Nah it has never bothered me personally. It takes an awful, awful lot for me to be bothered. Condescension or being treated like a child bothers me the most, I think, far more than insults, but that's because of my past... I think.
There are just scientific studies, for example, that if a person is very ill and they're told they're being prayed for they're more likely to die because of the psychologically negative effect of feeling "Oh no I must be really ill if I'm being prayed for!".
The study was referenced in The God Delusion.
There are just scientific studies, for example, that if a person is very ill and they're told they're being prayed for they're more likely to die because of the psychologically negative effect of feeling "Oh no I must be really ill if I'm being prayed for!".
The study was referenced in The God Delusion.