Prayers seem to fall very broadly into the categories of thanksgiving , supplication, and intercession.
What, precisely, is there to thank God for? Since God created and maintains the universe, and cannot act in a manner contrary to his nature, then there is either no point in thanking God for rainbows and kitten videos on YouTube, or you should be as quick to offer thanks for the Oakland fire, or for the mudslide that destroyed [insert name of desperately poor village here]. All of these are inclusive in the will of God, so what is the point of being thankful?
Supplicatory prayers are pretty nonsensical as well-God already knows who worships him and who doesn't. How does offering up this sort of prayer make a difference?
And asking God to intercede in human affairs strikes me as pretty arrogant. Since nothing happens that cannot be part of the divine plan, prayers like these aren't going to change anything; you're not going to win the lottery, nor is great uncle Frim's testicular boil going to disappear based on your prayers. These things are going to happen or not, regardless.
Praying is just,well, stupid.
Boru
What, precisely, is there to thank God for? Since God created and maintains the universe, and cannot act in a manner contrary to his nature, then there is either no point in thanking God for rainbows and kitten videos on YouTube, or you should be as quick to offer thanks for the Oakland fire, or for the mudslide that destroyed [insert name of desperately poor village here]. All of these are inclusive in the will of God, so what is the point of being thankful?
Supplicatory prayers are pretty nonsensical as well-God already knows who worships him and who doesn't. How does offering up this sort of prayer make a difference?
And asking God to intercede in human affairs strikes me as pretty arrogant. Since nothing happens that cannot be part of the divine plan, prayers like these aren't going to change anything; you're not going to win the lottery, nor is great uncle Frim's testicular boil going to disappear based on your prayers. These things are going to happen or not, regardless.
Praying is just,well, stupid.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
