On the lunacy of prayer

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Prayer is a strange thing.  It seems that there is an appropriate time/place for it.  When I see a family at McDonald's holding hands, squinting their eyes and praying over their sodium filled, fat drenched gut bombs it just makes me laugh.  I'm pretty sure that when people do this in public it's mostly for show.  Perhaps its for others to see how pious they are or for god to see how pious they are.  Either way, it just looks stupid.  There's something to be said for discretion.  Jesus, himself advocated private prayer.

And some Christians certainly do expect prayer to accomplish things that they have no power to accomplish.  They expected prayer to get Trump elected a second time, for instance.  They've been organizing mass prayers to end abortion for decades.  It happens a lot in some Christian circles.

No it isn't "for show", it's sincere. These people have nothing to prove. It's fucked up that you would take something heartfelt and endearing like praying at McDonald's and turn it into something stupid and laughable.

It's for show, either for other people to see or for their god to see.  Always for show.  I could pray without anyone around me even being aware of it.  I could be praying right now as I type this.  It takes almost no effort and certainly doesn't require all this hand holding and eye squinting.  100% show!

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You guys would be better off continuing to say those prayers.

That sounds foreboding. Do elaborate

Stop encouraging that idiot.