Prayer

[robvalue]

@Rob..thanks for your input..I follow you..and appreciate your point of view...
still..I wanna say this..harm,you say...O.K then..why discuss harm if it creates more harm?

I don't see how discussing harm makes more harm. I'm trying to highlight the harm and speak out against it, to try and do my little bit to move attitudes in the right direction.

talking about religion is a dead end street..would it not be a better idea to discuss life values==
like inner peace,seeking of personal freedom,understanding,harmony,trust,life values,love..

I don't agree. I've had many valuable discussions, and we know that something like 95% of our readers are lurkers (passers by who don't register). I hope to make them think a bit.

We can and do discuss any subject. It's not a one or the other situation.

prayer?do atheists pray if they do not believe in anything?

Generally they don't, but they can if they want. They might believe in any other woo, just not Gods. They might think they can pray to ghosts or whatever. Up to them.

I don't know what "believe in anything" means. Atheists have beliefs, yes. There is no doctrine, we all believe whatever appears sensible to us about any given topic.

and how about a true believer of any religion..can he/she take the piss out of atheism and what it represents?

Sure they can. They generally misrepresent it when they try to do this, as there's really nothing to mock. But whatever makes them happy.

i believe the Baka pygmees in the Cameroun forest are happier then all of us here on this forum..
discussing things which will never get solved..in my eyes it's just an endless discussion..
sorry for my rant,mate..but it's my 2 cents here..

They may well be.

Just because things will never get fully resolved, that's no reason to not try and do the best we can. Any progress is good. If nothing else, people often simply enjoy these discussions.