(August 26, 2016 at 1:38 pm)abaris Wrote:(August 26, 2016 at 12:54 pm)Nymphadora Wrote: I don't need to walk in the shoes of others. I have had more than my share of shit to deal with.
I certainly didn't mean anyone already showing empathy. I meant the ones obviously being of the opinion that atheism is more important than showing empathy and who obviously aren't willing to consider that even prayer might do some good in the situation the victims find themselves in. For religious people it isn't wasted and some people tend to forget that. For religious people it's a source of consolation and that's all that matters in the end.
I will concede, you do make a point for those who are religious. I guess the logical side of me thinks, what good does that really do, when it's action that really matters most. But yes, just as if I were to be at a dying relatives side and they were religious and asked me to pray with them in their last moments, if it offered them comfort, I would do it.
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