The problem with prayer.

[bennyboy]

But how do you tell the difference between an answered prayer and a coincidence?

People pray for stuff all the time. Loads of stuff happens. Coincidences are going to happen.

There is no proof for coincidences or chance.

All happens for a reason, though we may not understand it or even see it in it's  entirety.

Faith in selfless Unity for Good.

Little babies get Zika, suffer and die.  Children suffer due to lack of food.  Innocents are killed by terrorists in truly horrible ways.  And then, after a long life, your body breaks down, you lose your mind, and then it's game over.

See, I don't think it matters if stuff happens for a reason.  As a person, if there's no benefit in doing something, I'm not going to do it.  And clearly, nothing I can do with/for/about God will add an extra hair on my head or an extra day to my life.

So fuck it.  Prayer is useless.  Why should I prostrate myself to a God who won't benefit my life, or guarantee my safety while I learn about his wishes and train myself to follow them?