Intercessory prayer is pointless

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Intercessory prayer is pointless

Jehanne

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RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless

September 28, 2018 at 9:16 pm

(September 28, 2018 at 8:38 pm)SteveII Wrote:
(September 28, 2018 at 8:26 pm)Abaddon_ire Wrote: But your god knew that you would, you had no choice in the matter.

That does not make sense. I know my wife will choose chocolate ice cream over butter pecan every time. Does that mean she is not exercising free will? God derives his knowledge of what we will do given every actual and counterfactual circumstance because of his perfect predictive knowledge.

The K-T event that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 M years ago; did God cause and/or will that event to occur?

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Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - September 27, 2018 at 5:29 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Minimalist - September 27, 2018 at 5:40 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Dom - September 27, 2018 at 5:46 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Joods - September 27, 2018 at 6:53 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by brewer - September 27, 2018 at 7:41 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by The Valkyrie - September 27, 2018 at 7:55 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by KevinM1 - September 27, 2018 at 9:04 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by AFTT47 - September 28, 2018 at 1:07 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - September 28, 2018 at 9:12 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Minimalist - September 27, 2018 at 10:21 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by robvalue - September 28, 2018 at 1:12 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Minimalist - September 28, 2018 at 1:18 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by pgrimes15 - October 19, 2018 at 2:49 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 28, 2018 at 3:21 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by SteveII - September 28, 2018 at 9:53 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Abaddon_ire - September 28, 2018 at 10:13 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - September 28, 2018 at 10:44 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by SteveII - September 28, 2018 at 11:32 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by SaStrike - September 28, 2018 at 1:57 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by SteveII - September 28, 2018 at 4:08 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Abaddon_ire - September 28, 2018 at 8:57 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - September 28, 2018 at 10:00 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Jehanne - September 29, 2018 at 9:44 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Minimalist - October 11, 2018 at 4:11 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Bucky Ball - October 11, 2018 at 10:40 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Angrboda - September 29, 2018 at 10:23 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - September 28, 2018 at 2:39 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Abaddon_ire - September 28, 2018 at 8:26 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by SteveII - September 28, 2018 at 8:38 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Jehanne - September 28, 2018 at 9:16 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Abaddon_ire - September 29, 2018 at 10:54 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Minimalist - September 28, 2018 at 12:02 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by The Grand Nudger - September 28, 2018 at 1:31 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by The Grand Nudger - September 28, 2018 at 2:25 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by purplepurpose - September 28, 2018 at 2:37 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 28, 2018 at 2:57 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Dr H - September 28, 2018 at 5:52 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by The Grand Nudger - September 28, 2018 at 8:40 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 11, 2018 at 3:15 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - October 11, 2018 at 4:01 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 15, 2018 at 1:53 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Abaddon_ire - October 15, 2018 at 3:35 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - October 16, 2018 at 10:45 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Abaddon_ire - October 16, 2018 at 11:24 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 17, 2018 at 4:03 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - October 18, 2018 at 11:03 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 18, 2018 at 1:34 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - October 18, 2018 at 3:24 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 18, 2018 at 4:30 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Joods - October 18, 2018 at 6:34 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 19, 2018 at 12:26 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Joods - October 17, 2018 at 4:11 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 18, 2018 at 11:34 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Joods - October 18, 2018 at 12:49 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Bucky Ball - October 11, 2018 at 4:20 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - October 12, 2018 at 9:24 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 18, 2018 at 2:40 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Joods - October 18, 2018 at 3:47 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Bucky Ball - October 18, 2018 at 7:48 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by onlinebiker - October 11, 2018 at 3:22 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by robvalue - October 11, 2018 at 11:38 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Nay_Sayer - October 18, 2018 at 11:46 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Dr H - October 18, 2018 at 6:52 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Nay_Sayer - October 18, 2018 at 9:20 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Dr H - October 19, 2018 at 2:25 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Nay_Sayer - October 19, 2018 at 4:30 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Dr H - October 22, 2018 at 2:33 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Nay_Sayer - October 23, 2018 at 1:10 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Minimalist - October 18, 2018 at 12:18 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - October 18, 2018 at 4:50 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 19, 2018 at 10:54 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - October 19, 2018 at 2:05 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 22, 2018 at 2:37 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by RobbyPants - October 23, 2018 at 8:42 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Joods - October 19, 2018 at 12:54 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 22, 2018 at 11:17 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Bucky Ball - October 19, 2018 at 1:50 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 22, 2018 at 1:06 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Abaddon_ire - October 22, 2018 at 2:39 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 23, 2018 at 9:18 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Bucky Ball - October 23, 2018 at 2:45 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 23, 2018 at 4:31 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Bucky Ball - October 23, 2018 at 6:49 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Drich - October 24, 2018 at 11:06 am

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Bucky Ball - October 24, 2018 at 2:02 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Bucky Ball - October 23, 2018 at 10:42 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Dr H - October 23, 2018 at 4:41 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by KevinM1 - October 23, 2018 at 10:05 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Joods - October 23, 2018 at 10:16 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Minimalist - October 23, 2018 at 11:03 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by CarveTheFive - October 24, 2018 at 1:16 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Minimalist - October 24, 2018 at 1:47 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Minimalist - October 24, 2018 at 2:21 pm

RE: Intercessory prayer is pointless - by Minimalist - October 27, 2018 at 6:33 pm

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