer" did NOT work due to their outcomes?

But what about millions of other patients that "do" pray, and they survive?

Look, nobody knows. You tell me to prove God exists, I say prove he doesn't. I dont believe the bible in LITERAL TERMS, but, i cant say its not possible

[arce377]

 NO, Boon. NO one does. We ALL just die. Temporary survival does NOT count.

[wavelength]

Only a moron prays.
Atheism is the only rational choice.

Only if you reduce prayer to begging and religion to fundamentalism.

[Deicide]

So you are daying "prayer" did NOT work due to their outcomes?

But what about millions of other patients that "do" pray, and they survive?

Look, nobody knows. You tell me to prove God exists, I say prove he doesn't. I dont believe the bible in LITERAL TERMS, but, i cant say its not possible

Prove to me that Zeus and Poseidon don't exist.

[kh300]

[arce377]

[2Pac] (Lyrics)

I got shot five times and I'm still breathing!
Living proof there's a God if you need a reason!


(Regarding him being shot five times in New York.)

[McFarland]

I think that maybe believing in anything you think would be closer to God is a form of prayer. 

[Deicide]

Useless drivel...