RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan?
May 9, 2017 at 9:44 am
(This post was last modified: May 9, 2017 at 9:45 am by mediocrates.)
“Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy.”
- Ambrose Bierce
That sums it up fairly succinctly I think. There's no reason to believe that prayer increases the likelihood of one outcome over another. No matter which outcome occurs the brainwashed cat attribute it to god... Prayed for outcome: "It's an answered prayer!" - The other outcome: "It's god's will." "This momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory..."
If it's going to be god's will anyway, why not just leave him* alone?
*"him" - this personal pronoun is being used in reference to the innumerable depictions of ominous, white bearded old men sitting in the clouds; it is in no way referring to the belief that an omnipotent creator has any need or desire for gender identification.
- Ambrose Bierce
That sums it up fairly succinctly I think. There's no reason to believe that prayer increases the likelihood of one outcome over another. No matter which outcome occurs the brainwashed cat attribute it to god... Prayed for outcome: "It's an answered prayer!" - The other outcome: "It's god's will." "This momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory..."
If it's going to be god's will anyway, why not just leave him* alone?
*"him" - this personal pronoun is being used in reference to the innumerable depictions of ominous, white bearded old men sitting in the clouds; it is in no way referring to the belief that an omnipotent creator has any need or desire for gender identification.
