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Atheism and Prayer
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If an atheist prayed how would you react and feel about it?
If the the atheist merely prayed to himself and not to a deity do you think it would 'infringe' upon his/her atheism? Ut supra, ita inferius
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Surely prayer requires a deity to believe in first?
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. - J.R.R Tolkien
I mean, if people want to talk to themselves, that's their business.
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
I suppose you can pray, as in, PLEASE GOD LET HIM MISS THAT F****** PENALTY!
I don't really think it's directed at a deity, though. (September 1, 2014 at 5:17 pm)Tobie Wrote: Surely prayer requires a deity to believe in first? By Buddhist standards no. Buddhists tend to believe they are praying to "The Absolute" much like Daoist. It varies of course on how they define it but prayer is something that does not require a deity. Ut supra, ita inferius
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Bad Wolf
Compulsive procrastinator  Religious Views: Agnostic atheist, anti-theist, whovian, misanthrope?
For someone to be praying to themselves, they would have to view themselves as a god and therefore they wouldn't be an atheist.
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House “Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom "If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech  (September 1, 2014 at 5:30 pm)PhiloTech Wrote: By Buddhist standards no. Buddhists tend to believe they are praying to "The Absolute" much like Daoist. It varies of course on how they define it but prayer is something that does not require a deity. Sounds like "the Absolute" is another way of saying "Deity", to me. Could you explicate the differences? Me, I think talking to nonexistent beings is irrational. (September 1, 2014 at 5:54 pm)Bad Wolf Wrote: For someone to be praying to themselves, they would have to view themselves as a god and therefore they wouldn't be an atheist. Nope, what do you think meditation is? Ut supra, ita inferius
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 RE: Atheism and Prayer
September 1, 2014 at 6:25 pm
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2014 at 6:26 pm by OurFather.)
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