RE: The power of prayer
October 15, 2015 at 6:04 pm
(This post was last modified: October 15, 2015 at 6:07 pm by Darkstar.)
(October 15, 2015 at 5:48 pm)JBrentonK Wrote: Prayer as I said is defined as a rational act. And that is because you ask for praise. You atheists are much stupider than I thought....
Is this a new record for shortest word salad post?
The definition of prayer is:
Dictionary.com Wrote:noun
1. a devout petition to God or an object of worship.
2. a spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession.
3. the act or practice of praying to God or an object of worship.
4. a formula or sequence of words used in or appointed for praying : the Lord's Prayer.
5. prayers, a religious observance, either public or private, consisting wholly or mainly of prayer.
6. that which is prayed for.
7. a petition; entreaty.
Nothing in there about it being a 'rational act'. What does that even mean, to be defined as a rational act? I've never heard any Christian say something like that before. You may claim that prayer is a rational act, but that has nothing to do with whether or not is is rational by definition. And the thing about asking for praise... where did you come up with that? I've heard people pray for a lot of things, but praying for a pat on the back from the big guy isn't one of them.
(October 15, 2015 at 5:55 pm)JBrentonK Wrote: And by definition therefore everyone prays.
John Adams Wrote:The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.
