(December 6, 2016 at 10:47 am)Homeless Nutter Wrote:(December 6, 2016 at 10:28 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Are you not reading what I am saying, or are you purposely twisting it for your own benefit of having something to criticize me about?[...]
Neither. Lol... I'm just having fun watching you dance around my point. Whether you pray or not - it makes no difference to the person you're praying for. The actually helping part - that's for them, The prayer - that's just something for you to feel, like you have magical powers. An indulgence. Sort of mental masturbation, if you will - feels nice, and may be in itself mostly harmless, but is not particularly productive and great number of religious people use it as a substitute for actually doing anything, or even as an excuse to act like holier than thou a**holes.
If you only help someone and neglect to pray - the outcome for that person is exactly the same as if you did the mumbo jumbo thing. You can even still tell them you will pray, if they're superstitious and you think it might make them feel good - and then not pray. No difference. Except for you and the fancy narrative of your existence you've become accustomed to.
You say "neither" and then go on to repeat something that I've already explained multiple times, including in the post you are responding to and snipped.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
