(October 13, 2015 at 6:19 pm)jenny1972 Wrote: ...I'm not sure why people would continue (assuming that they do) if they did not see it as being productive and start doing for themselves .
Because the bible tells them to. Also the bible describes prayer, explicitly, as a mechanism to petition God for favours and tells believers that he'll grant their every prayer if their faith is strong enough. That's a morally bankrupt and ethically repugnant way to direct blame for the failure of prayer on the prayer rather than God. It's not enough that, for example, one of your parents is going to die of cancer, it's your fault for not having enough faith!. Any religion which actively professes the concept/power of prayer in this way is equally as bankrupt.
Sum ergo sum
