(May 9, 2017 at 9:44 am)mediocrates Wrote: “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.
kinda like confirmation bias on steroids. God cannot fuck this sort of thing up no matter what He does.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
