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On the lunacy of prayer
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RE: On the lunacy of prayer
October 8, 2021 at 12:19 pm (This post was last modified: October 8, 2021 at 12:26 pm by Ahriman.)
Well you're not supposed to pray for "things", you're just supposed to pray because you love praying. Prayer is like a form of meditation. By praying, you're practicing detachment, meaning you're training your psyche to not become overly attached to things.
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On the lunacy of prayer - by slartibartfast - October 7, 2021 at 10:00 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Brian37 - October 7, 2021 at 10:07 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 7, 2021 at 11:03 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by AFTT47 - October 9, 2021 at 1:25 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Fake Messiah - October 9, 2021 at 2:10 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 9, 2021 at 7:58 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 9, 2021 at 8:22 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by AFTT47 - October 9, 2021 at 8:45 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 7, 2021 at 10:08 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Neo-Scholastic - October 7, 2021 at 10:18 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by slartibartfast - October 8, 2021 at 12:10 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Nay_Sayer - October 7, 2021 at 10:26 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Nay_Sayer - October 8, 2021 at 8:45 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by brewer - October 7, 2021 at 10:27 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by vulcanlogician - October 7, 2021 at 10:38 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by onlinebiker - October 8, 2021 at 2:01 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 8, 2021 at 12:19 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 8, 2021 at 12:27 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 8, 2021 at 12:46 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by vulcanlogician - October 8, 2021 at 1:21 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 8, 2021 at 1:29 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Neo-Scholastic - October 8, 2021 at 12:45 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by brewer - October 9, 2021 at 6:37 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 9, 2021 at 6:52 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by brewer - October 9, 2021 at 6:58 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 9, 2021 at 7:01 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by brewer - October 9, 2021 at 7:03 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 9, 2021 at 7:10 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by brewer - October 9, 2021 at 10:00 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 9, 2021 at 6:57 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 9, 2021 at 10:23 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 9, 2021 at 11:01 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 9, 2021 at 11:51 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 10, 2021 at 8:22 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by slartibartfast - October 10, 2021 at 3:32 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 10, 2021 at 3:37 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 11, 2021 at 8:17 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by slartibartfast - October 11, 2021 at 2:17 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 11, 2021 at 2:46 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 11, 2021 at 7:05 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 11, 2021 at 10:49 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by slartibartfast - October 12, 2021 at 12:17 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by vulcanlogician - October 9, 2021 at 2:24 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by zwanzig - October 9, 2021 at 11:55 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Angrboda - October 9, 2021 at 12:07 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 9, 2021 at 12:24 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 9, 2021 at 12:33 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 9, 2021 at 12:26 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 9, 2021 at 12:29 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 9, 2021 at 12:34 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 9, 2021 at 12:35 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 9, 2021 at 12:35 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Nay_Sayer - October 9, 2021 at 12:43 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by zebo-the-fat - October 9, 2021 at 12:43 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 9, 2021 at 12:46 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 9, 2021 at 12:48 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 9, 2021 at 12:51 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 9, 2021 at 12:55 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 9, 2021 at 12:54 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 9, 2021 at 1:47 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by vulcanlogician - October 9, 2021 at 1:52 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Nay_Sayer - October 9, 2021 at 3:53 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 8:38 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 10, 2021 at 8:42 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 8:47 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 10, 2021 at 8:53 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by slartibartfast - October 10, 2021 at 3:40 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 9:02 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 10, 2021 at 9:07 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by The Grand Nudger - October 10, 2021 at 9:03 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 9:06 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 9:09 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 10, 2021 at 9:13 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Fake Messiah - October 10, 2021 at 9:14 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 9:22 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 10, 2021 at 9:43 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by The Grand Nudger - October 10, 2021 at 9:11 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 9:49 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by The Grand Nudger - October 10, 2021 at 9:51 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 9:53 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by The Grand Nudger - October 10, 2021 at 9:56 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 9:59 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by The Grand Nudger - October 10, 2021 at 10:30 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 10:33 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by The Grand Nudger - October 10, 2021 at 10:52 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 10, 2021 at 11:02 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 11:51 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 10, 2021 at 1:45 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by arewethereyet - October 10, 2021 at 2:41 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 10, 2021 at 2:02 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 10, 2021 at 2:44 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by The Grand Nudger - October 11, 2021 at 7:39 am
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by The Grand Nudger - October 11, 2021 at 6:52 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Neo-Scholastic - October 11, 2021 at 7:45 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by The Grand Nudger - October 11, 2021 at 8:05 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Silver - October 11, 2021 at 9:08 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by The Grand Nudger - October 11, 2021 at 9:31 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 11, 2021 at 11:03 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Spongebob - October 11, 2021 at 11:04 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by Ahriman - October 11, 2021 at 11:12 pm
RE: On the lunacy of prayer - by The Grand Nudger - October 11, 2021 at 11:19 pm

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