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What do you think prayer is?

Poll: What is Prayer?
This poll is closed.
A conversation with a dial tone.
15.00%
 3 15.00%
Actual communication with the Divine.
15.00%
 3 15.00%
A form of meditation.
15.00%
 3 15.00%
A form of self-talk/therapy.
20.00%
 4 20.00%
Other
35.00%
 7 35.00%
Total 20 vote(s) 100%
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What do you think prayer is?
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RE: What do you think prayer is?
February 1, 2018 at 11:33 am
I think prayer can have lot of psychological benefits... such as clarifying, centering, and expressing thoughts and feelings... so in that sense a form of meditation/therapy... and with that leading to further self-fulfilled affects down the line... any actions or perceptions of events that derive from that clarity. It just doesn't do anything outside your own head Wink
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What do you think prayer is?

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What do you think prayer is? - by vulcanlogician - February 1, 2018 at 10:45 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 10:47 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Brian37 - February 1, 2018 at 10:53 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 11:01 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Brian37 - February 1, 2018 at 11:21 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Whateverist - February 1, 2018 at 7:41 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Little Rik - February 1, 2018 at 11:15 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 11:32 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by emjay - February 1, 2018 at 11:33 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 1, 2018 at 11:38 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Minimalist - February 1, 2018 at 11:52 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by KevinM1 - February 1, 2018 at 11:55 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by brewer - February 1, 2018 at 12:09 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by vulcanlogician - February 1, 2018 at 12:28 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by brewer - February 1, 2018 at 12:35 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 12:15 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by brewer - February 1, 2018 at 12:22 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 12:24 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by brewer - February 1, 2018 at 1:07 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by ErGingerbreadMandude - February 1, 2018 at 12:27 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Nay_Sayer - February 1, 2018 at 3:31 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by KevinM1 - February 1, 2018 at 11:13 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 12:38 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Edwardo Piet - February 1, 2018 at 12:54 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 1:15 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by brewer - February 1, 2018 at 4:12 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Valkyrie - February 1, 2018 at 1:41 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 1:43 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by vorlon13 - February 1, 2018 at 3:07 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Cyberman - February 1, 2018 at 3:15 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 3:19 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by shadow - February 1, 2018 at 3:32 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Cyberman - February 1, 2018 at 4:03 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Minimalist - February 1, 2018 at 5:03 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 5:23 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Godscreated - February 2, 2018 at 1:37 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Sal - February 2, 2018 at 7:34 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Joods - February 2, 2018 at 7:59 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Angrboda - February 2, 2018 at 8:39 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by emjay - February 2, 2018 at 10:17 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by KevinM1 - February 2, 2018 at 11:50 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by emjay - February 2, 2018 at 4:12 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Whateverist - February 2, 2018 at 12:02 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Antares - February 2, 2018 at 9:14 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by vorlon13 - February 2, 2018 at 10:41 am

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