(July 19, 2019 at 10:26 am)tackattack Wrote: 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"
Okay
Quote: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.
Prayer doesn't help to find lost relatives. Prayer doesn't cure cancer. If you think that talking to yourself is positive go for it, but it ain't going to help you find your car keys.
Quote: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.
I don't need to believe that, it's self evident. And gravity deserves the credit for sticking me to the floor.
Quote: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.
No I meant belief not faith, so lets not pretend anything.
Quote: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?
Okay I'll try that at Christmas... I won't thank anybody who buys me a gift, I'll just thank Santa.
