Why give God credit though? 1 Corinthians 10:31 "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God"
Prayer helps tons of people. Even if God weren't real, prayer would still be positive affirmations and a way for people to self-talk through their problems.
Belief helps everybody, you believe everyday that the force of gravity will hold you on the planet. You may not want to look at it like that, but you sure act like you have a lot of belief.
Let's pretend you meant faith there. faith helps people to. Faith builds hope which is helpful in breaking away from negative feedback loops. Faith also develops positive goals, goals that people use everyday to achieve their desires.
You may consider thanking God is stupid, but that's because you're not convinced He is real. There's not really any harm though in acting like God is real and thanking one extra cause for your "blessings" is there? It doesn't diminish the thankfulness in any other cause. I think you have a zero sum mindset regarding thankfulness, and I don't believe you're correct on that point, IMO.
Prayer helps tons of people. Even if God weren't real, prayer would still be positive affirmations and a way for people to self-talk through their problems.
Belief helps everybody, you believe everyday that the force of gravity will hold you on the planet. You may not want to look at it like that, but you sure act like you have a lot of belief.
Let's pretend you meant faith there. faith helps people to. Faith builds hope which is helpful in breaking away from negative feedback loops. Faith also develops positive goals, goals that people use everyday to achieve their desires.
You may consider thanking God is stupid, but that's because you're not convinced He is real. There's not really any harm though in acting like God is real and thanking one extra cause for your "blessings" is there? It doesn't diminish the thankfulness in any other cause. I think you have a zero sum mindset regarding thankfulness, and I don't believe you're correct on that point, IMO.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
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